Yeruha, like Zhang Kuang, also picked up a thumb-sized diamond and looked at the sunlight outside the palace. He looked at the dazzling light of the diamond in his fingertips and nodded clearly.
"It's feasible. I feel that even if this kind of ore is not as valuable as gold and silver ore, its dazzling light will definitely make it popular with famous families, wealthy women from high-ranking officials and noble families, and their daughters.
If those women knew that even the Queen used this gem as jewelry, they would definitely imitate it. By then, if the Municipal Affairs Bureau under the Ministry of Revenue operates a little bit, it might be able to bring considerable profits to the national treasury."
Zhang Kuang casually threw the diamond in his hand onto the handkerchief. For a general like him, other than looking good, gems were of no use anymore.
"I will mine a batch for the time being, and leave it to His Majesty to decide what to do with it after it is shipped back. We don't need to worry about it."
Yeluha also threw the diamond back indifferently: "General, if you understand, then will you reply to Zhang Mo's nephew according to what we just discussed?"
"Okay, just look at the letter and reply."
"What about mobilizing troops to mine gold and silver mines?"
"After reading the documents submitted by the ministries, I sent an order for them to secretly set off to the mineral vein Zhang Mo mentioned and stationed there.
It is not yet known whether the troops will be sent west again in the Year of the Monkey or the Horse. It is beneficial and harmless for the brothers to exercise their bodies.
Although it is a bit unfair to let elite soldiers and horses do the work of miners, it is better than training outside the city."
"Hey! Who says it's not!
But this is also a last resort, I hope the soldiers will not complain!"
"It's definitely not possible to complain, it's just that I feel a little wronged to them.
Not to mention these, there are now more and more merchants from Egypt and Rome in the city. What worries me and Hu Yanyu is..."
"Report to the commander-in-chief and ask for an audience with the governor."
"please!"
"yes."
Zhang Kuang smiled lightly and shook his head: "Look, Cao Cao will be here soon."
As soon as Zhang Kuang finished speaking, Hu Yanyu's voice came into the palace: "Why do you say that Cao Cao is about to arrive? Commander, deputy commander, you two are not talking about the last general, are you?"
"That's right, I and Brother Yale just talked about you, the great governor, and you came here.
The commander-in-chief even suspected that you had been outside eavesdropping on our conversation, which is why you arrived so promptly."
"It's just a coincidence. The general doesn't have that much free time to eavesdrop on the two of you chatting."
"What? Queen Safisa is pestering you again?"
Hu Yanyu's smiling face froze, and she smiled awkwardly a few times, walked to the chair to the right of the two of them, sat down, and gave Zhang Kuang an annoyed look.
"Old man, you are so unruly."
Zhang Kuang smiled and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Hu Yanyu: "Brother Hu Yan, where do you start talking about this? It is human nature for a man to love a woman, how come it is not serious?
Brother Huyan! Queen Safisa is also a queen after all. She can favor you so much. This should obviously be something to be proud of. Why do you still look so reluctant?
As my brother tells me, don't hold back, just follow other people's wishes as soon as possible and make a good thing come true, isn't it?
Do you dislike the fact that the girl's body is not perfect now?
Brother, I heard that Queen Safisa didn't say she had to be your wife. If she's not an innocent young lady, why don't you just give her the title of concubine?
This is not a big deal.
You are now a grown-up, and it’s time to think about your marriage.
If you drag it on any longer, your Huyan lineage will be gone.
You must know that there are three types of unfilial piety, the worst is not having children!"
Hu Yanyu paused as he was about to take the tea, then retracted his hand with a twitching corner of his mouth.
"Arrogant old man, can you please stop making excuses?
The relationship between this governor and Safisa is completely innocent and has no relationship at all. Can you please stop messing around with each other?"
Before Zhang Kuang said anything, Ye Yeha smiled and took a sip of tea: "You are so innocent that people look at you with such affectionate eyes?
Brother! Both the old brother and the commander have been here before, so why can’t we see the way Queen Safisa looks at you?
You are ruthless, but that doesn’t mean I am unintentional!
If you are inconvenient to do it because of the old guy Mohammed Mader, just leave it to the old brother and the commander, and ensure that Queen Safisa becomes a widow who can remarry.
If a woman chases a man with a layer of gauze, I say you can make it happen!"
Hu Yanyu breathed out heavily and slammed the table: "You two crooked old guys, I am too lazy to argue with you. I came to see you to talk about serious matters.
If you continue to be so dishonest, I will turn around..."
A slightly awkward Chinese voice interrupted Hu Yanyu's helpless words: "Brother Huyan, it turns out you are really back from your work!"
Hu Yanyu's tiger body trembled, and she looked toward the palace door with an embarrassed expression. She saw Safisa, Queen of the Dashi King, holding a tray in her hand and walking towards the palace with a smile, swaying her slim figure.
Arrogant, Yelu and Ha saw Hu Yanyu's embarrassed expression, chuckled a few times and walked towards their chairs. Sitting on the chairs, they looked at Hu Yanyu with a half-smile, with a hint of teasing hidden in their eyes.
, I want to see how she responds to the uninvited food queen Safisa.
Hu Yanyu felt the teasing gazes of Zhang Kuang and the other two, and stood up with an embarrassed look on her face: "Safisa, you...why are you here?"
Safisa first faced Arrogance, and Yeruha and the two of them were blessed with a non-standard etiquette for big dragon women.
"My little girl has met Marshal Zhang, Deputy Marshal of Yale."
"No gifts, no gifts, sit wherever you want."
"Queen Safisa excuses herself and treats us as if we don't exist!"
"Thank you two elders!"
"Brother Huyan, my little sister specially learned the barbecue cooking skills from your Dalong Huotou Army. Come and try how it tastes.
See what the difference is between my little sister’s cooking and the barbecue in your hometown.
If you are not satisfied, little sister, go ask the big brother of Huotoujun for advice, and I guarantee that one day you will be able to taste the taste of my hometown."
"I...I...Safisa, I have something serious to discuss with the commander right now, so it's not convenient for me to chat with you. I appreciate your barbecue, but I must now..."
"Brother Huyan, I understand that I will never delay your discussion of business matters. I'll put the barbecue sister down for you. I'll take my leave first."
"I won't send you away if I go slowly."
"Two elders, my little girl is leaving!"
"Go slowly and don't see me off."
Safisa left the palace with one step and three turns, and her beautiful figure gradually disappeared.
Zhang Kuang stood up with a smile and walked to Hu Yanyu, picked up a skewer of roast mutton on the tray and took a few bites.
"Yeah! It's delicious, it's really delicious! It's just a little salty!"
Yeruha also unceremoniously picked up a skewer of barbecue and ate it: "Commander, you are really picky. Queen Safisa didn't give it to you. What's wrong with it being salty? Some people just like to eat salty food.
of.
It’s okay if someone just shuts up, what does it have to do with us two bad old men?”
Hu Yanyu heard the teasing remarks made by Zhang Kuang and the others, took a sip of tea, gasped and stared at Zhang Kuang and the two who were chewing roast mutton and criticizing...
"Is this the governor's fault?
If you two old guys hadn't said that if you want to manage the people's livelihood of Dashi, you can't do without the help of Safisa, the Queen of Dashi, and you have to let me teach her Chinese, I would have fallen to this point today.
?"
arrogantly shrugged his shoulders: "Is it my fault that I'm handsome? You were the only one among the three of us who was in Baghdad, and you were exposed to more of the food country's words. If you don't teach Safisa, you can't let us teach you, right?"
"That's right, we do want to go. The key point is that we don't know as much Dashi Chinese as you do, so we can't teach you even if we want to.
Besides, we asked you to teach people Chinese, and we didn’t ask you to steal the hearts of other beauties!
The two of you have reached this point. You can’t blame me and the Marshal for both your emotions and your reasons, right?"
"Hey, you two old guys have tricked this governor to death. I am too lazy to argue with you. Let's talk about business first, about Egypt and Rome."
Zhang Kuang and the two men straightened up after hearing this. They put down the barbecue in their hands and walked to the chairs to sit down.
Looking at Hu Yanyu with a arrogant expression: "How is it? What's the situation in the city now?"
Hu Yanyu sighed helplessly: "More and more merchants from both countries are coming to the city to trade.
The news that we destroyed the Great Food Kingdom spread to Egypt and Rome at some point.
Now not only the businessmen of the two countries, but also the imperial courts of the two countries are rushing to make friends with us.
According to the intelligence investigated by our scout brothers, Dashi Country is a very powerful country in their eyes.
Now that the Dashi Kingdom has been destroyed by us, the courts of both Rome and Rome think that we are more powerful than the Dashi Nation.
He has no intention of becoming our enemy at all, and is now trying to figure out how to make friends with us.
If things go on for a long time, we will no longer find any reason to continue marching westward.
If we just send troops to attack without saying a word, it will completely run counter to the purpose of our Western Expedition."
Zhang Kuang frowned and looked at Hu Yanyu, who looked helpless, and sighed quietly while stroking the teacup.
"Damn it, these Westerners are too good at judging the situation, aren't they?
If they do this, it will be even harder for us to become famous."
Yeluha's eyes rolled for a while: "Commander, Brother Huyan, why don't we try it with the military records?
Whether our army is famous for its military strength or not is just a matter of trivial matters at the stroke of their pen.
As long as they are dealt with, after Mr. Xia has reviewed the contents of the expedition records, recording them in the history books in the future will not be a problem!"
Arrogantly shook his head without hesitation: "No, those who follow the military records are all soft-hearted and hard-nosed.
If Xu Tuzhi had the possibility of asking him to rewrite the content a little bit, if it was too tough, it would be counterproductive.
Let’s do this. Let’s invite them to have a drink first and let them know what they have to say. If they show signs of being willing to change their expedition record, we will make plans later.”
"Commander, deputy commander, the general hasn't finished speaking yet!
The reason why I am so anxious to meet you two is because the general has found an opportunity to send troops."