Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

As a result, all the people in Yanzhou got involved. Some raised silkworms, some wove cloth, and some planted peppers.

The coal resource is directly controlled by the government. In winter, coal is the main source of income for their government.

Lu Zhanyan first had someone set up an escort transportation service, and asked the Lin father and son to establish the Lin caravan, which was mainly responsible for recycling cloth and peppers. The Lin caravan then hired an escort service to transport the goods to Yuzhou, and the Zhou company received the goods and let them sell them in the capital and other places.

The silk specialty of Yanzhou was named "Wujin" and the pepper was named "Hongjiao". These two specialties flowed into prosperous places such as the capital, and their prices more than increased tenfold.

Especially after Lu Zhanxing's restaurants and inns used red peppers to make several famous dishes, more and more people knew the benefits of red peppers.

Many restaurants and inns were willing to scramble to buy it, not to mention the mist brocade, which had a small output, a soft and comfortable texture, and was as good as other precious brocades. However, due to its limited quantity, the price was multiplied several times.

Lu Zhanxing's Yufeng Trading Company did not miss this opportunity to make money. It directly asked Lin Yun to take these goods to Jiangnan and other places to sell them, and also made a fortune.

Some orders have already been scheduled for next year, which shows how popular it is.

The people of Yanzhou felt that their lives were more promising and were full of gratitude and respect for the new prefect who had just arrived.

It is visible to the naked eye that the once impoverished provincial capital has prospered under the leadership of Lu Zhanyan.

Especially after the appearance of Wujin and red pepper, more and more caravans came to Yanzhou, population mobility became stronger, and many people who raised silkworms, weaved cloth and grew red peppers no longer sold them to the government. After all, the price the caravans paid was higher.

The entire Yanzhou city wall was re-consolidated, dams were built, and land reclamation was carried out at a rapid pace.

All the reclaimed land was planted with peppers, which became the exclusive income for the government. He did not stop the people outside from selling the peppers to the caravans that came to collect the goods.

His original intention was to boost Yanzhou's economy, so naturally he would not prevent the people from becoming richer.

Lu Zhanyan also built a special silkworm house, hired people to train silkworm breeders, constructed a textile factory, and hired female workers to weave cloth. After all, not everyone was willing to raise silkworms. When they learned that the textile factory only recruited female workers, the status of these women in their husband's families was raised a lot.

Because when they came to Yanzhou, the two brothers also had a long talk all night long.

Xingdi told him that the status of women was too low, and she wanted to see gender equality in the country established by her brother.

He would never forget the scorching glow that his brother saw when he looked at him in the capital city he longed for, and how every word he spoke moved him.

Xingdi's eyes were filled with anticipation, and she said, "Brother, if you become emperor, can you help the women of the world?"

As women, their lives are undoubtedly narrow. They are confined to family and marriage and lack the right to make their own choices.

They lived in the inner house before marriage and remained so after marriage. They could not participate in politics, economy and other fields, and even had limited opportunities to receive education. This unfair phenomenon made Lu Zhanxing feel sad.

Throughout history, the world has been so harsh to women. Even in Lu Zhanxing's life, there was still a preference for boys over girls.

But it is really much better than today's era.

In this era, women could only stay in the inner house, and the following truths ran through their lives: obey your father at home, obey your husband after marriage, and obey your son after your husband's death.

These concepts constrain women's thinking and limit their development space. However, Lu Zhanxing knows that only by breaking these old concepts can gender equality be truly achieved.

Thousands of women in the world probably have the same anger and helplessness in their hearts. They are eager to change the status quo and pursue freedom and equal rights, but they know that this is a luxury.

Lu Zhanxing didn't have any big ideals. For her, living a life of idleness and waiting for death was her first goal. Then, the other was that she also wanted many women to have a slightly better life.

I am lucky enough to be born in a wealthy family. Even if I don't dress up as a man, I can live a good life. But there are many women in the world who are not as lucky as me.

"Brother, do you also think that women are inferior to men?"

Lu Zhanyan didn't know why Xingdi was speaking up for those women, and even had a sad look in his eyes. He felt inexplicably distressed.

Thinking that since this is Xingdi's wish, why not fulfill it?

"Brother Xing, I believe that women are also more capable than men. As long as we encourage them to have the courage to step out of the inner house, their status can be improved."

"I promise you, brother. If you become the emperor, I can retire and fight for the throne. I can also fight for my own life."

He will never forget that after he said this, Xingdi's eyes became brighter, and the feeling of worship that regarded him as "God" became stronger.

He thought at that time, Xingdi, you are really a good person!

Xingdi obviously doesn't need to care about the life and death of those poor women, but she is willing to plead for them. She is such a kind and wonderful person.

He is willing to protect this kindness for his brother.

Lu Zhanyan read the letter from Kyoto and learned that his grandfather did not have much time left. The struggle in the court was not too intense yet. His time was too tight and it was too late to slowly nibble away at his time. He needed to speed up.

"Anichi!"

The secret guard appeared in the study: "What do you want, Master?"

"How are the secret guards who went to Yizhou to monitor those officials?"

"My Lord, a small number of Yizhou officials are incompetent, and most of them are from other forces. It may not be easy to replace them."

Lu Zhanyan narrowed his eyes slightly, and tapped the table with his right index finger, making some soft sounds. His cold eyes flashed with a fascinating light: The root cause is still in the capital, so we have to add fuel to the fire for them.

Only when all forces step out will you have a chance to go further.

He had manpower, but one was from Mo Long Ling's army, and one was the princess's female army. However, one was bound not to harm the descendants of the Chu family, and the other was the princess's relative. It would not be safe for him to mobilize any of them.

Lu Zhanyan pondered for a moment: "I can only mobilize the hidden chess pieces."

This was a chess piece he had casually buried when he entered the palace as a young man. He had not wanted to use it unless it was absolutely necessary, but now he had no choice but to use it.

Nowadays, due to the suppression of Emperor Qian, the undercurrent in the capital is only surging in the dark and has not come to the surface.

Relatively speaking, Beijing is relatively stable.

Lu Zhanxing decided to go to Yuzhou to see how the people arranged by his brother-in-law were doing.

In terms of making money, there are Lin's Business, his second brother-in-law's Zhou's Business, and his own Yufeng Business. In terms of power, only his eldest brother and brother-in-law are in the open.

The rest are all in secret, but Yuzhou is so close to the capital that it is extremely important and cannot be lost.

In addition, Lu Zhanxing was in a bad mood, so he went to Yuzhou to relax.

The Anguo Mansion was handed over to Mu Qingli, and she set off with Bai Jing. They found the prefect's mansion in just one or two days.

She was led into the mansion by the servants and passed through the moon gate on the veranda. From a distance, she saw her weak brother-in-law, pale-faced, leaning against her eldest sister's arms under a tree that could be hugged by three people. "Ahua, I'm lucky to have you, otherwise I don't know what to do..."

Lu Xihua rubbed her husband's head, feeling distressed: "It's okay, I'm here. This big tree is really a nuisance. There are even insects flying here to scare my husband. Why don't we chop it down!"

"That... is not necessary..." Gu Xuyao ​​realized that he might have been too hypocritical, and quickly got into his wife's arms and acted coquettishly: "I also want to build a wooden house up there, and then do this and that with Ah Hua..."

Lu Xihua's face was full of doting: "I will do whatever you want, my husband. My brother should be here soon. Let's go and welcome him..."

Lu Zhanxing: “…”

As soon as I arrived, I was fed a mouthful of dog food. Why did I come here?