East of Xiyang City, Bakou West Port, Tianzi Yuwen Qiankeng looked at the big windmill on the east side of Bakou with great interest, this big windmill is a landmark building in Huangzhou, although Yuwen Qiankeng is the first time to come to Xiyang, but he has already "seen" this big windmill.

Huangzhou governor, Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen, often sent envoys to Yecheng, Huangzhou products as gifts into the palace, among these gifts there are often atlases, the atlas is some "sketches", painted is the scenery of Shannan all over the country, among which there is the big windmill of Huangzhou Bakou.

These albums, so that Yu Wen Qiankeng, who was under house arrest in the palace, couldn't put it down, he through a "sketch", to understand the local customs of the distant Shannan, although he was not able to go to Xiyang at that time, but he knew the style of Xiyang well.

The hydraulic workshop on the Santai River, the Longtou Mountain View, the Yangtze River Embankment, the Xiyang City Street View, and the Bakou Windmill, he is like having seen it with his own eyes, and now he is at the scene and looks at the slow rotation of the fan blades of the windmill, and he is very emotional.

"Bakou Port is much more prosperous than last year."

"What Your Majesty said is very true, the number of ships berthing is increasing day by day, and the government can only continue to expand the port area..."

"Xu Junshou, it's not easy to rush back to Xiyang from Huangkou, I'm afraid it's not easy to sail against the current, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, if it is a big ship, it is indeed quite troublesome, but the ministers are lightly armed and simple, and it is very convenient to take a fast boat back to Xiyang."

"Xu Junshou, how is the situation in Jiangzhou?"

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is fine in Jiangzhou, the officers and soldiers are ready to fight, whether it is the north bank or the south bank, the invading enemy will definitely be attacked head-on."

"That's good, if Chen Guo wants to form an alliance with the dynasty, he wants..."

"Wechen is afraid, this is a major military matter, and it must not enter the ears of the ministers."

"Hahahaha, it's okay, King Xiyang is not wrong, Xu Junshou is really young and old, and he is very cautious."

Yuwen Qiankeng was talking with Xu Shao, the governor of Badong County, and Shi Hao Wubo, the governor of Huangzhou, was also present, and Xu Shao also served as the county guard of Xunyang County, Jiangzhou.

As a county guard, Xu Shao is only one of the hundreds of thousands of county guards in the Zhou State, and it is said that there is no reason to attract the attention of the Son of Heaven, and when his father Xu Faguang was appointed as a pastoral official in Yongzhou last year, his name will appear in the edict and enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

The reason why Xu Shao was remembered by the Son of Heaven was entirely because he was promoted, and that person even turned Xu Shao into the protagonist of the story and told it to the Son of Heaven.

In the past, Yuwen Wenwen, the prince of Xiyang County, went to Yecheng to face Jun and lived in Yecheng for a period of time, during which he entered the palace from time to time to chat with the Son of Heaven and tell stories to relieve boredom.

Yuwen Qiankeng set out from Anlu, took the waterway to Xiyang, and when he entered the Yangtze River through the Yangtze River, he stayed overnight in the Xiakou of Ezhou Prefecture.

Zheng Tong went to Yecheng with Yuwen Wen back then, so Yuwen Qiankeng had seen this "cloth cloth god" and had seen the other party's eloquence.

There are a few other people, Yuwen Qiankeng also wants to meet, Zhou Faming and Tian Yilong, who accompanied Yuwen Wen to Yecheng back then, also broke off with Yuwen Wen in the attack of the Sui army, and made great contributions, but they couldn't see it this time.

Zhou Faming is the younger brother of Zhou Fashang, the assassin of Ezhou, at the end of last year, with the Lingnan Road march to the south, and now stays in Lingbiao Guangzhou, and let Yuwen Qiankeng only hear his name but not see his person, and Yang Ji, who has excellent knife skills, sits in Lingnan together.

And Tian Yilong is now in Gwangju Prefecture at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, defending the city with other officers and generals to resist the onslaught of Wei Chi's army.

There is also Tian Yilong's "good partner" Tian Liuhu, although Yuwen Qiankeng has never seen him, he remembers the other party's name, this young village owner with one-word eyebrows and an owl as a pet, but there are many adventure stories that Yuwen Qiankeng hears with relish.

Now Tian Liuhu is carrying volunteers and operating on the border of Gwangju, echoing with the officials and troops in the city to fight against the army of Wei Chi.

There is also the unparalleled general Shi Wansui, the younger brother Shi Wanbao, who is "as good as a live crab", Ren Chong, who is now the commander of Poyang County, and several generals of the Hulin Army, all in Jiangzhou at this time, defending against the army of Chen Guo and Wei Chi Youqi.

Most of these people, Yuwen Qiankeng has never seen them, but they are very impressed, and this is all due to Yuwen Wen's method of telling stories and anecdotes, so that the Son of Heaven has an understanding of the image and character of these people.

Yu Wenwen's move is another form of support, because not just anyone can make the Son of Heaven remember the name, let alone be impressed.

Yuwen Qiankeng's understanding of the "little partners" around Yuwen Wen is even deeper than that of the powerful and ministers in Yecheng, so this time he came to Xiyang, as long as possible, he wanted to see him.

At present, the war is tight, and only Xu Shao can spare time to return to Xiyang, and the others have to lead troops and take care of local affairs in various places, so they can only be summoned by the Son of Heaven when the time is right.

And Xu Shao and Hao Wubo alone made Yuwen Qiankeng have the heart to reuse after seeing it, these two dignified and full of poetry and books, and they are sincere and frightened when they see the Son of Heaven, but they are very lofty, and their speech and demeanor are quite like the children of a family.

Xu Shao and Hao Wubo are both from Anlu, the same age and classmates, one year younger than King Xiyang, but they are the same young and promising.

The same age was probably still studying at this time, but these two people had nearly ten years of experience in government affairs, and assisted King Xiyang to turn a small state with more than 5,000 households into a large state with more than 50,000 households.

When Yuwen Qiankeng was in Yecheng, although he was a puppet emperor, he still had a general understanding of the situation of the Zhou State, in Hebei, there were tens of thousands of counties with tens of thousands of households, but it was a fertile plain, and Huangzhou, which was on the edge of the Yangtze River and had frequent floods, could have such achievements, and the achievements of the local officials were not inconspicuous.

Persuading farmers to teach mulberry, harnessing snails, reclaiming wasteland, building water conservancy, and "attracting investment", Yuwen Qiankeng felt that Xu Shao and Hao Wubo, two young magistrates, were worthy of the title of good officials, and they were much better than some officials from families who had empty names and could only talk.

Therefore, Yuwen Qiankeng made up his mind, in the rebuilt court, among the people he wants to reuse and promote, there must be Xu and Hao!

When the bell rang "Dangdang", it was the big bell on the bell tower of Bakou Port to tell the time on time, it was eleven o'clock now, and it was close to noon, and the Son of Heaven should return to the city.

Yuwen Qiankeng went to Bakou this time, and did not take the imperial chariot, but took the newest strange means of transportation in Xiyang today-the tram carriage, which he felt very novel.

After being introduced by Hao Wubo, Yuwen Qiankeng was surprised that this mode of transportation, which consumes countless irons, can actually return to the cost within half a year or a year, so he also has to make a railcar when he returns to the city.

On the platform next to the royal carriage, in addition to the guards and entourage, there was also a group of people dressed in white, these people looked particularly eye-catching in a piece of official uniforms and military uniforms, and since they were dressed in white, it meant that they did not have official bodies and titles.

Seeing the Son of Heaven approaching, these people knelt down in unison and shouted "Long live" according to the guidance of the celebrant officer.

Wang Yue, Li Fang, Tian Zongguang and other local wealthy clans and wealthy merchant leaders in Huangzhou and neighboring prefectures and counties bowed to the Great Zhou Tianzi who came to Xiyang.

Yuwen stood firmly, accepted the bow of the person in front of him, and when he finished saluting, he motioned to the ceremonial officer to let everyone calm down, looked at the people in front of him, and said:

"I, I listened to the music of the King of Xiyang before, and there are righteous people and righteous businessmen in Yunhuang Prefecture who serve the imperial court, and contribute a lot to the official army to quell the rebellion and raise food and grass materials, I am deeply grateful."

"The grass people can wait to see the face of the sky, they are grateful, and they are willing to do their best to sweep away the traitors for the dynasty!"

Different accents sounded, saying the same content, many people had never experienced such a big scene, and they were already choked with excitement, and they were also disappointed to recite these words repeatedly beforehand, so they didn't lose their rudeness in front of the Son of Heaven.

Shinong industry and commerce, the status of merchants is the lowest, the merchants of all dynasties are generally not treated by the rulers but can not be separated, Yuwen Qiankeng is somewhat influenced by this tradition, but for the merchants of Huangzhou, his perception is very good.

Before, Yuwen Wen took advantage of various opportunities to play from time to time to introduce Yuwen Qiankeng to the "righteous people", "righteous businessmen" and "volunteer soldiers" in Huangzhou, so Yuwen Qiankeng knew that these family owners (workshop owners) who were both local wealthy families and wealthy businessmen in front of him were not profiteers who pursued profit and forgot their righteousness.

The large and small workshops in Huangzhou and its neighboring prefectures and counties have fed many landless people, and the huge demand of workshop owners for raw materials such as hemp, silk, and bamboo has also fed more people.

These workshop owners made money and actively responded to the government's call, donating money and materials to support the government's disaster relief, water conservancy, city wall repair, and supporting orphans and widows.

Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen, with an alternative "wide publicity", let the son of heaven Yuwen Qiankeng, have a positive view of the evolution of the local wealthy merchants in the Huangzhou Governor's Mansion, he only said those few words, and then boarded the rail carriage.

With the respect of the Son of Heaven, it is already good to have a glance at the people of cloth and the merchants with lower status, not to mention the words of encouragement, Li Fang and the others got up and retreated to the side, still excited to see the Son of Heaven leave.

Li Fang and others never dreamed that they would have the opportunity to bow in front of the Son of Heaven, this time the Son of Heaven came to Xiyang, they enthusiastically donated money and materials, and the Son of Heaven inspected all the expenses in Xiyang, on the bright side of the Huangzhou government, in fact, they were contracted by these "righteous people" and "righteous businessmen".

Wang Yue also said that Li Fang and others felt content to get a "good" from the government, and they did not expect to have the opportunity to bow to the Son of Heaven in person.

This is an opportunity that no amount of money can buy!

However, will the Son of Heaven give them a chance to bow down because of their previous performance? No.

Everyone understands people and can figure out the key, the Son of Heaven will not care who bears the expenses of inspecting Xiyang at all, no one says good things in the ears of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven even disdains to meet them, the heads of wealthy families who are doing business.

In other words, without the King of Xiyang, they are nothing, and only by relying on the support of the King of Xiyang can they have where they are today!