eurekapd Chapter 539 What a huge IOU!
Chapter 539 What a huge IOU!
Lin Chang'er frowned, "Shouldn't it be the dead of winter in the north right now?"
In previous years, the barbarians would go south before winter to plunder supplies for the winter.
Winter is not a good time for marching, so why is it like this year...?
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "That's right."
"Let's not discuss these things for now." After all, they are thousands of miles apart, and Wu Qingfeng doesn't know much about the specific situation there. Since his uncle wrote a letter, he must want him to do something.
Lin Chang'er got straight to the point, "Have you thought about what your uncle wants you to do, or how we can help him?"
Wu Qingfeng was somewhat surprised, as he knew Lin Chang'er was always a straightforward person.
But what I'm about to say is quite different, and may even drain their coffers.
So after receiving the letter, he didn't know how to talk to her, but to his surprise, she was much calmer than he had expected.
Seeing his hesitation, Lin Chang'er continued, "In my opinion, there is nothing more difficult in this world than asking the imperial court for grain."
"If we don't urge you, we won't give it to you. Even if we do urge you, we might not give it to you. If we urge you too much, we might deliberately delay things. The battlefield is ever-changing. Even a difference of a few hours, let alone a few days, could affect the overall situation."
"Your uncle wrote to you, which means he must be disappointed with the court and the front lines are at their wits' end. So let's be frank with each other and do our best to understand what your uncle is saying and what you think."
Wu Qingfeng's expression finally relaxed. "My uncle hopes I can find a way to procure supplies, but..."
"No money, huh?"
“Yes,” Wu Qingfeng nodded, took out an envelope from his sleeve, took out a piece of Xuan paper from it, and blushed. “My uncle’s family has been subsidizing military supplies for many years, and now there is indeed not much left, so I only sent an IOU with this letter.”
As he spoke, he opened the IOU. Lin Chang'er leaned over to take a look and gasped. This IOU was quite large—two hundred thousand shi of grain.
Although she has been hoarding food like a hamster, it is still far from this number.
Although she also runs a food business, she focuses more on snacks. At times like these, she almost wishes she were a grain farmer.
Lin Chang'er pressed her temples and said, "Let's make this clear first, even close brothers should keep clear accounts, and the same goes for uncles. If my uncle can't come up with this much money later, he'll have to pay me back even if he has to look after the garden for me."
Wu Qingfeng, who was originally a little worried, almost laughed when he heard her words. "Okay, I'll talk to my uncle."
Lin Chang'er hummed in agreement. "Two hundred thousand shi of grain is no small amount. It certainly can't be gathered in a short time, and it will have to be sent in batches."
"I'll find a way to buy grain. You go and study the transportation routes and arrange manpower. Use waterways for the parts that can be transported."
After all, they now have their own ships, and they can even try their luck at sea, but on land, first of all, they don't have their own horse farms to call upon horses.
Seeing that she had already arranged everything, Wu Qingfeng naturally had no objections. Without any sentimentality or fuss, he simply agreed and went to arrange the manpower.
Lin Chang'er thought of something else, "Qingfeng..."
Wu Qingfeng stopped and turned around. "You speak."
“My father has just come up with something that can be used at sea and on land. If it can be sent to the northern battlefield, it will definitely be beneficial to the war. However, these things are forbidden by the imperial court from circulating among the people. Do you have any way to send them there?”
She didn't say what she was going to say next, but Wu Qingfeng could understand it himself and said decisively, "Yes, as long as my father-in-law can make it, I will have a way to send it to my uncle."
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Okay, I'll prepare the things, and you'll be in charge of the transportation."
"Okay!" Wu Qingfeng replied, his voice trembling slightly. "Chang'er, thank you!"