A heavy rain poured the hot weather thoroughly.

The climate is pleasant, and Yang Jingwei is in a good mood.

After correcting the homework, Yang Jie stretched out his waist. On this rare and refreshing day, Yang Jie was about to go out for a walk, and he was always here, and he was a little tired.

Yang Jie was about to go out, but saw Wang Chengen happily coming in.

"What's wrong?" Yang Jie, who was about to go out, asked.

"Your Majesty, happy events, happy events! Master Sun is here to report it urgently!" Wang Chengen's face was filled with joy.

"Oh, come and have a look!" Yang Jing shouted. Since the gathering of the Eastern Barbarians, urgent reports from the north have been one after another.

"Your Majesty, it's a happy event! The Donglu and Lin Danhan fought a battle, and Lin Danhan really lost. Now he has retreated westward..." Wang Chengen quickly introduced.

Yang Jie happily took the urgent report and read it. Sure enough, Huang Taiji's movements were very fast and his movements were quite hidden. Even though the Ming Dynasty knew the grassland well, he concealed the direction and location of the raid, giving Lin Danhan a surprise. By the time Lin Danhan and the Ming Dynasty discovered the accurate location, Huang Taiji had already arrived at the bank of the Xilamulun River. This location was in the north of Baicheng (now Chifeng). With a little force, he could reach Baicheng directly, which definitely caught Lin Danhan off guard.

Of course, even if Yang Jing knew Huang Taiji's route and location, he would not tell Lin Danhan. Yang Jing still counted on Huang Taiji and Lin Danhan to be furious, and then took the opportunity to follow up.

"This Huang Taiji is considered a character, but unfortunately..." After seeing it, Yang Jing said silently.

Huang Taiji's surprise put a lot of pressure on Lin Dankhan, but after the Ming Dynasty's continuous weakening, Huang Taiji's strength was not as strong as before. Lin Dankhan was constantly strengthening and supporting the Ming Dynasty, which was much stronger than that in history. He did not retreat without fighting and was unable to recover as in history, and finally had a big battle. But it seemed that Huang Taiji was born to restrain Lin Dankhan. After a big battle, Lin Dankhan still lost. Of course, he did not lose so thoroughly. Under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty's follow-up, Huang Taiji did not dare to pursue him with all his strength. Lin Dankhan gave up Chifeng, and the Chaoshang Capital (i.e., the Kaipingwei of the Ming Dynasty) retreated, and it was still orderly. It did not collapse like in history.

"Go to the platform..." Yang Jing read the urgent report and thought for a while. This is considered to be following the script, and it does not exceed the strategic judgment. What should I do for the rest is no longer necessary for Emperor Yang Jing, the emperor, to issue orders.

...

On the platform.

In fact, at this time, nothing can be discussed here. At most, it is a situation report. After the Minister of War explained the situation of several parties, there is nothing to say. The rest is the Ming Dynasty, waving the army and food, and the Imperial Army to force the Eastern Captains to advance west again, so as to achieve the purpose of cleaning up the grassland. And these have been agreed long ago, and naturally, Sun Chengzong will coordinate and command. When the news was sent here, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty had already posted them on the front line, so there is nothing to say.

The atmosphere is a bit dull.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Shen Yongmao thought about it and decided to tell what he had prepared. He was the Minister of War. Although the emperor did not strip him of his power, he only had a large-scale secretary and nothing worthy of praise. Shen Yongmao also wanted to do something else and do something that could show his personal achievements and abilities. He prepared a lot, but many of them were not up to the table and could hardly match the current strategy. However, the latest urgent report sent by Sun Chengzong today made him feel that the time was right, and his things seemed to be able to be up to the table.

"Your Majesty, I have something, I don't know whether to say it or not." Shen Yongmao thought about it and said, he dared not interfere in the big strategy, nor could he interfere in the big strategy, but he still has some cleverness.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yang Jing asked, who was still considering the next strategy. According to the current situation, Lin Danhan took the lead in running west, and Huang Taiji was chasing behind him. If this situation continues, history will likely be reproduced and Lin Danhan will be driven to Qinghai, Gansu. In this way, the northeast and Inner Mongolia will fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest is the strategy of the northwest.

Several important officials also looked at the Minister of War Shen Yongmao to see what he could say.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is the case. I think that according to the current situation, Lin Danhan retreated to the west and the Eastern Captains were driven west by our dynasty. This is almost a foregone conclusion. Then it is very likely that the focus of this war will shift from the northern desert to the west of the northwest desert. In the future, I will very likely make more efforts to the northwest. In the west of the desert, I am not talented and have no great wisdom to give advice to Your Majesty, but I will do my best to do my best for Your Majesty in the details..." Shen Yongmao said sincerely. He knew that he could not be the emperor's master and could not give much attention to the emperor, but he focused on some big or small things, preparing to prove his value in this way and pay the emperor's attention.

"Oh, just tell me if you have it. I will listen carefully. If it is beneficial, I will adopt it..." Yang Jinghui smiled and encouraged.

"...Your Majesty, the army has always been before it moves, and the food and grass are ahead. In order to fight the Mongolian desert, Your Majesty arranged food several years in advance. I admire it very much... Although the war has not yet reached the Western Regions, I have to prepare food for the Western Regions. I dared to search for some food suitable for the Western Regions to march and fight, and I would like to offer it to Your Majesty..." Shen Yongmao said seriously.

After hearing this, Yang Jing nodded. Shen Yongmao still put some effort into it and made some progress. At least he knew how to do things according to his own ideas. Yang Jing looked at Shen Yongmao and his vision was indeed a little higher.

"I don't know what food is suitable for the Western Regions?" Yang Jie asked.

"Your Majesty, it's just a cake cut." Shen Yongmao said excitedly, as if he had won the grand prize.

"Cut cake?" It was not only Yang Jing who was surprised, but also the ministers around him were also surprised. What was cut cake? As old Beijing, they naturally knew that that thing could be used as a food for military use? That was impossible, and they all looked at the Minister of War Shen Yongmao in suspicion.

If you want to say the most surprising thing is Yang Jing. Where did Yang Jing come from? What is the slicing cake? Yang Jing would not be confused. This thing was already "famous" before Yang Jing came over. Now, Yang Jing heard someone ask him to make slicing cakes to serve as military rations during marches. Yang Jing was very thundered... How much money does it cost?

"Your Majesty forgive me. I don't understand. This cake is made of rice, dates or bean filling, and is placed on the chopping board to cut into pieces for sale, so it is called a cake. This thing is indeed good to eat as snacks, but if it is for edible during the Western Regions, it is probably counterproductive. This thing is not easy to preserve..." The cake cake is a famous food in Beijing. There are many people who are familiar with this, and someone asked him immediately.

"Yes! Your Majesty, this cake is often eaten at home. Although it tastes good, if it is said to be a food for marching and fighting, it is probably inappropriate. This production and preservation are not suitable for marching and fighting..." Even though it is not old Beijing, after living in Beijing for so many years, I still know a little about how much food Beijing eats, and more people are now opposed.

Yang Jingwei thought differently from the old Beijingers. Although Yang Jingwei naturally knew the thing about cutting cake in Beijing. However, for Yang Jingwei, the thing about cutting cake is more famous for cutting cake in Xinjiang, that thing...

Minister of War Shen Yongmao was not in a hurry, but instead smiled confidently, as if he was waiting for the emperor to ask questions, so that he could show his wisdom.

"Does the Qing family talk about the Western Regions' cut cake?" Yang Jie came back to his senses from the thoughts of "cut cake" and asked.

"Your Majesty is really wise. The cake I mentioned is the cake from the Western Regions..." Shen Yongmao was a little surprised. This thing was found after he had been doing a long time of homework. He wanted to tell me about the cake, but everyone would definitely misunderstand that he was talking about the cake from the Beijing cake, but the emperor concluded in one bite that he was talking about the cake from the Western Regions, which surprised him very much. The emperor's wise and wise are indeed extraordinary.

Western Regions Cutting Cake? Several ministers present were confused. They had eaten Beijing snacks Cutting Cake, but they had never heard of Western Regions Cutting Cake.

"...hahahahaha..." The emperor let out a burst of laughter that he didn't know what to describe, filled the real platform.

Everyone looked at the emperor in surprise, wondering what was going on with the emperor.

Yang Jing did have some loss of composure. The reason is naturally needless to say, this thing is indeed an indescribable thing. After a brief loss of composure, he said: "Shen Qing family, let's talk about how to make this Western Regions cake, and whether it is suitable for use during marches and wars in the Western Regions."

"Abide by the order! Your Majesty, this cut cake is not the same. Western Regions cut cake, which is made of walnut kernels, raisins, grape juice, sesame, roses, badan apricots, dates and other raw materials with sugar. After boiling, it will be very solid after pressing on a wooden board. Cutting a piece of cake in the size of a palm is enough for a soldier to eat for a whole day. It will take two or three pieces to three or four days, which has the advantage of easy carrying. Then, after making this cut cake, it can be stored for a long time, and after several months, it will not rot, and do not occupy space after making military rations; third,

This cake is not necessary to make a fire to cook, which saves the pain of making a fire to cook during military battles, especially in the fierce scout war, which is definitely a top-notch military ration. Fourth, this cake is sweet and delicious, sweet but not greasy, but is a top-notch product for restoring physical strength and energy. After eating it, people can quickly recover their physical strength and relieve fatigue. It is definitely a top-notch military ration. With so many advantages, I believe that it will definitely help Your Majesty to manage the Western Regions..." Shen Yongmao was very satisfied and told the benefits of cutting the cake.

Yang Jing was naturally funny. This cake has a bad reputation in the twenty-one world, but now it seems that it is going to become the military ration for his conquering the Western Regions..., which is indeed interesting.

The other ministers naturally didn't believe it. This cake would have so many benefits, so they had to find some thorns based on their intuition.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the convenience of cutting cakes for now and how effective it is. Just the raw materials used for this production are not easy to collect and the cost is high!" Someone immediately raised a question on this aspect.

"Yes! Your Majesty, these walnut kernels, raisins, sesame seeds, and dates are not valuable items. I believe that the things made must be good, but tens of thousands of troops can eat them, but I am afraid that I can't withstand such consumption..." Someone asked a question.

"Your Majesty, if you are an elite soldier as a special military ration during the war, it will still have a certain value, but if the entire army eats this, I am afraid that your Majesty will not be able to afford it..." Someone gave a relatively compromise answer.

Yang Jingwei didn't care much about these words, his mind was full of "this life and past life" of "cut cakes".

"Shen Qing family, what do you say?" Yang Jingang asked with a smile.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is the fact. I have considered this issue, but I also have some small experiences to relieve Your Majesty's worries..." Shen Yongmao said happily. Obviously, he could bring this issue here. Obviously, he had done some homework to impress the emperor, and he would have to pay attention to it. It would not work if he had made such inexplicable ideas. That would only be looked down upon by the emperor.

"...Your Majesty, the ingredients used in traditional cakes are indeed expensive and cannot be afforded for the army to eat, but there are no solutions. Your Majesty, the one used most in Western Regions is afraid that it is sugar. Your Majesty, if it were the past, my court would never be able to afford sugar, but now with sweet potatoes, you can use sweet potato candy instead. Your Majesty, as long as you put some sweet potatoes on the border, you will naturally have endless sugar. The ingredients can be cheaper at once..." Shen Yongmao explained enthusiastically, obviously, he did a lot of homework for this day.

Many ministers were lit up, yes! Now in the Ming Dynasty, a large part of the food was planted nearby, such as sweet potatoes that can be eaten by both people and animals. The border is now planted everywhere, so that they can support the battle of tens of thousands of troops, otherwise it would be transported all over the south of the Yangtze River. The money expenses would probably have to be further improved.

Yang Jing nodded. Shen Yongmao did put some thoughts on it. Pure white sugar may be very expensive, but it doesn’t care about how much sweet potato candy you want. Use sweet potato candy instead of white and brown sugar. Maybe it’s not impossible.

Seeing that the emperor and ministers on the platform nodded, Shen Yongmao worked harder.

"...Your Majesty, I plan to replace walnut kernels with corn, so that it will save a lot of expenses..." Shen Yongmao said seriously.

The people present are all familiar with the corn. Nowadays, in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the main planting of sweet potatoes, there are other drought resistance. This corn is one of them and one of the crops vigorously promoted by the emperor. The planting area in the past two years has become larger and larger. According to the characteristics of this crop, it is indeed worthy of the word "cheap".

All of them, including Yang Jingwei, nodded and commented on Shen Yongmao.

"...Of course, this requires arrangement of planting at the border in advance. Fortunately, this corn is also suitable for planting in arid places and is easy to feed. It does not require careful maintenance like rice. If it can be planted in large areas, it will definitely be very cheap..." Shen Yongmao said seriously.

The people on the platform still nodded. Arrange the cultivation of military rations in advance, which is absolutely nothing new. This is what the emperor does now.

"Of course, there can't be all cheap things to replace here. You have to mix some more expensive things. I have to make sure that sweet potato candy and corn account for the big part, and peanuts are served, it's already a good cut cake. If you want to maintain the taste, add some raisins, dates, and walnut kernels. As long as you don't mix too much, you can control the cost. I want to eat raisins, walnut kernels, and dates every day. If you want to eat military rations, you will definitely be loved by the soldiers. With the previous points, I think that this cut cake is simply prepared by God for my Ming Dynasty to manage the Western Regions..." Shen Yongmao said excitedly.

I have to say that Yang Jing also looked at himself as a big secretary with admiration. Unexpectedly, he could still make these things. It seems that people do have some pressure. Only with pressure can they have motivation and think about problems. Shen Yongmao is definitely a living example!

There was a whisper on the platform.

"Your Majesty, I think that if you can really make a cut cake with these ingredients, if it is really as good as Lord Shen said, it is also a good thing. In the future, there will be less trouble in managing the Western Regions, especially in scout wars today, they often rush for several days and have no time to cook. If you can eat this ready-made thing, it will be a significant improvement to our army's military strength..." Han Du stood up and gave a positive statement.

"Your Majesty, I think this is indeed worth considering. I just don't know if I can make such a cut cake, I just don't know how it tastes like, and how it will be effective after eating it. If it is really as Lord Shen said, it will be a blessing for our dynasty." Some people also agreed, of course, and there are doubts.

"Your Majesty, I have tried to make this kind of cut cake at home. I have already tried it, and I have already asked someone to try it. Its taste is pure, mellow, sweet and sour, fragrant, sweet but not greasy... Your Majesty, I have two kinds of foods that can be used to supplement my energy in our court? However, because the sugar is too greasy, many soldiers do not like it before they have to. I am also thinking hard to improve, so I have the cut cake..." Shen Yongmao said quickly.

This time, everyone on the platform has really looked at Shen Yongmao with admiration and has tried it? And with the result, it seems that he is really concerned. When it comes to ginger candy and tea candy, everyone can understand that the thing is delicious, and the first few times he eats it is indeed fresh and delicious, but if you eat it for a long time and eat it as a meal, it will definitely be very greasy. If you can really make sweet, delicious, sweet but not greasy cut cakes, it will definitely be a great contribution and will be very suitable for the needs of today's battlefield. This thing will be especially suitable for scout wars. As soon as the scouts go out for several days, they don't have too much time and energy to bury the pot and cook, especially at noon, especially when confronting the enemy, it is very likely that confrontation for several hours or even a few days. Spreading a little energy may lead to problems, and saving a little energy is good.

"Oh, really? If this is true, then the Qing family can be considered to be attentive. If it is true, I will be willing to reward you..." Yang Guifei's eyebrows also flew up. If all the civil and military officials in the court were as active as Shen Yongmao, then I would not have to work so hard. The past and present of the cake did have different uses...!~!
Chapter completed!