The New Year is coming in a blink of an eye. Unlike the past, this year's New Year is spent in the palace. Of course, it is mainly from the first to the fourth day of the lunar month. Not to mention the exchange and games of the huge palace, it is fine to run a horse directly.

However, the effect of running horses is probably not as good as that of the imperial palace in Chang'an. Not to mention running horses, there is no problem with racing horses!

"In fact, that's it..." Cao Cao took a sip of tea, "I'll be bored if I changed my place and played for four days."

There are not many opportunities to drink tea this year, and there is no way. Her situation is somewhat similar to Liu Xie. Liu Xie needs to reduce the intake of alcohol and caffeine because she is pregnant. She needs to reduce the intake of these things because she wants to breastfeed.

"How about going to the hot springs to recuperate tomorrow?" Wang Yong suggested.

"Don't you go there every year?" Cao Cao sighed, "But at least it's much better than Zhuangzi... By the way, is that ice sculpture world no longer open?"

"The cost is a bit high, and there have been many things in the past two years, so I haven't done it." Xun Yu replied. Wang Yong seemed to be planning, but she rejected the proposal.

As the chief financial officer of the family, if she rejected this project, Cao Cao would not dare to refute it.

"That's right..." Guan Yu suddenly asked, "Is there really no place to conquer?"

"Of course there is!" Cao Cao replied, "There are so many barbarians and barbarians around China, and they will fight almost endlessly. The problem is that after so many years of high-intensity battles, it will take at least two to three years of rest, right?"

"That is to say, in two to three years, unless the opponent takes the initiative to attack, we have to fight back. Otherwise, the focus of finance will be tilted towards people's livelihood. Legions from all sides may even need to cut some of the soldiers. The reduced soldiers will be formed into a construction army, and the bridges and roads will be built in local areas..." Wang Yong added.

"Speaking of this, the Grand Canal that runs through Jixian and Wujun has begun to be planned!" Liu Xie seemed to remember something, "It will take more than half a year to plan just for planning. Then, construction will start year by year, and at least more than 10% of the fiscal expenditure will be consumed every year..."

"But the effect of the construction cannot be ignored." Cao Cao replied, "Compared with the sea, inland rivers are safer and can also take care of the economy on both sides of the straits. The ships of the Yellow River can also enter the Yangtze River through the canal. Finally, with the sea transportation, the north and south will be completely connected."

The front line needs supplies, and the rear can be transported quickly with the Grand Canal. Similarly, when the south needs military reinforcements, the large troops can also quickly move south through the canal. Large warships can transport 500 people in one breath, and only ten ships are required to prepare, they can transport 5,000 elite troops to the south to assist in the suppression of bandits and stabilize the place.

"It's not too troublesome if you go to sea transportation..." Guan Yu couldn't understand.

"Including the problem of the Grand Canal, there is also the development of Jiangnan and the opening of these three major projects of Bashu. If conditions permit, Jiaozhou and Bashu must be connected, so that exchanges between the various places will be much more convenient." Wang Yong said slowly, "These require huge manpower and material resources, but in the same way, a large number of workshops, workers, and even soldiers will benefit from this. They also need to consume, and the result is that the entire Han Dynasty's economy will be revitalized, just like the previous Sunshine Breakfast Project."

Relying on sunny breakfast has indeed given many refugees a living, and the result is the rapid prosperity and stability of Yanzhou and Yuzhou. As life improves, business declines, but refugees who have learned skills have also begun to gradually become self-reliant.

At the same time, sunny breakfast is still very popular. Get up early, spend a penny or two, buy one or two whole wheat buns, and then fill a few mouthfuls of boiling water. The motivation for a morning starts here.

Many people's lives have improved, and they still eat breakfast here, and at most they buy more expensive ones. Eating breakfast here is no longer a matter of taste, but a matter of sentiment. People who have received favors know how to be grateful. In the past, it was sunshine breakfast, which supported them when they were at their worst. Now, conditions allow, it is their turn to come back to support the operation of sunshine breakfast.

"Do you really need to disarmament?" As a soldier, neither Guan Yu nor Xiahou Dun wanted to see disarmament.

"It is not only to disarmament, but the generals in the army who are inadequate in their capabilities may also be converted to army officers in the construction of the army." Cao Cao, the general, did not have much thought about this. "Now, including the Yizhou Army, the Jiaozhou Army, and the Jingzhou Army... all the corpses have more than 200,000 combat soldiers, and more auxiliary soldiers. Among them, 100,000 combat soldiers are almost burdensome and have low combat power. There are also many barbarians and Yue people in the Jiaozhou army..."

"So that's it..." Xiahou Dun and Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief. They understood that the disarmament was mainly directed at these three legions. Of course, it may also include the troops under Sun Quan.

"But in the end, it is to cut 100,000, so naturally the survival of the fittest is the survival of the fittest. Those who are excellent are retained, those who are not qualified are converted to construction corps, and you can also choose to retire. The soldiers are reduced by 100,000, and the auxiliary soldiers are reduced by 300,000. The 400,000 will eventually be retained by about 200,000 and converted into construction corps. The other 200,000 will be transferred to Youzhou and Bingzhou as immigrants."

Jia Xu has submitted "Pinghu Lu" and the three men have entered the discussion stage. As coal stoves, coal, kang, ground dragon, down jacket and cotton coat begin to appear, you can indeed try to adapt to the people there in Youzhou or Bingzhou. If it is easy to use, then continue to advance northward and erode the Hu people's activities little by little.

"You are really..." Xun Yu complained angrily, "Come on the New Year well, can you stop talking about business?"

"With that being said, but..." Guan Yu shrugged, "These two days are indeed a bit boring."

"Indeed, if you continue to wander around like this, you will feel that you will almost be ruined." Xiahou Dun sighed.

"At this time..." Xun Yu looked at Wang Yong, "Shouldn't he have some snacks that will make us bored?"

"You said, then I'm going to make it! Have this before dinner, are you sure?" Wang Yong suddenly thought of something.

"Confirm!" As a result, the girls answered almost immediately, and it seemed that they were indeed a bit too idle.

He had to roll up his sleeves and run to the imperial kitchen. Since he was a special chef in the imperial kitchen during the Chinese New Year, Wang Yong asked them to go back and rest. Those who stayed were the chefs in Wangjiazhuang, and there were also more than 20 eunuchs who knew cooking skills. As mailboxes, they stayed here as chefs when necessary.

"I need beef, flour, and shark fin... can I prepare it?" Wang Yong walked in and asked under everyone's attention, "It seems that I need a snack before dinner."

"What kind of flour is needed?" The helper's chef immediately stepped forward to ask.

"It's good to have the tendons in the middle!" Wang Yong replied, "By the way, prepare some light cream, eggs...and olive oil."

It is said that the best oil for frying is sunflower seed oil, and olive oil is only ranked sixth. Rapeseed oil with high oleic acid is fifth, but considering health issues, Wang Yong finally chose olive oil.

"I want to eat something that is not boring, right?" Wang Yong took off his coat and changed into an apron. "Then let you have fun!"
Chapter completed!