Zheng Yuming and Wu Wang husband and wife three days ago to the south port, Wu Wangsheng has not been on the ship, at first on the ship is very happy, like a child running around the ship, the ship will be up and down the three floors are running all over. When the 2,500-material ship started to move, the excited Wu Wangsheng wilted, he began to feel dizzy and nauseous, sweating all over his body, and was assisted by the delicate appearance of Queen Tian to go back to the cabin to take medicine soup.
Because of Wu Wangsheng's seasickness, the fleet did not stay in the river ports, sailed at full speed, and arrived at Nambu pier in just two days.
As soon as the flotilla docked, Yu Kui, the Ulsan county magistrate and Wei Ci, who was in charge of Ulsan's security, had already greeted Ulsan's hundred officials, Wu Da's husband and wife, and the chief of the Eagle Tribe, Tuo Xiong, at the pier. Zheng Yuming was happy to see Yu Kui and the others again, and they had a good time catching up. Huo Sihua pays a visit to Wu Da Couple and introduces Wei Kou to Tuoxiong, who is slightly pregnant. Tuoxiong's demeanor is even more dignified as she is married, making Wei Kou think that Tuoxiong is a noblewoman from a different family.
Nowadays, there are already 70,000 residents in Nangbu, together with the idle laborers, soldiers, craftsmen, merchants, and people doing all kinds of small business, the settled population is more than 100,000, which is just like a big medium-sized city. Because Zheng Yuming had a specific plan for Nanbu long ago, this new city of Nanbu after seven years of development, can be said to be the most perfectly constructed city in Da Qin. And because of the villa greenhouse in a variety of flowers planted on both sides of the streets in Nambu, the residents love these beautiful flowers, family transplantation, after a few years, Nambu city into a garden city.
As soon as Wu Wangsheng and Queen Tian disembarked, they were attracted by the streetscape of Nangbu, and Wu Wangsheng refused to leave Nangbu Palace on the pretext of dizziness and not wanting to take the train. The Palace is actually a mansion built by Wu Da for his younger brother Zheng Yuming and Chu Chao Hui, whose original residence has been converted into the administrative office of Nambu. In order for his brother to come back to Nangbu to have a place to live, Wu Da started to build a residence for them two years ago, and it was just completed in April this year, which was just right for Wu Wangsheng and his wife to use as a temporary palace.
Zheng Yuming this time to bring Wu Wangsheng south patrol, originally is to let Wu Wangsheng out of the heart, see Wu Wangsheng rely on the south port, also do not force him to go to the city of Dacheng to live, so that Huo Sihua and Wei Kou accompanied in the palace, leaving 500 guards responsible for the safety of their own with Ma Ren and Huang Zhong back to the Minghui Valley.
The current Nambu City was no longer just the original Nambu Village, the city wall circled the Minghui Valley and Nambu Village, and the city area was more than ten miles in circumference. Minghui Valley's gap passage has been blown open with explosives, the passage mouth has been constructed as a mountain gate, the passage has been widened into an avenue, and it is more convenient for valley vehicles to enter and exit.
The changes in the valley of Minghui were just as great, the population had increased to over fifty thousand, of which eight thousand were cultivating farmers, twenty thousand skilled laborers, two thousand escorts, six thousand sailors, and the rest of the personnel were children and the elderly.
The villa is still surrounded by the living area of the valley, the houses in the living area are no longer the original sporadic green brick buildings, the mud huts that were built for slaves have disappeared, the green brick buildings are in patches, the houses are neatly planned, there are stores on both sides of the street, and there is an elementary school and a high school in the center of the area, as well as a small public garden. In addition, there are two research centers in the valley, one is for medical research and is located in Kang Kyu's original medical clinic, and the other is a military weapons research center, which is located in the barracks.
To the north to the central part of the major factories, the original barracks into a naval barracks, the western lakeside construction of a naval military port, near the military port is a large shipyard construction plant, this shipyard specializes in the construction of military vessels, the use of timber is the valley seven years to cut down the good wood one after another. Timber has been three years of shade drying, so that the timber construction of the ship will not fall apart, will not be deformed, the service life is also long.
Valley Shipyard is the original Nambu Shipyard relocated over, the original Nambu Shipyard still exists, for the outside world to take orders, only build a thousand and five material below the civilian wooden ship.
On the day of Zheng Yuming's return to the valley, except for the barracks, all the major factories in the valley were on vacation, and people stood on both sides of the valley avenue to welcome them. At the mountain gate, Da Zhuang and a group of the most senior slaves waited there, not many of these slaves are young, most of the young slaves joined the army, basically became the backbone of the army, scattered all over the state of Wu, most of the ones who stayed in the valley are skilled craftsmen, most of them are now in charge of the various factories and technical masters.
When the mountain gate opened, Woody ran in as a dog, the waiting people saw Woody and knew that the master had arrived, the people who greeted him 'boomed' and started cheering, shouting out people masters, eunuchs, and lords in a chaotic manner.
Zheng Yuming did not take a car after entering the mountain gate, but walked on foot on the avenue, and whenever he saw familiar slaves along the way, he stopped to talk to them cordially, in fact, Zheng Yuming felt familiar with only a thousand or so people from the valley, but the ones who came to greet him were as many as 30,000 people.
Of these 30,000 people, a large half of them entered the valley after Zheng Yuming left Ulsan, they did not enter the valley as slaves, and unlike immigrants from elsewhere, they had to sign a non-disclosure agreement that guaranteed not to disclose the situation of the valley to outsiders, and had to have credentials to enter and exit the valley.
The people in the valley had some restrictions on their personal speech and freedom, but they lived a generous life, better than the outside world by some margin. These people were not slaves of Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui, but they referred to themselves as slaves of the two. In Dacheng and Nambu, people with plum blossom marks on their foreheads often held power in their hands, and within the valley, having a plum blossom mark represented the person's qualifications. In the Ulsan region, the Plum Blossom Seal was a special class of people.
In the last two years, a popular make-up look among young women in Ulsan for festivals has been to put a plum blossom mark between the foreheads.
Separated for nearly four years, Zheng Yuming back when the mood is also excited to see the development of Nambu and the valley, as if to see their own hands planted saplings grow into big trees, happy and proud.
Su women have already cleaned up and organized the villa, the grape arbor between the yard is full of grapes, the well is still the same, the wooden dog kennel is still there, and even the dog chain is still in place. Corner of the courtyard wall, covered with a car cover, covered with straw, the Grand Cherokee car lying quietly there, the five workers' rooms are still intact, Su women and or plus siblings and Wei Qing's room has been removed, moved to the front of the villa's new residence, only the kitchen is still intact.
Zheng Yuming returned to his old residence, did not smell the smell of mold, villa upstairs room furnishings as in the past, only the attic has been packed and pasted the seal of the box covered with dust, the box of things are twenty-first century items, these items are too shocking, Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui before leaving to seal them, the attic is a forbidden area of the Su women are not allowed to enter.
Woody looked unusually excited to be back in his old home, and he scurried around the various rooms on the second floor, having had enough fun before plopping down in front of the coffee table in the den and sticking his tongue out to catch his breath.
Zheng Yuming and Chu Chao Hui in the villa has been living separately, now the two bedrooms are still the same as before, Chu Chao Hui on the cabinet in front of the bed is also a soft Chinese empty cigarette shells, Zheng Yuming picked up the shells smelled a little bit, but also can vaguely smell the smell of cigarettes, thinking of the Chu Chao Hui was forced to quit smoking can only bite the teeth to sign of the past, Zheng Yuming can not help but smile. Chu Chao Hui has now arrived in the Northeast County, is Zhou Cheng there patrol, and then in two days will take the boat back to Nambu.
Zheng Yuming would like to stay in the valley for two more days, but he did not have the blessing of Wu Wangsheng, can not be a shirker, lived in the valley for a day, accompanied by Dajiang, toured the valley's factories, the two research institutes and the sailor's battalion, convened the Minghui Valley various managers to make a report, awards for a number of outstanding personnel, Zheng Yuming left the valley with a wooden, went to the city of Dacheng.
On the first day of his arrival in Dacheng, Zheng Yuming first visited the South College and talked with Wang Jie for a long time, recognizing Wang Jie's education career. After meeting with Wang Jie, Zheng Yuming met with the nobles and big merchants of Dacheng, and hosted a big banquet in the county residence to entertain people from all walks of life that night.
Gongziguang's county seat had become Zheng Yuming's private property and could no longer be a county office; the Ulsan administrative county seat had been built separately.
Zheng Yuming that night at the banquet drunk, woke up late the next day, just took a shower to dissipate the smell of alcohol, Yu Kui has come to the door to discuss business. Yu Kui is here to discuss landlord land matters with Zheng Yuming.
Ulsan region's industry, commerce and agriculture were the most developed in Wu, and the region had a strong demand for labor, the continuous development of Ulsan region has been in a state of labor shortage, even if there are foreign refugees continue to replenish, and even the indigenous primitive people of the south bank of the Yangtze River are attracted, but still has not solved the situation of Ulsan's labor tension. Tension in the labor force of Ulsan region, the most affected are those landlords, landlords have no one to cultivate the farmland, dumping still have to pay five percent of the tax, landlords are in a predicament, want to sell the hands of the field, but because the refugees can enjoy tax exemption for their own farmland, after three years of cultivation of the field and the ripe land has been similar to the lack of market demand for adult fields, landlords want to sell the land can not be sold, the landlords of the status quo These landowners have a lot of complaints about the status quo.
"Then the county government will pay for it and acquire it at a tax of twenty years per acre, and the acquired fields will be distributed to the refugees for cultivation according to policy." Zheng Yuming was happy to see landowners selling their land, it was a good way to change private land ownership into state ownership.
"To acquire this expenditure is huge, the county government has financial difficulties." Yu Kui has a difficult look on his face, the acquisition price is good, those landowners will sell their fields, the county government will have to come up with a large sum of money at once, the financial situation is very difficult.
"The education funds can be moved." Jung Yu-myung mused for a moment and instructed Yu Kyu.
Yu Kui was surprised, "Your Excellency..."
Zheng Yuming attaches the greatest importance to education, why is it that education funding is the first thing to be cut now?
Zheng Yuming waved his hand to stop Yu Kuei from admonishing him, "Education funds can be taken from my elder brother."
Yu Kui opened his mouth, wanted to say something but could not say, Wu Da couple is in charge of Zheng Yuming and Chu Chao Hui's private property, from Wu Da to take the education funding, it is the same as from Zheng Yuming and Chu Chao Hui pockets to take money.
"Let's write donation for the expense entry." Zheng Yuming and Chu Chao Hui had nearly ten million gold assets in their names, and money was just numbers to the two.
"Promise!" Yu Kui respectfully obliged, his heart's respect for his lord was beyond words.
The two settled on a source of funds for the acquisition and began to discuss the details when the big bull 'tom-tom' came in from the outer room.
Zheng Yuming drunkenly woke up late, Da Niu woke up early with nothing to do, turned around in the county house, no sign of wood, know that the wood and ran out of the county house to go wild. Dacheng and Nanbu half of the residents know the wood, they will not let anyone hurt the wood, see the wood, always offer their own fine food, but the wood is very picky, but also recognize the people, do not look at the people to give things do not eat, strangers do not eat things. The people of Dacheng and Nambu took honor in feeding the wood, though they did not dare to feed it fish, for Zheng Yuming had posted public notices requesting the people not to feed the wood fish just because they spoiled it, and to eat too much fish was tantamount to plotting against the wood.
Da Niu always has to stay by Zheng Yuming's side at all times, and seldom has the opportunity to wander on the streets. Taking advantage of the search for wood, the Lord is sleeping in the mansion, and Da Niu takes the opportunity to wander on the streets.
"My lord! My lord!" The big bull ran with his nose in the air.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong with Woody?" Zheng Yuming was first startled when he saw Da Niu rush in, but he soon saw Woody, who was wagging his tail behind Da Niu.
"My lord, Prince Zhao is here, I met him on the street with Woody, that Prince Zhao probably figured it out and is blackening his face, hehehe!" Da Niu laughed nervously.
"What, you guys met Zhao Xuan?" Zheng Yuming knew that Zhao Xuan had come to Azure Mountain, and Zhao Xuan and his party had been in Huang Zhong's grasp.
"Crown Prince Zhao requests to see Your Excellency." Da Niu touched his head and added, "Crown Prince Zhao said this to Da Niu, 'Crown Prince Zhao Xuan of the Kingdom of Zhao has requested to see his old friend Chu Yu."
Zheng Yuming tilted his head, "So Zhao Xuan is here to seek justice from me?"
Zheng Yuming does not feel that he has any faults, Gongsun disk living place is the land of Wu, you Zhao Xuan sneak to Wu to dig talent is not good, although Zheng Yuming and Da Niu joint lied to Zhao Xuan a hand, but Gongsun disk is willing to follow Zheng Yuming down the mountain, but it is because of Zheng Yuming Gongsun disk passed the test set up by themselves. Zheng Yuming felt that if he told Zhao Xuan that he had not passed Gongsun Pan's test, Zhao Xuan would probably be even more angry.
Since Zhao Xuan open identity to see Zheng Yuming, Wu must welcome according to the national rituals. Zheng Yuming changed into a dress, the main door of the county residence is wide open, and brought Yu Kui to the main door to meet.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, how have you been? I really didn't realize that Brother Liang turned out to be the Lords of Zhao, if I had known, I would not have lacked the courtesy to slow down Your Highness back when I was at the foot of Qimen Mountain in the Kingdom of Wu!" Zheng Yuming had a smile on his face and a sincere look.
In the twenty-first century, Zheng Yuming as a large flower base boss, reception of all kinds of people, grandchildren, grandparents have done a variety of roles, the heart did not practice hard, but the cheek has been practiced thick. Goodbye once cheated people, face without a little shame.
Zhao Xuan a stomach of anger waiting in front of the county government, heard the county government door wide open, hastened to look up, but saw three years ago had put arms to talk very happy confidant, a silver-white wide summer clothes, posture and temperament is more than ever, slightly with a smile, a face of softness.
Zheng Yuming shows mild attentiveness, but what he says contains hidden organs, first accusing Zhao Xuan of concealing his identity, and then pointing out that Qimen Mountain is a Wu land, and it is very improper for Zhao Xuan to enter the Wu land in search of talent.
Zhao Xuan originally wanted to see Zheng Yuming ashamed, but did not expect Zheng Yuming not only not ashamed, but also secretly sarcastic and accusatory, but not more angry.
"Haha, when Zhao Xuan on Mr. Gongsun famous, just door to door visit to teach talent, this is a private matter, do not want to alarm your country, only secret. Qimen trip, Zhao Mou not only visited Mr. Gongsun, but also fortunate to meet the world-famous falling geese Prince, Zhao Mou eyes blessed not shallow!"
As soon as Zhao Xuan's words landed, Yu Kui's face changed, Zhao Xuan's words were special out of Zheng Yuming's appearance to describe, implicitly flirting flavor.
"My son is not only unrivaled in the world in terms of style, but his talent is even more unique in the world, Your Highness Zhao meeting my son is indeed Your Highness's good fortune!" Yu Kui spoke with anger.
The identity of Yu Kui's Chu people is no longer a secret, but the King's Court of Chu pretends not to know. Zhao Xuan on Yu Kui talent has also heard, know Yu Kui is Zheng Chu two people beloved, see Yu Kui cold staring at himself, and then see the county residence near the guards are also tightly grasping the weapon, on their own eyeing, Zhao Xuan shocked, secretly wondered how just how impulsive as such, and even dazed to find the strongest enemy to seek justice.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please follow Yuming into the mansion for a gathering, I thought that you and I had a great conversation at the foot of Qimen Mountain, this time Yuming set up a banquet and Your Highness to catch up on the past." Zheng Yuming saw Zhao Xuan's face slowed down, immediately stepped down the gate steps, to carry Zhao Xuan arm.
Zhao Xuan woke up with a start and realized that he couldn't be too forceful in a foreign country, and now that Zheng Yuming was handing over an olive branch, he hastened to get down on his feet. "Zhao Xuan would like to once again talk freely with Your Excellency for a long time."
Zhao Xuan and Zheng Yuming held each other's arms in an amicable manner, and the two of them were about to enter the gate side by side when noises came from behind them.
The county mansion is heavily guarded in front of the gate, Zhao Xuan and his party followed Da Niu to the gate, only Zhao Xuan was allowed to wait in the gate foyer, Bo Yao, Wu Mou, Kui Ji and Zhao over the guards were blocked fifty meters away from the gate, Zhao Xuan and Zheng Yuming put their arms in the mansion, and Kui Ji was about to follow up with his sword, and was surrounded by the guards.
"That's Kui Mou's lord, if the lord enters the interior, how dare Kui Mou not follow and protect him?" After Kui Ji knew that Zhao Xuan was the Crown Prince of Zhao, his head was caught in an incentive struggle, one moment assassination of Zheng Yuming prevailed, the next moment assassination of Zhao Xuan prevailed.
At present, the assassination of Zhao Xuan is the most certain, but the assassination of Zhao Xuan, will cause Zheng Yuming vigilance, the assassination of Zheng Yuming will be particularly difficult, perhaps the assassination of the operation was aborted. Remembering that he had guaranteed to assassinate Zheng Yuming in front of the Tang King, Kui Ji felt that he should first put the assassination of Zheng Yuming in the first place. Of course, Kui Ji's greatest hope was that both assassinations would be successful. Now that Zhao Xuan and Zheng Yuming were together, it was exactly the opportunity for him to succeed in one fell swoop.
"That man is Zhao's newest martial artist, and the other two are under the door shepherds, can Mr. Ming let them come inside together?" Zhao Xuan thought that Kui Ji understood his identity and was eager to show his loyalty and throw himself into the service.
"Oh, since it's His Highness's entourage, they should be allowed to enter, but their weapons must not be carried around, they must be unloaded and handed over to the guards for safekeeping, and they can only be taken away when they leave." Yu Kui grabbed before Zheng Yuming spoke out and affirmed, that Kui Ji's eyes were like wolves and Yu Kui was defensive towards him.
"Your country is so uneasy with Zhao?" Zhao Xuan was annoyed.
"Nonetheless, it is for the safety of His Highness and His Excellency that no one who enters the banquet wears a weapon." Yu Kui insisted.
Zhao Xuan looked back at Zheng Yuming, who had nothing else on his entire body except for a jade pendant dangling from his waist. "Since this is the case, please ask County Guard Yu to take good care of Zhao Xuan's precious sword."
Zhao Xuan unloaded the sword on his waist and handed it to the guard next to him. In the distance, Bo Yao and Wu Mou were also unloading their weapons and walking to Zhao Xuan's side, and when Kui Ji saw this, he had no choice but to hand over his life-like sword to the guard. When Kui Ji handed over his sword and quickly chased after Zhao Xuan, he was blocked by a large man.
"Why art thou in the way?" Kage chided in a cold voice.
"The boy is so ignorant of the rules; is the chair a place for the boy to sit? Thou should sit at the bottom." The person who blocked Kui Ji was Zheng Yu Ming's personal bodyguard Da Niu.
Kui Ji looked around and realized that only he stood under the main seat, Bo Yao and Wu Mian already sat on both sides of the lower head. Kui Ji eyeballed the distance between himself and Zheng Yuming, and then weighed the big bull's stout figure, the guards standing on the outside of the hall, and found that he was not very sure of killing Zheng Yuming with his bare hands, so he had to retreat and sit down on one side of the lower position.