Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 88 Delicious Dongpo Pork, has Su Dongpo become a chef?

Cao Cao asked the final question and immediately applauded.

"What a great way to castrate a pig! Kill two birds with one stone!"

"Military Advisor, you are indeed a man of extraordinary talent! I never thought that just having a simple meal would yield such a reward."

"Military Advisor, rest assured. After I return, I will vigorously promote this method in the north! I must make pig slaughtering and pork consumption the mainstream within a few years!"

At the end, he made a solemn promise.

Su Chen heard this, but was not satisfied.

He shook his head and expressed his true thoughts.

"Promotion alone is still too slow. It won't work at all. In fact, the method of pig castration has been around for a long time, so why hasn't it been widely promoted?
It is because everyone has such a deep prejudice that now, whether it is the imperial court or the common people, they all look at pork with strange eyes, thinking that this smelly meat is a low-class food that cannot be served on the table.

If you want to change all this, it is useless to expect to promote it door to door. Only someone like the prime minister can take the lead.

It is said that if the superiors like something, the subordinates will like it even more.

If people like the prime minister are proud of eating pork, it will naturally become a trend and quickly stimulate enthusiasm in the north.

Only in this way can we spread this method of pig slaughtering to all parts of the country at the fastest speed."

"Okay, then I'll do as you say, sir. Starting tomorrow, one of my three meals a day must be Dongpo pork!

No matter what, I must promote the custom of eating pork! Within a year, I want all officials in Xuchang, big and small, to be proud of eating pork! I want every pig farmer to know the method of castrating pigs!"

Cao Cao had a serious expression.

When this matter is no longer just about eating, but is highly related to politics.

Cao Cao's attitude towards him naturally changed 180 degrees.

Return to the study.

He reached out and picked up the chopsticks. Without saying anything, he picked up a piece of Dongpo pork and put it into his mouth.

Throughout the whole process, Cao Cao had an expression as if he was ready to die.

But after you actually put the meat in your mouth.

Cao Cao's expression froze again.

Not only did his frown relax, but he also couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations.

"Hey, this meat..."

"How can it taste like this?"

Seeing him like this, Su Chen almost wanted to laugh.
"Since it's a dish, the first priority is to taste good. Prime Minister, did you only pay attention to what Su said about gaining weight, and completely forget that this method of castrating pigs can remove the fishy smell?"

"It's not that I forgot, I just didn't expect that this method could remove the fishy smell so thoroughly."

Cao Cao explained.

While he was talking, his chopsticks kept moving.

He kept stuffing the Dongpo pork into his mouth.

Only at this moment did he realize that the intoxication on Su Chen's face was not a disguise, but was truly from the heart.

He looked up again, and said again with heartfelt emotion.

"Why do we need to force the promotion of this dish? If you don't say it's pork, but say it's dragon meat, people will believe it."

“Is it true that it’s so delicious?”

"I'll try it too. If it doesn't taste good, I'll just remember the past."

Seeing Cao Cao like this, Xu Chu was also intrigued, and he picked up a piece of Dongpo pork and stuffed it into his mouth with doubt.

After a moment, a pair of eyes widened and praised continuously.

"What a great Dongpo pork! The person who invented this method is really a genius! Su Dongpo, the butcher, is really something. He can even make flowers out of pork."

"Cough cough cough..."

However, his words choked Su Chen to death. He looked up at Xu Chu and said with a smile, "What do you call Su Dongpo, butcher?"

"Yes, he knows so much about pork that he even figured out a way to suppress its fishy smell. Isn't he a butcher?"

Xu Chu looked up, his face full of surprise.

Before Su Chen could say anything, Cao Cao beside him spoke first and expressed his own judgment.

"Zhongkang just likes to talk nonsense. A butcher only knows how to kill pigs. He is a rough man. How could he think of studying this method? You say Su Dongpo is a butcher. You are too much of an underestimation of him."

"Mr. Su, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Dongpo should be a famous chef, right? He is also a talented person."

Good guy.

Did Su Dongpo become a cook?

If Su Dongpo knew this in the future, he would be so angry that he would die.

"..."

After hearing this, Su Chen fell silent.

I wanted to explain, but I didn't know where to start. I could only say it with a helpless smile.

"Just think of him as a cook."

Then he spoke, without dwelling too much on the question of whether Su Dongpo was a cook or a butcher.

Instead, he focused on discussing with Cao Cao and others the issue of promoting the method of castrating pigs.

After hearing from Cao Cao that he planned to forcibly promote the method of pig castration.

Su Chen then shook his head and expressed his opposition immediately.

"Forced promotion is still too slow. I think it would be more effective to conduct a pilot program and set an example. What do you think, Prime Minister?"

"Pilot implementation?" Cao Cao was surprised.

Su Chen nodded and said, "Yes, raising pigs is still very costly for ordinary people. Even if there is Dongpo Pork and the Prime Minister is promoting it, the people are actually in a wait-and-see mood. After all, what ordinary people are most worried about is losses, and they are the ones who can least afford to lose money."

Cao Cao seemed to understand something and asked further.

"So... Military Advisor means to take a two-pronged approach?"

"On the one hand, I and others are vigorously promoting Dongpo pork at the top level. On the other hand, it is the pilot program that you mentioned, recruiting a group of people to carry out the breeding work of slaughtering pigs?"

Su Chen said, "Yes, one year later, as Dongpo pork continues to sell well, the price of this kind of pork will inevitably soar, and then we will slaughter these pigs one by one.

Looking at the slaughtered pigs that are much fatter than normal and the huge amount of money coming in.

You don't need to promote it deliberately. People will naturally rush to learn how to castrate pigs, and everything will fall into place naturally. "

Cao Cao listened, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, saying, "What the military advisor said makes sense, so let's do as the military advisor says. Let's first promote pig slaughtering in the area of ​​influence of the Jiangzuo League near Xiangyang. What do you think, sir?"

"Su will do his best and will not fail in his mission."

Su Chen bowed and saluted.

"Good good."

Cao Cao saw this and thought about what he had gained from this trip. He was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "Today, not only did I get the services of a military advisor, but I also got the [Five-toothed Warship] and the [Pig-castrating Method], a strategy to strengthen the country. This is simply a triple blessing. It's a great enlightenment for my life!"

Xu Chu said, "That's right! We must drink! This event is worth having ten jars of Maotai to celebrate!"

"That's no small matter. You can have as much Maotai as you want today, and you won't go home until you are drunk!" Su Chen turned around and gave instructions to Mi Zhen.

Cao Cao said, "Okay! I don't know how much Mr. Su can drink, so I'll take this opportunity to test him."

"No need to test, I'll tell you directly."

“That’s all I can drink.”

Su Chen raised a finger.

"Only one jar?"

Cao Cao was surprised.

After coming back to his senses, he immediately shook his head, obviously not believing the answer, and said.

"Military Advisor, you are too modest. It is impossible that your alcohol tolerance is only one jar."

Su Chen shook his head and said seriously.

"No, you misunderstood. What I meant was that I can keep drinking."

(End of this chapter)