"Once the external appointment is determined, it cannot be changed. Have both of you thought it through?" Chen Qing asked, narrowing his eyes.
Shen Yuan hesitated slightly, but Gu Beiquan's mouth twitched, as if he was unwilling to stay here. With the current reputation of Lyuzhou, just attracting the population back would be an incredibly difficult task, and as time passed, the likelihood of wealthy households and the masters from the Confucian Temple returning from the neighboring provincial government office would diminish further.
In contrast, the important county towns were different. Among those who initially fled Lyuzhou, there were certainly many rich merchants and masters who had escaped back to the counties. Once he assumed office and stabilized them, wouldn't all the additional tax revenue and achievements in education be his?
Who would want to join this foolish youngster in a doomed Lyuzhou and engage in fruitless endeavors?
