"Delicious! Especially these three dishes,"
During the meal, Fu Xiaoguan looked at He Sandao and said, "That's not right. I'm very familiar with Sifanglou's food. Could this dish be a new one?"
He Sandao was delighted. "Your Majesty, you probably don't know this. This dish is made by my wife herself. It's called Husband and Wife's Lung Slices, and this one is called Bobo Chicken. I have to recommend this dish to you."
He Sandao pointed at the one in the middle and said, "Don't be fooled by the fact that it uses the most common cabbage. It's called boiled cabbage. Try it, it's an extraordinary delicacy!"
Fu Xiaoguan remembered that these were the three famous dishes of Sichuan cuisine, but there were some differences in the preparation methods, after all, some seasonings were missing.
He took a piece of cabbage with chopsticks and tasted it carefully. "Hmm, delicious. Come on, this cabbage tastes like chicken. What a good cook!"
He Sandao was so happy that he wanted to run to the women's room next door to hug his wife and kiss her. I'm so proud of her. This woman really made me proud today!
"If Your Majesty likes it, how about I ask my wife to teach the imperial chef how to make it?"
“This is possible!”
Wei Wubing glanced at He Sandao. He thought, this kid is so cunning, but he didn't realize that his flattery is perfect.
But then he saw He Sandao rubbing his hands together and said awkwardly, "Your Majesty, we can't teach them this for free, right? How about... you buy this skill for 1,000 taels of silver per dish?"
"roll!"
Fu Xiaoguan glared at He Sandao and said, "When the rest period is over, tell Zhong Yu to go to the imperial kitchen and teach the imperial chef how to make these dishes. You won't get a penny of silver!"
"I say, Sandao, your monthly salary is not enough?"
He Sandao glanced around and whispered, "It was enough originally, but my wife said yesterday... starting next year, half of my monthly salary will have to be handed over! How am I supposed to live like this?"
"Want to make money?"
"I do!" He Sandao nodded firmly.
"I'll show you a way to get rich."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Listen carefully. Next year you will join the navy. Next year, Bai Yulian will go to sea with me. You will train the Second Navy Army. Once your Second Navy Army is trained, I will let you lead the fleet out to rob!"
He Sandao's eyes immediately turned green. He had also heard that Liu Jin had snatched back treasures worth tens of millions of taels of silver!
If I go out, I can steal 100 million!
"Okay, I'll take this mission, and you can't regret it!"
"It's a deal!"
"Then... who will take over the Second Army?"
"Leave it to Guan Xiaoxi."
"Your Majesty, I offer you a toast!"
After drinking this glass of wine, He Sandao finally remembered a problem. I can't swim! Back in the battle at Chunfengdu, I jumped into the river and almost drowned.
This navy is in the sea... the sea. I heard that the sea is boundless. What should we do?
Don't be a coward. For the sake of money, can't I learn to swim?
Bai Yulian was amused when he saw He Sandao. He knew that He Sandao had great talent in martial arts, but he was a landlubber.
"Don't be afraid, Sandao. I couldn't even swim back then, but if it weren't for Your Majesty forcing me, I could now swim ten times the length of the Yangtze River."
He Sandao grinned, "With the boss's words, I feel at ease. Don't worry, I promise I won't embarrass the boss!"
The banquet ended in two hours of laughter and playfulness.
Afterwards, Fu Xiaoguan did not take his wives away, but let them play mahjong next door.
He took Zhuo Bieli, Bai Yulian and the other four to He Sandao's study, with only Jia Nanxing accompanying them.
He Sandao brewed a pot of tea. Bai Yulian glanced at Fu Xiaoguan's expression, which was a bit serious. It seemed that he had something important to tell them.
"Sandao, what you said at the table just now counts, but not immediately."
"Hey, so that's after the New Year?"
He Sandao looked at Fu Xiaoguan, but he just shook his head and said seriously, "Every word I say from now on is top secret. Even your wives must not reveal a single word to them!"
Except for Zhuo Bieli, the other four people were suddenly shocked and instantly felt the heaviness of Fu Xiaoguan's words - in the past years, whenever Fu Xiaoguan spoke in such a tone, it meant a big thing, such as the destruction of the Huang Kingdom.
So what kind of action will be taken this time?
They are soldiers and are now generals at the level of army commanders. The Wu Dynasty is so peaceful and there are no wars to fight, so they have been itching to fight for a long time.
"First: Minister Zhuo."
"I am here!"
"Have Zhuo Donglai leave the capital immediately and take my secret decree to the Chi Le Chuan Autonomous Region. He is currently the general manager of Wu Chao United Salt Industry. Have him lead his men, ostensibly to inspect the Muyang Salt Fields, but in reality, to the First Army. Deliver my decree to Guan Xiaoxi, then go to Qingqi Prefecture to find the Wanyan tribe and bring a letter from me to... Peng Yuyan!"
Zhuo Bieli was startled. "Mrs. Peng? Is she in Qingqi Prefecture?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded and did not say much about Peng Yuyan. Instead, he looked at He Sandao and said:
"You will not be able to celebrate this New Year. I order...!"
The five men immediately stood up, all with solemn expressions, "Your Majesty, He Sandao, obey your orders!"
"The entire Second Army will march to Qishan Nanli in battalion units. Hide well in Qishan!"
"My lord, I obey the order!"
"Third Army, Chen Po, your troops need to withdraw from Siyang County. Leave two divisions in Siyang County to guard the oil fields, and all others to sneak into Fanning City."
"Fourth Army, Wei Wubing, your troops will enter Jinguan City with a thousand cannons and conduct normal training on the Huazhong Plain."
"Minister Zhuo, I have transferred Wang Xiaozhuang, commander of the 4th Division of the First Army, back to Guanyun City. The 100,000 new recruits recruited this year will be incorporated into the Fifth Army. Wang Xiaozhuang will lead these 100,000 new recruits to replace the First Army's garrison."
"Bai Yulian, the plan for next spring's sea expedition has changed. Six dreadnought-class battleships carrying 50,000 marines will reach the Yangtze River estuary and then return, sailing directly into the Qinhuai River and landing there... to capture Jinling City!"
Are they going to attack Yu Dynasty?
"Remember, I want this to be done quietly, without anyone noticing!"
"I need you to complete the battle to capture Jinling City within one hour!"
"Your Majesty, I obey your command!"
"Sit down."
The expressions on the five people's faces were different. He Sandao was very excited as he rubbed his hands, as if he was sharpening a knife.
Wei Wubing felt a little sad, but he didn't show it.
Fu Xiaoguan picked up the teacup and took a sip: "This war will end soon and will not affect the Yu Dynasty, because I have placed the main battlefield of this war on the Huazhong Plain!"
"The Huazhong Plain is hundreds of miles long. After Wubing's troops arrived, they moved all the civilians to the rear under the pretext of training."
"I will issue you the subsequent war orders. All you have to do now is complete the first phase of war preparations within two months!"
"As for the 100,000 navy personnel... 50,000 of them will be transferred back to Guanyun City for garrison, and the other 50,000 will remain on standby."
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