Chapter 38 Taste
But Zhu Xiongying couldn't understand He Xi's difficulties.
After all, he is young and in good health, although his legs hurt so much yesterday that he couldn't walk. But I still didn’t sleep for long the next day. Get up soon. But when he got up and took a look, the entire courtyard was empty. When I inquired immediately, I found that He Xi had already gone on an inspection with his entourage.
Zhu Xiongying immediately gritted his teeth, feeling that He Xi was fooling him again.
Although Zhu Xiongying also knew that He Xi was doing it for his own good. He is now taking a good rest for a few days until the wound heals. The next time you ride a horse, it won’t hurt so much. But at Zhu Xiongying's age and in this environment where he grew up, he was in the middle of the pack. He felt that I was the best in the world.
He was determined not to accept this kindness.
He felt that He Xi was treating him like a child to fool him.
After all, children always want to be adults. And adults all want to be children.
This kind of half-grown child wants others to treat him as an adult.
So Zhu Xiongying limped to the shipyard. He stopped He Xi directly and said, "Uncle, that's not what you said before."
He Xi said: "I'm not lying to you, it's just that I have a lot of things to do, and I never have any idle time."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Then you should take me with you. You don't want me to do things with you."
He Xi said: "You really want to work by my side? Then change your title first. You should know that at home we are treated as father and son, and when we are in trouble we are treated as king and minister."
Zhu Xiongying immediately tried his best to stand up straight, endured the pain, bowed and said, "I see you, Your Majesty."
He Xi nodded and said, "Enter the queue."
Zhu Xiongying immediately stood behind He Xi. In fact, there were many attendants behind He Xi. Some are still officials. Logically speaking, if Zhu Xiongying is really new, he should stand at the back. However, Zhu Xiongying stood behind He Xi, and the others immediately stepped in, and no one dared to talk nonsense.
He Xi didn't pay attention, kept moving forward at a constant speed, and said to the people around him: "Is there anything wrong with the first batch of salted fish?"
The official next to me said: "Sir, although we have invited some manpower from the south, many fish have not been processed. Many fish are spoiled for various reasons."
He Xi said calmly: "How much is it specifically? Give me the number. Don't say a lot, there are very few."
The official felt sweat on his forehead and said, "About 50%."
He Xi took a deep look at the official. The official looked pale. However, He Xi did not pursue the matter. When He Xi deals with many things, he always sticks to numbers. After all, numbers don’t lie. Even if someone uses numbers to deceive people, it can be easily exposed.
Mastering the key data of his own government affairs is what He Xi requires of his subordinates.
It seems that the requirements are not high, but in fact they are not.
At the very least, most officials in Liaodong were unqualified in He Xi's opinion. But there is no way. The Ming Dynasty is short of talents, and it does not happen in a day or two. Even Nanjing Imperial College graduates more than a thousand people every year. It is not enough to fill the entire Ming Dynasty.
What's more, He Xi's management of Liaodong was completely different from Ming's original management system. Too detailed. Many more officials are needed.
Liaodong was originally a cultural desert. Talent is scarce. A large number of employment needs have increased. If He Xi is really picky, there will be no one below to do anything.
There is no way around it.
He Xi secretly thought: "It seems that the official education in Liaodong will be put on the agenda."
At the moment, there is not a decent school in Liaodong. However, the basic conditions for establishing a school are already there, and there are enough books, especially most of the classics of Goryeo. Korea's talents also gained a lot.
Of course, the talents of Goryeo have problems of one kind or another. There are also some people who are loyal to Goryeo and do not cooperate with Ming Dynasty at all. But such people are always in the minority.
People who are literate in large numbers and proficient in Confucianism are talents no matter where they are placed.
Moreover, under the current situation, we cannot just use coercion against the survivors of Goryeo. Anyway, Goryeo has already perished. Even the small court of Goryeo is gone. It seems like it’s time to change some tactics.
Suddenly, a strange smell wafted over.
Zhu Xiongying smelled it from a distance and suppressed his nausea, but the closer he got, the stronger the smell became. Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but said: "What does this smell like?"
The official who had just returned to the question of He Xi said with some embarrassment: "This is the taste of salted fish."
He Xi actually endured it very hard.
How do you describe this taste?
It's not right to say it's the smell entirely. But it is even more wrong to say that there is no smell. It's a combination of stench and fishy smell, plus the smell of the ocean, and the salty smell, and you have this very rich smell that makes people feel sick when they smell it.
Some people say that the smell of some people's stinky feet is like the smell of salted fish. You can probably refer to it.
The official said quickly: "The smell is a bit unpleasant, but there is no problem eating it. It is really no problem. In the past few days, I have only given out salted fish rice to the people below, and I didn't say anything."
Although He Xi came to ancient times, he did not suffer much in terms of food. Generally speaking, it is a bit too much to say that the people are well-dressed and well-fed. But apart from some special things, such as fried food, drinks, and some technology and hard work, what does he want to eat? There will be something. In particular, delicacies from the mountains and seas that have been banned from hunting in later generations were eaten over and over again. Especially in Liaodong, several Siberian tigers were eaten. If it were placed in future generations, it would have been on the legal channel long ago.
So he couldn't stand the taste.
But He Xi knew that many people acted based on He Xi's face. Regarding many things, He Xi's likes and dislikes are not his own. But it is the weathervane for the entire Liaodong. It doesn't matter whether the salted fish tastes good or smells good. But whether you can eat it or not is very important.
This kind of food supplement is also very important to Liaodong.
He Xi stood on a high place and looked at the rows of shelves on the coast. On the shelves hung strings of salted fish, all of which had been processed very simply. That is to say, peel the belly of the fish, take out the internal organs, then wrap it in salt and hang it here to expose it to the wind and sun. After a few days, it was fine.
It seemed that He Xi had been hearing it for a long time. I don't think the taste is too unacceptable. It's just that his nose reminds him all the time that it doesn't like this.
But He Xi didn't care whether he liked his nose or not. He asked, "Have you ever eaten it?"
The official was stunned and didn't know whether to say he had eaten or not. After hesitating for a while, he said, "I have eaten."
He Xi took a look and knew that the official had not eaten.
However, this is normal.
Although He Xi has strict control over the officials below, coupled with He Xi's prestige, it is not comparable to others. Therefore, Liaodong officials dare not say that no one dares to commit corruption, but there are absolutely no serious corruption offenders. But some deep-rooted habits cannot be changed by He Xi.
The prestige of officials over the people is unimaginable by later generations.
That's really a parent officer.
So he has the capital to not eat these people's food. Even if he wants to eat fish, there are plenty of fresh fish at the beach, so why would he eat these smelly dried fish?
He Xi said: "That's what I'll have for lunch today."
He Xi said this. Many people behind him changed their expressions upon hearing this. Zhu Xiongying immediately said: "Eat this------" The reluctance on his face was about to overflow.
He Xi turned around and looked at him calmly. Said: "Why don't you want to?"
Zhu Xiongying looked at He Xi and suddenly felt an invisible pressure, and immediately said: "No problem."
He Xi said: "That's good."
He Xi walked into the place where salted fish was dried and talked with the people on the front line. And look at the freshly produced sea salt. These sea salts are not refined salt, but coarse salt. He Xi can even see the sand in it. From the salt, you can tell the taste of the salted fish.
However, this is all a rush. Not only is this one under construction, but the salt fields dozens of miles away have also just been built. It would be good to use salt.
It's hard to say anything about this.
But in this case, the value of this salted fish cannot be higher.
