Li Houji (1869—1942), Han nationality, is from Dawanglou Village, Huashan Town, Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. Graduated from Beiyang armament school. He first served as the Guard Corps of Zhili Governor's Office, and later served as the leader and coordinator of the second town of Beiyang Army, and the seventh coordinator of the fourth town. During the Revolution of 1911, he participated in the attack on Wuhan. Founded in the Republic of China, it was renamed the brigade commander of the seventh brigade of the fourth division. 19 13 entered Shanghai to suppress the "second revolution" and served as commander of Wusong fortress. In the same year, he led the troops into Fujian and served as Fujian garrison ambassador and military protection ambassador. 19 16 took refuge in Anhui department, served as Fujian overseer and governor, and participated in the activities of the overseer corps. 19 18 launched a war of aggression against the south and served as commander-in-chief of the Guangdong army in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and suffered a heavy defeat. After the first direct service, he took refuge in the platoon. 1923 was driven away by Xu Shuzheng in Anhui and Sun Yat-sen's Northern Expeditionary Army. 1924 1 1 served as deputy commander of Shaanxi reinforcements, and was later transferred to southern Fu Xuan as general Quan Wei. After living in Tianjin.

On one occasion, Li Houji went back to Xuzhou, and Xuzhou gentry entertained him in the Happy Forest Restaurant to please him. During the dinner, Li Houji talked about his experience of visiting Europe and America with Li Hongzhang, and talked about eating beef. He said: "The Russian roast beef eaten in Russia is different from the roast beef of Muslims in China. Russia is a long strip, first salted and then roasted, with a unique flavor; The roast beef eaten in the United States is roasted with seasoning, then steamed, steamed and roasted, and the taste is different. " He added: "On one occasion, Li and I were in new york. At that time, American dignitaries hosted a banquet in the famous China Wan Liyun Restaurant. One dish is shredded beef with onion, which is fresh, tender, slightly sweet and slightly spicy, and has been praised by adults Li. From now on, Li will order this dish for every meal. Because Mr. Li is an imperial envoy of China, shredded beef with onion soon became famous in the United States. Americans translated this dish into' fried chop suey' or' Li (Hongzhang) chop suey', which became the representative name of China Hotel. Unfortunately, Li can't eat delicious shredded beef with onion in China. The reason is that the United States has specially cultivated fresh and tender edible cattle, while China is a non-old cow. " Li Houji was deeply touched when he talked about this matter. Li Houji said these words without purpose, but Xu Houji, one of the main shareholders of Happy Forest and the president of the Chamber of Commerce, felt that this was a great opportunity to show the chef's specialty, and he immediately went to consult with chef Zhang. After a while, a delicious shredded beef with onion was served on the table. Li Houji took a few bites and was surprised. He said that he didn't expect Xuzhou to have such fresh shredded beef, so he asked why. Xu Postscript replied: "This is fried by our famous chef Zhang with' soft frying method'. Therefore, although the old beef is old, it can be cooked and tender. " Li's postscript was very appreciative, and he took advantage of the joint statement: "Li chop suey is famous all over the United States, and Master Zhang is famous in Xuzhou." Since then, shredded beef with onion has become a famous dish in Xuzhou, and people who come to Happy Forest to taste it are in an endless stream.