The more Meizhou develops, the higher the attraction to the surrounding people, and the more obvious the siphon effect on the population.

After the Song Dynasty destroyed Houshu, the officialdom of Shu was moved out of Shu because of the policies of the Song court, and a large number of upper-class people such as officials and wealthy people were moved out of Shu and went to the capital of the Song Dynasty, so this period was regarded as a weak period for the Song court to control the officialdom of Shu.

In addition to being subject to the harm of chaotic soldiers and bandits, the official constraints on the travel of the people of Shu basically no longer exist.

At the same time that Meizhou's goods circulated all over the world, it also spread the wealth of Meizhou to most places in Shudi.

Some adventurous people have moved their families to Meizhou in search of opportunities for a better life.

However, at this time, Meizhou's household registration policy, after the completion of the Juntian decree, has begun to be adjusted, and these latecomers, if not outstanding in some aspects, can no longer easily obtain Meizhou's household registration.

However, for these Shu people who came to Meizhou from all over the country, Zhao Yuan did not refuse them entry, but worked in Meizhou with the situation of recruitment, and according to the performance, within three to five years, they could obtain Meizhou's household registration.

Outside of Shudi, the increasingly fierce Zhao Xue turmoil has begun to cool down slowly because of the delay in getting a response from Zhao Yuan, the initiator, and Zhao Kuangyin's always ambiguous attitude.

However, Zhao Yuan's knowledge finally spread through this turmoil.

In the cold winter, the busy construction has not stopped, since the steam engine has been put into production, in the output of goods at the same time, the demand for various raw materials has also increased rapidly.

Meizhou's largest transport team - Brother Logistics, after expanding several times, is now beginning to face the test of lack of manpower, this year, this has matured the material transport team, not only expanded to thousands of people, and the main equipment of transport has also been upgraded several times.

Other people engaged in dart shops and caravans in other places have seen their excellent means of transportation from the brother logistics transportation team, and the carriage and horse workshop in Meizhou has begun to supply a new generation of transport vehicles to the outside world after following the brother logistics department to expand the scale of production and meet the needs of the brother logistics.

At the same time, the carriage and horse workshop has also received a lot of orders for high-end carriage customization, some from within Meizhou, and some from outside Meizhou.

"Boss, at this time in previous years, the brothers have basically rested, and this year, there are still so many cargo delivery tasks that have not been completed, and it seems that they are going to work until the New Year."

On an uneven Jinzhou official road, a brother logistics transportation team, dozens of new carriages loaded with goods, were carefully driven by the members of the transportation team, slowly moving.

The cold wind howled, mixed with raindrops of snowflakes, slapped on the already frozen red faces of the transport team.

"The weather is not good, our speed can't be fast, there is no way, the road outside is far worse than our Meizhou."

"When will Lord Thorn Shi be able to repair these roads as well."

"Don't count on you, kid, why spend our money and materials in Meizhou to build roads for the outside world?"

"Boss, let me tell you, I heard that Lord Thorn Shi is going to build a ship, use water transportation, send our goods from Meizhou, and then transport the purchased raw materials back to Meizhou?"

"What, you kid want to go sailing?"

"Hehe, I think it's easier to sail a boat than a carriage, and I don't know how long it will take for Lord Thorn Shi to build a ship."

……

Since the Meizhou Poetry and Culture Festival was held, more than four months have passed, and in these four months, Meizhou has undergone earth-shaking changes from the officialdom to the people.

Zhang Xu and his entourage, who Zhao Yuan sent to the Song court to pay tribute to the glass ornaments, have been back and forth between Meizhou and the capital twice in the past four months, and each time they will take the tribute sent by Zhao Yuan to the imperial court.

Under the leadership of Zhao Yuan, Meizhou continued to deepen its ties with the imperial court.

"Aiqing, how is Meizhou now?" Playing with a round glass ball, Zhao Kuangyin remembered Zhao Yuan and asked Zhao Pu.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has been paying attention to the Shu side, the officials sent to Shu have arrived one after another, Zhao Yuan, the assassin of Meizhou, has issued new coins all over Shu, and has built branches of Meizhou money villages in various places."

"Have you found out the details of the army in Meizhou?"

"I have made it clear that this army in Meizhou is about 6,000 people, not only well-equipped, but also well-trained."

"Six thousand people, a small Meizhou, can feed an army of six thousand people, I really can't imagine it!"

"Your Majesty thinks?"

"It's not a good thing for such a strong army to stay over there!"

"The minister agrees, but Zhao Yuan takes this army very seriously, I'm afraid he won't hand over this army easily?"

"Aiqing, you think about it more, didn't Zhao Yuan promise me that after the beginning of the year, he will send an army to quell the rebellion, and when the time comes, my army of the Great Song Dynasty will go out together!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Since Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he did not dare to be careless in his control of the army, and divided all the armies of the Song Dynasty into two as a whole, one part was stationed in the capital, and some were stationed in other places or on the border.

The Meizhou Workshop Army is the only army that Zhao Kuangyin cannot control at present within the control of the Song Dynasty.

Although the number of this workshop army is not large, but the combat ability, it can easily defeat the thousands of troops of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin sent envoys to investigate Meizhou several times, openly or secretly, after Meizhou's attitude towards the Great Song Dynasty, basically no longer worried, but this workshop army, which is not very clear, has become his new scruples.

Fortunately, Zhao Yuan was relatively smart, although he had a conflict with the army of the Great Song Dynasty when he destroyed Hou Shu, there was still room for relaxation, and the first hand of the arrangement played a decisive role in this incident.

Later, Zhao Yuan's initiative eased the relationship with the Song court, and at the same time, it also determined the special status of Meizhou.

Meizhou's current advanced level of productivity and the gradual expansion of Meizhou's influence in the new currency, Meizhou's special status will be more and more consolidated.

……

"Is this Meizhou? It looks no different from Gray Plains! ”

Mrs. Hua Rui, who is now Fei Erniang and Meng Xuanyu, finally came to Meizhou after several months of struggle.

"Compared with Gray Plains, this side is much bigger, Erniang, have you really decided to meet Zhao Tingshi?" Meng Xuanyu, who is known as Meng Guang, asked.

"Yes, it's been so long, although Zhao Tingshi has taken care of us a lot in life, but he doesn't have any requirements for us, at first I thought he saved us, and he had a big plan, but now, I don't think so, Meizhou, actually allowed women to enter the officialdom and control one side!"

"Erniang, you don't want to join the Assassin's Mansion, do you!"

"Not just me, but you?"

"Erniang laughed, Zhao Yuan dared to ask me?"

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Fei Erniang smiled, and under the leadership of the guards sent to them by Zhao Yuan, they walked directly towards the Assassin's Mansion.

From Zhao Yuan's books, the more knowledge she learned about Zhao Yuan, the more Fei Erniang understood Zhao Yuan's style of acting, but it was a pity that Meng Xuanyu felt sorry for herself all day long and failed to learn Zhao Yuan's books well.

"Two, Lord Thorn Shi is not in the Thorn Shi Mansion now, please come with me, and I will take you to Lord Thorn Shi's house to find him."

The whereabouts of Fei Erniang and the others were naturally followed by the intelligence officers under Shao Meng, and when the two came to Meizhou City and were about to go to the Assassin's Mansion, someone stood up and led the way for the two.

"It turns out that you assassinate Lord Shi, and you are still paying attention to us down-and-out people, so lead the way."

"Please get in the car, Lord Thorn's house is some way from here."

"As I thought, you Assassin don't like to live in the city."

"Please!"

……

In the new Zhao Mansion, after Zhao Yuan arranged the affairs of Meizhou some time ago, he stayed at home, enjoying the gentle warmth brought by the heating pipes in the house, and accompanying his family and his father-in-law's family.

At the same time, Luoluo also brought the friends she met nearby into the house for the first time.

"Uncle Xiaobao, you and I, as well as Xiaoying's younger brother, will be Mr., and we will teach Su Xiaofang and them to read."

"Okay, Luoluo."

For Luoluo, her happiest time should be when she went down to the river dam in Gray Plain, there were many friends who played with her, and now that she is older, her original playfulness has not disappeared, especially when she likes to be a teacher for others.

"Now, I'll send you textbooks!"

"Yes."

There are a total of thirteen friends brought into the New Zhao Mansion by Luoluo, all of whom are younger than Luoluo, and those who are older should have remembered their parents' instructions and did not dare to come in.

……

Luoluo's actions made Zhao Yuan's heart move, it seemed that the primary education in Meizhou City could be arrested first, this winter, the children went out all day long to hide from the cold at home, and there seemed to be nothing to do.

The sound of reading in Xinzhao's mansion began to sound, and even the little Ruen who was playing on the animal skin blanket on the side also babbled.

……

"Two, the new Zhao Mansion has arrived, and Lord Thorn Shi is waiting for you in the house."

"You Assassin Lord, you live here?"

"Yes, please come in."

……

Zhao Yuan knew about the arrival of the two distinguished guests, and waited for them in the study early, but while waiting, his mood was a little complicated.

"You are the Meizhou Assassin appointed by my father, Zhao Yuan."

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Bao, Concubine Hui, please take a seat!"

Zhao Yuan motioned for Meng Xuanyu and Mrs. Hua Rui to sit down, and said with a smile: "The two of you have worked hard all the way, try our special tea in Meizhou!" ”

"My Shu Kingdom is gone, how can there be any King Bao and Concubine Hui, now my name is Meng Guang."

"Zhao Tingshi, since you saved us, we don't say anything, what do you want?"

"It's not that I want to save the two, but His Majesty sent someone to let me save the two, don't worry, I don't have any other intentions for the two!"

"Is Zhao Tingshi's words true?"

"Don't dare to be fake, the first emperor is kind to me, and I should fulfill his instructions."

"Okay, since that's the case, let's take Zhao Tingshi's words right, but after all, our identity is special, aren't you afraid that after our identity is exposed, it will attract the suspicion of Emperor Song?"

"Don't be afraid, your existence, I'm afraid it's no secret to the emperor."

"Really!"

"Yes, I confirm."

"Then how did Zhao Tingshi arrange us?"

"In Meizhou, you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't violate the laws of Meizhou, I can guarantee your life."

"That's it?"

"Yes, that's it!"

"What if I want to go to the Song court?"

"Go and stay!"

As far as Zhao Yuan knew, Zhao Kuangyin did not make it difficult for the officials who had seized the strength of the princes of the Song Dynasty, as well as the emperor's family, for example, Meng Xuanzhe, the prince of Later Shu, is now serving as the envoy of the Qinning Army.

"Lord Thorn Shi, there are four female officials in your officialdom in Meizhou?" Fei Erniang interjected and asked.

"Yes, they belong to the main officials of the manufacturing department under the Division of Engineering, and they are doing well."

"Must see, can the concubine be able to serve as an official and a half-official in your Assassination Mansion?"

"Concubine Hui said with a smile, how can I stand up to a phoenix with such a small sapling in Meizhou."

"The first emperor is gone, Concubine Hui is naturally gone, if Lord Thorn Shi doesn't mind, you can call the concubine Fei Erniang."

"Then I'll be brave, for Fei Erniang, your literary talent, I have been famous for a long time, if you want to join the official system of the Assassin's Mansion, there is no problem with me."

"Okay, the concubine should be the assassin of Lord Shi, you should take this matter."

"Zhao Tingshi, you have worked so hard to save us, is it really to repay my father for his kindness to you?"

"Yes!"

"You don't want to use my identity to plan something in Shudi?"

"Never thought of it!"

"If I want you to use Meizhou Daily to publish an article and disclose my identity, do you dare?"

"King Bao is still unwilling to do this?"

"It looks like you don't dare!"

"Yes, but the matter will have to be postponed."

"Why?"

"I want to send a letter to the court, plead guilty in advance, and explain this matter."

"It seems that Zhao Tingshi has really surrendered to the Song court?"

"It's not about returning or not surrendering, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Meizhou can't fall into unnecessary military disasters because of my reckless actions."

"There is a workshop army in Meizhou, which is not inferior to the army of the Song Dynasty!"

"The Workshop Army never fights for anyone's ambitions, including me!"

"Then what are you fighting for, thousands of workshop troops, the grain, grass, and money consumed every day are a huge number, what are you raising so plainly?"

"Guard, the Workshop Army only fights to protect the people of Meizhou!"

"Can you do this forever?"

"Of course!"

"I don't believe it!"

"It doesn't matter!"

"Guang'er, Lord Thorn Shi, don't argue." Fei Erniang saw that Zhao Yuan and Meng Xuanyu were talking more and more fiercely, and persuaded.

"It doesn't matter, if you can't do this, how can I join the Workshop Army?" Meng Xuanyu ignored the current Fei Erniang and continued.

"You want to join the Workshop Army, the Workshop Army can't tolerate the Praise King!"

"My name is Meng Guang now."