"But what I'm going to do next is a bit unethical." Chen Xi sighed as he looked at the bustling crowd below.
Chen Xi doesn't care much about the technology of candied date manufacturing. Although this thing is a specialty in this era, its natural shelf life is enough to support the economy of a region. If you include the sugar-addicted empire like Rome, candied dates are even Can export and earn foreign exchange.
After all, the innate shelf life of this kind of thing is half a year. If it is made into dried candied dates, the shelf life can be calculated in years, and anything with a high enough sugar content can be regarded as a strategic material these days, because it can be Replenish physical strength in a very short time.
In addition, it is relatively easy to carry, and this thing can even be used as a supplement in dry food. As for the problem of sweetness, it is not really a problem. If you don’t eat sugar for a long time, if it is occasionally sweet, the human body will not actually feel this way. of.
Many sensory problems actually appeared after society became materially rich.
"Because of the shelf life of the earthen jar?" Liu Bei asked.
"Yes, earthen cans with a one-year shelf life can be widely used. The one-year shelf life can solve many material transportation problems." Chen Xi nodded and said, "This technology has great potential for many southern fruits. It means a lot.”
For Chen Xi, the current territory of the Han Dynasty is of great significance. It is enough to support the people of the entire country to live a very wealthy life. With the deployment of resources and the rapid development of the logistics industry, the people can even live the lives of small and medium-sized families. A life they cannot enjoy.
The simplest point is that for most small and medium-sized families in the north, it is difficult for them to eat many seasonal fruits in the south. But now, fruits in Southeast Asia cost more than 1,000 yuan per ton, regardless of variety. In theory, as long as The cold chain and logistics are up to standard, and the people in the north can catch up with the small and medium-sized families in the past in terms of fruits.
However, here is the problem. The cold chain and logistics cannot meet the standards. The most high-end cold chain technology at present is Zhou Yu’s explosive etching technology, but this etching is a large-scale etching that can only be supported by battleships and large cold storages, and the shelf life of seasonal fruits in the south is very long. It’s not too long, which is fatal.
Coupled with the seasonal problem of seasonal fruits, many times, one crop is shipped and the next crop is not received. The season has passed, and cold chain preservation is not so easy. At this time, canning is very difficult. It makes sense.
It can be said that in the 1990s, China's canned fruits became the mainstream of various stores, and there were some reasons why the technology was not up to standard. After all, this thing has a longer shelf life, and even further dilutes the cost. Yes, canned fruits can dilute the cost.
Because most of the time, the fruits used to make cans are not the best batch of fruits, at least not in appearance, and these inferior fruits may not be able to obtain better profits in the normal market. If there is no good disposal method, this fruit will Considering the labor cost, it is also an option to leave the waste in the ground and use it as fertilizer.
With the canning technology, it is equivalent to opening a new chain, with more extension possibilities. By the way, it can also save some strange seasonal fruit varieties. For example, some peaches are suitable for eating hard, and some are suitable for eating. Eat soft, and some are suitable for canning.
Relatively speaking, those that are suitable for canning and eating directly will most likely be eliminated because the taste will be harder. However, it is precisely because of these differences that there is a basis for more industrial classifications, and Suitable for misaligned competition.
So Chen Xi doesn't care about the candied date business, but Chen Xi cares about the canned business. However, even if Chen Xi wants to be a villain, he won't go there himself. It's not necessary. This matter can be dealt with through government orders and official coordination.
"Then are you going down by yourself?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
"Forget it, let's let the Beidi County Sheriff talk about it. There is no need for me to take part in this kind of thing, but the compensation should be generous, let Xianhe open a special channel, and then lie to Her Highness the Princess and collect a tribute or something. Yes." Chen Xi said with a smile, this kind of thing is very simple.
Liu Tong didn't care at all about turning something into a tribute. It should even be said that if Chen Xi hadn't stopped him, Liu Tong would have thought of turning anything good into a tribute and giving himself a share of whatever good thing he saw. So Liu Tong would never mind having more than one meal.
"That's a good idea." Liu Bei didn't mind. "Fu Qian, Fu Yancai, I remember this person. When the plan is compiled at the end of the year, give me a copy of his official documents for me to take a look at."
Chen Xi didn't say anything. Liu Bei just looked at the other party's records. Although Liu Bei didn't care much about the promotion of bureaucrats, Liu Bei would pay special attention to bureaucrats like Fu Qian.
"Then shall we continue heading north, or?" Liu Bei asked, Ni Yang also looked at it, and there was a very good result, and Chen Xi's mood improved a lot.
"No need to go north, let's go to Jizhou. I guess Liu Ziyang and the others should have come to an end by now." Chen Xi said calmly, "It's time to clean up the mess."
"Have you decided how to transfer?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and asked.
"Well, Jizhou won't all be ruined. At any rate, there should be a few good counties. The worst is the worst. Zhongshan Kingdom is definitely not ruined." Chen Xi said calmly. When he said this, Liu Bei and Chen Xi looked at each other and smiled. , everyone understands why, the Zhen family is cheating on their father, but the Zhen family’s real body is in Wuji, Zhongshan, and any ideas of local bureaucrats have to be verified by the Zhen family.
This is actually not a good thing. In essence, this is a clear manifestation of the family's ostracism of the country. But on the other hand, if the family itself has such ability but fails to do so, what will happen to this place? Don't even think about bypassing the Zhen family.
So Jizhou is in a mess. Unless the Zhen family is overthrown, the Zhongshan Kingdom will definitely not be in chaos. The problem is that behind the Zhen family are Chen Xi and Liu Bei. The Zhen family will not do anything else, but they will cry. Who is this? Can withstand it.
Even if the middle-level bureaucrats think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Liu Bei and Chen Xi are just that, but they definitely don't want to mess with an emperor's summoner.
After confirming the next itinerary, Liu Bei and Chen Xi went to the inn in Niyang to prepare for the ride to the Yellow River. When they were at the inn, Liu Bei naturally recognized a veteran who was watching the inn.
This veteran was a lame man, one of the very few Liu Bei answered, but he didn't look familiar, and he had some impressions, but after chatting for a few words, he became familiar with it. By the way, he confirmed that the lame man's life was not bad, although the lame man was indeed childless. Female, but life can still go on.
After all, he was retired from the military service, and Beidi was allocated fifty acres plus thirty-five acres of land. The lame veteran didn't want to farm, so he rented the land to the state for ranching. He received dividends every year, and after deducting taxes from the land rent, Not too much, but definitely enough.
In addition, I also got a job as a gatekeeper at an inn, taking care of food every day, and paying some living expenses, etc., so my life was not a problem.
However, before Liu Bei left, he still advised him to find a widow as soon as possible, or to find an adopted son on foot, so that he would not have anyone to die in old age.
As a result, the lame veteran said that he had teamed up with more than a dozen veterans. When he died, someone would carry his coffin. He was a widow or an adopted son. Even if I died outside and gave my inheritance to my old brother’s son, I would never do it. I will find a wife again.
Okay, even if he doesn't know what happened, just by listening to these words, Liu Bei can roughly complete the detailed plot, but there is no way to talk about it.
"Aren't we protecting the relationship between soldiers and husbands?" Liu Bei asked as he got into the car.
"The soldiers themselves don't want us to take care of them." Chen Xi said helplessly. This is the trend of this era. If the soldiers don't let us take care of them, what can he do? You must know that although Chen Xi is cracking down on lynching these days, lynching has not been banned.
The clearest point is the act of avenging one's father. Because the Xiongnu has resurrected and the Gongyang theory has gained a lot of presence, it is really difficult to lynching enemies who killed one's father in these days.
At present, mainstream officials are sentenced to exile, because generally there are sufficient reasons for doing so. There is a high probability that the local bureaucrats will let him wait until Liu Tong is pardoned, and then exile him. Unless the trouble is too brutal, generally not Prefer direct kills.
Of course, it would be better if the person seeking revenge surrenders himself. Surrendering is a righteous act and there are sufficient reasons. Usually, he is dragged to work and released after doing it.
According to Chen Xi's current observation, there is no way to completely eliminate lynching in a short time. It can only be curbed and abolished officially. And sometimes, it is really bad people forcing good people to break the law.
Therefore, the scope of lynching is currently leaning towards human rule. After all, the social morals are there these days. If a cheating married woman is killed by her husband, you will be unlucky.
This is indeed a lynching, but even if Chen Xi gave the order, the bureaucrats would just turn a blind eye, so Chen Xi followed the old rules and said that those caught should be immersed in pig cages and beaten to death. Beat him to death, or lynch him, and you will be unlucky.
"That's true." Liu Bei was silent for a while and then understood the reason, "So this kind of matter is left to the soldiers to solve by themselves?"
"What they can solve is just a little more brutal." Chen Xi sighed and said, what's wrong is to find a wife. There are many widows these days, and remarriage is not forbidden. Find the head of a married woman. Even if he was killed, Chen Xi always had the attitude that he deserved it.
"I'll look back and see if there's anything I can do. I can't rely on you for this." Liu Bei said quietly. Chen Xi is very capable, but there are some things that Chen Xi is not suitable for, and this can be considered a military aspect, so he should handle it himself.
