The proprietress didn't even ask a few people how many dishes to serve, so she turned around and went directly to tell the boss, and Fang Lang couldn't cry or laugh for a while. Good guy, you don't treat yourself as an outsider at all!

I don't know if the proprietress is such a fiery character, the other party's tone and actions together do not make Fang Lang feel disgusted, but quite useful, as if everyone is friends who have known each other for a long time.

Seeing the proprietress leaving, Fang Lang didn't think much about it anymore, and looked at Reinhardt, who was looking around with a curious face, and said:

"Hey! Reinhardt, how are you feeling? ”

Hearing this, Reinhardt turned his head to look at the departing proprietress and said in a low voice:

"Brother, isn't it unhygienic here! I saw them cooking right on the main road. ”

In this regard, Fang Lang just smiled and said directly:

"Don't worry! There is an old saying in Huaguo that if you don't do it, you can't get sick. With so many guests eating here, there is no need to worry about hygiene.

Moreover, I just deliberately observed that the boss's stove is very tidy, and the food is also clean, and after each dish, the boss will clean up, indicating that the boss's hygiene habits are very good, and we don't have to worry about hygiene at all, now the main thing is to see how it tastes. ”

For people like Fang Lang who have been baptized by food stalls for many years in later generations, the hygiene of the food stalls can be seen at a glance, at least in his observation just now, he did not find any obvious problems in the hygiene of this husband and wife stall.

Reinhardt was obviously dining in this kind of place for the first time, so he was a little uncomfortable.

"Alright! You have the final say, and hopefully the flavors here won't disappoint you. ”

After hearing Fang Lang's answer, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said.

Fang Lang patted the other party's shoulder indifferently, signaling the other party to feel at ease, and then turned his head and shouted to the proprietress:

"Hostess, gargle with three bottles of beer first."

I don't know why, after Fang Lang sat at the food stall, he felt that the whole person was relaxed, as if he had returned to the state where he used to sit with his friends, and he could smoke, drink, brag and fart without any scruples.

It is normal to make loud noises in this kind of food stall, but Fang Lang's shouting and gargling with beer still makes the surrounding diners look sideways, which feels quite interesting.

The proprietress was also happy when she heard this, and hurriedly responded:

"Okay, three bosses, wait a minute, three beers will be delivered immediately."

Beer was not uncommon in this era, but the hostess was delighted by the fact that the drinks were significantly more profitable than the meals.

Soon the bottle of wine was delivered to the table, and Fang Lang and the three of them were not polite, and each of them began to drink a bottle by themselves.

As soon as the three of them finished drinking a beer, the proprietress brought the first course up.

"The three bosses, this is fried clams with soy sauce, please taste it slowly."

Fang Lang smiled and nodded to the proprietress and began to taste the first dish. Stir-fried clams with soy sauce and pepper is a very traditional Hong Kong-style stir-fry that is very simple to stir-fry, just stir-fry fresh clams over a blazing heat.

However, although this dish is simple to make, it is also a great test of the chef's skill to make it that has both color and flavor.

Fang Lang casually picked up a flower clam full of soup and put it in his mouth, and when he sucked it gently, he sucked the clam meat into his mouth, and a smooth and spicy flavor suddenly filled his taste buds.

The clam meat is tender, the soup is delicious, and more importantly, the clam meat can't eat any taste of raw sand at all, even Fang Lang couldn't help but admire, it was really good.

Seeing this, Qi Qingshan also hurriedly moved his chopsticks, picked up a flower clam and put it in his mouth, and a look of enjoyment appeared on his face.

Poor Reinhardt was not used to using chopsticks, and he failed to put a flower clam into his mouth several times, so he was so anxious that Fang Lang laughed when he saw this, and helped him clip two into the bowl.

"Taste it, this fried clam with soy sauce and pepper tastes quite good, and you will definitely not forget it after eating it."

Reinhardt tried several times with chopsticks again, but still couldn't pick up the clams, and in the end, he had no choice but to give up, dropped the chopsticks and went straight to his hands, picked up one and threw it into his mouth, and couldn't help but light up as soon as he tasted the taste.

"Hmmm! Yes, yes, fresh and smooth, you really didn't lie to me. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang laughed.

Soon, the proprietress served baked fish intestines, jelly chicken, fried razor clams with black pepper butter, and a wet fried beef river, and the small square table was full.

Fang Lang had to deeply admire the proprietress's means of doing business, almost all of the four dishes were meat dishes, obviously seeing that several people were not bad money owners, and they were ready to make a fortune.

This kind of cunning method in the market, Fang Lang doesn't mind. What's more, the taste of these dishes is indeed very authentic, allowing Fang Lang to experience the flavor of a Hong Kong-style food stall.

With delicious dishes, the three of them naturally ate very comfortably, and after three rounds of wine and five flavors, Reinhardt glanced around, and after confirming that no one else was eavesdropping around, he seemed to say to Fang Lang casually:

"Brother, in front of so many reporters today, you predicted that the port city issue would be resolved through negotiations. Are you really sure? ”

Fang Lang looked Reinhardt up and down for a while, and after seeing that he was a little embarrassed, he smiled and said:

"Reinhardt, we are brothers, we can say anything directly, we don't have to hide it.

You and I both know in our hearts that this time I said that I was invited to visit Hong Kong City. In fact, it is precisely in order to avoid the rights and wrongs of the Brazilian elections that an invitation was sent to our Brazilian Navy through your family's connections.

I am Chinese, and I have always been very concerned about the situation in the Far East. If you were to go to war with each other, there would be no way I would be involved with the Brazilian Navy in a war that did not belong to us.

Therefore, in this case, I am willing to lead my team to the port city, and naturally I am absolutely sure that there will be no battle here, unless you British people are impatient to do something stupid like the Purple Quartz again. ”

Hearing Fang Lang's evaluation of the Purple Quartz incident as a stupid thing, Reinhardt also felt a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but eat a bite of food to hide his embarrassment, before he slowly spoke:

"What is the basis for you to be so sure?"

"First of all, the leader on the other side is a man of his word, and he has said that he will solve the port city problem through negotiations, and he will definitely keep his promises.

Secondly, the geographical location of the port city is important, and it is a special existence for you and for them. They need a window to the outside world, to know the Western world, and you need a window to know them, and to continue to exert influence in the Far East.

In my opinion, with such unique conditions, the development potential of the port city is unparalleled, just because of the huge market with a population of more than 100 million. It's what all businessmen dream of.

Thirdly, you Britain are not actually determined to make enemies with the other side, otherwise, when the other side occupied Jinling, your embassy would not have remained there. ”

Talking to Reinhardt about this issue, Fang Lang was actually much more direct, and he did not have the same scruples as he did with Hong Kong Governor Grantham.

But Fang Lang's words still surprised Reinhardt a little, as a British lieutenant admiral, he was not clear about the thoughts of the British upper echelons. In addition, in a country like Britain, the will of the upper echelons is often not uniform, so these middle-level officers do not particularly understand the will of the upper echelons.

Now he was a little surprised to hear Fang Lang say that Britain was not determined to make enemies with the new Chinese regime.

"How is that possible? They are the same regime as the Soviet Union! ”

Regarding Reinhardt's question, Fang Lang shook his head with a smile, took a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth, and then said unhurriedly:

"Why can't it be? During World War II, you British fought against fascism with the Soviet Union! Didn't you British once say that there are no eternal enemies in the world, and there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests?

Is the so-called faith really the real reason for the confrontation between the Western world and the USSR? I don't think so! ”

Fang Lang's words caught Reinhardt off guard, but as a British aristocratic family, he was not a person who knew nothing about politics, he only thought about it a little, and understood what Fang Lang meant, and then fell into deep contemplation.

"I see what you mean, so if you say that, it's possible that the other side will give up the sovereignty of the port city in exchange for the British government's reconciliation, right?"

Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help frowning, these British people always seem to feel that they are high up, and they always think about their own interests. Reinhardt still apparently still felt that Britain was the stronger side, and that the reason why the other side did not attack Harbour was because they wanted Britain.

After shaking his head, he picked up a piece of chicken nuggets and put it in his mouth and chewed for a while, Fang Lang slowly spoke:

"No, you're wrong! It is impossible for the other side to give up the sovereignty of the port city. The current new regime is different from the Chang Kaishen regime, and they will definitely not allow the existence of concessions in the country.

The reason why they are willing to maintain the status quo of the port city now is not that they dare not go to war with the British, but because they feel that the current port city is run by the British, which can give them a window into the Western world.

When the time comes, they will not hesitate to take back the sovereignty of the port city. ”

Reinhardt took a sip of beer, glanced at Fang Lang with some surprise, and said to the other party Lang with a point:

"You seem to be very bullish on this new regime?"

"Of course! You know I'm Chinese, and I have a lot of friends across from me, and I was able to learn a little bit about this regime from them, and as far as I'm seeing now, I think it's a regime that's destined to be great. ”

In this regard, Fang Lang did not shy away from it, as a descendant, he understood the future of his hometown.

Reinhardt saw Fang Lang's firm expression, and he was a little distracted for a while, he had a deep understanding of Fang Lang's magic, so his acceptance of Fang Lang's words was very high.

Now hearing him confidently express his attitude to the opposite regime, he began to feel a little confused for a while.

"So, do you think there is no hope for Chang Kaishen's regime?"

"When did they ever have hope?"

Fang Lang sneered and couldn't help but ask.

For a while, Reinhardt didn't know how to answer this question, in fact, he didn't know much about the situation on the other side, he said that everything he knew was the part he heard from the news after coming to Port City, but the newspapers in Port City obviously would not speak for the new regime.

Therefore, he had a great misunderstanding of the other side, and now seeing Fang Lang's attitude towards the other side seemed to be completely opposite to what he had learned, which made him a little confused for a while.

If he hadn't known that Fang Lang was not a targetless person, he couldn't help but want to argue with him. But with his understanding of Fang Lang, he began to feel in his heart that maybe he had been wrong all along.

This situation is not uncommon, in a modern network society, Westerners' attitudes towards their hometown are prejudiced, let alone in this period.

"Alright! If that's what you say, it seems pointless that we're putting so many troops in Port City.

It seems that my wish for meritorious promotion has no chance to come true! ”

Fang Lang looked at this guy deeply when he heard this, if he wanted to say that this fleet in Port City would really be idle! This is clearly not. In the upcoming Peninsular War, the British also sent their navy to the war, of course, mainly aircraft on aircraft carriers and marines.

But Fang Lang obviously didn't want Reinhardt to participate in the battle with his hometown, which would make him unable to continue to treat him as a friend. However, it was also clearly impossible to get him out of the British Navy.

After all, this guy is now their family's last hope to stay in the Navy. After thinking about it for a while, Fang Lang felt that he should find a way to transfer the contradiction.

"If I were you, you wouldn't want to look for military merit in Asia, and if you think about who the biggest enemy of the Western world is right now, you should know where you should set your sights.

If I were you, I would have found a way to transfer to Europe while Uncle Henderson still had the power in his hands!

Where is the front line, where will be the greatest support, the best logistics, the latest equipment, the most elite soldiers, and the most powerful enemies in the entire Western world. ”

In fact, what Fang Lang said was purely foolish, after World War II, Britain had independent colonies and a rapid decline in the economy, so there was naturally no need to maintain a huge navy, and since then, the British navy has almost been going downhill.

Wherever Reinhardt went, he was only looking for a glimmer of presence in the weakening Royal Navy. If according to Fang Lang's idea, it is better to retire and go home directly, use his family's connections, and follow his company to do some business, maybe he can become a predator in the business world.

But now Reinhardt and Admiral Henderson, and even the whole of Britain, have not let go of the pride of the world's navy, and still want to maintain the dignity of their empire on which the sun never sets. They will have to live this dream for another twenty or thirty years.

It wasn't until Labour came to power and cut naval spending little by little, and as warships reached the end of their useful life and needed to be retired from active service, and there was no money to build new ones, that the Royal Navy would find out how far their navy had declined.

It was only in the mid-seventies that the British realized the reality and had to abandon the global strategy of fighting for control of the seas, retreating from the east of the Suez Canal and slowly transforming into a regional navy.

(End of chapter)