"The territory of Yanyun County is really too vast!" Kinoshita Yoshiro shook his head and sighed, "It is a pity that so much land is deserted. As far as I know, the population of Yanyun County is still quite small. You guys
They are also reclaiming wasteland, aren't they? This situation is just the opposite of ours."
"We have very few fields, but a large population, so I wonder if some people can immigrate here to help you cultivate wasteland? Of course, we are just cultivating and collecting food. After five or ten years, these cultivated fields will
It should still belong to you. In this case, our common problems will be solved."
Kinoshita Yoshiro was so enthusiastic that he spoke with saliva flying around and his voice became a little hoarse. He took a sip of tea and raised his eyelids to observe the expressions of Xiao Chen and others.
"Kinoshita-kun said something that I didn't understand very well. You just said that you hope that your Japanese warships can also dock at our Shunfeng Port at will?" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Just like the Russian fleet?"
"Oh...that's true, but isn't this what you want, Mr. Xiao Chen?" Yoshiro Kinoshita said plausibly, "Of course we are different from the Russians. They occupy Swindon Port, and we are protecting it, I think.
With the strength of your Great Zhou navy, you probably can’t fight against the Russian fleet, right?”
"I knew Kinoshita-kun was a good friend!" Xiao Chen turned to Ye Baiqing and smiled, "In this way, our Shunfeng Port will be impregnable. We no longer have to worry about others coming to capture it. Our navy in Dazhou
There is no need to be stationed at the port, it’s all superfluous, but..."
"But our current financial situation in Yanyun County is not very good, so we cannot afford huge military expenditures to pay our Japanese friends who protect us. After all, the maintenance of so many warships and the salaries of the soldiers add up to less than a month.
Hundreds of thousands taels of silver?" Ye Baiqing said with a smile.
"No, no." Liu Congshu shook his head repeatedly, "I can't even get out hundreds of thousands, not to mention tens of thousands. I think we should forget about it. With that money, we might as well build a few more forts in the port."
"Kinoshita-kun, boss, I am a girl who doesn't know much about national affairs, but I remember that in our territorial demarcation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is also a territorial sea delimitation, right? The port must be considered territorial sea, right? So if the Japanese warship
Being able to enter and exit our Tailwind Harbor at will doesn't mean that it is... an infringement of our territorial waters and sovereignty?"
Liu Xiangqin asked as she didn't understand, looking innocent and curious.
"You're talking nonsense if you don't understand! Kinoshita-kun is a friend, not an enemy, so how could he invade our territorial waters?" Xiao Chen scolded him sternly, but then turned to Kinoshita Yoshiro and asked innocently, "Kinoshita-kun,
I actually don’t understand this very well... I don’t know what territorial sea sovereignty is?”
"Uh..." Kinoshita Yoshiro smiled a little awkwardly, because he also heard that the words of these Pili Yangqiu were full of sarcasm.
"But we really mean well." Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Kudo Nako knew it was her time to speak.
"We appreciate your kindness, but your warships must not dock at Shunfeng Port at will without our permission. Otherwise, it will violate our territory. In this way, we will not be friends but enemies, so Kinoshita-kun mentioned just now
There is no way to mention other cooperation matters." Liu Xiangqin said.
"I think Kinoshita-kun might be joking with us? After all, this kind of thing sounds ridiculous!" Liu Congshu sneered.
"The matter of immigrants coming to reclaim wasteland is also very ridiculous. Kinoshita-kun, please don't mention it again!" Ye Baiqing said.
Several of them resolutely opposed Japan's two extremely rude demands and showed their attitude that there was no room for negotiation, but they did not say anything about other cooperation terms proposed by Kinoshita Yoshiro.
Because this needs to be considered by the boss.
"It seems that our cooperation is facing many problems." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "How about we just talk about this first, and we can discuss it separately when we go back to see if we can find common ground while reserving differences? Try to reach a consensus that satisfies both of us. .”
"Okay, but I personally feel very sorry." Kinoshita Yoshiro's face didn't look very good.
"Me too." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "But fortunately, our Chinese food and wine will never make you feel regretful, Kinoshita-kun!"
When friends came, there was good wine. Xiao Chen really regarded these three as friends. Following the frugal style of the past, he held a big banquet for them to welcome them. All kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas were served, and a large table was set up with a dazzling array of things.
He just said casually that no matter what delicacies from the mountains and seas, all the best things would be served to me!
Hu Dahai, the chef of the Governor's Mansion, took it seriously. He immediately threw off his arms and tried his best to faithfully carry out the boss's order.
Speaking of which, he was actually quite happy after receiving the order, because since he took on the important responsibility of being the chef in the Governor's Mansion, he has never had the opportunity to display his talents, because Xiao Chen and the others are not very picky about what they eat, as long as it is simple and delicious.
There was hardly any decent banquet. You would think that they would eat dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner...
Sometimes when I'm hungry at night, I only need boiled noodles and some pickle dumplings for a late-night snack. Everyone eats happily and praises the chef's skill, which makes Hu Dahai particularly embarrassed.
What the hell are you doing? It's harming the sea. All my abilities are so heroic that they have no place to be used!
Until today.
After the dishes came one after another, Nako Kudo's eyes began to widen, because they didn't recognize almost all of the dishes. They were surprised, happy and curious. I asked Xiao Chenjun, what kind of work is this?
"Well, isn't this a bear's paw? That one seems to be a frog. As for the other ones... go and find me Hu Dahai!" Xiao Chen only knows one bear's paw, and he has never seen the others. .
"Boss, everyone, are my craftsmanship passable?" Hu Dahai walked out with a big belly and asked confidently with a smile.
"Would you like to introduce to the distinguished guests what kind of crappy... good stuff these are?" Xiao Chen was very angry. In fact, he asked you to prepare a banquet. What kind of mess did you make?
"Yes! This is a bear's paw. Lord Wen Chengxu brought it back this time. On the day he brought it back, he started soaking it. Then he added various seasonings and simmered it on a very low fire for three days and three nights. Now, It’s just delicious, please have a taste, boss and distinguished guests.”
"Please, three of you." As the host, Xiao Chen must of course give way.
"Oh, I've heard about the name of this Chinese dish for a long time. The bear's legs mentioned in ancient books as 'soy carps, cold turtles and bear's legs,' right?" Kinoshita Yoshiro has a deep understanding of ancient Chinese culture. , he also knows such a rare allusion.
"You can't have your cake and eat it too, so today I will give up the fish and take the bear's paw." Miyamoto Gozo also smiled.