Cao Huachun had already found the right people and was just waiting for the emperor's approval to begin.
Since the emperor wanted to see it for himself, he didn't say anything, but simply followed Zhu Youjian to Taiye Pond.
After the two arrived at their destination, Cao Huachun gave a signal, and two eunuchs immediately stepped forward.
They deliberately spoke in hoarse voices, mimicking the voices of ordinary men.
"You bastard, why are you playing music out loud for no reason? You're disturbing my afternoon nap!"
The other person said in an annoyed tone:
"I'm playing music from my own home, what's it to you?"
The man from before shoved him hard.
"You still say it has nothing to do with me? Your voice was so loud, the whole village could hear you!"
"Hehe, so what if you heard it? If you're not happy about it, then you can play it out loud too!" another person said.
The man initially feigned anger, saying, "Fine, you said it yourself! I'll be assigned to an outside post from now on!"
The play ended there; the two turned and left, then came to Zhu Youjian.
"Your Majesty, this humble servant pays his respects."
Zhu Youjian smiled and waved for the two to leave before walking up to Gao Qingyun.
"Master Gao, did I disturb you just now?"
Gao Qingyun sighed.
"Of course it disturbed me. Sigh, the people in your village are no good."
"I really didn't expect that there are people in your village who like to play short videos out loud!"
Zhu Youjian didn't understand what these words meant at all, but he said them casually:
“Master Gao is right. I don’t like them doing it either, but I can’t force them to stop.”
After saying that, he got to the main point.
"Master Gao, I've recently discovered that someone in our village is a traitor..."
Zhu Youjian recounted the story in a different light before asking, "Master Gao, what do you think we should do?"
Gao Qingyun was about to speak when he suddenly realized that he seemed to have heard these words several times before.
He laughed: "Little Zhu, do you think I'm Doraemon? You come to me for help every time you run into trouble?"
Zhu Youjian was taken aback: "Doraemon?"
Gao Qingyun frowned slightly: "Hmm? Xiao Zhu, you don't know?"
Fortunately, Cao Huachun, who was standing nearby, stepped in to save the day.
He stayed close to Gao Qingyun and knew what Gao Qingyun was saying.
"Oh dear, the cartoon that Xiao Zhu watched wasn't called Doraemon."
Gao Qingyun then laughed, putting her doubts aside.
"I see."
He didn't say anything more about it, but instead said to Zhu Youjian:
"This matter is easy to handle. It just depends on whether you, Xiao Zhu, have anyone who can replace those guys."
"If you have someone who can replace you, that's easy, just replace them directly."
"But if you don't have anyone, then you can only try to appease them first."
Zhu Youjian quickly pressed on, "Then how should we appease them?"
Gao Qingyun smiled slightly.
"Naturally, we'll recruit some and crack down on others."
"Take care of the most disobedient and the most rebellious ones first."
"Then promise the rest of you that if you make money in business in the future, you will also give them some benefits."
"This way, they'll both suffer, so we can only support you."
The principle is not complicated; if Zhu Youjian were to think about it himself, he would gradually come to understand it.
However, at this moment, he admired Gao Qingyun immensely.
"Master Gao is indeed clever. You explained such a troublesome matter clearly in just a few words."
Gao Qingyun waved his hand.
"Alright, Xiao Zhu, stop talking to me like that. I'll get arrogant."
"By the way, when is Leonardo DiCaprio coming back?"
When Gao Qingyun inquired about Li Zicheng, Zhu Youjian replied:
"Um... Li Zicheng, he won't be back for a few more days."
"If you have nothing else to do, Master Gao, I'll be going now."
Looking in the direction where Zhu Youjian's footsteps disappeared, Gao Qingyun shook his head.
"That Xiao Zhu, how come he always appears and disappears so mysteriously?"
Cao Huachun stayed where he was and began to explain to Zhu Youjian:
"Our village chief has been quite busy lately."
Gao Qingyun thought about it and nodded.
"That's true, it's already spring, they should be busy with spring plowing, right?"
"It's a pity for him, such a young man."
"And Lao Cao, I know you guys take care of me and went out to buy me rice, but you didn't need to go to so much trouble."
"It's fine if I eat sweet potatoes and corn normally, since eating whole grains is healthier anyway."
Although Zhu Youjian was afraid that Gao Qingyun would find out something was wrong, he usually dared not let the imperial chefs cook strong dishes such as bear paws.
But Gao Qingyun's daily meals consisted of imperial rice and dishes presented as tribute from various regions.
Although Gao Qingyun couldn't tell the quality of the vegetables, or even if she could, she would just assume they were organic vegetables grown in Dahe Village and wouldn't pay much attention to them.
But he could tell the difference between good and bad rice.
"Eating refined grains all the time is bad for your health."
As Cao Huachun wrote these down, he casually asked, "Master Gao, you want to eat corn and sweet potatoes, right?"
"Then I'll go ask for you."
Gao Qingyun waved his hand and said, "Why even ask? Your Dahe Village is located in the mountains, so you must grow these things yourself."
"Just bring it to me."
Cao Huachun now felt he was in some trouble.
He had never even heard of these two things before, so how was he supposed to bring them over?
He thought to himself, "Hmm? Could it be that corn and sweet potatoes have become quite common in later generations?"
"But I've never heard of them before."
However, Cao Huachun was shrewd and resourceful. He quickly came up with a plan.
"Master Gao, it's not that I, Lao Cao, am being nosy, but all the food you're eating was specially arranged by our village chief, Xiao Zhu."
"If you insist on eating corn and such things, you'll be letting down his good intentions."
"How about this, I'll tell Village Chief Zhu about this first and see what he says."
Sure enough, Gao Qingyun couldn't help but sigh upon hearing Cao Huachun's words.
"Hey, Xiao Zhu is really good to me."
"In that case, I won't trouble you any further. I'll just continue eating rice."
"But I haven't had sweet potatoes in a long time, and I'm really craving them..."
Cao Huachun's brow furrowed. He wondered what this sweet potato was and tentatively asked, "What is this sweet potato?"
Gao Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Ah, you don't have that saying in Dahe Village, right? Sweet potato is the same as yam."
He already knew that sweet potatoes had different names in different places, and in some places they were even called potatoes, so he didn't pay any attention to it.
Cao Huachun secretly made a note of it, and soon after, he made an excuse to leave and then summoned a eunuch from the palace.
"Go and tell Commander Luo to send his Imperial Guards out to investigate and see if our Great Ming has any food called sweet potato and corn."
"By the way, sweet potatoes can also be called yams."
"Both of these things are probably still grown in the mountains."
"If you find it, send it back to the palace immediately. Master Gao wants to eat these two dishes."
Luo Yangxing didn't take the news to heart.
"Xiao Shen, go out and investigate for me."
After giving the order casually, he then spoke to the person in front of him about the important matter.
"Has there really been any unusual activity in Jiangnan lately?"
"I recall that not long ago, the commander of Jinling reported that the Jiangnan region was at peace."
"How come things have gotten chaotic again after only a few months?"
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