In a workshop in Shuozhou City, hundreds of large pots lined up in an orderly row. In front of each pot, a strong man held a large shovel like a shovel, quickly flipped the flour in the pot. When the flour was frying until it was browned, he then served it out and put it aside to cool. Then a special person put the fried noodles in the prepared bamboo tube for easy carrying.

"Mr. I have someone calculated that the cost of serving fried noodles with cloth bags is too high. You must use fine cloth. In contrast, the cost of using bamboo tubes is much lower. In addition, the cost of using flour alone is also too high. Therefore, the subordinates added bean flour, sweet potato flour, etc., and then mixed it to make fried noodles. The taste was better than before. The soldiers on the front line also liked the current fried noodles more!" Xu Jingzong introduced the fried noodles workshop to Li Xiu while walking.

Since the fried noodles were delivered to the front line, they soon became popular with the soldiers. The main reason is that the fried noodles taste much stronger than the noodles and are easier to digest. Although eating too much of these two dry foods will cause heat, the fried noodles are easier to digest. Unlike eating too much noodles, the stomach is uncomfortable to feel uncomfortable, and when adding pickles or bacon into the fried noodles, it will become more delicious.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that the demand for fried noodles on the front line has increased greatly. Li Xiu asked Xu Jingzong to build such a fried noodles workshop, which specializes in making fried noodles. Xu Jingzong also made some improvements to fried noodles, which has reduced the cost of fried noodles a lot, which is more conducive to the promotion of fried noodles.

"It's okay to use other mixed noodles, but the proportion of flour must not be less than 60%, otherwise I'll ask you!" Li Xiu pointed it after hearing this, but in the end he still warned Xu Jingzong that reducing costs is a good thing, but there are no restrictions. For example, if you use too much sweet potato flour, the fried noodles will not be hungry, making it impossible for the soldiers to replenish their energy. This is not a small problem.

"Don't worry, the prince consort. The subordinate has sent a dedicated person to supervise the proportion of various flours. There will never be any problems!" Xu Jingzong also replied respectfully at this time. Although he is usually slick, he dare not be careless in such major matters. After all, if there is any omission, no one can save him.

After Li Xiu walked around the fried noodles workshop and found no problems, he nodded with satisfaction and then went to inspect some other warehouses. Now the front-line army has entered the grassland, and Shuozhou has become the logistics base of the three armies. Therefore, the task is very heavy. Li Xiu is not only responsible for distributing materials to the grassland, but also urges the provincial government in the rear to transport the materials, which also makes him inevitably dealing with some officials in the rear.

The biggest problem when Shuozhou's materials are delivered to the grassland is safety. In contrast, the rear prefectures are facing too many problems. After all, these materials need to be raised by the prefectures in various places, which is equivalent to sucking the blood of these prefectures, so some people must be dissatisfied.

If an ordinary official was in charge of logistics, it would be difficult to subdue these officials in the rear. This is also the reason why Li Shimin asked Li Xiu to supervise logistics himself. After all, with him in charge, even if the officials in the rear were dissatisfied, they would not dare to delay the transportation of materials.

It is precisely because of this that Shuozhou City has now become a huge material transfer station. The source of material resources in the rear is constantly transported in, and then divided into three routes to the front line. Every day, there are endless convoys of people entering and leaving Shuozhou. Although it is very crowded, it is also very smooth. Of course, it is not the credit of Li Xiu alone. What he should thank most is Cen Wenben and Xu Jingzong. If it were not for their assistance, the entire Shuozhou would have been in chaos long ago.

After inspecting the logistics, Li Xiu went to four cities to ask the generals guarding Shuozhou. In order to ensure the safety of Shuozhou, there were also heavy troops stationed here and spies were released to inquire about the news of dozens of miles. If Turks approached, they would definitely learn about it in advance and be prepared.

After Li Xiu asked about the city defense, the routine affairs for the day ended. It was already afternoon. When he returned to the governor's mansion, Yue Chan also hurriedly brought lunch because she knew that Li Xiu must have not eaten yet. In fact, Li Xiu was indeed hungry all the time, mainly because he was raised by Yue Chan and couldn't get used to the food outside.

Just as Li Xiu was eating, he suddenly saw Ma strode in. He was not polite when he saw Li Xiu eating, so he asked Yue Chan to serve a bowl of rice for himself, and then sat opposite Li Xiu and ate. As a result, Yue Chan did not cook enough food. The two of them finally competed for each other, and in the end there was not even a little left in the soup.

"Boy, let me tell you a happy event!" Mr. Ma put the bowl on the table and said loudly with a happy face.

"Happy event? What kind of happiness event?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look at Ma Ye in surprise when he heard this. Although Ma Ye came in name to protect him, he actually mainly used the power of Feinusi to cooperate with Li Jing's army, so he often didn't see anyone.

"Hehe, the Prime Minister has arrived in Dingxiang!" Ma Master smiled proudly at this time. He knew that Li Xiu had always wanted Zhao Deyan to return to the Tang Dynasty safely, so he had been paying attention to this matter for Li Xiu. Now that Zhao Deyan has arrived in Dingxiang, as long as Li Jing takes Dingxiang, Zhao Deyan can safely return to the Tang Dynasty.

"That's great, then when will he come back?" Li Xiu couldn't help but slammed the table excitedly and said, "He sent Zhao Deyan to the grassland at the beginning, and now he welcomed him back safely, it can be said that there is a beginning and an end."

"Don't worry, he went to Dingxiang this time mainly to present Queen Xiao and others to the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, his mission has been completed and he doesn't need to stay by Jie Li's side anymore. So as long as this time is done, he can return to the Tang Dynasty to enjoy his happiness!" Mr. Ma said excitedly again. Zhao Deyan completed the mission excellently, which made them Feinusi benefit from it.

"Empress Xiao and others?" Li Xiu was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he thought that Empress Xiao and others were living in Dingxiang. He said excitedly again, "Although these former Sui royal families have already had very little threat to the Tang Dynasty, it is an excuse for the Turks to go south. Staying in the Turks is indeed a problem. If they can be brought to the Tang Dynasty, it will be a lot of worry. But what he plans to do, will it be in danger?"

"There must be danger. He plans to persuade a Turkic named Kang Sumi to surrender, and then hand Dingxiang and Empress Xiao and others to me to the Tang Dynasty. If this method is not feasible, it doesn't matter. He has contacted your father through Feinusi. At that time, he will cooperate with him inside and outside and take Dingxiang directly!" Ma Ye replied again.

When Li Jing was about to take Dingxiang, Li Xiu also showed an excited expression. Dingxiang plus Xiangcheng, which is Xinzhou of the former Sui Dynasty, also means that the Tang Dynasty has regained a piece of homeland again and can welcome Queen Xiao and others back. It is estimated that after this incident is spread to Chang'an, it will definitely be exciting.

At the same time, Zhao Deyan in Dingxiang City was also implementing his plan. After they arrived in Dingxiang City, Kang Sumi wanted to immediately take Queen Xiao and Yang Zhengdao, and then turn around to catch up with Jie Li's army that retreated north, but Zhao Deyan asked for a day off on the grounds of being unwell. This made Kang Sumi have no choice but to live in Dingxiang City for one more day.

However, in the evening, Zhao Deyan suddenly asked Kang Sumi to come to the mansion to discuss with him. Kang Sumi did not doubt it. He thought that Zhao Deyan wanted to discuss with him about leaving Dingxiang tomorrow, so he rode his horse to Zhao Deyan's temporary residence. When he walked into the living room, he found that a table of wine and food had been prepared in the living room. Zhao Deyan looked at him with a smile, but what made Kang Sumi feel strange was that he could not see that Zhao Deyan was feeling any discomfort?

"Ye Hu, aren't you feeling unwell? Why don't you rest early?" Kang Sumi looked at the wine and food on the table, then looked at Zhao Deyan with a smile on his face, and asked in confusion.

"Haha, General, please sit down, please come here. In fact, I want to discuss with you a major event that concerns the general's wealth and life!" Zhao Deyan smiled slightly at this time and said in a hand gesture to Kang Sumi.

"What does Ye Hu mean?" Kang Sumi felt something was wrong at first, and asked in a more suspicious way when she heard Zhao Deyan's words. She did not sit down as she was. Instead, she held the hilt of the knife with a cautious look on her face and looked around. The intuition she had developed on the battlefield for many years told him that he seemed to be in a huge danger now.

"General, don't be nervous. There are only you and me here. I just want to talk to you about the current situation. No wonder the general is even afraid of me, a scholar who is powerless?" Zhao Deyan spread his hands at this time and said very calmly. However, despite his words, behind the screen and outside the window, more than a dozen of his confidant guards held a powerful crossbow in their hands and pointed at Kang Sumi. After all, he is not a gentleman and there is no need to be responsible for what he says.

Kang Sumi also felt the surroundings were full of crises, so naturally he didn't believe Zhao Deyan's words. However, he also knew that since he fell into the trap of the other party, he might have to let the other party do anything. This made him finally helplessly let go of the hilt, and then sat opposite Zhao Deyan, staring at him like a wolf and questioned: "Zhao Yehu, what do you want to do?"

"General, don't be anxious. It's not too late to drink this glass of wine first!" Zhao Deyan poured a glass of wine for Kang Sumi and smiled, and he also picked up the glass, as if he wanted to have a drink with the other party.

When I was killed by a knife, I was fishing. Kang Sumi had no ability to resist at this time. He even secretly regretted that if he had known this, he would have brought some guards instead of going to the banquet alone. He would not be able to run away if he wanted to.

In desperation, Kang Sumi could only pick up the wine glass and drink it all, then stared at Zhao Deyan and said, "Now Ye Hu can say it!"
Chapter completed!