Chapter 266 Arriving in Meizhou again, the government and the people greeted each other
Time passed slowly in Zhao Yuan's enjoyment of family fun, and the various industries under Gray Yuan City and Danling were also in an explosive period, every day, there were new houses built by others, and every day, there were all kinds of changes here.
"The division of the workshop army has been completed, several counties, only we have garrisons in Danling and Meizhou, and there are only twenty to thirty county government officials in other counties.
Zhao Yuan did not move, but the workshop army went first, and when the great changes were coming, the workshop army, which could only protect Danling from or was less harmed, has now become the entire territory of Meizhou.
"Okay, the garrisons in various places, according to the map provided by this officer, improve the local protective measures, strengthen the construction of local fortifications, and the logistics part, regardless of the cost, fully support the defense of all places." Zhao Yuan ordered.
"My lord, don't you have to think about the leakage of our Workshop Army's intelligence? This kind of large-scale operation will definitely alarm the outside world. Miao Shijie asked in a loud voice.
"Don't be afraid of intelligence leakage, in this situation, no one should be staring at us for the time being, but what should be controlled is still to be controlled, we don't make much fanfare, and we can't keep quiet, public opinion propaganda in various places must keep up with it synchronously, and let the people in all counties know what kind of army our workshop army is, and not disturbing the people is an iron law of our workshop army." Zhao Yuan instructed.
"Understand, my lord, our Workshop Army will definitely complete the task." Miao Shijie said with confidence.
Since a few years ago, after clearing out the bandits in Danling and the surrounding areas, in addition to providing security for the brother logistics and transportation team in turn, the workshop army has fought sporadically with some bandits and bandits and some strongmen with bad intentions when they go to other places.
In the court of the capital, Zhao Yuan was able to know what was happening over there every day. As the threat brought by the Northern Song Dynasty intensified, the main battle of the court and the dispute between the main and the two factions continued, and the emperor Meng Chang at this time also knew that the determination of the Northern Song Dynasty to destroy Shu would not change again, and he also regretted that he "sent Sun Yu, Zhao Yantao and others to send the Northern Han lord with wax pills and silk books, saying that they had increased troops on the Song side and asked the Northern Han to cross the river at the same time", and regretted the fact that he provided an excuse for the Northern Song Dynasty to attack.
The approach of the war made more and more quarrels in the court of the Later Shu Dynasty, but after many years of hedonistic life, Meng Chang had long lost his early ambitions, and he also fantasized about adopting Prime Minister Li Hao to pay tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to protect himself, and the preparation of military equipment also seemed to be very delayed.
Therefore, at this time, the workshop army suddenly came to the foreground from various workshops in a small county, and did not attract the attention of the "big men" in the DPRK and China, and the only one who knew the changes in Meizhou was Meng Sanye Meng Muling, who still remembered Zhao Yuan's wealth, but with the completion of the mission of the envoy, and as a joke figure in the capital, no one would listen to his voice.
"I know that kid is not honest and has so much money hidden!"
The information obtained by Meng Muling was mainly concentrated in Meizhou, which was built in the past few months after Zhao Yuan took office, which let him know that Zhao Yuan was rich in money, and he only knocked a little bit from Zhao Yuan at the beginning, and he was quite unwilling.
Even so, he could only scold Zhao Yuan a few times for his cunning, after all, for him, there were few state officials who could give him the opportunity to extort money and gain a lot.
Behind the changes in Meizhou, Zhao Yuan hides the manifestation of strength, which is not something that Meng Sanye can see clearly.
The "full firepower" of various industries under the Zhaoyuan system in Danling and the surrounding areas has strongly supported the construction of Meizhou.
Meizhou City, today is about to usher in the three-month absence of Lord Thorn Shi, the people of Meizhou City, for Zhao Yuan, who stepped into Meizhou City again, showed twelve points of welcome.
In the past three months, although Zhao Yuan was not there, the legend about him was little by little known to everyone in the process of public opinion propaganda under Zhao Yuan's system.
Coupled with the investigation of some things of local officials in Meizhou, some unacceptable things were slowly put on the table, and the reversal of public opinion made these officials gradually lose their prestige, even if they had many families, but after the arrival of the workshop army and the various professional construction teams of Danling, they could not make any waves.
The people who accompanied Zhao Yuan to Meizhou this time were much larger than the last time, not only with his wife Meng Ying and sons Xiao Ruen and Luoluo, but even the people in the family, according to their wishes, most of them followed Zhao Yuan to Meizhou.
The luggage only brought things such as clothes and some accessories from Meng Ying, and among the other things, the ones that occupied the most space were the toys that Luoluo prepared for Xiao Ruen, and the toys of all sizes occupied several carriages.
Thanks to good care, Meng Ying's body recovered very well after giving birth, and the journey from Gray Yuan to Meizhou was not very far. But along the way, in order to take care of Xiao Ruen, who was only more than two months old, the team moved very slowly.
"Uncle, is Meizhou City as big as our Gray Plains City?"
"Is Meizhou fun?"
"When I get to Meizhou, can I still go to school?"
"Uncle, do you have those things at home in Meizhou, do you have a tool room and a pastry room?"
"Uncle, will you be very busy after you arrive in Meizhou and have no time to accompany us."
"Uncle, when you go to Meizhou, do you have a good house?"
"Uncle ......"
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Along the way, Luoluo, who was taking care of her aunt and younger brother, kept asking Zhao Yuan questions.
"My lord, the boundary of Meizhou has arrived, and the officials and people of Meizhou City are lining up in front to greet your lordship." Shao Meng rode to Zhao Yuan's carriage and reported.
Along the way, Zhao Yuan took care of his wife and children while dealing with Luoluo's problems, but he didn't feel that he spent more time on the road.
With the beginning of Zhao Yuan's tenure as the assassin of Meizhou, his focus will inevitably shift to Meizhou in the future, although the importance of Danling will not change, but Meizhou is more convenient than Danling's transportation conditions, Meizhou will become a collection and transportation center for goods under Zhao Yuan's system, and a manufacturing center for various workshops relying on water power.
Thinking of the cultural atmosphere of Meizhou in later generations, Zhao Yuan also planned to build Meizhou into a famous city of poetry and book culture in advance, and in the upcoming Great Song Dynasty, he would ruthlessly brush up a wave of presence, reduce the profit-seeking image of commercial prosperity under Zhao Yuan's system in the minds of other literati officials, and also create a golden body for himself that is not condemned by the literati group.
"Okay, let's pack up, lady, I'm going to ride in front." Zhao Yuan answered, said to Meng Ying again, and walked out of the carriage.
"Wow, Uncle is so mighty, so many people have come to greet him." Luoluo opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at the large number of people gathered in front of him, and said excitedly.
Meng Ying also looked outside, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her heart was full of infinite pride.
"Greetings to Lord Assassin!" The officials of Meizhou City looked respectful, and their expressions were no longer as arrogant and contemptuous as they had when they last met Zhao Yuan.
"Greetings to Lord Assassin." The people of Meizhou also saluted and shouted.
Zhao Yuan felt that he was really welcomed by the people of Meizhou, but seeing the looks of some people, it seemed that he did not come here to greet him voluntarily, but more like he was coerced by someone, which made Zhao Yuanlai's excited heart a little more shadow.