First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 336 What if I use 8 miles to rush?

Cui Yushan was speechless for a moment.

Xie Yingfeng did say that, but...

"Are you going to let the people get so angry now, Master Cui?" Wei Ling said, "Mangcheng is a border town, and the county yamen runners are limited and can't protect Liyuan all the time. There are many other things to deal with in the huge Mangcheng. Even Master Xie can't guarantee that something will happen after the people's grievances accumulate!"

"My Lord, are you threatening me?" Cui Yushan snorted.

"Just think of me as threatening you!" Wei Ling sneered, "Master Xie has already written a memorial. I can immediately send it to Your Majesty by express delivery of 800 miles. Even if your father-in-law is the Minister of Revenue and the Second Assistant of the Cabinet, he can't stop me from sending the military intelligence from Mangcheng! When Your Majesty sees the actual situation here, I think neither your distant aunt who is the Queen Mother nor your father-in-law who is the Second Assistant can protect you!"

Cui Yushan's face changed.

He had known in his heart that even if Xie Yingfeng wrote a memorial, it would be intercepted by his father-in-law.

You can’t see it today.

But now that Wei Ling said this, he felt a chill down his spine.

Wei Ling used the military intelligence of 800 miles to deliver this memorial, which meant it reached the ears of the emperor directly, and even the cabinet could not stop it!

A layer of white sweat appeared on Cui Yushan's back.

"That's enough. Why are you so angry?" Su Jixiang coughed lightly. "Lord Cui and Madam Cui rarely come to our mansion. Come and try this sweet soup."

Su Jixiang gave a look to Guihua beside him. Guihua understood and ordered someone to bring a few soup bowls.

"This is a sweet soup made with licorice, wolfberry and red dates. It replenishes qi, moistens the throat and replenishes blood." Su Jixiang said.

Her action instantly defused the tension that was spreading in the side hall.

"Try it. My wife knows a lot about these things." Wei Ling said calmly, and took a bowl and drank it silently.

When he picked up the bowl, Cui Yushan and Zheng Wenxiu looked at each other, then quickly picked up their bowls and started drinking.

This is the way out given by the Marquis's wife. If we still don't know what to do at this moment, then things will really get bad!

I didn’t have much hope for this sweet soup at first, I just thought it was a tool Su Jixiang used to relieve everyone’s embarrassment. But I didn’t expect that this soup would be completely different once you put it in your mouth!

It is sweet and delicious, and the slight grassy smell of licorice is replaced by the aroma of dates. All three ingredients are sweet, but not greasy at all, and the temperature is just right, neither hot nor cold. It is so soothing and comfortable to drink it in one gulp.

Compared to the capital city, which is located a little to the south, the climate in Mangcheng is still too dry. Even in spring, it is so dry that every morning when I comb my hair, I feel like it is standing up. So after drinking this bowl of poisoned soup, my throat feels comfortable, and the tense atmosphere just now is also relaxed a lot.

"Everyone knows that Madam Hou's cooking skills are superb. Today I got to experience them all." Zheng Wenxiu said.

Compared with the perfunctory response before, this sentence actually has a bit more sincerity in it.

"If you like this, I'll copy a recipe for you." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

Her current identity is the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei. If she is willing, she can cook for anyone, but if she is not willing, no one in Mangcheng dares to ask her to cook for them except Wei Ling.

So being able to copy a recipe for Zheng Wenxiu was already a great respect for her!

Zheng Wenxiu knew what he meant. Even though she was somewhat disdainful of Su Jixiang's identity in her heart, she still had to put on a polite smile. After all, her husband had just made Wei Ling very unhappy!

Wei Ling also put down his bowl. A bowl of sweet soup made him feel much more comfortable.

"The food cooked by my wife herself is still the most delicious." He wiped his mouth with the handkerchief handed to him by Weidong and said.

Then he looked at Cui Yushan, "Master Cui, don't you agree?"

Cui Yushan nodded quickly, "Today I am fortunate to taste the sweet soup made by Madam herself. It is really worth the trip!" He thanked Su Jixiang first and then looked at Wei Ling, "My Lord, I really didn't understand the severity of the ice flood before. Now I understand it. Don't worry, my Lord, I will go to the government office to deal with this matter right away."

"Lord Cui is able to share the common people's concerns, which shows that His Majesty has valued him." Wei Ling nodded and said with a smile, "Weidong, go get the map."

Wei Dong quickly turned around and pulled out a map of the outer city of Mangcheng that he had prepared long ago. The map was hanging on the map rack and was clearly visible.

Under Cui Yushan's puzzled gaze, Wei Ling stood up and walked to the side of the map and began to explain to Cui Yushan while pointing at the map.

"It's just that the amount of gunpowder used this time should be quite a lot. After all, Mangcheng is now stable, and the new urban area is being expanded. In the future, Mangcheng will need to be connected with the surrounding cities and counties, so that it can not only better defend against enemies, but also better carry out the exchange of goods. So we plan to use the original small lake outside the east city of Mangcheng to expand it into a large artificial lake, and then widen the water surface of the small river that was originally connected to the Songshui River. In this way, after the ice coming down from the upstream is blocked in the Jiangwan area of the Songshui River, this artificial widening can divert the flood and reduce the pressure of ice on the main river. We can also add a sluice here, which can also be used for water storage on weekdays, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Such measures can ensure that the harm of ice floods to our Mangcheng will be reduced in the future."

After Wei Ling finished speaking, Cui Yushan's face turned bad again.

So Wei Ling was playing tricks on him? Wasn't this pushing the issue too far?

"How much explosives do we need?" Cui Yushan's eyebrows were twisted into a knot! "We have to apply to the court for explosives from our foundry department. We don't know how to make explosives! I'm afraid that even if we take out all the explosives from the foundry department, it won't be enough!"

"Your father-in-law is the Minister of Revenue!" Wei Ling said with a smile, "Is it too much to ask for explosives?"

"It's not excessive, but you need too much!" Cui Yushan shook his head repeatedly, "Now it's just the damage of the ice flood. We just need to blow up the ice. As for the rest, I'm sorry I can't provide it anymore! If the Marquis really wants to benefit the people, you can think of other ways. Anyway, Mangcheng has suffered from ice floods every year for so many years, so why rush it now?"

"Your father-in-law has just taken over the Ministry of Revenue. I believe he can't immediately show any achievements to Your Majesty." Wei Ling smiled faintly, "Although the autumn harvest was collected last year, the quantity was not large. For your father-in-law, the Minister of Revenue, his achievements are mediocre."

"What do you mean, Lord Marquis?" Cui Yushan said unhappily.