Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 884 Delicious Meals

"This must be the shopkeeper Li who led the merchant ship to the British Kingdom alone and brought back the British royal envoy." Tianjin Wei Zongbing took the initiative to greet Li Jinde.

"My lord, how do you know what I'm about..." Li Jinde was a little flattered. The Tianjin Guard General Soldier was already a very high-ranking official, and he didn't expect to take the risk of going to the west. Even the Tianjin Guard General Soldier knew his story.

"The "Kyushu Daily" has simply published your story. I am afraid that the residents of big cities know that a man named Li Jinde has gone to the West. The Kyushu Newspaper also plans to give you a special report after you arrive in Beijing. Maybe in the future The story of your journey to the West will also be adapted into storytelling and opera." Tianjin Wei Zongbing said.

"I'm afraid I'm sincere and fearful." Li Jinde was surprised that the story of his going to the West would become a special report to let thousands of households know?
I never thought that I would have the opportunity to become a celebrity...

"We at Tianjin Wei have received a telegram from Xiamen Bay in advance, and have already booked the train 'Industrial'. Tianjin Wei is very close to the capital. After you have your meal, you will directly take the industrial number to the capital. Our Tianjin Wei only accepts the other party's train." The navy soldiers are gone, and the envoys will be received by the capital." Tianjin Wei Zongbing said to Li Jinde.

Currently Li Jinde is the bridge for communication between the two sides, at least the people in Britain trust him.

"Train? A carriage that will catch fire?" Princess Sophia couldn't help exclaiming when she heard that she was going to the capital by train.

"Train?" Sir Greenville knew that he seemed to be about to discover the hidden technology of Eastern Huaxia again.

Tianjin Wei needed to entertain Princess Sophia and her party. The officials asked Tianjin Wei's restaurants to provide exquisite dishes to the envoys. All the restaurants cherished this opportunity very much, and the meals they sent were served in wooden lunch boxes.

The food for the Royal Navy soldiers is cooked directly in a cauldron.

The soldiers of the Royal Navy were assigned to the station of the Tianjin Guard General Bing, and lived in the same area as the soldiers of the Tianjin Guard, so as not to disturb the people.

Thick wooden barrels were carried to the barracks one by one. These wooden barrels contained rice and dishes cooked together in large pots.After the barrels are opened one by one, the aroma of the food permeates.

Even if it was a big rice bucket, the soldiers of the Royal Navy ate voraciously, wishing to put all the food in the iron pot into their own bowls.Sailors in this era had a miserable life, and they ate black bread and bacon on board.Years and months have passed since the voyage at sea was immobile. In order to prevent the food from spoiling quickly, the bread was baked so hard that almost all the moisture was lost, making it difficult to chew.Not to mention the bacon.It is also possible to find bacon decades ago in some ship warehouses that have been in service for a long time...

So the age of great voyages was actually a very painful thing. Offshore sailing along the coast was fine, but ocean sailing was very painful.

"Damn, how come there are such delicious meals!" A Royal Navy soldier wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, with rice and roast duck stuffed in his mouth.

"The residents in the east are really happy, I'm a little jealous of them..." Another Royal Navy soldier sat directly next to the rice bucket, scooping up the food with a wooden spoon when there was not enough food.

"I hope the envoys can stay in the East for a longer time. Thinking of eating black bread for a few months on the return voyage, I just... and the king often defaults on our salaries..."

"Stop it, life is too hard."

The Royal Navy soldiers ate around the rice bucket, talking and crying, which made the soldiers in the Tianjin Wei General Barracks look puzzled.

"Aren't they the Royal Navy? Don't they usually eat worse than our ordinary soldiers?"

"The Royal Navy should be the king's confidant. The usual salary should be quite a lot, right?"

"The salaries of our soldiers in the Navy Department are much higher than those of us ordinary soldiers who maintain law and order. They shouldn't be in such a miserable situation."

The soldiers of Tianjin Wei whispered to each other.

"Don't talk about others in private. Although they are Westerners, those who dare to sail on the ocean are warriors. After throwing any of you on the sea for a few months, your reaction may not be as violent as theirs. Our Huaxia is because of the large land and abundant natural resources. , so it is easy to lack the desire to conquer the sea, and the people on the southeast coast who go to Nanyang still can’t eat enough.” When the Tianjin Wei General Soldier came to inspect, he scolded these big soldiers recruited from the peace.

He once went to the Navy Lecture Hall and heard Nelson talk about the life of ocean-going sailors in the sea. Sometimes the biscuits they eat may grow maggots, and they have to fight against storms, pirates, and enemy ships. How can it be so easy.Ease will only make people rest on their laurels!
"Yes!" Hearing the scolding from their chief, these soldiers of Tianjin Guard became a little serious.

On the other side, as Li Jinde said to Princess Sophia, China has a vast territory, and the dishes in each place are different. When she came to Tianjin Wei, most of the restaurants provided were northern dishes, which made her feel more novel, and the oriental wooden lunch boxes It also adds some artistic conception to the meal.

"In addition to being a powerful country, this is also a country of food. They are better at cooking than the French, and their cooking skills are also richer." Princess Sophia put a new label on Huaxia.

"The food here is really special..." Sir Greenville had to admit that the food here was delicious.

"When you arrive in the capital, the military master will provide you with more hearty food." Li Jinde was invited by the envoy led by Princess Sophia to have a meal with them.

"What kind of person is your military leader?" Princess Sophia asked Li Jinde curiously about Chu Yun's situation.

"He was originally a military officer. From a small place called Dongjiang Town, he raised troops with hundreds of people, wiped out many forces that resisted him one after another, ended the troubled times, inherited the original huge Ming Dynasty, and carried out reforms on its basis. He created lighthouses, street lamps, and steam iron-clad ships all by himself, and his prestige spreads over one capital and twenty provinces, and Koryo and Dongying will send envoys to listen to his teachings every year during the Spring Festival." Li Jinde talked about him. Know the legend about Chu Yun.

"Is he a great figure like Alexander and Caesar?" Princess Sophia asked.

"I don't know who Alexander and Caesar are...but they should not be as great as the military master..." Li Jinde said.

"Is there a greater figure than Alexander and Caesar? I am really more and more interested in him, and I want to see him as soon as possible, the legendary Lord of the East, a person who hides deep." Princess Sophia's beautiful eyes glowed splendor.

　That's it for today.Thanks to Mi Xiangfei, Crazy A Zhuo and all book friends.

　　
　
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