The unique geographical location of Jiangnan's Lyuzhou led the Imperial Court to establish it as the tenth directly governed provincial government office. Sustainable by both land and water transportation, and encircled by mountains and rivers, Lyuzhou serves as a crucial hub linking Jiangnan to the Northern Territory, its commerce flourishing.
In addition to its beautiful scenery and excellent feng shui layout, it attracted many wealthy merchants to reside here, which also led to Lyuzhou being a lucrative area within the wealthy region of Jiangnan. Anyone wishing for an official post here had to grease the wheels with connections above.
However, a bureaucratic upheaval left Jiangnan officials deeply wary of Lyuzhou!
