Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 29 Governance by Order
"Go down to Yangzhou with a lot of money, look at the land under your feet, this ruin is the prosperous Yangzhou in those days." Zhu Yuanzhang squatted down and picked up the waste soil.

Li Shanchang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Yangzhou is doing now is only temporary. I believe that under your governance, Yangzhou will return to the prosperity of the prosperous age."

Liu Bowen recalled the knowledge His Highness taught him a few days ago, squatted down and held the soil for a closer look.

Li Shanchang next to him smiled contemptuously.

A look of disdain appeared on his nephew Li Bin's face, and he said sneeringly, "Liu Zhongcheng, what's in this soil, can there be food to relieve His Majesty's worries and problems?"

Lao Zhu squeezed the soil in his hand and looked at Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen ignored them, with a hint of surprise and admiration on his face, he walked quickly to the bare land.

Seeing this, Lao Zhu walked towards Liu Bowen and asked, "What do you see?"

"Your Highness told me before that the water quality in Yangzhou is good and the soil is solid. The soil in the lower reaches is green sand and silt loam. At that time, I didn't believe it. I saw it with my own eyes today, so I know that His Highness is a god."

Lao Zhu felt very comfortable hearing others praise his son. Liu Bowen is well versed in astronomy and geography, so he must not mistake the soil. His own sign has a really long face, so he nodded and said, "Okay!"

After he finished speaking, he remembered something and asked, "Where are the Yangzhou officials?"

Li Bin stepped forward immediately and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have sent soldiers to look for it."

Seeing blue smoke rising in the distance, Li Shanchang hurriedly informed Zhu Yuanzhang.

Yangzhou City, open space.

Zhu Biao had originally prepared food and steamed buns to bring, but he didn't expect it to be unnecessary now.

Broken walls collapsed all around, and the stones in the middle were cleared out. The official uniform of Yangzhou Master Yang Shen next to him was patched, and there were a few civilians kneeling behind him, in ragged clothes.

The woman in white fox fur was also behind the people at this time.

The man pushing the grain cart trembled like chaff.Hearing the magistrate of Yangzhou calling Prince Zhu Biao just now, he was so frightened that he immediately collapsed on the ground.

"See His Royal Highness."

Zhu Biao raised his hand to let them get up.

The crowd followed the magistrate Yang Shen to stand up, and the man pushing the cart almost fainted from fright.

The woman in white fox fur said flatly to the man pushing the cart: "Get up."

Then he raised his head, looked at Zhu Biao with watery eyes, and said to the man: "We didn't break the law, we just helped the court to rescue the disaster. His Royal Highness is a holy king, how could he be as knowledgeable as you?"

Zhu Biao took a few glances at her, and saw that this person had an outstanding appearance, knowledgeable and courageous, with beautiful eyebrows, standing there gave off an elegant feeling.

"Miss Zhizhi transported food for disaster relief and saved the people of Yangzhou from starvation. How could Gu blame you?"

"The little girl thanked His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Biao nodded, and was about to ask Mu Ying to put down the wild vegetables.Yang Shen, the magistrate of Yangzhou, suddenly ran forward and crawled behind Zhu Biao.

"Your Majesty, Yang Shen, the magistrate of Yangzhou, I have seen... Your Majesty, Yang Shen is guilty."

When Zhu Yuanzhang came here today, he saw Yangzhou in ruins, and felt pain in his heart. Now that he saw Yang Shen like this, he said to Yang Shen with red eyes:

"Yang Shen, you are a majestic magistrate, why did you become like this?"

Yang Shen's face was covered with tears and nose: "Please punish the crime, Your Majesty..."

Looking at the dozen or so people who dare not look up.All of them had disheveled hair and faces as pale as wood.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the two cauldrons and food behind him, very puzzled.

The bonfire was lit, and the faces of the people sitting around were red. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao sat beside these people and listened to them talk about their difficulties.

The leading man said that because the tax was too high, the family did not have enough to eat, and when his wife and children separated, they cried loudly with their heads in their arms.

Men do not flick their tears lightly, if it is not forced too hard, no one would urinate like a man seven feet tall.

This group of people are all refugees who were forced by the war and had no way out. Even if they dismantled their cars and scattered food today, they could only meet their temporary needs.

"Your Majesty, you are a good Emperor."

The old man next to him wiped his tears and held Lao Zhu's hand.

"Father, I'm hungry." The little girl waved the middle-aged man's lapel timidly without fear.

"Baby is hungry, go eat." Zhu Yuanzhang sniffed, Kai shed tears and told Li Bin Muying to serve the meal.

The little girl glanced at the fierce Li Bin and hid back, shrinking her neck and not daring to come out.

"Your Majesty, the porridge is ready, please allow the little girl to bring the little sister to serve the meal."

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

The middle-aged man next to him said, "Thank you, Miss Zhiwu."

Only now did Zhu Biao know that her name was Shen Zhiwu, and she was the daughter of Shen Qiancheng, the richest man in Suzhou.

A few days ago, I passed by Yangzhou on business and saw the people eating grass roots and bark, so I brought food to help the people.

At this moment, Zhu Biao can't wait to let all the people have clothes to wear and food to eat, so as long as his people don't starve, he is happy.

Li Bin ran to Shen Zhifu's side to help attentively, but she politely refused, and Li Bin's face was darkened in anger.

"She is the daughter of the richest man in Suzhou, the Shen family." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, and Yang Shen who was beside him nodded.

"We have heard of Shen Wansan, but only the merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich." Zhu Yuanzhang hated these merchants.

But now the situation in Yangzhou, he said: "There was Shen Wansan back then, the daughter of the richest man in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was also a strange woman."

Zhu Biao knew that today he had to change the old Zhu's hatred of businessmen, otherwise it would be difficult for him to manage his own economy.

"It's rare, there are still businessmen who are willing to help the people. My son wants to meet this Shen family in Suzhou." Zhu Biao said seriously.

The people gnawed bark and ate wild vegetables, and if they continued to starve, all the people in Yangzhou would die.

"As long as the people are fed, we will thank him." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to the side.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Biao were taken care of by Li Shanchang and Yang Xian. Liu Bowen stood in front of Zhu Biao and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I have checked the soil in Yangzhou and it is suitable for farming."

The man next to him sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the people here have all left their homes because of the war, and those who can run have run away, leaving only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled with their families, and no one is farming."

"There is no one to cultivate the good land, and it will be abandoned like this. It must be resumed. There is no delay." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said to Zhu Biao: "Biaoer, there is a way."

"Going back to my father, my son will try his best to restore farming in Yangzhou and live up to his entrustment." Zhu Biao said firmly.

When the people nearby heard that the prince was going to help Yangzhou resume farming, Yang Shen led a dozen people to kneel down and kowtow.

"Thank you, Prince, thank you, Prince."

In the open air, the voices of Yangzhou people thanking the prince resounded through the night.

Shen Zhishi, who was helping the little girl with the meal, turned his head and glanced at Zhu Biao, thinking that there is still a prince willing to come here, and he didn't know if it was true or not.

"Miss Shen, Li Bin will help you."

"Thank you, the little girl and the maid can do these things." Shen Zhishi quietly dodged Li Bin's outstretched hand, and led the little girl away.

The little girl quickly left behind her own lady.

After Zhu Yuanzhang made the people full, he asked Muying to feed himself and Zhu Biao.

After dinner, Zhu Yuanzhang, Yang Shen and Liu Bowen discussed matters in Yangzhou and said:
"Let's ask the prince and Mr. Liu to help you restore Yangzhou, and let Yu'er take care of you here."

Zhu Yuanzhang is reluctant to let his son suffer, but now he can only pin his hopes on his own standard.

When Zhu Biao was condolences to the dozen or so households, he saw the little girl's clothes were torn, so he took off his outer robe and handed it to Shen Zhifu.

"Miss Shen, put Gu's clothes on this child to keep out the cold at night."

Li Bin next to him immediately ran over to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, it's dangerous at night, why don't you let me help Miss Shen and the others keep watch at night."

He knew that Li Bin was not a good guy, and he used Li Shanchang's influence to rob people's daughters.

Zhu Biao said to Li Bin with a smile: "Go and rest, I will ask Mu Ying to come over and watch the night."

Li Bin was dissatisfied, but still respectfully said: "Yes, Your Highness."

The maid of the Shen family took the clothes and helped the little girl cover them, and saluted Zhu Biao.

　Today is not long after the founding of the country in 1368, and Shen Wansan died in 1379.

　　Recently, a lot of people have come out to scold what I wrote earlier, so I will revise the previous one.There is another chapter tonight.

　　
　
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