The Immortality of Wine, in the private room on the second floor.
Originally, Lu Yao's friends were looking forward to today's hot pot. However, when they saw the ingredients brought by Boss Zhao Hu, varying degrees of resistance and worry appeared on everyone's faces. Because Boss Zhao Hu
The ingredients given were all sewage ingredients such as hairy tripe and naohua. Let alone Cao You, even Chen Chen and Zhe Kexing did not usually eat these things. However, under the leadership of Tang Xi, Cao You
After tasting it, they also found it very delicious. Most popular people also accepted the taste of these ingredients. It can be said that because of the hot pot, they opened up a new level in eating. Who would have thought that they were not willing to watch it at first.
The sewer-like things turned out to be so delicious. If Cao You hadn't stopped these people from wolfing down in time and asked everyone to leave some food for the owner Lu Yao, maybe the dishes on the table would have been eaten by several people present.
It was wiped out.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the ingredients, everyone stopped using their chopsticks. When Lu Yao came back, they saw that everyone was looking at them, but there were a lot of ingredients on the plates on the table. They knew that this was because everyone had just eaten.
Tried it.
Afterwards, Lu Yao also sat down and started eating with everyone else. How could he live up to the delicious food? Lu Yao was not going to say anything else, and the room started to have a real storm. Soon, half an hour later
Afterwards, everyone was already full with wine and food, and even the noodles that Lu Yao made were eaten completely.
Lu Yao saw that they were almost done eating, so he asked everyone about their impressions of hot pot. Regarding Pan Wen's previous complaint about why he didn't ask them to have the first hot pot meal, Lu Yao also gave his own answer.
"I felt that the hot pot was not very mature before, so I ate it with my family at home for the first time. Then last time I found outsiders and tasted it with Zhang Maocai and Yang Tao. Then based on the feedback from these two times, I
This hot pot has undergone an improvement. I think it’s almost done now, so I invited you to taste it.”
This is naturally not the truth, but Lu Yao knows that these people will definitely believe it.
Zhe Kexing said: "It seems that you are almost ready for the corresponding business of this hot pot restaurant."
Lu Yao nodded and said: "Yes, the main reason is that each of you is busy with different things. Cao You and Pan Wen are both busy with their own Cuju team. Zhe Kexing and you are also busy with the competition. Chen Chen is
Not to mention, it’s better if I don’t bother you with these things.”
"Can you trust Zhang Maocai?" Pan Wen asked.
Cao You expressed his opinion at this time: "In terms of business, I think Zhang Maocai still has some abilities. I am very interested in your preparations. Can you tell me? I can also give you some suggestions."
Lu Yao smiled and said to himself, I am afraid that only Cao You would say such a thing. Whether it is Chen Chen, Pan Wen or Zhe Kexing, they are all execution-type talents, which means Lu Yao can ask them to be accurate.
Complete the things you told them well, but once you ask them to give you a solution to some problems, these people often can't come up with any good methods or suggestions. It is also said that they have no ideas.
people.
Therefore, Lu Yao feels that there should still be a consultant-type role in his team. Now it seems that Cao You is such a person. When others are discussing whether their partners are reliable, Cao You has already
Thinking about business matters, Lu Yao also told Cao You about his business strategy, including partners, as well as subsequent personnel arrangements, marketing and preferential strategies.
After hearing this, Cao You could not help but nod his head, saying that the appointment of Yang Tao was very correct, because the hot pot restaurant did not provide discounts to people in the inner city, so an upright person like Yang Tao was needed to handle the interpersonal relationships with the diners.
Relationship. As for the supply of food ingredients, Zhao Hu will not have any problems.
After listening to Cao You's serious analysis, Chen Chen and Pan Wen both felt a little ashamed. They knew that they could not help Lu Yao in these aspects. However, Zhe Kexing on the side was very open-minded about this issue, and he whispered to the two of them.
Said, the so-called specialization in the arts, the help Cao Yu can give Lu Yao is naturally different from the help they two can give Lu Yao, so just do your own thing well. How to say Zhe Kexing
He can be regarded as an official, and he still knows a little bit about the world.
After Lu Yao and Cao You exchanged business matters, they then said to everyone: "We are all done eating. Tell us if there is anything that needs to be improved in terms of the taste of the hot pot. Pan Wen, your family is just a restaurant.
Yes, you have the most say in this regard."
Obviously, Lu Yao was asking his friends about the taste of hot pot itself. Although he had already cooked hot pot twice for his family, Zhang Maocai and Yang Tao before, it had basically been finalized.
But after all, this was in the Song Dynasty and not in modern times. Lu Yao had to ensure that the hot pot he made now would also be popular in the Song Dynasty, so it was still necessary to ask others for their suggestions on taste.
Regarding the taste, everyone said something, and Lu Yao asked Tang Xi to take note of it. For example, everyone agreed that the spiciness should be adjusted. Lu Yao had thought about this issue before, and he originally planned to
Just like modern hot pot, it has a soup base with three levels of spiciness: mild, medium, spicy, and spicy. Of course, the soup base with mushrooms and tomatoes is still required. However, several friends unanimously agreed that they ate it today.
It was a bit too spicy. This reminded Lu Yao that in the Song Dynasty, at least for now, everyone's tastes were very bland. Instead of trying to come up with three spiciness levels and not all of them would be popular, it would be better to just
The spiciness is reduced, and it is more appropriate to make a slightly spicy soup base. Then the cost can be saved, and the profit will not change. Furthermore, Pan Wen said that although the ingredients for shabu-shabu and squid are
It's very good, but the green leafy vegetables, including snacks and drinks, still need to be matched to a certain extent. Regarding this aspect, Lu Yao must admit that he really didn't think much about it before. It seems that now besides sour plum soup,
, more cool drinks, such as watermelon juice or
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
It is also necessary to make some popsicle-like cold products by yourself, as well as some staple foods other than noodles. It seems that the menu of hot pot restaurants still needs to be more diverse.
In this regard, Cao You also agreed with Pan Wen's statement. After all, they are now a group of men who gather together and enjoy eating meat and drinking. But once women and children go to eat hot pot, at that time,
You still have to take their preferences into consideration and design something they will like.
Of course, Cao You also raised a more critical question, that is, how to make everyone accept these dirty foods more quickly. As Lu Yao's friends, they had no intention of eating these directly at the first time.
Things. If Tangxi hadn't taken the lead as Lu Yao's housekeeper, maybe when Lu Yao came back, everyone would have not moved their chopsticks. Regarding this aspect, Zhe Kexing said that Lu Yao could design some activities and challenges.
This is a way to encourage everyone to try these sesame ingredients. Lu Yao wrote them all down one by one.
After the audience members finished talking about their suggestions and ideas, Lu Yao was very happy in his heart. Although his family talked a lot, there may only be a few points that need improvement that attracted Lu Yao's attention, but he had to say
The effect of everyone getting together to eat hot pot this time was quite good. At least, in the first two times, whether it was at home or with Zhang Maocai and Yang Tao, their focus was more on the taste of this novel hot pot.
On top of that, there are other aspects of management. Even Zhang Maocai didn’t think that much. Of course, it may have something to do with Lu Yao not wanting Zhang Maocai to participate in the operation. Today, everyone present is a person who really thinks about Lu Yao.
Therefore, compared with the previous two times, the suggestions put forward today are very constructive and necessary. Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, I treated everyone to a hot pot today. Firstly, it can cultivate feelings. Secondly, it is also for myself.
There are a lot of preparations that need to be done before the hot pot restaurant opens. Otherwise, you may not consider these issues before the hot pot restaurant opens.
Everyone was still chatting about hot pot. At this time, Cao You suddenly changed places with Tang Xi and sat next to Lu Yao. Apparently, he wanted to say something to Lu Yao alone.
"You will also be attending the party tonight, right? Are you ready?"
Hearing Cao You ask this, Lu Yao was not surprised at all. Even if no one told him, Cao You was present with Yan Shu when the bank opened today. Yan Shu would also probably tell Cao You about Lu Yao's attendance tonight.
Party situation.
"It's okay. My father told me not to talk nonsense. What did Uncle Cao Guo tell you?" Lu Yao said.
Cao You said with a smile: "I'm a wise person. I can't talk tonight if I can, but I think even if you don't want to talk, someone will let you talk."
Lu Yao smiled bitterly and nodded. Cao You continued, "But when you went to make a big fuss in the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday, didn't Yan Shu ask you about today's party?"
Lu Yao said: "I did ask, but I didn't know what kind of answer he wanted to hear, so I didn't say anything."
Cao You nodded and said: "You are right to do this. In my opinion, this gentleman's scheming is no worse than Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi."
Lu Yao, who had had some "fights" with Yan Shu, knew this very well. He was thinking that if he had not proposed to introduce Wang Anshi yesterday, would Yan Shu not agree to come to help today? If that was really the case, then
Maybe I really can only tell Yan Shu what I want to say tonight.
"What do you think of tonight's party?" Thinking of this, Lu Yao also wanted to ask Cao You what he thought. Cao You was quite good at looking at the overall situation and thinking logically.
Cao You said: "Needless to say, it was obviously to see Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi off, but in fact, I think I wanted to use this to find out the ministers' views on the Song-Xia war." At this point, Cao You lowered his tone a little more.
Volume, asked: "What do you think of the relationship between Song and Xia? We both know now that the so-called peace talks during this mission are just a delaying measure. If the two sides go to war, which side do you favor?"
When Lu Yao heard Cao Yu ask this question, he couldn't help but recall the true situation of the Song-Xia war.
In March of the second year of Baoyuan in the Northern Song Dynasty (1040), Yuan Hao, Jingzong of the Western Xia Dynasty, attacked the Northern Song Dynasty. Yuan Hao led his army to pretend to attack the camp of the Northern Song Dynasty (south of Ansai, Shaanxi Province today), and sent a message to Fan Yong, the magistrate of Yanzhou (now Yan'an, Shaanxi Province) of the Song Dynasty.
, expressed his willingness to negotiate peace with Song Dynasty, creating a false impression to paralyze Fan Yong. However, Fan Yong believed it was true, immediately wrote to the court, and relaxed the defense of Yanzhou.
In July of the same year, Yuan Hao sent an army to surround Yanzhou. Song Dynasty generals Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were ordered to reinforce. When they arrived at Sanchuankou (now northwest of Yan'an, Shaanxi), they were attacked by the Xixia army and were heavily surrounded by the Xixia army.
Liu and Shi led their troops to fight hard with the Xia army. The Xixia army suffered heavy losses. However, because they were outnumbered, they had to retreat to the hillside near Sanchuankou. Xixia also reinforced a large number of troops. Yuan Hao wrote many times to persuade Liu Ping to surrender, but Liu Ping
Would rather die than surrender.
Finally, the Xixia army stormed the hillside where the Song army was stationed. Because the Song army was too small in number, Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were captured. Later, because the Song general Yuan Hao succeeded in a sneak attack, the Xixia army was forced to withdraw from the Song Dynasty, and the siege of Yanzhou was completed.
be relieved.
In the Battle of Sanchuankou, although the Song Dynasty successfully resisted the invasion of the Xixia army, it suffered too many losses, and the Song Dynasty's defenses near Gansu, Shaanxi and Qingning were also in a passive position.
After the Battle of Sanchuankou, Song Renzong was deeply aware of the power of Xixia and ordered Xia Song to be appointed as the envoy of Shaanxi Road Economic Strategy, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan as deputy envoys, jointly responsible for fighting against Xixia. In February of the second year of Kangding (1041),
Yuanhao, Jingzong of the Western Xia Dynasty, once again led an army of 100,000 troops to attack the Song Dynasty southward. He ambushed the main force at the mouth of Haoshui River, and attacked Huaiyuan (east of present-day Xiji, Ningxia). He claimed to attack Weizhou (present-day Pingliang, Gansu) to lure the Song army deep into the country.
However, because the resourceful Fan Zhongyan was present in the Song Dynasty at that time, the Xixia army did not dare to act rashly. However, Han Qi did not listen to Fan Zhongyan's dissuasion and insisted on his own opinion. He sent Huanqing Vice-Capital Ren Fu to lead an army of more than 50,000 people to suppress the Rong Army (today's
Guyuan, Ningxia) arrived at Yanglong City (now southwest of Guyuan, Ningxia). After leaving Xia, they waited for an opportunity to break through Xixia. Little did they know that a Xixia ambush was waiting for them. Ren Fu led the army
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
When they arrived at Huaiyuan City, they encountered the Zhenrong Army patrolling the west road. Chang Ding fought with the Xixia army south of Zhangyi Fort, killing thousands of Xixia troops. Xixia also continued to reinforce. Ren Fujun rushed to the local area to support, so the Xia army pretended to be defeated.
Ren Fu fell into the trap and pursued him. The Song army was very exhausted due to long-distance pursuit, lack of food and grass, and lack of men and horses. They pursued to Haoshuichuan and were ambushed by the main force of Yuan Hao's Xixia army. The Song army was defeated. Ren Fu and other generals were almost killed in the battle.
The whole army was destroyed.
In the Battle of Haoshuichuan, the Northern Song Dynasty failed again. When Song Renzong heard about it, he was furious and demoted Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan.
After Fan Zhongyan and others were demoted, Xixia began to discuss plans to attack the Song Dynasty. In the second year of the Qingli reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1042), Li Yuanhao's adviser Zhang Yuan proposed a plan to Emperor Jingzong. Zhang Yuan believed that all the best soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty were gathered in the border areas of the Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty.
, but the military power in the Guanzhong area of the Song Dynasty was very weak. If the Xixia army contained the troops in the border areas of the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty had no time to estimate the Guanzhong area, it could then send a powerful force to take the opportunity to attack the Guanzhong Plain and capture Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).
Yuan Hao adopted Zhang Yuan's suggestion and sent 100,000 troops to attack the Song Dynasty in two groups. One group attacked from Liugenbao (now Longde, Ningxia), and the other from Pengyang City (now Pengyang County, Guyuan, Ningxia) to Weizhou.
(Pingliang, Gansu) launched an attack. When the Song general Wang Yan heard about it, he hurriedly sent Ge Huaimin and others to lead troops to reinforce Fort Liu. The Song army fell into a tight siege by the Xixia army in Dingchuan Village (now northwest of Guyuan, Ningxia). The Song army was defeated. Ge Huaimin
When 15 generals died in the battle, the Song army of more than 9,000 people was nearly wiped out. However, Xixia encountered a tenacious blockade by Jingtai, the magistrate of Yuanzhou (now Guyuan, Ningxia) on the other way, and the Xixia soldiers were wiped out. Li Yuanhao, Jingzong of Xixia, went straight to Guanzhong.
The dream was shattered.
Three large-scale battles took place between the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia, including Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai, all of which ended in the defeat of the Song army. Although the Song Dynasty threatened to reorganize for a decisive battle after repeated defeats, it actually wanted to shake hands with Xixia
Yanhe. Although Xixia won many times, they were all disastrous. However, the gains plundered could not offset the consumption in the war. Compared with the previous supplies in accordance with the peace treaty and through the Song-Xia folk trade, the losses were really not worth the gains. In addition,
Because Xixia Jingzong and Yuanhao were so happy about their achievements and fought everywhere, the treasury was empty. After the interruption of private trade, prices in Xixia increased, and the people were very poor. There were complaints everywhere, and there were conflicts between Xixia and Liao. Xixia had to negotiate peace with Song. Therefore, Xixia
In June of the fifth year of Yanzuo's reign (1042), Yuan Hao sent Xixia royal family Li Wengui to Tokyo, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to negotiate peace. Song Renzong expressed his willingness to accept Xixia's peace proposal and gave full power over the negotiations to Taishi Pang Ji. The two sides started from the second
Formal negotiations will begin in the year.
In the fourth year of the Qingli reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1044), the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia reached an agreement. The peace treaty stipulated that Xixia would profess vassalage to the Song Dynasty and cancel the imperial title. Yuan Hao accepted the title of the Song Dynasty and was called the Lord of Xia; the generals and soldiers captured by both sides in the Song-Xia war were
The households were returned to the other party; from then on, if people on the border between the two sides fled to the other side's territory, they could not send troops to pursue them, and both sides returned the fleeing people to each other; in the Song-Xia war, the Song Dynasty territory occupied by Xixia and other border areas where Fan and Han lived all belonged to the Song Dynasty.
Both sides can build their own castles on their own territory; the Song Dynasty grants Xixia 50,000 taels of silver, 130,000 bolts of silk, and 20,000 jins of tea every year; in addition, it also gives 22,000 taels of silver and 23,000 taels of silk to Xixia on various festivals every year
Horses and 10,000 catties of tea. Song Renzong agreed to Yuan Hao's request, so Song and Xia formally reached a peace agreement, known as the "Qingli Peace Agreement" in history. In 1045, at Yuan Hao's request, the Song Dynasty set up a trade market on the border and resumed trade.
.In the following decades, the two sides conducted trade in the border areas and had very close economic and cultural exchanges.
Lu Yao's memories ended. This was the entire experience and final result of the first Song-Xia War. Thinking of this, Lu Yao seemed to understand why Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi valued this meeting of ministers so much. Judging from the results,
Because Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi made mistakes in judging the situation in the Song-Xia war, they lost in important battles. In the end, they were severely criticized and reprimanded by Zhao Zhen. From then on, their glory was no longer. Thinking about it this way, Fan Zhongyan
After returning to Beijing for the first time, the time to regain power is also limited.
Now that the process and results are known, how should Lu Yao deal with this gathering? Needless to say, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi will definitely ask themselves about this mission. Although Lu Yao really doesn't think much about it.
I like Fan Zhongyan, but I have to say that in this era, Fan Zhongyan is the only one who dares to take the lead in promoting the New Deal. Lu Yao would never be the first to make any reforms. Lu Yao would not be able to do so in his own name.
To promote his ideal New Deal. To do this, he must find people who like to stand out, have ideas, and dare to implement without fear of the consequences to do such things. At the moment, Fan Zhongyan is such a person, and there are
One person is Wang Anshi. Therefore, if Fan Zhongyan really develops according to the historical process, then this mission to Daxia should be the swan song of Fan Zhongyan's political career.
At the very least, Lu Yao didn't want to see this happen, which was why he recommended Wang Anshi to Yan Shu before.
We must find a way to warn Fan Zhongyan during this gathering, Lu Yao thought in his mind.
Lu Yao's fuss was going on very fast, and Cao You could see that Lu Yao was lost in thousands of thoughts when he asked him such a question. Cao You then chose not to ask any more questions, and finally Lu Yao came to his senses on his own.
He came and said: "No matter what, at this gathering, we must not say a word, but we must not say too much and steal the limelight. This is really not good."
Cao You nodded and said: "I think that after the Cuju competition is over, there will be the palace examination, and there will definitely be new people sent to the front line by then."
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Lu Yao saw that it was almost time, and they had been eating the hot pot for almost two hours, so Lu Yao asked everyone to leave.
Needless to say, Chen Chen decided to follow Lu Yao back to the bank to see how his team members were doing. When he came here just now, Mrs. Xu said that he would take care of their lunch, which made Chen Chen feel relieved.
Cao You and Pan Wen both decided to continue training with Cuju, while Zhe Kexing expressed that he wanted to go to the Bird's Nest Stadium.
As a result, the gathering of several people came to an end, and Lu Yao took Tangxi and Chen Chen back to the bank.
