eurekapd Chapter 669 Yuan Qi’s Supplies
Chapter 669 Yuan Qi’s Supplies
Zhou Chang's money-obsessed mind was incapable of thinking of a second idea, and his methods always involved gold and silver.
At this moment, I can only say to the skinny monkey: "Alas... you don't understand. Compared with silver, gold is more practical. Although there is a saying that 'it doesn't matter if the trick is old, as long as it works', but if you keep using the same trick, the silver you threw before may not be credible now. But let me ask you, how many people in this world can resist the temptation of gold?"
The skinny monkey curled his lips, not completely agreeing, but he didn't stop working. He had already started a fire in the tent and put a clay pot on the stove to cook snake soup porridge: "Now, even if there is gold, I don't want it. As long as you can give me roast chicken, roast duck, braised fish..."
"Stop..." Zhou Chang hurriedly stopped him, "It's okay if you don't talk about it. The more you think about this kind of thing, the hungrier you get. Don't bother me."
As they were talking, Gao Yuan and Chen Yuan came in.
This person was summoned by Zhou Chang just now.
The two of them bowed and took their seats.
Zhou Chang tried his best to divert his attention from the aroma of the porridge, and said to Gao Yuan and Chen Yuan, "Jiang Meng has just agreed to send troops in three days. So let's hope that the Yuan family can send another batch of gold in the next two days. But if the gold is still not enough in the end, there is nothing we can do. We just need to make up the original number of paper lanterns and snakes first."
"Yes..." Gao Yuan and Chen Yuan never talk nonsense.
When Gao Yuan heard that Jiang Meng agreed to send troops, his eyes lit up.
Next, Zhou Chang discussed some details with the two of them. They wrote them down one by one and then left the tent to do the work.
The skinny monkey cooked the "snake soup" after a long time and brought it over: "Your Majesty, I really have no other choice, but this snake soup is indeed a good thing, you can make do with it. How can I only eat a bowl of porridge a day these days?"
Zhou Chang felt sick at the smell. He had just accidentally seen the sections of white meat, and thinking back to the time when he had boiled snake oil, he was even more resistant.
He almost leaned over to avoid it: "Take it away, I don't need it, just eat it yourself."
The thin monkey looked regretful and said, "I took advantage of the fact that they caught a lot of snakes these days to get two more. Otherwise, all the snakes around here would have been caught, and we wouldn't have been able to find so much snake meat to eat. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Can you at least force yourself to eat a little?"
"No, no... I wouldn't want to eat this even if I starve to death. You should eat it yourself." No matter how hungry Zhou Chang was, he was unwilling to eat the snake.
As a "top foodie", Shouhou has always been able to bend and stretch himself.
These days, we first catch all the river shrimps and then start to attack the snakes.
But seeing that every pore of Zhou Chang was rejecting it, he stopped forcing it. He reached out and scooped up a piece of snake meat from the bowl, stuffed it into his mouth with both the bone and the meat, and started chewing it.
Now the daily food ration for each person in the army is only one bowl of dry rice or one steamed bun. The ration for the wounded is halved, and non-combat personnel only have one bowl of porridge.
A bowl of porridge was like nothing in the eyes of Skinny Monkey. It was not enough to fill his teeth. Therefore, whenever he had free time or something to eat, he would stuff it into his mouth and chew it.
The skinny monkey has a mouthful of big white teeth, just like the guillotine in a slaughterhouse. No food sent in can escape death. Even though he has lost weight, he still has a solid "bamboo basket" figure.
As a result, the guilt Zhou Chang originally felt gradually faded away.
After all, when Skinny Monkey drew his sword, she had promised him that as long as he survived, he would have enough to eat for the rest of his life.
Who would have thought that war would be so difficult?
Zhou Chang was relieved to see that the skinny monkey was eating well. He said, "I'm fine too. I don't do any physical work. I can survive with a bowl of porridge a day. But for the soldiers who need to guard, hold posts, carry goods and are injured, a bowl of dry rice may not be enough. What should we do?"
Skinny Monkey is always optimistic about food: "Didn't they say that another batch of food will be delivered in two days? Your Majesty, don't worry. There is always a way out. If it really doesn't work, I heard that there are many tribes in Jizhou. Most of them hide in the mountains and forests, and they still have a lot of stocks."
Zhou Chang couldn't continue. He felt that if it came to that, it would be no different from open robbery.
It's OK for two people to eat while one of them watches.
The next step is to prepare for battle and look forward to supplies.
I was looking forward to the arrival of food and supplies for the army, but after two days of waiting, nothing came. Instead, Yuan Qi's food and supplies arrived.
Originally, Yuan Qi's last letter seven days ago said that all the gold in northern Vietnam had been plundered, so the gold sent was in both small and large quantities, and even mixed with a lot of crafted jewelry and ornaments.
Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Yuan Qi sent another batch. Zhou Chang was really surprised.
"Where does this another 100,000 taels come from?" Zhou Chang asked Wu Hong who was escorting the gold.
Wu Hong replied: "The young master said that Your Highness Prince Yi does not need to care where the gold comes from, just use it."
"Is your young master doing well these days?" Zhou Chang's eyes were glued to the boxes of gold ingots, but he was still concerned about Yuan Qi, and he always felt that these gold ingots were not easy to come by.
Wu Hong chose his words carefully: "Uh... everything is fine... except running around and being a bit tired."
Zhou Chang suddenly remembered something, pulled Wu Hong aside, and asked in a low voice: "Where did all this gold come from? Have you heard about salvaging the sunken ship?"
"This..." Wu Hong's eyes flickered, "Your Highness is as good as a god, the gold is inside."
"Really? How much was salvaged? I remember the ransom was five hundred thousand taels of gold." Zhou Chang felt relieved.
Before this, she had been too demanding in asking Yuan Qi for gold, and she was also worried that Yuan Qi would not know where to find a solution.
Unexpectedly, God opened his eyes and let them get the gold. That was 500,000 taels of silver that were lost and recovered.
Wu Hong looked embarrassed and said, "I don't know the specific situation. The salvage has always been done by Yuan Liangyuan, the chief steward. That's all the young master told me."
"Well, well...that's good too." Zhou Chang was still immersed in joy, not only for himself, but also so that he wouldn't have to force Yuan Qi like that anymore.
"Your Highness Prince Yi, there are two carts of oil lamps outside. I wonder if they are enough? If not, we may have to wait for the next batch to be shipped from the south." Wu Hong seemed to want to change the subject.
"It doesn't matter. It's the oil that's most important." Zhou Chang answered casually, secretly delighted in his heart. The gold had been fished out, but the kidnappers probably still thought it was in the sea.
Wu Hong said nothing more.
After verifying and signing for the 100,000 taels of gold, he hurried away with his men, saying that Yuan Qi had many things to instruct him to do and that there were still many things to do in Shuzhou.
Zhou Chang didn't stay long. He turned around and saw the skinny guy holding a box of cakes in a daze.