Chapter 1030: Arrive to Qinhuai River again (1)

(1030)

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At noon, Zhang Zhun had dinner at the third shipyard.

The backbone of the shipyard has arrived. Many representatives of new workers have also arrived at the scene. They are the first time they have seen the legendary characters, and many people are very excited. When Zhang Zhun talks to them, they are even so nervous that they are incoherent. Then, Zhang Zhun delivered a simple speech, encouraging everyone to work well.

After the public speech, Zhang Zhun returned to the chairman. There were only eight chairmen, namely Zhang Zhun and Yun Pei, Wang Shide and Wang Junyu, Duan Changfa, Yin Dafu and two other old ship workers. The third shipyard was about to be put into use, and everyone's mood was quite high. Yun Pei prepared some good wine to celebrate the establishment of the third shipyard.

Before they knew it, Duan Changfa and Yin Dafu brought the topic to six years ago. Six years ago, they never expected that there would be such a good day as today. When they think of the past, they could only sigh endlessly. The court at that time and Nanjing at that time were indeed terrible.

"By the way, that...a little girl...that...that..."

Zhang Zhun suddenly remembered something and asked with concern.

On that day, when he was ashore at the Longjiang Shipyard, he saw a little crazy girl. In the middle of winter, she was naked and didn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all. In fact, her body had long been frozen to pieces of blue and purple. Many visible parts of her body had been cracked by the cold.

At that time, Zhang Zhun gave her some food, and the soldiers around her gave her clothes. When Zhang Zhun left Longjiang Shipyard, he specifically ordered Duan Changfa and others to take care of her. Several years have passed, and I wonder how the girl is doing?

"She...is pretty good at the moment."

Duan Changfa put down his wine glass and said with emotion.

"Where is she now?"

"What is she doing now?"

Zhang Zhun put down the wine glass and broke the casserole to ask the end.

Now he may be in a good mood and a little bit of love. He can't help but know the whereabouts of the young woman with mental disorders. A person with a good person may change the fate of others in a word. If he had given him instructions, he would have ignored her, which means that he did not attract the attention of others. He was ignored. This is of course not a good thing for a person with a good person.

"She is now working on the update at the Partridge Bay Shipyard."

Yin Dafu said in a jam.

Zhang Zhun said in a little surprised: "Can she... fight?"

Yun Pei smiled slightly and said gently in a low voice: "Master, you don't know that her illness has been treated many times. Although it has not been completely cured, it is much better than before. As long as she is not particularly stimulating, her spirit will not be abnormal. If you don't tell him, he will not be able to see it at all. By the way, she has married and has two children, which is quite normal."

Zhang Zhun said suspiciously: "Really? Her children are all normal?"

Yun Pei said affirmatively: "It's normal. If you don't believe this, you can ask Xiaoning. At the beginning, Xiaoning also treated this woman. However, Xiaoning was not good at treating this disease, so she invited another doctor. Two doctors prescribed medicine and gave her the condition to improve. After taking medicine for about a year, the doctor said that there was no need to continue taking medicine. As long as you pay attention to it, you will be fine."

"However, Xiao Ning also said that this woman's disease cannot be cured and there is no way to cure it. She can only be temporarily controlled. As long as others do not strongly stimulate her, she will not relapse. The shipyard arranged for her to have a job of refill, but there were few people at night and not many people stimulating her. She has been a female refiller for more than two years and has not made any mistakes yet!"

Zhang Zhun nodded with relief and said with satisfaction: "That's good, that's good."

For him, this was originally a very small thing. However, it was because of a very small thing and his intervention that he felt happy that he had achieved such a perfect result. This fully demonstrates that every word he said and the people below attached great importance to it.

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After inspecting the third shipyard, Zhang Zhun returned to Nanjing.

In Nanjing, except for the Jinchuanmen area to the north, there are no traces of war in other areas. At that time, the black musket team of the Hu Ben Army and the Zheng family fleet had a fierce battle in the south of Nanjing City. Now, these fierce battles have basically been cleaned up. If you don’t look carefully, you can’t see it.

At the beginning, the residents who fled Nanjing City have basically returned. In addition to the residents who used to live in Nanjing City, there are also many immigrants in Nanjing City. In the past, Nanjing City had a population of about 500,000. Now, it has a population of at least 800,000. As the largest city in the Jiangnan region, the prosperity of Nanjing City is gradually recovering.

The Forbidden City in Nanjing was also cleaned up. Things related to the court were gradually being cleaned up. Traces of the old dynasty were being eliminated bit by bit. As time goes by, the marks left by the Zhu family dynasty in Nanjing will all disappear. In the future, Nanjing will be the brand new Nanjing, which belongs to the new empire.

"Governor!"

Song Yingsheng welcomed Zhang Zhun's arrival outside Chaoyang Gate.

The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture appointed by the Hu Ben Army was Song Yingsheng. As Song Yingxing's brother, Song Yingsheng had a relatively strong ability to handle government affairs. After the Hu Ben Army captured Nanjing, Song Yingsheng was appointed as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture and came to Nanjing to deal with the aftermath.

According to calculations, Song Yingsheng has actually been in Nanjing for less than two years, but he has already managed Nanjing in an orderly manner. Zhang Zhun was quite satisfied with everything he saw. This again shows that as long as he uses the right people, no matter how difficult the problem is, it can be solved. Chongzhen’s biggest problem is that it is useless.

In the side hall of the Forbidden City, Song Yingsheng reported in detail about the work of Yingtian Prefecture. More than a year has passed, and all regions under Yingtian Prefecture have implemented the equal-field order. The relevant laws and regulations have also been implemented at the grassroots level. In general, the effect is quite good, and the people have strong support for the Hu Ben Army.

Song Yingsheng knew that Zhang Zhun was concerned about agriculture, so he specifically mentioned that in June this year, the average yield per mu of rice in Yingtianfu area exceeded 450 kilograms, an increase of at least 30% from the previous period. Since the amount of wasteland reclaimed also increased by about 30%, based on comprehensive calculations, Yingtianfu's summer grain income today increased by at least 60% compared with the previous period.

With sufficient food supply, the public security and order in Nanjing City can be quickly stabilized. As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic. This sentence was fully confirmed in Nanjing City during the 11th year of Chongzhen. At that time, the Hu Ben Army had just taken over Nanjing City and found that the warehouses here had been emptied and there was no grain stored.

There was no choice but to transport grain from other places. The transport ships were loaded with grain and docked at the northern wharf of Nanjing City. At that time, the people of Nanjing were worried that they could not buy grain, so they crowded near the wharf and bought grain on the spot. Due to the many people who needed food and the hoarding of some unscrupulous big merchants, the prices of grain once rose.

The rise in grain prices naturally caused uneasiness among the people, and the situation of robbing grain often occurs. The more people robbed grain, the more people stolen the people's hearts. Fortunately, the food supply behind the Hu Ben Army was very sufficient, and there were more large shipments of food, so the food prices gradually calmed down and the people's hearts gradually stabilized.

However, the real stability of the people's hearts was still after the implementation of the equalization order. The people were allocated their own fields and worked hard to cultivate. After the first harvest season came, every household had some food. If they had food in their hands, they naturally did not panic at all. At this time, the people were panic about the bad-hearted businessmen who hoarded goods.

It is said that because of this grain speculation, there are a large number of black-hearted businessmen who went bankrupt and lost their families. However, they did not dare to disclose the situation of the grain speculation publicly. If this matter was exposed, what awaited them would be severe punishment from the Hu Ben Army. They were all killed by the loss, and they could only lose their teeth and swallow them. Who told them to speculate and hoard? What Zhang Zhun hated the most was these black-hearted businessmen.

"By the way, how is the situation there in the Qinhuai River?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked.

Song Yingsheng's expression was a little strange, and he wanted to speak but stopped.

Zhang Zhun didn't react. He looked at Song Yingsheng's face and felt something was wrong. He looked at the people around him, and felt that their faces were also wrong. He still didn't react and said in a little confused: "What's wrong with you... what's wrong with this?"

Wang Shide whispered and reminded: "Sir, the Qinhuai River is a place of fireworks..."

"cough!"

"What's there!"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and laughed in silence.

It turned out that I asked a somewhat embarrassing question. When I came to Nanjing, I asked Qinhuai River without asking anything. It turned out to be the joke. When I first arrived, I asked if there were prostitutes in the local area. However, in Zhang Zhun's heart, I had no idea about Qinhuai River. There were enough women around him and he couldn't get watered at all, so there was no need to continue wasting fertilizer outside.

Zhang Zhun said frankly: "Don't get me wrong. I'm asking, after our Hu Ben Army controlled Nanjing, did the business of the Qinhuai River have changed? Some people say that the business of the Qinhuai River is a barometer of whether Nanjing is prosperous. If the business of the Qinhuai River is too depressed, it means that our business has not yet developed!"

Song Yingsheng replied cautiously: "It is said that there were fewer customers during this period. However, it should have nothing to do with the commercial trade in Nanjing. The main reason is that those merchants, who are concerned about the new laws and regulations of the Tiger Army, dare not continue to go to the Qinhuai River for leisure. In addition, the powerful and wealthy people in Nanjing were also driven out by us, so the Qinhuai River naturally lacked a lot of customers."

Zhang Zhun nodded to express his understanding. Song Yingsheng's answer was quite good. Especially the powerful and noble ministers in Nanjing were all expelled by the Hu Ben Army, so naturally there were not so many guests in the Qinhuai River. In the past, I wonder how many powerful and noble ministers were all wandering around the Qinhuai River. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhun asked with concern: "What about the income from taxes?"

Speaking of taxation, Song Yingsheng felt much more relaxed. He reported in an orderly manner: "According to the requirements of the adults, business licenses for forty-three brothels have been issued. Those who do not have business licenses will be resolutely banned and business is not allowed to continue. So far, a total of more than 86,000 taels of silver have been received."

Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction and said cautiously: "Britains can be opened, but they must be opened according to regulations. Anyone who violates regulations will be banned."

Song Yingsheng hurriedly replied: "Yes."

In the evening, Song Yingsheng held a simple banquet to welcome Zhang Zhun's arrival. Zhang Zhun's arrival this time was quite low-key, so there were only a few officials from the senior officials of Nanjing City who accompanied him. Others did not know about Zhang Zhun's arrival for the time being.

After the welcome banquet, Zhang Zhun said goodbye and left. The residence arranged for him by Song Yingsheng was the side hall of the Forbidden City. Zhang Zhun returned to the side hall, looked at the night, and said enthusiastically to Dugu Lie and others: "Let's go out for a walk and take a look at Nanjing City."

Dugu Lie said in a little embarrassed manner: "Sir, I'm afraid it's not safe to go out at this time!"

Zhang Zhun said disapprovingly: "Not many people know that I am in Nanjing. What's wrong with me? Let's go! If you are worried, bring more people!"

Seeing that he had decided to leave, Dugu Lie had no choice but to concentrate all the guards, arranged hundreds of plainclothes to reconnaissance the situation in front of him. He brought fifty the most elite guards to follow Zhang Zhun. Behind them, more than 100 people led by Brother Wei were followed to prevent accidents.

In the night, Zhang Zhun left the Forbidden City, except Chengtianmen, and walked along West Chang'an Street (not mistakenly, West Chang'an Street, West Chang'an Street in Nanjing is even older than Beijing's). On both sides of West Chang'an Street, there are dense shops. One street counts, there are more than 500 shops in total.

Even at night, these shops are quite lively. Many people stand at the door of the shop and bargain with the boss. Some people's voices are quite loud and can be heard in the middle of the street. There are also many pedestrians on the street, endless streams of flowing. Occasionally, some pedestrians dressed in strange ways should be from alien races. However, when Zhang Zhun walked through it, no one recognized him.

After walking through West Chang'an Street, Zhang Zhun entered Ping'anli again. This area mainly operates women's rouge and water powder. The most famous rouge and water powder families in the Ming Dynasty all have branches here. At night, the people who come and go here mainly are women. They are either ladies and socialites in Nanjing or red-card girls from the Qinhuai River. Each one is full of flowers, outstanding and colorful, dazzling.
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