"This is reasonable! It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's focus on the current problems!" Mr. Shen Liu looked at Lin Weiran with some insight and responded immediately.

He is more clear about the current situation in Leizhou Prefecture than anyone else. No matter how beautiful the planning is now, it is actually useless. After all, the sea area in western Guangdong is not peaceful.

Now, let alone selling cotton cloth to Luzon and other places, it is very difficult to sail smoothly from the western Guangdong waters. This ship's good cotton cloth is just a way to send sheep into the tiger's mouth.

That's right now, in addition to completing this large order with all their efforts, they are trying to find a way to solve the problem of pirates in western Guangdong, at least they have to eliminate the Blue Flag Gang on the island of Juzhou.

They skipped the issue of the island of Juzhou and talked about the deployment of Nanyang in Leizhou. It seemed very exciting, but it was an immature manifestation. No wonder Lin Qingran had to stop this topic.

But the shopkeeper Weng mistakenly thought Lin Xuran thought they were too ambitious, so he responded with a smile: "It's true! You have to eat at one bite, and the current primary task is to complete this big order!" Just talking about this order, he

Frowning his eyebrows, looking at Lin Weiran and said seriously: "Mr. Lin, I always think that cotton is the biggest factor restricting our Leizhou cloth. This large order requires cotton, and future development requires cotton cloth, but the surrounding areas cannot meet our requirements at all.

The demand for cotton cloth.”

Yang Chunlai and others felt that this was reasonable, so they looked at Lin Qingran again, wanting to hear what he had to deal with.

Master Shen Liu found that Manager Weng had not seen the situation clearly, and was afraid that his words would anger Lin Xunran, so he hurriedly said, "Boss Weng, didn't you say it just now? This meal has to be eaten in one bite, but now the big order is different.

I will find a way to get you how much cotton! As for how to get cotton in the future, this is actually very simple. Even if the Ming Dynasty cannot get cotton, we can still purchase it from Nanyang! But the same thing, we are now

Don’t go too far and focus on the current difficulties!”

Nanyang procurement?

Lin Xuran looked up at Master Shen Liu, but it was not that he didn't think of this solution, but that Master Shen Liu also had this idea and found that Master Shen Liu's vision was indeed higher than others.

Since Leizhou Prefecture is not the best planting area for cotton cloth and its production capacity is inferior to that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, Leizhou Prefecture is not suitable for large-scale planting. This is why the raw materials of this cotton cloth must depend on the outside. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are a good choice, but overseas seems to be able to

better.

Especially in the countries in Southeast Asia, although the land there is not fertile and there is even no water infrastructure, cotton cloth is not a crop that relies on water sources. In such a sparsely populated place, it is very suitable for large-scale cotton planting.

A ship of cloth was transported from Leizhou and then transported back cotton, which was also a killing two birds with one stone.

wonderful!

Yang Chunlai and others heard Mr. Shen Liu's seemingly casual proposal, but their eyes lit up slightly.

If you can purchase cotton from Nanyang, it will not only solve the demand for Lianmaifang cotton, but it will most likely have a cost advantage over Songjiang cloth, and it will even occupy the entire Ming Dynasty cotton cloth market.

However, they stopped talking this time. Lin Weiran had set the tone just now and only talked about the current difficulties, and the future goals should be put aside for the time being.

Gu Mancang is familiar with Master Shen Liu. He looked at Master Shen Liu thoughtfully, trying to find out why he didn't put on this topic for discussion. However, he saw him pulling the blue silk hexagram on his body, and his two hearts were also in harmony.

, immediately understand.

This is also a clever move by Lin Qinran. He deliberately suppresses not to talk about future prospects, but emphasizes solving current problems. When they go back and think about it for a while, they will definitely guess Lin Qinran's intentions.

This large order is not difficult, so the next step is to solve the problem of pirates. At least the Blue Flag Gang on the Island of Qizhou. As one of the biggest beneficiaries of opening the sea, they should give suggestions and help.

Lin Weiran got rid of the Blue Flag Gang.

As soon as he thought of this, Gu Mancang suddenly realized that he could really help a little. He had saved a member of the Lanqi Gang in the past, and might have developed into an insider.

Zhao Fugui also reacted and found that he was working hard on dealing with the Lanqi Gang. However, there were many people here and it was not particularly critical, so he planned to tell Lin Weiran alone later.

After using tea in the pavilion in the back garden, Lin Jinyuan came over and said that the dinner was ready. While saying this, he blinked at Lin Yanran cunningly.

Lin Weiran seemed not to see it, and invited him to Mr. Shen Liu and others, "I have prepared a banquet, please give me a look!"

Of course, Mr. Shen Liu and others would not refuse, so they just pretended to be flattered and agreed, and then followed Lin Qingran to leave the back garden. Only when they passed through the Moon Horizon, the gatekeeper came to report that a guest asked for a visit.

The person who came was also an acquaintance. Gu Qingfeng had been in the government office many times and seemed full of energy, but behind him was Jiang Ronghua who had not seen for a while.

Jiang Ronghua was wearing an ordinary cotton coat, and her elegant face had a little more vicissitudes and had some sparse beards, which seemed to be more mature.

He just came from Donghai Island with Gu Qingfeng today. As soon as he entered Leizhou City, he felt a sense of trance. The streets here are still the same street, but the level of liveliness is incomparable, and there are many new ones around.

The shops present a prosperous appearance.

When he saw this scene, he finally believed Gu Qingfeng's words. Under Lin Weiran's governance, Leizhou City has changed a lot and will soon become the most prosperous ancient city in western Guangdong.

Now that he saw Lin Weiran again, his heart was even more complicated. Although the man was wearing casual clothes and smiling gently at him, he knew that this man was no longer the poor scholar of the past, but the highest administrator of the city

.

Especially this time, unlike on the East China Island, this is the government office of Leizhou Prefecture. Even if Lin Qingran does not wear an official robe, he cannot cover up his official power.

"Thank you all the way! Come on, the food and drinks are just ready. We will not return until we get drunk today!" Lin Qian said intimately to Jiang Ronghua and Gu Qingfeng, patted Jiang Ronghua on the shoulder, and invited them to have a meal together.

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Mr. Shen Liu and others knew that these two were Lin Qingran’s former classmates and friends, and they did not mean to compete for the first and second place, but they deliberately let the three of them walk in the front.

Everyone followed Lin Xuran to the dining room, but they just walked to the table, but couldn't help but be stunned. Zhao Fugui walked in front of him, stopped at this moment, and looked back at the others in surprise.

Master Shen Liu also saw the table and found that there was no dishes on it, only a double mandarin pot. He looked up and looked at Zhao Fugui, and was also surprised.

There is no dishes on the table, only a pot of soup is placed. Could it be that the soup is used to entertain them?

Gu Mancang had a big idea. He guessed that Lin Xuran was angry that they were unwilling to contribute to the Lanqi Gang, but now they were going to embarrass them.

Gu...

When Jiang Ronghua saw this pot, his eyes lit up, swallowed his saliva, and said to Lin Qingran without hesitation: "I haven't eaten it for a year, but in fact, half of it came back this time!"

"Brother Ruoyu, do you have duck intestines? I want duck intestines!" Gu Qingfeng also swallowed his saliva and looked at Lin Qingran with anticipation.

"Please sit down everyone!" Lin Qingran greeted Mr. Shen Liu and others to sit on the left, and arranged the two classmates on their right and said, "Yes! Hu Niu likes duck intestines, so she has prepared a lot!"

Master Shen Liu had a straightforward personality. When he guessed that there was something else about this meal, he asked Gu Qingfeng directly: "Qingfeng, which one are you singing about? How do you eat this soup?"

"This should not be soup, but hot pot for northerners!" Yang Chunlai lived in Guangzhou Prefecture all year round and had a deeper understanding of the food culture of the Ming Dynasty, which pointed out the origin of this double mandarin pot.

"Mr. Lin, I am a person who has been to the capital. I have never eaten hot pot before. This time I have benefited from it!" Master Shen Liu said happily with anticipation.

Yang Chunlai looked up at Lin Qingran, then looked at Master Shen Liu and shook his head, "That's actually what this thing is. Blanch it in boiling water and dip it in some sauce to serve it, but it doesn't taste good!"

This is not his family. In fact, many Guangzhou people think so. In their opinion, the hot pot in the north is really inferior to Cantonese cuisine, and it is even wasting ingredients.

"Mr. Yang, you are very wrong in this!" Gu Qingfeng raised his index finger and shook his finger confidently.

"What is your attitude? I will beat you if you believe it or not!" Gu Mankura couldn't stand his son's complacent spirit and immediately scolded him angrily.

"Haha... Brother Gu, don't get angry! If it weren't for the young master, how could I know that this hot pot has something else? I would have to let him solve his doubts!" ​​Yang Chunlai was not angry, but instead persuaded Gu Mancang.

After these days of getting along, everyone has the intention of making friends. Gu Mancang scolded his son because he was afraid that his son would offend Yang Chunlai. Now that he is in peace, he is also relieved.

"Official Yang, the beauty lies in this half of the soup!" Gu Qingfeng did not directly reveal the answer, but instead kept it in hiding.

Lin Weiran sat on the head seat, clapped his hands, and signaled that he could serve the food.

Lin Yuanbao had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he heard the noise, he brought several maids to serve a plate of ingredients. These were all unprocessed ingredients, and they were not large in portions, but they were all fresh.

Jiang Ronghua was not polite. After taking a plate of beef, he poured the whole plate of beef into the soup pot with chili floating. He smelled the heat floating intoxicatedly, then stirred it with chopsticks and swallowed it again.

Sighing.

With these contacts, Mr. Shen Liu and others were no longer so restrained. They maintained respect for Lin Weiran, but they also seemed much more casual. At this time, everyone's eyes were staring at the pot.

The beef slices in the pot rolled in the red spicy soup, and the peppercorns floated and swelled from time to time, emitting a tempting fragrance, firmly sucking everyone's greedy gaze.

Ha ha……

Mr. Shen Liu and others stared at the pot, and suddenly found that they had been silent for a while. After looking at each other, they couldn't help laughing loudly. When they reached their current status, they were going to compete for food here today.

Of course, they are not greedy for the ingredients, but because of a curiosity, wanting to know what is magical about this soup.

alright!

Jiang Ronghua finally responded, and when he stretched out his chopsticks, he picked up a bunch of beef.

As his chopsticks reached into the soup pot, Mr. Shen Liu's chopsticks also moved. Unlike others, Mr. Shen Liu was really hungry and had more experience in grabbing food.

call……

Jiang Ronghua blew a sip of the heat from the beef, and his mouth opened and he was about to be sent into his mouth. He felt that he still didn't challenge the heat ability of his mouth, so he blew a sip of the heat from the mouth and then put it into his mouth.

The beef was brought into his mouth, giving him an indescribable comfort. Especially in this late autumn, this bite of beef with spicy flavor made him intoxicated with the dragon meat.

After chewing for a few times, his nose felt a little sad and found that he should have gone back to Changlin Village to ask for some chili peppers, and then went to Donghai Island to make a thief.

Huh?

Master Shen Liu picked up the beef and put it in his mouth, but he first held it in his mouth, frowning deeply.

One second, two seconds...

After less than three seconds, Mr. Shen hurriedly threw down his chopsticks. Knowing that there was a teapot on the table next to him, he rushed over and poured the tea and poured it into his mouth.

His face was already red, his eyes and tongue were red, he drank a cup of tea, continued to pour tea and complained: "Mr. Lin, you are killing me!"

If he hadn't seen Jiang Ronghua and Gu Qingfeng eat into his stomach, he would have thought Lin Qingran was deliberately teasing him. This thing seemed to be hidden in fire, and before he could swallow it, his body was in a state of fever.

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What's going on?

The others were stunned when they saw Mr. Shen Liu's reaction. They just looked up at Lin Qingran and the other three, but they saw that they did not take it seriously and continued to eat with relish.

Lin Qingran smiled slightly and responded to Master Shen Liu: "This kind of delicacy is a blessing for those who are destined to be. If you can't eat it, you can only eat the meat here!"

Gu Mancang seemed hesitant with beef in his arms, and looked at his son Gu Qingfeng in an exploratory manner. Gu Qingfeng was having a lot of fun eating, and showed his mouth full of white teeth in response to his father's gaze.

"Rebellious son!"

After Gu Mancang put the beef in his mouth, he felt like he had eaten a bomb. He immediately ran to the side and fed Master Shen Liu to water it, scattering his anger on his son.

When others saw this scene, they looked at each other and felt a retreat.

No matter what!

Yang Chunlai hesitated for a moment and put the beef in his mouth.

When the others saw Yang Chunlai choosing to try, they all looked up and observed his reaction, choosing to continue to hold on. However, Yang Chunlai's eyes glared and his mouth was open.

Master Shen Liu cast a pity look and was about to bring him tea, but he saw his mouth shut again, chewing slowly, and said vaguely: "It's so delicious!"

This was an experience I had never seen before. First, the very stimulating smell of the aroma on the meat spread into the taste buds, which made him feel uncomfortable. But the taste continued to penetrate, and he slowly adapted to the smell and felt his body.

A warm feeling surged, making him feel very comfortable and comfortable.

tasty?
Chapter completed!