The news that Zuixianlou had newly launched a large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables spread throughout Chang'an City in a short period of time.
Countless diners (food) customers (goods) came after hearing the news, and Zuixian Tower, which was usually not doing well in business, was suddenly full!
Although the prices of these vegetables sold by Zuixianlou are generally expensive, with a plate of cold cucumbers costing 3 guan, and a plate of vinegar-cooked water spinach costing 1 guan, the fresh vegetables in winter are exclusively for the royal family and are always hard to find among the people. So what’s more expensive? And relatively speaking, this price is not outrageous at all, and it is completely acceptable to a slightly wealthier family!
Reminiscing about the grand occasion when bean sprouts were first launched, the diners standing outside Zuixian Lou had an idea and clamored for shopkeeper Liu to provide a take-out service for the dishes.
As a result, the grand scene from two months ago reappeared. The streets in front of Zuixian Tower were overcrowded. Some people were carrying meals bought from Zuixian Tower and eating directly on the carriages parked on the roadside or in nearby shops. stand up.
Suddenly, the fragrance filled the air. In the Minfang near the West Market, you could even smell the fragrance of green vegetables wafting in the air!
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"The farmers of Li Zexuan's family are selling cucumbers and vegetables in Chang'an City~?"
In the Ganlu Hall, after the morning court, Li Er heard the news from Queen Changsun. His heart moved, and he subconsciously thought that the vegetables sold by the farmers were probably made by Li Zexuan!
"Your Majesty, I think these farmers should have mastered the skills of growing vegetables in winter, and the person who taught them these skills is Marquis Yong'an! I just asked Manager Zhao about the maturity period of the vegetables sold by the farmers. It should be about one to two months.
And more than a month ago, Yong'an Hou had only eight Zhuangzi under his command! Nowadays, the farmers who come to Chang'an to sell vegetables are almost all from those eight villages. Doesn't this mean that Marquis Yong'an taught the farmers how to grow vegetables in winter more than a month ago? "
Although the reason given by Queen Changsun is a bit far-fetched, it does make sense to her. It is precisely because Li Zexuan obtained the entire Lantian County land this year, so only the farmers in the original eight villages know how to grow vegetables in winter.
Hearing this, Li Er nodded and said: "That boy must have done such things that a capable person cannot do. I am afraid he is the only one in the world who has this ability! As for how he did it, I am very interested. Curious, Zhao Song!”
"The old slave is here!"
Zhao Song, who was standing by, quickly came over and cupped his hands.
Li Er asked: "Those eight villages must have grown a lot of vegetables. Do you know how they grow vegetables in winter?"
Zhao Song's face dimmed and he said cautiously: "Back to your majesty, in the past month or so, there has been no big change in Zhuangzi under Marquis Yong'an, and I didn't let anyone pay attention to it, so... I have neglected my duty, your majesty. Punishment!”
In fact, I can't blame Zhao Song for this matter. The main reason is that the farmers are too tight-lipped. Not only do they not tell outsiders, but sometimes their relatives come, they also resolutely don't let them get even half a step closer to the greenhouse. These are eight Thousands of people in Zhuangzi work together to strictly guard a secret. If anyone accidentally leaks the secret, he will become everyone's mortal enemy. At least in Lantian County, he will never be able to continue living in the future!
Once people who have experienced poverty hope to live a good life, they will never easily destroy this prosperous state. The bankers know in their hearts that they are now the bankers of Li Zexuan's fiefdom. Just by virtue of this status, they are envied by countless people. There is no way they can destroy this hard-won happiness!
As for Zhao Song, it was certainly impossible for him to send some people to investigate the eight seemingly peaceful Zhuangzi without any reason. Naturally, it was even more impossible for him to know the existence of greenhouse vegetables.
Li Er waved his hand and said with a smile: "Haha! I can't blame you! It should be that the bankers under that boy are too tight-lipped. I didn't expect it! In more than a month, no news was revealed. It can be seen from this , this guy is really good at governing the people!"
As a human emperor, how could Li Er not know that it is easy for one person to keep a secret, but it is more difficult for a thousand people to keep a secret than to reach the sky? It was precisely because of this that he had to lament Li Zexuan's ability to control the people in the fief!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not sinning!"
Zhao Song breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.
Empress Changsun’s eyebrows widened and she said:
"Your Majesty, I just suddenly remembered that more than a month ago, the price of cloth in Chang'an City soared, but it was quickly suppressed. It seems that most of the people who came to Chang'an City to buy cloth crazily were under the command of Marquis Yong'an. Banker, I wonder if there is any connection between the two?"
Li Er's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Yes! I also remembered it! At that time, I was still wondering why those people bought so much coarse cloth, but later I was busy with official duties and put it down! Now that I think about it carefully, those people The coarse cloth I bought must be related to the vegetables that appeared in the East Market today! As I have nothing to do in the afternoon, I will go to Lantian County to take a look!"
"Your Majesty, I wonder if I can go with you?"
Queen Changsun also wanted to go over and see how farmers grow vegetables in winter and ensure that the vegetables are not frozen to death, so as soon as Li Er finished speaking, she requested.
Li Er shook his head and said: "Mr. Guanyin, it's freezing outside, so don't go there to avoid a recurrence of the Qi disease! When I come back, I will tell you clearly what I saw and heard!"
A few days ago, Princess Changle had an attack of anger due to the invasion of cold air. How could Li Er dare to let Queen Changsun go out in such a cold world?
Li Er himself didn't believe it. At this moment, he even vaguely hoped that the locust plague would come soon, because he now knew that locusts were very helpful to Queen Changsun's Qi disease, but there were no locusts this season!
In modern terms, as long as the locusts come, Lao Li must let his wife eat them up!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Although Empress Changsun felt regretful, she was not the kind of woman who was ignorant and liked to mess around. She nodded and responded softly.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince asked to see you. He said that he had prepared some new dishes at Zuixian Tower and wanted your Majesty and your empress to taste them~"
At this time, a Huangmen chamberlain came in, bowed and saluted.
"Oh? Haha! They are probably the vegetables made by Zuixianlou! Just in time, look at the difference between the vegetables in Zuixianlou and those in the palace! Let Cheng Qian come in quickly!"
Li Er and Empress Changsun looked at each other, then laughed heartily.
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