"Let me tell you, pork stewed vermicelli needs pork belly to be delicious, and if you change it to something else, it will definitely have less flavor!"

In the courtyard, Xiao Liuzi tied an apron, carried a big spoon in his hand, walked around the yard, saw who had less dishes in the bowl, and took the initiative to add some to it.

"Liuzi, why don't you eat it, it's all your hard work, it's a waste if you don't eat it." Cheng Nuo picked up the newly filled bowl on the stove, handed it over and said, "Not only adults love to eat, but you see that the little ones also like it." ”

Following the direction he indicated, Xiao Liuzi looked in the direction of the children, and sure enough, he saw that they were gobbling up, especially the dogs, holding the porcelain bowl with a big head, and almost buried it directly.

Perhaps sensing the abnormality, Nidaner couldn't help but look this way, just bumped into Xiao Liuzi's sight, and was a little shy at first, so she quickly turned her head over, and when she reacted, she said hello generously.

"Sir, have you eaten Brother Liuzi?"

"I'm almost full, you six brothers haven't eaten yet, aren't you trying to persuade him to come!" Cheng Nuo stroked his belly, saying that he was already satisfied, and he was worrying about Xiao Liuzi right now.

"Oh, I'm not in a hurry, there are still many in the pot, and I won't delay eating it until the end." Xiao Liuzi generously admitted, and by the way, he picked up the spoon and added another spoonful to Nidan'er: "Eat more meat, so that you can grow taller." ”

Somehow, after taking two bites, Nidan suddenly put down the bowl and ran towards the kitchen.

Cheng Nuo was still a little uneasy, and specially instructed: "You don't have to go to the kitchen, we have water here, just pour it down." ”

It's just that before she finished speaking, Ni Dan'er came over cautiously with a porcelain basin, this bowl was used to hold soup and sauerkraut fish and other dishes, but I didn't expect it to be full of pork stewed vermicelli today.

I'm afraid that she won't be at ease when she comes alone, there are dogs and Wen Cong guards on the left and right, and the battle must be called luxurious.

"Brother Liuzi, the bowl is all yours." Nidan'er held it in front of Xiao Liuzi and smiled: "There is already vinegar and spicy seeds in it, if it is not enough, we will add it to you." ”

Looking at the dish in front of him, Xiao Liuzi was shocked: "This ...... Can this still be called a bowl, it's clearly a basin, right? ”

Cheng Nuo coaxed on the side: "This is a bad word, it's just a slightly larger bowl, and in essence, you can't get rid of this concept, it's nothing more than a little more vermicelli, a little more vegetable leaves, and a little more pork." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Nuo was worried that the little girl was tired, so he took the "bowl" and handed it to Xiao Liuzi: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and catch it, it'll be delicious when it gets cold for a while." ”

Looking at the dishes full of "bowls", Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but laugh a little: "This is a little more, that is a little more, seventy-seven-eighty-eight is counted together, then it's not as simple as a little more, right?" ”

Looking at a few children, they obviously also knew this truth, either deliberately looked away, or made a grimace, seeing that Xiao Liuzi was very helpless, remembering the matter of "forced" people to eat more just now, there was quite a sense of moving stones to hit their own feet.

"Okay, no problem, I will eat as much as I eat, and I will never waste food." Removing distracting thoughts, Xiao Liuzi took a deep breath and said neatly.

But while eating, he suddenly saw that everyone was watching him, put down his chopsticks and said curiously: "Eat, why don't you eat?" Look at me eating, whether you should be hungry or hungry. ”

Cheng Nuo glanced at a few children, and then smiled: "Because we have eaten enough, now I watch you eat." ”

After saying this, several children laughed instantly.

Although Xiao Liuzi was a little speechless, he still ate by himself, and he didn't know what he thought of while eating, he laughed and laughed, and the noodles squirted out of his nostrils.

The scene burst into laughter.

"You...... You guys, hey~ Don't cherish this opportunity to stew pork vermicelli, next time you want to eat it, you won't have a chance! ”

……

After a full meal, Cheng Nuo and Xiao Liuzi came to the office and talked a little about sports-related things, but Xiao Liuzi couldn't hide his words and took a sip of tea:

"Professor, I wonder what you think about the situation in China in the future?"

Cheng Nuo fiddled with the pen up and down, and said with a smile: "How else can I look at it, I'm just a small person, I can only stand and watch." ”

"No, sir, if you say so, all of China is a small people, including me." Xiao Liuzi, who was sitting on the chair, couldn't hold his temper, walked to the door and looked around, then retreated in and closed the door, and sat down in front of Cheng Nuo with a chair: "I think I want to say, who do you think will have the final say in the future of our country." ”

Cheng Nuo suddenly stopped the pen in his hand and looked directly at the other party: "Do you want to ask, can Ling Zun take the helm of our big ship?" ”

Under the strong pressure, Xiao Liu Zi staggered his gaze: "In my opinion, the reason why the country is so turbulent is because there are too many warlords in charge of the army, and a strong iron-fisted person is needed to calm the scene, there are fewer riots, the country is stable, and people like you have the opportunity to display their talents." ”

Cheng Nuo twisted the pen in his hand: "It is not unreasonable, the country is peaceful, and some unnecessary troubles will naturally be much less, whether it is education or industry, a peaceful and stable environment is needed." ”

Xiao Liuzi felt that the other party seemed to be very interested, and continued to add: "Yes, I think my father ......"

In a hurry, Xiao Liuzi accidentally slipped his mouth, secretly glanced at Cheng Nuo, and after making sure that there was no abnormality, he hurriedly said: "Among the many warlords, I am only familiar with my father, so now take my father as an example, professor, don't misunderstand." ”

Looking at the other party's appearance of wanting to cover up, Cheng Nuo almost couldn't help but want to laugh: "Don't worry, I understand the reason, you can continue to talk about it." ”

After receiving encouragement, Xiao Liuzi said with great interest: "Take the industry you are engaged in now as an example, in addition to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places, the northern region is Tianjin and the northeast, and the south is not within the sphere of influence of our people, and nothing can really be done." ”

Cheng Nuo seemed to smile: "What about the north?" I just happen to have some business in Tianjin, and I don't have to be angry with my own people in the concession, and the future is good if it develops slowly. ”

The opponent is like a basketball spinning in the basket, dripping and spinning just refuses to score, and there is even the possibility of hitting the rebound and falling down at the moment.

Xiao Liuzi said anxiously: "Tianjin is not very good, although the concession is good, but it is not the territory of our people, to put it mildly, if one day the foreigners take a fancy and bully us, it is not as good as the southern place, and our people are also unable to exert their strength." ”

Cheng Nuo seemed to agree: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed the case. ”

Xiao Liuzi clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed the palm of his left hand: "Professor, think about it, the Northeast is rich in mineral resources, convenient transportation, there are railways to have railways, ports to have ports, and the most important thing is that there is no lack of industrial base in the local area, which means that if there is a new industry to join, it can take root when it lands!" ”

Cheng Nuo took off the cap of the pen and wrote and drew on the paper: "But the Northeast is also chaotic at the moment, basically there is no one in charge, and it is not necessarily better than other places." ”

Xiao Liuzi blurted out: "Soon, my father will be able to unify the northeastern provinces soon." ”

Cheng Nuo raised his head and deliberately showed surprise: "Is it so fast?" ”

Xiao Liuzi regretted it a little as soon as he finished speaking, but since it was irretrievable, he simply admitted directly: "I might as well tell you that although my father is only a patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces now, and there seems to be the constraint of Meng Enyuan, the overseer of Jilin, it won't take a year, or even half a year, to be blasted out of the three eastern provinces." ”

Cheng Nuo frowned lightly: "So confident? ”

The corners of Xiao Liuzi's mouth rose: "Of course, if we changed to the past, our Fengjun may not have this strength, but now it is not as good as before, and the arms have been greatly replenished." ”

Cheng Nuo re-ambushed the case: "It's Duan Qirui's batch of arms before, right?" I didn't expect it to be in your hands. ”

Xiao Liuzi's pupils tightened quickly after hearing this, and he stupidly pressed the armrest of the chair and tried to stand up, but he couldn't stand up after a few consecutive strokes, and said with a little trepidation: "This ...... Professor Cheng, do you know about this? ”

Historically, the relationship between Northeast Zhang and Duan Qirui is still good, not because the two have a good personal relationship, but because their right-hand man is friends with each other.

Duan Qirui's right-hand man is Xu Shuzheng, and Northeast Zhang's chief of staff is Yang Yuting, both graduated from the Tokyo Army Non-commissioned Officer School in Japan at the same time, and the relationship between the two was very good when they entered the school.

Thanks to this relationship, Dongbei Zhang also indirectly reaped practical benefits from Duan Qirui, who was supported by Japan.

Especially last year, Japan's Terauchi cabinet decided to prudently subsidize Duan Qirui, but earlier, a lot of material assistance had been concentrated on Duan Qirui through semi-official and commercial channels.

Part of this aid is weapons worth 17 million yen, which were shipped in February this year and sold to the Beiyang government to fulfill an agreement between China and Japan.

This agreement was signed between China's belligerent countries and Japan's Taiping Company in December last year, and in accordance with the suggestion of the then Japanese Minister of War Terauchi, the Japan Arms Export Corporation was joined in this agreement to give the Beiyang Government a certain amount of weapons and equipment.

These weapons were ostensibly for our participation in the war in Europe, because our country had declared war on Germany on August 14, 1917, and had the responsibility and obligation to participate in the war.

In fact, when these weapons were transported to Qinhuangdao by boat, they were all taken by a detachment of Zhang's in the northeast, and transported to Mukden in accordance with an agreement between Zhang and Duan.

With the replenishment of these weapons, the strength of the Feng army was greatly replenished.

As for why Duan Qirui was willing to be robbed, in fact, the reason is very simple, the current Beiyang government is not surnamed Duan, and it is obvious that it is stupid to hand over these things to his opponent, it is better to take out the information and return the favor, so as to make a comeback in the future.

It's just that the public doesn't know about this matter at the moment, so it's no wonder that Xiao Liuzi is so out of shape.

Cheng Nuo probed slightly, looked at the other party and said: "You don't have to be so nervous, since Ling Zun has chosen to do this, he is naturally fully prepared, even if it is made public, I believe he can deal with it properly." ”

Xiao Liuzi took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I hope I'm too worried, but my father once said that these weapons are intended to be used to equip an expeditionary force in order to help unify the country, and not for personal power and profit." ”

Cheng Nuo dipped it in ink and was noncommittal: "The unification of the whole country and the struggle for power and profit are not completely conflicting, and even from a certain point of view, the two complement each other, but the matter has come to this point, Xiao Liuzi might as well open the skylight and say something bright." ”

"This ......" Xiao Liuzi struggled for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay, Professor Cheng, I will also say it directly, this is more comfortable, in fact, I am representing my father, I want to invite you to go to the Northeast to develop industry, and by the way, guide our military factory." ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head and continued to write: "It's only half of what happened, what about the rest?" ”

"The rest...... Hey, Professor Cheng, nothing can escape your eyes. Xiao Liuzi sighed and collapsed on the chair: "More importantly, we want to buy some arms through you. ”

The pen in Cheng Nuo's hand paused for a moment: "Through me?" I'm just a literati, and in the end, I'm a businessman, and I'm not involved in the arms business. ”

Xiao Liuzi couldn't sit still, so he got up and pleaded directly: "Professor, if my little Liuzi doesn't do his homework, how dare he come to the door easily?" At this point, I will tell you the bottom line directly, and among the international students we recruited from Europe, there happen to be a few interns in the Krupp factory in Germany, and we know that you have a close relationship with them. ”

"You're investigating me!?" Cheng Nuo was very angry in an instant, the green tendons on his neck flared up, and the strength of his hands was unconsciously greater, causing the tip of the fountain pen to ooze more ink, rendering a weird ink flower: "Just what you do, how can I help you?" ”

Overly nervous, Xiao Liuzi's head oozed dense sweat, and he hurriedly explained: "Professor, we really didn't mean to investigate you, it's just that your prestige is too big, that international student admires you very much, if he doesn't often talk about you, we don't know about this matter at all." ”

Cheng Nuo behaved suspiciously: "Really? ”

Xiao Liuzi didn't care about wiping his sweat, and hurriedly explained: "It's true, although the little devil's weapons can be used, but they are also improvised, plus the weapons we already have, there are all kinds of weapons in the army, and there are several kinds of rifle calibers, namely 7.9mm, 6.8mm and 6.5mm, and there is no standard at all." ”

Cheng Nuo's tone gradually calmed down: "So it's true that you asked me to build an arsenal, and it's also true that you asked me to buy Krupp munitions?" ”

Xiao Liuzi nodded like garlic: "Yes, yes, I want to ask you to help us standardize the design, manufacturing and testing of the arsenal, and it is best to promote the overall upgrade of ammunition technology." ”

Cheng Nuo immediately heard it in a trance, and said in his heart, you really dare to think about it, don't say whether you have the technology in this area, you can do it, and when the time comes, the military foundation laid for you, like the planes you bought in history, will you throw a lot of money to the Japanese, and you can't get along with yourself.

"I think I get your thoughts." Cheng Nuo did not refute in a hurry, and deliberately diverted the topic: "It is common for weapons to be lost, confiscated, damaged, etc., and I think it is better to 'make than buy' in this regard." ”

(End of chapter)