Chapter 351 - 348: Uprooting Mountains and Overwhelming Seas_1
The Pavilion.
She turned and lowered her voice as she instructed Lu Ping, "The day after tomorrow, my mother will send someone to transport the first batch of unused items from our mansion back to Shuoyang. This time, you will personally deliver it. Quietly inform Ji Tingyu to send the previously intercepted tea goods towards the direction of Songkong Mountain. Someone will retrieve them; just hand it over without asking more questions."
Lu Ping nodded. "Yes!"
She lowered her eyes, thinking for a moment, and then added, "Ask Ji Tingyu what else he needs. When the second batch is sent back to Shuoyang on the 26th of this month, our mansion will prepare those items for him to intercept."
"Don’t worry, Miss. I will get it done," Lu Ping replied solemnly.
Looking at Lu Ping, who already had dark circles under his eyes, she said, "After you return to Shuoyang, Uncle Ping might have even more work. So, I’ve been thinking that Uncle Ping should start selecting and training loyal and brave people to help bear responsibilities in the future, preventing situations where you are stretched too thin."
At present, loyal and capable people were gradually being dispersed. If they didn’t start training suitable people soon, it wouldn’t be just Bai Qingyan who lacked manpower. What if Ah Jue in the distant southern regions needed loyal people? What if her third sister Jintong, who was accumulating wealth for the Bai family, lacked personnel? Or if her second sister Jinxiu in Dadu City needed discreet and capable people without alerting the court or others?
It was time to start planning for the long-term use of people.
Bai Qingyan originally intended to have Lu Ping send people everywhere to gather talents in preparation for future needs.
However, gathering talents from across the land was not a task that could be accomplished overnight. Moreover, it required a substantial amount of silver coins. Bai Qingyan had meticulously calculated the resources of the Bai family. Apart from what Bai Jintong had taken, there wasn’t much flexibility. Although Bai Qingjue had a few Bai family generals helping to request resources from the court, they still needed their own reserves.