Today’s meal theme is French cuisine.

　　 Henna probed for news that Sir Francois paid a lot of money yesterday to hire Mr. Pierre, the chef of the most famous French restaurant in Bridgetown, to visit the farm.

　　 This morning, Carmen again inquired from Governor Carlisle that this Mr. Pierre was from the Alsace region.

　　 This point reveals a lot of information.

　　French cuisine varies greatly depending on the region.

Among them, the Alsace-Lorraine region is close to the Champagne region. It is influenced by the food culture of Amani. The side dishes are biased towards the German food style. They make good use of pork and rarely seafood. Compared with other regions, French cuisine is better than beef and all kinds of seafood. Traditions are very different.

　　 This is also in line with the common problem of all sailors in the world. Once they leave the ship, they hate seafood.

　　The French cuisine in the Champagne region is naturally suitable for Champagne. It is precisely because of the chef's factors that Lorraine chose Pinot Noir as his door-to-door gift.

　　 He didn't intend to please Nelson. He was just being banished. It is always the guest's duty to have the appropriate heart and soul, so that the host of the banquet can be psychologically satisfied.

　　 After the greetings, the two men took their female companions into the side hall and sat comfortably around a fireplace that might never have been lit.

　　 The servant at home quickly brought a light red liqueur and a small dish of olives, Miss Francois whispered in Nelson's ear, and Nelson nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Drake, this is a liqueur produced by the farm. It uses brandy as the base wine, brewed with cherries, pine nuts, a local vanilla called Abaku, several spices, buttercup flowers and fresh cream. Leak away impurities, and finally add cane sugar to the estate." He raised his glass and said to Lorraine, "Taste it."

　　 Lorraine took a sip, the thick wine syrup slipped down my throat, and it was sweet and aromatic, but it had only a very shallow wine taste, which made the mouth full and the aftertaste was long.

　　 "Perfect taste, lieutenant colonel, I know for the first time that you can also taste the world's first-class wine when you dine with the Puritans."

　　 "This is thanks to you."

　　 The two looked at each other and smiled. Lorraine put down his wine glass and cocked his legs: "Lieutenant Colonel, I didn't leave an address when delivering the letter. I was very curious about your troublesome efforts to find me."

　　 "Just a simple expression of gratitude." Nelson looked at Lorraine. "You have sent me an important message. Poor Uncle Morris has passed away unfortunately."

　　 "Morris...uncle?"

　　 "Uncle Odilan's brother, my guide in the navy, Uncle Maurice Shaklin. He has always taken care of me. Without his help, I would not be where I am today."

　　 "Sorrow and change." Lorraine raised his eyebrows, "Mr. Shacklein asked me to bring this news to you, not through the post office... I think he wants you to be prepared and find a way out."

"You are right." Nelson sighed regretfully. "Uncle Morris is the mainstay of the family in the Navy. His death has a great impact on Shacklein and Nelson. I now have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, but fortunately, I got it ahead of time. Thanks to Sir Peter Parker’s appreciation, God is still blessing us."

　　 "Sir Peter Parker? Admiral of the New World Fleet?"

"So you have heard of him." Nelson was a little excited. "Do you know? I originally served in the Bermuda Continental Squadron with Lowestoft, but I was just the second mate on the ship and didn't get any chance of performance. But this year, time has come around."

　　 "A major general with the same surname as you was transferred from the Channel Fleet to the New World Fleet. Sir Parker entrusted him with the Bermuda Naval Base and made him the admiral of the Continental Squadron."

"There was an extra Tier 3 ship, and the Continental Squadron suddenly became overpowered. The Lowestoft was transferred back to Kingston. This was why I was able to be discovered by Sir Parker's eyes, transferred to the flagship, and quickly transferred. To the Badger, became a captain."

　　 Lorraine sounded weird: "You said that a major general with the same surname as me became the admiral of the Continental Squadron? His car is a third-tier ship?"

　　 "Do you know that gentleman?"

　　 "Is he called Shaq Drake, his flagship...Is it HMS Lion?"

　　 Now even Nelson has a ridiculous feeling: "It seems that you really know Admiral Drake."

　　 "It's more than just knowing..." Lorraine raised his glass, and covered the expression on his face with the gesture of drinking, "He is my good brother."

　　 "Are you... brothers?"

　　 "Same father, half mother." Lorraine had returned to normal and smiled again. "So, he is now responsible for blocking the North American continent?"

　　 "From Baltimore to Boston, the entire North American coast is under his control."

　　 "It's really a high-ranking authority, and it's a steady progress..."

　　 The topic suddenly fell into a stalemate. Lorraine tried to digest the important information from the accident, but Nelson didn't know what was going on.

　　 Fortunately, Lorraine brought Carmen.

　　The clever staff immediately took over the lead of the conversation, and unobtrusively provoked Miss François to talk about fashion.

　　 The two ladies were chatting happily. Nelson couldn't get in for a while, and ignored Lorraine's weirdness, and just waited for the restaurant to open.

　　 Almost an hour later, the servant walked in and invited everyone to the table. Lorraine and Nelson exchanged greetings before they entered the dining room side by side.

　　 Four people sit down, and the servants serve food.

　　 Alsace’s French food is indeed unique, the frozen appetizer starter is the classic orange French foie gras.

　　 The slightly charred foie gras has the aroma of pepper brandy, mixed with orange juice and olive oil, and is sweet and sour. It not only inherits the taste of the previous sweet liqueur, but also makes you appetite. The index finger moves.

　　 Soup is an authentic French seafood soup. The lobster shell is ground into fine powder that is difficult to see with the naked eye. It is mixed with cream and vegetable puree, and it has a rich fragrance.

　　The hot appetizer is the baked snails with cheese. The cultivated Roman snails are cooked with garlic and butter. They are tender and delicious, and melt in the mouth.

　　 fish is basil salmon puree.

　　 Sailors don’t like to eat fish on land, so the chef uses salmon mud to make cakes. While maintaining the tradition of French cuisine, it also caters to the needs of the diners to the maximum.

　　 After eating salmon, the hearty starter ends.

　　 Lorraine's dining cloth wiped the corners of his mouth gently, and thanked the chef for coming to say hello, and also gave a golden pound as a reward for this delicious meal.

　　 The chef retires, and the dinner comes.

　　 The fifth course is German sauerkraut with sausages, which is very characteristic of Alsace, and is supplemented by high-quality red wine from Lafite Estate. The meat is rich and the cheeks are fragrant.

　　The hot plate is chicken stewed in red wine, which further enhances the meatiness of the whole dinner and satisfies Lorraine’s appetite.

　　 After the hot plate, the dishes became lighter, the red wine was removed and replaced with Pinot Noir champagne brought by Lorraine, accompanied by crispy frozen shrimp chips, which immediately clarified the mouth and activated the taste buds.

　　 Xuepa came up.

　　Fresh Barbados native mango is frozen until it freezes, grinds the ink into sand, and is served on the table at the semi-melted back end. The taste is similar to the ice cream of later generations, but without the smoothness of milk, only the sweet aroma of the fruit.

After 　　 sorbet is a specialty of Alsace, hops and chicory are mixed into a vegetable salad, giving diners plenty of time to communicate, talk and laugh, digest food, and quench their thirst.

　　 The chef came to the restaurant again to greet the diners. This time Carmen gave a tip, which is still a golden pound. The guests and the host had a great time, and it was the end.

　　The dishes at the end are much simpler. The vegetables are the famous French dish strawberry cucumber, fragrant, sweet and crisp, ready for the next appearance of French cheese.

　　 Cheese is dessert, followed by salty.

The stick-style bread is cut into small pieces, fitted with bacon, cheese, and butter is today's staple food. Finally, it is finished with a cream round cake produced in Alsace, so that raisins, red currants and almonds will be remembered throughout the night. The taste is sweet and satisfying.

　　 Satiated with wine and rice, chatting late at night.

　　 Lorraine looked at the sky and decided to leave. Nelson sent him out and suddenly stopped him before boarding the carriage.

　　 "Mr. Drake."

　　 Lorraine turned around for a moment, and suddenly smiled clearly: "It seems that you still need it again, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel."

　　 Nelson looked cramped.

　　 "Mr. Drake, Uncle Odilan praised you in his letter, saying that you are brave, wise, skilled and trustworthy."

　　 "He passed the prize."

　　 "I don't think he is too much." Nelson looked at Lorraine, his pale blue eyes gleaming faintly in the night, "I said before, I was appreciated by Sir Parker."

　　 "Yes, you mentioned it."

　　 "But Uncle Morse went to heaven after all. Even for the benefit of the family, I must have merit."

　　 Lorraine smiled faintly: "You are an excellent soldier. It is your duty to seize the merits."

Nelson was unmoved, and said solemnly: "I'm patrolling the mosquito coast, and I have eliminated two pirates. With the help of Sir Parker, this kind of feat is enough to help me promote, not only to be promoted to colonel, but also to change a ship. , A warship that has more combat effectiveness and can carry more sailors, such as... a cruiser."

　　 "Then I should congratulate you in advance." Lorraine shrugged, "It's a pity that I still didn't hear it. What do you need me for, sir."

　　 "The colonel was promoted to major general!" Nelson said firmly, "This step is not easy, I need to take a risk, but as far as I know, the governors of West India are mostly content with the status quo, it is difficult to provide me with a helping arm."

"what do you mean……"

　　 "If! I mean if ~lightnovelpub.net~Nelson took a deep breath, "When I need help, can I ask you for help?" "

　　 "Mercenary?"

"I know that you are a privateer, and Governor Carlisle is not the only beautiful lady around you." Nelson nodded to Carmen. "I remember that the privateer had the obligation to assist the navy in battle, but I don't want to restrain you with obligations now."

　　 "But you don't rule out using obligations to restrain me, right?"

"Yes."

　　 Nelson's posture was full of aggressiveness. Lorraine saw that there was no possibility of avoiding the problem, so he simply closed his eyes and began to think about the benefits and losses of this invitation.

　　 It is impossible for him to work for Nelson unconditionally.

　　Even if privateer merchants have the obligation to assist the navy, only the few lieutenant admirals of each fleet are eligible to issue a summoning order.

　　 As for Nelson... He is far from qualified now.

　　Since Nelson can't threaten himself, then in this matter, is it to help or not to help?

　　 After a long time, Lorraine opened his eyes: "I want to establish a chamber of commerce in the Caribbean. This requires the approval of Sir Peter Parker and the help of a young man who is familiar with all aspects and is proficient in finance and scheduling."

　　 "I will be waiting for you in Port Royal in Kingston in half a month. Everything you want will be satisfied there."

　　 "I seem to start to like you." Lorraine stretched out his hand happily, "Congratulations, I succeeded in getting a trustworthy ally."

　　 "That's why I picked you, Mr. Lorraine Drake." Nelson shook Lorraine's hand firmly and said softly, "I hope... we can cooperate happily."