Because of this, facing the endless stream of Chinese curses from Cang Jian, Su Nuannuan chose to remain silent. Even a saint needs to have a time. She saw Cang Jian's efforts to deal with the situation. In this situation, even Duan Tingxuan was helpless. Why don't you let a rough guy vent his anger by cursing a few times?
But you can't just ignore thousands of people even if you curse them. Moreover, although these Jurchen people are not of our race, they are law-abiding and pay taxes and tributes with all their strength. You don't care about their lives now? Cang Jian's conscience is really unacceptable.
The eight-foot-tall man squatted on the ground, almost crying. Duan Tingxuan sighed and said to Long Pingzhang, "Pingzhang, you stay here to assist Lord Zang and see if you can arrange to transfer some food from the north for emergency. Nuannuan and I will lead people to rescue the victims."
Long Pingzhang's face changed and he frowned, saying, "The flood has not receded yet and there are few boats. This trip is very dangerous. Why do you and your sister-in-law have to go there in person? Just send two officials with a few boats and dozens of soldiers."
Duan Tingxuan said in a deep voice: "The news of opening up military rations has spread. The soldiers don't say anything now because they are not short of food, but they will still feel uneasy. In this situation, if there is no one they can trust to support them, who knows how many victims can be saved? That's thousands of lives, we can't just sit back and watch. As for Nuannuan, if I leave her behind, I will definitely get beaten when I come back. Anyway, I'm a good swimmer, and the rain has stopped today, so it shouldn't be too dangerous."
Long Pingzhang sighed. He knew that what Duan Tingxuan said made sense. In this situation, in the eyes of the soldiers, the victims were no longer just victims, but also mouths competing with them for food. Without the deterrence of a figure like Cangjian Duan Tingxuan, even if they would not suddenly kill the victims, they would definitely procrastinate and deliberately delay time, waiting for the victims to fend for themselves. The soldiers did not have the overflowing sympathy like Su Nuannuan.
But there is still a major problem. Long Pingzhang looked directly at Duan Tingxuan and said in a deep voice: "You only want to rescue those disaster victims. But what about the food? The remaining military rations must not be moved. Otherwise, even if you and I are here, we will be overwhelmed by the angry soldiers."
Duan Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "But we can't just watch those people die. Besides, the reason why I went there in person is because Fuzhou Lake is adjacent to the Bohai Sea to the south. Now that we have no food, perhaps we can mobilize the locals to go fishing in the sea. Maybe that can solve the urgent problem?"
"You are just dreaming." Long Pingzhang also smiled bitterly. But soon he said: "But it is a solution. Go ahead. Don't worry about investigating the fish and shrimp resources in Bohai Sea. Leave this to me. I will help Master Zang until you come back. In addition, do you have any officials or generals you are familiar with in the north? This... It is easier to do things with acquaintances, you know."
"No." Duan Tingxuan gave a straightforward answer, which made Long Pingzhang stare in anger. But his friend turned around and said to the stunned official in a deep voice: "Go and select 20 soldiers, and we will go to Fuzhou Haizi together."
The official was awakened by Duan Tingxuan's words and asked hurriedly: "Sir, but... where can we get the boat?"
"Doesn't Jinzhouwei have a navy? If you want to transfer ships from the navy, just say it's my order." Duan Tingxuan shouted. Because there was no war on the coast, the navy of Jinzhouwei was not large, with only two or three large ships and forty or fifty medium-sized ships and small boats. Since the disaster, this force has not been mobilized to prevent emergencies. Now they have to go to Fuzhou Haizi to rescue thousands of disaster victims, and at least a dozen small boats are needed, so Duan Tingxuan gave the order to requisition ships without hesitation.
After hearing this, the official ran out in one breath. Duan Tingxuan walked to Su Nuannuan and said with a smile, "I guessed that you must go with me, so I won't abandon you in the name of safety, so as to avoid you saying bad things. But there is one thing, follow me to rescue the victims, and you must listen to me in everything, otherwise I won't take you with me."
"Yeah." Su Nuannuan felt warm in her heart. Duan Tingxuan was indeed the person who knew her best. Although his approach was very different from the male protagonists in romance novels and TV dramas, it was precisely because of this that she firmly believed that falling in love with this man was the best thing she had ever done in her life.
Without further ado, in less than half an hour, the official had indeed mobilized thirteen small boats. Although they were called small boats, they were not the kind of fishing boats used by fishermen. Each boat had a carrying capacity of at least six or seven tons, which was barely enough.
The group went into the water from Zhouwanzi River. Originally, this section of the waterway would be cut off at Puwei Town. However, due to the flood, heavy rain and the tidal wave that broke the dike, the waterway in the entire Jinzhouwei was connected. Although some sections were shallow, fortunately the boat was small and had a light draft, so the whole journey was unobstructed.
They soon arrived at Fuzhou Lake. The originally small town was now completely submerged by the flood. From a distance, except for a few mountains that could still be seen, the rest of the place had become a vast ocean. The houses in the town could not be seen at all. If it weren't for the soldiers who were familiar with the local area leading the way, Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan really thought they were in the Bohai Sea.
Then a soldier stepped forward, his eyes sparkling as he shouted, "Prince, Madam, shall we cast the nets to catch fish now?"
"Pfft!" Su Nuannuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, thinking to herself that there are foodies everywhere in life, but aren't you too impatient?
Sure enough, the young marquis turned black and scolded, "This is a flood, not the sea, where do the fish come from?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a big fish suddenly jump high in the air not far in front of the boat, causing a huge splash. It was estimated to be more than two feet long. Judging from its jumping ability, it was probably a big carp.
The soldier shouted joyfully: "There's a fish, Prince, look, it's a big one." The naive guy never thought that his words were another hard kick in the face of the young marquis who was slapped in the face by reality.
Duan Tingxuan was so angry that when he saw the soldiers were about to cast their nets in a hurry, he shouted, "Don't waste your energy on this beast. It is more important to save the victims first." In his anger, he classified the big fish as a beast.
The soldiers reluctantly put away their nets. In their opinion, rescuing the victims was not as important as eating the fish themselves. However, this was the prince of the Marquisate, a favorite of the emperor. Soldiers like them were in awe of Duan Tingxuan, so how could they dare to disobey his orders?
Just as he was sighing with regret, he saw Duan Tingxuan shake his hand, and then a silver light swirled into the water. The next moment, the young marquis raised his hand and dragged the big fish onto the boat.
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