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"Your Highness, I have sought out doctors all over the world but none of them can cure my strange illness. Please do not make things difficult for Lord Zhou any further."

Li Junren gradually calmed down and realized that his reaction just now was a bit too extreme.

"Zhou Wu, I'm sorry."

Everyone was shocked. The crown prince had actually apologized to the young man in front of him. Just who was this person?

"Your Highness, it's not your fault. If it were me, I would have done the same. But rest assured, Your Highness, although I cannot cure the Crown Princess, I can control it."

The flame of hope that had just been extinguished was rekindled after Zhou Wu's words.

The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and the Imperial Physician, each with their own ulterior motives, stared intently at Zhou Wu.

"The Crown Princess's illness is actually mainly caused by hunger."

"Hunger? You mean the Crown Princess's illness is caused by hunger? That's impossible. Do you think the Crown Princess could go hungry?"

"Your Highness, Her Majesty saw that neither of you had eaten lunch, so she didn't feel like eating either."

As soon as Li Junren finished speaking, he was slapped in the face by the maid next to him. However, this also proved that what Zhou Wu said was true. Li Junren was not angry at all. On the contrary, he became more and more excited.

"After the onset of the illness, it is necessary to replenish the Crown Princess's sugar in time, such as with sugar water or sugar cubes. If that is not possible, then she can eat."

"Is it that simple? Aren't you going to prescribe some ginseng or deer antler? Don't be shy, the palace has plenty."

Clearly, the Crown Prince was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Wu's medical advice and prescription. He had never heard of curing illnesses by eating. Did he not understand the great dragon royal family? He could eat ginseng and deer antler as food without any problem.

"Your Highness, every medicine has its side effects. Not every illness can be treated with medicine. For example, our ancestors used acupuncture to treat diseases for the same reason, right, Your Highness, Imperial Physician?"

The imperial physician was listening intently when Zhou Wu called out his name. However, what Zhou Wu said made a lot of sense, and the imperial physician nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness, rest assured, as long as you pay attention to it, the Crown Princess's illness can be completely prevented."

"Someone is coming."

"The servant is here."

"From now on, all the maids in the manor must carry candy with them at all times, just in case."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the Crown Princess's illness subsided, Zhou Wu was kept by Li Junren for two more days to consult him on matters of trade before he reluctantly let Zhou Wu leave.

On the way back, Zhou Wu refused to ride a horse and went straight to the dock, boarding the Bull Demon King ship that had been waiting for him.

Although the capital city was bustling, Zhou Wu still preferred Niujia Village. Only in Niujia Village did Zhou Wu feel free.

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"Brother, the city wall is about halfway finished and is expected to be completed before winter."

In addition to being in charge of security in Niujia Town, Niu Er was also in charge of the construction of the city wall. Zhou Wu had previously requested that the project be completed before winter, and that people be hired if needed, with money not being an issue, and that he would provide maximum support.

"My lord, trade is proceeding normally. However, because we have the Qingyang Navy escorting us, pirates generally don't dare to cause us trouble. This has led to many other merchant guilds' fleets coming to us seeking cooperation."

"We can appropriately open up some cooperation opportunities, but we must be careful to maintain a certain level of discretion."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. We can't just reject them all outright, as that would be bad for us. So I gave them a few spots so they could travel with our fleet, but we'll also take a cut from their transactions."

"That's good."

Zhou Wu trusted Deng Yuanliang the most. Looking at the younger and more capable face of the man, it was hard to imagine that he could be so experienced in his work. This was probably largely due to his previous wandering in the Moon Man Kingdom.

“Scholar, the rest is up to me. The official documents have been issued, and Niujia Village has now been officially upgraded to Niujia Town. Some of the necessary government facilities have already started construction and are expected to be completed by autumn. However, there is a problem now. After being upgraded to a town, we must set up a granary for the government. This granary is a strategic reserve granary and must be kept full at all times.”

"Are there any requirements for the grain stored in this granary?"

"Yes, the grain reserves for war can only contain the five grains: rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans."

Because in this era, grains were the main staple food, but that doesn't mean there were only these five. In many places, there were some regional grains, but the prices of these grains varied. Therefore, to date, in order to ensure that there was no embezzlement of war reserve grains, each dynasty has specifically designated the five grains.

"Then let's do as the imperial court says."

These war reserve grains are not something Zhou Wu has to pay for himself. The imperial court will provide Zhou Wu with the money for these war reserve grains through tax reductions or other means. It's just that Zhou Wu needs to do the work.

"What about our own grain reserves? What's the situation now?"

Zhou Wu has always attached great importance to the grain reserves in Niujia Town. In this era, natural disasters and man-made calamities are frequent. The reason why the mortality rate in ancient times has always been high is mainly due to food. Whether it is natural disasters, man-made calamities, or war, the final result is that people have no food and eventually starve to death. Therefore, Zhou Wu has been constantly stockpiling grain to prevent such things from happening.

"Our current food reserves used to mainly consist of seafood caught at sea, which we dried and stored. However, we later discovered that although these dried goods could be stored for a long time, their strong smell often attracted snakes, insects, and rodents. So we have adjusted our storage structure and now mainly purchase rice from the Moon Man Kingdom, and then keep a small amount of dried goods in reserve."

In Zhou Wu's view, the simple adjustment of the grain reserve structure also proves that the living standards in Niujia Town are gradually improving. In the past, people did not have enough to eat, so they had no requirements for grain reserves. As long as it was edible, it could be stored.

However, now that living standards have improved, people are starting to think about the convenience and strategic aspects of storage, which is progress.

"Master Niu, has the matter of expanding the Qingyang Army been settled?"

Zhou Wu remembered that Master Niu had said that if the town was upgraded to a town, the Qingyang Army might also be eligible for expansion.

"I have already reported this matter, but I have not received a response yet."

Old Niu was also a little puzzled; he thought, "At least give me an answer, whether it will work out or not."

"Okay, I'll find some time to go and ask **An."

In matters of officialdom, the highest-ranking person Zhou Wu could find was **An. Although the Crown Prince knew him, it wasn't worth going to the Crown Prince for such a small matter.