March 20, 1938. Ma Liu, the chef in charge of New Asia Hotel, got up early in the morning and began to prepare the dishes needed for the dinner.

The eating habits of Japanese and Chinese are not the same, but they are generally similar.

Needless to say, Chinese cuisine has been born since the descendants of Yan and Huang grew up in this land. Today, there are eight major cuisines, and the variety of delicious dishes is innumerable!

China has a vast territory and many ethnic groups, due to the differences in geography, climate, products, culture, beliefs, etc., the flavor of the dishes is very different, forming many schools, there are four major cuisines, eight major cuisines. The four major cuisines are Shandong cuisine in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Sichuan cuisine in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Huaiyang cuisine in the Huai'an-Yangzhou region of Jiangsu, and Cantonese cuisine in the Pearl River Basin. Since these cuisines have evolved naturally, they can only be roughly distinguished by the ingredients, preparations, tastes and artistic styles of their dishes.

Japanese cuisine, on the other hand, has developed its own genre of cooking, with its own unique cooking style and style. However, as with Japanese culture, many of them have been influenced by foreign influences and have been transformed in Japan to create dishes with a unique Japanese flavor. Although Japanese cuisine is completely different from Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine is most influenced by China, and the influence of Chinese culture can be seen in the name, content, ingredients, and seasonings of the dishes.

Therefore, although the food culture in Japan is different from that in China, Japanese people can still eat Chinese food when they come to China.

Therefore, in the later peacetime, when the protagonist of the Korean TV drama had the following dialogue - "The cuisine of our country is really diverse, although there are many dishes in China, but most of them are fried or fried", in addition to the Chinese, the vast majority of Japanese also expressed opposition.

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In October 1937, when Han Fuqu was ordered to transfer all his troops from the Gaomi area of the Jiaoji Line to the Jinpu Line to confront the Japanese, he felt that Han Fuqu was unreliable, and followed many fleeing refugees all the way to Shanghai. Because he worked in a restaurant in Jinan since he was a child, he learned authentic Lu cuisine from his master.

Shandong cuisine is the Qilu flavor originated in Shandong, Shandong is the birthplace of Chinese culinary culture, Shandong cuisine is the only spontaneous cuisine among the four major cuisines of the Han nationality in China (also the eight major cuisines), and it is the cuisine with the longest history, the most comprehensive techniques, the highest difficulty and the most skillful.

There are three most important periods in the history of Shandong cuisine: the Confucian sages 2,500 years ago laid the foundation for the aesthetic orientation of Chinese cuisine that focuses on refinement, neutrality and health; 1,500 years ago, the "steaming, boiling, roasting, stuffing, frying, stir-frying, boiling, boiling, cooking, frying, curing, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sauce, wine, honey and pepper" in "Qi Min Yaoshu" laid the framework of Chinese cooking techniques. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of dishes entered the court, forming many dishes and techniques that tested cooking skills to the extreme.

And the so-called Manchu and Han full banquets, among the one hundred and eight dishes, Lu cuisine occupies thirty seats alone!

Although Ma Liu didn't learn the craft of Quanlu cuisine, he was actually just half a bottle of vinegar. However, the skills that have been learned alone are enough to earn a living.

After coming to Shanghai, I originally planned to rely on my savings for many years to open a small Lu restaurant to make a living, but I didn't expect that my craftsmanship would be too good and cause trouble. When Chang Yuqing fled from Shanghai to Dalian, he ate authentic Shandong cuisine several times. It feels like the taste is unforgettable. On this day, after passing by Ma Liukai's small restaurant, I suddenly smelled a familiar aroma, so I ordered two dishes to taste.

After tasting this, I feel that the Lu cuisine made by Ma Liu tastes extremely authentic. Regardless of whether Ma Liu agreed or not, he forcibly recruited him to his command. Let Ma Liu be a boss in the New Asia Hotel, the old nest of the Zodiac Society.

Although Ma Liu gave up his family business because of the Japanese invasion, he fled to Shanghai. But he is the most traditional conservative character of the Chinese, he knows that he has no ability to take revenge, and all his skills are just to cook two good dishes. Moreover, working in the New Asia Hotel, at least the whole family can have no worries about food and clothing. His wife and children, though they were looked down upon, were safe. Therefore, Ma Liu also stayed at ease in the New Asia Hotel.

On this day, when Chang Yuqing was thinking about how to entertain the Japanese and make his master happy, he remembered Ma Liulai who he had inadvertently taken in. Let Ma Liu prepare authentic Lu dishes to celebrate the festival for the Japanese princes.

It's just that on this day, he felt that something was wrong. Although there were more helpers in the back kitchen than a few days ago, they were obviously all new faces that he was not familiar with. Moreover, there are a few cooks who do the work, which is simply miserable, as if they have never cooked. Good vegetable leaves, in the process of choosing to wash, are ravaged and lacking, and it is miserable. It's like a dog gnawing on it, and it can't be used at all!

Ma Liu was furious, stepped forward and kicked each of the cooks: "Who recruited a few of you?" Such nonsense! Did you know that these dishes are made for Japanese people? If you don't do it well, everyone will lose their heads! ”

There was a stout young junior, after being kicked by Ma Liu, he was obviously a little angry, and just wanted to jump up, but was pulled by a teenager next to him. It is Xiao Liu, who has a good relationship with Ma Liu.

Xiao Liu smiled and handed Ma Liu a box of cigarettes: "Sixth brother, these people are all my brothers, and it took a lot of effort to let them come in to work and make ends meet." If the work is not good, I will teach them to do it well, and the sixth brother should not be angry! ”

Ma Liu skillfully put the cigarette handed over by Xiao Liu into his pocket, he can't smoke this cigarette yet, smoking in the back kitchen is easy to affect the taste of the dish. The cigarette was already in his pocket, and he had time to smoke it after finishing his work, and he didn't want to lose his head because of this.

This Xiao Liu was recruited by him a few days ago, and the Zodiac Society has already touched the foundation of this Xiao Liu. Xiao Liu also fled here from Shandong, and he is considered to be the same township as Ma Liu. He was the only one left in the family. Moreover, this Xiao Liu doesn't seem to have a high bottom line, and he often does things like stealing chickens and dogs. Such people are very much in line with the appetite of the Zodiac.

What's more, in order to help in the back kitchen, Xiao Liu also gave Ma Liu a secret recipe for making mutton soup! According to Xiao Liu, this secret recipe was stolen from the Mongolian restaurant back then! Although Ma Liu is a chef of Lu cuisine, he does not refuse to come to the secret recipe of cooking. Moreover, according to the recipe provided by Xiao Liu, the mutton soup made tastes extremely delicious! Ma Liu is considered to have another craft, which will naturally give Xiao Liu a good face.

Ma Liu sighed and said to Xiao Liu: "I naturally know that in this world, it is not easy to eat a full meal, so I don't want to embarrass them." But you brothers are really not suitable for this business. Don't do these delicate things! Take them to the back kitchen and bring a bag of flour and two loads of rice! In addition to the head of the Japanese at night, those small soldiers under him could not be neglected. Prepare some rice balls that Japanese people love to eat! ”

Although Ma Liu is a red case, the most basic white case is still a little, not to mention the Japanese sushi, as long as there are materials, it is not troublesome to make. Although he is not specialized, it has no problem making ordinary Japanese soldiers feel delicious.

Xiao Liu said: "Okay! Our brothers absolutely obey the orders of the sixth brother, and teach our brothers the rough work of moving things! ”

Xiao Liu said that, and took the key from Ma Liu's hand. Took a few clumsy teenagers with him.

The warehouse of the New Asia Hotel is only a place to store the ingredients, and since the value of these ingredients is not high, it is not strictly guarded. Even if there are things like stealing chickens and dogs, the losses are not large. Sanyu Qing often drifts in the rivers and lakes, so he naturally knows that his subordinates need both grace and power, and give his subordinates some extra sweetness, so that his subordinates will be loyal and dedicated.

Xiao Liu took Ma Liu's key, and when he was talking and laughing with the warehouse manager, he unknowingly stuffed two boxes of cigarettes to the warehouse manager. The storekeeper smiled. turned a blind eye to the fact that the five people Xiao Liu brought with him received six more bags of flour.

Xiao Liu took these five people and left the warehouse, but did not go back to the back kitchen, but walked towards the location on the roof. These men walked extremely fast, and although they met two or three people along the way, they were all dealt with by Xiao Liu. These people also knew that this evening, several dignitaries of the Japanese gendarmerie would come to the New Asia Hotel for the holiday. I also knew that there would be a dinner party, although it was a little strange for a few people to hurry by carrying flour, but I didn't think too much about it.

The teenagers moved very quickly, and several of them carried flour, and in a moment they reached the top of the building. At the top of the building is the vent of the New Asia Hotel.

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Since the opening of Shanghai, Westerners have continued to pour in, and in addition to people and economy, the most conspicuous things brought are all kinds of classic Western architecture!

Western architecture, since the establishment of Newton's system of mechanics, began to develop rapidly with the support of physics. By the beginning of the twentieth century, architectural classics in Europe and the United States had basically appeared. There is also an influx of architectural talents of all kinds.

For example, László Hudak, one of the most sought-after architects in Shanghai in the thirties. He came to Shanghai at a time when Shanghai was in the golden age of rapid urbanization. Originally intending to earn some money to travel home, Hudak quickly became a star in Shanghai's architectural scene with his talent and opportunities, and his works included apartments, factories, churches, schools, cinemas, hotels, private residences, and many other genres. In the nearly 29 years from his arrival in Shanghai in November 1918 to his departure in January 1947, Hudak left behind 100 single buildings, of which more than 50 were listed as outstanding historical buildings in Shanghai in later generations.

The details of these buildings, including the vents, have been designed with the utmost science. Therefore, as long as the flour is poured into it at the right time, the flour will become a gas containing a large amount of powder, and with the air circulation of the vents, it will spread throughout the New Asia Hotel!

When all kinds of dust reach a certain concentration in the air, once it encounters an open flame, it will explode. Including flour, magnesium powder, aluminum powder, starch, corn flour, milk powder, etc., which are more common in life, are explosive.

Compared to flammable gas explosions, dust explosions are also more destructive. The flame of dust combustion instantly spreads in the entire mixed dust space, and the chemical reaction speed is extremely fast, and at the same time, a large amount of heat energy is continuously released, forming high temperature and high pressure, and thus generating a shock wave, once an explosion occurs, its power is amazing.

During World War II, Hitler's air force constantly bombed Britain, and bombs fell from the sky. The owner of a British flour mill was secretly glad that the bomb had not hit his factory, but almost at the same time as the bomb fell, there was a big explosion in the workshop itself, and the roof flew into the sky, and the power of the explosion exceeded the destructive effect of the bomb. At the same time, explosions occurred at several other flour mills.

This peculiar explosion caused heavy losses to the factory and was inexplicable, because no bombs fell on the factory, and there were only flour and machinery in the workshop, and there were no explosives such as explosives.

The explosion of the bomb caused the flour dust in the workshop, which caused the flour contained in the air to reach a certain concentration, and an explosion occurred after the fire. The explosives are flour.

Therefore, if you want the Japanese to suffer heavy casualties in the New Asia Hotel, you don't need any prohibited items at all. All you need to do is spread the flour evenly and then light an open flame!

The teenagers left the vent after placing several bags of flour. Pretending to be casual, he took the rice noodles that Ma Liu wanted, returned to the back kitchen, and met someone he knew well, but he just said that he was stupid and that he was just going the wrong way just now.

Except for Xiao Liu, who had to go to the roof of the building to open the flour bag an hour before the Japanese came, the others only had to wait until dusk to leave. And Xiao Liu will also leave with them. They don't need to do it themselves, and the Zodiac will welcome the Japanese so much that they are afraid that the lights will not be lit up when the time comes.

This is a plan that he has been thinking about for the rest of his life, although he can't be sure how many Japanese and traitors there are and who they are! However, whoever dies is not a big problem, and it will be of great benefit to him!

And these teenagers, including Xiao Liu, don't know each other for the rest of their lives. Of course, the secret recipe for mutton soup that Xiao Liu provided to Ma Liu was copied from food shows in later generations for the rest of his life. These teenagers let Wang Xisheng carefully screen out from the refugees for the rest of his life, and his net worth is innocent and clean, and he has no connection with himself or other forces. Moreover, there is a certain degree of hatred or hatred towards the Japanese.

These teenagers will only do this case. Tonight, before the explosion of the New Asia Hotel, there will be an American-flagged boat carrying several teenagers to Hong Kong. Every teenager will be given enough money to feed and clothe them for years before they get on the boat!

Such methods and methods can minimize the possibility of exposure to the rest of your life and those around you, and ensure the safety of the rest of your life. And after the explosion of the New Asia Hotel, Yu Sheng felt that the Zodiac Society and the Japanese would no longer have the leisure to find trouble for themselves.

Cooking is such a thing, it is fast to say, and slow is also extremely slow. Lu cuisine has always had strong requirements for knife work, and there are almost strict standards for the taste of soup. For a chef like Ma Roku, who has only learned half a bottle of vinegar, if he wants to satisfy the Japanese, he needs to mix it several times before he can taste satisfied.

Ma Liu took Xiao Liu and other helpers to work from early morning to about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and finally prepared most of the preliminary work for the dishes. It was busy until it was getting dark and the dishes were about to come out of the pot, and the Japanese arrived just in time. Ma Liu saw that most of the preparations had been completed, so he asked a few clumsy teenagers brought by Xiao Liu to go back. Xiao Liu said to Ma Liu that he would send a few teenagers away. Ma Liunian was sophisticated in human feelings, so he also agreed.

Xiao Liu took this opportunity to slip up to the roof by himself, cut through the flour bag three or two times, and saw the flour in the bag with a rapid smile in the cool air of the blue night, so he left. A few teenagers walked slowly and leisurely, like a garden walk. It wasn't until he reconciled with Xiao Liu Ping'an that he disappeared without a trace.

Although there were some deviations from the plan, it was successfully completed.

Chang Yuqing doesn't pay attention to such trivial things as a few cooks who get off work at the end of the day. He is now more worried about falling out of favor in front of the Japanese, and only a few detachment leaders of the police team and the security team of the Japanese gendarmerie have come to the New Asia Hotel today, and the real high-level officials have not come. Inoue Mansion didn't send anyone to come, but just sent someone to reply that at present, state affairs are busy, and there is really no time to take care of the spring equinox!

In fact, behind the New Asia Hotel is the former site of the Songhu Garrison Headquarters, which has now been occupied by the Japanese gendarmerie. To get to New Asia Hotel, not to mention taking a car, even if you walk, it only takes two or three minutes.

Chang Yuqing didn't quite understand what the Japanese meant, so he could only be more and more respectful. Although the Japanese came only a few sesame petty officials, Chang Yuqing stood at the door of the New Asia Hotel to greet him personally.

After several Japanese officers got out of the car, they exchanged a few words with Sanyu Qing and stepped into the New Asia Hotel.

Only when the flour is dispersed to a certain concentration can it have the possibility of exploding. Ten minutes is not enough time for the six bags of flour to pass through the ventilation system and evenly spread to every part of the New Asia Hotel. So, at the beginning of the feast, nothing was out of the ordinary.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Although several Japanese people felt that Lu cuisine was not different from Japanese food, it was quite delicious and quite happy. At this time, a Japanese officer suddenly sneezed. caused several Japanese around him to laugh, Chang Yuqing hurriedly shushed and asked Nuan: "Taijun, do you feel a little cold?" I've got a nice flower girl here to warm up everything......"

The Japanese officer said, "It doesn't matter Chang-kun, my nose is a little allergic to powders like pollen. I think it's spring in Shanghai, and there are too many flowers blooming. ”

As soon as the Japanese officer finished speaking, he heard a bang from upstairs, as if something had exploded. Waves of air rush downstairs! Lifting the dishes, chopsticks and utensils, all kinds of sundries, and slashing heads and covering faces. Several Japanese officers, worthy of long-term training, fell under the table when they heard the roar of the explosion.

And one roar after another, a huge wave of air roared by, shattering everything!

Several middle-aged men stood up and tried to escape, but they were swept to the ground by a huge wave of qi! The corners of the mouth were bleeding instantly, obviously hurting the internal organs!

In order to improve the specifications of the banquet and meet the taste of the Japanese, Sanyuqing specially prepared high-end tableware, all of which were precious porcelain. The precious porcelain was shattered by a wave of air, and then the sharp, tiny pieces of porcelain rained down on everything like shotgun bullets. A few unlucky people saw that their flesh and blood were blurry.

A Japanese officer lay on the ground and caught a glimpse of the vent bursting into flames after the roar of the explosion! Several Japanese soldiers and traitors were caught off guard, burned by the flames, and couldn't help screaming and rolling on the ground.

For the rest of his life, he stayed in the highest attic of the villa, looking into the distance with a telescope, and saw that after the roar of the New Asia Hotel, it was like a suddenly lit match, and a burst of flames burst out. I could faintly hear the noise of people running on the street, the sound of sirens, and the sound of various vehicles.

At this time, the door of the villa rang, knocking lightly four times, three long and one short. Chang Bu opened the door and let Wang Xisheng in. Wang Xisheng took three steps and made two steps, ran to the attic, suppressed his excitement, and said to Yu Sheng: "It's done!" Xiao Liu, they have already boarded the boat and left! It is estimated that the ship has now gone out of the Huangpu River and into the sea! However, the New Asia Hotel was too chaotic for me to go back, so I don't know how many Japanese people died. ”

Yu Sheng patted him on the shoulder and let out a long sigh of relief. Ye whispered that the calm tone of death was like a boulder, and it had been weighing on his heart for a few months since he came to Shanghai. I don't know the taste of food, and I can't sleep. Today, the boulder has finally moved a little crack, and both he and the deceased should have some relief.

Tonight, I can finally get a good night's sleep!