I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

At this moment, Jiangzhou City is full of tall buildings crisscrossing each other.

The Jiangzhou City, which was a scene of demolition everywhere a few months ago, has now been completely transformed.

Those dilapidated and dirty places have long been replaced by bustling street scenes.

The new residential area and new commercial area originally planned by Jiangzuo have also been completed.

The outskirts of Jiangzhou City also began to expand to accommodate more population.

Jiang Zuo walked in front, looking at the scene around him, feeling quite satisfied.

"Isn't this Lord Jiang?"

Someone exclaimed, which immediately attracted the attention of others.

After hearing this, the people immediately surrounded Jiangzuo and blocked all access. Even though the Thousand Cavalry Division tried to stop them, they still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the people.

After all, Jiang Zuo is the adopted parent of the people of Jiangzhou City. Since Jiang Zuo arrived in Jiangzhou City, this once backward small city has now become a big city, and the people in the city have all lived a prosperous life.

Upon hearing that Jiang Zuo had returned to Jiangzhou City, Master Guo and Situ Hua immediately came to greet Jiang Zuo.

Previously, Situ Hua was sent by the emperor to protect Jiang Zuo, but after the two countries went to war, Jiang Zuo ordered Situ Hua to stay in Jiangzhou City.

As soon as he saw Jiang Zuo, Master Guo couldn't help but exclaimed: "I heard that you led the army to destroy the State of Chen and made great military achievements. You are worthy of being Master Jiang. I admire you very much, really..."

"Alright, alright." Jiang Zuo interrupted Master Guo's flattery and asked, "Is everything going well with the development of Jiangzhou City?"

Master Guo nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir. I have been steadily advancing according to your previous plan. Now the most important high-end residential area has been completed and can be put on the market at any time. I heard that Master Jiang has returned triumphantly, so I specially waited for you to come back before opening the market."

"No need to wait, the market will open tomorrow morning."

Jiang Zuo nodded with satisfaction and looked at Situ Hua standing beside him.

Situ Hua walked forward, bowed and said, "My lord, how are you? Now that you have made great achievements, it is really cause for celebration."

A few months ago, Situ Hua was quite arrogant and cold towards Jiang Zuo, but after seeing Jiang Zuo's abilities, he couldn't help but admire Jiang Zuo very much.

Today, Jiang Zuo has become an important official in the imperial court.

"The defeat of the Chen Kingdom was all the work of the Ninth Prince and the Yan army. I just took advantage of it."

Jiang Zuo said modestly.

His current situation is a little too high, and he is afraid of being overpraised by others.

Especially considering that the empress is suspicious by nature, if too many people flatter Jiang Zuo, Jiang Zuo will be afraid that his achievements will surpass the empress and he will get into a lot of trouble in the future. It is better for him to keep a low profile.

Hearing Jiang Zuo's humble words, Chen Xiu felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was Jiang Zuo who made most of the suggestions when the State of Chen was to be destroyed, and Chen Xiu only played a supporting role at most.

"Has anything major happened in Jiangzhou City recently?"

Jiang Zuo asked Situ Hua.

Situ Hua said: "There is no major incident, but our Qianqi Division has arrested many enemies who infiltrated Jiangzhou City. After interrogation, we found that these people came from Chen State and deliberately wanted to cause damage in Jiangzhou City."

Jiang Zuo took this into consideration and decided to keep Situ Hua in Jiangzhou City.

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "We shouldn't worry about what trouble these people might cause..."

Now that the State of Chen has been destroyed, there will naturally be no trouble.

After the greetings, Jiang Zuo suggested, "Let's go to Xinghualou and set up dozens of tables. Let's celebrate properly. Master, go and get ready."

"clear."

Master Guo quickly responded and went forward.

"Master Zhang, do you want to come with us?"

Jiang Zuo turned around and asked Zhang Huan behind him.

Zhang Huan declined politely, "I have important matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Lord Jiang's leisure. I wonder how many days Lord Jiang will stay here?"

Jiang Zuo thought for a while before saying, "Maybe half a month."

"Half a month?" Zhang Huan frowned.

The Emperor is anxious to have Jiang Zuo return to the capital. If Jiang Zuo has to stay in Jiangzhou for another half a month, Zhang Huan doesn't know how to explain to His Majesty.

But considering Jiang Zuo's current status, Zhang Huan couldn't force Jiang Zuo to return to the capital, so he said, "Then I will go back to the capital first to tell His Majesty."

Jiang Zuo nodded: "Go ahead, just tell the emperor that I have important matters to attend to in Jiangzhou City, the emperor will definitely understand."

"Understood." Zhang Huan leaned forward and said, then turned his head and glanced at Chen Xiu: "What about the Ninth Prince?"

Chen Xiu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Tomorrow the King will follow you back to the capital."

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo asked in confusion: "Master Jiu left so soon, why didn't he stay a few more days?"

Chen Xiu shook his head: "Forget it."

The longer you stay, the more you miss it.

Chen Xiu didn't want to add to his disappointment.

When they arrived at Xinghua Tower, Jiang Zuo set up a banquet to entertain all the guests.

And what the Ninth Prince Chen Xiu cares most about is naturally the Miss Ruyan who is performing on the stage.

Jiang Zuo did not forget Jiu Ye's preference, and specifically ordered someone to invite Miss Ruyan to come.

After spending several months with the Ninth Prince, Jiang Zuo already had a very close relationship with him. He discussed almost all important matters with the Ninth Prince. Thinking about their separation tomorrow, he felt a little reluctant.

"Master Jiu, stop listening to the music and come drink some wine."

Jiang Zuo greeted warmly.

Chen Xiu's gaze was always on the woman on the stage.

"Master Jiu, what time will you return to Beijing tomorrow?"

Jiang Zuo asked again.

Chen Xiu picked up the wine glass and said, "After noon, don't stay in Jiangzhou City for too long."

Jiang Zuo said: "Don't worry, I will go to the capital naturally after I finish dealing with the important matters in Jiangzhou City."

Chen Xiu said: "What big things can you do in Jiangzhou City?"

Chen Xiu had some understanding of Jiang Zuo. Seeing him decline again and again, it was obvious that he did not want to go to the capital to meet the emperor.

Chen Xiu was quite confused as to why Jiang Zuo would always give the credit to other people whenever he made a great achievement.

Logically speaking, everyone hopes to gain military merit and receive rewards from the court, but Jiangzuo is an exception.

It seems that in his eyes, he does not desire any power.

At this time, Jiang Zuo said again: "Of course it is to complete a big deal."

Chen Xiu thought about it, remembered something, and asked, "Is it the real estate you mentioned many times before?"

Before this, in order to test Jiang Zuo, Chen Xiu specially gave 100,000 taels. If it weren't for the emperor's help, Chen Xiu would have almost lost the money.

Jiang Zuo said: "That's right, Master Jiu, you shouldn't have withdrawn your shares. Now that Jiangzhou City is developing so well, you have lost a lot of money."

Chen Xiu said calmly: "How much money can you get from selling a house? Are you trying to cheat me again?"

Jiang Zuo said: "Our new house will be auctioned tomorrow morning. Do you want to come and take a look before you leave?"

Chen Xiu nodded: "No problem."

In Chen Xiu's opinion, there is nothing special about this so-called real estate.

As for Jiang Zuo's previous claim of multiple profits, Chen Xiu didn't believe it at all...