"Third brother, how can you not be anxious about such an important matter?"
Zhou Baoyu also echoed: "Commander, Brother Song is right. When it comes to food, we must not be careless!
It won't take long anyway, so let's let Brother Song pass the letter to Baotong Jinduo first.
As for other things, it's not too late to wait until he comes back. "
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyes and glanced at the two anxious-looking people, then waved his hands with an indifferent expression.
"Brother, Baoyu, this young master is well aware of this matter.
I said there is no need to rush, so there is no need for you to be anxious. "
Song Qing nodded helplessly and had to put the envelope aside.
"Okay, brother, just listen to you."
Seeing that Song Qing was already convinced, Zhou Baoyu had no choice but to nod with a slightly helpless expression.
"Since the commander-in-chief knows what's going on, the general won't say anything more."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the somewhat depressed expressions on their faces, shook his head angrily, and filled a glass of wine for the two of them.
"Looking at the looks of the two of you, is this the case?
Those who didn’t know thought that something big had happened! "
When Zhou Baoyu heard what Young Master Liu said, he immediately put down the tea he had just picked up.
"Commander, the general doesn't want this either. Isn't the general anxious?"
Young Master Liu picked up the tea and tasted it briefly before getting up again and walking towards the map not far away.
"Baoyu, do you still remember what questions I asked you when we were chatting in the pavilion?"
Zhou Baoyu raised his head slightly and thought for a moment, then stood up and walked to Mr. Liu's side and stopped.
"Commander, you asked the general several questions at that time.
I don’t know which question you are talking about right now. Commander, can you give me a heads up? "
"Questions about the situation on the border."
"It turns out that this is the question, of course the general will remember it.
But, does this have anything to do with food? "
"Of course it is related. How did you answer this young master at that time?"
"The general told the commander that before the general and the Baotong brothers transferred defenses to each other, there had been two heavy snowfalls in succession on the border, and they were all heavy snows.
On the way back to Yingzhou from the border with the soldiers led by the last general, the snow on the official road was almost covered..."
As Zhou Baoyu spoke, his words suddenly stopped, and his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had understood something.
"Commander, are you saying that the road is blocked due to heavy snow and business travel is blocked?"
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then glanced sideways at Zhou Baoyu with a slightly raised corner of his mouth.
"Have you figured it out? If you know this young master, why aren't you in a hurry?"
"Yes, yes, the general has figured it out.
The commander-in-chief is wise and will eventually wipe out the lake. "
Song Qing, who was standing aside, nodded in realization after hearing the words between the two.
The two of them were only worried about food, but ignored the weather conditions on the border.
Now even the snow outside Yingzhou in northern Xinjiang has covered Ma's hooves, and the snow in Xinfu and Beifu is probably deep as well.
As for the snow further north of Beifu and Xinfu, north of Yinshan Mountain and on the shores of Lake Baikal, let alone the snow.
If there is no abundant supply of materials behind them in time, the Russian caravan wants to pass through the endless Dalong Kingdom north of Yinshan Mountain.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
As long as those caravans from Tsarist Russia were not fools and were beaten to death, they would not choose this season to leave the territory of Dalong and return to their homeland.
Liu Mingzhi saw the gradually soothing expressions of the two people and silently swallowed the tea leaves in his mouth.
"This is just one of them."
"Third brother, are there any other reasons?"
"Commander?"
“Those caravans from Tsarist Russia have traveled between the two countries many times.
If they had succeeded, they would have already succeeded.
Therefore, there is no need to worry at this time. "
"Commander."
"Baoyu, this young master just said this for analysis and has no other meaning."
"The end will understand, the end will understand."
"Third brother, I have something to say to you, do you know whether to say it or not?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing's hesitant expression and nodded without hesitation.
"Brother, if you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
"Brother Wei wants to say that even the caravans of Tsarist Russia have really secretly brought potatoes and sweet potatoes back to Tsarist Russia.
The final result may not be as bad as what we just said. "
"Oh? What's the reason?"
Song Qing put down the tea cup in his hand, picked up the bamboo pole on the side and drew a circle on the huge map.
The location enclosed by the circle is clearly the location of Tsarist Russia.
"Third brother, I have two thoughts about being a brother.
First of all, is the land in Tsarist Russia the same as the land here in Dalong, suitable for growing potatoes and sweet potatoes?
If their land is not suitable for growing potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Well, don't say that they just brought back some seeds secretly.
Even if they brought back thousands of stones of seeds, their land was not suitable for growing these two kinds of food.
For Tsarist Russia, everything will be in vain.
Secondly, even if their land is suitable for growing these two kinds of food.
However, another question arises, that is, the people of Tsarist Russia, do they know how to grow these two kinds of food?
Brother Wei vaguely remembers Da Long Tai and Yuan..."
Song Qing only spoke half of what he said, but he suddenly realized something and stopped immediately.
The first year of Dalong Taihe was the reign name of the former Emperor Wuzong when Li Baiyu was in power.
In front of his third brother, he rashly mentioned the affairs of his previous dynasty, which was somewhat inappropriate.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing's embarrassed face and instantly understood what he was thinking.
Young Master Liu breathed a sigh of relief and patted Song Qing's shoulder a few times with a smile.
"Brother."
"Hey, third brother."
"Brother, I have never cared about this in my heart.
When the imperial brother was still on the throne, the relationship between the two of us was very deep.
Brother, I thought at that time, as long as the emperor does not let me down.
Even if this young master is a mess, he must serve the country loyally and help his brother fulfill his father's legacy.
Go all out to help Dalong and help the emperor's brother to dominate the world.
To establish a peaceful and prosperous era where the people can live and work in peace and contentment and the world can prosper.
It's a pity that God is not kind to us.
The emperor's brother, the king of a country who was supposed to be a living king, died young.
Be it the previous dynasty or the new dynasty.
They are all the names of my great dragon country.
Therefore, brother, you don’t need to be afraid or avoid any topics.
If you have anything, just say whatever you want. "
Song Qing felt slightly relieved when he saw Liu Mingzhi's relaxed and calm expression.
"Third brother, to put it this way, I am short-sighted.
In this case, Brother Wei said so directly.
In the first year of Dalong Taihe, the imperial court issued a new decree to inform the world.
Anyone who grows potatoes and sweet potatoes and sees foreigners watching will be expelled on the spot.
If the barbarians do not listen to advice, the people can deal with it themselves.
It is no crime to injure someone, and it is no crime to kill someone.
They can also be detained and handed over to the chief official of the local state capital.
Third brother, you should still have an impression about this decree, right?
Brother, I roughly remember that it was you, third brother, who proposed this decree! "
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and nodded happily.
"You are right, this decree was indeed proposed by this young master.
After I wrote the letter to the emperor, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty went through several discussions before finally issuing it to the world. "
"Third brother, whether it was when Li Ye was in power or when you are in power now.
This decree has always been maintained and has not been changed.
Those people from Tsarist Russia look completely different from our Dalong people.
Therefore, it means that they were doing business in our Dalong Heavenly Kingdom.
Because of this decree, they were unable to see up close how people grew potatoes and sweet potatoes.
This is the root of another problem that Brother Wei mentioned.
Those caravans from Tsarist Russia were lucky enough to get some potato and sweet potato seeds.
However, they didn't know how to grow these two kinds of food, so they just stared blankly.
Guarding the treasure mountain in vain, there is nothing you can do.
It is from these two situations that I think so.
The final result may not be as bad as we imagined. "
After Zhou Baoyu listened to Song Qing's eloquent analysis, he clapped his hands excitedly.
"Commander, what Brother Song said makes sense.
Even if those people in Tsarist Russia get these two kinds of food, their land may not be suitable for planting!
Even if they are suitable for planting, they may not know how to do it.
The commander-in-chief is indeed a commander-in-chief, and he is indeed a far-sighted man.
As early as more than ten years ago, we had already thought of ways to guard against barbarians. "
Liu Mingzhi picked up the tea, took a sip, put down the cup, turned around and walked towards his desk.
He casually opened the desk drawer, and Young Master Liu silently rummaged inside.
After a while, Liu Mingzhi returned with a few pieces of yellowed rice paper in his hand.
Liu Mingzhi divided several pieces of yellowed rice paper into two and handed them to the two of them respectively.
"Third brother, what is this?"
"Commander?"
Liu Mingzhi untied the tobacco bag and lit another pot of tobacco.
He took a long puff of dry cigarette and gestured to the rice paper in their hands.
“There is no doubt that the soil of Tsarist Russia can grow potatoes and sweet potatoes.
After Chengfeng and Serena returned from Tsarist Russia with their eldest grandson.
The soldiers who followed Chengfeng to escort him had already carefully investigated the situation in Tsarist Russia in private.
Regarding the general situation in Tsarist Russia, I remember what I mentioned to you, young master.
What, you two don’t remember? "
Song and Qing were stunned, and immediately lowered their heads to look at the rice paper in their hands.
After reading the contents on the rice paper in their hands, Song and Qing looked at each other awkwardly, and laughed bitterly.
"Third brother, to be honest, Brother Wei has really forgotten these situations.
After seeing the content on the rice paper, I remembered that not only did you mention it to me, but my son also reported to me the situation there after returning Dalong from Tsarist Russia.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Unfortunately, we haven't discussed the situation in Tsarist Russia again for so long.
Therefore, over time, I gradually put these situations behind me. "
Zhou Baoyu arranged the rice paper in his hand and scratched his neck awkwardly.
"Commander, the situation here at the end is similar to that of Brother Song.
I didn't pay attention to this aspect for a long time, and I also completely forgot about some situations. "
Liu Mingzhi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and stared at the map in front of him with a faint gaze.
"You have forgotten, but I will never forget."
Song Qing put the yellowed rice paper aside and looked up at the mountains and rivers on the map.
"Third brother, after the first situation is eliminated, there is still one remaining situation."
Zhou Baoyu hesitated for a moment, but this time he didn't agree with anything.
He was afraid that after he echoed Song Qing's words, he would be slapped in the face by Young Master Liu again.
as expected.
Facts have proved that Zhou Baoyu's idea was correct.
Liu Mingzhi held his dry tobacco in one hand and walked along the vast lines of Dalong's border on the map with the other.
After putting down his right arm, Young Master Liu chuckled happily.
"Brother."
"Um."
"What do you think Baoyu said before, the Tsarist Russian soldiers who appear around our Dalong border from time to time.
Is it really as simple as just patrolling their frontier? "
"Third brother, didn't Baoyu just say that?
When he was drinking with some generals of Tsarist Russia, he had already asked those generals.
The reason why they appear there is because of our Dalong..."
As Song Qing spoke, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly turned to look at Zhou Baoyu.
"Brother Baoyu, where were most of the soldiers in your camp who were investigating the surrounding situation discovered to be those Tsarist Russian soldiers?"
“Every situation is different, some are seventeen or eighty-year-old, and some are three or five-year-old.
Sometimes when the weather is bad, there are situations within one or two miles. "
"When you discovered their whereabouts, were they very close to the fields where you were growing potatoes and sweet potatoes?"
Zhou Baoyu's expression changed, and he clenched his fist and beat it hard several times in his hand.
"Commander, Brother Song, do you mean to say that those soldiers and horses of Tsarist Russia were secretly observing the way my Dalong soldiers planted potatoes and sweet potatoes under the guise of patrolling the border?"
Song Qing looked at Zhou Baoyu's nervous expression, turned to look at Mr. Liu who was staring at the map silently, and nodded with a complicated expression.
"Brother Baoyu, Third Brother, now that he has said this.
If nothing else, this is likely to be the case. "
Zhou Baoyu's fists crackled and he looked at the map in front of him with a gloomy look.
"Commander, the last general...the last general..."
Liu Mingzhi looked back at Zhou Baoyu, smiled and waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
"Commander, it doesn't matter!
Once Tsarist Russia obtains these two kinds of food, their population will inevitably increase on a large scale within five years or so.
The increase in the population of the people means that the number of soldiers available for recruitment increases.
Similarly, the strength of the Russian imperial court also increased.
Having such a ferocious tiger on our side is definitely not a good thing for our Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty.
Commander, it is not our country’s luck that other countries are strong! "
Liu Mingzhi rubbed the tip of his nose with his fingers and nodded with a leisurely smile.
"What's the hurry? If it increases, then it will increase.
Their strength has increased, which may not be a good thing for my dragon. "
"Ah? Marshal, you don't have a lake..."
"Ah what? Everything, there is this guy Chengfeng here."
