After all, what those civil and military officials said was true.
Baoyu!
You have commanded the soldiers and guarded the border for many years. How can I, the commander-in-chief, be trapped in the prison of the capital for many years?
You hope to lead the brothers to charge into battle, fight for the country, and expand the territory for my dragon.
I am handsome, so why not be like this?
Baoyu, I can tell you without hesitation.
More than you, I hope to return to the old military career of galloping horses, leaping horses and whipping whips.
Sitting in that chair for more than six years has almost wiped out the passion in my body.
I'm really afraid that in another three to five years, it will be more than ten years.
I, Liu Mingzhi, can no longer find the passion I had back then."
As Young Master Liu spoke, he directly placed the tea cup in his hand on the stone table.
"That's all, that's all. Let's not talk about these unpleasant topics."
Zhou Baoyu swallowed the tea leaves in his mouth and nodded with emotion.
"Yes, the commander is right. I won't mention some unhappy things."
"Baoyu, Baotong, during the days when you two were guarding the border, there shouldn't have been any conflicts between you and the Russian troops, right?"
When Zhou Baoyu heard Mr. Liu's inquiry, he shook his head without hesitation.
"No, no matter whether it was the last general guarding the border or the Baotong guarding the border after the deployment of defense, there has never been any unpleasant incident between our Dalong troops and the troops of Tsarist Russia.
Especially the Great Emperor... After this boy Chengfeng and the Queen of Tsarist Russia became friends of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, the relationship between our Dalong and Tsarist Russia became even more harmonious.
During the years when General Mo led his brothers to guard the border, he never had any conflicts with the soldiers of Tsarist Russia.
As for Baotong, Mo Jiang never heard him mention this matter.
Every time the border patrol officers responded to the camp, they always reported that everything was calm and no potential crisis was found.
After this boy Chengfeng tied the knot with the Empress of Tsarist Russia, more and more Russian caravans came to Dalong for business matters.
Every time the Tsarist Russian caravan passed by our frontier army camp, they would give the generals and soldiers more than a dozen jars of their Tsarist Russian wine with smiles on their faces.
The general and the soldiers were well aware of the relationship between the Empress of Tsarist Russia and this boy Chengfeng, so naturally they would not embarrass them too much.
After checking the goods on their fleet, they released them directly.
Mr. Wang from Honglu Temple should have reported these matters to you, Marshal."
When Liu Mingzhi heard Zhou Baoyu's reply, he was silent for a long time thoughtfully, then nodded with a smile.
"That's good, and I feel relieved now.
By the way, are there any new changes in growing potatoes and sweet potatoes on the land around Lake Baikal?"
Zhou Baoyu was silent for a moment with a complicated expression, then looked at Young Master Liu and sighed softly.
"Come back, Marshal, the situation is not good."
Liu Mingzhi squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time, looked at Zhou Baoyu thoughtfully and said, "Is the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes decreasing year by year?"
Zhou Baoyu looked stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly when he came to his senses.
"Commander Yingming, the situation is exactly as you said, Commander-in-Chief.
This year's potato and sweet potato production is at least 20% less than last year.
The way the soldiers farmed, the way they irrigated, etc., were not exactly the same as last year, but there were no major changes.
However, compared with last year's production, this year's output is only about 20% lower.
Before Mo Jiang and Baotong adjusted their defenses, they thought hard about this matter for a long time and did not want to come up with an explanation."
Young Master Liu picked up a piece of pastry and threw it into his mouth, sighing with a sad expression.
"Didn't you read the content of the imperial edict issued to the people of the world in June of the third year of Taiping?"
"The commander-in-chief is telling the people to plant potatoes or sweet potatoes for one year, and then rice or wheat for two years?"
"Yes, it is exactly this edict."
"Commander, I did take a look at it.
It's not that the general doesn't want to act according to the edict, but that over Lake Baikal, except for potatoes or sweet potatoes, other food cannot be grown at all.
If such a large piece of land is left abandoned, it will be really distressing to see it in the end.”
"Baoyu, there is nothing you can do if you feel distressed.
Although potatoes or sweet potatoes have extremely high yields, the damage they cause to the land cannot be underestimated.
Forget it, you don’t understand what I’m telling you.
Regarding matters over there, after the spring of next year, I will issue some new decrees again and try to find a satisfactory way to get along with them."
"Yes, I understand."
"Baoyu, there is one thing you must keep firmly in mind."
Zhou Baoyu suddenly straightened his body and looked at Young Master Liu with a serious face.
"Commander, please tell me, I will definitely keep it in my heart."
"No matter now we..."
Young Master Liu seemed to have thought of something while he was talking, and his words stopped abruptly.
Dan smiled and glanced at the people in the pavilion. Young Master Liu waved his hands happily.
"Nothing, I won't talk about some insignificant things for now.
When we have free time in the future, we can just chat casually."
Zhou Baoyu vaguely understood something and waved his hand with the same smile.
"Okay, let's talk about these unimportant things when the commander is free later."
Young Master Liu stood up and stretched, took out the jade fan from his sleeves and flicked it, and started to move with a smile on his face.
"Baoyu, we've already talked about other things.
Next, we should talk about business."
Zhou Baoyu's tiger body trembled, and he glanced at Zhou Tong'er vaguely, with a trace of indescribable melancholy flashing deep in his eyes.
After retracting his gaze, Zhou Baoyu sighed silently in his heart.
Alas, some things that are bound to happen cannot be avoided after all.
Zhang Wanjun has been silently observing her husband's every move since she took her seat.
Seeing her husband peeking at her daughter's complicated expression, Zhang Wanjun glanced at the daughter beside her with complicated eyes, and a complex emotion couldn't help flashing through her beautiful eyes.
Zhou Baoyu picked up the tea and took a sip, his eyes gradually calmed down.
"Commander, what's the matter?"
Young Master Liu glanced at Zhou Baoyu indifferently, then looked towards Zhou Tong'er happily.
Zhou Tong'er noticed Young Master Liu's gaze that seemed to have a meaning, and immediately lowered her head in shame with a pretty face.
"Of course it's you and my wife, you two have traveled thousands of miles to come to the capital for business."
Zhou Baoyu's face froze, he glanced at his daughter, and fiddled with the tea lid in his hand erratically.
"Commander, the general and his wife came to the capital this time because they really didn't have anything too important to do.
We, as husband and wife, are mainly worried that this girl Tong'er will cause trouble in the capital.
That’s why I couldn’t wait to come to the capital and wanted to take her back to Northern Xinjiang.”
When Zhou Tong'er heard her father's reply to Young Master Liu, she couldn't help but feel uneasy in her pretty eyes.
"father."
"Stinky girl, shut up. There is no place for you to interrupt when elders are talking."
To be continued...