Mei Zhihuan was dumbfounded. Unexpectedly, Li Changgeng, who is as calm as water on weekdays, is so surging and rebellious in his heart.

"Imagami...... Above...... No...... Good Doctor...... Don't...... Don't...... Zhu Shunming...... Bright...... Be? Mei Zhihuan stammered and asked, really shocked in his heart.

Li Changgeng is still as calm as water, but the words he says are life-threatening.

"After the Battle of Wuchang, the old man had a detailed understanding of Zhu Shunming."

Zhu Shunming went to Huguang from southwest Shaanxi in the fourth year of Chongzhen and settled in Chengbu County, Baoqing Prefecture. I heard that there was a big battle with the natives near Chengbu County, and the local natives were completely subdued. ”

"Soon, Zhu Shunming got on the line with Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, and became the commander of the Changsha Guard, and his troops skyrocketed, and he also controlled Dongting Lake and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"The southwest counterinsurgency, it is said that the southwest blood flowed like a river, and the local people were terrified. Zhu Shunming's ferocity and drill camp can be seen. ”

"Actually, it's nothing. At the beginning, Li Chengliang was in the northeast, and thousands of families killed Jiannu and bowed down, so that the Mengyuan Tartars did not dare to approach. Da Ming, a general who is good at big battles, can still count a few. ”

"The most terrifying thing is that Zhu Shunming alone bears the salaries, equipment, and military expenses of these fierce soldiers. Where did he get so much money? ”

"There are still a few protégés of the old man in Huguang. It is said that Zhu Shunming has been unable to operate in Huguang, especially in the southern part of Huguang. Ordinary people know very little about Zhu Shunming, but he is the only one in the officialdom. ”

"Zhu Shunming is not only powerful in Huguang, but also has a lot of power in Yunnan."

"There are even rumors that Zhu Shunming's fleet went to sea along the Yangtze River to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, and went north to Shandong, with his strongholds along the way. Nowadays, the salt sold in Huguang, Nanzhili, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and other places is said to be shipped from the Shandong salt factory. The people of the Lianghuai Salt Works and the Yangzhou Salt Administration Department all had to look at Zhu Shunming's eyes. ”

"Father Bin, Zhu Shunming is different from Liukou, and even more different from Jiannu. Zhu Shunming is fierce but does not kill indiscriminately; The power is huge, but it is so low-key that his presence is not felt in the court; Zhu Shunming has money, but he takes it in a good way. ”

"Forbearing, fierce, good at management, not close to the people or disturbing the people. Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become kings. Taizu's nine-character policy, Zhu Shunming implemented it perfectly. ”

"Today, we are eager for quick success and quick profit, and we are in full danger both internally and externally. Father Bin, you say, if Zhu Shunming is forced to rebel, and Zhu Shunming is in Huguang, Jiangxi, Nanzhili and even Yunnan, can the imperial court put it out in time? Will the people be spared from suffering? ”

"The people are precious, the people are precious, the court can not care, you and I don't care? Maybe if Zhu Shunming is replaced, the situation will not be worse than now. ”

"Zhu Shunming's surname is Zhu, maybe he is also the bloodline of Taizu? For example...... Emperor Jianwen? ”

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Li Changgeng's earth-shattering words shocked Mei Zhihuan and didn't sleep well for a few days.

This frail old man who smiles slightly on weekdays, as if he is as plain as water, thinks in his heart like a volcano, once it erupts...... It's going to die.

At Mei Zhihuan's age and status, his desire for life has decreased a lot. What beauty hasn't you seen? What food haven't you eaten? What good things haven't you done?

But the reputation of being from the dragon's work, ranking in the sky, and leaving a name in history is like a strong magnet, constantly attracting Mei Zhihuan's heart.

Macheng is gradually recovering. The people of Macheng have become busy. A smile appeared on the face of the Macheng people. The people of Macheng began to look forward to the future......

Macheng is developing at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye. The damage caused by the Liukou in Macheng was repaired one by one, agriculture resumed normal production, commerce spread all over the county and towns overnight, small industries and small workshops sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the movement of vehicles and people brought goods and wealth......

Mei Zhihuan grew up in Macheng since he was a child, has been an official in Daming for decades, and has been idle in Macheng for a few years, and has never seen a place that can develop so quickly and orderly.

The land is still this land, and the people are still those people, but the way of governance has changed, but it shows a completely different atmosphere and vitality.

If it develops like this for three or five years...... Mei Zhihuan can't imagine that the county town of Daming is as prosperous as Beijing, and the national strength of Daming is not crushing all the charms?

Mei Zhihuan had a strong interest in Zhu Shunming and the places under Zhu Shunming's rule. He took a few entourages and started from Huanggang County, visiting and inspecting them one by one.

Huanggang is the administrative and economic center that Zhu Shunming is building newly, and the entire Huanggang County has become a large construction site.

Everywhere there are busy crowds, everywhere there are vehicles coming and going.

The wharf has long been expanded, but it still can't keep up with the development of the situation, and a large number of cargo ships are waiting to dock on the river to unload.

The pagoda wharf, which is three or four miles away from today's wharf, is under construction, and after completion, it can berth 100 cargo ships at the same time for loading and unloading.

Riding a boat along the Yangtze River, Mei Zhihuan of course wants to go to Wuchang.

The prosperity of Wuchang Mansion is not comparable to that of Huanggang County. However, Mei Zhihuan found that compared with Huanggang, Wuchang City lacked a sense of vitality, and lacked the busyness and hope of "10,000 years is too long to seize the day".

Leave Wuchang Mansion and sail all the way into Dongting Lake.

It is the late rice harvest season in September, and as far as the eye can see, the fertile fields on the tidal flats on both sides of the bank are yellow and clear, and they are all tired and smiling and bending over.

A few children frolicked on the edge of the farmland, a big yellow dog ran into the farmland from time to time to chase grasshoppers and voles, the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law still couldn't hide the mature charm without makeup and thin clothes...... The laughter and laughter of the farmhouse can be felt from afar.

What a harvest scene!

Compared with Huangzhou, which was destroyed by the rogues and greatly injured, Mei Zhihuan was moved by the peace and prosperity of the peaceful and prosperous southern part of Huguang.

The prosperity of Changsha Mansion was beyond Mei Zhihuan's expectations.

Zhu Shunming has been operating in Changsha Mansion for two years, and Changsha Mansion has begun to take shape as a city with both agriculture and industry.

In addition to the economic aspect, what touched Mei Zhihuan the most was the political relaxation and tolerance of Changsha Prefecture.

The success of "Huayun Entertainment News" has attracted the attention and attention of many people. Zhu Shunming actually relaxed the control of public opinion, and anyone could run a newspaper.

For a time, dozens of newspapers appeared on the market in Changsha Prefecture at the same time, and all kinds of rhetoric were fiercely debated, discussing the rights and wrongs of the policies of the country and the DPRK, and even directly attacking Zhu Shunming's "ignorance, murder, cruelty, and lust."

Zhu Shunming is so elegant! Mei Zhihuan sighed. In exchange for the emperor of the Zhu family, who dares to say half a word?

The mountains of grain piled up at the docks of Changsha Mansion also attracted Mei Zhihuan's attention.

What the? Grain shipping? Why did Zhu Shunming do such a thankless job? Could it be that he is thinking about the court? Mei Zhihuan shook her head. Although Zhu Shunming is not a bad person, he can't be imagined too well.

The last stop of Mei Zhihuan's investigation was the place where Zhu Shunming made his fortune - Chengbu County, Baoqing Prefecture.

Wugang, Chengbu and other places in the southeastern border of Huguang and Guangxi have long been not what they were at the beginning.

As Zhu Shunming's base camp and a transit station for people and goods from Yunnan and other places, this land has become extremely prosperous, even more dynamic than Wuchang Mansion.

Jiu'an Town became the core of Zhu Shunming's core. Today, Jiu'an Town is no longer inhabited by idle people, and has become a fortress for Zhu Shunming to research new technologies, develop weapons, and store wealth and secrets.

Mei Zhihuan had some regrets that he couldn't enter Zhu Shunming's birthplace. What kind of secrets are hidden in this small plateau?

Mei Zhihuan felt that he had to ask Zhu Shunming in person to understand.