Outside Zhangjiang Gate, on the official ship wharf.

Two luxury ships slowly docked, one with the flag of Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and the other with the flag of Taicang City.

This is the big household in the south of the Yangtze River invited by the King of Chu, and the sixth child is also called the 'investment delegation'.

The delegation was led by Shen Rong, deputy director of the Municipal Department of Shipping, and Gu Yuanchen, special manager of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.

However, there are too many people who want to come, and those big families in Wuxi, Changzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing and even Hangzhou outside Suzhou have also asked their men to find connections and want to get a ferry ticket.

It's not because they also want to taste the taste of being blackmailed by the sixth child, but because they covet the space of the city's fleet!

After a year of hard struggle, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has basically calmed the sea. Although it is inevitable that there will be a lack of secrets, there are still small groups of pirates and pirates who attack the coast from time to time, but they are all diseases of scabies and have nothing to do with the overall situation.

Without a powerful fleet like Chen Shanghai and Fang Datong, who would dare to fight the idea of a city fleet with strong ships and guns?

With a safe and stable trading environment, who doesn't look at the lucrative maritime trade? I want to find a chance to get a piece of the pie!

Therefore, these shrewd Jiangnan bigwigs, knowing that they will definitely bleed when they come back, they still flock to it.

This is still Shen Rong and Gu Yuanchen's strict control, excluding the big families who have poor financial resources or close relations with Hu Weiyong and the Wu family brothers, otherwise the two ships are far from enough!

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Zeng Tai, the new political envoy of Jiangxi, personally greeted the distinguished guests from afar at the wharf.

Not only because these guests were invited by His Royal Highness, but he himself was also eager for these God of Wealth...... After taking over the domain, he found out what the hell Jiangxi was poor.

Xiong Qitai's gang in the spirit of 'no matter how poor they are, they can't be poor themselves, and no matter how rich they are, they can't enrich the court's court's tax quota as a tool for their own profits, and they all engage in power rent-seeking, and the taxes collected are naturally very small.

Even if Xiong Qitai's gang is raided and their property is confiscated, it is just to maintain their daily life. It is impossible to come up with a huge amount of money for immigrants in the province. You don't have that ability, you know?

But this money, the court does not come out, and it can't count on Huguang, because Huguang is poorer, and it has to pay double the land.

So this money can only fall on the heads of these gods of wealth from Jiangnan.

Seeing the guests get off the boat, Zeng Tai silently recited His Royal Highness's teachings of 'attracting investment' and 'borrowing chickens to lay eggs', and then put on the most sincere smile and stepped forward and said: "Welcome, welcome, welcome to Jiangxi!" ”

Seeing that the dignified political envoy was so handed, Shen Rong, Gu Yuanchen and others did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed back and greeted the lord of the domain.

"Okay, you've worked hard from afar." After greeting each other, Zeng Tai arched his hand towards King Teng's Pavilion not far away and said, "Let me tell you a good news, the two highnesses have set up a feast on King Teng's Pavilion, waiting for you to receive the wind and wash the dust!" ”

"Oh, torture me!" A group of big families in the south of the Yangtze River didn't expect to receive the highest level of courtesy from this class, and hurriedly kowtowed to Teng Wangge to thank them.

"Well, you don't have to. Let's say thank you in person. Zeng Tai urged with a smile: "Let's hurry up, don't let His Highness wait for a long time." ”

"Yes, yes." Shen Rong and the others were busy responding.

In fact, the Tengwang Pavilion that Wang Bo saw was originally the city gate tower on Zhangjiang Gate. After being destroyed in the war, the descendants rebuilt it in the north of Zhangjiangmen and on the bank of the Ganjiang River.

The rebuilt one is less than a hundred feet away from Zhangjiangmen, and you can reach it with your legs. Therefore, the people did not take a car, but walked directly along the scenic Gan River.

"It is really worthy of being a place of treasure and treasure of 'Luoxia and lonely birds fly together, and the autumn water grows together in the sky'," the guests quoted Wang Bo's famous sentence and sighed: "This famous mountain and beautiful scenery are not inferior to our Jiangnan." ”

"In fact, Jiangxi is also Jiangnan." Zeng Tai couldn't help but open the bar again.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes." Of course, the guests would not disagree with him, and hurriedly agreed: "This red flower and green willow, clear water and green mountains are indeed no different from the south of the Yangtze River." ”

"That is, looking at the quality of this soil, it looks like a good purple sand mud." A big family from Yixing walked out of the official road of the stone slab, bent down to grab a handful of soil, and studied it carefully: "Tsk, it's a bit like the fine black star of our Huanglong Mountain, but the color is more purple, and it will definitely look good when you burn the pot." ”

"Yes, then Bo Xianggong has to open a kiln here." A number of big families in Jiangnan also made fun.

The receiving party looked strange and stunned.

"What? Are there any taboos here? Na Boxiang asked.

"Yes, it's a bit taboo." Zeng Tai laughed dryly, afraid that if he said the taboo, they wouldn't even be able to eat. resisted the urge to open the bar and said:

"It's a long story, you'll find out later."

As he spoke, he pointed to the pavilion standing on a high platform and said, "Look, the two highnesses are already waiting for us!" ”

"Yes, yes." All the big families hurriedly straightened their clothes, quickened their pace, and stepped forward to meet His Royal Highnesses King Yan, King Chu and King Hai.

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Zhu Zhen and Zhu Di stood side by side on the high platform, and laughed loudly at the big families kneeling under the stage: "Everyone, come upstairs." ”

"Your Highness." After thanksgiving, a group of big families lined up on the high platform under the leadership of Zeng Tai.

Because there are a lot of guests, the reception banquet is set on a high platform.

The high platform in front of the building is very wide, and there is no pressure to set up more than 20 tables of eight immortals neatly.

Once the guests are seated, the waiter discards the dishes and begins to serve. The serving plate is a little smaller and limited than Xiong Qitai's......

Four dishes and one soup were put on the table, and the table of eight immortals was basically full.

But His Royal Highness the King of Chu invites guests, of course, he can't cover his ears and steal the bell like Xiong Qitai to hold four dishes on one plate, and one dish for the sixth child is only one dish, but the amount of dishes is a little bit larger.

For example, the roast whole lamb is a whole roast sheep with a golden red color, kneeling in a square wooden plate, and serving it whole, which is considered a dish......

The other three dishes and one soup are all like this, and the portion is surprisingly large.

It not only makes the guests feel the hospitality of the host, but also does not violate Boss Zhu's regulations. No one can say that the sixth is cheating.

Such a simple method, Xiong Qitai's gang would not have thought of it.

But they have to get that kind of flower, not only for the stuttering, but also to show that there are policies and countermeasures. By challenging the rules of the imperial court, it is just a matter of proving that his privileges are not affected.

After the wine and food were served, Zhu Zhen got up with a wine glass and said:

"Some of you are old faces, and some are new faces. But it doesn't matter, the people who can come all the way to Nanchang because of my Zhu Zhen's words are all my Zhu Zhen's good friends! ”

"Your Highness is serious." The guests were flattered and hurriedly said they didn't dare. Those big families outside of Suzhou hurriedly said that as the citizens of His Royal Highness's vassal country, it was an infinite honor to be able to come to meet Zunyan.

"Nothing to dare! Come, let's drink this cup and welcome you to Changchang! Zhu Zhen raised his wine glass high.

"!" Everyone hurriedly got up and raised their glasses and drank with the two highnesses.

(End of chapter)