Liu Yifeng suddenly found that this Ming Dynasty martial arts was a bit too much!

The northern expedition to the desert, the western expedition to the western regions, the eastern invasion of Fusang, and the southern invasion of central and southern regions.

Not only are wars being waged on all sides, but now they have colonized North America, which is the pinnacle of the Chinese Dynasty!

But how does this work?

The end of the Ming Dynasty was not the Xiaoice period, the Central Plains was cold in winter and dry in summer, how could it support the attack on the Western Regions and the Indochina Peninsula at the same time?

Is it because of the colonization of North America!?

That's right, potatoes! Sweet potato! And corn! These are the highest carbohydrates in the world!

Corn may only be grown in the south, and sweet potatoes cannot be grown in the winter, but potatoes can be grown all year round. Potatoes can be grown in Siberia, and there is black soil in the northeast, no wonder this Ming Dynasty is so terrible.

But why is it that the staple food we eat is still the wheat crop?

It stands to reason that sending us some baked potatoes is the most cost-effective?

Liu Yifeng covered his hungry stomach and began to miss the food he was used to before the crossing, and many things were indeed only known to be cherished when they were lost.

"Ah, I really want to eat shredded potatoes and fried pork......"

He didn't know that the fried pork with shredded potatoes that he had in mind was being sent to Gonggong Liu and Lord Song as the main dish of a banquet.

"Lord Song, although Jinzhou is not as good as the capital, the chef I invited today, but the capital has retired, he is old, and he basically doesn't cook anymore. Today is looking at your old face, specially cooked, this plate of golden silk fried meat, you taste how it is compared to the capital. ”

Lord Song smiled and took a pair of chopsticks, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it is worthy of being a chef who has retired from the capital, and this taste is not much different from the top restaurants in the capital." ”

Then came the second dish, the emerald green shredded vegetables and the sauce-colored shredded meat were entangled, and Lord Song greeted Gonggong Liu with some slight emotion: "It's actually shredded jade meat, Gonggong Liu bothered." ”

Liu Gonggong saw that his flattery was affirmed, and his face was full of smiles.

In fact, there are not only the two of them at this table, in addition to the officials of Jinzhou and Dengzhou who are sitting together, there are also 3 young people brought by Lord Song from the capital, the oldest is 17 years old, and the youngest is 13 years old.

Although none of the three of them are personable, they are all young and ambitious.

In the face of this table, the smallest official position is from the five-grade Jinzhou Zhizhou, and the three people are also courteous and thoughtful, and they are not humble or silent. In addition, if you can still serve at the table with Lord Song, you can think that they are all noble, and they are likely to be the official eunuchs in the capital.

But among the three people who have been performing well, the youngest one stared at the plate of fried pork with golden silk and shredded jade pork, and swallowed his saliva faintly.

And the 2 older ones are not much better, and their eyes have basically never left the plate of fried pork with golden silk and shredded jade pork.

In fact, not only the three of them lost their tempers, except for Liu Gonggong, who was in charge of the East Factory of Dengzhou Mansion, and the prefect of Dengzhou Mansion, they all looked at the two main dishes on their faces today.

Although in addition to the 3 young people at this table, the youngest is also from the Zhizhou of Wupin, but the golden silk fried meat and jade shredded meat are not something they can often see. I heard that only the prefect of Dengzhou has a chef who can cook it, and if you want to eat, you can only take a boat to Tianjin Wei to eat.

Golden silk fried meat, in fact, is shredded potatoes fried meat, but in the capital, people call potatoes golden beans.

Shredded jade meat is actually shredded green pepper meat, but in the capital, the people call green peppers jade melons.

You can think about the price of these two foods.

Lord Song probably guessed what he brought these three young people to think, and he usually ate potatoes and green peppers in the palace, so he took the initiative to say that he would add shredded potatoes and shredded pork with green peppers to share with everyone to eat.

Liu Gonggong is a very good person, he knows the elegance when he hears the string song, and knows that this is Lord Song who wants to take care of those three young people. So he took the initiative to stand up and help everyone share the food, and deliberately gave a little more when he shared it with 3 people.

This made the three people have a great impression of him, and before leaving the banquet, they all saluted Liu Gonggong, and Liu Gonggong also smiled and sent 100 catties of fresh spring tea to each of the 3 people.

On the way back, the youngest of the three recalled the deliciousness of fried pork with shredded potatoes and shredded pork with green peppers, and asked with some puzzlement: "Lord Song, the student has something to understand. ”

"Sangui, you want to ask me why I let Gonggong Liu slap me, right?"

The person who was called Sangui hurriedly surrendered his hand and said, "Lord Song is wise. The other two also pricked up their ears and listened intently to the answer to the question they were also curious about.

Liu Gonggong is the head of Dongchang in Dengzhou Mansion, if it is in the Yongle Dynasty at the peak of Dongchang, the head of Yifu is indeed more powerful than ordinary Beijing officials.

But now, in addition to the Cabinet, the Six Ministries, the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate and the Annam Metropolitan Protectorate, the most powerful in the world is the Maritime Safety Bureau.

And Lord Song is the hottest new generation in the Maritime Safety Bureau, the big celebrity in front of the saint today, although the grade is only from the fourth grade, but the existence of being able to enter the cabinet to observe, the teacher of the emperor's eldest grandson!

Therefore, it is normal for Grandpa Liu to scold Lord Song, but Lord Song can completely ignore Grandpa Liu, because today's saints are extremely disgusted with the East Factory and the West Factory!

He has wanted to abolish the factory for a long time, and the civil system is also very supportive. In order to protect itself, the East and West Factory took the initiative to hand over a lot of rights.

Therefore, the current thing factory, like the previous high-flying and domineering situation can no longer be seen, but there are many people like Liu Gonggong who are carrying their tails, but most civil and military officials are basically not birds of this group of castrations.

"Changbai, Xin'er, Sangui, let me ask you, since the East and West Factory has lost power, but the cabinet and the six ministries have not been able to hold power, why?"

The three young men looked at each other, completely unaware of the answer. And then Lord Song's words became their first lesson on the true side of the Ming Dynasty:

"The Maritime Safety Bureau, as an institution established by the Holy Saint himself, is almost comparable to the six departments."

"If Jinyiwei is the favorite of Emperor Taizu, Dongchang is the favorite of Emperor Chengzu, and Xichang is the favorite of Emperor Xianzong, then the Maritime Safety Bureau is the darling of today's saints. This is also one of the characteristics of this dynasty: there is always an institution established by the emperor himself who became a behemoth in the ruling system of this dynasty during his reign. ”

"And the Maritime Safety Bureau has also perfectly inherited the tradition of Jinyiwei and the East and West Factory to attract hatred. The East and West Factory lost power, but the Cabinet and the Sixth Ministry did not get back too much power, just because of the existence of our Maritime Administration. ”

The three young people were shocked by this answer, and then Sangui and Xin'er both looked at Changbai. Because Changbai's surname is Yang, his father is the next secretary of the military department who has been designated: Yang Sichang.

Yang Changbai was also shocked, if the Maritime Safety Bureau fought with the six cabinets on its own, then why did his father, who is obviously the next secretary of the military department, go to the trouble of sending himself to the Maritime Safety Bureau?

Moreover, he was also the most famous subordinate of Lord Song of the Maritime Safety Bureau, and even forced himself to recognize Lord Song as his teacher.

It's a pity that Lord Song can't explain, and his father is far away in the capital, so Yang Changbai is destined not to know the answer.

However, the three of them can understand why Lord Song's attitude towards Dongchang is quite friendly: the Maritime Safety Bureau needs allies.

"Tomorrow we will not participate in any banquet, the three of you cooperate with the East Factory to supervise the progress of the work of the Golden State Maritime Safety Bureau, we must go to Fusang before the beginning of summer, otherwise it will be too late to go to Dongshanzhou in the summer window."

"Yes, sir."