Chapter 1295: Meeting Shi Hengbo Again
Zhang Yuelu sent Little Yin to Lingnan to discipline her.
Qi Xuansu returned alone to the Poluo Daoist Mansion.
The situation in Poluo was now quite favorable. Although Qi Xuansu played a part in this, the main reason was its good geographical position.
In truth, most fiscal and economic problems rarely change because of an individual. They were usually the result of multiple underlying causes.
The coastal Daoist Mansions led by the Jiangnan Daoist Mansion were generally prosperous, while those inland were generally poor. At one time, some believed this was a matter of personnel. As a result, Jade Capital transferred large numbers of high-ranking Daoists from the coastal regions to serve in inland Daoist Mansions.
The result, however, was that the inland Daoist Mansions remained financially strained. Some of the transferred Daoists could not even adapt to the local environment, failing to work according to local realities and instead mechanically applying rigid procedures, producing all sorts of strange and impractical constructions.
Meanwhile, the coastal Daoist Mansions, now staffed with Daoists from inland regions, still maintained impressive figures on their books.
From this, one could draw a conclusion that when a geographical advantage was present, almost anyone placed there could achieve results.
Thus, the children of major families were naturally sent to places where it was easy to produce results. When one examined their records, they appeared flawless, with no irregular promotions whatsoever. But whether this was due to genuine ability or some other reasons, only they themselves knew. By contrast, those without family backing were often sent to poorer regions, where they might spend an entire lifetime stagnating.
By normal reasoning, a favorable place like Poluo would not have fallen to Qi Xuansu. However, the place originally had its own master. If an ordinary scion had been sent there, they might not have been able to deal with Wang Jiaohe. Wang Jiaohe might have easily secured control during the period when Great Sage Lan was in seclusion, without even requiring Chen Shuhua to intervene. Thus, Qi Xuansu’s success in Poluo carried a certain legitimacy. After all, it was something he had essentially fought to obtain.
Qi Xuansu considered it fortunate that he had come to this place, so naturally, he would not relinquish it easily.
Chen Jianchou and Xu Jiaorong came to greet Qi Xuansu.