Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

After Zhao Heng entered Chuzhou, he immediately exercised his power and ordered martial law throughout the city.

The princes actually had no administrative power, but they had the power to supervise, guide, and report to the emperor. They could quell rebellions when necessary, but they could not mobilize local garrisons.

The commander-in-chief was a rank within the imperial army, under the jurisdiction of the prefectural government. Upon Zhao Heng's arrival in Chuzhou, he sent someone to inform the prefect, stating that an assassination attempt had been made on him, and therefore requesting martial law be imposed throughout the city.

Although the prefect was the Second Prince's man, the Fifth Prince was his biological brother, and there was no news of any discord between the two, so he naturally wouldn't act as the villain. So, he acted according to Zhao Heng's wishes.

The Prince of Chu's Palace was completed two years ago, but the Fifth Prince has never been there once. However, the people responsible for cleaning and security were all carefully selected by him.

To outsiders, they are just some old maids who cook and a few servants who guard the house.

This time he brought 5,000 imperial guards, which were bestowed by the emperor, and Zhao Heng was ordered to investigate the fight between the Salt Gang and the Grain Transport Gang.

Therefore, after the 5,000 imperial guards entered the city, they took control of the palace soldiers, and the city gates were also guarded by imperial guards. The reason was also far-fetched, which was to protect the safety of Chuzhou.

Good man Zhao Heng also had to learn to do things. The city was under martial law on the first day he arrived because he was assassinated when he arrived, but this did not affect his invitation to officials in the city, as well as celebrities and businessmen from all walks of life to gather together.

The prefect of Chuzhou is called He Hairen, and in Chuzhou he has a nickname called "the troublemaker". Not only the local people, but even some businessmen call him that in private.

Zhao Heng also knew that this person was not a good person, but he had just arrived and his foundation was not stable. He couldn't offend them as soon as he arrived. Besides, Chuzhou had a Salt Transport Inspection Office, and all the officials in the counties under its jurisdiction were the second prince's men, so he couldn't touch anyone.

Therefore, when he came, he wanted He Hairen to bleed a little and have a big meal first.

"Sir He, these five thousand officers and soldiers of mine were all sent by my father, and I don't know how to lead them. You have two thousand palace soldiers here. Would you mind taking care of these young master soldiers for me?"

To local soldiers, the imperial guards were jokingly called "young master soldiers", meaning they looked good but were useless.

He Hairen thought, this is an easy matter, it’s just about providing food and accommodation.

"Okay, I'll let the general take care of it."

The prefect's commander-in-chief was equivalent to a sixth-rank official. This time, the emperor specially arranged for a cavalry captain, a fifth-rank official, to lead the troops, which was just a little lower than the prefect and was on the same level as the prefect. The only difference was between a civil official and a military general.

Zhao Heng smiled happily upon hearing this and said, "With the prefect's words, I feel relieved. I will no longer be in charge of these imperial guards. You can just make the arrangements."

He Hairen felt relieved when he heard this. This was simply handing over the military power!

"Then which hotel shall we meet with the local officials at? Please arrange it quickly. I am starving."

"Oh, the restaurant has been arranged. It's the largest restaurant in Chuzhou, called Haisheng Restaurant."

"Oh, a big restaurant, that's great, that's great!" Zhao Heng thought, I can tell from the name that it's run by your family, whoever goes there today will probably be unlucky.

Sure enough, local officials and celebrities and businessmen in the city, as long as they received the invitation, would give money when they saw the invitation, regardless of whether they showed up or not. The meal was not free.

Moreover, He Hairen was very smart. He only gave the invitations to the officials below. As for who was invited and how much money was given, he did not care at all. He would just summarize the accounts to the restaurant when the time came.

The Cao Gang had cleared out the docks outside the city and directly robbed the Salt Gang's warehouse. Because the city gates were blocked, this information could not be communicated for the time being.

According to the agreement, the city gates would be opened for one hour at Shenshi before closing at Yinshi. At that time, the members of the Cao Gang would be deliberately allowed to enter the city and directly destroy the Salt Gang's headquarters in Chuzhou.

Afterwards, he sent someone to give the prefect a big gift to let everyone in the salt gang know that this matter was related to the prefect.

He Hairen also knew that Zhao Heng brought the troops here to quell the conflict between the two factions, which also showed that the emperor had some opinions about him as the prefect. Since the Cao Gang came with gifts to express their willingness to reconcile, He Hairen was happy to do a favor.

Little did he know that at this time the salt gang headquarters in Chuzhou had been destroyed, and he was still unaware of it.

Several major families in Dingzhou County finally decided to cooperate and also expressed their agreement to build a factory in Xingyang, which made the Zheng family very happy.

Previously, Mr. Zhao suggested that he build a factory in his area. Business in the southwest and Yuzhou areas was booming, and Zheng Yaozu also thought it was a rare opportunity.

But I didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Because spices are involved, the spices for Luancheng are provided by the Cui family, the spices for the Xingyang factory are provided by the Zheng family, and the goods for the Wang family and Li family in Taiyuan are all sourced from Xingyang.

At this point, a question arises: how to calculate the cost?

This was also a problem that Zhao Sheng had considered in advance. The two factories formed an accounting team, with several major companies to conduct the accounting. This once again put an end to Cui's plan to make a fuss about spices.

Since civilian products are food, Zhao Sheng did not want to place these production enterprises in Luancheng. After discussion, he built a new workshop in Dingzhou. Everyone contributed funds, and finally divided the area. Whoever had the ability would make money.

Mr. Zhao is only responsible for supplying goods. Even though many things are public, most of the ingredients are difficult to purchase on the market. They are crushed and mixed together when supplied and then supplied in a centralized manner!

To put it bluntly, as long as you have these refined spices, just take them home and mix them.

Later, some aristocratic families understood this principle and gradually began to only purchase spice powders, making everything else in-house. This greatly reduced costs. Protein meat was a military reserve for civilian use, and this core product could only be supplied by Zhao Sheng.

In fact, there is no emotional foundation between Zhao Sheng and Li Shuya. Li Shuya only saw him because she felt that he was quite pitiful after seeing him when she was a child. This time, he not only saved her father, but also created many new things.

The young girl's innocent heart became active, and out of protection for Zhao Sheng, she proposed the idea of ​​finding a son-in-law.

Zhao Sheng also didn't want to continue living a life of escape, especially the second prince Zhao Wei, who had always been a scourge to him, and Zhao Sheng wanted to get rid of him.

He was willing to become a son-in-law, but he wanted to use his power to find a way to eliminate Zhao Wei. But after spending a long time with Li Shuya, he quite liked this lively and active girl.

Although the princess is of noble status, she has already fallen in love with Zhao Sheng. Since they got married, they have been together for a long time, which makes Zhao Zhen, who follows behind, quite jealous.

"My dear, Zhao Zhen, are you really planning to be my sister? If possible, I don't mind you taking a concubine."

He is a princess, and if Zhao Zhen enters the mansion she can only be a concubine.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the status of a concubine was not much better than that of a domestic slave. On the surface, she looked like the master, but in reality, she was like a slave who could be sold at any time.

Zhao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "As a younger sister, at least her status is noble. Wouldn't being a concubine be considered inferior?"

When he said someone was inferior, he was referring to just an ordinary person.

Since he has Zhao Zhen by his side, he must make this girl happy. He can ask for nothing, but she will not treat him unfairly. Now the humble family property in Shigang Village is enough for Zhao Zhen to live a worry-free life for the rest of her life.