"Seafood noodles?"
Helian Jue looked at the bowl of noodles in front of him and couldn't help but feel curious.
He understands seafood; it means exactly what it says.
Moreover, I spent two years in Yuezhou, where I could eat the freshest and best seafood every day.
Crabs, prawns, sea fish, shellfish—the variety is complete, and A-Yuan can always make dishes that even the locals can't.
Every time Helian Jue saw the kitchen, under Xie Yuan's guidance, producing a wide variety of delicious and visually appealing dishes, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:
As expected of the Xie family of Chenjun, the family truly has a rich heritage. This recipe alone is enough to amaze and inspire admiration in the world.
Xie Yuan was not only a woman from a prominent family, but also the eldest daughter of the renowned scholar Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan was renowned for his talent from a young age, and he traveled extensively, leaving his mark all over the country.
The more places you travel, the more you learn.
Xie Yuan had traveled with his father and thus gained a wealth of knowledge and experience.
She always has some strange and unusual ideas in her mind.
And every idea she had always brought him surprises.
Helian Jue had just finished chatting with Xie Yuan and had just finished writing a letter to Dugu Xiong in the Northwest.
The cotton project wasn't settled yet, and Xie Yuan got him a seafood noodle soup.
Yi Mian (a type of noodle)?
What a strange way to call it!
Helian Jue picked up the ivory chopsticks, gently lifted a crooked noodle, and carefully put it into his mouth.
Huh?
It tastes different from regular noodles.
It seems to be more robust and more fragrant.
It seems like the noodles will never get mushy no matter how long they're cooked.
Helian Jue picked up another full mouthful with his chopsticks and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.
"Oh, by the way, Your Highness, the Empress also said that this kind of Yi Mian (a type of noodle) can also be eaten dry!"
"It's this kind of flatbread!"
Duo Shou bowed and stood aside, pointing to a palm-sized piece of flatbread on a plate next to him.
"Eat it raw?"
Helian Jue frowned slightly. In his mind, noodles should be boiled or steamed.
"It's not alive!"
Duo Shou quickly replied, "This servant saw the cook make it with her own eyes."
"These flatbreads are first fried in lard, and then boiled."
Therefore, Yi noodles are already cooked and can be eaten directly.
As Duoshou explained, he took a packet of barbecue seasoning and gently sprinkled it on the flatbread, as Xie Yuan had instructed.
Helian Jue gently broke off a small piece of the flatbread, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.
fragrant!
crisp!
The lard and flatbread mixed together create a strangely satisfying taste.
It also has the flavor of barbecue seasoning, with carefully blended seasonings such as Sichuan peppercorns, cumin, and sea salt, giving Yi noodles a wonderful taste that is different from boiled noodles.
"It's kind of like a snack!"
After Helian Jue finished a small piece, he ate a large piece.
Before he knew it, he had finished two crispy flatbreads and a large bowl of seafood noodles.
Helian Jue: ...It's not that he's greedy; the food the Princess Consort makes is just so delicious!
"By the way, the princess also said that this kind of Yi noodles can be stored for a long time."
"If the climate is dry and cold, it can be stored for a month. In Lingnan, it can probably be stored for ten days to half a month."
Duoshou then remembered what his queen had said and quickly added.
"Can it be stored for a month? In a humid and hot environment like Lingnan, can it even be stored for ten days?"
Helian Jue's eyes lit up.
They've been sitting for so long, they could totally be used as military rations.
In Lingnan, resources are abundant, and there is food available in the wild all year round.
However, Helian Jue will not stay in Lingnan forever.
In two or three years, or at most five or six years, he will return to the capital.
All preparations can be made in advance.
Armaments, warhorses, provisions, military pay, military rations, medicine, and so on—we can start considering these now.
There's also the tunneling through Yuling that A Yuan mentioned.
The phrase "divine intervention" is incredibly tempting.
Helian Jue wanted to secretly return to the capital and catch his father and his younger brothers off guard.
Once he has carved through Yuling, he will be able to bypass Guangcheng.
By the time others discovered this, his army was already at the city gates!
Just thinking about that scene made every cell in Helian Jue's body tremble.
"Helian Chen, has the engineering battalion already set off?"
Helian Jue couldn't contain his excitement when he thought of Yuling.
After finishing his meal, he went to the front hall and summoned Helian Chen.
"Your Highness, they set off yesterday!"
Helian Chen replied respectfully, "If there are no unexpected events on the road, they will arrive at Yuling in ten days."
At this point, Helian Chen hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked, "Your Highness, are you really going to excavate Yuling?"
Like the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains.
How much time and manpower will this take?
Although the Yue King's Palace is now strong and well-equipped, there's no need to do something that won't yield results for several years.
It's not worth the risk.
However, it was the princess's suggestion to carve through Yuling. Although Helian Chen believed that the princess was very capable, no matter how capable she was, she could not defy the heavens.
Helian Jue didn't speak, but glanced at Helian Chen indifferently.
His expression seemed to say: Isn't that obvious? If we weren't really going to tunnel through Yuling, why would I have sent the entire engineering battalion?
Helian Chen was provoked by Helian Jue's look of disbelief.
He opened his mouth, wanting to tell his lord: That's Yuling! It stretches for hundreds of miles!
It's not a small mound!
It wasn't something that could be cleared by just a few hundred engineering battalions and a few thousand laborers.
However, Helian Chen was used to fearing Helian Jue, and no matter how much he had to say in his heart, he dared not say it to Helian Jue's face.
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