Qianhu raised his head and glanced at King Xiang, with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, King Xiang."
Oh my God!
Although this young prince is young, he is more reasonable and considerate than Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu gave them a little salary and a few acres of land, and asked them to feed more than a thousand people.
The key is that in good years there will be a good harvest and the surplus will be handed over to the court, but in disaster years it will not allocate food. Such a court is simply no different from a robber.
God knows how difficult it is for him.
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After leaving Suzhou, you only need to rest for a day at the post station in Jiaxing to reach Hangzhou, the capital of the Provincial Government.
Zhu Zhu, who rarely left the palace on weekdays, heard that Zhu Bai was going to Hangzhou today, so he went out to the city gate early in the morning and waited.
It was not until noon that a group of people gradually approached in the sunshine.
Zhu Ju immediately saw Zhu Bai, who was surrounded by the Zhejiang capital commander and guards.
Zhu Bai is much taller than before, and the baby fat on his face has also faded a lot. Now he really looks like a teenager.
"Fifth brother." Zhu Bai jumped off the pony and ran towards Zhu Ru.
Although Zhu Zhu is a bit nagging, he doesn't have so many bad intentions towards people.
Zhu Bai still had some real feelings for him.
Zhu Xi seemed to be frozen.
When Zhu Bai arrived, he didn't make a sound or move, just stared at the ground.
If others had thought him arrogant, they would have ignored Zhu Bai.
But Zhu Bai knew that he was just too excited.
The Zhejiang Provincial Envoy Department has one person on the left and one on the right, who are the highest chief executives.
As for criminal matters and military affairs, they are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Punishment and Prosecution and the Department of Capital Command and Envoy respectively.
The Chief Secretary, the Chief Secretary, and the Chief Secretary are collectively called the "Three Divisions". The heads of the three divisions are all from the second rank.
In addition, Hangzhou also has its own prefect and Qianhu.
So there were seven or eight officials who came out to greet Zhu Bai.
The officials had long been surprised by Zhu Ji's unusual behavior, so they came forward to salute Zhu Bai.
Everyone used to think that Zhu Bai was a bit stupid, but now they know that Zhu Bai is the smartest one, and the real stupid one is Zhu Xi.
It doesn't matter whether Zhu Ru is happy or not.
The most important thing is to make Zhu Bai happy.
Zhu Bai said a few words to the officials, then took Zhu Zhu and said, "Let's go to your palace."
Zhu Ru blinked: "Okay."
Entering the study, Zhu Bai told the others: "We brothers want to talk for a while, so don't disturb us if you have nothing to do."
As soon as the door was closed, Zhu Ru suddenly started crying and stood there wiping his tears like a lost child.
If there is anyone who doesn't want to be a vassal king like Zhu Bai, it is Zhu Ru.
Zhu Rui has always been the kind of person who has nothing to do with the world and just wants to tinker with some medicinal herbs.
Zhu Di had always been protecting him in the palace before.
Now he is alone in Hangzhou, having to deal with these cunning local civil and military officials, as well as various people from the government and visiting people, for fear of making mistakes and losing Lao Zhu's face.
No matter how frightened you are, you have to stay calm and pretend that nothing is wrong.
After all, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and the others still have the princess. Zhu Tie has not yet been married, so let alone relatives around him, he doesn't even have anyone to talk to, which is really pitiful.
He almost collapsed when he saw Zhu Bai just now, and he didn't dare to cry until there was no one else around.
Zhu Bai sighed, hugged Zhu Zhu and patted him gently: "Fifth brother, I'm sorry for you."
Zhu Ru sobbed: "It's so difficult to pretend to be like a normal person."
Zhu Bai couldn't laugh or cry: "Hey, fifth brother, what do you mean by pretending to be a normal person? You are a normal person."
It took Zhu Zhu a long time to calm down and said: "I am ashamed that I, as an elder brother, need you, my younger brother, to comfort me."
Zhu Bai smiled and said, "It's normal for fifth brother to miss home. Fifth brother has done a good job in providing disaster relief this time. My father is full of praise for you."
Zhu Rui's face was flushed with shyness: "Without the wisdom of the eldest brother and the twelfth brother, I just took out all the medicine I had collected before."
Zhu Bai said: "Brother, I want to tell you two things now. You must listen carefully. First, you must open the county school. Second, you must let local officials lead people to dredge the canal as soon as possible."
Zhu Ru frowned: "I know these two things are very important, but they cost money and are hard work. How can we get those people to do them willingly?"
Zhu Bai smiled: "So let those who can benefit do it. If no one benefits, find a way to benefit others."
Zhu Rui: "I don't know what to do."
Zhu Bai: "It's okay, I'll take care of it for you. I'm hungry. Did Fifth Brother prepare our meal? If not, we can go to the restaurant and order a meal."
Zhu Ju: "Yes, yes. I have ordered the kitchen to prepare meals for at least fifty guests today."
Then the housekeeper took Zhang Yu and Fugui down for dinner.
Zhu Ju and Zhu Bai were having dinner in the flower hall.
As soon as it was served on the table, he was surprised to see chicken, duck, fish and meat. He muttered: "On weekdays, I ask them to prepare some meat and vegetables, but they always say there is not enough money."
Zhu Bai sighed: "Fifth brother, you are also a prince after all. How come you can't even afford meat? It's obviously because the housekeeper bullied you. Now that I'm here, these people know that they can't be fooled. Thieves can go straight in.
It’s time for your palace to be tidied up.”
After Zhu Ju had eaten, he asked the housekeeper to give the order for everyone to gather in the courtyard within a quarter of an hour.
Then he and Zhu Bai stood on the steps and waited.
Within a quarter of an hour, only about twenty people came in sparsely.
When Zhu Bai saw it, he laughed angrily: He was disheveled and lazy. According to my temper, I will give him ten canes before talking about anything else.
Zhu Zhu asked the housekeeper: "Are they all here?"
The butler replied: "There are some more."
Zhu Ju: "Today, my king did not explain it in advance, so I will not punish latecomers and no-shows. From next time, if I ask people to gather again, those who are late will be given ten strokes of the cane. Those who are not late will be given ten strokes of the cane."
Twenty, kick out of the office and never be hired. Let’s leave now.”
What on earth is the silly prince going to do? Is he having a seizure again?
Everyone looked at each other and dispersed.
Zhu Ru asked Zhu Bai in a low voice: "What then?"
Zhu Bai said with a smile: "We'll talk about it later. I'm going to visit the first-level official tooth bureau now. Will Fifth Brother go?"
Zhu Ru: "Go. Anyway, if you have nothing to do, you will have nothing to do."
Zhu Bai arrived at the Guan Ya Bureau and counted people according to the roster, listened to everyone's report on their work, and then handled the affairs with the tooth chief.
Fugui and a few people were checking the accounts and copying the ledgers.
It's dusk in a blink of an eye.
Zhu Bai stretched out: "That's it for today. I have to rush to the palace to beat someone."
Zhu Xi seemed to be asleep all afternoon and was very quiet on the side.
At this moment, he seemed to have woken up and sighed: "I heard from Fourth Brother that you are experienced in handling things, and I didn't know what it meant until today. You are really different now."
He had obviously seen Zhu Bai born and raised, and Zhu Bai had always followed behind him, shouting about catching insects and birds.
Why does he feel that Zhu Bai is so strange now?
Could it be that they have been separated for too long?
