In Chenjia Village, after Mao Wenlong and the Chen family patriarch negotiated the matter of incorporation, they rushed to the provincial capital non-stop. Cheng Zuo, who was chasing the Japanese invaders, sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that the Japanese had fled back to the provincial capital, and now he was encircling and suppressing Zhu Yihai together.

Mao Wenlong was concerned about the safety of the provincial capital, so he took his leave and went. By the time he arrived, the fighting in the provincial capital had subsided, and the Japanese army had been wiped out, and there was not a single one who surrendered, so this result was not unexpected by Mao Wenlong.

There are many bad things about the Japanese Kou, but Mao Wenlong still admires their madness, and once they are defeated, they will not be willing to steal their lives. This style of work is very extreme when viewed calmly, but in wartime, it can stimulate the greatest fighting spirit of the army.

Admiration is admiration, but Mao Wenlong doesn't have the heart to learn such a crazy style, things always have two sides, there is a good side and a bad side. In Mao Wenlong's view, the population of the Japanese is already small, and it is very likely that they will die one day in a style like theirs.

The gates of the provincial capital are still closed, and the merchants in the city who have not yet had time to escape have been completely controlled by Zhu Yihai and the Chen family. Zhu Yihai didn't pay too much attention to the affairs of the Shang Gang, but directly handed it over to Chen Jiahao to take care of.

It doesn't seem difficult to conquer a city, but compared to governance, it's simply a matter of heaven and earth. Different places, different geographical locations, different customs vary from place to place.

In particular, cities such as provincial capitals have been ruled by foreigners for many years, and the common people have gradually lost many of their original traditions. To govern such a place, it is obvious that it is not possible to use the old way of first dynasty. However, it is not possible to come up with a governance method that meets the people's feelings.

Zhu Yihai has personally seen the situation in the provincial capital, and he also understands that it is not easy for him to maintain peace and stability in such a provincial city for a long time. Zhu Yihai was very distressed when he stayed in the mansion, and at this moment, when he heard that Mao Wenlong was coming, he quickly put his troubles aside and went to the dock to greet him.

When Mao Wenlong arrived at the dock of the provincial capital, he was listening to Chengzuo's report, and he was also relieved to learn that all the Japanese troops had been wiped out. Then he instructed Chengzuo to send half of his troops from the north to station here as soon as possible to prevent the Japanese from flooding here again in the future.

Chengzuo's promise to reassure Mao Wenlong. Claiming that he is here for a day, there will be absolutely no flooding of pirates. As soon as he finished talking about things here, Mao Wenlong heard that Zhu Yihai had come to greet him in person.

Mao Wenlong couldn't be rude, and hurriedly got off the boat to meet Zhu Yihai. After getting off the boat, I saw that the entire wharf was crowded, and the mighty Zhu family army seemed to block the entire wharf.

Zhu Yihai smiled happily, and when he saw Mao Wenlong getting off the boat for the first time, he laughed: "Why don't you inform the general army when they arrive, and this king will come to greet him." ”

Mao Wenlong also had a smile on his face, and said: "Lord Wang, you and I are old partners, do you still need to be so troublesome?" ”

Zhu Yihai laughed again when he heard this, and then invited Mao Wenlong to get into his carriage, and under the escort of the army, he went to the mansion in a mighty way.

Along the way, Mao Wenlong saw from the car window that there were almost no people on the street. On the contrary, there were soldiers searching from house to house, and some frightened people could always be heard shouting along the way. There were also loud shouts with the soldiers, or sporadic fights, in short, the whole provincial city did not seem to be as calm as it seemed.

"Lord Wang, hasn't this provincial city quelled the riots yet?" Mao Wenlong asked with doubts?

"The general army doesn't know that almost all of the merchant gangs in this provincial capital are currently in power, and if the power of these merchant gangs is not completely eliminated, there will inevitably be more disasters in the future. As a last resort, the king simply ordered that while the war had just subsided, he would do it all together, so as to save trouble in the future. Zhu responded casually with a light sea breeze.

Mao Wenlong glanced at Zhu Yihai, and could see that he seemed to be absent-minded, so he stopped talking. And Zhu Yihai was indeed as Mao Wenlong expected, he was quite silent all the way, and he didn't see any improvement until he arrived at the mansion.

The two soon arrived at the lobby of the mansion, and at this time Mao Wenlong couldn't help but ask: "The prince doesn't know what to worry about, you might as well say it, maybe Mao may be able to help a little?" ”

Only then did Zhu Yihai sigh and say: "I can't hide it, this king has encountered trouble this time!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Yihai said something serious, Mao Wenlong suddenly became interested, and he said lightly: "There are few things that can make the prince worry. Lord Wang, please speak! ”

Zhu Yihai hesitated for a moment, and said with annoyance: "This king has taken this provincial city now, but he has found that it is indeed not easy to govern!" ”

"Oh, what did you say?" Mao Wenlong was quite confused.

"The general army did not know, and it was only at this time that the king found out that this provincial city and any other city were going to come strangely. The Japanese have been entrenched here for many years, and have caused a lot of changes to the local people. Just like those merchants, they have actually replaced the imperial court and are in control of the fate of the whole city, and they are restricted by the Japanese and become the subordinates of the Japanese in disguise. Therefore, this king made up his mind this time to wipe them all out and never tolerate them. Zhu Yihai's face was full of sadness.

Mao Wenlong frowned, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "What the prince means is that the customs in the provincial capital are too different from other places, so you don't know where to start. ”

When Zhu Yihai heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and he asked, "Why does the chief soldier know?" ”

Mao Wenlong chuckled and said: "Lord Wang, this is a normal thing, thinking that our Ming lock has closed the country for so many years, we don't know anything about what has happened outside." Due to the war, the provincial capital is now occupied by the Japanese invaders, which has also brought changes here, and it is also a matter of course. ”

Zhu Yihai nodded: "The chief soldier is reasonable, so can the chief soldier have a way to govern it?" ”

Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "It's easy, the Chen family has been lurking here for many years, and the prince can find available talents from them, and then promote them to govern the provincial capital." ”

Zhu Yihai frowned: "Is this okay?" ”

Obviously, Zhu Yihai was worried that the Chen family would seize power, so he did not consider such a method from the beginning.

Mao Wenlong's brain turned, and he knew what Zhu Yihai was afraid of? He got up suddenly and said with a smile: "Can't the prince even believe Mao?" ”

Zhu Yihai was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "If you don't say that, the king of the chief soldier is naturally trustworthy." ”

Mao Wenlong said confidently: "Then the prince might as well go to Chen's house with me and witness it with his own eyes, maybe there will be unexpected surprises." ”

Zhu Yihai hesitated, nodded and said, "Okay, then it's okay to go!" ”