zChapter 864 - Oh Five Rings, You Are One More Ring than Four Rings* (1/2)
Word of the sixth prince, Xuan Tian Feng, staying in Ji An Prefecture to run a school was quickly spread. Of course, this was also something that only spread this quickly as a result of Feng Yu Heng’s deliberate arrangements. This time, the news did not just remain in Ji An Prefecture, nor did it just stop in Yu Zhou. it did not even stop in just the Yun Province. Instead, it spread all over. One of Da Shun’s princes had opened a school. This was something that had never happened before in Da Shun, and it was the sixth prince, who had helped with filling the imperial library. To be able to study under Xuan Tian Feng, that was extremely prestigious! There were even some wealthy families that were thinking that even if the sixth prince did not know how to do anything, as long as they could interact with a prince and become familiar with them, that would also be a matter of great glory. Speaking about it would bring great glory.
Thus the entirety of Yun Province went into a frenzy. Regardless of whether or not the school had been built, the people began bringing their children to Ji An Prefecture. There were also scholars that were attracted by his fame. In an instant, Ji An Prefecture’s two inns were completely filled. This caused the boss of the inns to burn incense at night to celebrate their decision to not give up on business because they needed to spend a few hundred taels on deeds, which would have caused them to miss out on this great business. Not only did this prefecture have an imperial daughter, but it also had a prince. The future development would be limitless. Ji An Prefecture would flourish!
Ji An Prefecture was small. How could a measly two inns be enough, thus the inns in Yu Zhou were also filled up by these people. Without exception, the people were talking about how the sixth prince would be opening a school. They also became extremely interested by Ji An Prefecture’s new appearance. There were even some wealthy families that began to stroll around in the streets during the day. They were looking for businesses to see if they could also mix in.
In regards to this, Feng Yu Heng was very happy and very welcoming. Ignoring the small size of Ji An Prefecture, if the wastelands that had not yet been reclaimed were added in, although it could not possibly be the same size as Yu Zhou, it would be nearly half. In the past, there had been few people in the prefecture, and the people lived in a central location. There were no people that wanted to reclaim or live in the wastelands. She had gone to take a look at it, and the wastelands were not suited to growing things; however, there would be no problems with building houses or shops. More and more people came to Ji An Prefecture with the intention of living there. The cost of houses in Ji An Prefecture quickly rose and allowed her to see unlimited business opportunities.
Feng Yu Heng never refuted the fact that she was quite greedy. Nobody would be unmoved by money. She had always felt that there was nothing reliable, and the only thing that could be considered reliable was keeping a bit of money on hand. No matter what happened, with a bit of money, she could live comfortably. But now, aside from living comfortably on her own, the battle in the South was the thing that occupied her thoughts the most.
There were times when she thought about it and felt that it was unfair! Feng Yu Heng often sighed. The mess that was caused by the eighth prince needed to be resolved by Xuan Tian Ming. Should it be like this? But if it was not resolved, the South would descend into chaos. Gu Shu and the numerous small countries in the desert were not fools. Once Da Shun delays the sending of troops to suppress them, it was very likely that they would try to take more. When that time came, the battle would have developed to a point that would make it difficult to tidy up. The ones to suffer would be the common citizens.
If the center of the city did not have enough living space, just expand the center of the city. Take in the outskirts of the city, expanding from one ring to two rings, two rings to three rings and three rings to four rings. At the beginning, who knew how many rings they would reach…
At present, Feng Yu Heng had these sorts of plans. She told this to Qian Feng Shou, and Qian Feng Shou approved of it. He also promised to help out as much as he could. With Qian Feng Shou helping out, there was no need for her to devote too much energy to it. Either way, Ji An Prefecture and Yu Zhou were situated very close to each other. With one side developing, the other side would also prosper. The two had even agreed to have the small road connecting Ji An Prefecture to Yu Zhou fixed up. This would allow the people to have an easier time traveling between the two. After all, Ji An Prefecture was limited in terms of space. There were still many people that needed to live in Yu Zhou. This could be considered a win-win situation.
With Feng Yu Heng present, Qian Feng Shou also felt a bit more confident; moreover, there was also the dignified sixth prince. That was a proper prince! As an official outside the capital, Qian Feng Shou would very rarely be able to interact with someone of the same high standing as a prince. He was still quite moved. In addition to this, he was clear on the relationship between Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming. His son of his first wife was a deputy general under Xuan Tian Ming. Speaking of, the two could be considered family. He and Feng Yu Heng would take care of the logistics, and this would be helping out his own son.
In regards to having his name used by Feng Yu Heng to develop Ji An Prefecture, the sixth prince, Xuan Tian Feng, faintly ignored it. He did not have much of a mind for business, and he could not quite figure out the trick to such things, nor did he want to understand them. He just knew that Feng Yu Heng had done everything with vigor and spirit. Moreover, she earned money for the sake of preparing military supplies. They did not enter her own coffers. This increased the level more than once. This was the first time living in this sort of environment. Watching his school be built up day by day, Xuan Tian Feng was also filled with hope for Ji An Prefecture.
Feng Yu Heng continued to busily carry on. On the first day of the second month, Lu Yan died from her illness. Coincidentally, on the same day that Lu Yan died, Xuan Tian Ming happened to be leaving the capital. Fearing that they would be committing some sort of taboo, the Lu family did not announce the death until two days later.
Three days of mourning followed by the funeral. The entire Lu manor sank into a state of sorrow. Among them, it was Ge shi that was the most heartbroken. The Lu family had three daughters, but Lu Yan was the only one that she had given birth to. She once had great hopes for this daughter; however, who knew that it was this hope that would harm Lu Yan. It caused her to die at a young age.