11. Eve of the Conference (5)

"Don't underestimate this division from the nameless, the division out of the nameless, it is easy to leave a handle for others, of course, there are too many diplomatic handles, there are many countries, but it is not a big deal, just being gossiped about, in the end it is really annoying to listen to, the division is nameless, it is not easy to explain to Britain and France and other countries, then the heart is not enough courage. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info now, it's the best, the Germans handed a good greeting post, let's go faster, don't delay. ”

"Yes," Guo Songtao said, "Weichen thought," after he became the Minister of Military Aircraft, he became more and more calm, and analyzed and solved problems from the overall situation, "If you want to participate in the competition for Africa diplomatically, then the sailors still have to move." ”

"It's to move, but now that the meeting hasn't been completed, let's rush to grab the place with a warship, this is too ugly," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "It's not at all in line with our identity as a big country and a state of etiquette." ”

"Yes, at this time, it is indeed not appropriate to go directly to Africa, and to check the mode of colonial reclamation in various countries, there is no direct dispatch of regular troops, they are all armed ships, and they use merchants to invade various places, so the sailors naturally cannot go to Africa, not to mention that after the Indian Ocean, the British are very annoyed, and it is a good thing to have less trouble, but the sailors also have to be dispatched, since the war in Vietnam, the sailors have not moved for a long time, whether it is patrols or exercises, they need to be mobilized to sail, so that the big guys know, We have military strength. ”

In the old year, Tianjin inspected the water division, the content of the form is more, it is not a large-scale military exercise, Guo Songtao is right, the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, the muscles should be often showed, otherwise those who don't know what to do will forget the painful lesson of the year, human beings are always the most forgetful, "Yunxian, you said it is good, this is easy to do, on the South Seas, that country is not very deferential, send the sailor over, patrol a few laps, the big guy will know if he sees it, by the way," the Queen Mother also remembered one thing," Is the nine-thousand-ton ironclad of the British coming soon? ”

"Yes, there is still about half a month, and you can go to Nanyang."

"Very well," said the Empress Dowager Cixi, nodding her head, "let each of the two oceanic naval divisions send a few warships out to meet this nine-thousand-ton giant." ”

This matter is almost discussed, the sky has already darkened, I don't know when the electric lights have been lit, the Dongnuan Pavilion is bright, the fine wrinkles on the face of the Empress Dowager Cixi are clearly visible, she closed her eyes to recuperate, and the Guangxu Emperor said with a calf, "My father is too hard, and my son can't bear to look at it." ”

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and waved her hand, and then pressed her temples with her hands, "It's been a long time, I'm used to it." ”

"I accompanied my father to discuss the matter just now, I never thought that I had already turned on the lamp at this time, and my father hadn't eaten yet, which was really a sin," Emperor Guangxu hurriedly instructed Zhu Zhiyi, who was waiting outside, "My father has been hungry for so many meetings, why don't you come in and tell him?" It's really time to fight! ”

Zhu Zhiyi said aggrievedly, "Lafayette has set the rules, and the matter of deliberation is not allowed to be disturbed without authorization, and the servants are standing outside and dare not come in." ”

"It's okay, it's not too late," the Empress Dowager Cixi opened her eyes, "Eat later, eat more deliciously, but let the emperor wait for so long, what's in the small kitchen today?" She asked Zhu Zhiyi, "I'm really hungry." ”

"Today, I got the matsutake mushroom sent from Yunnan, and the small kitchen has been equipped with an old hen and stewed for two hours."

The Empress Dowager Cixi only felt her stomach growling, "The emperor's nose is really spiritual, and he can eat such a good thing immediately." ”

"My son is here with my father, and my mouth is always the best." Emperor Guangxu said with a smile.

"But this matsutake mushroom is the most difficult to transport, and after picking it out for more than twelve hours, it will have no taste at all," the Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "No matter how fast it is transported from Yunnan, it can't be said that it can be delivered in twelve hours, right?" So how did this matsutake mushroom make the hell? She looked at Zhu Zhiyi and smiled, "Little Zhuzi, why don't you hurry up?" ”

"Shengming is no better than Lafayette," Zhu Zhiyi said with a smile, "Matsutake mushrooms are fresh from Yunnan, how can it take four or five days, even if they are delivered, there is no taste at all, and they can't be the same as lychees, planted in the tank and then transported to Beijing, the taste of dried matsutake mushrooms is not as fresh as fresh, Yunnan has adopted a new method, scalding the crockpot with high temperature, and then rinsing the matsutake mushrooms with water vapor, sterilizing and disinfection, and then putting them in the crockpot, and then sealing them with wax, such a disposal method, matsutake mushrooms can be stored for more than half a month." Although the taste is not as good as the fresh one, the taste is also excellent, so Galeries Lafayette can also eat fresh matsutake mushrooms in the north. ”

"It's hard for them," said the Empress Dowager Cixi, "and they don't necessarily all go into the palace, do they?" ”

"Yes, this is the way the Internal Affairs Government makes money," Zhu Zhiyi said, "Xiao Anzi, a jar of matsutake mushrooms will be sold for at least 100 taels of silver, Rao is so, or is it in short supply, how many rich people in the market are waiting to eat this." ”

"Well, since it's not dedicated to me, I'm even more at ease when I eat it," the Empress Dowager Cixi instructed, "You don't need to bring the matsutake chicken soup first, if you take this first, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat other dishes." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu came down from the mountain pit, walked to the side hall at the back, and had already placed two chairs, and an extremely long long table, two people sat down, and the eunuchs in the imperial dining room knelt down for a thousand times, and then commanded the eunuchs and palace maids to send the red lunch box with a smoke.

The lunch box should be opened in front of the masters, indicating that no one is doing tricks and feet in it, the Empress Dowager Cixi is the most uneconomical to eat, she is also the best at wearing clothes and eating hard, today's dishes, although not much, but the Tao is exquisite, the daughter steamed big yellow croaker, Babao wild duck, bergamot gold roll, fried cuttlefish shreds, Luohan prawns, skewers of fried fresh shellfish, green onion fried beef tenderloin, each dish is very delicate and delicious, and two soups, Longjing bamboo sun and flying dragon slice soup, a dumpling, a gram food, two porridge, red bean porridge and duck porridge, Three kinds of rice, corn rice, eight treasure rice, and Oda green jade rice. In this way, the long table was full, Hongfeng was helping the Empress Dowager Cixi to cloth vegetables, and Zhu Zhiyi personally gave the emperor vegetables, Xu was really hungry, the Empress Dowager Cixi took it seriously, and quickly ate a prawn, "In the end, I am really hungry," the Empress Dowager Cixi said, "This time it looks like a hungry tiger pounces on a sheep, emperor, you should also eat first, don't be hungry." (To be continued.) )