As the chefs come and go like flowers, all kinds of food, wine and water fill all the tables.

As the sun sets, the first open-air seafood stall in Daqin officially opened.

Many people who are not familiar with Chen Xu's style of banquets do not understand this novel way of dinner.

How could a noble minister, a lord of the Left Prince, and a grand stern master, sit in the open air and drink and eat? If this is spread, how could he have a good face?

But only hard-core confidants such as Cao Shen, Han Xin and Hu Kuan knew that this was Chen Xu's usual style, that is, he never cared about the so-called aristocratic face. The more lively, the more relaxed, the more friendly the people, the better.

"Everyone~~"

When the wine and food were served, Chen Xu stood up and raised a citrus wine glass.

The cup is filled with ordinary mulberry wine purchased at a local winery. The color is bright red and the fragrance is light. Although it is not the best wine, the unique aroma has already spread throughout the open space.

"Now the Japanese Marquis inspected Langya, what I saw was a scene that moved and warm. Many things I had to say had been talked about in Xianyang and the southeastern counties, and they were included in the newspapers. I will not explain them to avoid ruining your drinking. What I want to say now is to thank you for your support and cooperation, so that this smooth road plan can be unfolded so quickly. In just a few months, I have achieved great results. Please drink this cup together. Thank you, Mr.!"

"This is what my subordinates should do. How dare you get the marquis thanked me? Everyone, drink a full cup together, please~" Hu Kuan stood up and held the wine glass with both hands and said loudly.

"Mr. Marquis, please~" More than two hundred people stood up and raised their glasses and shouted.

"Please~~"

Everyone raised their heads together, and after a glass of red wine, the atmosphere instantly relaxed. Under Chen Xu's greeting, all the officials and gentry who came to the banquet, who were familiar with each other or unfamiliar with each other, took up their chopsticks and started to feast.

Although these dishes are no longer novel, there are not many opportunities to drink and eat meat with Qinghehou, especially if you still eat in this kind of open air, you may never meet them in your life.

Eating, drinking, discussing and talking, the whole banquet was very lively, and the atmosphere between drinking and drinking was even easier. Many people who did not understand it before gradually felt that the current eating style did have a unique interest, and they were easily attracted by the topics discussed by diners around them and even participated.

Chen Xu, Hu Kuancao, Han Xin, several officials from the office and officials of Langya County sat together, drinking and eating and eating slowly to discuss some problems encountered in the construction of harbors and supporting projects. Chen Xu also proposed some solutions based on his own hearsays in later generations. Soon after, the topic naturally fell on the expedition to North Korea.

Regarding the Korean Peninsula, it can be said that from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it has always been a very strange topic in China.

North Korea is very close and the place is very small. From a geographical point of view, it should be China's territory. However, China, from the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty, even Tibet, a more complex and vast plateau, was unified. There were no many ways to deal with the Korean Peninsula, and the rule of the Central Plains was also ups and downs, and never had much jurisdiction.

The reason is that its unique terrain and climate have prevented all dynasties from conquering it completely.

Conquering North Korea from land is full of difficulties, and the Yalu River and Changbai Mountain are two insurmountable natural obstacles.

Therefore, what Chen Xu has to do now is to re-enact the Incheon landing war with the advantages of the sea ship.

In this wilderness, the tribes on the Korean Peninsula have never seen even huge sea ships like Daqin, let alone muskets and cannons. Most of them still live a primitive tribal life with raw and blood-drinking, and perhaps they will collapse the moment muskets and grenades sound.

Two months of conquering North Korea was Chen Xu's worst plan. In fact, as long as he had a guide familiar with the gathering of local tribes, the so-called three Koreans would soon collapse under the suppression of sharp muskets and sharp bow and arrow weapons of the Qin Dynasty. The basis of North Korea's rule was even behind the Baiyue in Lingnan. It relied on its complex terrain, and its military value was basically negligible. Moreover, Lingnan also has a geographical and climatic factor with a dense wet and hot water network that has the advantage. Compared with residents of the Northeast and Langya coast, North Korea has a very similarity in living habits, but the difference in civilization levels has caused huge differences in military value between the two sides.

However, the so-called "more temples" win, and wars are very uncertain. The wars of the gutter capsized in history have emerged one after another. Guan Erye, who was careless in Jingzhou, lost his head because of this. Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of eating wine and drinking meat, Chen Xu, Cao Shen and Han Xin and others repeatedly discussed the things to pay attention to when sending troops. They used the most fulfilling preparations to defeat the first regular war of the Haishi of the Qin Dynasty and opened up territory for the Qin Dynasty. The Maritime Academy will inevitably receive commendation from the First Emperor, and the participants are one step closer to the opportunity to be appointed as a general.

"Brother Cao, there is not enough manpower in the construction of the harbor recently. You must catch more prisoners of war back!" During the discussion, Hu Kuan ate the sauce clams and gave advice while adding hands.

"Brother Hu, don't worry, there will be no shortage of prisoners of war, but it's useless to find me when you have a shortage of people in the harbor construction. You have to ask the Ministry of Revenue to ask for people, or let the contractor recruit more people..." Cao Shen said in confusion.

"I don't have to worry if the Ministry of Revenue can get people. Last time, the 20,000 Great Yuezhi prisoners were divided into only 1,000 people in our Langya Port. Even if we threw them into the port, we didn't see any one. As for the contractors, they were almost red-eyed. An ordinary man's wages have grown to two kilograms of grain every day, but even such a high wage still cannot recruit people. If the first phase of the port is to be completed as scheduled, at least 20,000 people will be added. Please help and support me!" Hu Kuan raised his glass with his mouth, "You and I have been familiar with each other for several years. After doing this glass of wine, this task will be handed over to you!"

Cao Shen twitched his face and picked up the wine glass, looking at Hu Kuan like constipation, "Brother Hu, the expedition to North Korea was originally an imperial military order, and Gan didn't dare to shirk it. I also planned to send the captured prisoners to the capital to offer prisoners to increase the reputation and prestige of the Daqin Maritime Academy..."

"Brother Cao is not a superficial person. What's the point of offering a group of savages? After the Marquis of Tongwu conquered Lingnan, the emperor did not offer prisoners and went out to welcome him for thirty miles. Marquis of Didao defeated the Great Yuezhi and returned to the capital to offer prisoners and almost caused a life..." Hu Kuan curled his lips.

"This is different!" Cao Shen couldn't laugh or cry.

"What's the difference? I'm reminding Brother Cao to listen to the Marquis' words and not to be too arrogant when doing things in a low-key manner. How can a few Korean savages get into the eyes of His Majesty? If you find a route to the West next year and catch a few Western barbarians back, and then you will go to Xianyang to offer prisoners with great fanfare, Your Majesty will be happy!" Hu Kuan held the wine glass and began to fool him again.

Chen Xu was full of black hair and ate clams and scallops without saying anything. Now he is increasingly finding that Hu Kuan is born to be suitable for the officialdom and has too many intestines.

However, Cao Shen is smart and is of similar breed to Hu Kuan. Naturally, he will not be deceived by Hu Kuan for a few words. However, after thinking about it carefully, he nodded slightly and said, "Brother Hu said something. North Korea is indeed too small. We are not a regular war this time. There is indeed no need to go to Xianyang to offer prisoners. However, even if I get thousands or tens of thousands of prisoners back, Brother Hu still cannot directly intercept it. He needs to go through the Ministry of Revenue..."

"Haha, Brother Cao drinks, as long as you get the person back, you naturally don't have to worry about the rest. You guys say yes, right?" Hu Kuan laughed and clinked the wine glass on Cao Shen's wine glass.

"Director Hu is right. There is a shortage of people at the moment. As long as someone gets it, it is easy to approve the imperial court's memorials. Our table is full of the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, Ministry of Finance, Customs, Academy of Sciences, and Langya County Government. The Marquis was right in front of him, and the Marquis wrote the memorials and approved them in person..." A fifth-rank official in charge of the construction of the harbor dock nodded excitedly.

"Not bad, Dean Cao just takes the arrest of people. We want as much as we want. Five thousand and eight thousand are not too little, and thirty thousand are not too much..."

"That's right, there are too many projects that have been started simultaneously in Langya!"

"What's more, President Cao should cooperate with us in this matter. There is currently a shortage of personnel, so your Maritime Academy will not have to be delayed until three to five years before it can be repaired!"

"Hey, Brother Yuan said it right. My Maritime Academy has not even leveled out yet. It's like a wasteland. The classroom was almost blown over last time..." Cao Shen's eyes lit up in an instant.

"Haha, that's right. Let's make a good idea. Brother Cao arrests people in North Korea. We will quickly submit a memorial to complete the approval documents in advance. We will work together to intercept all the people..."

"Yes, come on, drink and drink, let's make a good decision!"

Cao Shen and Xiao He and a group of Langya officials gathered together instantly and began to discuss how to cheat and leave the prisoners who were about to be captured from North Korea in Langya. They directly left Chen Xu, the left minister and grand magistrate of the Qin Dynasty, and ignored him. Chen Xu couldn't stop hearing this, and finally he held a dark face and went to another table to chat with someone.

Chen Xu even had an illusion that was laughing and noisy. If he changed these people to wear out his clothes and had a different hairstyle, he would definitely be a group of guys who often went to nightclubs and night markets.

The sun sets quickly while eating and drinking, and all the people attending the banquet were drunk. When Chen Xu returned to his table, he found that Cao Shen, Hu Kuan and others had finished discussing the intercepting of prisoners of war, and they were fighting each other for wine. The result of the discussion seemed to satisfy everyone.

Chen Xu was too lazy to ask about this matter.

As the saying goes, the moon is the most important and busiest project node in the entire Tan Road Plan. The lack of people is a reality. Whether Hu Kuan or Cao Shen, they are just gaining some benefits for themselves within the scope of their own authority. They have neither embezzled nor bribed nor endangered national interests. At most, they are a bit opportunistic and wrote a memorial in advance to submit approval documents to the court without knowing it. This is not illegal, and at most it is a bit illegal.

But Chen Xu seems to be able to turn a blind eye to Chen Xu.
Chapter completed!