After the two sides met the ceremony, they could be regarded as a family, Wei Tongnian looked at Pang Gang's eyes and gentle, and he asked slowly: "Now that you have spoken out, it's okay for the old man to call your cousin in private, right?" ”

"Dare I say there's a problem?" Pang Gang nodded helplessly, "You are an elder, so naturally there is no problem." ”

"That's good." Wei Tongnian nodded with satisfaction, sat on the stool and said with a slightly smug expression: "Chaodong, you can tell the old man about the trip to North Korea." ”

"Nima, Lao Tzu's grade is higher than yours, should you report to Lao Tzu well?" Looking at Wei Tongnian as if he was waiting for his subordinates to report on his work, Pang Gang felt that his teeth were a little itchy.

Seeing that his father was satisfied, but his sweetheart looked aggrieved, Wei Manyao was a little funny, when did it happen, this Weng and son-in-law still look like they don't accept anyone, they are almost a family, as for this kind of care.

"Okay, for your daughter's sake, I'll bear with it." The future daughter-in-law's face still has to be given, Pang Gang adjusted his mood and slowly came to North Korea one by one, including the matter of the island he wanted.

"What? You actually asked the Korean lord for Limmi Island privately? Wei was shocked in the same year and signed an agreement with another country without permission, which was not much worse than rebellion.

"A great sin?" Pang Gang snorted coldly, "Maybe, but in my opinion, it doesn't matter if it's a big crime, Qingzhou must be indispensable if it wants to develop, and after occupying Shenmi Island, we can move some of the people there, and then grab Phi Dao back, then the two islands rely on each other, which can pose a great threat to the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it will be an indispensable base for counterattacking Liaodong in the future." ”

Wei Tongtong sighed and said, "But don't you know how much disaster this move will bring you?" ”

"Calamity? Heh" Pang Gang smiled dumbly and said: "As long as the court still needs me to prevent disasters for them, as long as I want to have the strength in my hands, there will be no kind of disasters, I know, didn't someone join me a few days ago?" But in the end, isn't it all the same? The reason why a plague is a disaster is because it is a disaster for those who have no strength. For example, how many salt taxes in Jiangnan have been embezzled by the salt merchants in Jiangnan, and according to the ancestral system issued by Taizu, it is enough to peel them and fill them with grass 10,000 times, but so far no one has been held accountable? Isn't it because they have a large and dense network of relationships and strength? ”

The pavilion is very quiet, Pang Gang's words are very ruthless, but this is a fact, yes, it is strength, no matter which dynasty or generation, the law is always customized by powerful people for those who have no money and power, in the eyes of those people, the law is like a kiln sister in the Goolan courtyard, they can play how they want. Even the emperor seemed to them to be nothing more than a puppet in their own hands, or a prop on the table by them. In their eyes, there is no concept of a country at all, and they only have their family and themselves in their hearts.

Wei Tongnian's father and daughter also heard the resentment in Pang Gang's words, and sighed lightly at the same time, one of them was a four-grade official who had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and the other was a talented girl who was smart in Bingxue, so they naturally knew that what Pang Gang said was the truth.

Sighing lightly, Wei Tongnian said helplessly: "I know that what you said is the truth, but this is obviously not something we can change, it is the tradition of my dynasty that scholars and kings rule the world together." ”

Pang Gang shook his head helplessly, although he was not too interested in the emperor's monarchy or anything, but he had to admit that in thousands of years of China, whenever the Li Dynasty was strong and centralized, it was the time when the country was prosperous, and when the monarchy fell, it was also the time when the country was in decline. Looking at the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, which dynasty and which dynasty and which dynasty were not strong emperors? If Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were made to be the Ming Emperor, they would not frown if they killed all the gentry and rich families in Jiangnan for the sake of taxes in Jiangnan.

At this time, the blush on Wei Manyaoqiao's face on the side also subsided a lot, and once this talented woman returned to normal, she naturally recovered her careful and agile thinking.

She asked softly, "That huge man isn't here just because of Daddy's invitation, right?" ”

"Of course not." Pang Gang said a little embarrassedly: "In addition to the invitation, Pang Gang came here this time, and there is another thing I want to ask my father-in-law and young lady. ”

Hearing Pang Gang call Wei Tongnian his father-in-law like this, Wei Manyao couldn't help but glance at him a little shyly and said, "Okay, what can make it difficult for you, the commander, to be like this, just say it and listen to it." ”

Pang Gang smiled brightly and told them that he expected a large wave of displaced people to flood Qingzhou this winter, and that he was worried that the government would not be able to provide disaster relief and that a riot would break out.

Wei Tongnian frowned after hearing this, and asked, "Chaodong, do you estimate that there are at least 200,000 people in this wave of displaced people?" ”

"Yes." Pang Gang nodded: "This estimate will only be less than more, there are at least five or six hundred thousand displaced people who have gone to Yanjing over the years, and the news of Qingzhou's collection of displaced people last year has gradually spread, and if those displaced people come here this year, if the government is not properly settled, it will be a big disaster." ”

"But we don't have a place to settle those displaced people. Can Lingshanwei still be placed? ”

"The three guards of Lingshanwei, Andongwei and Qianniuwei can be resettled, and we can also resettle some people on the newly acquired Shenmi Island." When Pang Gang said this, he said with some embarrassment: "What makes me embarrassed now is that we don't have so much food to settle so many displaced people, after all, Lingshanwei and other guards have started to settle the fields too shortly, and there is not so much food to settle them. ”

Wei Tongtong shook his head when he heard this: "You don't approve of this approach, if we resettle these 200,000 displaced people this year, what if we come another 500,000 or 1 million next year?" Can we place it? It's good that you have the heart to serve in the court, but the old man is afraid that your kindness may not be rewarded. ”

After listening to Wei Tongnian's words, Wei Manyao, who originally wanted to speak, also stopped, although Wei Tongnian's words were not good, but they were facts, this is the normal thinking of an official. After all, although good people in this world will be praised, good people in officialdom are often the fastest to die.

Pang Gang sighed: "Do your best!" It would be good to settle more homeless people, after all, they are all my Ming people. Besides, if these displaced people are resettled, it will also be good for my Qingzhou, I have already planned, I have planned, if Qingzhou can't be resettled, I will resettle the people to Liaodong, I don't believe it, the huge Liaodong can't still settle hundreds of thousands of people! ”

"Confused!" Wei Tongnian was furious when he heard this, "You are provoking the bottom line of the imperial court again and again, is it up to you to decide to recover Liaodong?" Did you know that you are playing with fire? ”

Seeing Wei Tongnian training himself again and again, Pang Gang was angry no matter how good his temper was, he was about to get angry, but he saw Wei Manyao's wonderful eyes glaring, Pang Gang had to touch his nose and keep silent.

At this time, Wei Manyao also spoke, "Daddy, you say this about a huge person, no matter what he says, it is for the people of Limin, besides, recovering Liaodong is the wish of my government and the opposition, what's wrong with this." ”

Hearing his daughter help Pang Gang speak, Wei Tongtong snorted angrily: "Okay, you all join forces to bully me, an old man, well, I don't care about your business." ”

After speaking, Wei Tongnian flicked his sleeves and walked back angrily, seeing his master leaving, Rou Niang also quickly got up and followed behind, and when she left, she specially pulled away Qiao'er who was serving next to the pavilion, and by the way, she also gave Pang Ganghe and Wei Manyao a smile full of meaning.

After everyone left, only Pang Gang and Wei Manyao were left in the pavilion, and both of them understood that this was everyone creating opportunities for themselves, Wei Manyao's pink face turned red again, and she suddenly found that she blushed more times today than in her life combined.

After a while, she finally mustered up the courage to raise her head, and when she saw Pang Gang staring at her, she couldn't help but glance at him and said, "What are you looking at, haven't you seen enough?" ”

Pang Gang touched his head and smiled, at this time, Pang Gang looked like a decisive general, just like a simple young man.

Suddenly, Pang Gang sat next to Wei Manyao, and grabbed his pair of Qianqian Su hands with lightning speed, and Wei Manyao, whose small hands were suddenly caught, was suddenly startled, and struggled a few times but did not open it.

"Let go!"

"Don't let it go!"

"Will you let it go?"

"Kill me and won't let go!"

"Then I'm going to call someone."

"You shout, it's better to call your father-in-law too!"

Wei Manyao finally had no choice but to let this cheeky guy look at him, so he had to helplessly let him hold himself.

Looking at the beautiful and intelligent talented woman in front of him, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel the wonder of the world, he and Wei Manyao had never said a lot of love words, nor had they ever spent the moon talking about love, just a few letters and meetings occasionally left each other's shadows in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Pang Gang chuckled and said, "Manyao, I really didn't expect you and I to finally come together, this world is really amazing." ”

Wei Manyao gently smacked him, "Who is together with you, if it weren't for my father, I wouldn't have paid attention to you." ”

"Hehe" Seeing Wei Manyao's appearance, Pang Gang snickered, it seems that the hard mouth of a dead duck is also a woman's natural surname, both ancient and modern!

(To be continued)