amaotonovel Chapter 923 I tried my best, but I couldn't outmaneuver my brother-in-law.
Chapter 923 I tried my best, but I couldn't outmaneuver my brother-in-law.
Du Shunqin stared at the envoys from Malaya and Srivijaya with a look of exasperation.
“The Korean laborers can go directly to Liaodong, and the short and ugly ones can go directly there too.”
"But how long will it take for your laborers to get to Liaodong?"
"Do you know who to look for after you get to Liaodong?"
"So, your laborers and provisions have to come to Dengzhou Prefecture first, and then be transported to Liaodong?"
"It will take at least two months for your supplies and laborers to arrive in Dengzhou Prefecture."
Du Shunqin looked at the several envoys from Southeast Asia and said, "Two months is more than enough time for the Ming Dynasty to resolve the snow disaster in Liaodong. What's the point of your laborers going to Liaodong?"
"It's like two out of twelve coins going to us."
“Your laborers will not be sent to Liaodong from the beginning, but will remain in Dengzhou Prefecture.”
“That Magistrate Xu might even use the excuse that the Southeast Asian laborers are not used to the weather in Liaodong to keep your laborers until the summer.”
"In other words, the money comes from the Ming Dynasty's national treasury, and the laborers are employed by Dengzhou Prefecture. Nominally, it is still for the benefit of Liaodong and your laborers."
As Du Shunqin finished speaking, the envoys from the vassal states of Malacca and Srivijaya were all dumbfounded.
Is it even possible to play like this?
Does anyone actually dare to do this?
What's a couple of cents we skimp on? They skimp on tens of thousands of workers all the time!
They're incredibly audacious!
Du Shunqin glanced at the group again and said, "Don't you dare get any funny ideas."
"The reason why Magistrate Xu dared to do this is because he had Prince Consort Yang backing him up, and it is even possible that Prince Consort Yang had arranged it in advance."
"This is not something that envoys from a few small vassal states can casually meddle in."
"When necessary, you must learn to play dumb."
Ma La Jia and the Srivijaya envoy looked at Du Shunqin with gratitude, cupped their hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Envoy Du."
Du Shunqin smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand, saying, "We live close by, so we should look after each other. We can't be like the stick and the shorty."
Once we, Annam, have defeated Siam and Khmer, our families will be even closer together.
……
A heavy snow fell intermittently in Liaodong for more than half a month.
The road is cut off.
Communication was cut off.
The government cannot contact the county, and the county cannot contact the community.
The two families lived very close to each other, yet were separated by snow and could not see each other.
At first, Zhu Biao was able to lead the Crown Prince's guards to distribute supplies to the people and help them clear the snow. However, as the snow became heavier and harder to clear, Zhu Biao was trapped in the Provincial Administration Office.
Even worse, after the heavy snow stopped, the sunlight reflecting off the snow was almost blinding, and you had to wear glasses smeared with ink to go outside.
Zhu Biao paced back and forth in the room several times, finally unable to contain himself any longer, he exclaimed, "Liaodong is bitterly cold! So this is what it's like, this bitterly cold!"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Zhu Biao sideways.
Or else?
A heavy snowfall after the turn of the millennium completely disrupted Shenyang's transportation system overnight, leaving countless vehicles stranded in the snow.
This snow has been falling on and off for more than half a month now, and its severity is ten times greater than the snowstorm after the millennium. Do you think you can easily solve this problem with black sesame dumplings?
"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."
Yang Shaofeng calmly dipped a piece of mutton into the hot pot, then looked at Zhu Biao and said, "The Kongming lanterns have been launched, and the situation in Liaoyang and the surrounding area will be summarized soon."
"Moreover, the provincial administration, prefectural government, county government, and Liaodong Guard Commandery have all dispatched personnel to remove the snow."
"I'm sure other states and counties are also clearing snow."
“Coarse salt, coal slime, honeycomb briquettes, eyeglasses, grain, cattle, horses, and laborers can all be delivered quickly.”
"Your Highness just needs to wait patiently."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Zhu Biao, who had started spinning around again, suddenly froze.
"Are they all shoveling snow?"
"Can they all be delivered quickly?"
"What do you mean?"
Zhu Biao stared at Yang Shaofeng with hopeful eyes and asked, "Did you make arrangements in advance, brother-in-law?"
Yang Shaofeng raised his voice, picked up a piece of mutton, dipped it in the garlic sauce in the oil dish, and then put the mutton into his mouth.
The lamb from the grasslands is incredibly tender, with virtually no gamey smell, and is complemented by the flavors of minced garlic and sesame oil.
Tsk tsk.
Absolutely gorgeous.
As for having made prior arrangements?
Laugh to death.
Without any prior arrangements, who would dare to rashly bring you black sesame dumplings to Liaodong?
Yang Shaofeng swallowed the mutton in his mouth and said with a smile, "The manpower and supplies have all been arranged in advance. As soon as the news of the heavy snow in Liaodong spreads, or if the places where our manpower is located are hit by heavy snow, they will try to gather in Liaoyang Prefecture as required and send the supplies over."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the garrisons stationed near Liaoyang should be clearing the road to Liaoyang by now."
“Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou and other places should also be transporting coarse salt and grain to Liaoyang.”
"The coal slurry and honeycomb briquettes from Guide, and the picks, shovels and the like from Wangping should already be on their way to Liaoyang."
So?
These past few days I've been jumping around like a monkey, and brother-in-law, you've been pretending to be anxious along with your little brother, but behind his back you've been laughing at him.
Zhu Biao stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng.
Yang Shaofeng smiled and got up, pulled Zhu Biao to sit down at the table, and pushed a plate of oil in front of Zhu Biao.
"Your Highness, please don't blame me for keeping this from you."
"We must let Prime Minister Li and those vice ministers experience the heavy snow in Liaodong firsthand so that they can know what the bitter cold of Liaodong is really like."
"If they don't know how abundant the resources are in Liaodong, and if they don't know how harsh and cold Liaodong really is, they won't take Liaodong seriously."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng gave all sorts of high-sounding reasons.
But Zhu Biao interpreted it differently.
"You took advantage of me before, so I deliberately made things difficult for you."
"Weren't you always happy when you were taking advantage of me?"
"Why aren't you all smiling now? Don't you like to smile?"
So, just because I'm going to snatch Chen Mo from him, he wants to watch my monkey show?!
Zhu Biao blankly picked up a piece of mutton, then expressionlessly dipped it into the pot.
Destroy it.
tired.
Despite her best efforts to outmaneuver her brother-in-law, she ultimately couldn't win.
Just as the incredibly tender lamb was placed in his mouth, Zhu Biao felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.
Was I the only one whose monkey show was watched by my brother-in-law this time?
no.
Li Xiang, Hu Weiyong, Chang's uncle, Lan Yu, his cousin, Li Mingchen, the Left Vice Ministers of various ministries, and even all the officials of the Liaodong Provincial Administration Commission, Liaoyang Prefecture, and Liaoyang County were all watched by him like monkeys.
I'm unhappy, but do you think these people are happy?
When they all find out the truth...
Zhu Biao suddenly grinned.
Brother-in-law, enjoy this hot pot meal!
Although it won't be the last meal.