"I don't quite understand what Her Royal Highness the Princess means..."
Zhou Zhenwen responded softly, wondering in his mind what was the problem?
Shangguan Yu comes from the hidden sect - Wuhen Sect. She is the most outstanding disciple among the younger generation of Wuhen Sect. She is proficient in the Wuhen Sect's secret technique - ever-changing, and is said to be able to transform into something in half a cup of tea. Three hundred and twenty-six different faces can disguise themselves as one thousand, two hundred and sixty-three characters in one hour, which is mysterious and unpredictable.
How could Shangguan Yu be seen through?
"Okay, since Mr. Zhou still wants to sell things off, I'll just tell you..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen smiled slightly and her expression became serious: "Zhou Shoufu, actually you have a habit that is different from that of the substitute."
"Oh? What's your habit?" Zhou Zhenwen's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm and extremely calm.
"You are not averse to contacting me, and you are even very proactive. At least every time you come back, you will come to test my reaction. However, your substitute seems to be afraid that I will guess something, and never comes to you proactively. I... Of course, his disguise technique is very perfect, with almost no flaws. Even I didn't notice it at first..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen explained softly: "If it were you, Zhou Shoufu, who was in charge of the layout, you would never be able to overturn the table... You would use better ways and means to accomplish your goal, such as white-glazed blue and white porcelain. .....Of course, this abnormality is nothing. After all, people...there are always times when the mood is not right, but your maid exposed this..."
"Maid?" Zhou Zhenwen seemed to have thought of something, her eyes flickering.
"Yes, he has been hiding with you under other identities. But when you went to Yuzhou, you had an extra maid inexplicably. But as far as I know, when you left Qingzhou, there was no one by your side. How come there is an extra maid when I go to Xuanwu City?"
"This is really strange!!" the eldest princess Huaizhen said slightly.
"If my prediction is correct, that maid may disappear again after some time..."
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess really cares about me!!" Zhou Zhenwen had to sigh at the eldest princess Huaizhen's delicate thoughts. Even a maid who suddenly appeared would be taken into her heart, and through this maid, she discovered the difference in herself. .
"Have no idea!!"
"I always have to examine my husband, right?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen smiled slightly and looked at Zhou Zhenwen with burning eyes.
"Husband-in-law?"
Zhou Zhenwen frowned and had some guesses in his mind: "Your Highness, Princess, what do you mean?"
"Your Majesty is worried about your marriage with the Xun family. The Xun family has four generations and three princes. Their disciples and former officials are all over the world. They are the well-deserved first family in Dahuang. If you, the chief minister of the cabinet, become the son-in-law of the Xun family, what will happen to the world in the future? Is your surname Xun? Or is your surname Liang? It’s hard to say..."
"In order to keep you as the chief minister of the cabinet, and to reassure His Majesty, I have no choice but to sacrifice myself..." the eldest princess Huaizhen said lightly.
"So, this time His Majesty sent His Royal Highness the Princess to come with Zhou. In addition to supervising Zhou, it was also to allow Zhou to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess? To inspect Zhou?" Zhou Zhenwen immediately understood. No wonder Emperor Xuan would send the Princess. When Huaizhen came, it turned out that this was what he had in mind.
"Yes, this is what I mean, to meet you, the world-famous chief minister." The eldest princess Huaizhen showed a confident and proud smile, and said loudly: "Let's see if Mr. Zhou is qualified to be my master. Your consort!!”
"Then does Her Royal Highness the Princess think I am qualified?" Zhou Zhenwen asked.
The showdown between the eldest princess and her husband was a little sudden and a little unprepared.
However, the other party's calmness exceeded Zhou Zhenwen's expectations. She is a proud, excellent, and confident woman. She doesn't bother to hide her purpose, but she just wants to tell you openly that she is inspecting you...
Although he is sharp and arrogant, Zhou Zhenwen likes this approach very much, going straight and not going around in circles.
"Yes, Zhou Shoufu, you are indeed excellent. Your layout in Qingzhou is quite interesting. You used the locust plague to make a fortune and easily split the relationship between the aristocratic families, forcing some family heads to cooperate with the Qingzhou government. This not only stabilized Qingzhou, but also It also weakens the influence of the Qingzhou Family, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen nodded slightly and expressed her appreciation for Zhou Zhenwen's plan: "However... this move also intensified the conflicts in Qingzhou, conflicts between aristocratic families, conflicts between merchants, and even conflicts between the people and the government. The conflicts between people and the behavior of changing orders overnight will undoubtedly make the Qingzhou government lose its credibility. From now on, I am afraid it will lose people's hearts."
"I feel that Mr. Zhou's plan is more than this. There should be deeper arrangements. However, I can't think of it at the moment. I hope Mr. Zhou can clear up the confusion..."
Hearing the words of the eldest princess's pregnancy, Zhou Zhenwen thought to herself that this woman is really powerful!
Did you actually guess what he was thinking?
Yes, in fact, these subsequent effects have always been in Zhou Zhenwen's plan...
Zhou Zhenwen wants to make Qingzhou his granary. He wants potatoes, corn, super hybrid rice, sweet potatoes and other crops to bloom everywhere in Qingzhou, gradually replacing ordinary grains and becoming the mainstay of Qingzhou's food.
This all requires the support of a huge force, dividing the power of the Qingzhou family, weakening the influence of the Qingzhou government, and even making the people lose trust in the Qingzhou government. This is all part of Zhou Zhenwen's plan.
This locust plan seems to be just about selling locusts, selling locusts, making profits, and controlling the locust plague. In fact, the deeper layout is to disrupt Qingzhou's original structure and completely control Qingzhou.
It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhou Zhenwen first used the imperial court and the Qingzhou government to endorse the idea of vigorously promoting locust catering, and then directly disrupted the price, charging one penny each to completely eradicate locusts. .
The purpose is to make the people feel that the Qingzhou government changes its orders day and night, does not care about the life and death of ordinary people, and even wants to harvest the big shots, and is a man-eating tiger.
"Due to the rebellion of the former Qingzhou Governor Zhang Qi, Qingzhou's grain reserves have been severely reduced. In recent years, droughts and floods have continued, and Qingzhou's production has been severely reduced. Without grain reserves, I am afraid that famine will follow. In order to prevent this situation, I decided to reorganize the system and use new To increase grain production in this way, it is difficult to get the support of the Qingzhou family and the Qingzhou government, but after this operation, they have no choice but to support me..."
Zhou Zhenwen told his purpose half-truthfully.
"Qingzhou production reduction..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen also understands the importance of the matter. The role of food reserves is to prevent unexpected needs, and the locust plague will lead to the loss of crops and aggravate the reduction of grain production. If the locust plague is not discovered and solved in advance this time, I am afraid that Qingzhou will lose money. There will be a famine rarely seen in hundreds of years! !
This is a major event that will affect the world! !
"Master Zhou, what are you going to do?"
"I think we can have a frank chat... If I think it's appropriate, I can give you some support. I can even help Mr. Zhou solve the problem..."
