Cui Hao thought that this time, he could not be worse than Zi Yan, otherwise he would be compared again.

"We'll do a few more, and you'll be generous and give one to my brother."

Zilan smiled with her lips pursed, her brother must be very nauseous.

Cui Hao pinched his chin and nodded with interest, "Draw something fun, he can't think of it. I'll stimulate him then."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The couple ate a hot pot for dinner. Zilan asked someone to try some hot pot base with oil. After several tests, the taste was still good. They cut it into small pieces, put them in and cook them when eating. It was still very good to eat in winter.

Cui Hao likes this kind of base material very much and needs to eat it every few days.

Zilan ate clear soup, each with a small casserole with roasted lamb legs, and he held the lamb with a blade and piled the plate with meat.

"It's a pity that there is no beef, otherwise this base can be made into butter. It tastes better than this when making soup with beef bones."

"Oh, will the butter be better?"

Cui Hao turned his head and asked.

“The taste is very heavy and it tastes different from the oil.”

Zilan smiled.

It is not easy to eat beef here. Generally, the ox with broken legs or the old ox is about to die. It must be slaughtered after going to the yamen to declare.

Because cattle are one of the property used for farming, the court does not allow cattle to be slaughtered at will.

Even the nobles did not often eat beef. They all had more mutton, pork, chicken, duck and fish, and even donkey meat was not often eaten. They were all used for farming.

"Oh, then I'll look back and find out if anyone sells cattle. I'm making some. This thing can be stored for a long time."

"Yes, I plan to study this vegetarian oil, which can be used as a military meal, and can be made into two types: spicy and clear soup. Except in summer, it can be stored appropriately."

"You are right, especially in cold areas, you can eat until the hot season changes. Recently, there are often frictions in the border areas of Tibet. In order to prevent war, everyone is discussing this border friction issue.

Once the war begins, there are many problems, and we don’t have much chance of winning.”

"That's for sure. Tibet is cold in mountainous areas and is relatively high, and the climate is not suitable for it. People with too high mountains will get asthma and other diseases. Not to mention fighting, survival is difficult.

Moreover, the rice on the mountain is cooked with many problems, and the possibility of failure is high if you are not prepared."

"You are right, and the generals also raised this question, but I think it is still not comprehensive. There may be some questions we don't know waiting. There is still discussion and there is no intention to start a war."

"It's better not to fight. Once war comes, the people will suffer. There are also people in the mountains who are very tough, especially herders. Don't underestimate others. People use stones to hit you one by one. I heard from the manager that they have been grazing sheep for many years and use stones to wrap sheep. They are very accurate in hitting them. It's amazing."

"Is that true?"

Cui Hao knows less about these.

"Well, I have a manager who has collected medicinal materials there. I have been in contact with them so I know some of them. Medicinal materials in the high mountain area are very good and easy to sell."

"Oh, I'll go and find out."

Cui Hao began to consciously and actively learn about these things in the Ministry of War, in case of emergency.

"How likely are you to fight?"

Zilan began to think in his mind that if he really wanted to fight, he might not have to worry too much about anything else, but the mountains' medicinal herbs might really need a lot.

"Oh! This is really hard to say. Anyway, the friction is very strong. Last time, Tatar suffered a great loss, so he started to contact the surrounding small countries everywhere and kept jumping around."

"I understand. You can help me find some medicinal herbs in the mountains. As long as it is useful, I will use it if it is alive seeds or seedlings, etc.."

Zi Lan lowered her head and sighed quietly. The world of men is killing and robbing. Even if she has a little bit of eyebrow in the emperor, it is impossible to reverse any of the emperor's ideas and decisions. All she can do is to do is do her best to do what she can do, to ensure that the soldiers are well-fed and well-dressed, and have medicine to take when they are sick.

Cui Hao was stunned for a moment, and saw that there was no one in the room, and whispered to her in a low voice, "The last time the Song family took out so much food, was it also planted in your vegetable field?"

This is not a question but a certain sentence.

"Yes, I'll get out after a few more hours of sleep. It's the country's crisis, and every man is responsible."

Cui Hao thought a little more. The Song family made great contributions to donating grain in the last war, which can be said to have exhausted the family’s wealth. The fact is almost the same, but it cannot withstand careful consideration.

Now that I think about it, I understand everything. No wonder my father-in-law doesn’t want the bamboo wine recipe.

The Song family was able to get out of difficulties and make a name for themselves so quickly, and there were more good opportunities than other families. This was what the wife fought back with her life.

"You are too tired like this. It was fine before, but now you are pregnant, how can you do this? No."

"Erlang, you're thinking too seriously. Now the court doesn't talk about war. I also have to check the vegetable fields every day. I'm not tired when I toss in advance. The real key link, can you watch the soldiers freeze to death on the mountain?"

Cui Hao looked bad with his lips and did not speak clearly, and he was very resistant, but he just didn't want to quarrel with her.

"Think about it, I will prepare in advance, just do a little bit every day. If I have gained it, I can keep it in it and not be discovered. It would be very hard to get it in a hurry.

If you do well, it will be an opportunity for the Cui family, and give your brothers and children a chance to be promoted. Erlang, your grandfather will retire after the New Year. We must seize the opportunity to let the emperor know that the Cui family is still useful. The children are still very outstanding and can be of great use."

Cui Hao held her hand and knew that she was sincere to the Cui family, but she still had one in her stomach now, how could she feel so tired?

"Don't worry about me. I'm very strong. Now there's nothing big about it during the day. I just have to eat, drink and have fun. You know, I'm going to run Xianglou at that time. Actually, I can rest when I'm tired."

"Don't worry about this in advance. I'll discuss it with my grandfather. I'll prepare you for the things to come back. You can do what you can."

Cui Hao finally compromised. She was right. The sooner she prepared, the easier it would be. If there was a war, it would be too hasty to prepare temporarily. By then, the medicinal materials in the mountains would definitely not be able to buy them, and money would be useless.

There are countless lives in the face of national crisis, and they cannot tolerate them being careless.

"You discussed with your grandfather earlier, and I don't know much about the outside. If there are any signs, I'd better prepare early."

"I see."

"If I could guess correctly in my heart, maybe this was an opportunity. It was just a big fanfare."

"Don't worry, as long as there is any movement in our family, my grandfather will be fine if the rest of the matter is about to be heard. How can I be so arrogant now? If I guess wrong, I will be charged with the crime."

"Okay. Have a meal first, this frozen tofu is pretty good, you can try it."
Chapter completed!