Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 142 Neighboring countries have run out of energy
The restaurant branch was a big hit when it opened, and Ming Lanying happily wrote to Ye Juelu and Tang Ning to share her happiness.

The frontier fortress soon ushered in the heavy snowfall of mid-winter, and this year's snowfall was more severe than in previous years.

Mr. Zhao worriedly looked at the non-stop snow for two days and two nights, "There will be another snowstorm this year..."

Ming Lanying warmed her hands with the roasted sweet potato in her hand, "Are there often snow problems in the border fortress? Why don't I seem to have encountered it before?"

Mr. Zhao recalled the bad past and said with a frown, "You were not here yet. The heavy snow that year flooded the entire frontier fortress, and everything you could see was white... The snow collapsed the house one night. Tens of thousands of people froze to death..."

"No matter what, the people here are the emperor's subjects, but the officials' inaction allowed these people to freeze to death and starve to death. Those corrupt officials ignorantly squandered relief food and money, and also lied about the disaster, just for the sake of In order to get more pension money, they stepped on the bones and ate steamed buns with human blood, but they didn't feel guilty or afraid at all!"

That was the hell on earth that Mr. Zhao saw shortly after arriving at the frontier with Xiao Dongxia. Xiao Dongxia was so frightened that she didn't want to talk for a while.

Ming Lanying stood silently under the eaves, watching the snow, and said slowly for a long time: "Fortunately, most of the corrupt officials have been arrested and severely punished."

Mr. Zhao sighed, "But natural disasters will not wait for anyone. This time the heavy snow disaster is expected to kill people again..."

Ming Lanying smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, why do you have to worry about everything? If you want to relax, it's up to you! When the snow comes, strengthen the house, prepare more carbon when it gets cold, and prepare more medicinal materials when you catch a cold."

"As long as you don't deliberately seek death, you won't starve to death. If the food is frozen, open a porridge shed and lower the price of food. As long as you work together to survive this snowstorm, everything will be fine!"

Mr. Zhao looked at her helplessly, "You are optimistic, but do you know how difficult it is to work together here?"

Ming Lanying raised her chin slightly and smiled reservedly, "In the face of absolute power and force, nothing is a problem."

The most valuable person in the frontier fortress is Ye Juelu, and the military power is also in his hands.

Except for the emperor who was far away in the capital, no one dared to challenge Yanbei's palace, and no one dared to disobey King Yanbei's orders.

As long as they don't arouse public anger, they can indeed walk sideways at the frontier with an order.

Mr. Zhao didn't know what to say about her. He just felt that she was still naive. He shook his head and sighed and returned to the yard.

Ming Lanying just finished talking to Mr. Zhao about the heavy snow in the morning, and Ming Langtao came to the palace to discuss the snow problem with her in the afternoon.

Although Ming Langtao has only been the prefect for a few years, he has not been in vain. He has read the archives and newspapers over the years and observed the weather conditions in the past few days.

The heavy snow has covered everything in the world. When you go out, you will lose your way at home. You can know with your feet that this winter will not be easy.

As soon as Ming Langtao entered the side hall, he quickly shook off the snow all over his body. There was a charcoal pot burning in the side hall. It was not as warm as spring, but it could also make people feel more comfortable.

Ming Langtao moved closer to the charcoal pot to warm himself, "Sister Lanying is better!"

Ming Lanying looked at him with her head propped up, "If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall, just tell me."

Ming Langtao pointed to the world outside the house that was covered in heavy snow. "The snow scene this year is not good. There is a high probability that there will be snow problems. I have come here to invite the princess. Do you want to care about it or not?"

Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, "As a magistrate, can you ignore the people in this area?"

Ming Langtao waved his hand, "Isn't this just a wink from above?"

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, "Now you are in charge of Ye Juelu. The failure to deal with the snow problem this time is related to the reputation of the Yanbei Palace in the frontier. The reputation of the Yanbei Palace is bad, but it cannot protect you. Ah! Do you think you should take care of it?"

Ming Lanying threw the question to Ming Langtao again, and Ming Langtao raised his hand helplessly and said, "I know, I know, for the sake of my prosperity and wealth, I have to take care of everything, but this is also the first time I have encountered a snow disaster, and I have no experience. ah!"

Ming Lanying was also inexperienced. She scratched her head and said what she said to Mr. Zhao again.

"Store enough charcoal fires, quilts, food and medicinal materials, and send people to inspect people's houses, reinforce dangerous houses, and then choose a large site as a temporary shelter and make second-hand preparations."

After hearing this, Ming Langtao had a plan in his mind, and Mr. Zhao happened to be there, so he asked Mr. Zhao about the medicinal materials that Xuefeng might use. Seeing that the snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, it was convenient for him to have a dinner at the palace.

It gets dark early in winter, and with the bad weather and heavy snowfall, it gets dark earlier than usual. The dark sky makes people feel depressed.

Ming Langtao and Ning'er were playing chess in the Nuan Pavilion. Ming Lanying had been cooking up recipes for a long time, and Aunt Cai was doing the grinding for her.

Ming Lanying couldn't play chess. Mr. Zhao had studied medicinal materials and medical skills all his life, and he couldn't play chess either. Ming Langtao happened to be there, so he caught Ning'er to practice chess with her.

The two played three games in a row. Ming Langtao racked his brains and could only win one and lose two, and finally lost one piece after being exhausted.

"I won't play anymore, I won't play anymore. My half-assed chess skills are boring. I can't beat Meng Huaisu, but I can't even beat Ning'er! It's embarrassing if word spreads! I, the magistrate, don't want to lose face!"

Ning'er collected the chess pieces one by one and said with a serious face: "It's all given to me by my uncle. There's no shame in it."

Ming Lanying snorted, and Ming Langtao looked strange. He took a handful of Ning'er's little head and asked Ming Lanying.

"What did you feed Ning'er? How did you become so smart after eating melon seeds? I don't know if you are like Ye Juelu or you?"

"Of course my son is smarter than you! He learns everything quickly!"

Aunt Cai lowered her head and suppressed a smile. The sound of wind outside the window suddenly became louder, and everyone only heard a dull sound of heavy objects falling to the ground from the yard.

Ming Lanying frowned and called, "What's going on outside?"

The maid at the door opened the curtain and poked her head out. The wind and snow were charming in her eyes. The maid squinted and saw that a corner of the tree in the yard was missing, and she quickly retracted into the house.

"Back to Princess, a branch of the tree in the yard was crushed. Do you need me to ask someone to clean it up?"

Ming Lanying was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Forget it, let's wait until the snow stops."

"Yes."

Aunt Cai shook her head and sighed, "There is such a heavy snowstorm in the border fortress. I don't know if the neighboring countries next door will be more serious than this."

The border area is far north, with long winters and short summers throughout the year, with only two months of summer. The neighboring countries are further north than the frontier, but it is not clear how many northern Minglan warblers there are.

"Do neighboring countries also have long winters?"

Ming Langtao looked at her in surprise, "You didn't know? Neighboring countries are basically located in the north where there are several years of cold winters. There is only less than a month of summer throughout the year, but for us it can only be regarded as spring, but it is warm. A little, but it’s summer for them.”

Ming Lanying now had a general understanding, "Then the wind and snow in our frontier fortress this year have been so bad, are they okay?"

Ming Langtao rubbed his chin, "It's hard to say, the celestial phenomena are not interoperable. Maybe it's windy and snowy here, but there's just some light snow over there."

Ning'er pulled Ming Lanying's hand and said, "Mother, according to the geographical location, our heavy snow will also affect several cities on their borders, but their imperial city is in the cold winter snow all year round, and they will be even more vulnerable. They are used to such an environment, so the impact on them may not be great.”

Ming Lanying rubbed his face happily, "Oh, my Ning'er is so smart. With Ning'er here, I don't have to worry about anything." Ming Langtao smiled and said, "I asked you to study more, but you have to feed the pigs. Now you know how to study well!"

Ming Lanying smiled and kicked him off the bed, "I have Ning'er, what do you have? You may not be smarter than Ning'er. If the snow is light, go back and hand over the complete charter tomorrow."

Taking advantage of the wind and snow outside, Ming Langtao quickly patted his butt and went home.

Ming Lanying was worried that the fighting situation on the front line was not good, but the wind and snow were too heavy, and supplies could not be sent out, and the mistress could not fly out to deliver letters.

Ming Lanying's anxious mood affected the little black panther who clung to her every day. The little black panther also swung its long tail irritably, and from time to time hit the wolf cub lying nearby.

The wolf cub was disgusted and wanted to bite off the tail, but Ning'er held his head down with one hand and said, "You can't do that, wolf cub. You have to live in harmony with Xiao Hei."

The wolf cub shook his head, bared his teeth fiercely at the little black panther, and then moved to Ning'er.

The thick and fluffy fur of the wolf cub is very comfortable to lean against. Ning'er likes to lean against the wolf cub in winter.

Ming Lanying glanced at the snow-white wolf cub, reached out and pinched its ears, "Zai Zai, will you get lost in such a heavy snowstorm outside?"

The wolf cub raised his chin proudly, "Of course not! I am the Snow Wolf King!"

"Then try?"

"Ow!"

Ning'er tilted her head, "Mom, what do you want Zaizai to try?"

Ming Lanying smiled and patted the wolf cub's little head, "Let's see if he can deliver the letter."

Aunt Cai looked at her in surprise, "Princess, think twice, although the wolf cub is a wild beast, but there is such a heavy wind and snow outside, and people can't tell the direction. How can the wolf cub tell the difference?"

The wolf cub raised his hand and patted it on the edge of the couch, looking at Aunt Cai with firm eyes, as if he could do it again!
Grandma Cai was frightened, and Ming Lanying comforted her in a funny voice, "It's okay, Grandma Cai, Zaizai has a different bloodline. This is the descendant of the Wolf King, maybe it can do it!"

Wolves are class animals. If it were an ordinary snow wolf, Minglan Orioles would not make such a bold attempt.

But the wolf cub is the descendant of the wolf king, has blood suppression, and develops spiritual intelligence very early, making it much smarter than other wolves, so she wants to try it.

Ning'er hugged the wolf cub's neck, a little worried, "Mom, the snow is so heavy outside, what if there is an accident?"

"Of course I won't let him go out when the wind and snow are the strongest! Let Zaizai go deliver the letter when the snow subsides."

But the heavy snowfall lasted for seven days, and Ming Langtao and Meng Huaisu discussed a complete set of regulations for snow disasters in two days.

As soon as the regulations came out, several houses were damaged by snow, and the people and government officials were panicked for a while.

Ming Langtao and Meng Huaisu calmly dispatched their manpower, arranging things one by one, clearing roads, rescuing people, and making emergency repairs.

Then distribute the charter to several other states, counties and subordinate units to try to minimize losses.

Yanzhou has Ming Lanying in charge, and all the pharmacies are in the hands of Ming Lanying, who can quickly distribute the most reasonable medicinal materials.

Some shops also cooperated very wisely, opening warehouses to reduce prices and taking the opportunity to earn some good reputation, but nothing serious happened.

The snow disaster in other states was not so serious, but the new officials were in a hurry soon after taking office. If Ming Langtao had not sent the charter immediately, they would have been at a loss for a while.

However, businesses in other states and counties are not so aware of the overall situation. If they want to make a fortune, they will take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices and engage in hunger marketing.

But this was all out of Ming Lanying's control, and she was really helpless.

It’s time to threaten, and it’s time to warn. The rest is to see what those officials do.

The frontiers were busy dealing with snow troubles, and the front lines were busy dealing with violent storms and enemy knives hidden in the snow.

Ye Juelu took advantage of the heavy snow to capture several cities, and waited for the enemy's reinforcements to arrive before stopping to reorganize.

This stop made him passive. The heavy snowfall was coming, which was conducive to the enemy's attack. In terms of tactics, Ye Juelu chose to be more conservative and defend the current position and strength. Food and medicinal materials are precious materials that need to be stored carefully. Prevent enemies from stealing your home.

Both He Bai and Shan Zhao were not used to fighting in the snow. They were a little helpless and the fight was not pleasant. In the end, the two of them joined forces and the army defended from the front. They led a small team to sneak attacks. If they failed once, they made several more sneak attacks.

Anyway, if you can't beat them, you might as well kill a few secretly to vent your anger.

General Tuoba knew his former colleagues very well, and he knew all their abilities. With General Tuoba's analysis, He Bai and Shan Zhao were confident about the sneak attack.

Ye Juelu thought for a long time and agreed when he saw that the wind and snow were not stopping.

That night, He Bai and Shan Zhao put on gray-white night clothes, ordered a team of agile assassins, and took advantage of the darkness and blood to attack the enemy's barracks. Ye Juelu also assigned a few secret guards to protect the two.

On the first night of the sneak attack, they avoided the patrol team and broke into the camp where the junior officers were resting. He Bai and Shan Zhao directly killed several lieutenants and lieutenants. They looked down on the small soldiers who did not have enough official positions.

Each person cuts one and then stops when he feels good.

Early the next morning, the enemy discovered that they had lost several captains in vain. They were obviously provoked, and several generals jumped up in anger, threatening to make the other side pay the price.

But God was unfavorable. As soon as the neighboring countries were reorganizing their troops, there was a heavy snowfall. The snowflakes were also mixed with finger-sized hailstones, which fell high and hurt people's heads.

The feeling of not being able to send troops made them feel uncomfortable, so several generals took their anger out on the military prostitutes in the military camp.

The spies hiding in the dark were stunned by the number of thousands of military prostitutes.

No one expected that when neighboring countries sent troops to fight, they would bring military prostitutes with them. There were nearly 3000 military prostitutes.

The spy did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly handed back the news.

Ye Juelu sneered after receiving the news, several generals leading the team in the camp laughed mockingly, and General Tuoba had nothing to say.

An army with such rotten military discipline, unless they have infinite manpower and are extremely talented in killing the enemy in battle, will only be able to defeat their opponents in military glory.

Ye Juelu stood up and looked at everyone, "If we lose to such an army, then there is no need to ask for reinforcements, we can just apologize!"

"Yes!!"

(End of this chapter)