Year 16 of Yanhuang.
Ganzhou had thrown itself wholeheartedly into building the Gongxi Chou hometown brand.
Without any guidance, they had learned to make all kinds of merchandise, released in limited quantities for limited periods.
Throughout history, no Martial Gall Warrior had ever been so popular. His supporters were remarkably similar in profile: the younger, more edgy and more hot-blooded they were, the easier it was for him to win them over. At one point, Ganzhou's provincial government even petitioned the royal court, hoping to change the name of a place.
[Change it to what?]
Shen Tang flipped open the memorial, then snapped it shut.
[Lord Marquis Township? Have you no shame at all?]
Wei Cheng, Luo San, Gongyang Yongye, and several other 20th Rank Che Hou had somehow heard about it and all sent letters to scold her. Judging by how filthy their language was, the old geezers were thoroughly butthurt. The world knew only Gongxi Chou, the newly elevated Che Hou, and not them.
If Ganzhou renamed a place within its borders Lord Marquis Township, what about their hometowns? Why should Gongxi Chou have a monopoly on the title?
So Shen Tang rejected the petition.
Naturally, Ganzhou refused to give up.
The following year, they continued to wear her down. They sent people to paint Gongxi Chou's portrait and asked him to leave them some calligraphy. Ganzhou planned to build a themed tourist attraction, with the hometown of Gongxi Chou as its selling point. Once it was finished, they would invite him over to cut the ribbon and leave behind some traces of his martial arts, insights into martial arts, and the like. Wandering knights flocking there out of admiration would send visitor numbers soaring. On top of that, they had used their connections with senior members of