"Brother!"

When the tiger girl saw Lin Haoran appear, her eyebrows were raised lightly, her eyes were shining, and her whole face was red. She was happy to meet her brother, happy to have cooked for her, and even happier to be able to eat big chicken thighs right away.

"Do you still know to come back? I thought you couldn't get enough of it! Lin Haoran's gaze immediately fell on this wild girl, and she couldn't help complaining.

This girl just went to Lianzhou City to attend the birthday banquet, but she disappeared for nearly ten days. If you don't know anything about her temperament, I'm afraid you have to worry about whether she has been trafficked and send her subordinates to find someone.

"Brother, shouldn't you say that I'm 'happy to think of my brother'?" Tiger Girl's fleshy face still looked proud, and she glanced at him with her eyes to correct it.

She liked the way her brother looked angry, which proved that he was also missing her, and his heart became sweet.

"Tiger girl, are you deliberately looking for a fight?" Lin Haoran put the plate of braised chicken in his hand on the table, glanced back at the little girl who had learned to tease, and then arched his hand towards the old man with extraordinary bearing: "In Xia Lin Ruoyu, I have seen this old gentleman!" ”

Since he returned to Leizhou Mansion as the prefect, especially when he made a bloody storm in Leizhou Mansion, even if a wild dog bumped into him, he had to close his eyes.

He was accustomed to all kinds of awe-inspiring eyes, and he was very curious in the face of a kind of unbridled scrutiny. As long as the other party is not a fool, he must have something to rely on, and this old man with extraordinary bearing must belong to the latter.

When Lin Haoran came in, Wang Fang kept observing his every move.

Before he met Lin Haoran, his judgment of Lin Wenkui, who was a young man on the road to the imperial examination and who had just entered the officialdom and looked sharp, was: full of sharpness.

This judgment is well-founded, not to mention the "Talking about the Past and the Present" that was set up in the capital, and in Leizhou Mansion, it is even more important to eliminate bullies, eliminate evil gentry, and crack down on corrupt officials, this is undoubtedly a young man who is at ease.

It was only when I really saw Lin Haoran himself that I found that this young man was delicate, exuding a faint bookish anger, and his eyes also gave people a sense of gentleness, more like a "humble gentleman".

In particular, Lin Haoran personally brought in a plate of dishes, and he doted on his sister even more, and was also polite to him as a stranger, and there was no "sharpness" on him, more of a "modesty".

"Lin Futai is polite, old man Wang Yinyan!" Wang Fang's impression of Lin Haoran quietly changed, and he returned the salute with a smile.

"Wang Yinyan?"

Lin Haoran's brows frowned slightly, feeling that this name was somewhat familiar. It's just that his brain searched, but he couldn't match any acquaintance, and the only thing that was certain was that he had never met this old man.

"Brother, this chicken is so fragrant!" The tiger girl's little nose sucked hard, swallowed saliva and said.

Lin Haoran turned her head to look at the tiger girl's gaze was attracted by the plate of chicken like a magnet, and couldn't help but smile, a little helpless, but also a little happy, that is, a little proudly said: "Of course it's fragrant!" If there were a rating standard, your brother would be a five-star chef by now! ”

After learning that this girl was back, he also cooked it himself and concocted this plate of braised chicken. For this dish that cost half an hour, he felt a sense of pride in his heart, and he was even more confident in his cooking skills.

Hey?

Wang Fang's eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked at Lin Haoran again. Although there have been speculations before, but now that it has been confirmed, it is still slightly surprising that the prefect will cook it himself, which is really an interesting anecdote.

"Brother, it's delicious when you smell it, you can be a six-star chef!" The tiger girl's nose sucked the bubbling aroma again, then raised her cute face and said in approval, then turned her head to Lin Yuanbao and said, "Yuanbao, you serve the food quickly, bring me the dishes and chopsticks!" ”

Lin Yuanbao is a righteous eldest lady to this aunt, so she is naturally obedient. It is to let the next person quickly bring the dishes to start this sumptuous dinner.

Lin Haoran was about to preach, but Wang Fang spoke to the tiger girl first: "Zhou Yi Youyun: Ninety-five, the flying dragon is in the sky, and it is good to see the adult!" Therefore, the five-star can be respected, and the six-star loses its majesty. ”

It's just that after saying that, he said to Lin Haoran seriously: "Lin Futai, although this 'five' is used mysteriously, it is easy to commit taboos, please be careful." ”

This has been said since ancient times, "nine kings supreme", "nine" and "five" symbolize imperial power. In the same way, many later generations often rated "five" or "nine" at the highest level.

Lin Haoran was not stunned, knowing that this was a well-intentioned reminder, after all, it is not a trivial matter to commit taboos in this era, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, this is my gaffe!" But this is also a joke, how can I set the standard of a cook! ”

"Lin Futai has a bright future, it may be out of reach for others, but it is not impossible for you!" Wang Fu praised him, and then asked: "The old man is a little curious, this chef seems to be not much different, they all do a good job, each has its own characteristics, how should this judge the star rating?" ”

A person's status often determines his speech and vision, especially in this era of relatively closed information.

Lin Haoran saw that he talked extraordinary, and he was even more sure that he was a person with identity and knowledge, so he said eloquently: "First of all, test his use of cooking techniques such as frying, stir-frying, cooking, and frying to see if he can make dishes with corresponding complex processes, which can be a junior chef; Then look at the quality of the raw materials of his dishes, the level of food preparation skills and the integration of tastes, which can be an intermediate chef; Finally, it is necessary to examine whether he has the right ability to innovate in dishes in order to become a senior chef. ”

"Cuisine innovation?" Wang Fang's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Lin Haoran seriously.

Lin Haoran nodded affirmatively: "Not bad!" A top chef must not only skillfully make a variety of dishes and make the dishes to the extreme, but also push through the old to bring forth the new, so as to promote the development of the food industry! ”

In essence, both of them have the meaning of peeping. When Lin Haoran released this statement, Wang Fang was also secretly shocked, and found that this young man was more political than he imagined.

"It's good to be innovative, but it's also bad!" Wang Fang's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he pretended to sigh and probe tentatively: "If the monarch of the three generations always abides by the law of Yu Tang Wenwu, he will not decline; Xiao He Fadu, the Han Dynasty changed and declined; Therefore, the way of the world, the law of the ancestors is immutable! If you are pushing through the old and bringing forth the new, it is very likely that the country will be in danger! ”

Following the previous dynasties, with the emergence of various shortcomings in the Ming Dynasty, the voice of reform is endless. Some people talk about the evils, some people accuse the military and the guards of corruption, some people propose to reduce the rice of the clan, some people propose to reopen the sea ban, and so on.

It is also the case that there are reformists and old-fashioned factions in the current imperial court, and the old-fashioned faction prevails. Like Yan Song, who has been criticized by others, is that he does nothing and turns a blind eye to all kinds of "ancestral law drawbacks", which is a typical conservative school.

It is very unfortunate that Wang Fu saw all kinds of shortcomings in the court situation, but he was anxious and wanted to change the current situation, but he was a reformer. In the same way, he very much hoped that his fellow Xu Jie, who could replace Yan Song, so as to carry out drastic reforms to the ill Ming Dynasty.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he found that this old man's thoughts jumped too much, obviously chatting with him about eating and drinking, but the next second he jumped to politics.

When it comes to politics, he is cautious, especially in times like this. Li Mo, the former secretary of the Ministry of Officials, is a good example, because "the Han Dynasty conquered the Western Regions and wasted the sea, and Tang Xian restored Huai Cai and did not end his career" and was imprisoned, so he died in prison.

Lin Haoran still saw that this old man was elegant, so he said carefully: "Yu Tang's law of literature and martial arts and Xiao He's law have been abolished in this dynasty!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Fang's brows furrowed slightly. Because this argument is not new, it also seems that Lin Haoran has no opinions, which makes him feel disappointed.

Lin Haoran's words were sharp: "But it's not that Yu Tang's law of Wenwu and Xiao He's law are not good, it's just that they do belong to the old law, and the wise Taizu created our new law in the previous dynasties." I don't think the old and the new need to be completely opposed, and the old can't be killed by a handful, but replaced by a better new law, which is the general trend. Like the loom of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not bad, the loom is to make the entire Ming ordinary people live a good life of cotton cloth, but now the loom of Leizhou cloth has been innovated, and the efficiency of the loom is several times higher than the previous loom, which is the general trend to replace the old. ”

"The old and the new are not opposed, this kind of saying, the old man has never heard of it!" Wang Fu stroked his beard and looked at Lin Haoran, and then asked seriously: "There is a problem with your statement, this open sea and the forbidden sea are always opposites, right?" ”

"Definitely!" Lin Haoran shook his head and said with a smile: "The forbidden sea is a new thing formed under the disadvantages of opening the sea, and opening the sea can effectively solve the drawbacks. Now the ban faction is against the original opening of the sea, but not necessarily against the new opening of the sea, I believe that many of the ban faction will change their camp. ”

Wang Fang shook his head at first, he didn't think it would be so simple, but suddenly he denied himself. Because his heart was also shaking, especially after seeing the changes in Leizhou City, he was no longer so strong about Kaihai.

In other words, he has never objected to opening the sea here in Leizhou Mansion. And now, he has even changed from "no opposition" to "support", and hopes that Leizhou Mansion can open the sea successfully.

Lin Haoran continued to talk eloquently: "If a country really wants to become rich and strong and become a prosperous era in the history books, it is impossible to change it by relying on the implementation of a few laws. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than encountering problems one by one, and we strive to solve them one by one with new things, rather than blindly erasing the old things, or even starting a situation where the old and the new are opposed. For example, if there is a shortage of food, we do not have to reject the old water conservancy system, but we can try to find more productive agricultural products; The combat effectiveness of our coastal guards is low, and we do not have to blame the military cantonment system, but we can try to improve their physical quality or ordnance, so as to solve the problem of Japanese troubles; For example, the Franc machine weighing a thousand pounds is not conducive to field warfare, but we can improve it to gain an advantage in field warfare! This is the road to a strong country, not a drastic new deal, let alone a blind erasure of the old. ”

The reason for such a long exposition is also related to the books he recently read through, and he found an interesting thing: any change in the late dynasty hastened the destruction of the dynasty.

For example, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the prime minister was anxious to save the dynasty, carried out "reform of the old policy", implemented measures to change the law in line with Han culture, and reduced the burden on the people economically, and the general direction was undoubtedly correct.

However, the most direct result of the dredging of the Yellow River was that thousands of migrant workers erected anti-Yuan banners on the construction site, thus exacerbating the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty.

But the prime minister can't be blamed for his incompetence, but the Yuan Dynasty accumulated all the shortcomings one by one and left the matter to the next emperor. The early and middle periods could not be solved, but he could only be exhausted in the later period, and he wanted to wipe out all the shortcomings, and as a result, even the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty was cut off.

In the end, every dynasty can often only embark on the road of "tearing down and starting over". Instead of thinking about creating a newer system to replace the old system with its shortcomings.

Now the Jiajing Dynasty has been accumulating disadvantages for a long time, and if you want the truth to be rich and strong, you must embark on the road of "pushing through the old and bringing forth the new". It needs to be replaced with something better, not simply erased the old.

"Ruoyu, your statement is too ideal, just the idea of this Buddha machine, I thought it was already whimsical!" Wang Fu shook his head with a smile.

Lin Haoran listened to him call himself directly, and his eyes couldn't help flashing a different color, although this revealed kindness, but he was the prefect of Leizhou, the most promising official in the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that he didn't care, and he felt that this person's identity was extraordinary, so he glanced at the girl Tiger Girl, but found that the girl had already eaten it with a big chicken leg with relish.

Now that the meals are on the table, they are all rare delicacies that make people appetize.

Lin Haoran first invited Wang Fan to dine together, and then met Wang Fang's gaze and said confidently: "What if someone has already solved it?" ”

"Already solved? Is this true? Wang Fang's eyes widened, and he immediately asked in shock.

"If Mr. Wang is free, I can take you to Jinzhou Island the day after tomorrow!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Isn't that the territory of the Blue Flags?" Wang Fang asked even more shockedly.

"Soon it won't be!" Lin Haoran shook his head and looked at him very confidently.

Wang Fu looked at Lin Haoran deeply, slowly digested the news that shocked him, and picked up a piece of braised chicken. Just a few chews to light up his eyes, this fresh dish is so delicious.

The old and the new are not aligned, and it is the inevitability of history that the new thing replaces the old with the new.