The next morning, Long Chen came out of the backyard and arrived at the front office. Blind Xiong was bragging with the prefect Zhang Lian.
Blind Xiong and Long Chen are brothers, so Zhang Lian also wants to give them face.
"I'm going to pay my respects to King Wu."
Seeing Long Chen come out, Zhang Lian immediately paid his respects.
Long Chen returned the greeting and said: "You are so polite, Grand Master. There are many things going on in Shuohai City. You don't have to accompany me. You can just go and do your official duties."
Although Shuohai City is not big, its business is developed, so Zhang Lian will definitely not be idle.
Zhang Lian laughed and said: "Wherever there is any official business, accompanying King Wu is the biggest official business."
Zhang Lian is not stupid. Long Chen is staying at the Prefect's Mansion. How could he let go of such a good opportunity to curry favor with him.
Long Chen smiled and said, "Then it'll be hard work."
Zhang Lian had breakfast brought to him, and Long Chen ate some casually, but it still felt bland.
"Brother Li, what do your brothers say?"
Yesterday, Long Chen asked Blind Xiong to ask anyone who wanted to stay. If they wanted to stay here, Long Chen would give them money to settle them.
Blind Xiong said: "There are a dozen brothers who want to stay, and brothers from Heifengling are also coming. I wonder if I can wait for them?"
When he was in the extremely cold place, Xiong Xiongzi had no feeling for the title of King Wu.
After arriving here, Xiong Xiongzi knew how awesome Long Chen was.
"Don't worry, there are still a few days left. Brothers who are willing to stay, please do so."
"Prefect Zhang, these people have helped me, please settle down here."
"I will send you the resettlement fee, and the prefect's mansion will pay it in advance."
Zhang Lian immediately paid his respects and said: "Don't worry, King Wu, I will definitely handle the situation well."
He didn't say that he didn't need to pay. This was Long Chen's private matter and public money couldn't be used.
If Zhang Lian takes the initiative to use public funds, it will appear that he is dishonest.
After talking about the matter, Long Chen stood up and said: "Prefect Zhang and this king, let's go out for a walk."
Zhang Lian immediately asked someone to follow him, but Long Chen said no.
Putting on his hat and black gauze clothes, Long Chen walked out.
When I walked to the door, I saw Gan Xin squatting under the shade of a tree smoking, as if he hadn't smoked in eight lifetimes.
"Smoking is bad, smoke less."
Long Chen said something, Gan Xin turned to look at Long Chen, immediately knocked the ashes off the cigarette, and inserted the dry tobacco pole into his waist.
He was also wearing a black gauze hat, and the sun looked particularly dazzling during the day.
"King Wu is going out?"
Gan Xin came over with a smile, Mo Lin was drinking tea in the room, and Long Yuan was sitting next to him.
Mo Lin and Long Yuan seemed to have a good rapport.
"Yes, go for a walk."
Long Chen walked out, Gan Xin followed, Zhang Lian and Xiong Xiongzi were beside him.
Shuohai City is very lively, with carriages constantly on the road, many trucks selling dried fish, and many trucks transporting salt. There are even salt crystals on the ground.
Blind Xiong bent down and picked up a piece of crystallized salt mixed with mud, and sighed: "We often don't have enough salt, and the salt here actually falls on the ground."
Zhang Lian smiled and said: "Brother Li, there is the Long Gang's salt farm in Shuohai City, so salt is really worthless here."
Blind Bear wanted to stuff it into his pocket, but after thinking about it, he lost it.
Walking to the pier and looking at the fishing boats coming in and out, Long Chen asked: "Is it frozen here in winter?"
Before Zhang Lian could answer, Xiong Xiongzi said: "It's freezing, but it's not serious, and it's only close to the coast."
Zhang Lian added: "Brother Li is right. When there is a cold current in winter, this port will be frozen for more than a month. Then there will be ice floes and ships can leave the port."
Long Chen nodded and asked: "Is there a boat to Nanliang from here?"
Zhang Lian replied: "Yes, some merchant ships depart directly from here and go to Jinling by sea."
Gan Xin's craving for cigarettes came back, so he picked up the dry tobacco pole and started smoking again.
Long Chen looked at the pier for a while, then turned back to the prefect's mansion.
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Back at the Prefect's Mansion, Mo Lin and Long Yuan were playing chess and drinking tea.
Long Chen sat down next to him and glanced at the chess game. It was obvious that Long Yuan had the advantage.
"Would you like some help?"
Long Chen asked Mo Lin with a smile, and Long Yuan immediately said: "You are a true gentleman who watches the chess game without saying anything. Please don't meddle in your nephew's business."
Long Chen shook his head, got up and went back to the backyard
In the next few days, people from Heifengling gradually arrived.
Many people were willing to stay in Shuohai City. Long Chen arranged houses for them and also gave them several fishing boats.
After settling in, Long Chen took a group of people back to the capital, and the prefect Zhang Lian went all the way to the border of Shuohai County.
Officials were not allowed to leave their jurisdiction without any reason, so Zhang Lian stopped at the border.
