Although Emperor Jingwen's goal was to clean up the officialdom in the south, he did not say it explicitly out of consideration for the crown prince's face. On the surface, Emperor Jingwen only said that the ninth prince had been away from home for two years and he wanted to see how he was doing and to take a look at the latest customs and practices in the south.

His Majesty has been doting on the Ninth Prince for a long time. Even more exaggerated situations have happened in the past. More than two years ago, His Majesty was still thinking of keeping the Ninth Prince in the palace and raising him for the rest of his life. Now he just makes a special trip to see him. What's so hard to understand?

Upon hearing this news, everyone felt that the emperor seemed to be overly fond of the Ninth Prince, to a degree far beyond the ordinary.

The Ninth Prince's favor has not diminished in the two years since he left the palace. The emperor still cares about him all the time. Such an honor is rare in ancient and modern times.

Only the prince knew that his father's move to look down on Xiaojiu was fake, but his intention to take action against him was real.

My father took it seriously and showed no mercy at all.

The prince looked up, with a look of dejection.

A few days later, Emperor Jingwen drew up a list of names for the southern tour. Except for the crown prince, he did not bring any powerful princes with him. He only brought his fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth sons. He left the eldest prince, the second prince and the sixth prince in Shangjing City.

After all, my father treats the prince differently.

Upon hearing the news, the eldest prince couldn't help but sneer, but there was a hint of anger and sadness in his eyes.

Even though the prince has behaved so absurdly, his father still refuses to give up. He still holds out hope for the prince and tries to bring him back on the right track.

With what the prince did, if it were me, I don’t know how many times I would have died!

Children who have never received the love of their parents will find it difficult to feel complete, no matter how old they are. They will always feel like there is a piece missing and there will always be something lacking.

In the eyes of the eldest prince, Emperor Jingwen went to such great lengths to cut off the prince's escape route in order to save him. After all, after eliminating all the dirty and smelly people, after a few years, Emperor Jingwen would assign the prince some decent tasks, and the prince would become the innocent prince he once was.

My father really put a lot of thought into this.

But in the eyes of the prince, although his father took him with him on the southern tour, he kept him under house arrest in a room on the ship, not allowing him to go out or see anyone, and making him watch helplessly as his own empire was about to collapse. This was really too cruel.

The prince didn't know when the sword hanging over his head would fall, and he was in fear every day. As time went by, he couldn't help but feel resentful.

When the ship arrived at Bingzhou, Emperor Jingwen ordered people to place the prince there and sent someone to guard him.

Before parting, Emperor Jingwen said: "After this matter is over, I hope you can learn some lessons."

The reason why Emperor Jingwen brought the prince here was to make him remember his mistake so that he would not make the same mistake again next time.

Emperor Jingwen originally wanted him to see with his own eyes what those people had done and how tragic their end was, but in the end, Emperor Jingwen really couldn't bear to do it, so he let the prince get off the boat early.

"Just stay here and reflect on yourself!"

Concealing the complexity and sigh in his heart, Emperor Jingwen waved his sleeves and left.

The strong wind from the river bank blew the prince's robe, making a rustling sound. The prince lowered his head under the scorching sun, making it impossible to tell his expression at the moment.

The usually brave Fifth Prince stood on the boat and watched this scene. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva and didn't dare to make a sound along the way.

After the prince left, no one dared to act rashly. The huge ship was eerily quiet.

Everyone was very cautious, fearing that they might make a mistake and become a victim of the game between the emperor and the prince.

The prince and the emperor no longer look like father and son.

The big ship went downstream, and in such an atmosphere, it gradually approached Liangzhou.

The other side.

He had no idea that the large army was gradually approaching him. After all, Ye Shuo only cared about his mother and Jian Jian. He was too lazy to ask about other things, nor did he dare to ask, because the answer he would get would definitely be unsatisfactory, so it was better not to know.

Although escape is shameful, it is very useful.

Ye Shuo waved to Xiao Luzi as usual and asked Xiao Luzi for his schedule for today.

After two years, Ye Shuo's life in Liangzhou had gradually returned to normal. Every day he only needed to inspect the places under his name and collect rent to make a living.

Although Ye Shuo made a lot of money, he also spent a lot of money, especially for the construction of Liangzhou City. He was very generous in investing, spending a lot of money every day. As a result, the governor of Liangzhou could not help but have the illusion that the young man in front of him cared more about the development of Liangzhou than he did...

The Ninth Young Master is building Liangzhou as if it were his own home.

No prefect would dislike a person who is willing to spend money without expecting anything in return.

Even though the prefect of Liangzhou was more than ten years older than Ye Shuo, and was in his thirties and almost forty, when he looked at Ye Shuo now, it was no different from looking at his own brother. No, that's not right. He looked closer than a brother.

Where can I find such a good person?

Pie in the sky is just like that.

In just two years, the roads in Liangzhou City were more than doubled. The roads became wider and smoother, making it more convenient for merchants to travel.

It is not easy to change the old city area of Liangzhou, but we can still develop new urban areas. Isn’t this what urban expansion works like?

Large tracts of vacant land in Liangzhou City were utilized. More neatly arranged and uniform houses, better road planning, wider roads, and a more beautiful living environment all attracted the attention of wealthy merchants.

Especially the sewage and drainage in the new urban area and various infrastructure in the old urban area are completely incomparable.

Needless to say, Ye Shuo must have participated in the construction of the new urban area, especially the commercial street in the new urban area, which was designed by Ye Shuo himself and built with his own money.

Among them, shops and government offices accounted for 40%, and Ye Shuo accounted for 60%. At first, the magistrate of Liangzhou thought that his brothers were really kind. Not only did he help them build houses for free, but he also gave up nearly half of the profits in one go. However, after the first quarter's turnover came out, the magistrate realized that he was too happy too early.

Even if it's only 60%, he's still making a fortune, okay!

It is true that there is no dishonest businessman, so how could a businessman allow himself to suffer losses?

After the optimization of Liangzhou's infrastructure, both the environment and other aspects have been greatly improved. Under this circumstance, wealthy businessmen from other cities will naturally gradually flow to Liangzhou.

Who doesn’t want to enjoy better resources at the same cost?

The streets in Liangzhou were wide and smooth, and it was more convenient for them to use horse-drawn carriages to travel when doing business than in other places.

In the past, Liangzhou was rich, but only relatively speaking. Compared with Shengzhou and Yeling and other places, it was still far behind. But now Liangzhou has gradually caught up.

The more wealthy merchants came, the more money Ye Shuo earned. The previous initial investment was nothing, and his business became more and more prosperous. It was a virtuous cycle.

Since Liangzhou has become wealthy, tax revenue will naturally rise. With more tax revenue, the resettlement of poor people has been put on the agenda. Coupled with Ye Shuo's generous donation, resettlement houses have been built in large numbers in the west of the city.

Before, Ye Shuo was short of manpower, so he specifically asked Zeng Mohuai to ask for a few students to come over. With these students leading the teams, the construction teams under Ye Shuo's command were fast and good, not to mention the quality of the projects. With Ye Shuo personally supervising it, there was really nothing to complain about.

In their spare time, even people from other cities would invite these construction teams over, and Ye Shuo behind the scenes naturally made a fortune.

In addition to this, Ye Shuo also took a lot of money and set up several special awards, which, needless to say, were naturally related to innovation.

No matter what kind of innovation it is, Ye Shuo will accept it all.

After all, Ye Shuo is only one person, and the development of Da Zhou requires the joint efforts of everyone. It is not advisable to force things to happen. We should mobilize the enthusiasm of everyone and make progress together.

With such a huge reward, Liangzhou City naturally became a place where flowers blossomed.

The advancement of science and technology can often promote the development of agriculture.

The magistrate of Liangzhou always felt that if he continued to develop like this for a few more years, his path to promotion would be just around the corner, and by then being granted a title of nobility or appointed as prime minister would no longer be a dream.

Perhaps it was because Liangzhou's development momentum was too rapid, and other surrounding cities could no longer sit still. The governors of various places racked their brains, frantically thinking of countermeasures. After all, Liangzhou was so prominent that if they didn't think of a solution, they would soon be surpassed!

This Liangzhou prefect is really hateful. He is so eye-catching that they have no choice but to take action.

If one party wants to keep up with others, others have to follow suit. The life of officials becomes difficult, while the lives of the people below are getting better and better. So, it’s okay for them to sacrifice.

Sacrificing one prefect to save millions of families is truly the virtue of a saint and is worthy of praise.

Ye Shuo seemed not to notice that so many people were involved because of him. As the center of the storm, Ye Shuo felt quite at ease.

Ping An Restaurant hasn't had much business recently, but Ye Shuo doesn't mind. After all, a decrease in the number of criminals is a good thing.

Ye Shuo took the booklet handed over by Xiao Luzi and flipped through it. He found that he had to go to a shop in the east of the city to collect rent today. So he changed his clothes and walked out of the house under the protection of two martial arts masters.

Now in Liangzhou City, who would not call him "Chief Boss" when seeing him? Even the prefect always used this title to make fun of him.

Not to mention, Ye Shuo really felt like a mountain king in Liangzhou. It was really quite impressive and exciting.

After greeting the people he interacted with, Ye Shuo successfully collected this month's rent from the high-end cloth shop in front of him, and then walked into Qinglufang with the more than one hundred taels of silver.

Since he has nothing to do, he might as well come in and play a few games. It just so happens that he feels like playing today.

The moment they saw Ye Shuo, the guests in Qinglufang were stunned at first, and then cheered.

"The Ninth Young Master is here, the Ninth Young Master is here."

Wow, the owner of Qinglufang is here, which makes those who lost to him before suddenly excited.

"Old rules, who will go first?" Ye Shuo rolled up his sleeves, put one foot on the stool, looked around and asked.

"Me! Me!"

Soon, Qinglufang became lively.

The other side.

Emperor Jingwen thought for a long time and finally decided to give the little bastard a surprise, so after he got off the boat, he only brought a few guards and four, five, seven or eight princes with him.

However, as soon as he entered the city and saw the scenes before him, Emperor Jingwen was immediately stunned.