After hearing this, Prefect Pan thought for a moment before pulling out a jade pendant he carried with him and handing it to He Jinshu. He then said, "Since this incident occurred within my jurisdiction, I, as the prefect, cannot escape blame. I hope the Luozhou prefect will handle the case impartially and get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible."
Seeing this, He Jinshu stood up, took the jade pendant, then bent down and said, "Thank you, sir."
After he finished speaking, he took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket, handed them to Magistrate Pan, and said, "To thank you for your help, these are some of my thoughts to you. I hope they can be of some help to you."
Upon hearing this, Prefect Pan took the papers in his hand and took a look at them. On them were some opinions and suggestions on the construction of Cangzhou, as well as some governance measures.
Cangzhou is mountainous and due to its geographical environment and climate, it is bound to lag behind other provinces in grain production. Since this is the case, it is better to find another way and vigorously develop economic benefits on the basis of ensuring grain production.
After all, commercial taxes are also part of national taxes.
There is a saying that there are mountains, water and scenery. This is the innate condition given to Cangzhou by nature. They can fully utilize the geographical advantages here to develop tourism.
Another thing is that Cangzhou is mountainous, which is very suitable for the growth of some herbs. They can also use the mountains that cannot grow crops to grow fruits and herbs, just like Wujia Village and Shenjia Village.
Herbs can be made into finished or semi-finished products and sold to medical clinics in various places, and even provide the army with the necessary military medicines and the Imperial Hospital with necessary medical supplies.
As for fruits, firstly, they can sell them by themselves, and secondly, Chen Zhen’s canning factory is almost completed, so they can make canned fruits and sell them outside.
He Jinshu not only gave suggestions on these things, but also provided a general direction for specific implementation measures. If Magistrate Pan could implement them one by one, as long as he did not make any mistakes, his official position would definitely be promoted.
He Jinshu saw that Magistrate Pan was engrossed in his work, so he said, "If your Excellency has nothing else to do, we will take our leave first."
They have to continue their journey tomorrow, so they want to go back and rest now.
Hearing this, Magistrate Pan finally came to his senses and said to He Jinshu, "I heard that Wujia Village has built terraced fields. I have never seen what terraced fields look like. I wonder if Mr. He could take me to see them?"
"Of course you can. After this matter is settled, I will personally take the prefect to visit Wujia Village." He Jinshu nodded slightly.
Magistrate Pan also nodded slightly and let the few people leave.
After leaving the government office, He Jinshu and Shen Zhen found an inn to rest for a while, and then continued their journey the next day.
Luozhou is adjacent to Cangzhou, located to the north of Cangzhou. After traveling for a few days, the two people, two children and two horses finally left the territory of Cangzhou.
The main roads at the border between two states are generally sparsely populated, not to mention the mountainous areas in the south.
After leaving Cangzhou, He Jinshu said to Chen Chen, "It's almost a 10-kilometer mountain road from here to Luozhou. Be careful and alert to your surroundings."
He Jinshu didn't believe that those people would not take action halfway after going through so much trouble to force them to come to another state capital. Since nothing happened before, it could only be here at the border.
"I know, Ah Shu, don't worry, if they dare to come, I will definitely deal with them." Chen Chen said nonchalantly.
"Deal with them." He Sixuan, who was sitting in front of Shen Chen, clenched his fists and said loudly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen looked down at him and asked, "You've been riding with Daddy for so long, does your butt hurt?"
Originally, Chen Zhen and He Jinshu were riding horses with their bodies tied to their chests, but He Sixuan insisted that it was uncomfortable to be tied and wanted to ride on the horse with Chen Zhen, so Chen Zhen asked him if his butt hurt.
When He Sixuan heard this, his face fell, and then he said aggrievedly: "Dad, it hurts."
Chen Zhen picked him up and rubbed him twice, saying as he rubbed him, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that it hurt?"
"A real man sheds blood, not tears." He Sixuan said stubbornly.
Chen Chen sighed when he heard this, then lectured him, "You can choose not to cry, but you can't hide it from Dad. Otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Dad." He Sixuan said.
After rubbing him for a while, Chen Zhen tied him to his chest and said to him, "I'll take you riding when you grow up."
"Okay, Dad." He Sixuan nodded obediently. He learned a lesson this time and would never dare to sit on a horse again.
After packing up, they continued on their journey. When they reached a valley on the way, Chen Chen noticed something strange around him. Two arrows shot directly towards him and He Jinshu.
Seeing this, Chen Zhen pulled out two small clay pots on his horse's back that they used to store seasonings and threw one out on each side.
While throwing Chen Zhen, he said, "Fortunately, the seasoning has been almost used up, otherwise it would have been wasted."
Upon hearing this, He Jinshu retorted, "I asked you to buy a sword on the way, but you refused."
Chen Chen didn't care when he heard that, "It's okay, I can find a branch and hit them."
After the two of them argued for a while, Chen Zhen broke off a branch and shouted in the direction the arrow had just come from, "Since you're all here, why not show yourself and let me see you?"
No one answered his question, but he was answered by more arrows than before.
While using branches to block the incoming arrows, Chen Zhen picked up He Jinshu and flew to a tree on the side of the road. He also patted the horses' butts to make them run forward to avoid being shot to death by arrows.
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