Chapter 547: No worries about the arrival of winter

"No wonder, Lord Zhang Zhong is the biological father of Lord Zhang Xiaobei, no wonder he dares to say that Xiaobei." The housekeeper thought it would be a good thing that someone in the court could control Xiaobei.

"It depends on what happened. When Xiao Bei is serious, Xiao Bei dares to fight against her father. After arguing in the court, Xiao Bei will go home and hide before the court breaks out, haha." Bi Gou smiled happily when talking about this.

Zhang Xiaobao, who was standing beside him, winked at Wang Juan, got up and went to the kitchen to cook, but he couldn't let Bi Gou eat snacks to fill his stomach.

Wang Juan accompanied Bi Gou to the table and told Bi Gou that it was important to build a trip to the three northeastern provinces, which was the northern part of Hebei Road.

The minerals in the Northeast are listed, the characteristics of the land in the Northeast are discussed, and the benefits of planting potatoes brought back from outside in the black soil in the Bohai Governor's Office are particularly emphasized.

There are also precious medicinal materials that like cold, as well as delicious birds and animals, and beautiful and practical animal furs. Of course, important strategic positions have not been missed.

"Oh~! You mean, move heavy industry to the north of Hebei Road and also place large docks around. At that time, Jili Prefecture can be connected with Dengzhou and Laizhou on Henan Road, and a large area in the middle is used for naval training and marching before the enemy.

However, in the north of Hebei Road, there are only a few people in Jilizhou. There are no people in other places or sparsely populated areas. Who would have occupied it when attacking the Tang Dynasty? What's more, there are no gunboats elsewhere except our Tang Dynasty."

Although Bi Gou has a relatively advanced mindset, he still cannot reach the same level as Wang Juan, so he has many questions.

Wang Juan heard Bi Gou say that the places in the three northeastern provinces were not important, so she opened her mouth. After a while, she didn't know what to say. She looked at the map and thought about it, and said, "Grandpa Bi, do you think it's easy for Xiaobao and I to clean up the northern part of Hebei Road?"

Bi Gou nodded, and that's exactly what he meant. It didn't take much effort. He had a few small conflicts and used a gunboat. I think it would be fine even if he didn't use a gunboat.

"Grandpa Bi, that's because Shandong, oh, Henan Road is in the hands of our Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, Xiaobao and I would not be able to attack even if we draw elite troops. Once they have the same ship as us, or even smaller, they will be connected with Dengzhou in Henan Road.

I can only lead the troops to attack Dengzhou first. Dengzhou is not in my hands, so I will never dare to attack that place unless they do not resist. The vast mountains in the north are like playing.

I was carrying Yizhou soldiers at the beginning, why? Why didn’t I bring Jiangnan soldiers? Don’t bring Luzhou wolf soldiers? Because I was afraid that they would hide until winter, the Yizhou soldiers could resist the cold."

Wang Juan is not from Northeast China, to be precise, she is not a pure Northeast China. She was originally in Beijing, with the same climate as in the Northeast, and the region is next to Hebei, but she knows the importance of the three northeastern provinces.

Otherwise, how did Beijing appear in the first place? Who did Shanhaiguan build it? The two capitals are unparalleled in lockdown, and the first level of the Great Wall is just a joke.

Bi Gou lowered his head and thought, his housekeeper looked confused. He didn't know what the northern part of Hebei Road looked like, but he only knew that there were people there, especially after Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were there, he sent a lot of ginseng to the master. Oh, and there were also kumbu, kumbu, and kumbu could be planted, as well as pearls, fungus, etc.

I heard from the master that ginseng has also been planted near Jilizhou. For the magical Zhang and Wang family, there seems to be nothing that cannot be planted. Maybe when I am happy, I will plant a million soldiers.

After pondering, Bi Gou spoke: "It's really not easy to fight, otherwise he would have been directly under the jurisdiction long ago. Why build so many Protectorate Mansions? You and Xiaobao are suffering."

"Grandpa Bi, you finally tell the truth, Xiaobao, add a dish to Grandpa Bi, Oh, add two, add one to curse people." Wang Juan looked moved and shouted to the kitchen.

Bi Gou said again: "Juanjuan, but I see, it's very easy for you and Xiaobao to go there. Isn't it just to make money by planting kombu?"

"Tsk, Xiaobao wants to make money, but he has to go to Jilizhou, Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, Shannan East Road, Lingnan Road, etc. Nothing can be done with Kunbu. Xiaobao and I felt that there was an important position at the beginning. The small population was not controlled by my Tang Dynasty, and we felt uncomfortable.

Don’t believe in the importance of the northern part of Hebei Road. If Xiaobao and I rebel, we would definitely choose to go to the Bohai Governor’s Office to give Xiaobao a million people and a hundred thousand elite soldiers, so that the court can gather the entire Tang Dynasty soldiers to fight to see if they can be defeated.

When I attack in summer, I will fight if I can fight, but if I can’t fight, I will retreat north. When I am in winter, I will fight back. This winter, I will take you over for a walk and let you see what the elite soldiers in the snow are like."

Wang Juan has heard stories told by his grandfather. His grandfather said that his grandfather was in the Northeast, and immigrants from the Japanese were often bullied by local landlords. The three northeastern provinces dragged down many Japanese troops.

It was the warlords who were separatist at the time who did not see the situation clearly and adopted a passive response strategy.

Whenever I think of the story at that time and read the real historical information, Wang Juan would sigh, "Beida Ying, as long as I counterattacked, I could form a cross-fire network on the spot at any time, without having to prepare during the day. Even if someone attacked at night, I could get up and quickly form a fire position.

Not to mention people, even if the tank comes, it will have to fall into it. Even if it loses in the end, it will still be able to eliminate the "Old Nose" and have vitality. What kind of soldier is that? That is the direct line brought out by "Zhang", just like his own thriving Medieval Protection Team.

Who dares to say that he can easily attack the position that is fully deployed according to the terrain and firepower, and is defended by the Miaogu Team?

Bi Gou didn't know that Wang Juan remembered "history". Seeing Wang Juan's face was filled with pain, he thought that it was the distrust he said, which made Wang Juan sad.

Then he said, "Juanjuan, what do your soldiers look like?"

"What? It's nothing. Isn't it just the Hunan Army given by the emperor? Oh, it's a soldier from Jiangnan West Road, and now he's starting to adapt to the climate."

Wang Juan replied to her mood and said in a drawing.

"I'm talking about winter clothes." Bi Gou knew that His Majesty gave Xiao Bao and Juanjuan the soldiers, and the reason why he gave them unfamiliar soldiers was because he was afraid that they would dominate.

When talking about clothes, Wang Juan smiled: "You will definitely scare you when you go. In summer, you are a normal gray-green camouflage uniform. In winter, hum! After it snows in winter, you will wear white skis, duck down, a white cloak, a snow cap, and a snow glasses.

The gloves are divided into three petals, one thumb, one index finger, and the other three fingers are combined together, which is convenient for shooting. Each person brings a simple medical bag, a flat pot of spirits, a multi-functional military white shovel, and a pack of spicy jerky.

Grandpa Bi, I asked the Tang Dynasty to choose a general casually. After it snows in winter, I fought with me. I would kill him 10,000 soldiers easily. I participated in three exercises there. At that time... I mean I thought a lot about how to fight, but it was very powerful anyway."

Wang Juan said it as he spoke and quickly corrected it.

Bi Gou didn't think too much about it. He considered the soldiers' equipment that Wang Juan mentioned, and believed that in the snow, he would be able to hide from top to bottom. As for what Wang Juan said, 10,000 to 10,000, he didn't believe it very much. There is a premise, that is, the person who commanded 10,000 is not Wang Juan. If it were Wang Juan, it would be very likely to win 10,000 people anywhere.

"Juanjuan, you are humble. You can give you a spacious enough place. You will get 10,000 and 200,000 yuan. I believe you can win, old man." Bi Gou commented.

"Grandpa Bi, you don't understand what I mean. Even if it's not me, he can win if Xiaobao commands it. You don't understand the cruelty of Lin Haixueyuan. People who are not suitable for the environment can ensure that they can breathe when they go in."

Wang Juan really cannot describe the climate in the Northeast in words, especially after passing Liaoning, the environment that continues to go north, the coldness penetrates the bones, the wind is like a knife, the dripping water turns into ice, and the air turns into crystallization.

The Hunan Army sent by Li Longji were all big men. How many people cried in the first winter? The hands and faces were swept by the wind, and they were all cuts, and the surroundings were black. The place in the middle was bright red meat. That was Jilizhou, that is, Dalian, which was relatively warm, next to the sea, so try going north.

When Bi Gou heard Wang Juan’s words, he didn’t dare to make a conclusion for a moment: “It’s so cold?”

"You go and see it in winter. I will prepare protective measures for you to feel the taste of the north wind falling from the snow." Wang Juan couldn't help but shivered when she thought of the feeling of standing under the light snow without any protection.

Only Xiao Bei and his group of heartless children can make their hands red while crying and they want to build snowmen.

Bi Gou has never experienced such a coldness. He has given himself courage and said, "Okay, okay, old man, I will give you this hundred pounds of pounds to you. If you freeze me to death, you will feel guilty for the rest of your life."

"Yeah, who dares to freeze our Grandpa Bi to death? I was the first to refuse him. Grandpa Bi, the food is here." Zhang Xiaobao carried a large tray and turned it out of the kitchen behind and said with a smile.

There were five dishes on the tray, without soup, because the Northeast pork slaughtering dish was placed in the middle, which contained soup, sauerkraut, white meat, blood sausage, vermicelli, and a smashed hind leg bone. It was steaming slightly, and a small bowl of garlic sauce was placed next to it.

The other four dishes are: meat braised pork, steamed chopped scallion elbow, potato stewed eggplant, braised pine mushroom chicken nuggets. Zhang Xiaobao originally planned to stew chicken and mushrooms, but he thought it was too long.

The five dishes are all typical Northeastern dishes. Zhang Xiaobao actually plans to make them more shabby, such as changing the elbows to salted duck eggs with cut petals, changing the chicken and mushrooms to egg pancakes, changing the meat braised rice with vegetarian braised rice, stewing potatoes into eggplant and mixing eggplant, and stewing pork vegetables with stewed rice with sauerkraut.

Later, I was really embarrassed and had to send it as planned.

When Wang Juan saw the dishes, she immediately recognized which dish belonged to. It was not winter yet, and eating Northeast cuisine was not so good. She glanced at the five dishes and asked, "Five dishes?"

"There is also a spicy fried fatty intestine. I can boil water and prepare to blanch the intestines so that I can only stir-fry. My speed is already fast enough. I opened four stoves at the same time. I delayed more time by killing pig vegetables and elbows. The water for blanching the intestines has not yet been opened. Am I afraid that Grandpa Bi will be anxious?" Zhang Xiaobao explained.

"Okay, go back soon. It's not easy for Grandpa Bi to come here once. Even if you eat a simple meal, you can't be too shabby. Grandpa Bi is embarrassed. Xiaobao's hands are really not fast enough."

Wang Juan drove Zhang Xiaobao back and said modestly to Bi Gou.

Bi Gou didn't move his chopsticks, waiting for the warm wine next to him, and also waiting for Zhang Xiaobao to make the last dish the best, and then eat it together.

After hearing Wang Juan's words, he said to his housekeeper: "Did you see? The dishes are slow. After returning home, I told the chefs that at that time just now, they didn't have to cook five, and they would make four random dishes in front of me. I think they were doing their duty. Don't learn from Xiaobao, and cooking a dish will take a waste of time."

"Master, if you do that, there will be no cook in our mansion. Master, the young man understands it. No wonder you said that Your Majesty is willing to eat the dishes made by Duke Zhang Jiedu, and he is in charge of four stoves at the same time. How fast is your hand? In addition to moving the spoon, you have to cut it with a knife? To be honest, if the young man is rich, he will ask Duke Zhang Jiedu to cook. Just look at his skill in knife, the young man is willing to get a hundred stalemates."

The butler was deeply shocked. When he spoke, five dishes came out there, and the knife could not be like flying?

Bi Gou smiled and said, "One hundred guan? Xiaobao is so worthless? Do you know how much money he made in his business when he cooks a dish? Why do you say that? Oh, it's tens of thousands of guan. Who can eat the dishes Xiaobao cooks? Sit, I don't know when it will be the next time I eat it."

"Mr. Xie." The housekeeper quickly found a seat at the bottom and could eat a bite of the dish made by Zhang Xiaobao. No matter how the taste is, it would make you look good if you say it out.

The butler just sat down, and the burning fragrance of wine was about to rise. Zhang Xiaobao came back from behind and held a plate in his hand.

"Grandpa Bi, don't say that. It's just a dish. Who is cooking is not a cook? Xiao Bei can make dolls with other friends in Laoliushu Village. Can't I make a few dishes with the people? The severity of my identity has nothing to do with reserve. It's not difficult to eat what I cook. Yesterday I stood on the street and grilled skewers of more than 60 kilograms of meat, but I didn't get a penny."

"You have the nerve to say, I will help you wear meat skewers, your hands are swollen. You can control the grill that is ten feet long. You can grill big skewers, twenty skewers per pound, and you can grill seven or eight kilograms at a time. I will bring six maids, how tired I am?"

Wang Juan complained and opened her hand for Bi Gou to see.

"Next time, let's dress first, and then bake it. Madam, do you find that they eat delicious food?" Zhang Xiaobao was embarrassed.

"I eat it deliciously, it smells cheap, it's not expensive." Wang Juan said.

Zhang Xiaobao nodded: "This shows that life is not easy for the people. Who would take advantage of the rich? Is it easy for a person to eat a bunch of people and have to queue up?"

"Xiaobao, pour wine. I will eat meat skewers tomorrow at noon. Find a place to fish with me while grilling." Bi Gou had not moved his chopsticks yet, and the owner didn't even serve wine. How could he eat the dishes?

Zhang Xiaobao poured the wine as he spoke, picked it up, and said blessings to Bi Gou. He also gave Bi Gou a chopstick dish, and then Bi Gou started eating.

The next morning, Bi Gou called Zhang Xiaobao and asked him to find a place to fish. He also brought the meat skewers that he had worn last night to prepare for lunch.

Looking at the color of the meat skewers, Bigou asked Zhang Xiaobao in confusion: "Does there be mutton and beef?"

"The mutton has not been delivered, there are cows, but I dare not eat them. The people are waiting to make compensation. Do you want to eat beef?" Zhang Xiaobao explained.

"I don't want to, I'm scared of being poked at the back and scolded. In addition to transporting cattle, sheep and poultry, you also have to deliver feed to the people. It's not easy." Bi Gou just asked, and when he came here, he basically listened to Zhang Xiaobao's food. He believed that Xiaobao would adjust his diet.

Zhang Xiaobao carried the fishing gear and headed towards a bubble, where he should be able to den fish when the water hits.

Hearing Bi Gou's question, he replied: "No need to prepare feed for the fields. If the food inside is not eaten by people, it's okay for livestock to eat. I just need to hand over pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese to the people. Even if the people wade through mud, they will collect enough food for livestock and poultry to eat.

I know that with livestock, the people would even save themselves and feed them. Many people could not afford cattle and sheep before, so they bought pigs, that is, pigs, and had a cover on them. This is the home, and only if there is pigs can there be a home.

If I don’t mean that the court compensates them, they will be uneasy this winter, especially those who raise cattle. They basically treat cattle as children, so I dare not kill cattle.

In a few days, I will find local laborers to work and pay wages. Other elderly and women who cannot work will find ways to collect food for livestock and poultry in the flood. I will give them some hope this year. There will be a bumper harvest next autumn, and the rent that should be paid will not be less, so….”

"So the incompetent officials should get out as soon as possible, right?" Bi Gou took the speech.

"Grandpa Bi understands life, I admire him." Zhang Xiaobao praised.

"Then no one can stop you from being an official from Jianjia Academy, right?"

"I don't know whether to stop it or not. I only know that when the people from the academy come, I will peel them off when they are not well managed. I told them before the imperial examination that since I admit that I am a reed, then if I can't be a beauty, don't show my eyes. The mediocre person will roll around and be able to be a beautiful official in the center of the water."

Zhang Xiaobao said very bluntly.

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"Okay, the things are delivered. Actually, the emperor usually eats these things. I'll ask someone to make them for everyone at noon, and the taste is OK."

When Zhang Xiaobao was heading to the fishing place, Xiaobei introduced the ingredients to a group of children in Laoliushu Village, and planned to make them for the children at noon.
Chapter completed!