When the unusually tall elm tree in the palace re-sprouted green shoots, Jiang Chuan and Bai Jinxiu left the capital and headed south.

Bai Jinxiu's Shimen Baiyun Sect is in the 100,000 Great Mountains, and the 100,000 Great Mountains are located at the junction of the Central Plains in the south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, they planned to take a boat from the canal to Jiangnan first, and then take the land route to the 100,000 mountains.

When I went out this time, Jiang Chuan also had the meaning of a white dragon fish suit, and by the way, I took a look at the scenery along the way, so I didn't bring too many people.

In addition to himself and Bai Jinxiu's master and servant, Liu Yong and Liu Ru are brother and sister.

Ji Biao, the head of the Guards Regiment, took a hundred of the most elite soldiers of the Guards Regiment to follow as accompanying guards.

As for Liu Yong's brother and sister following, it was because Jiang Chuan asked them to go back to their hometown Yangzhou to see the old house. And by the way, Liu Yonghui was sent to Yangzhou Mansion to serve.

Liu Yong made an amazing speech in the palace examination last year, and handed in a very good answer sheet after three months of visits and investigations, which made Jiang Chuan truly realize that this young man is down-to-earth and talented.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan finally took him as the first place in Enke, that is, the first champion.

As a reward for the top prize, Jiang Chuan allowed him to pick a county to be the magistrate.

As a result, Liu Yong finally chose his hometown of Gaoyou County, Yangzhou Prefecture.

According to what Jiang Chuan learned, Yangzhou Mansion was the place that suffered the most from the Japanese invaders, and the situation was even worse after the rebellion of the Liukou. Many people lost their lives, a large number of fields were deserted, houses collapsed, and it can be said that there was a depression.

Liu Yong's hometown, Gaoyou County, is one of the most serious counties, and it even reached the point of ten rooms and nine empty rooms at one point.

Although the Japanese have now been basically wiped out by the imperial court and the Great Shun Kingdom has also perished, the wounds caused back then are not so easy to recover.

Liu Yong's choice to return to his hometown to serve is also a painstaking task.

In this regard, Jiang Chuan naturally agreed. If Liu Yong is really capable, he will be given a higher official position when the time comes.

When his brother left the capital, it was naturally inconvenient for Liu Ru to stay in the palace anymore, so he also went south with him.

Ji Biao originally wanted to take the entire Guards Regiment south with him, but was denied by Jiang Chuan.

was originally a micro-service, and with thousands of people in a big way, wouldn't that mean that the world would know it. Moreover, it was not Jiang Chuan's original intention to work hard and lose money all the way and alarm the locality.

There is Qi Xuan inside the palace and Yan Zhai outside, and Jiang Chuan is very relieved.

There are Liu Ji, Su Qin and Xia Junze in the government, and there will basically be no major problems.

If there is anything undecided, the three of them will discuss, and Liu Ji's opinion will prevail in the end.

If there is really something that Jiang Chuan needs to decide, then wait for him to go back and talk about it.

The center of affairs in the army is worried about the metropolitan governor Hu Zongxian, and there are marshals in various major theaters to worry about, and there have been no major wars recently, basically recruiting and training troops, and then some places can use bandits to train troops, and these things have corresponding regulations, and there is no chaos.

Moreover, in the two months before departure, Jiang Chuan also made a lot of arrangements, such as the selection of officials from all over the country who had newly recovered, and the expansion of the use of fiat currency from the capital to Beizhili, Shandong, Liaodong and other places.

Liaodong is the starting place of Jiangchuan, and the people have the best foundation. Shandong and Beizhili were the first to recover, and these places recovered well, and the prestige and majesty of the imperial court were very high, so these three places naturally served as the second batch of fiat currency implementation areas.

For those newly recovered areas, especially the southeast region and Shaanxi, the Central Plains, Jiangchuan is not in a hurry, and promises to exempt taxes for three years, and then collect taxes after three years, and start to implement fiat currency.

In addition, a decree was issued to encourage the development of tuntian land in various localities, and all terra nullius could become landlords after reclamation, and private land would become private land after filing with the government.

As for the time for an all-out attack on Shuzhou, it has also been set in June, because at that time, the training in the southwest theater has also begun to bear fruit, and it also takes time to prepare sufficient weapons, ammunition, grain, grass, baggage, and other materials.

As for the reason for leaving Beijing this time, he announced that he had gone to Liaodong to inspect.

After all, Liaodong is the starting place of Jiangchuan, and this reason is enough to say in the past.

The group dressed up as a caravan, first took a carriage to Tongzhou, and then chartered a big ship in Tongzhou and went straight down to Jiangnan.

At this time, the spring light is moving, everywhere is a vibrant look, the willows on both sides of the canal are green, the flowers are splendid, the spring is full of joy, a group of wild geese returning to the north are singing and flying from the sky.

Jiang Chuan stood on the deck, looking around, there were farmers working in the fields on both sides of the canal, and the cattle that were working together occasionally mooed.

A big yellow dog runs back and forth in the field, driving away the birds that have fallen to steal the seeds that the farmer has just sown. However, when he saw the boats floating on the canal, he ran to the shore and barked at the boats a few times, and then went back to continue to drive the birds out of the birds amid the shouts of his master.

Looking at all this, Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, and his heart was quiet and happy.

"I've made some snacks, go get some of them." I don't know when, Bai Jinxiu has come to Jiang Chuan's side.

Since the last time Jiang Chuan explained that he was going to Baiyun Sect to find her master Lao Baiyunzi to propose marriage, Bai Jinxiu would blush every time she saw Jiang Chuan, and even her tone of voice was a lot softer.

And this change is not only in front of Jiang Chuan, but also to everyone else with a smile, and the speech is also gentle and kind, which makes many people a little surprised, I don't know what method His Royal Highness the regent used to make the white woman, who had always been cold and domineering, suddenly change her temperament and become a gentle and lovely lady.

Along the way, although she brought the chef of the palace on the boat, she often cooked in person and cooked some food for Jiang Chuan.

Although some of the food tasted less satisfying at first, she was very studious, and continued to learn from the maid Xiaowen, and the taste would be much better when she made it next time.

This time, not only did Jiang Chuan have a good mouth, but even the brothers and sisters of the Liu family followed Jiang Chuan.

Ji Biao, the commander of the Guards Regiment, didn't eat less with the excuse of telling the matter.

In the past, many people were a little afraid of Bai Jinxiu, firstly, because she was indifferent in appearance and strong in martial arts, and secondly, she was in charge of a spy organization like Black Ice Terrace, so naturally people stayed away.

But now that she has let go of those errands, her emotions have a home again, her mood is naturally good, and the distance between her and everyone has naturally narrowed a lot.

Jiang Chuan turned his head to look at her, smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Your craftsmanship is getting better and better, and I am looking forward to your new dishes more and more now." I'm afraid that if I go back this time, I will become a pig. ”

Bai Jinxiu was amused by him, Jiang Chuan was stunned when he saw it, his heart fluttered, and he suddenly had the urge to kiss him.

Suddenly, the hull of the ship shook violently, and the two of them were unsteady on their feet, and they almost fell to the ground.

If it weren't for the fact that both of them were not weak in kung fu and had a stable game, it was very likely that they would have fallen at this time.

There were also several screams from the ship, apparently someone falling on the deck.

Jiang Chuan stood firm, held Bai Jinxiu, and frowned, but it was a boat that passed by their boat quickly, because the speed was too fast, and it wiped their boat.

Jiang Chuan was slightly annoyed in his heart, and when he saw the repertoire, the other party's ship left quickly, and on the deck at the stern stood a woman in black wearing a hat and a black veil mask.

The woman stood motionless on the fast-moving boat, her figure seemed to be frozen, and the wind and waves on the river did not seem to affect her in the slightest.

Her eyes were just right when Jiang Chuan looked at her.