Go to the study.
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the secret message from Qinzhou. Although Zhu Biao was not with him, he never missed Zhu Biao for a moment.
"Has the world changed for Annan?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw one of the secret letters, he couldn't help but frown deeply.
I remember that the canonization of the Annan monarch was last year. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was happy for a long time when he heard that the Annan envoy came to ask for an audience.
After all, being able to receive tribute from other vassal states is enough to show the power and orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty.
In return, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to the other party's request for canonization without even sending anyone to Annan for verification.
Unexpectedly, a small random act would cause such big trouble to the Ming Dynasty.
As Zhu Biao thought, if this matter was exposed, the reputation of the Ming Dynasty might drop to freezing point.
"Call Mao Xiang in!"
Zhu Yuanzhang made a prompt decision and sent someone to investigate what was going on with Lord Annan.
Soon, Mao Xiang hurried in from outside the hall.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor!"
"Get up. Take a look at this information!"
Zhu Yuanzhang casually handed the news of Annan's changes to Mao Xiang and asked him to take a good look at it.
After seeing the contents clearly, Mao Xiang broke out in a cold sweat.
You must know that Jin Yiwei's job is to do intelligence. Now that there is such a big mistake in Annan Kingdom, Jin Yiwei actually knows nothing about it. Isn't this Mao Xiang's incompetence?
"I am guilty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not punish Mao Xiang. After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the Jinyiwei was just a tool for him to monitor the courtiers. It was understandable that the Jinyiwei did not know what was happening abroad.
"Immediately send your capable men to Annan. Be sure to find out whether what is said in this letter is true."
"If Lord Annan really rebels and rises to power, come back and report to us immediately."
"According to the order!"
Mao Xiang bowed, and then planned to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang again:
"Send some more experts to Hepu to protect His Royal Highness personally."
"Hepu may have to fight again soon. We must not let the prince get injured in the war."
"If there is a hair missing, I will ask you for it!"
Mao Xiang was shocked and quickly agreed:
"I understand."
Thinking of the situation in Hepu County, Mao Xiang understood that although Zhu Yuanzhang did not say it explicitly, he had already concluded in his heart that there might really be unrest in Annan.
Mao Xiang strode around and left, while Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and then began to write something on the table.
…
"Oh, Mr. Liang Guogong, you are finally here!!"
At the Hepu Pier, Li Jin warmly greeted Lan Yu Zhu Di and others who had just arrived.
Half a month ago, Li Jin learned that Lan Yu led his army to support Hepu, and he was very happy.
After all, Lan Yu can be regarded as his old comrade-in-arms. It was Li Jin and Lan Yu who carried out the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people in Wajima Tokyo together, so their relationship is naturally relatively close.
But after seeing Zhu Di, Li Jin was still a little surprised. Shouldn't this kid still be on the Japanese island? Why does it also appear here?
However, Li Jin didn't pay too much attention to these details. Instead, he took a few people in a carriage and drove slowly to Hepu County.
"You guys traveled thousands of miles to come to support Hepu County. Li will bear this in mind. Let's go to Zuichunlou together later and have a good drink. We won't come back until we're drunk!"
"Master Li, you're welcome!"
Lan Yu and others slightly handed over their hands. As Li Jin's old comrades, they naturally knew that Li Jin was generous.
But he didn't expect that Li Jin, whose house had been confiscated by the emperor, could still live so well.
But thinking that Li Jin was now the prefect of Qinzhou, Lan Yu felt a little clear in her heart.
As the saying goes, if you become a magistrate in three years, you will earn one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.
With Li Jin's money-making methods, no matter how poor Qinzhou was, he could still squeeze out three ounces of oil, but it was a pity for the people of Qinzhou.
Thinking of Li Jin's methods of breaking bones and sucking marrow in Shanghu County, Lan Yu held a moment of silence for the people of Qinzhou.
He thought that Li Jin would continue to squeeze the people of Qinzhou to make money for himself, but Lan Yu obviously underestimated Li Jin.
Just when he was fine, he was looking at the scenery of Qinzhou through the carriage curtains. Qinzhou, which he thought was in a dilapidated state, gave Lan Yu a different surprise.
I saw groups of people coming and going on the official road leading to the dock in Qinzhou. Although these people were not very gorgeously dressed, they had smiles on their faces and seemed very happy.
Not only that, Lan Yu discovered that the official roads here were also very flat, with a layout similar to that of the streets in Shanghai County.
In addition, when Lan Yu was on the way to the county seat, there was a village for five miles and a town for ten miles on both sides of the road. It was not sparsely populated as imagined, but was very prosperous.
Arriving at the county seat of Shanghu County, the tall city walls, brand-new streets, and large and small shops in the city make people feel like they are dreaming back to Shanghu County.
Although it is not one-tenth as prosperous as Shanghu County, it already has the thriving atmosphere of Shanghu County.
When Zhu Di saw what Hepu County looked like, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Master Li, you are truly a talented person in governing the world."
"Who in the world doesn't know that Qinzhou is the most barren and rundown place in the Ming Dynasty, but Mr. Li has turned Hepu County into such a state in just half a year, which is jaw-dropping."
Lan Yu couldn't help but nodded and said:
"This matter is indeed too unbelievable. The whole world also knows that Mr. Li has such a talent!"
Li Jin was calm and said casually:
"This is also thanks to Mr. Huang's hard work. If it hadn't been for Mr. Huang's help, the next person would probably die of exhaustion and it would be impossible to complete it."
"Master Huang?"
Zhu Di and Lan Yu looked at each other in confusion, wondering who this Master Huang was.
At this moment, the carriage finally slowly drove into the county town, and Zhu Biao and his people were waiting at Zuichun Tower.
When Zhu Di and Lan Yu saw Zhu Biao personally greeting them, they were so frightened that they hurried out of the carriage and had to salute Zhu Biao when they met.
"Ahem, thank you both for your hard work!!!"
However, Zhu Biao reached out to stop him. Li Jin was beside him, and Zhu Biao didn't want to reveal his identity now.
Zhu Di and Lan Yu woke up. Zhu Biao turned out to be Mr. Huang that Li Jin had just mentioned.
"It's not hard work. Mr. Huang is here to create such a big cause. That's hard work."
Although I don’t know what Qinzhou was like before? But from the reputation, Zhu Di and Lan Yu knew how poor this place was.
Now, thanks to Zhu Biao's hard work, it has been built like this. It can be said that Zhu Biao has worked really hard.
Especially Zhu Di felt that Zhu Biao seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and he could tell how busy Zhu Biao was here.
"Let's talk after we go in!"
Li Jin waved his hand and then led a few people into Zui Chun Tower. He would not return unless he was drunk today!
