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Chapter 125 This is not the human world, this is clearly a fairyland! (Part )
After the dragon boat made a circle, passed through the Ganjiang River and returned to Poyang Lake and Changjiang River to prepare for the return journey eastward, it was Xia Lin's busiest time, because it only took one day to get from Poyang to Fuliang.

"Sister Qing, you just stay here and do your business. Everyone else should work and eat. Be more natural and show your true feelings. Do you hear me?" Xia Lin shouted at the dock: "This is not an ordinary person, but the emperor!"

"Over there, come here!"

Xia Lin pointed at the leader of the gangsters in this area. Although these gangsters usually looked arrogant and domineering, they ran faster than dogs when Xia Lin pointed at them.

"Sir, you called me..."

"I'll give you a task. You'll just walk around the streets every day. You'll know all those petty thieves, right? Tell them to behave themselves for a few days. Otherwise, if they find your Majesty on his incognito visit, none of you will survive." Xia Lin frowned and said sternly, "Did you hear me?"

The gang leader nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, even if you don't give me any orders, I know how to deal with it. If anyone dares to raise his hand in the next few days, I will chop off his claws!"

"Who are you talking about me in front of?" Xia Lin narrowed his eyes and glanced at him: "Pay attention to your identity."

Normally, the gang leader was so fierce that people would avoid him when they saw him. But now, just because of Xia Lin's words, he knelt down with a plop and kowtowed like crazy: "It's me who deserves death... It's me who deserves death... I said something offensive to you, sir..."

"Forget it, go away."

Xia Lin waved his hand impatiently, and then went to the kiln. Seeing that the kiln factory that was going to fire the imperial kiln was now busy adding firewood and bowls, he stood at the opening and shouted: "Everyone, pay attention. This porcelain is a gift to His Majesty. If you break it, you will be in big trouble! This is a unique thing in the world! It has important evidentiary value for future archaeological circles!"

A pair of three-meter-high dragon bottles, five large vats with a diameter of two meters and six, and nine one-meter dragon plates, not only represent the highest level of Fuliang's porcelain-making technology, but also represent the pinnacle level of the world's porcelain-making industry. As long as this set of the "Nine Fives Supreme Dragon Porcelain" series is fired, no one will be able to compete with this place for the title of Porcelain Capital in the future. It's no joke to say that whenever there is a need for any kind of porcelain in the world, the standards must be set here.

But firing these things is also extremely difficult. In an era when there were no electric kilns and only wood kilns and coal kilns were available, temperature control alone was a big problem. Moreover, the thickness and weight of these oversized porcelain pieces were astonishing. If you were not careful, they would be completely ruined. To ensure that they could be perfectly formed in one go, the best craftsmen in the entire Fuliang were gathered here this time.

"My Lord, the dragon boat will be here soon!"

Zhao Da rushed over and shouted to Xia Lin, "Twenty more miles!"

Without saying a word, Xia Lin rushed out and began to inspect the entire dock line. After making sure everything was done correctly, he quickly returned to the county government office and said to Ma Zhou, "His Majesty will be here soon. You will have to accompany him later."

"My Lord...what about you?"

"Don't worry about it, just go and accompany her." Xia Lin said with a smile, "You will be the one to accompany her during this period. Come on, take a shower and change your clothes!"

Ma Zhou looked at Xia Lin with deep eyes, then bowed to him and said, "I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. I will never be able to repay you in my lifetime."

"Stop talking nonsense. I've given you a chance. It depends on whether you can control yourself." After Xia Lin finished speaking, he put his hands on his waist and sighed, "We have to find a new county magistrate again. What a hassle."

In fact, he really gave Ma Zhou a chance. He himself would definitely not be able to do it, because of his faction problem, it was basically impossible for him to be directly promoted to the capital. At this stage, his best promotion route was to prepare to take over Lao Guo's job here and move step by step towards the route of governor. The officials in the capital... Just kidding, just the fact that he called Lao Guo "Dad" was enough for those officials in the capital to eat him alive.

But Ma Zhou was different. He was a genuine prime minister with extraordinary talent and intelligence. He was good at handling government affairs and accompanying diplomacy. It would be unreasonable not to give such a talent a push.

"Sir, if His Majesty asks you why you didn't go, what should you do?"

"Don't you know it yourself?" Xia Lin said with a smile: "You should be more clear-headed than me."

Ma Zhou smiled and cupped his hands: "I understand."

The dragon boat came slowly and landed on the dock. While waiting to disembark, Emperor Hongbao looked at the scenery of Fuliang County on the deck. He saw chimneys everywhere and people everywhere. The small county town was actually a prosperous scene. The workers on the dock were busy with their bare chests. The pedestrians around were also walking hurriedly. Children were sitting on the river bank and learning to fish from the old man. The carts on the road were pushing all kinds of porcelain back and forth. There were also people patrolling on the shore pointing at the little bastards swimming in the river and shouting at them...

Emperor Hongbao was suddenly in a trance at this moment. He had seen this scene in his dream before. It was exactly the prosperous scene he had been dreaming of. For a moment, he could not tell whether what he saw was a dream or not.

"Your Majesty, please."

Tian En supported Emperor Hong Bao's hand, and Emperor Hong Bao shook his hand away and pointed down: "Is this Fuliang?"

"Your Majesty, it is Fuliang." Emperor Hongbao took a deep breath, then walked off the boat by himself, without even asking for help. After getting off, he put his hands behind his back and looked around, seeing the officials getting off the boat one after another: "All of you follow me for a few steps."

Since he was the boss, he had the final say. It was impossible for someone to come out and say, "No, I'm tired of walking. You go while I'll take the bus to have fun." So everyone had no objection and followed Emperor Hong Bao.

The Jinwu Guards in charge of security were terrified. They had not expected His Majesty to be so willful, so they could only disperse quickly to disperse the crowd. However, Emperor Hongbao was so loved by the people that he would not allow them to do such a thing. So he raised his left hand and said sternly, "What are you doing? Don't disturb my people!"

The lips of the Jinwu Guard leader turned purple. He retreated, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Now he could feel his heart pounding. Even a dragonfly flying over could cause his heart to stop.

Emperor Hong Bao started to stroll around. He first came to the dock and watched the workers packing porcelain for a while, then asked with a smile: "How much monthly salary can you get here?"

"Ah?" The worker was also startled when he looked up and saw Hong Baodi, but he really had not received any training, so all his reactions were completely real, so he was stunned for a long time before he said: "I... I... If I work hard, I can earn four or five taels a month."

"Is that enough?"

The man was also a fool. He dared to say anything: "That's not enough. Who in the world would complain about having too much money? But this is what I can do. When my son finishes his education, he can earn more."

Emperor Hongbao laughed out loud when he heard this, but he didn't say anything else and just continued walking forward.

When he came up from the dock, he insisted on eating at a roadside stall. Now it was Tian En's turn to be angry, but he knew that his emperor was getting more and more willful as he got older, so he could only symbolically whisper: "Your Majesty, this is not good..."

"It doesn't matter."

Emperor Hongbao lifted the cover and took a look, then asked Sister Qing, "Did you do all this?"

"Yes, I get up before dawn every morning to prepare. Everything is fresh and good." Mrs. Qing's voice was trembling, and even her hands were shaking: "You... you... do you want to eat?"

Emperor Hongbao also found her expression interesting, so he pointed at the white rice noodles and said, "Give me one portion of this."

"Do you want to boil, stir-fry or mix it?"

"Give me some, I'll try them all."

Mrs. Qing quickly started cooking and served three different dishes. After trying them all, Hong Baodi fell in love with the mixed rice noodles. He stood there with the bowl in his hand, slurping it up like a dock worker all night long. When he found it a little spicy, he also drank a bowl of mung bean soup.

"Comfortable." Hong Baodi put the bowl on the table: "Tian En, give me the money."

Tian En went up and threw down a silver ingot and chased after Emperor Hongbao. Ma Zhou, who had just changed into new clothes, slid in front of Emperor Hongbao and knelt on the ground: "Ma Zhou, the magistrate of Fuliang County, greets Your Majesty. I am late in welcoming you. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy."

"Hmm?" Emperor Hongbao looked at him and was surprised: "Why didn't Xia Lin come?"

"Lord Xia is worried that his subordinates may have made mistakes, so he is checking the place where Your Majesty will stay, so he asked me to take Your Majesty around first."

Emperor Hongbao was not a petty person. He nodded and said, "Then you can take me around."

Ma Zhou's words and deeds can naturally be said to be flawless. The key is that he is also knowledgeable and eloquent. It is obvious that he is not a fool. When he was walking in Doufu Lane with Emperor Hongbao, he told some stories about the place and the development trend of the place in recent years in detail.

Emperor Hong Bao was very satisfied. Along the way, he praised the wide range of goods here and even went to a store to pick out a few gadgets himself.

With Ma Zhou by their side, both Tian En and the officials who accompanied him felt countless times more relaxed. Both the eunuchs and the officials were very fond of this young man, Ma Zhou. In addition, he was well-informed, articulate, and quick-witted, and could answer almost all of Emperor Hongbao's questions, so he really attracted the attention of many people.

"Your Majesty, it is getting late. The town has prepared a place for you and the others to rest. Your Majesty, please move."

At this moment, Emperor Hongbao also felt a little tired. After all, he was a man in his sixties, so he nodded and said with a smile: "It is said that Xia Daosheng is a foodie. This time I want to see what delicious food he can prepare for me. If I am not satisfied, I will punish him for disrespect."

(End of this chapter)