GBP Chapter 928 Good Brothers, Loyalty
Chapter 928 Good Brothers, Loyalty
Li Mingchen carefully examined Chang Mao and came to a very obvious conclusion: this guy doesn't seem to be very smart.
After all, your teacher's wife has already brought three hundred of you second-generation nobles to Liaodong.
As for the sealing of the wolf's lair, especially since His Highness the Crown Prince personally went to seal the wolf's lair, how could His Highness not bring you along for such an important occasion?
Not to mention that your grandfather, Mao, is the Crown Prince's brother-in-law—just like my master always thinks of His Highness when there's something good happening to him, how could His Highness possibly leave you two brothers out when there's something good happening to him?
but……
Since this guy isn't very bright, let's play mind games with him. At the very least, we can get a favor from him.
Li Mingchen leaned closer to Chang Mao and whispered, "Bringing Master Mao along is not a problem, the problem is that this northern expedition will be led by the Duke of E."
"Besides, if we bring Grandpa Mao along, shouldn't we also bring Sheng-ge and Qi-ge?"
"Bringing one is inconspicuous, but bringing three hundred is another story."
Chang Mao glanced at Li Mingchen with displeasure: "Who said we were going to bring them along?"
"This is a crucial strategic location; if we lose even one person, we'll lose another one competing with us for it. Why did you bring them along?"
"As for my father..."
Chang Mao stroked his fuzzy beard, chuckled, and said, "Don't worry, as long as you don't kill Grandpa Mao, everything else is negotiable."
Li Mingchen immediately gave Chang Mao a thumbs up and patted his chest, guaranteeing, "Don't worry, Master Mao, no matter how difficult this matter is, I'll take care of it!"
Chang Mao was deeply moved and shook Li Mingchen's hand, saying, "Good brother!"
Li Mingchen also grabbed Chang Mao's hand and shook it: "Good brother!"
……
Chang Mao and Li Mingchen were putting on a show of brotherhood and loyalty in the back, while Jin'er, Yu'er, and Chang Mou Nu, who were walking in front, looked around with great curiosity.
As they walked, Chang walked up to Zhu Biao, while Jin'er and Yu'er walked up to Yang Shaofeng.
"Husband, what is this thing?"
"My lord, is it really true that it snows every few days here in Liaodong?"
"If only some of the snow from Liaodong could be shared with Shandong, it would save us from the drought every year."
Yang Shaofeng also wanted to share some of the snow from Liaodong with Shandong.
If possible, it would be even better if more were allocated to Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu.
Unfortunately, the snow in Liaodong is Liaodong snow, and not a single bit can be shared.
Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Gansu, and several other provincial administrations could only endure the torment of years of drought.
While pondering this in his mind, Yang Shaofeng smiled and pointed to the top of the tower, saying to Jin'er and Yu'er, "This thing is called a tower top."
"Look around it, it's all covered in snow now, but underneath the snow is all ice."
"After the ice and snow melt, small bubbles will form."
"The biggest problem in Liaodong right now is that there are too many ponds."
"But this thing is extremely difficult to clean; even a whole family might not be able to clean one tower head after a whole day's work."
Yang Shaofeng slowly told Jin'er and Yu'er about the towers and puddles in Liaodong, while Zhu Biao followed Chang Mou Nu with a fawning smile.
"Girl, you can't be so impulsive in the future."
"It's bitterly cold here in Liaodong. What if they freeze to death?"
Zhu Biao is like a large husky trying his best to make people happy.
Ms. Chang glared at Zhu Biao fiercely: "You're allowed to sneak off to Liaodong, but I'm not allowed to come?"
"The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty has placed himself in a dangerous situation. Do you know how worried the Emperor and the Empress are about you?"
"It's a real headache!"
Zhu Biao chuckled dryly twice, mustered his courage, and asked, "So, little sister, what about you? Are you worried about me?"
Ms. Chang glared at Zhu Biao again.
Is this person stupid?
"If I weren't worried about you, would I, an unmarried Crown Princess, have come all the way to Liaodong with Sister Jin'er and Sister Yu'er?"
"And now you're asking such a question."
"Aren't you ashamed!"
As Chang became increasingly angry, she quickly walked to Jin'er's side, grabbed Jin'er's hand, and walked forward, leaving Zhu Biao behind.
Zhu Biao immediately became smug, took two quick steps to Yang Shaofeng's side, chuckled, and said, "Brother-in-law?"
Jin'er and Yu'er were pulled away by Chang Mou Nu. Yang Shaofeng was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, he immediately snorted and said, "May I ask, Your Highness, is there anything you need?"
Zhu Biao chuckled twice and said, "Well, my sister was worried about you, and the Chang family girl was worried about her little brother. They came all the way from afar to Liaodong. What do you think we should do to show our concern?"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Zhu Biao sideways.
Look at how worthless this thing is.
The Chang family girl clearly didn't give him a kind look, yet this guy was already behaving like this.
If you give him a nice look, say a few kind words, and put a tail on his butt, he could probably be used as a propeller!
Yang Shaofeng snorted coldly and said, "We don't need to make any gestures for now. If anyone should make a gesture, it should be Hu Buzheng."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Koreans, shorty, monkeys, Ryukyu, and a host of other vassal states such as Siam, Burma, Malacca, and Srivijaya, this time they can at least gather 300,000 laborers for Liaodong.
While it may not completely solve the problem of manpower shortage in Liaodong, it can at least greatly accelerate the development of Liaodong.
In this respect, not only Hu Weiyong should express his gratitude, but the Liaodong Provincial Administration Commission should also give his due thanks.
Thinking of this, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness should know that Xu Liang has arranged for more than 300,000 laborers for Hu Buzheng this time, right?"
Zhu Biao hummed in agreement, but inwardly he was furious—they said there were over 300,000 laborers, but who knew how many would actually reach Liaodong? And who knew if Dengzhou Prefecture would keep tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, behind?
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Liaodong is so big, it's a bit of a waste to send 300,000 laborers to reclaim wasteland and mine."
Zhu Biao immediately perked up and asked repeatedly, "What does my brother-in-law think?"
Yang Shaofeng stroked his chin and smiled: "In my opinion, why don't we try to squeeze some money out of Hu Buzheng and send them to build the city? The sooner we build the city in the northern desert, the sooner we can seal off the Fierce Wolf Mountain, right?"
……
To welcome the arrival of the three young ladies who were even more outstanding than Xuan Tan, and also to show appreciation to the more than 300,000 laborers and hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain, Hu Weiyong spared no expense, and the cooks of the Provincial Administration Commission used all their skills.
Steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, steamed bear paw, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised grouse with mushrooms...
If this happened hundreds of years from now, the cook would most likely be punished, and those who ate there would probably be sentenced to several years in prison.
Unfortunately, this was during the Ming Dynasty, and there were no relevant regulations, nor did anyone dare to check the diners present.
Yang Shaofeng served Jin'er and Yu'er bowls of braised mushrooms with pheasant, saying, "This stuff is really delicious, my wife must try it."
Zhu Biao followed suit, saying, "Bear paws aren't very tasty, but you have to try this braised dragon with mushrooms and the venison dumplings later. Don't miss out!"
Ms. Chang glared fiercely at Zhu Biao.
In front of so many people.
His Highness the Crown Prince is being so attentive; aren't you ashamed?