The Prince of Yan's Wind-Treading Cavalry Was Invincible, Jiang Wenyue Won Seventeen Battles

Only those close to Wang Chong knew he had advanced to Great Grandmaster. Wang Chong had no intention of publicizing it and had forbidden them from spreading the news.

Seeing that the two had stopped fighting, Wen Chan'er hurried over to remind him, "Grandfather, Zhengchun's advancement to Great Grandmaster and his arrival in Huangzhou must both remain secret. You must give orders strictly forbidding anyone from mentioning them."

Wen Xi very much wanted to bristle his beard, but faced with his beloved granddaughter, he could not bring himself to say anything. He could only snort and take the two back to Huangzhou Prefecture.

Wang Chong had not returned for a long time since relinquishing Huangzhou Prefecture. The place was now very different from when he had been in charge. Wen Xi had prohibited many things Wang Chong had allowed the common people to do, such as hawking goods in the streets and setting up stalls wherever they pleased. Wang Chong had never collected taxes, either. His own Tailwind Army was the largest landowner and the largest merchant association, and all its grain and profits belonged to him. What sense would there have been in taxing himself?

Apart from feeding a pack of useless tax collectors for nothing and conjuring up smelting-loss surcharges out of thin air, it served no purpose whatsoever.

After Wen Xi took over Huangzhou, although the Tailwind Army had yet to withdraw, many businesses that taxation had rendered unprofitable had gradually closed. Huangzhou had consequently become noticeably desolate.

Wang Chong did not care, but Wen Chan'er vaguely felt that her grandfather seemed inferior to him.

Wen Xi brought the two back to his residence. The generals under his command all knew Wang Chong's identity, as well as the fact that he was indeed Wen Chan'er's husband. This