By the time everything is back on track, it's already the end of the winter months.

Zhongshu Province seized the time again and held a ceremony to change the title of Zhu Hu, the king of Wu, to the king of Zhou, and to add the king of Chu, Zhu Zhenhai.

After the end of the ceremony, it entered the wax moon, in this month when the tired birds returned to their nests and the travelers returned to their hometowns, His Royal Highness the only prince of the Ming Dynasty left Nanjing by boat. There are still a lot of things to do in Suzhou, and the sixth is ready to personally welcome the return of the second city fleet that went to the South Seas.

The journey was always quick, and three days later, His Royal Highness and his entourage arrived in Suzhou.

This time, the sixth child received the most grand welcome.

From the wharf to the line, all the way to the loess paving, clean water sprinkled on the street. Li Heng, the prefect of Suzhou, and two prefects of the county, led the gentry of the city to wait at the dock before dawn. The wharf was covered with red and hung colors, and there was a music group playing the "Phoenix Tune" to welcome the saint.

When Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Emperor Hongwu, the right-hand man of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the guardian of the Ming Haijiang, the town keeper of Hangjiahu in Susongchang Town, and the king of Chu and the king of the sea, appeared on the deck, Li Heng led a group of citizens and gentry to bow down and welcome His Royal Highness back to his loyal Suzhou City.

If they said that their previous deference to the sixth child was mostly forced by obscenity. But after experiencing the light-speed recovery of Suzhou and learning that His Highness swept away Fang Chen's two Haikou and subdued the Beishui Division, they had completely surrendered.

What's more, His Royal Highness was crowned the king of the sea and oversaw all the affairs of the Ming Haijiang. And what's even worse is that his palace will also be built in Suzhou, guarding the south of the Yangtze River for generations. Hearing this news, the official gentry in Suzhou were completely numb, and they knew that they would never be able to escape the clutches of the sixth child.

Since you can't escape, of course, you have to put on the most humble posture, so that Your Highness can be a little lighter......

His Royal Highness the King of Chu walked slowly down the gangway, and when he looked around, he saw everyone prostrate on the ground, and no one dared to raise his head.

"Let's all be flat." His voice was loud and full of energy, and his feet were on his territory, and the whole person felt different.

"Your Highness." Li Heng hurriedly led the crowd to thank him and got up.

"His Highness's palace has been cleaned up, please go back to the palace for a while." Li Heng personally raised the curtain for His Royal Highness.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded, got in the car and sat down.

The guard of honor set off slowly, and a long procession surrounded Wang Jia into Suzhou City, and the city was even more lively. Under the color buildings one after another, the citizens of Suzhou rubbed shoulders one after another, and the incense cases placed were crowded one after another.

They shouted loudly, 'Your Highness Chitose', and bowed down in front of the incense case to worship His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

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"It's over, it's too much...... As soon as he returned to Canglang Pavilion, he scolded Li Heng: "Is it necessary to exaggerate so much? ”

"Wronged, Your Highness, the subordinate people in the dock arranged it well," Li Heng hurriedly shouted: "But after entering the city, it was all spontaneous by the people." It's not that I don't know how diverse the people of Suzhou are, who can force them to grovel and welcome the powerful? ”

"Spontaneous?" The sixth child was a little unconvinced.

"That's nature." Li Heng said with a smile: "When His Royal Highness came to Suzhou at the beginning of the year, the common people couldn't open the pot and were about to rebel. Thanks to the rejuvenation of His Royal Highness, the city of Suzhou is now prosperous, the people have work, and the wages are two or three times that of before, and the life is much better than before. ”

"The hearts of the common people understand that they know who made them live a good life, not Xiaguan, the prefect of Suzhou, nor those big families, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" He continued with admiration:

"Many ordinary people have tablets for His Royal Highness in their homes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that His Royal Highness has a Buddha in Suzhou City. This time, I heard that His Royal Highness was sealed in Suzhou, and I said that they would be happy, right? ”

"Okay......" Zhu Zhen finally let him go, and sighed: "It seems that when I go back to Suzhou in the future, I have to quietly enter the city, and I don't want to beat the gong." ”

"Isn't this also the first time His Highness has gone home after changing the seal, and the people will get used to it in the future." Li Heng said with a smile.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded and said to Li Heng: "This king has three things to do when he returns to Suzhou this time, one is to choose a location for the palace, you can help pay attention to it." ”

"Yes." Li Heng hurriedly responded, and then asked, "What does Your Highness want?" ”

"The palace, the front hall and the back harem, the size and width are all strictly in accordance with the regulations, what flowers can there be?" Zhu Zhen thought for a moment and said, "But you have to make the garden bigger for me, this king has a lot of pets to raise." ”

"Understood." Li Heng smiled: "Suzhou gardens are a must, and they are perfect for pets." ”

"You look at it first, and then report it when you're ready." Zhu Zhen nodded, and then ordered: "The second thing is to see if the food stamps are still working normally?" ”

"Normal, normal, of course." Li Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I didn't expect the food stamps launched by His Highness to be so effective, and even a little too good......

"How?" Zhu Zhen frowned slightly.

"The people of Suzhou now not only recognize the food stamps, but also between the copper coins and the food stamps, giving preference to the latter, not to mention the treasure money." Li Heng hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Because almost all merchants and stores give discounts on food stamps...... Of course, this is a good thing for the promotion of food stamps, but the problem is that after they receive food stamps, they never spend them again. Therefore, there is a strange situation where we keep printing and they keep receiving. ”

"This king understands what you mean, you mean that the current demand for food stamps is because large households need to accumulate the amount of food stamps to increase their points." Zhu Zhen smiled:

"You're worried that when the one-year period comes, they won't need points, and there will be a huge amount of food stamps pouring out, triggering a run. Right? ”

"Your Highness is wise." Li Heng nodded hurriedly, and said with a bitter face: "There are still three months to expire." Now that 30 million stone of grain stamps have been released, even if we don't release the next one, the less than 1 million stone of grain in our reserve warehouse is far from enough to pay. ”

He didn't dare to mention it now, but at the beginning, he said in black and white, signed and drawn, that the grain of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau was borrowed from the reserve warehouse, and he had to pay back the stubble in the autumn.

Because at the beginning, it was said that only 200,000 stone food stamps would be issued, but now it is 150 times overissued! Once there is a thunderstorm, none of them can run, and what is the point of caring about the 'measant' 200,000 stones?

"Hahaha, you just put your heart back in your stomach," Zhu Zhen laughed disapprerovingly: "This king has his own charter, and it will definitely not cause a run!" ”

"Since His Highness has his own clever plan, then his subordinates can rest assured." He said so, what else could Li Heng say? I had to force a smile and not mention this stubble: "Dare to ask Your Highness, the third thing is for, then the merit will be evaluated?" ”

"That's right." Zhu Zhen nodded and said: "In the past nine months, they have performed well, and they can be regarded as making great contributions to this king, so I can't help but give them some rewards." ”

Lao Liu told the truth, he was able to quickly reorganize the fleet after the defeat in the first battle, and wipe out the Haikou with a thunderous momentum, which was inseparable from the generosity of the big families...... Of course, they are there to earn points and improve their ranking.

Either way, the credit for their work is real. Now that they have won, they have to be given some sweetness.

(End of chapter)