Li Zicheng walked along the main road, from the east gate to the west gate, and from the south gate to the north gate, along the way, there were not a few people, although there were scattered shops on the main road, but the shops were not big, and the customers were even rarer.

He walked along the secondary road for a while, pedestrians are even more scarce, even the shop is rare, only a few steamed bun shops, Xiao Er is weak to sell, maybe there are not many customers, see the two of them, Xiao Er came to greet warmly.

Li Zicheng and Mu Sirong spent two cents to buy two big meat buns, one for each person, asked for hot water, sat at the tea table and ate, "Xiao Er, you said that the buns are delicious, why don't you see customers overflowing?" ”

"The guest officer is an outsider, right?" Xiao Er said with a smile: "At this time, the cold has not subsided, a big businessman like a guest officer, rarely goes out, and the business is poor, and after February 2, the business will be better!" ”

"It's off-season?" Li Zicheng didn't expect that a steamed bun shop would have these exquisiteness.

"The guest officer is worthy of being a businessman and a celebrity, and his opening is jargon!" Xiao Er was also idle, so he said: "Actually, even after February 2 and March 3, business will not be much better...... Just earn a full stomach! ”

"Is business hard to do? Why? Li Zicheng said lightly.

"Don't hide it from the guest officer, a rich businessman like you, there are too few people passing by Sanchuan Mansion, and although the people in the city like steamed buns and steamed buns from villains, they don't have the money to buy them?"

"Oh?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and seemed to understand a little.

Although Sanchuan Province is located at the confluence of Haomen Water and Huangshui, it does not have many commercial advantages, which has a lot to do with Haomen Water, and he discovered this when he first set out to conquer Haomen County.

The flow of Haomen water is very large, and the two banks are high mountains and valleys, and it is difficult for boats to pass through the river; Haomen Water itself is squeezed by the Qilian Mountains in the north, Datong Mountain and Daban Mountain in the south, and there is no alluvial river valley, and there is not much arable farmland on both sides, so there are not many prefectures and counties along the way.

That is to say, although Sanchuan Mansion is the confluence of rivers, but the Haomen water in the north, in addition to increasing the amount of water, has not played any role in promoting economic development, between Xining and Lanzhou, even if there is a material exchange, Sanchuan Mansion is not a natural transit station!

Unless the Haomen water can be developed, so that the materials in the upper reaches of the Haomen water can go downstream, so that Sanchuan Mansion will become the intersection of the materials in the upper reaches of the Haomen water and the Huangshui, and the role of transit will be highlighted.

The so-called "confluence of three rivers" may mean this, right?

But in this era, if you want to develop Haomen Water, it is bound to be difficult to reach the sky, Li Zicheng has neither enough technology, nor capital and time!

"Guest officer ......" Xiao Er saw that Li Zicheng was in a daze, and shook his hand twice in front of his eyes, "Is the guest officer passing by, or is he going to come to Sanchuan Mansion to do business?" ”

"Ao ......" Li Zicheng responded vaguely, only then did he come to his senses and said with a smile: "I haven't made a decision for the time being, just take a look, according to Xiao Er, it seems that the business of Sanchuan Mansion is not very easy to do, there seem to be no pedestrians on the street, there is no popularity, how to do business?" ”

"The guest officer is really a master!" Xiao Er gave Li Zicheng a thumbs up, "Don't hide it from the guest officer, not long after the establishment of Sanchuan Mansion, the population in the city is not large, and most of the people are farming outside the city, there is no population, where are the customers?" In the middle of the year, there will be a peak season during the festival! ”

"What about the people, can they eat enough on weekdays?" The industry and commerce of Sanchuan Prefecture have not kept up, this is a very normal thing, the key is the people, as long as the people can eat their stomachs, they can stabilize, and gradually accumulate money, over time, industry and commerce will eventually develop.

"There's nothing wrong with having a full meal, don't hide it from the guest officials, the people have coarse grains, and if they can't eat it, they are used to feed the pigs," Xiao Er arched his hand to the east and said, "This is all thanks to the Governor!" ”

Li Zicheng was startled, thinking that Xiao Er recognized him, and when he saw Xiao Er arching his hand towards the east, he understood, smiled at Mu Sirong, and saw that she had finished eating the meat bun, so he said: "Thank you for the reminder, I'll go look elsewhere!" ”

"Slow down!" The villain bowed to see him off.

Li Zicheng went to the residential area again, and found that it was relatively dirty, and poultry feces were everywhere, except for some old people and children chatting in the sun in sheltered places, and there were hardly any strong men.

If the feces can be cleaned up, this is a refreshing picture: only in the year when the wind and rain are smooth and the country and the people are safe, can the old man spend his old age peacefully......

In Sanchuan Prefecture, Li Zicheng did not see a thriving industrial city, but saw an idyllic scenery, and before the great development of industry and commerce, perhaps it was more in line with its economic identity as a small town.

Li Zicheng is not disappointed, at this stage, the most important thing is that the people live and work in peace and contentment.

That night, he still stayed in Sanchuan Mansion, and after dawn the next day, he left, and drove all the way, finally arriving in Xining before night fell completely.

Qinghai Governor Zhu Zhihong, Xining Governor Chen Dahu, and the guerrilla general Zhou Bin of the Fifth Battalion, with a group of civil and military personnel, had already greeted them outside the city and bowed to the ground, "Subordinates greet the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"No courtesy, get up!" Li Zicheng jumped off his horse, helped Zhu Zhihong, Chen Dahu, and Zhou Bin led by him, and bowed to the rest of the people and asked them to get up, "You have waited for a long time in the cold wind, thank you here!" ”

"It's a blessing for us to be able to welcome the Metropolitan Governor," Zhu Zhihong hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The Metropolitan Governor came to Xining this time, or live in the provincial government, this was originally the familiar land of the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

What he meant was that the current provincial government, which was the original Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, had always been the place where Li Zicheng worked and lived, and Li Zicheng returned to his hometown, and he should give up the provincial government.

"I know that I have a heart," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The provincial government is now your office and living place, if you move out, it will cause inconvenience in work and life, I am used to marching, or the military camp is the most comfortable," and said to Zhou Bin: "General Zhou, these personal soldiers of mine have temporarily borrowed your military camp!" ”

"Don't worry, the subordinates will definitely settle them, even if the brothers of the fifth battalion sleep on the street, let the governor's personal soldiers live in the barracks!"

The officers of the fifth battalion behind Zhou Bin all laughed along.

Li Zicheng also laughed, "In this way, the brothers of the fifth battalion, but you will not be happy!" ”

"Who dare?" Zhou Bin turned around and looked at the officers behind him, "The personal soldiers of the Metropolitan Governor are distinguished guests from afar, who have traveled a long way to Xining, if you complain, beware of military discipline and service!" ”

"The subordinates don't dare!"

Li Zicheng suddenly saw Mu Qingshan on the side, and hurriedly arched his hand, "Lord Mu is also here?" There is work, there is work! ”

"The grass people have seen the Grand Duke!" Mu Qingshan gave Li Zicheng a salute again.

Zhu Zhihong waited almost enough, so he arched his hand over, "Governor, my subordinates have prepared a feast for washing the dust......"

"Tomorrow, I'm a little tired after riding a horse for a day," Li Zicheng said lightly: "Tomorrow, I'll go to the provincial government again, and listen to the report of Zhihong in person. ”

Zhu Zhihong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "My subordinates understand!" ”

After sending away the civil and military officials, Li Zicheng only took He Mi and a general banner of personal soldiers, and Mu Qingshan led the way, drove the carriage, along Dongmen Street, and then turned to Beimen Street.

From a distance, I saw the bright lights, and when I got closer, there were many lanterns hanging in front of the gate of the Mu Mansion, which was more lively than the new yuan, two rows of mansions, with a color of green clothes and small hats, kneeling in front of the mansion, and beside them, there were also many people kneeling, mostly women.

"What is this for? Proprietor Mu, let them get up! Li thought of the scene of "Jia Yuanchun will be in Daguanyuan to save relatives" since he established the horse, and he didn't know if Rong'er's mother was not inside, so it was inappropriate to let her mother-in-law kneel for herself!

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Mu Qingshan turned around and said, "The Metropolitan Governor has spoken, you all get up!" ”

A woman had already lifted the curtain and lured Mu Sirong out, Mu Sirong rubbed her eyes and rushed over, "Mother! Father! Without waiting for the two to respond, they already rushed towards her mother.

"Rong'er, slow down......" Before her mother finished speaking, she saw that Mu Sirong had rushed over, so she had to hug her and gently stroke her back, "Rong'er is finally back!" ”

Li Zicheng took advantage of the light to take a closer look, and saw that her mother was only in her early thirties, with a white face, emei and phoenix eyes, lightly swept cloud temples, and a purple robe, which set off her figure exquisitely.

Mu Qingshan was afraid of snubbing Li Zicheng, and hurriedly said: "Madam, the Metropolitan Governor and Rong'er have come from afar, let's let them enter the mansion to rest!" ”

Mu Sirong's mother looked at Li Zicheng and smiled lightly, "It's the concubine who is confused, Metropolitan Governor, Rong'er, come into the house and be warm." ”

Li Zicheng just stepped forward and greeted her, this was the first time he saw it, and he couldn't help but look at it twice.

Mu Sirong also glanced at Li Zicheng, pursed her lips and smiled, standing in front of the mansion and waiting for Li Zicheng.

Mu Qingshan led the way in front of the head, "Grand Governor, please!" ”

"Lord Mu, please!" Li Zicheng walked behind, followed Mu Qingshan into the door of the mansion, walked less than a hundred steps, and entered the main hall.

Mu Mu took Mu Sirong's hand and entered the mansion side by side, and with the help of the strong light, she glanced in front of Mu Sirong, frowning unconsciously, "Rong'er, your father will pick up the wind for the Metropolitan Governor, you can come in with me!" ”

"Yes, mother," Mu Sirong glanced at Li Zicheng sideways, and then followed her mother into the inner room, "Mother, Rong'er has a lot to say to you!" ”

"Mother, listen, you speak slowly!" Mu Mu and Mu Sirong sat on the wooden chairs opposite each other, let the maid serve tea, and looked at Mu Sirong with a smile.

Mu Sirong said the time of half a pillar of incense in one breath, and when she saw that her mother didn't say a word, she stopped talking and hesitated: "Mother......"

Mu Mu chuckled, "Mother is listening!" Hearing what Rong'er said so much, knowing that the Metropolitan Governor was very good to Rong'er, my mother was relieved! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is good to Rong'er!" Mu Sirong's face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her voice and said: "On the way to Xining, the carriage was a little bumpy, and the Metropolitan Governor held Rong'er on his lap, saying that when he sat on his lap, the bump would be lighter......

Mu Mu smiled "poof", but was silent.

Mu Sirong looked forward to a pair of big eyes and said shyly: "Mother...... Where do you want to go...... We didn't do anything, sitting on the lap of the Duto, the bumps were indeed reduced a lot! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is your husband, even if you do something, your mother will not object," Mu Mu smiled slightly, and said: "Mother is strange, the Metropolitan Governor is so good to Rong'er, but Rong'er has been married to the Metropolitan Governor for four or five years, why didn't she conceive a child?" ”