Chapter 297 The Fourth Prince is a Little Miserable
"Lord Lu!"
"Welcome Lord Lu back to the city!" the people shouted in unison.
Lu Chenyang waved to the people with a very friendly and gentle attitude.
Tan Feng and Lu Ning stood guard on both sides, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The last assassination attempt had frightened them, and now whenever Lu Chenyang went out, the two of them would definitely stand guard on both sides. Even at night, the two of them had to take turns guarding him, as they were uneasy about anyone else taking over.
After entering the city, Lu Chenyang went straight to the government office. Now he has accumulated a lot of official business that needs to be handled by him.
The first thing is how to distribute houses and land to the people who have already arrived. Lu Chenyang has already formulated policies for this, and they can be distributed according to the policies.
But there are also some miscellaneous chores, which were originally Weidong's job, but he is injured now and there is no one in Huai'an City who can handle it.
Few people in Huai'an City could even read. This was also the main reason why Lu Chenyang promoted Wei Dong, as he was literate.
He came from a humble background, but he used to escort caravans on their journeys. While on the road, he learned to read from the caravan leader and the accountant.
He was studious and smart, and after studying for a few years, he had no problem reading and doing accounting.
This is the biggest reason why Lu Chenyang recognized him. Even when he was a guard, he was willing to learn and he learned very well, which shows that this person has a broad vision.
This is getting off topic. Anyway, in the entire Huai'an City, Lu Chenyang can't find many people who can help him share the government affairs.
Lu Chenyang had no choice but to write a letter back to Yanquan County.
Yanquan County, the place Lu Chenyang had governed the longest, was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest places in the entire Dagan region. The word "one of" was simply a modest addition from Lord Lu.
Every household in Yanquan County has now escaped poverty, and the world is no longer plagued by hunger. Every household in Yanquan County now has at least one person working in Lu Chenyang's workshop. Furthermore, every household grows herbal medicine, which has a steady market and is never in arrears with government payments, ensuring a stable income.
Lu Chenyang attached great importance to education, and all families with children were sent to school. Yanquan County was the most literate family in the country, and all children of school age were enrolled in school.
After several years of development, the school in Yanquan County has trained a lot of talents for Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang sent many students to Lingnan, Quzhou, and Ningzhou. Basically, all the low-level officials came from the schools established by Lu Chenyang.
In addition to teaching knowledge, these schools also cultivate their loyalty to Lu Chenyang. The teachers told them without hesitation that they could sit here and study peacefully because of Lu Chenyang.
It was Lu Chenyang who gave them the chance to change their fate, it was Lu Chenyang who saved their lives. Ever since they were students, this idea had been instilled in them, day after day, becoming deeply ingrained.
But these students agreed with this statement very much. They felt that the teacher was absolutely right. They were students of Lord Lu and should be loyal to Lord Lu.
Through them, Lu Chenyang could control the thoughts of the lower-class people. Although he didn't need to, those lower-class people were more loyal than the students.
But the lower-level officials are all loyal to Lu Chenyang, which allows all of Lu Chenyang's policies to be effectively implemented.
Their understanding is very simple. Everything Lord Lu said is right. They have strong execution capabilities, which allows Lu Chenyang to ensure efficiency to the greatest extent when providing relief to disaster victims, and all the food can be used by the people.
Lu Chenyang was very satisfied with this, so he planned to continue using this system in Huai'an City.
He asked Yanquan County to send more students. He carefully considered the number and finally decided on 300. Then he wrote to Zhang Qian, asking her to select 100 people as well.
The school in Lingnan is doing well. It has been almost three years and it is time to produce results.
Lu Chenyang wrote to Shen Shiqian, Zhao Tingyuan, and the Chen family again. He also needed a lot of supplies, such as paper, ink, brushes, and inkstones, books, etc.
Huai'an City was so poor that it almost ran out of paper. In this war, Huai'an City became a battlefield and all the supplies were looted and burned.
Lu Chenyang asked them to open a shop in Huai'an City to supply the government office.
Although the price offered by Lu Chenyang was low, the quantity was large, so they were very happy to do this deal.
Previously, this business was exclusively owned by Shen Shiqian. Lu Chenyang had given it as a token of his gratitude for the writing brushes, inkstones, and books Shen Shiqian had sent when the first school in Yanquan County opened. However, Shen An later lost his mind and angered Lu Chenyang, so the business became evenly shared among the three parties.
Let them come and open shops together, so that Huai'an City can be more lively.
Lord Lu has good intentions.
After Lu Chenyang finished writing the letter, he had it delivered as quickly as possible. He now maintained a dedicated team of messengers. With Lu Chenyang as the center, letters could be delivered to Lingnan and the capital at the fastest speed. Quzhou, Anzhou, and Ningzhou were located between these two regions, so naturally, they could also be delivered quickly. This information network covered the entire Dagan area.
Of course, it does cost money.
Lu Chenyang began to study the reconstruction of Huai'an City, which was currently being carried out by the people of Huai'an City. The burned houses needed to be rebuilt, and the original 8,000 strong men were all used and invested in the construction.
After considering it, Lu Chenyang agreed to build a weapons workshop in Huai'an City. There were several reasons for this, most of which were similar to what Wei Dong had said before, so I won't go into details.
The workshop is about to start construction, and the craftsmen are already on the way. They were all transferred from Lingnan. After coming to Huai'an City, they will train new craftsmen and then go back.
This was beyond Lu Chenyang's expectation. He didn't expect that the craftsmen would be willing to leave their hometown.
This requires us to talk about Lord Lu’s one-man rule in Lingnan. When he gives an order, everyone in Lingnan obeys it absolutely without any hesitation.
Lu Chenyang arranged everything, hoping that as long as the people arrived, Huai'an City could regain its former vitality.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
Lu Chenyang was busy with official duties, and the convoy escorting the Fourth Prince also arrived in the capital.
This was the result of galloping all the way. The group of old men and women were very energetic. When they were tired, they went to scold the Fourth Prince, and they were all full of energy.
At first, the Fourth Prince was very angry. How could he, a dignified prince, be humiliated by a group of ignorant people? But now he was under someone else's roof and had to bow his head. This was mainly thanks to Zhao Xi.
Before the Fourth Prince left, Zhao Xi gave the guards several things that were not fatal but would make life worse than death.
For example, a weakened version of Biluo.
Biluo is a drug that can make people itch all over their bodies, but the effect is too strong. Zhao Xi is worried that the Fourth Prince will not be able to hold on and will die. But he can't die. He has to make it to the capital alive.
So Zhao Xi reduced the potency of the medicine, but it could still cause him unbearable pain.
Every time the Fourth Prince disobeyed, the guards didn't beat him or scold him, but simply fed him medicine. After one such incident, the Fourth Prince became obedient.
The Fourth Prince felt that compared to the feeling of being worse than death, being scolded by a group of lowly pariahs was no big deal.
See, this is how people’s bottom line is lowered.
In all the big cities they visited along the way, whenever curious people came to ask about the Fourth Prince's crimes, the old ladies would exaggerate their charges.
In fact, it is not an exaggeration. What the Fourth Prince did was enough to be outrageous to both humans and gods.
"Luckily, our Lord Lu arrived in time and saved us. This is all thanks to Lord Lu! Lord Lu loves the people like his own children and is kind and righteous! This time, even if Lord Lu has to bear the crime of offending the royal family, he will capture him and send him back to the capital for trial." The old lady said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty is wise and will handle this matter impartially. Otherwise, the people of Huai'an City will die with regrets."
These words made the people's eyes filled with tears and indignation, so even more people cursed the Fourth Prince.
After all the old ladies' propaganda along the way, the Fourth Prince's reputation was completely ruined. As for Emperor Qianyuan... the accompanying soldiers sneered. If he dared to show favoritism, he would be drowned in the saliva of the people.
Except for the time when they passed through the big city and publicized the crimes of the Fourth Prince, they were hurrying on their way at other times.
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