We didn't return to the city until dusk.
After packing up the things, we returned the same way.
After chatting all afternoon, Chen Ze gained quite a lot.
Lu Zhiping provided him with a lot of information, which also gave Chen Ze a deeper understanding of the entire national situation of Dachu.
The Emperor of Dachu wanted to take over power not only King Zhennan, but also Duke Dingguo and Duke Huguo.
Among the group of people who followed the late emperor to conquer the country of Chu, King Zhennan contributed the most, followed by Duke Wu Changsheng of Dingguo and Duke Yuhai of Protector. All three of them had their own territory and military power. Duke Ding's fiefdom was It is located in the three states of Western Xinjiang, which is vast and sparsely populated. The Protector is located in the six states of East China Sea, close to the sea.
There is no doubt that whether it is the eight southern states, Western Xinjiang or the East China Sea, they are not wealthy places. They just want these people to help Da Chu defend the country.
However, the former emperor never expected that he would die young, nor did he expect that the new emperor would be a big fool.
Tianhu's cards were completely smashed.
Of course, Chen Ze never forgot to ask Lu Zhiping if he had seen any foreigners or if others had seen him.
Lu Zhiping had never heard that even the pirates were from Da Chu.
Chen Ze originally thought that the pirates might be Japanese roosters.
Ah...it's a bit insulting to say that.
In short, Chen Ze couldn't understand the current geographical environment, especially when Lu Zhiping said that both the north and the west were prairie, which directly confused Chen Ze who didn't have much geographical knowledge.
However, there is no world map these days, not even a map of Da Chu's territory.
Forget it, I don’t want to have these things now.
There is also a relatively important message in this.
Jiangzhou!
Jiangzhou was the granary of Dachu, and most of the food from the eight southern states was transported from Jiangzhou to Luzhou by water.
The food grown in the eight southern states is not enough for the country itself.
If we want to try to accept the hundreds of thousands of victims, we will definitely need to transport food from Jiangzhou.
There are granaries in various states, cities, and counties, but they basically don’t have much reserves.
How long has it been since the Sui Dynasty fell?
During the war, they had already been looted.
Thinking of this, Chen Ze couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother Chen, what's going on?"
"When Brother Lu talks about Jiangzhou, doesn't he think of the victims in Lanzhou?" Chen Ze said helplessly: "It's pitiful! I don't know how many people died."
When Lu Zhiping heard this, he said: "What can we do? With the virtues of the Yamen and the imperial court, we must wait for death."
"Besides sucking the blood of ordinary people, what else can they do?" Lu Zhiping was still a little excited: "If it were me, I would definitely send people to Fengzhou."
Chen Ze and Qin Boyang couldn't help but be stunned.
"Going to Fengzhou? Why are you going to Fengzhou?"
"There are mountain rats all over the mountains and plains over there. Even if they eat less, they won't kill anyone."
Qin Boyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Those are all victims of the disaster. They must eat hard. If they eat too much, they won't be able to pull it out. They won't be dead by then."
"What is the mountain rat you are talking about?"
Qin Boyang explained: "It tastes worse than taro, and the roots grow on the back of the buttocks, like mice, so they are called mountain rats. They are everywhere in the mountains and plains in Fengzhou, and no one eats them at all. They are astringent and eat too much." It can't be pulled out, and the stomach will hurt. There was a famine in Fengzhou before, so I ate this mountain rat. I couldn't finish it. Once I pulled it out, there were many of them, and they were quite big. Indeed, many people relied on them to eat the ground rats. The mountain rats made it through, but a lot of them died.”
"I ate this stuff when I was little and my parents had no food to eat..." Qin Boyang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Don't mention it, my stomach hurts. I'm not hungry anymore, but I feel uncomfortable. I can't sleep even if I want to."
When Chen Ze heard this, he quickly asked: "Did it not be handled well?"
Qin Boyang shook his head and said: "The people in Fengzhou have tried all kinds of frying and cooking. No matter how you cook it, it doesn't taste good! It's usually used to feed livestock."
"Is the animal okay after eating it?"
"Feed them in a mixed manner. Generally, if you don't feed them too much, they'll be fine."
"Have you mixed it with other things?"
"That's not clear."
Chen Ze heard that this mountain rat should be a plant in the Yam family, which means it contains starch.
It seems to be poisonous and there is some kind of defense mechanism of the plant.
Chen Ze's knowledge reserve can only be analyzed to this extent.
"Are there mountain rats in Qingzhou?"
"It's only found near Toyosu."
It seems that I have to find time to go to Toyosu.
There should be a way to neutralize and crack it.
Chen Ze definitely doesn't have the ability to research it himself, so he still has to rely on the wisdom of the people.
Chen Ze had already thought of the plan and was waiting for the tiger talisman to be obtained.
When he returned to Qingzhou, Chen Ze had already ordered three tables of wine and food at the Yingke Building and had them delivered to the Qin family.
Since you want to cultivate a relationship, you must meet more and have dinner together.
There is one table in the back room and two tables outside.
The spy who went out with him also had to be taken care of.
There are not that many tables, chairs and benches, they were all moved here from Huangcaotang.
When they arrived at Qin's house, they asked Lu Zhiping and others to have dinner before going home.
It was hard to reject such hospitality, and after spending the afternoon together, Lu Zhiping didn't hate Chen Ze anyway.
Although he is a child of a wealthy family, he is indeed extraordinary.
Not only did he speak politely to him, but Chen Ze, his own servant, even personally delivered food to him.
Only when Lu Zhiping saw it with his own eyes did he believe that Mr. Lu must really like this young man.
How could a member of a wealthy family be so polite to his servants? Even the kind-hearted Lin Yuan might not be able to let go of his dignity.
Even when treating guests, he didn't forget to take care of his servants and directly set up three tables at the Qin family!
After living for so long, I have only seen Chen Ze.
Chen Ze greeted everyone to sit down, but no one moved their chopsticks. He laughed and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Use your chopsticks, use your chopsticks. You're welcome. Treat it like your own home. Qin Jinke, Erya, you can eat whatever you want." .”
Qin Jinke said oh, thinking, isn't this my home?
Everyone laughed and started using their chopsticks.
Chen Ze stood up and shouted outside again: "I won't greet those outside the house, you can do it yourself!"
"okay!"
It was quite lively for a while, but while eating, Chen Ze noticed that this big girl kept her head down the whole time.
Of course, I'm just embarrassed.
normal circumstances.
Chen Ze was enjoying himself as he drank with Qin Boyang and Lu Zhiping.
Lu Zhiping is a serious talent, and his business acumen is so keen that he must build a good relationship.
Especially when Chen Ze needs to produce alcohol, Lu Zhiping can also help.
It happened that while eating, Zhao Ziyun had already arrived at Qin's house. After entering the house, he hurried to Chen Ze's ear and whispered in Chen Ze's ear: "Young master, please report urgently."
Chen Ze smiled calmly at everyone and let everyone eat first, while he followed Zhao Ziyun to the backyard.
"whats the matter?"
"Commander Cao has arrived at Qingzhou with 10,000 soldiers and horses. Please take the tiger talisman quickly."
"Ten thousand!?" Chen Ze looked surprised: "Isn't it five thousand? And so fast!?"
"In the direction of Lanzhou, the White Lotus Sect appears!"
