Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 166 It is better to leave
Wang Ruohai and Lu Cheng walked on the streets of Xinye, watching the streets become more and more prosperous day by day, they felt indescribable.Here in Xinye, many things are different from other places, and I have never seen them before.Many things, even at first glance, feel unfeasible.But it can be done here, and it is full of vitality.

Walking to a shop, Lu Qing said: "I came here the day before yesterday, but I didn't see this shop. I don't know what it sells. There is nothing left and right. Let's go in for a drink and gossip. I have lived here in Xinye for seven or eight days. Nothing, just a little tired."

Wang Ruohai nodded.He entered the shop with Lu Qing.

He picked a seat by the window and sat down, and a young servant came over quickly.Said: "Two guest officers, what do you eat? What kind of wine do you use?"

Lu Qing said: "Your shop is newly opened, I don't know what's there. Bring the menu, let's take a look."

The boy pointed to a bamboo stand next to him and said with a smile, "Isn't this the menu? Guest officer, our daily dishes are on this."

Lu Qing took a look and saw that there were ten or twenty plates hanging on the bamboo stand, each with the name of the dish written on it.This is the first time I have seen such a menu, and it is a bit novel.Looking at the dishes above, there are seven or eight cold dishes, fifteen or six hot dishes, and three or five soups.Except for chicken, duck and fish, the dishes are all seasonal vegetables, which are clearly fried.Stir-frying is rare in this era, but it is the most commonly used technique here.

Lu Qing ordered a few dishes at random, and ordered a pot of wine.

The boy said: "We have two kinds of wine here. One is common rice wine, and the other is strong wine. Which one do you want?"

Lu Qing said: "Don't want strong wine. Choose your limited wine and have a jug, fill the soup and heat it up."

The boy agreed and walked quickly.

Lu Qing said: "From Ruzhou to Xiangyang Mansion, and then to Xinye, I see that under Wang Xiaolie's rule, there are quite a few restaurants opened by the government."

Wang Ruohai said: "Look at Xinye, where he has over ten thousand soldiers, is it easy to raise money? Opening restaurants is the easiest way to get money, of course, the more he opens, the better. This is a serious way to make money, compared with other places , is already rare."

Lu Qing nodded: "That's right. But judging by his current appearance, I'm afraid he doesn't have much money. When we lived here, we had wine and meat every day, but they were all ordinary dishes. What's more, the food eaten in the army To say that there is only one meal of meat in five days is considered shabby."

Wang Ruohai nodded.When they entered the barracks on the first day, the two ate a meal in the cafeteria, and were really surprised by the abundance.It's just that after thinking about it carefully, except for a little meat in the buns that day, everything else was meatless.After living for a long time, I realized that lunch and dinner in the military camp are rare meat.However, there is a lot of tofu, and a lot of oil is used for cooking, so the nutrition of the soldiers is still enough.

Oil at this time is very cheap, and it is cost-effective for the army to eat more oil.On the market, soybeans and corn are basically the same price, much cheaper than japonica rice and wheat.After the oil is squeezed, the remaining soybean meal is good feed, and soybeans are very good food in the army.

After a while, Lu Qing was taken aback when the dishes came out, and said, "This restaurant is interesting. It's all fried like this, not found in other places."

Stir-frying techniques are great for vegetables, and vegetables are cheap.Most of the dishes in this shop are stir-fried vegetables with meat.It looks good, tastes delicious, and it's not expensive.In fact, Wang Xiaolie opened a store with a certain positioning.There are high-end restaurants, noodle restaurants for poor people, and mid-range wine shops.Although there are overlaps, the positioning is clear.

Had two glasses of wine.Wang Ruohai said: "Now that Miao and Liu are rebelling, the world will inevitably be in chaos. Looking at Wang Xiaolie now, you can roughly infer the thoughts of people with soldiers and horses in the world. Look at Wang Xiaolie's style. Make your own decisions, regardless of the court's will. Why don't other people who have soldiers and horses occupy places like this? This chaos should be settled quickly."

Lu Qing sighed: "Yeah, the current situation makes people feel agitated. But I think that there are not many soldiers from Miao and Liu. After the rebellion, the troops from all sides will surely crusade, and it shouldn't last long."

Wang Ruohai nodded, not knowing what to say for a moment.With the two soldiers of Miao and Liu, there is really no need to worry too much.It's just that the emperor is in their hands, adding countless variables.Thinking of this, I feel disturbed.

After using up the wine and meat, the two left the wine shop and entered the Xinye Yamen.

Wang Xiaolie was coming out of the official hall.Seeing two people, he hurriedly ordered to call them, and invited them into the official hall.

Several people were seated.Wang Xiaolie said: "I just got the news that in Pingjiang there are Lu Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong presiding, and the army is gathered. It is said that there are three generals Liu Taiwei, Zhang Taiwei and Han Taiwei, each leading more than ten thousand troops, and they are fighting against the rebels. .”

Wang Ruohai said: "Our place is far away, is the news true?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "This is an official document sent by other state troops. I think it's not a fake. In my opinion, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan don't have many troops, and the courtiers are not convinced. They won't be able to stabilize the court situation. Yes. Now that the army is gathering, it may not last long."

Wang Ruohai said: "The troublesome thing now is that they control the life and death of the Holy One, and it is inevitable that people will be wary of it. If it is not the case, what is there to worry about? The surrounding army will swarm up and they will be calmed down soon."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The supervisor, it's been so long, and I haven't heard that Miao and Liu are going to be holy? In my opinion, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. I think Miao and Liu came here on a temporary basis, and they didn't What long-term plans."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while, then nodded.Indeed, the behavior of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan after the rebellion gave the impression that they were a grass-roots team, completely disorganized.In this situation, facing the surrounding ministers and generals of the Song Dynasty, there is no hope of victory.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yesterday, Ji Sheren wrote a letter, saying that it is not suitable to stay in Xiangyang because of the current situation. I want the two of you to go to Xiangyang Mansion. After you discuss it together, you can decide whether to stay or not. From this point of view, Ji Sheren is Want to go."

Lu Qing said: "It's okay to go. It's just where are you going? To Yangzhou? Or Hangzhou?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "How about this. You take a boat from Xiangyang, enter the Yangtze River first, and then go downstream along the Yangtze River. It is estimated that there will be news from the court in a short time. How about deciding where to go at that time?"

Lu Qing smiled bitterly: "Hundreds of soldiers and horses don't know where to go. How can there be such a reason in the world?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I heard that Chen Xiangzheng, the deputy envoy of transfer to the west of Beijing, is in Ezhou. What Ji Sheren means is to go there first and then decide where to go."

Hearing these words, Wang Ruohai and Lu Qing shuddered in their hearts.Seeing that Wang Xiaolie's expression was normal, he calmed down.

After Wang Xiaolie occupied Xiangyang, the imperial court appointed Chen Qiudao as the Deputy Envoy of Beijing Southwest Road Transfer.It's just that Wang Xiaolie ignored it, and Chen Qiudao felt that he had no soldiers and stayed in Ezhou all the time.There was no result in this matter, and the Miao Liu Mutiny occurred.

In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Qiudao's refusal to take office was the result of Wang Xiaolie's obstruction.In fact, Wang Xiaolie just ignored it.When Chen Qiudao came, it was nothing more than letting him sit idle and ignore his business.

At this time, having soldiers in hand is the most important thing.Without soldiers, any officer is useless.Many people in the imperial court still haven't changed their minds. It's nothing more than daydreaming to think about controlling the country by appointing a few officials.

(End of this chapter)