When Su Ziheng returned to Donghai County again, he was cheered and supported by countless people.

In the past few days, there have been several fleets from Zhenbao Island loaded with goods to Donghai County almost every day.

The docks in Donghai County were bustling with traffic, and everyone except the craftsmen who were making gunpowder and cement in the workshops went to the docks to help transport the goods.

When Su Ziheng returned to the Yuelai Inn where he stayed from Zhenbao Island, he happened to meet the housekeeper reporting to Zhong Qinghan.

Zhong Qinghan saw Su Ziheng come in, and when he saw Dong Yuan Yu behind him, he was stunned at first, and then beckoned: "Ziheng, you are back, come and listen to the steward's report on the results of the investigation in the past few days." ”

Su Ziheng has not been in Donghai County in the past few days, and Zhong Qinghan has not been idle, directing the steward of the government to carry out the census work in Donghai County.

The steward's name is Zhong Chengda, he is also a slave of the Zhongfu family, Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty-four years old this year, his ancestors have been slaves in Zhongfu for several generations, and he is also quite valued by Zhonggang.

This time, the lord of Donghai County opened the mansion and built a tooth, lacking the position of the chief bookkeeper, Zhong Chengda served as the deputy of the main book, and he handled the corresponding things on weekdays.

Zhong Chengda, Zhong Qinghan and Su Ziheng met each other, opened the notepad given by Su Ziheng, and replied respectfully: "Your Royal Highness Princess Qiyu, the results of this census are out. Donghai County originally had 489 households, with a total population of 3,076 people, and the number of people we brought from Xining was close to 8,600 people. ”

"Lord Changshi went out to Zhenbao Island this time, and a total of 2,100 people were captured and rescued, plus the number of pirates captured a few days ago was 2,500, and the total number of people in Donghai County has exceeded 13,200 at present."

"In addition to the population, the most harvested are all kinds of gold and silver treasures and all kinds of grain and minerals, because of the large number, it will not be counted for a while and a half, but according to the prediction of the subordinates, it should be no problem to support so many of us to eat for two months."

Zhong Qinghan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Zhong Steward, you go down first and speed up the statistics of other things." There are also those captured pirates who must be taken care of, and the newly rescued women and children must be properly arranged, and those who can be arranged to go home should be allowed to go home as much as possible, and those who can't be left will stay, and it just so happens that we are short of people here. ”

Zhong Chengda responded: "No! ”

After he stepped back, Zhong Qinghan asked about the origin of the woman beside Su Ziheng. Su Ziheng briefly introduced Zhong Qinghan's identity to Dong Yuan, and asked her to come forward to greet Zhong Qinghan.

Dong Yuanyu hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects to Zhong Qinghan and said, "Slave maid Dong Yuanyu has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess of Donghai County, Princess Wan'an. ”

Zhong Qinghan smiled and walked to Dong Yuanyu's side, helped her up, looked her up and down for a few times, nodded and praised: "What a Peugeot little girl, no wonder Ziheng will accept you as a maid, it is indeed much more handsome than Liu Sijun's little girl." Since you are with Ziheng, you will serve him in the future, and your great enmity in the future, this palace will be the master for you. ”

Dong Yuan hurriedly thanked her, "Yes, Your Royal Highness Princess, the slave will definitely take good care of the son." ”

Zhong Qinghan said thoughtfully: "Ziheng, since you want to train ninjas, why don't I simply let Lianfeng hand over the secret investigation department to you." ”

Su Ziheng hurriedly waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Light cold, forget about the secret investigation department." I have a lot of things to do now, and I don't have time to manage that much, so you still keep Lianfeng in charge. I plan to open Bailu Academy first, and now there are many children in Donghai County, and I can't delay their enlightenment education. ”

Zhong Qinghan sighed and said: "There are still too few people available to us now, and as the population of Donghai County increases, there will only be more places where there will be a shortage of people in the future." By the way, do you plan to build your White Deer Academy somewhere? ”

Su Ziheng thought for a while, "For the time being, find a wide place in the county government to make do, and I will choose a new place to establish a new academy in the future." ”

Zhong Qinghan nodded and said, "Okay, tell me when you have chosen a place, and you can choose within a hundred miles of this Donghai County." ”

The two chatted a few more words, and Su Ziheng asked, "Qinghan, do you have any plans for the next step?" ”

Zhong Qinghan asked rhetorically, "What do you think?" ”

Su Ziheng said: "I'm thinking, since we have sent troops to recruit pirates, then we can't be soft on the bandits and bandits around Donghai County, let Leng Huo lead the Black Crow Army to sweep again, and ensure the stability of law and order in Donghai County." Then all the captured pirates and bandits were sent to the quarries to mine the stones and prepare for the construction of a new government. ”

"In addition, since Treasure Island has been defeated, it cannot be ignored, otherwise it will become a hotbed for pirates over time. We want to take this opportunity to develop Zhenbao Island, and I heard that there are many mines on it, which is a great opportunity for us to develop Donghai County. ”

Zhong Qinghan frowned and said, "That's true, but where did we get so many people to develop?" ”

Su Ziheng is also quite distressed about this problem, Donghai County is not short of land now, nor is it short of money and food, but the most lacking thing is population.

At this time, Dong Yuanyu flashed out from behind Su Ziheng and blessed the two of them, "Childe, Your Royal Highness the Princess, dare to ask you, are you worried about the population matter?" ”

Su Ziheng nodded and said, "Yes, what good plan do you have?" If there is, even if you open your mouth, as long as it is really effective, Her Royal Highness the Princess will definitely give you a great credit. ”

Zhong Qinghan also nodded and smiled: "That's right, this princess has always had clear rewards and punishments, as long as you make great contributions, no matter what your status, this palace will not hesitate to reward." ”

Dong Yuanyu hurriedly replied: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, the Eastern Wei Dynasty is currently in a continuous civil war, and refugees in many places have nowhere to escape, and there are many refugees who starve to death every day without enough to eat. If Her Royal Highness could provide them with food and a place to stay, she would surely be able to attract a large number of people. ”

After the betrayal of the Snow Dragon Pirate Group Goro Katsuragi, Tomoto finally realizes that it is too whimsical to rely on a group of short-sighted pirates to help her complete her revenge. So she pinned her hopes on Su Ziheng, even if she gave him a slave or a maid.

But at the same time, she also knew in her heart that for Su Ziheng, and even the princess of Donghai County behind him, there was no shortage of servant girls. If you want to get their attention, you must first let them realize their own value, only the higher their value and ability, the more they are valued, and the better they can help them in the future.

Zhong Qinghan and Su Ziheng were also quite moved when they heard Dong Yuanyu's suggestion, they had this idea before, but when they first arrived in Donghai County, even Donghai County was still unstable, where did they take care of the refugees from the Eastern Wei Dynasty?

"Girl, what can you do?"

Dong Yuan Yu knelt down on one knee and pleaded in a deep voice: "If Her Royal Highness the princess can trust me, the slave is willing to take people to the Eastern Wei Dynasty and help Her Royal Highness get a group of people back." ”