The next day, when the King of Chu led his confidants to the restaurant where Qi Chengjun was sitting, he was surprised to find that Qi Chengjun had already taken five imperial physicians to the plague zone. At the same time, all the soldiers guarding the plague zone had become Qi Chengjun's men.

The King of Chu was surprised by Qi Chengjun's arrogance and sneered, "No wonder he is a member of the Hanlin Academy."

Equally pedantic and ridiculous!

News of the epidemic in Jiangnan quickly reached the northern desert. By this time, all the people who had migrated from Jiangnan to Xinliang had settled down and had their homes arranged.

When news of the epidemic in Jiangnan arrived, no one was more moved than this group of people. They knelt down in the direction of Prince Wen's residence to express their gratitude to His Highness Prince Wen for saving their lives.

Wen Wang Gu Yuzhi was fast asleep, embracing Xue Ye, his belly showing. In his dream, besides the delicious food made by Xu Mama, there was also his mother.

It seems like he was still three or four years old when he could hug his mother and act spoiled without restraint.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the temporary outpost. Xueye stood up alertly, her nose twitching slightly, before she lay down again, resting her head on Gu Yuzhi's lower abdomen, covering it completely.

Gu Yuzhi was almost crushed by Xue Ye's huge head, and couldn't help but push her away, angrily saying, "Xue Ye, you're going to crush me to death!"

Xueye shook her head, picked up the blanket and covered him with it, then lay down beside him.

The man and the wolf both slept in a starfish shape.

The next moment, there was a gentle knock on the door: "Your Highness, are you awake? Minister Su has come to bid you farewell."

After receiving confirmation from Gu Yuzhi, Vice Minister Su immediately became even more attentive to sweet potatoes and potatoes. Not only did he go to the fields to do farm work himself, but he also shamelessly squeezed into Yu Xing's house to stay, just so he could talk to him about farm-related matters at any time.

If Yu Xing hadn't been such a decrepit old man, people would probably have been afraid that Minister Su had ulterior motives.

Thanks to the large influx of refugees, the harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes was dumped into the cellar in just five days.

After Chen Dianyi and Xie Changshi had prepared the sweet potatoes for the Emperor and some other specialties from the northern desert, Su Shilang, holding Yu Xing's hand, went to Gu Yuzhi's post, looking back every few steps.

Upon hearing the noise, Gu Yuzhi immediately sat up, her mouth slightly open, her eyes glazed over, and a few newly grown hairs standing straight up on her head, making her look exceptionally cute.

After arriving in Xinliang and learning everything, he took Qi Chenglang to search for Xueye all over the mountains and plains. They spent several days outdoors, enduring wind and rain. Gu Yuzhi fell into a deep sleep as soon as he returned to the camp. He was forcibly woken up and his mind was still foggy.

"Your Highness?"

As soon as Xie Changshi finished speaking, Shu Xiaohan's voice rang out: "Oh my god! She's so cute!"

As she spoke, she lightly touched Gu Yuzhi's flushed face, teasingly saying, "The young prince has gotten quite tanned these past few days."

Gu Yuzhi, who was still half asleep, immediately woke up upon hearing this. He touched his cheek and looked at the back of his hand: "Is it really that much darker? As dark as Guard Qi's?"

Although he is a young man and it's okay for him to be a little dark-skinned, he doesn't want to be as dark-skinned as Guard Qi!

He hurriedly threw off the covers and got out of bed. After walking around the room for a while, he realized that he was at Xinliang's temporary post and there was no bronze mirror in the room.

Gu Yuzhi pouted, feeling down.

Teacher Shu hurriedly said, "How could he be darker than Guard Qi? The young prince is just right; being too pale would look a bit unhealthy."

Gu Yuzhi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got dressed before heading out: "Hurry up, hurry up, I need to see Minister Su off properly."

Speaking of which, he's been in Xinliang for quite some time now, it's time for him to return to Changzhou.

Wen Xiuzhu hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please don't forget to mention to Vice Minister Su that we should try to send you some textile workers."

After the residents of Xinliang were registered, Gu Yuzhi went to ask around and, unfortunately, most of them were farmers, bricklayers, carpenters, and the like; there were no textile workers at all.

Wen Xiuzhu felt that if he weren't already dead, he would definitely be so anxious that his mouth would be full of bubbles.

He wants to expand his business, but why is it so difficult!

The rapid increase in the population of Xinliang completely shattered Wen Xiuzhu's plan to open a grain store this year.

This grain might not even last until next year's harvest!

Wen Xiuzhu grumbled, "If only His Highness's fief were in the Jiangnan region, with two or three harvests a year, and hundreds of acres of land, he could easily open a grain store."

Shu Xiaohan laughed wildly, hands on her hips: "Manager Wen, now you admit it, you have to rely on me to do business!"

In the past, Wen Xiuzhu would definitely have argued with Shu Xiaohan, but now he could only resign himself to his fate and nod: "Yes, yes, Grandma is right!"

Shu Xiaohan shook her head arrogantly. Just as she was about to speak, she saw that Minister Su had already walked over.

Compared to the first time I met Minister Su, Minister Su now, although still thin, looked healthy. Upon seeing Gu Yuzhi, he jogged over with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, I am returning to the capital today."

He scratched his head: "This time, I need to transport goods back to the capital, so I won't be going to Changzhou."

Minister Su wished he could sprout wings and fly back to the capital immediately. Having a meal with the young prince and cultivating a relationship was of no importance to him.

Gu Yuzhi nodded her little head: "Okay, okay, I also want my brother to see the gift I gave him as soon as possible."

He smiled, his eyes crinkling, and secretly thought, "This time I sent two new kinds of grain to my elder brother, so he should reward me, right?"

Gu Yuzhi's eyes darted around, and he pinched his index finger and thumb together: "Minister Su, I have a small favor to ask you for help with."

Minister Su's gaze remained fixed on the sacks, completely oblivious to what Gu Yuzhi was saying, nodding repeatedly: "Of course, of course! Your Highness, just ask, and as long as it's within my power, I will certainly do it for you!"

Gu Yuzhi looked at Minister Su with a smile, his tone exceptionally sincere: "You can definitely do it!"

Minister Su then came to his senses, his face full of suspicion. What did His Highness just say? What could he possibly do?

Before Minister Su could speak, Gu Yuzhi said, "As you know, we have a lot of hemp stalks here, but they've only undergone simple processing. We don't have any weaving workers or spinning machines. When you go back, please help me find out if there are any weavers willing to come to Xinliang!"

He patted his chest and declared, "I guarantee they'll receive more monthly pay than they would in the capital!"

Minister Su couldn't help but cough twice, glanced back at the still desolate Xinliang, and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, no matter how much you give them monthly allowance, these people will not be willing to come."

It will take Xinliang another two or three years to fully develop.

Even if it develops, it's too far from other prefectures. These people have nowhere to spend all that monthly salary, don't they?