Xun Yu was slightly stunned, the smile on his face dissipated, and even his steps became heavier. He sighed, patted his daughter's hand, and stopped talking. Xun Wenqian did not continue this topic, and led Xun Yu into the door. When he walked through the vestibule, he shouted. A middle-aged woman came out of the door of the East Kitchen. Seeing that it was Xun Yu, she was surprised and rushed over to salute. Xun Yu recognized this person. He was originally Qiu Wei, a maid in the family, and was brought from his mother Tang. She had been playing with him when she was a child. Now she is middle-aged and serves his daughter.

Qiu Wei stood up and asked about Mrs. Tang's recent situation. When she learned that Mrs. Tang was well and was pregnant with her second child, she was overjoyed and went back to the kitchen with her eyes. Xun Yu followed Chen Qun and Xun Wenqian to the hall, cleaned her face and washed her water, and sat down to speak. Not long after, Qiu Wei brought two maids to the hall with food tables and personally prepared dishes in front of Xun Yu. Several exquisite porcelain bowls and porcelain plates were filled with fragrant and salivating dishes. There was another crystal glass, which contained amber wine color, and a blurred light rippled under the light.

Xun Yu was very surprised. "It seems that your salary is not low. I will retire in the future, so I can stay with you for a while."

Xun Wenqian smiled and said, "Did Ah Weng look at these food utensils?"

"Isn't it? The porcelain used in the palace is not so exquisite."

"That's true. Not to mention the palace, there are no such good food utensils in Guanzhong. But that's not because these food utensils are expensive, but because Guanzhong specializes in Guanzhong, such food utensils will become a means of profit in Guanzhong, so they simply don't go there. In Guandong, although such food utensils are not considered rare, and they can afford them above the middle class, but they don't need them. They like to use customized ones to show their uniqueness."

Xun Yu was embarrassed and had to change the topic. He picked up bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of tentacle-shaped food and put it into his mouth. He tasted it carefully. He felt it was very strange. He had never eaten it before, so he asked Xun Wenqian again. Xun Wenqian said that this is a kind of sea fish with tender meat and is very popular, especially when roasted. She pointed to a piece of meat and said to Xun Yu that this is whale meat. Whale is also a giant beast in the sea. It looks like a fish but is not a fish. It is very large, the largest one is as long as ten feet long. Catching a whale can earn more than ten thousand kilograms of meat, and there is also a lot of oil for use, especially for lighting lamps, which is the most popular.

Xun Wenqian introduced several types of food in a row, most of which came from the sea. After hearing this, Xun Yu felt worse and worse.

"Even if Jiangdong is near the sea, how can there be so much seafood in the Central Plains?"

Xun Wenqian smiled, with a strange expression. "There are indeed not many in the Central Plains. This is from the military baggage ships. It is tentatively promoted to see if the people in the Central Plains can adapt to their tastes. In the future, if the war is over, the demand for military rations will be reduced, so they will naturally have to be sold to ordinary people, otherwise what else will the Zhen family make."

"Military ration?" Xun Yu couldn't help but raise his voice. "You mean, these are military rations?"

Chen Qun explained: "Of course not. In order to ensure the taste, these are all made of ice and are too expensive. To reduce the cost of military rations, they are all cured with salt. The taste is a little worse, but they can be hungry. Each soldier supplies half a kilogram of meat every day, which can reduce the demand for most of the food."

Xun Yu interrupted Chen Qun. "Long article, can fishing in the sea bring so much rewards, can the soldiers in the army eat meat?"

Chen Qun and Xun Wenqian looked at each other and smiled. They knew that Xun Yu would have questions. Before the establishment of Zhen's fishery, not to mention Xun Yu did not believe that the harvest of fishing in the sea would be so big. Every few days, one or two full-loaded sea boats would be by the port, hurriedly unloading tens of thousands of kilograms of seafood and go to sea again. Most of these seafood were used as military rations and were mainly supplied to the Yanzhou War Zone.

"Uncle, the King of Wu regards the sea as his field, and the sea is his thousands of hectares of fertile land. There is no need to cultivate it, just send someone to take a sea boat to get it."

After listening to Chen Qun's explanation, Xun Yu felt even more unpleasant. He always felt that no matter how wise Sun Ce was or how capable he was, there was always one problem that could not be solved, that is, food. The data he collected also proved this point. Jiangdong's military farms have been effective in recent years, and grain production has grown rapidly, but it is not as good as the increase in the population. Especially when more than 100,000 troops were fighting, food will definitely become Sun Ce's weakness.

But he didn't expect Sun Ce to solve this problem by going out to sea to catch fish. Not only did he have sufficient military rations, but the soldiers could also eat meat every day.

Can fishing go to sea to get such a big gain?

Xun Yu did not believe in Sun Ce, but he had to believe in his daughter and son-in-law, even if he knew that they were conveying Sun Ce's voice. Obviously, Sun Ce knew that he could not follow up and imitate, so he was not afraid that he would know and told him openly.

The court cannot go into the sea.

Although Qiu Wei's craftsmanship was as good as ever, Xun Yu's meal was still tasteless.

After dinner, Xun Wenqian went to arrange a residence for Xun Yu, Chen Qun cooked tea and spoke with Xun Yu. There was an oil lamp in the room, and a transparent glass lampshade was covered with a spotless lampshade. The lampshade was spotless, the flame was quiet and warm, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance. Xun Yu looked at the flame and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Taking the sea as the field was beyond his understanding, and he could not judge how big the impact was, just as he could not understand how big the sea was. This made him feel inexplicably panic. It has been a while since the emperor entered Yanzhou. Has he fought with Zhu Huan? What is the outcome? Sun Ce arrived in Pingyu, but did not continue to move forward. Has the emperor withdrawn?

Xun Yu had many questions, but he didn't know whether he should ask or not. It was his own business to be loyal to the court. Chen Qun had chosen Sun Ce. He had already implicated Chen Qun and could not destroy him any more.

Chen Qun pushed the teacup in front of Xun Yu. "My uncle has anything to ask, so please speak bluntly. The King of Wu said that he should let his uncle know the general situation and not have hopeless thoughts."

"The King of Wu is not afraid of you revealing the secrets? The general's chief clerk is in charge of food, grass and weapons. Although he does not directly participate in the decision, it is all secrets. In the eyes of those who are interested, the truth is not difficult to speculate."

"Yes, I also think the king looks at my uncle differently." Chen Qun smiled faintly, paused for a while, and said again: "How much does my uncle know about the civil and military officials under the King of Wu?"

Xun Yu turned to look at Chen Qun. "I know a little bit."

Chen Qun nodded and said, "The uncle thought, who in the Ruying clan could fight against Zhang Hong and Yu Fan?"

Xun Yu stroking his beards without saying anything. He knew the elegant meaning when he heard the string sound. Chen Qun said this sentence very concealedly, but he understood the meaning very clearly. The Ruying faction lacked a leader who was comparable to Zhang Hong and Yu Fan, and Guo Jia, Xun You or Zhong Yao, and Chen Qun hoped that he could take on this important task. Although he was a surrendered minister, he had a different status and was backed by the strong connections of the Ruying faction.

"Uncle, the King of Wu is good at knowing people. There were Pang Tong in front and Lu Gong in the back. Zhuge Liang was all a hero of a generation. Looking at my Ruying faction, I really couldn't choose a young man who could compete with these three people. The only one with a chance was a woman. If I hadn't prepared early, the Ruying faction would have been declining, and I would have to rely on others for at least thirty or forty years."

Xun Yu didn't understand why. "Whose woman?"

"Xin Georgia's daughter Xin Xianying is young and is studying at Cai. She is highly valued by Cai and is regarded as her successor. However, Xin Xianying's talent is not about learning, but about current affairs. The King of Wu and Cai often ask about the official documents, and the queen also intends to lead her into the palace." Chen Qun patted her knees and sighed softly: "It's a pity that she is a woman. Even if she is an official, it will be difficult for her to be the third duke in the future. Even if she can, it will be possible forty years. Uncle, if the Ruying clan does not have the third duke for forty years, how can she be worthy of the four characters of Zhongyuan's clothes?"

Xun Yu's heart was heavy and he didn't say a word.

Xun Wenqian was hiding outside the door and quietly made a gesture to Chen Qun, smiling knowingly.

Dong Weng traveled for several days and some good news came. The Yanzhou family in several nearby counties was willing to invest in the supply of the emperor, but it could not be too long. The continuous battles have exhausted the vitality that Yanzhou has recovered so easily in recent years. If the battle continues, the Yanzhou family can no longer hold on and can only surrender to Sun Ce.

The reason why they were willing to bet again was that in addition to Dong Je's persuasion, there were also the help of Zhu Huan and Gan Ning. Zhu Huan drove away the Dingtao family and killed people regardless of their life or death. Gan Ning launched a massacre in Qingzhou, and it is said that he even slaughtered the city. The news reached Yanzhou. The Yanzhou family felt deeply uneasy. Since they surrendered, they could not guarantee safety, so they would rather bet again.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and sent someone to contact Dong Zhao to prepare to attack Dingtao. Zhu Huan took Dingtao City in time and retreated to the city, which gave him a headache. The Liang Jingqi did not have the ability to attack the city and could not complete the task of attacking Dingtao independently. Now that he had food, he could cooperate with Dong Zhao's infantry and cavalry, hoping to increase greatly.

Dong Zhao was in a dilemma after receiving the invitation from the emperor. According to his personal plan, he did not want to take the initiative to attack Dingtao, but he hoped to wait for Zhu Huan to attack Changyi. However, Zhu Huan hid in Dingtao City and did not come out, and the two sides became confrontation, which was not what he wanted. He knew in his heart that Yanzhou had ended its end and could not last long. If he fought, he would definitely not be able to fight Zhu Huan.

Unless he can defeat Zhu Huan, push the front back to Yuzhou, and restore production in Yanzhou.

After repeated weighing, Dong Zhao left 10,000 people to defend the city, led 40,000 infantry out of the city, and headed towards Dingtao with the emperor. In order to improve his long-range attack ability, he went through a lot of effort to transport out several giant stone throwers he prepared and prepared some mud bullets and pottery jars. He was not as luxurious as Zhu Huan, and he had to settle for the second best.

Zhu Huan and Lu Yi stood on the city wall, watching Dong Zhao command the people to place the giant stone thrower outside the city, and smiled bitterly. This was a bit backfiring and shot himself in the foot. He originally wanted to let Dong Zhao do it on his behalf and build the base of the stone thrower, but the emperor led the cavalry to come out of the city and the danger coefficient of receiving them increased greatly. These stone throwers really had to deal with him. Although their power was limited, they could not be compared with the genuine ones, after all, they were stronger than ordinary stone throwers.

"The king knows, will he scold?" Zhu Huan scratched his head, feeling a little regretful.
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