Zhu Yuanzhang and Erhu sat down to eat at this time. Naturally, Erhu ate first.
Along the way, the two tigers ate first, and it took a while for Zhu Yuanzhang to move his chopsticks.
It's like Erhu helped test the poison, especially this kind of strange food.
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Wang Jianlin's family next to him were also eating the same dish, and they looked honest and honest, he didn't take it to heart, and started to taste it with his chopsticks.
"This dish tastes good."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up. This red scrambled egg tasted sour and sweet. It was very special. It was his first time to taste it.
"Mr. Huang, it tastes really good."
Erhu took a taste and agreed very much.
"Young man, what is this dish called?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked across the table.
"This is called tomato scrambled eggs. The red food is called tomatoes. It is a new food that has come out in Beiping Prefecture in recent years. That plate of roasted chicken with potatoes is made of potatoes. The corn stewed pork ribs. The yellow one is called corn. They are also new dishes. , now we common people often eat these things, I heard that the yield is high, and it tastes good when used in cooking."
Wang Jianlin is a warm-hearted and quick-tempered person who answers almost all questions. Seeing that Mr. Huang is a foreigner, he patiently explained everything.
"Tomatoes, potatoes, corn."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Where did Li Xiao get so many new crops? It turned out that the sweet potatoes he gave him were just one of them.
Has he already produced so many new crops in Beiping Mansion? ?
"Damn it, why doesn't this kid dedicate all of this to the court?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought this way and tasted the potatoes in the potato-roasted chicken.
Soft and sweet, with the aroma of juice and chicken, so delicious! !
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang began to sweat on his back. It was a long-lost smell that he missed so much.
Five years ago, when I ate youpo spicy food, it tasted spicy!
But isn’t this spiciness Li Xiao’s unique recipe? Why does this family even have it?
"Young man, why is this potato-roasted chicken so spicy? Do you also have spicy food?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of water to relieve the spicy taste, and then asked.
"Eh? Do you know about the oily spicy guy?"
Wang Jianlin was slightly surprised, and then he said proudly: "Yeah, we put in the spicy oil, how about it, appetizing? Peking people like this when eating noodles. Without this spicy spicy food, they can't eat the noodles very well. Son!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved, he was indeed a spicy man.
Li Xiao was not stingy with such good things, and even the common people knew how to make them.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Can you tell me the recipe of Youpo Spicy Seeds? I will also ask someone to make some. I am willing to use money to buy this recipe."
"Wherever I need to buy something, these people from Peiping know how to do it."
Wang Jianlin smiled and said: "It's actually not difficult. Go to a big supermarket and buy some rapeseed oil, buy some chili noodles, put onions, coriander, pepper and green onions in a pot, run them over with oil to leave the fragrance, and then put them in Throw away the onions, pour hot oil into the chili noodles, and it’s done.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and motioned to Erhu to take note of it, and Erhu immediately took the note and wrote it down.
He liked this oily and spicy guy very much.
"By the way, what supermarket are you talking about? Where is it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
Wang Jianlin explained: "A supermarket is a supermarket. It is a very large market. There are one or two in every county. If you want to go to a supermarket, you have to go to the county."
"supermarket."
Zhu Yuanzhang once again recorded this new term in his mind.
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang was almost full after eating a bowl of rice.
Erhu looked at it so greedily that he kept swallowing his saliva.
Except for his first poison test, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to use his chopsticks until he finished eating.
"Eat it, it tastes really good." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Hearing this, Erhu started to move his chopsticks.
I quickly licked the plate clean, it tasted so good.
Especially the corn braised pork ribs, so fragrant and delicious
Wang Jianlin's family also finished eating. Wang Jianlin helped his old mother back to the room. Seeing his behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was indeed a filial son.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of what Li Xiao said.
Let the people of the world have access to education, income from work, medical treatment for illness, care for the elderly, and housing.
This guy seems to have really done it.
The family in front of me is the best proof.
I just don’t know if realizing these will have any impact on the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
"Where is the toilet?"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little anxious.
"The toilet is in the room where you live. There is a small room with the toilet inside. Maybe you didn't notice it just now."
Wang Jianlin pointed upstairs and said that the toilet was in the room.
"What???"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked startled and couldn't help but said: "The toilet is a place that hides dirt and evil, and it is actually placed in the room. How can you do this business? Isn't this a waste of customers?"
Wang Jianlin hurriedly explained: "Mr. Huang, we clean the toilet every day. There is absolutely no smell. Don't worry."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Even if there is no smell, if you pick up the dung bucket, won't it still smell?"
"Shit bucket?"
Wang Jianlin was stunned for a moment, then understood what the other party meant, and hurriedly explained: "There is no manure bucket. We have not used manure here for a long time. There is no need to pick manure at all. The toilet has a flush toilet. After use, press the flush button. Just press it and it goes down. I spent a lot of money to buy it just to make the guests feel at home."
"What?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and said: "How can we farm without using manure? Can good crops grow in the fields? What will happen to the harvest next year??"
Wang Jianlin smiled and said: "That's what everyone originally thought. It was the prefect's mandatory requirement that manure is not allowed to be used and chemical fertilizers produced by him must be used."
"Buy and sell by force!"
Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that this was included in the memorial to impeach Li Xiao.
“It is indeed a forced buying and selling”
Wang Jianlin smiled awkwardly, "At first, many people disagreed and began to resist. Tens of thousands of people gathered. The prefect directly sent troops to suppress it."
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled and said coldly, "What happened next?"
Wang Jianlin said: "Later, the people became more and more troubled, and the magistrate got angry and took away all the land. He also said that if he didn't want to cultivate the land, then he would stop cultivating it."
"hateful!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table and shouted: "It's so lawless. They actually sent troops to suppress the people. They couldn't buy and sell by force. They just took away the land by force. How unreasonable!"
Wang Jianlin said: "Later, the people who lost their land were assigned jobs and found that the money they earned was no worse than farming, and things gradually subsided. Those lands are now contracted by large households, and they sign contracts with the yamen. Every time The contracting process lasted twenty years, and the government controlled the large households before promoting chemical fertilizers."
As he spoke, Wang Jianlin sighed: "Later, everyone realized the good intentions of the prefect. Not only did the chemical fertilizer have no taste, it was also easy to use. Most importantly, I heard that the yields of those crops were higher than before after using chemical fertilizers." Forty to five percent!"
"Forty to five percent???"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, "Isn't this impossible?"
What on earth is this chemical fertilizer that can actually increase yields by 40 to 50%? ?
This is simply better than sweet potatoes. After all, although the yield of sweet potatoes is high, you cannot eat all sweet potatoes.
But if the yield of all crops is increased by 40 to 50%, then no one in the world will starve to death again! !
"Really 40 to 50 percent."
Wang Jianlin vowed: "Several people in our village have contracted land to grow wheat. You will know clearly when you take a look at the fields tomorrow."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "How do you know so much?"
Wang Jianlin: "We who do small business need to be well-informed so that we can find business opportunities."
"well"
Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted.
I plan to take a look at the fields tomorrow to see if they are so magical.
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's stomach rumbled.
Preoccupied with talking, forgetting to solve the problem
Zhu Yuanzhang headed upstairs and returned to the room.
"????"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's leaving back, Wang Jianlin was a little confused. While they were talking, why did he suddenly leave without saying a word?
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly went upstairs, followed closely by Erhu.
Later, Erhu handed Zhu Yuanzhang a pile of silk.
"Where. Here."
Back in the room, Zhu Yuanzhang looked around.
Sure enough, I saw a small room in the room.
"It's really strange. It's the first time I've seen a hut in a room."
Zhu Yuanzhang opened the door and entered.
The room is small, measuring one foot square, and is clean and tidy inside. The walls are covered with white tiles, which makes it look particularly refreshing.
There is not only a flush toilet inside, but also a wooden washstand with a ceramic basin and a faucet. What surprised Zhu Yuanzhang the most.
There is a mirror above the washstand.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned because he saw his own appearance in the mirror.
That is incomparable to a bronze mirror, which reflects your own face in every detail!
The colors are extremely bright, as if they are the colors that appear when you look at others.
"The mirror in the sky shows clearer images than the mirror in our palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but froze, walked over slowly, looked at himself in the mirror, and gently touched the mirror surface with his palms.
"I'm old, I'm really old. I used to use a bronze mirror to see clearly, but in this mirror, I have so many wrinkles and my hair is all gray."
"This mirror is so wonderful. I must take one back with me when I return to Nanjing."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it for a while and shook his head.
Then he looked around for a place to go to the toilet.
"As expected, there is no smell and no latrine. How can we use the latrine?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly saw a piece of paper posted on the wall.
It has instructions for using the toilet.
After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang almost understood.
This strange thing made of white ceramics was a latrine. He sat on it and started.
"Hey, it's comfortable. Sitting on the toilet is indeed better for our elderly waists."
"What's this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly discovered that there was white soft paper next to him.
"Is it for cleaning?"
After guessing this, he didn't use silk silk. He used toilet paper. It was indeed used for cleaning. It was better and softer than silk silk.
"This Li Xiao really takes care of all aspects, even solving the problem of wiping the people's buttocks."
Zhu Yuanzhang feels more and more surprised now, he is really surprised everywhere! .
After using the toilet, I tried pressing the button.
Gulu gulu, the water washed away the filth as soon as it washed away.
“Where did this feces go??”
Zhu Yuanzhang was an inquisitive person. After searching for a while, he stuck his head out of the window and saw an iron pipe running along the wall and straight into the ground. It must have rushed into the ground.
"What a waste. So much iron is just for defecation. What a waste."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little sad.
It's difficult to produce iron, so it's a waste of money just to defecate.
Then, he discovered that the walls were also made of ceramics.
"What a waste of money. These ceramics are stuck on the wall."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head again.
After leaving the toilet and returning to his room, he sat on a chair to rest.
"Your Majesty, have tea."
Erhu brought tea and stood aside.
"Erhu, how do you feel today?"
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Your Majesty, Erhu feels that the shock is too great. Entering Beiping Mansion feels like entering another world. Everything has changed."
Erhu thought for a while and gave this answer.
"I feel the same way. This businessman named Wang Jianlin is really hard-working and sweet-talking. I just want to stay here for a few more days and get to know him slowly, otherwise I'm afraid of myself."
Zhu Yuanzhang was talking when he was suddenly interrupted by a shout from downstairs.
"Two guests, a mobile screening team has come to the village. Do you want to watch an outdoor movie?"
In the courtyard on the first floor, Wang Jianlin shouted excitedly.
This projectionist only came once in a long time. Every time he came, people in the village would watch it. This was a good opportunity for him to make money. He would sell peanuts and melon seeds. He could make a lot of money.
"Open-air movie?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stuck his head out of the window and said, "What is an open-air movie?"
"I can't tell you clearly. Just go and see it. The movie ticket costs one penny. It's in the main square of the dormitory. If you want to go, we'll take you with us."
Wang Jianlin shouted again: "By the way, remember to bring two small benches in the room. Those are the benches you bring yourself."
That must go.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Erhu to take two benches and went downstairs.
Then he followed Wang Jianlin and walked towards the People's Square in the community.
"Here, I'll grab a handful for you. Let's eat some melon seeds while watching a movie."
On the way, Wang Jianlin enthusiastically wrapped the melon seeds and peanuts he wanted to sell later in paper and handed them to Erhu.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Why do you bring so many melon seeds?"
Wang Jianlin said: "We'll wait until there are more people. Sell some melon seeds and peanuts to make some money."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
Nowadays, every village in Beiping Prefecture has a dormitory area.
The dormitory area is becoming more and more formal, and a square is built to provide entertainment for the people, and it is also the venue for an open-air cinema.
At this time, the mobile projection team had arrived at the square and started playing with the equipment.
Although after five years of great development, technology has not yet reached the point where it can produce projection equipment. These film projectors were directly introduced by Li Xiao from the system. There are only two machines in Beiping. The mobile projection team goes around every village every day. Loop.
The power provided is a diesel engine, which can be regarded as a product of the times. The film studio is controlled by Zhu Yunwen. It is considered half of his own, and there is no need to worry about the risk of leaks.
Technology develops slowly, and it cannot develop too fast in five years.
But Li Xiao is systematic, and it is no problem to use the things in the system to speed up technology as long as he is not too bold.
For example, China, which was more than hundreds of years behind the world's industrialization, relied on imitating the existing technology of other countries and caught up in more than ten years. This is the principle.
At this time, the three of them came to the open-air movie square, where many villagers had already rushed over one after another, each holding a bench in their hands.
Wang Jianlin was well-informed and knew earlier, so he came earlier.
"Come, let's sit here!"
Wang Jianlin had quick eyesight and helped Zhu Yuanzhang occupy the two best seats. After Zhu Yuanzhang and Erhu sat down, Wang Jianlin said he was going to sell melon seeds and left.
One after another, there are more and more people, and everyone is holding a bench and doing a good job.
"Finally we have waited. I heard that other villages have seen it."
"Yes, I have been looking forward to this Li Qingtian for a long time."
"Sit down quickly, Aunt Zhang, come on, come on, sit here."
The common people seemed a little noisy, excited, doing their own business, and sat down in a group.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Erhu were completely confused.
They have no idea what they are doing sitting here.
So many people gathered together, what are they doing? ?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand, so he looked at an aunt next to him and asked, "What is this movie?"
The aunt said enthusiastically: "You're from outside, right? This movie is just like going to the theater."
"Watching a show?"
Zhu Yuanzhang instantly lost any interest.
It turned out to be just watching a play.
soon.
The projectionist yelled for silence and it was about to start.
The lively scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
As the beam of the projector hits the white cloth on the stage in the square.
The screen appears.
On the screen, white text appears on a black background.
【Li Qingtian of Ming Dynasty】
[Director: Zhu Yunwen]
[Starring: Li Xiao, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Fu, Yao Guangxiao]
Bang bang bang bang————
The people in the entire square began to applaud excitedly.
Among the crowd, Zhu Yuanzhang and Er Hu only felt that their scalps were numb, and they were out of tune with the surrounding environment. They had a sense of déjà vu as if Grandma Liu had entered a large manor.
what's going on?
Why did writing suddenly appear on it?
And what about Zhu Yunwen? ? ?
This guy Zhu Yunwen is the director?
What is a director? ?
As the subtitles fall.
The picture emerged, and a black and white image actually appeared on the screen! !
"Oh My God"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked up intently. Although there was no one there, he saw Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu appearing on the curtain, like real people!
Amazing, so amazing!
Simply incredible! ! !
He remembered the music box that Li Xiao left for him five years ago, allowing him to listen to music without anyone playing.
Now you don’t need anyone to act in a play, can you even watch a play?
Soon, the music sounded:
"There is a Li Qingtian in Peiping, who defends loyalties and traitors without mercy! Heroes from all over the world come to help.
The King of Han and Daoyan are by my side."
Then, the movie starts
Numb, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely numb!
Japan, Fukui, Jinchuan Mansion.
"Han Wang Sang, Yongle Gong Sang, these are the best dishes in our Japanese country. I specially invited the best cook to prepare them for you."
With a flattering look on his face, Jinchuan welcomed Li Xiao and others to the mansion.
During this period of time, everyone was busy preparing military supplies and organizing the army. They had just had some free time. Speaking of coming to Japan, they had not tasted the delicious food here. On weekdays, they brought their own cooks to cook.
"Okay, I like you like this, haha."
Zhu Gaoxu laughed and walked into the hall of the mansion. When he came to the main seat, he looked left and right and asked, "Where are the stools?"
During this period, Li Xiao bought another translation headset and gave it to Zhu Gaoxu to ensure that he could communicate smoothly. After all, he was tired from working as a translator every day and his mouth was dry.
"We in Japan all eat like this."
With that said, Jinchuan demonstrated and knelt down in front of a table on both sides.
"Eat on your knees?"
Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said: "Bring me a stool, people in the Ming Dynasty don't have this habit!"
Helpless, Jinchuan had no choice but to order people to bring stools.
The Japanese country now uses a backrest stool without armrests, but after moving the stool, they found that the table was not high enough, so they had to ask someone to get a high table instead, and then they sat down.
In this way, Li Xiao and others' sitting postures were much higher than those of the kneeling Japanese people.
"Xiaolang, I'm really looking forward to it. What delicious food does this Japanese country have?"
Zhu Ningyun sat next to Li Xiao, waiting expectantly.
"Hey, I advise you not to expect too much."
Li Xiao smiled slightly.
Chinese cuisine is extensive and profound. It is China on the tip of your tongue. How can this Japanese country compare?
Over the years, as Li Xiao sold various crops through seed companies, various new foods became available in the land of China.
Li Xiao also invited the famous chef Ba Dashao from Yangzhou to Peking. He also searched for chefs for various snacks and dishes from all over the country, and opened a New Oriental Cooking School in Peiping.
At first, the cooks were reluctant to pass on their unique secrets, but under Li Xiao's coercion and inducement, they became honest.
Dishes from all over the world are taught in cooking schools, and more chefs are born. Countless delicacies are growing exponentially in Peiping.
Only most people in Peiping can afford it, because everyone's income has increased and it's no problem to go out to restaurants occasionally.
The tertiary service industry has also taken off in Beiping. Business is good. Chefs are willing to study various delicacies. There are more and more delicacies and they are in full bloom.
In Li Xiao's opinion, this Japanese delicacy is not worth mentioning.
Soon, the dishes were put on small tables and placed in front of everyone.
The first course was sashimi.
Zhu Gaoxu picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. He felt that it was completely raw and he was not used to eating it at all. He spit it out and cursed: "Jinchuan, what did you give me to eat? Is this food for human beings?" ? Totally raw.”
The other generals also took a taste and vomited.
Not used to eating at all
"Sang, King of Han, you need to eat this with mustard."
Jinchuan was sweating profusely. He hurriedly touched the sweat on his forehead, pointed to the small plate next to him and explained.
"I see."
Zhu Gaoxu picked up another piece of sashimi, dipped it in wasabi and soy sauce, and then ate it in one bite.
grass!
A smell that hits your nose goes straight to your forehead.
It’s too overwhelming!
Zhu Gaoxu felt so hot that he couldn't open his eyes, and his nose was filled with tears and runny nose.
Like Zhu Gaoxu, there are also generals such as Zhang Wu and Zhang Fu.
Fortunately, due to Li Xiao's kind reminder, Zhu Ningyun did not move his chopsticks.
"Xiaolang, what's going on?"
Zhu Ningyun was also stunned. Everyone seemed to be hoarse and grinning, looking in agony. Is it really so unpleasant?
"You need to eat more to get used to this thing. This is the first time."
Li Xiao smiled and explained that he was not used to eating either and did not move his chopsticks.
"Not good! It's poisonous!"
Zhang Wu held back tears and stood up directly.
He took out the knife and walked to Jinchuan's side in two steps, placing the knife on his neck.
"General Zhang, it's definitely not poisonous. You see, I'll eat it and you see."
Jinchuan was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat. He ate several slices in a row, smashed them in his mouth, gave a thumbs up, and said with a lewd expression: "It's delicious!"
Everyone was stunned for a while and found nothing unusual.
It's not poisonous, but it tastes really bad!
"Han Wang Sang, the next delicious food will definitely satisfy you."
General Jinchuan waved his hand hurriedly, and many more dishes were served.
Among them is natto bibimbap.
"Hanwang-sang, this is fine rice, paired with good natto, mixed with soy sauce and eggs, it's delicious! Yossi!"
As he spoke, Jinchuan demonstrated by himself, mixing natto and rice, then pouring in raw eggs and soy sauce, and it became sticky and gray.
"well."
Jinchuan once again showed a vulgar expression. There was a small tuft of beard in the middle of the person, which made it even more vulgar. He gave a thumbs up: "This is a delicious delicacy from the Japanese country. Hanwang Sang will definitely like it very much!"
When Zhu Gaojiu saw the stuff that looked like the result of diarrhea, he suddenly felt nauseous.
Is this Jinchuan intentional?
He doesn't want to live anymore? ?
"Is this how your Japanese country entertains me?"
Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he overturned the table.
There was a bang and a bang, and the dishes were scattered all over the floor.
The Japanese generals were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat and knelt on the ground.
Zhu Gaoxu took out his saber and pointed it at Jinchuan, "You actually entertain us with something that looks like shit. I think you are getting tired of living!"
It was about to be chopped down with a knife.
"Wait a minute, Gao Xu."
Li Xiao stood up in time and said in Zhu Gaoxu's ear: "You really wronged them. They grew up eating these things. For them, this is the best dish."
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.
This is outrageous!
"Yes, what Yongle Gongsang said is that this general indeed gave me the best hospitality."
Jinchuan stood up sweating profusely and walked up to Zhu Gaoxu. He planned to use his trump card to make the King of Han happy.
He rubbed his hands, with a flattering look on his face, and whispered: "Sang, Hanwang, there is also a delicacy package that you can like, and it is placed on a young woman."
Zhu Gaoxu: "????"
Li Xiao: "????"
(End of chapter)
