The cooking during the Ming Dynasty was actually quite good, especially the imperial dining room, which represented the highest catering achievements of the Ming Dynasty, and was home to experts.

This meal was obviously ordered by Zhu Youjian, and it can be called a variety of dishes. Especially in the capital, it is not easy to eat seafood.

I almost vomited after eating seafood, but Li Xiao now likes to eat meat. He is no longer a bastard who can't handle seafood!

The beautiful palace maid brought up a plate of huge elbows, and Li Xiao immediately smiled. Big elbows, pork is so expensive these days. It is not easy to eat a big meal of elbows.

The advantage of the shared meal system is that you eat at separate tables, and the whole big elbow belongs to Li Xiao alone. What’s more, he doesn’t use chopsticks. First, the vicious dog pounces on the food, and then the lion shakes its head. A big elbow is eaten heartily,

Zhu Youjian was dumbfounded when he saw it.

It was a little salty, so Li Xiao picked up the wine in the cup and drank it. Although he has not yet mastered the skill of not getting drunk after a thousand cups of wine, it is still not a problem to drink two cups of wine.

Zhu Youjian is a little stupid. Although he has never been a prince, he is still a prince after all. He has received royal education since he was a child, and etiquette is indispensable.

He has never seen anyone dare to eat like this in front of him.

Zhu Youjian opened his mouth and looked at Li Xiao eating in a daze. Seeing Li Xiao throw away the bones in his hand, he still had some unfinished thoughts. He could only glance at his elbow on the table, and then gave Wang Chengen a look.

"Your Excellency, the Governor, ate magnanimously. This is a reward from Long Live." Wang Chengen bowed his waist and personally brought the elbow to Li Xiao's table.

"Long live thanks! You don't know that military resources are tight in Liaodong. The food is barely enough for people to eat. Where is the spare food to feed the pigs? Don't be afraid of long live jokes. The last time I ate pork was a few months ago. The soldiers are celebrating the New Year.

You can only have a meal during the holidays.

On weekdays, I even eat less mutton. Jinzhou is close to the sea, so I eat more food from the sea." Li Xiao told the truth.

"I didn't expect the soldiers at the front to be in such difficulty. Thank you for your hard work, Li Qing." Before becoming the emperor, Zhu Youjian was a prince. Although he was not very popular, as a prince, he could still be guaranteed good food and clothing.

He would never have imagined that the soldiers at the front could not even eat meat. In his opinion, having meat every meal was a basic condition of life.

"It's okay to work hard, for the sake of the people in the pass, and for the long live country. It doesn't matter if the brothers work a little harder, but it's difficult to replace basic weapons due to insufficient military resources.

Take the firecracker as an example! In order for a new firecracker to hit farther, it must be loaded with more powder. If the charge is too much, the service life of the firecracker will be short. Generally, after being fired about a thousand times, the barrel of the firecracker will no longer be used.

Such good soldiers and good marksmanship are all produced by feeding them with bullets. Even if the money of the bullets is not counted, after half a year of training, the barrel of a blunderbuss must be replaced.

For gun barrels, the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War charges us fifty taels of silver each. A soldier pays only one and a half taels of silver a month ago. In other words, one barrel is worth the wages of several soldiers. It cannot be bought.

I really can't afford it. I have no choice but to make do with the old one.

After too much training, old things tend to go wrong. Besides, the explosion of the barrel is the most fatal thing. I was aiming the gun, and the barrel of the gun suddenly exploded. It is very likely that it will blind my eyes, but this year, I was injured due to the explosion of the barrel.

The disabled soldiers beat dozens of people.

Not to mention cannons, the cost of one cannon shell reached more than eighty taels of silver. On weekdays, we could only practice aiming at the cannon in the air, and it was impossible to have a few opportunities to practice shooting.

If the artillery is not trained, it will not be accurate during the war. This time when they attacked Penglai, the Japanese pirates stubbornly occupied the advantageous location. Our artillery missed repeatedly, and my third brother Li Hu suffered eight wounds. One of the gunshot wounds was almost fatal.

Seeing my brother's flesh curled up, my big brother's heart...!" Li Xiao's eyes turned red involuntarily when he thought of the scene when Li Hu was injured.

"Li Qing, don't be sad. The state affairs are difficult, and the court also has its own difficulties. The world looks huge, but the land is being annexed year by year, and the annual income is decreasing year by year. In the long run, the country will have no money to pay. I also feel sorry for you.

I'm so worried!" Perhaps because he was infected by Li Xiao, Zhu Youjian rarely said what was in his heart.

"The officials and gentry do not pay grain and tax, so many farmers put their land in the name of the officials and gentry to evade taxes. In Shandong, there are many such things." Li Xiao kindly reminded Zhu Youjian that the government and gentry did not pay grain and tax. This is the Ming Dynasty.

An important cause of financial ruin.

"Yes! Officials and gentry do not pay grain or taxes. This is a law set by our ancestors. I have just succeeded to the throne and everything must be stable." Zhu Youjian understood what Li Xiao meant, but now he also

There was no way. The one who supported him in coming to power was the Donglin Party, and the Donglin Party was the spokesperson of the Jiangnan chaebol. Some of them were themselves chaebols.

For example: Qian Qianyi!

When he first came to power, he asked them to pay taxes every year. There was no guarantee that these people would not cause trouble. During the Tianqi period, Wei Zhongxian was blocking the way. Now, there is not even a person in front of Zhu Youjian to block the arrow.

Wang Tiqian is a suitable candidate, but in terms of qualifications and prestige, he is obviously not as good as Wei Zhongxian. Moreover, this guy has a very ambiguous relationship with Qian Qianyi, so it is hard to say what will happen to him after he becomes Wei Zhongxian.

"I am a warrior and do not understand court politics. I am being reckless!" Li Xiao saluted Zhu Youjian. He knew Zhu Youjian's difficulties. Moreover, he was just a kind reminder to Zhu Youjian. He had no intention of doing anything.

Such a trick as dead remonstrance!

"Since the officers and soldiers at the front are suffering so hard, I have ordered the Ministry of War to send five hundred pigs to the Liao officers and soldiers every month to comfort the officers and soldiers at the front for their hard work." Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth before saying five hundred.

this number.

He had just ascended the throne, and his good brother Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of Tianqi, had been demolishing and building a lot in the palace over the years. He had already spent a lot of money in the palace, and it was difficult for Zhu Youjian to make a living in this family now.

"Thank you, long live! The soldiers at the front must be grateful for the kindness of long live, and swear to the death to reimburse the Ming Dynasty. We will expel the Tartars as soon as possible and restore the rule of our Han family in Liaodong." This is a thank you, although there are only 500 pigs per month. This is better than

Not strong!

The soldier's eyes turned green when he ate some meat on a plate. The fat pig was definitely the favorite of the soldiers.

The meal lasted for almost an hour. Zhu Youjian was a very curious person. For almost an hour, Li Xiao was answering his various questions. From the ferocity of the Tatars to the equipment and military system of the Liao army.

There are also various customs and customs in Liaodong. Zhu Youjian is like a curious baby, constantly asking about them.

Finally finished eating, Li Xiao felt very tired from the meal. Seeing the sun setting, Zhu Youjian finally let Li Xiao out of the palace.

Li Xiao, who left the palace, didn't know that the transcript of today's conversation between him and Zhu Youjian was on Qian Qianyi's desk at this moment.
Chapter completed!