"Guo Guo Gong, the three northern states are not densely populated places. Most of the people in Guanzhou are in various mines, workshops and steel plants. I will try my best to get the remaining labor for you from the other two states.
If there is a gap, there is nothing I can do about it!"
Liu Mo looked at Su Chen's face and said cautiously:
"Duke Protector, you don't need to be in such a hurry. It doesn't matter if you go a few days early or a few days late. I heard that many people in the court are opposed to this. If too much civilian power is used, it may be detrimental to the Protector!"
Su Chen smiled: "Don't worry about Inspector Liu! I will figure out the remaining gaps myself!"
Su Chenxin said, I don’t want to be in such a hurry, but I’m still in a hurry to have a big meal!!
The time given by the system is not very generous!
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When Chang'an established the Zhengdian Palace, Queen Changsun stopped writing and dried the ink: "Your Majesty, do you think it's okay to write like this?"
Li Er rubbed his head and did not pick up the letter handed over by Empress Changsun:
"Just keep an eye on it, Su Chen and Chang Le know what's going on!"
Empress Changsun moved gently to behind Li Er and rubbed his temples.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to rush things."
"In the past few years, His Majesty caught the family members off guard with his thunderous force. Now that they have reacted, it is expected that they will join forces."
Li Er said angrily: "I went over to leave a way for them to survive, just because I didn't want to break my face!"
"They were fine. They thought I was afraid of them."
Queen Changsun said: "Even if this is the case, you cannot treat Song Guogong like this. The title of Duke of Song was given to him by the Emperor. There is no big mistake now. How can your Majesty order to deprive him of it?"
Li Er glanced at Queen Changsun: "Is Xiangcheng coming to cry again?"
"She's still in the back hall! She came to me crying and said that the canal was blocked, and she couldn't blame her father-in-law for demoting her father-in-law's title."
Li Er said angrily: "Tell her to stop pretending to be stupid! For the sake of her husband's family, she lost her mother's family, and she still remembers her identity as a royal princess!"
Queen Changsun opened her mouth but did not answer!
When a princess gets married, she belongs to another family. If she doesn't intercede on behalf of her father-in-law, is she going to punish her husband's family on behalf of the royal family?
Who would dare to marry a royal princess in the future?
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In the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, Xiao Rui looked at his father Xiao Yu with some worry: "Father! Your Majesty is so disrespectful of family ties, what will happen next?"
Xiao Yu, who had just been demoted, snorted coldly: "I want to see how ruthless your Majesty can be!"
"Hmph! If I hadn't come forward these years, the canal would have been abandoned long ago. This time I want to see how he transports grain from the south of the Yangtze River!"
Xiao Rui was still a little worried: "What if he requisitions Su Chen's ship and uses sea transportation?"
Xiao Yu said disdainfully: "Then let him try!"
Xiao Yu's heart was itching with hatred: Su Chen! It's all this damn Su Chen!
If he hadn't suddenly created so many things, how could my thousand-year-old clan be in such a mess?
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Su Chen originally knew nothing about the turmoil and strangeness in the Chang'an court, until Chang Le worriedly took out a letter.
"Brother Su Chen, my mother-in-law sent me a letter saying that my father wants to use our ship to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River!"
Su Chen was stunned: How crazy is Li Er?
"Auntie said the canal was blocked by shipwrecks and silt."
Chang Le said and handed the letter in his hand to Su Chen.
Su Chen took it and read it again, then slapped the letter on the table:
"This Xiao Yu is so brave!"
The letter stated that several large ships had been scuttled by water thieves, blocking the waterway of the canal. In addition, the canal had not been dredged for many years, and the water in the canal was shallow during the Spring Festival, making it impossible to sail the large ships transporting grain from the imperial court.
All fools knew this was intentional. Su Chen didn't expect Xiao Yu to be so bold!
"Brother Su Chen, why don't you lend our boat to Dad!"
"If food from the south of the Yangtze River cannot go north, not only will the food in Guanzhou be unable to be supplied, but it will also be difficult to guarantee the food supply for the hundreds of thousands of troops along the northern route!"
Changle was a little anxious!
Su Chen shook his head: "This is wrong!"
"Don't worry, the Tang Dynasty today is no better than before. With the promotion of the Quyuan plow and high-yielding grain, even if the grain from the south of the Yangtze River cannot go north, the north will be fine in a year and a half!"
Su Chen frowned and thought for a while, then wrote a letter to Li Er and sent it to Li Er as soon as possible.
After Li Er received Su Chen's letter, he took a look at it, then opened the Tang territory map and fell into deep thought.
A few days later, Su Chen received a reply from Li Er.
Li Er told Su Chen that if no special circumstances occurred, the grain reserves in northern Datang should be enough to last until the end of the year.
But if the food from the south cannot be transported northward, there will definitely be a large area of food shortage in the north during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
After all, from the sea in the east to the Western Region in the west, these are territories that have only recently been conquered, and troops still need to be stationed.
However, the grassland and desert that spans thousands of miles from east to west hardly produce a grain of food.
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If food from the south cannot be transported north, the supply of military supplies for the hundreds of thousands of troops in the north will certainly not be guaranteed.
Su Chen wrote a letter to advise Li Er: He should not be anxious first. This matter is strange and he should take a look first before talking about it.
First of all, it is impossible for Xiao Yu not to know that Su Chen has a fleet that can transport grain by sea.
Furthermore, he risked falling out with Li Er and blocked the canal, so he must have a back-up plan.
After all, how long can he block the canal?
It’s only three to two months at most.
In fact, this did not have much impact on Datang.
Wouldn't a smart person like Xiao Yu know this?
So what did he want to do after paying such a heavy price?
It’s certainly not just to block the canal for a few days anyway!
After discussing with Li Er, Su Chen continued the development of steam engine trains in Guanzhou.
At this time, I unexpectedly received a letter from Du Ruhui.
"This Lao Du is really not an ordinary person. After such a big incident, he still insists on going to the Northwest!"
Su Chen said sincerely!
I almost risked my life. If it had been anyone else, I would have been frightened!
After Du Ruhui was rescued, he only rested for two days before continuing on the road, as if nothing had happened.
While praising Du Ruhui in my heart, I continued reading.
"Haha! Lao Du is such a good person!"
“He really knows how to provide help in times of need!”
Su Chen burst into laughter!
"What good news did Mr. Du say in his letter that made Brother Su Chen so happy?"
Changle asked curiously.
Su Chen smiled and said: "Lao Du said to send me a group of laborers!"
"Ah, where did Prime Minister Du get the labor force?"
Su Chen put down the letter and said: "Prisoner!"
"Several barbarian tribesmen who participated in the attack on Du Ruhui were captured by Cheng Yaojin!"
"Lao Du is going to send them all to Guanzhou!"
Unlike Su Chen who was in high spirits, Li Er's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot after receiving Du Ruhui's letter.
"Eight hundred miles urgent! Send an order to Hou Junji, the general manager of the Ganliang Road March: Seal the border immediately!"
After passing the military order, Li Er said to himself: "Is it just to prevent Ke Ming from going westward by spending so much effort and not hesitate to reveal his strength in advance?"