No one dared to respond to Lord Zhao’s remark. It was only because those present were his own trusted circle that Zhao An dared to speak so freely.
Manager Shi felt that perhaps Lord Zhao had some misunderstanding regarding the term "Booi Nikan" and thus failed to realize just how "valuable" being granted a Booi status really was. He felt obligated to explain to the uninformed Lord Zhao exactly what a *Gongzhong Zuoling* (Public Banner Company) entailed.
"In our Great Qing, there are four types of Eight Banners Zuolings: first, the Meritorious Zuolings; second, the Hereditary Zuolings; third, the Joint-Management Zuolings; and fourth, the Gongzhong Zuolings."
Chapter 185