Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 176 Zhou Zong's Careful Thoughts

Luo Youdu talked about the long days to come, put away the rippling in his heart, and said to his father-in-law: "The boat and the car are tired, the mansion in the city has been packed. Please get on the car, father-in-law, go back to the mansion to rest first."

He gestured please.

Zhou Zong nodded and walked ahead.

Zhou Ehuang was full of blessings generously.

Luo Youdu showed the most handsome smile he ever thought possible.

Seeing the carriage of the three people, Luo Youdu led a group of people to Yangzhou City.

As the Southern Tang army withdrew from Yangzhou, Xiang Xun temporarily took over the defense of Yangzhou, and Guo Rong also moved from Hezhou to Yangzhou, preparing to receive Qian Hongchu, king of Wuyue Kingdom, grandly in Yangzhou.

Because Yangzhou was newly acquired, it was heavily guarded, and there were soldiers patrolling along the way.

Seeing Luo Youdu and his party passing by, the soldiers who came and went stopped their feet in respect.

Seeing the situation in the car, Zhou Zong couldn't help but said: "As a literati, it is really not easy to achieve today's achievements in the Central Plains."

Zhou Ehuang also nodded unconsciously, a hint of distress flashed in his eyes.

Above the Yangtze River, Zhou Ehuang had already learned about Luo Youdu's experiences over the years from Zhou Zongkou, and also learned about some things in those years. Pu struggled to survive in Kaifeng.

The Jiangnan where Zhou Ehuang lived can be described as a paradise on earth. More than once, scholars who fled to Jiangnan from the northern Central Plains talked about the chaos in the Central Plains.

It is said that thieves and bandits are rampant there, demons dance wildly, and morality and righteousness do not exist.

Soldiers were able to kill Jiedu envoys without authorization because they did not lead them to plunder the people for money.

Jiedushi has no eyes on the emperor, and takes rebellion and self-reliance as a matter of course.

Zhou Ehuang was docile by nature, and had received a good education since childhood. He had the most beautiful character of an ancient Chinese woman, virtuous and virtuous.

Although the process was erroneous, in her heart Luo Youdu was already her husband.

Thinking of my future husband, who was born in this troubled world, and achieved this career by himself and became famous all over the world.Among them must be extremely difficult, that is, proud, but also some distressed.

A group of people entered Yangzhou City.

The city of Yangzhou today is far from the style of Yang Yi Yi Er in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

The houses in the city are old and some are even dilapidated, and the control of the streets is not satisfactory.

It is obviously a street, but there are people who can expand their houses to the middle of the street, occupying half of the land, leaving only half of the street for walking.

"Ugh!"

Seeing the scene in the city, Zhou Zong let out a long sigh, and said, "After so many years of separation, Yangzhou has ended up in such a land." Then he said angrily, "Feng Yanlu, you deserve death."

Zhou Zong is also from Yangzhou, so he naturally has special feelings for Yangzhou.

After he resigned from Yangzhou and went to settle in Jinling, it was Feng Yanlu who replaced him as Yangzhou left-behind.

Zhou Zong regarded himself as a clean stream, and he would never do anything that would damage his reputation.

Yangzhou was too rich and suffered from wars, so it recovered a lot of vitality under the hands of Zhou Zong.But since Feng Yanlu came to power, he searched and exploited in various ways.

The high-ranking officials and nobles in the city thought it was common for them to occupy the streets, making Yangzhou a mess.

As long as Li Jing's taxes are in place, he doesn't care about what happens to his property.

It has led to the famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, which has become what it is today.

Hearing this, Luo Youdu stopped his horse and went to the carriage, and said: "Yangzhou City has become so chaotic that it cannot be organized. All kinds of street occupation and land invasion are hopeless. I discussed this matter with the officials a few days ago. The official intentions Abandon this Yangzhou city, and plan to find a place nearby to build a new Yangzhou. But I don’t know where it is suitable, my father-in-law has lived in Yangzhou for a long time, what advice do you have?”

Luo Youdu remembered that in history, Guo Rong built a small town in the southeast of old Yangzhou to replace Yangzhou, called Zhou Xiaocheng.

Later, the Song Dynasty expanded and expanded the city wall on the basis of Zhou Xiaocheng, which was called Song Dacheng.

Yangzhou is located in an important place for water transportation. After the unification of the north and the south, Yangzhou once again became the economic and cultural center of southeast China in just a few years, and its importance can be compared with that of the capital Bianliang.

According to historical records, Yangzhou's business tax year is [-], ranking first in the country.

Zhou Zong came to the spirit and talked about the situation around Yangzhou.

"I think the new Yangzhou should not follow the path of the old Yangzhou city. The old Yangzhou city paid attention to both agriculture and commerce, but the reality is that not many people are willing to farm. The commerce in the city is too developed, and the annual income of small workers in the city is higher than that of farming. Many fields are barren, and rich households in the city even directly bought the land as a summer resort. Directly focusing on commerce and water, supplemented by agriculture, further expands the geographical advantages of Yangzhou's convenient water and land."

Luo Youdu praised: "Father-in-law, this Yangzhou was originally only a sub-city, and the north and south were only four miles away. It was the Huainan Jiedu envoy Chen Shaoyou who expanded Luocheng and connected it with water transportation. The transportation has to pass through Yangzhou. Merchants from all over the country are attracted to live in the city and engage in trade exchanges. This is the grand occasion of promoting one and benefiting the other. Focusing on merchants and waterways can indeed further expand the advantages of Yangzhou."

He paused and said, "Then what does father-in-law think about the southeast of Luocheng in Yangzhou?"

Zhou Zong asked in surprise, "But the area south of Shaobo Lake, next to the canal?"

Luo Youdu said: "Of course!"

Zhou Zong said with a smile: "I also want to talk about this place. The water and land are convenient here. It is connected to Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake in the north. The surrounding land is fertile and can be cultivated. It is close to the canal in the east and not far from Yangzijin in the south. As for the west, it is not far from the old city .In the future, the new city will be enriched, and the old city can be demolished and re-planned.”

Luo Youdu couldn't help nodding, Zhou Zong's proposal was more comprehensive than what he discussed with Guo Rong, Fan Zhi, and Wang Pu.

After all, they are locals, and their understanding of Yangzhou is far better than that of foreigners.

Weng and his son-in-law talked all the way around New Yangzhou until they reached their destination.

Zhou Zong actually had something to say.

"gentlemen!"

Zhao Pu walked out of the mansion, saluted respectfully, and said, "Everything has been sorted out."

Luo Youdu nodded in satisfaction.

This Zhao Pu is really a wonderful person.

Luo Youdu has many servants, including those with outstanding abilities.

People like Song Qi, Kou Xiang, Tang Yu, and Dou Yi all have impressive abilities.

But they all have a unique style of literati.

Simply put, Luo Youdu promoted them, and they are willing to work for Luo Youdu.

How Luo Youdu treats them, they work harder in return.

And Zhao Pu is completely different, he has no strength of character, and directly puts himself in a very low position.

The position that Luo Youdu arranged for Zhao Pu was the military case of the Imperial Camp Division, responsible for the military, direct, and squad merit rewards of the Imperial Camp Division, the transfer of funds for senior education, internal and external transfers, platooning, changing officials and other trivial matters.

As long as Zhao Pu handles his own affairs well, he will be considered as conscientious.

But with a cheeky face, he wandered around beside Luo Youdu all day long, helping him deal with the trivial matters in life.

Luo Youdu once thought that what he hired was not a subordinate, but a housekeeper.

However, this "housekeeper" handled things so neatly that no one could find any faults.

Take the welcoming of Zhou Zong's family this time as an example.

Luo Youdu's residence in the city was uniformly allocated by the imperial court, and Zhou Ehuang hadn't passed the house yet, so naturally he couldn't live in the same place and let people gossip.

Although Luo Youdu felt that there was nothing wrong with it, the world didn't see it that way.

Then Zhao Pu has already made arrangements, and it is also the former residence of Zhou Zong when he stayed in Ren Dongdu.

It must be meaningless to Zhou Zong's family.

The servants, servants, furniture and so on in the mansion are also properly arranged.

How could Luo Youdu refuse such a competent and caring subordinate?

Zhou Zong got out of the carriage and looked at the familiar scene in front of him, and his mood improved a bit. His son-in-law really put his heart into it.

Zhou Ehuang looked at the long-lost "home" in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly behind the veil, which was really caring.

What is the details determine success or failure.

This is!
Zhou Xiaomei was still in the ignorant stage when she left Yangzhou, and she didn't remember that this was her home.But when she left home for the first time after being sensible, Zhou Xiaomei seemed very excited, and jumped out of the carriage again, wanting to take a look at the new residence.

For Zhou Zong's arrival, Guo Rong also gave him face.Immediately met him at the Yangzhou Palace, and asked the two prime ministers Fan Zhi and Wang Pu, plus Luo Youdu, to accompany him.

While Zhou Zong was flattered, he also realized the gap between Guo Rong and Li Jing.

Guo Rong and Li Jing are essentially rich second generations.

One inherited Guo Wei's family business, and the other inherited Li Min's family business.

Da Zhou and Southern Tang each have their advantages and disadvantages.

When it comes to military strength, it is natural that the Great Zhou inherited by Guo Rong is stronger, but what Guo Rong is facing is a group of uncontrollable arrogant soldiers.

Li Jing inherited a richer family business, but his military strength was relatively weak.

But the development of the two is very different.

Guo Rong took control of the situation bit by bit, coercing Mengshu and Nantang, but Li Jing was ambitious and talented, fighting Fujian and Chu all the time, and was always living on his laurels.

Looking at the heroic Guo Rong and thinking of the useless Li Jing in his mind, Zhou Zong's small thoughts began to overflow.

Zhou Zong and Luo Youdu left the palace together.

Zhou Zong, who got into the carriage, suddenly said, "My son-in-law, let's get on the carriage and talk, we, the son-in-law, have a good chat."

"Yes!" Luo Youdu followed into the carriage.

The carriage was also arranged by Zhao Pu, and there were all kinds of tea and snacks on it.

Luo Youdu filled Zhou Zongman with a glass of water and moved it in front of him.

However, Zhou Zong looked at Luo Youdu with a look of relief and emotion, and said, "If brother Luo knew that his son had achieved what he has achieved today, he would die in peace. Sigh..." He said with a look of sadness and resentment: "In the past, your father was not happy because of me. Being demoted to Sizhou, I was pressured by the old thief Song, so I dare not help openly, but can only help secretly. I don’t want to be negligent for a while, resulting in no news of your mother and child, and I have searched in every possible way, but found nothing. I have been guilty so far, so don’t blame me.”

"In the officialdom, I can't help myself!"

Luo Youdu didn't take this small conflict to heart at all. Zhou Zong is a politician. Apart from not having enough friends, he didn't do anything bad. What's more, now that he is about to adopt her daughter, he doesn't want to care about it: "Where is your father-in-law, it's all gone. What's more, my father never regretted his choice."

Zhou Zong saw that Luo Youdu really didn't care about anything, and his heart was at ease, so he asked casually: "Today, I see that Zhou Tianzi is very heroic, and the ancient sages are just like that. It's just that he has repeatedly conquered himself, and he may affect his successors, which is very inappropriate."

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