A heavy rain. 1 - Cool the hot weather.

The climate is pleasant, and Yang is in a good mood for reform.

After correcting the homework, Yang Reform stretched his waist, this rare refreshing day, Yang Reform was ready to go out for a walk, he always stayed here, and he was a little tired.

Yang Gai was just about to go out, but he saw Wang Chengen come in happily.

"What's wrong?" Yang Reform, who was about to go out, asked.

"Your Majesty, happy event, happy event! Master Sun is here for an urgent report! The joy on Wang Chengen's face filled his entire face.

"Oh, take a look!" Yang Gai shouted that since the assembly of the eastern captives, the urgent reports from the north have been one after another.

"Your Majesty, what a happy event! Dongyu and Lin Dan Khan had a big battle, and Lin Dan Khan really lost, and now he has retreated west......" Wang Chengen hurriedly introduced.

Yang Gai happily took the urgent report, and looked at it, sure enough, Huang Taiji's movements were very fast, and his movements were hidden, even if the Ming Dynasty knew the grassland well, it was also forced to conceal the direction and location of the raid, giving Lin Dan Khan a surprise. When Lin Dan Khan and the Ming Dynasty found out the exact location, Huang Taiji unexpectedly arrived on the bank of the Xilamulun River, this location, in the north of Baicheng (now Chifeng), with a little force, you can go directly to Baicheng, which is definitely a surprise to Lin Dan Khan.

Of course, even if Yang Reform knew Huang Taiji's route and location of troops, he would not tell Lin Dan Khan, and Yang Reform was still counting on Huang Taiji and Lin Dan Khan to merge, and then take the opportunity to follow up.

"This Huang Taiji is a character, but it's a pity that it's ......" Yang Gai said silently after reading it.

Huang Taiji's surprise gave Lin Dan Khan a lot of pressure, but after the Ming Dynasty has been weakened, Huang Taiji's strength is not as good as before, Lin Dan Khan has been continuously strengthened and supported by the Ming Dynasty, much stronger than that time in history. It didn't retreat without a fight as in history, and finally it was a big fight. But it seems that Huang Taiji was born to restrain Lin Dan Khan, and after a big battle, Lin Dan Khan still lost. Of course, he didn't lose so completely, forced by the follow-up pressure of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji didn't dare to chase with all his might, Lin Dan Khan gave up Chifeng, and the Shang capital (that is, Kaipingwei of the Ming Dynasty) retreated, and it was finally quite orderly. There was no big crash as in history.

"Go to the platform ......" Yang Gai read the emergency report, thought for a while and said. This can be regarded as following the script, not exceeding the strategic judgment, what should be done for the rest, there is no need for Yang Reform, the emperor, to call the shots.

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platform.

In fact, at this time, there is nothing to discuss here, at most it can be regarded as a briefing, after the military department Shangshu explained the situation of several parties. It's not much to say, the rest is that the Ming Dynasty pasted it and waved the army. grain, the Imperial Allied Army went to force the Eastern Captives to move westward again, so as to achieve the purpose of clearing the grassland. And these have long been agreed, and naturally it is up to Sun Chengzong to coordinate and command. At this time when the news was delivered here, I was afraid that it would be posted on the front line by the Ming Dynasty, so there was nothing to say.

The atmosphere was a little dreary.

The military department Shangshu Shen saw that the atmosphere was a little dull and thought about it. still decided to say what he had prepared, he was the secretary of the military department, although the emperor did not strip him of his power, but what he did was only a large secretary, and there was nothing commendable. Shen Yongmao also wanted to do something else, do something that could show his personal merits and abilities, but he had prepared a lot, but many of them were not on the table, and they almost couldn't match today's strategy, but the latest urgent report sent by Sun Chengzong today made him feel that the time had come, and his things seemed to be on the table.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a matter, I don't know whether to say it or not." Shen Yongmao thought for a while and said, he didn't dare to interfere with the big strategy, and he couldn't interfere, but he still had some cleverness. …,

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yang Gai, who was still thinking about what to do next, asked. According to the current situation, Lin Dan Khan took the lead in running west, and Huang Taiji chased behind, if this situation is maintained, it is likely to reappear in history and drive Lin Dan Khan to Qinghai, Gansu. In this way, the northeast and Inner Mongolia are about to fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest is the northwest strategy.

Several important ministers also looked at Shen Yongmao, the secretary of the military department, to see what he could say.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's like this, the minister thinks that according to the current situation, Lin Dan Khan retreated westward, and the eastern captives were driven westward by our dynasty, which is almost a foregone conclusion, then it is very likely that the focus of this war will shift from the northern desert to the northwest desert, and it is very likely that in the future, more will pass through the northwest, desert west, the minister is not talented, and there is no great wisdom to advise His Majesty, but he also does his best, and is willing to do his best for His Majesty in the details......" Shen Yongmao said sincerely, he was self-aware, knowing that he could not be the emperor's lord, He didn't pay much attention to the emperor, but he put his mind on some big and small things, ready to prove his worth and the emperor's attention.

"Oh, if the Qing family has it, just say it, I will listen to it, if it is beneficial, I should adopt it......," Yang Gengai smiled and encouraged.

“…… Your Majesty, has always been the soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass first, Your Majesty in order to fight the Mongolian desert, several years in advance of the arrangement of grain, the minister admires the ......, although the war has not yet been fought to the Western Regions, but also to prepare the food through the Western Regions, the minister bravely, found some food suitable for the Western Regions to march and fight, specially dedicated to Your Majesty......" Shen Yongmao said.

Yang Reform listened and nodded, this Shen Yongmao still used some thoughts, and he has made some progress, at least he knows how to do things according to his own ideas, Yang Reform looked at Shen Yongmao, and his vision was indeed a little higher.

"I don't know what to eat? Suitable for the Western Regions? Yang asked reform.

"Your Majesty, it's cake cutting." Shen Yongmao said excitedly, as if he had won the jackpot.

"Cake cutting?" It was not only Yang Reform who was surprised, but also several ministers around him, what is cake cutting, as old Beijing, they naturally know that that thing can be used as food for the march? That is impossible, and they all looked at the military department with suspicion.

If you want to say that the most surprising thing is the Yang reform, where did the Yang reform come from? What is cake cutting? Yang Reform will not not understand, this thing, before Yang Reform crossed over, it was "famous", and now, Yang Reform heard that someone asked him to make cake to be used as military food for the marching battle, Yang Reform was thundered and ......, how much silver does this cost!

"Your Majesty forgives your sins. The minister was puzzled, this cut cake is made of rice, dates or bean paste into large pieces, put on the board to cut pieces and sell them for free, so it is called cut cake. This thing can indeed be eaten as a snack, but if it is eaten by the Western Regions during the march and battle, I am afraid that it will backfire, this thing is not easy to preserve...... "Cutting cake is a famous food in Beijing, and there are not a few people who are familiar with this, and some people ask rhetorically at the moment."

"Yes! Your Majesty, this cake is often eaten at home. Although the taste is okay, if it is said to be eaten as a food when marching and fighting, I am afraid that it is inappropriate, and this production and preservation are not suitable for marching and fighting...... "Even if it is not the old Beijing, but I have lived in Beijing for so many years, and I still know a little about the food in Beijing, and there are more people who oppose it at present."

Yang Reform is different from what these old Beijingers think, although Yang Reform naturally knows about Beijing cake cutting. However, for Yang Reform, cutting cakes is a thing. More famous is Xinjiang's cut cake, that thing......

The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao was not in a hurry, but smiled confidently, as if waiting for the emperor to ask a question, so that he could show his wisdom. …,

"The Qing family is talking about cutting cakes in the Western Regions?" Yang Gengai came back to his senses from the thought of "cutting cakes" and asked.

"Your Majesty is really a saint, the cake cutting that the minister is talking about is the cake cutting ...... the Western Regions" Shen Yongmao was a little surprised, this thing was found by him after doing his homework for a long time. He wanted to say that he was cutting cakes, and everyone would definitely misunderstand that he was cutting cakes in Beijing, but the emperor concluded that he was talking about cutting cakes in the Western Regions, which surprised him very much.

Western Regions Cake Cutting? Several of the ministers present were confused. They have all eaten Beijing snacks and cakes, but they have never heard of cakes in the Western Regions.

“…… Hahaha...... "The emperor let out a burst of laughter that he didn't know what to describe, filling the real platform.

Everyone looked at the emperor in surprise, not knowing what happened to the emperor.

Yang Reform is indeed a bit out of shape, and the reason for it, naturally needless to say, is indeed an indescribable thing. After a short gaffe, he said: "Shen Qingjia, you can tell me how to cut cakes in the Western Regions, and tell me whether he is suitable for use when marching and fighting in the Western Regions." ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, this cut cake is not the other cut cake, the Western Regions cut cake, is made of walnut kernels, raisins, grape juice, sesame, roses, badan apricots, jujubes and other raw materials with sugar boiling, after boiling, after pressing with a wooden board, it will be very heavy, a palm-sized piece of cut cake is enough for a soldier to eat for a whole day, bring two or three pieces, it is enough to use for three or four days, there is the benefit of easy to carry; After making this cut cake, it can be stored for a long time, and it will not rot after several months, and after it is made into military rations, it will not rot and will not occupy space; Thirdly, this cake can not be cooked on a fire, but it can save the pain of cooking on a fire during military battles, especially in the fierce scout battle, it is definitely a first-class military food; Fourth, this cut cake is sweet and delicious, sweet but not greasy, but it is a good product to restore physical strength and restore energy, after people have eaten, they can quickly recover their physical strength, relieve fatigue, and it is definitely a good military food of the first class, with so many advantages, the minister believes that it will definitely help His Majesty to pass through the Western Regions...... "Shen Yongmao is very complacent, and said the benefits of this cake cutting.

Yang Reform is naturally funny, this cake cutting is not very famous in the twenty-first, but now, it seems that it is going to become a military food ...... for his own conquest of the Western Regions, which is indeed a bit interesting.

The other ministers naturally didn't believe that this cake would have so many benefits, and they had to find some thorns intuitively.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about whether this cake is convenient or not, and what is the effect, just the raw materials for this production, I am afraid that it is not easy to collect and the cost is high!" Questions were immediately raised in this regard.

"Yes! Your Majesty, these walnuts, raisins, sesame seeds, dates, none of them are not valuable, the minister believes that the things made must be good, but tens of thousands of troops can eat them, I am afraid that I can't resist such consumption...... someone asked.

"Your Majesty, if it is used as an elite as a special military ration during the scout war, it still has a certain value, but if the whole army eats this, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to supply it......" someone gave a more compromise answer.

Yang Gai didn't pay much attention to these words, and his mind was full of cake-cutting "this life and past life".

"Shen Qingjia, what do you say?" Yang asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is a fact, and the minister has also considered this issue, but he also has some small experiences to relieve His Majesty's sorrows......" Shen Yongmao said happily, obviously, he can bring this question here to say. Obviously, he did some homework, to impress the emperor and get the emperor's attention, it is not okay to come up with that kind of inexplicable idea. That would only be looked down upon by the emperor.

“…… Your Majesty, the ingredients used in the traditional cutting of cakes are indeed expensive, and they are indeed unaffordable for the army, but they are not without workarounds. Your Majesty, the most used in this Western Regions cut cake, I'm afraid it's sugar, Your Majesty, if it was before, I couldn't afford to use sugar, but now that I have sweet potatoes, I can use sweet potato sugar instead. Your Majesty, as long as you put some sweet potatoes on the border pass, you will naturally have inexhaustible sugar. This raw material can be cheaper at once......" Shen Yongmao explained with great interest, obviously, for this day, he did a lot of homework. …,

Many ministers are eye-catching, yes! Now that the Ming Dynasty is fighting, a large part of the grain is planted nearby, such as sweet potatoes that people and livestock can eat, and the border passes are now planted everywhere, which can support tens of thousands of troops to fight, otherwise it will all depend on the south of the Yangtze River to transport it. I'm afraid that this money will have to be turned up another notch.

Yang Reform nodded, this Shen Yongmao did use some thoughts, pure white sugar may be very expensive, but to fill the stomach, do not pay attention to the appearance of sweet potato candy that is how much it wants, use sweet potato sugar instead of white sugar brown sugar. Maybe not.

Seeing that the emperor and ministers on the platform were nodding, Shen Yongmao worked harder.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister intends to replace walnuts with corn, and in this way, save a lot of money......," said Shen Yongmao.

Corn this thing, the people present are not strangers, now the Ming Dynasty drought resistance, in addition to the main planting of sweet potatoes, there are other drought resistance, this corn is also one of them, but also one of the crops vigorously promoted by the emperor, the planting area in the past two years is getting bigger and bigger, according to the characteristics of this crop, it is indeed worthy of the word cheap.

Including Yang Reform, they all unanimously gave a nod to Shen Yongmao.

“…… Of course, this needs to be planted at the border in advance, but fortunately, corn is also suitable for growing in arid places, and it is easy to feed, unlike rice, which needs to be carefully maintained, and if it can be planted in large areas, it will definitely be very cheap......," Shen Yongmao said.

The people on the platform still nodded. Arranging the planting of military rations in advance is definitely nothing new, and that's what the emperor is doing now.

"Of course, in this, can not be all replaced by cheap things, or have to mix some more expensive, the minister calculated, sweet potato sugar and corn accounted for the majority, and then accompanied by peanuts, it is a good cake cut, if you want to maintain the taste, and then add some raisins, dates, walnut kernels, it is also possible, as long as it is not mixed too much, it is also possible to control the cost, want to be able to eat raisins, walnut kernels, dates, think about this military food, it will definitely be loved by the soldiers, plus the previous ones, the minister thinks, this cut cake, It's just what God has prepared for me to run the Western Regions......" Shen Yongmao said excitedly.

I have to say that Yang Reform is also impressed by his own large secretary, no, he can still make these things, it seems that people do have to have some pressure, with pressure, they have motivation, and they will use their brains to think about problems, this Shen Yongmao is definitely a living example!

There was a whisper on the platform.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you can make a cut cake with these raw materials, if you have Lord Shen said it so well, this is also a good thing, and in the future, it will be a lot less troublesome to run the Western Regions, especially in today's scout wars, often running for several days, there is no time to cook, if you can eat this kind of ready-made thing, it is a big improvement for our army's military strength......" Han Yi stood up and gave a positive statement.

"Your Majesty, I think this is really worth considering, but I don't know if I can make such a cake, I just don't know how it tastes and what the effect is after eating, if it is as Lord Shen said, it is also a blessing for my dynasty." There are also those who are in favor, of course, there are also doubts.

"Your Majesty, the minister tried to boil this kind of cut cake at home, there are some eyebrows, and let people try it, its taste is pure, the taste is mellow, the sweet and sour is moderate, the fragrance strikes people, sweet but not greasy...... Your Majesty, I don't have ginger candy and tea sugar to supplement physical strength to eat? However, because this sugar is too greasy, many sergeants do not like to eat it as a last resort, and the ministers are also thinking hard about ways to improve it, so they have the ...... to cut the cake," Shen Yongmao said quickly.

This time, people on the platform are impressed by Shen Yongmao, and have they tried to produce it? And with the results, it seems that it is indeed very attentive. When it comes to ginger candy and tea sugar, everyone can understand that thing, eating is delicious, the first few times you eat it is really fresh and delicious, but if you eat it for a long time, when you eat it, it is definitely a greasy person, if you can make a sweet and delicious, sweet but not greasy cut cake, it is definitely a great credit, and it will be very suitable for the needs of today's battlefield. This thing will be especially suitable for scout warfare. As soon as the scouts go out, they don't have much time and energy to bury the pot and cook, especially at noon, especially when they are confronting the enemy, they are likely to confront each other for several hours, or even a few days, and a little distraction can lead to problems, and it is good to save a little energy.

"Oh,? If so, then the Qing family can be regarded as attentive, if so, I should not hesitate to reward him...... "Yang Reform's eyebrows also flew, if the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are as active as Shen Yongmao, then he doesn't have to work so hard. In the past and present life, cake cutting does have different uses.