As the most remote state capital in the southwest of the Great Song Dynasty, Leizhou is nominally a state, but its population is not as large as that of a county in the interior. The prefect who was sent here had almost no more benefits except for the high grades.

Although being an official in this kind of place is a bit of a mountain high and the emperor is far away. But many officials, if they have a choice, would rather go to other prefectures to become a county magistrate than to be a prefect here, because there is no oil and water to fish.

Coming here to be an official, except for starving not to death, it is almost impossible to want to embezzle. If there is a public resentment, the people in such poor and remote areas may come to the officials to force the people, kill the officials, and then flee directly to the sea to become pirates.

Now I suddenly heard that in this kind of poor and remote place, even the prince was sent over. The prefect of Leizhou naturally felt very surprised, but the prefect knew that with this prince as a neighbor, their life might be better.

Even if Leizhou is always one step slower than others about the news of the imperial court and the Central Plains. But there are some news, as officials, who know a little more than the people. They have also heard the news of the previous Lanzhou War.

Now the imperial court will send such a promising prince to Qiongzhou to be the prince. Although the prefect of Leizhou felt that there must be something unknown here. But this kind of royal thing, for him, he doesn't want to mix, and he can't mix.

He only knew that if the Skeleton Pirate Regiment was really the prince's subordinates, Qiongzhou was the prince's fief. Then Leizhou, as a neighbor of Qiongzhou, believes that it will also benefit a lot.

As long as the people's lives can get better, and their officials have political achievements, I believe that they will have a few more money in their purses. With money and political achievements, the day of transferring out of this ghost place is naturally not far away.

Therefore, the prefect of Leizhou didn't ask any more questions, and continued to look at this kind of water army in Leizhou. All of them have to be a big round of pirate ships to dock. When the people on the boat began to disembark, Duan Zhengchun found an old acquaintance.

Looking at the man who walked off the ship, he looked like a pirate. And the other party carried a big pair of scissors, walked up to Duan Zhengchun with a little twist, and arched his hand: "Yue Poyu, the commander of the Qiongzhou Navy, has seen the king of Zhennan. ”

Listen to the other party's wrinkled words. Zhong Ling, who had a more lively temperament, immediately said curiously: "Yue Laosan, why did you change your name to Yue Poyu?" Also, aren't you the crocodile god of the South China Sea? How did you become a general? ”

Yes, the short man in front of him who looks a little vicious is none other than Yue Laosan, one of the four villains back then. I haven't seen him for a while, but he has turned into a naval commander. What a miracle!

Yue Laosan heard Zhong Ling's question, and said with a smile: "I've seen the little lady." This name was changed for me by the prince. The name of Yue Laosan is all in the past. This commander is also the latest appointment of the prince. Hey! ”

Looking at Yue Laosan's slightly embarrassed look, Zhong Ling suddenly said, "Why do you call me little lady?" ”

Regarding this question, Yue Laosan was stunned for a moment and said, "Among the prince's wife, aren't you the youngest?" I don't know how many wives he has, so I have to call him a little lady. ”

This time. Duan Zhengchun said: "Yue Laosan, I really can't think of it. You have now become a general of the Great Song Dynasty. Now it seems that being a general is more in your mood than being a villain, right? ”

Yue Laosan didn't seem to know what politeness was, and said with a smile: "That is, it was because the prince took a fancy to my ability that he let me be a general here." King of Zhennan. It's not that I, Yue Laosan, brag, no one in this Qiongzhou sea area dares to ignore my orders. ”

Looking at Yue Laosan's smug expression, a relatively serious young man standing beside him quickly stepped forward and said, "Zhou Wei, deputy commander of the Qiongzhou Navy, is on the orders of the king of Qiongzhou. Come to greet King Zhennan and several ladies. ”

Compared with Yue Laosan's cynicism, the deputy commander in front of him was born in Wuwei. In terms of acting, he is also more cautious than Yue Laosan. In peacetime, he is more responsible for arranging troops in battle, while Yue Laosan prefers to charge into battle.

After saluting Duan Zhengchun, Mu Wanqing and others, Zhou Wei quickly took out a letter from his body, walked to the prefect of Leizhou and said, "Lord Zhu, this is a handwritten letter that the prince asked the last general to pass on to your lord.

From now on, Qiongzhou will officially become the territory of the prince, and the trade between the two places will be further strengthened in the future. On this ship, there are 10,000 stone of grain that the prince gave to the people of Leizhou, as well as 3,000 catties of sea salt. I hope that the adults will be delegated to the people of Leizhou! ”

As soon as he came, he gave such a big benefit, and Zhu Datong, the prefect of Leizhou, was also shocked: "Please General Zhou tell the prince, and the lower officials will definitely distribute all these grains and salt to the people of Leizhou, so that the people know that this is the kindness of the prince." ”

Facing this Zhu Datong's answer, Zhou Wei said very calmly: "This time, the prince has no time to come to Qiongzhou to take office for the time being. If there is a court official who asks recently, I believe that Lord Zhu should know how to return to the court.

In addition, the prince said that it will be the New Year again. At that time, he will arrange for the Qiongzhou Navy to send some New Year's goods to the officials of various ministries in Leizhou. As for what New Year's goods will be sent, it is not something that the last general can know.

In short, what the prince did not explain to the last general, I believe that the prince has told him in the letter. By the way, Princess Xu asked the last general to greet you on her behalf, and let the adults go to Treasure Island as a guest when they are free. ”

Zhou Wei whispered these words to Zhu Datong. Except for Zhu Datong, who heard clearly, no one else could hear clearly. And Zhu Datong quickly understood the charm from these words.

Speaking of which, we need to talk about this Princess Xu. Speaking of which, Princess Xu should be considered a second marriage. She was previously the daughter-in-law of the former courtier Wang Anshi, and later remarried Zhao Hao, the king of Xu, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

For this daughter-in-law who remarried, she also married in the name of Wang Anshi's daughter. And Zhu Datong will be assigned here to serve as the prefect, which is also directly related to Wang Anshi's fall from grace, the reason is that he is Wang Anshi's protégé.

In officialdom, factions are very particular, and whoever is favored by his teacher will be promoted to become rich. In the same way, if the teachers of these protégés are favored, as their protégés, they will also be assigned to work in remote areas.

This kind of officialdom is very cruel to each other. In addition, Wang Anshi has died of illness, and Zhu Datong has been assigned to this kind of place as a prefect, and there is no one in the court, and when he suddenly heard Princess Xu's greeting, he also felt like he wanted to cry.

Fortunately, Zhu Datong has also endured officialdom for a long time, and he knows very well whether this may be an opportunity for Jitai. But Zhou Wei said these words in a whisper, undoubtedly not wanting others to know about his relationship with Xu Wangfu.

In short, with this relationship in it, Leizhou will inevitably obey the orders of Qiongzhou Mansion in the future. This means that Zhao Xiaoxi, the king of Qiongzhou, has not yet taken office and has another fief.

This kind of place is not paid much attention to by those ministers of the DPRK and China. But Zhao Xiaoxi knows that if Leizhou, a coastal city that connects the inland, is developed, the inland city cannot be compared with it.

With the moving of the wharf, they began to walk to the docked sea ships to unload grain and salt bags. Duan Zhengchun was also very curious: "Yue Laosan, what is the thing on this ship?" It looks like it's all food bags? ”

In Duan Zhengchun's view, food should be a very scarce thing. Especially in such coastal cities, grain is a commodity that can be sold. With so many large ships of grain, I am afraid that the only place that can be bought is the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Yue Laosan heard this, he said happily: "King Zhennan's eyesight is good, these are all grains. The grain grown on our Ryukyu Island, the grain on the island is about to be harvested, and these are summer grains that are harvested in the summer. ”

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun looked surprised and said, "Could it be that Ryukyu Island grows rice, and can it harvest two crops a year?" ”

In this regard, Yue Laosan nodded and said, "Yes, when I first went to that place, it was indeed very wild. But after two years of renovation, it now looks decent. Especially when the prince went and said that he would announce the construction of a new city, the scene was even bigger. ”

Building a city overseas, this sounds, not to mention Duan Zhengchun's surprise, even these Leizhou officials feel incredible. You must know that in a place like Leizhou, there is no decent city.

If you have to talk about the city gate, it can only be said to be a little bit of a look. Compared with the big cities in the interior, the cities in Leizhou are pitiful. And most of them were built in the early years, and now they are repaired every year.

With the expectation of Ryukyu Island, I waited for all the grain to be relocated, and looked at the grain and salt piled up on the dock. The people of Leizhou, who came to see the bustle, naturally knew that with these grains, I believe that the price of food in the city should be cheaper!

When Zhu Datong announced on the spot, these grains were gifts from the king of Qiongzhou to the people of Leizhou. Next, the government will delineate the number of free decentralization according to the roster of the people of Leizhou. With this food, the people are afraid that this year will be better!

The people who came to see the excitement heard that so much food was used for distribution. For this unseen King of Qiongzhou, he naturally has a great impression. And the officials in Qiongzhou naturally know that the people have food to eat, and this year will naturally be more peaceful.

Although the officials' rewards were not announced this time, Zhu Datong said that when the Chinese New Year came, the king of Qiongzhou would send New Year's goods to Leizhou officials. Although I don't know what the New Year's goods are, I think they are much more abundant than the people.

In these years, I only heard of giving New Year's gifts to the prince, and it was the first time I heard that the prince sent New Year's goods to officials. Leizhou officials, who are also poor, also feel that this year must be more comfortable.

Under the congratulations of the officials and people in Leizhou, Duan Zhengchun took Qin Hongmian and Mu Wanqing and others to climb on top of Yue Laosan's flagship. The rest of the people who saw them off were also arranged by the pirates who came to receive them, and they sat on such a large sea ship for the first time.

As the ship slowly sailed away from the dock, the news about the king of Qiongzhou soon spread in Leizhou. Many people feel that Qiongzhou has such a generous prince, and I believe that their lives will be much better! (To be continued......)