Jinling Hotel, private room.
"Come on, Lao Liu, let me introduce these new dishes to you. This one is dry pot cauliflower. This dish is mainly cauliflower, supplemented by pork belly. The cauliflower has a crisp texture, the meat slices are fat but not greasy, and the onions are sweet and crispy. mouth."
"This dish is stir-fried green beans. It has a crisp and tender texture and leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth."
Su Jing introduced the dishes to Liu Bowen one by one, mainly those made with vegetables that were not available in the Ming Dynasty. Liu Bowen was very surprised when he heard this.
After trying it, I found it even more delicious and delicious.
With Su Jing, the director of food development, and the skills of the chefs at Jinling Hotel, all the new dishes are very delicious.
"Master Su, these dishes are delicious, but why have I never heard of them before?"
Liu Bowen asked while eating.
He has lived for more than half his life, and he has gained a lot of experience, not to mention his extensive knowledge and memorization.
But he had never heard of vegetables such as cauliflower, green beans, and peppers.
If there were only one or two items, it would be okay, but almost every dish included one that he had never heard of or seen before, which would make Liu Bowen a little surprised.
"Master Liu, these were cultivated by Master Su. No one, let alone you, has ever eaten them, not even the people in Yingtian Mansion."
Zhu Biao explained from the side: "Just like the potatoes and sweet potatoes before."
"I see. I didn't expect Mr. Su to have such talent in this area. I really admire him!"
Liu Bowen immediately praised Su Jing.
However, after he said this, the expressions on Su Jing and Zhu Biao's faces were slightly strange.
Because Su Jing's planting talent is really average.
In other words, Su Jing has theoretical knowledge, but when she operates it, this or that problem always arises.
In fact, most of the vegetables cultivated were not planted by Su Jing herself.
It's not that Su Jing is lazy, he is quite interested. Even the crops that pass through his hands are easy to die.
Sometimes Su Jing wonders if she carries any bacteria that causes such an abnormal phenomenon.
Zhu Rui, on the other hand, occasionally participates in the cultivation work.
The crops cultivated by Zhu Ju were just the opposite of Su Jing, and they all grew very well.
"What's wrong, Mr. Su, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
Liu Bowen asked curiously when he saw that Su Jing and Zhu Biao looked a little strange.
"Nothing, just eat food and eat food."
Su Jing quickly laughed and confused the matter.
Zhu Rui remained silent and ate silently. Even though he was young, he would not do such a thing as exposing his teacher.
Liu Bowen asked: "Mr. Su, I think these vegetables are very fresh. How can there be such fresh vegetables in this season?"
It is late autumn now and the weather is very cold.
Although there are vegetables that can grow in autumn, Liu Bowen doesn't think that what he ate today is all of this type.
"Haha, Lao Liu, you are on to something right."
Su Jing laughed and said, "Niu Su, explain it to him."
This doesn't work in practice, but Su Jing's theory still works.
"Yes, Master Su."
Zhu Ru immediately said: "These vegetables are indeed not vegetables that grow normally in autumn, but the reason is that the elements for plant growth are soil, light, air, nutrients, moisture, temperature, etc."
"As long as we artificially create a new environment suitable for vegetable growth, even vegetables can be grown out of season."
"There are similar records in "Hanshu" and "Qi Min Yaoshu"."
Yes, growing vegetables out of season is not a patent of modern people.
It has existed since ancient times.
Although Su Jing knew Zhu Ju according to modern planting ideas, Zhu Ju still found records from ancient books.
There are even records in history books of some royal families eating vegetables out of season.
During the Han Dynasty, there was an institution dedicated to providing seasonal vegetables to the royal family, called Taiguanyuan.
However, Taiguanyuan disappeared later.
Because of a sentence from Confucius in The Analects of Confucius: "Don't eat from time to time."
This means: You cannot eat food that is out of season. The so-called out-of-season foods mentioned here naturally refer to vegetables and fruits.
Confucianism directly denies this technology.
"I see, it's just that I am ignorant."
Liu Bowen nodded. Although he had read a lot of books, he was not omnipotent. He really didn't know much about this aspect.
He was more surprised that the fifth prince, Zhu Rui, knew so much about these things.
Su Jing taught Zhu Rui, did he teach these things every day?
"When oranges grow in Huainan, they become tangerines, and when they grow in northern Huaibei, they become tangerines. The same plant will change due to different growth environments. This is normal."
Su Jing said calmly: "Climate is like a magician, it can bring about huge changes."
climate!
When Su Jing heard about the weather, Liu Bowen's expression suddenly changed.
He said to Su Jing: "Mr. Su, I once heard the master say that Mr. Su taught the young master about the relationship between the dynasty and the celestial phenomena. I also checked some information at home, and I have some questions that I would like to ask Mr. Su."
The relationship between the rise and fall of dynasties and climate.
This is a direction that Liu Bowen has been studying at home for a long time.
"Oh, Lao Liu, have you done any research on this? Tell me."
Su Jing asked curiously.
He did not have too much doubt as to why Liu Bowen knew the contents of his and Zhu Biao's lectures.
Because it was Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen who heard his shocking beheading remarks that the Ming Dynasty royal family would bring down the Ming Dynasty.
As far as this relationship is concerned, knowing this is nothing.
Liu Bowen said: ""Mencius Teng Wen Gong Xia" records that driving leopards, rhinoceros, and elephants away from them. At this time in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the dog army was destroying the country, it said that various large beasts at that time grew far away from themselves. Place, this should refer to the cold climate at that time, the temperature dropped sharply, and the nomadic people in the north could not survive, so they had to go south to fight."
"During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Book of Jin. Murong Huan Zai Ji" records that from the northwest to the southeast coast of Liaodong Bay, it was frozen for three consecutive years."
"In the late Southern Song Dynasty, plum trees in North China could not grow, Taihu Lake was frozen, and fruit trees and citrus trees around Dongting Lake froze to death. In September, it snowed heavily for days in the north, and it was common for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to freeze."
"According to time calculation, these periods lasted between two hundred and three hundred years, and in the middle of these periods, there was a period of warm and pleasant climate and high food production."
"According to the rough calculation of time, such a cold period is coming soon, isn't it, Mr. Su?"
Liu Bowen is Liu Bowen. This wave of citations directly found records in various classics to support climate changes.
Compared with Su Jing's prediction that natural disasters would occur in the Ming Dynasty in the future, Liu Bowen directly pushed the prediction forward many years.
This made Zhu Biao's expression change drastically. He thought the Ming Dynasty still had a long time, but now it seems that according to Liu Bowen, there doesn't seem to be much time left.
He looked at Su Jing, wanting to get an accurate answer from Su Jing.
"Not bad, Lao Liu."
Su Jing praised: "It seems that you have really studied it. Indeed, the three periods you mentioned are actually the cold period."
"As for the civilization of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the unification of the Qin kings, the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties, and the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties competing for power in the Central Plains, these periods are the warm periods."
"Warm periods and cold periods always appear alternately. Generally speaking, the pattern is roughly the same, but in fact there are still some subtle differences."
"For example, in terms of duration and scale, there will be some fine-tuning due to climate change."
"But for history it's just fine-tuning, but for us, it's no longer fine-tuning."
"So, this fourth cold period will definitely appear. As for whether it will happen immediately, two hundred years, three hundred years or four hundred years, no one can say for sure. It can only be a rough estimate."
Su Jing patiently explained that of course he knew the exact time, but he had no intention of telling it.
What will happen if we talk about what happened hundreds of years later?
"I see, I've learned a lesson."
Liu Bowen cupped his hands towards Su Jing and said.
He already somewhat understood the theory of warm periods and cold periods.
Su Jing's words proved that his own research was not wrong, which was the greatest encouragement to Liu Bowen.
"No, I just read some miscellaneous books and learned some heresy."
Su Jing said with a smile.
The three of them continued to eat, and Liu Bowen did not continue to ask any more questions.
Because the remaining questions are not suitable to be discussed in such a hotel, even if it is a private room.
Not long after, the three of them finished eating and returned to their residence.
In the hospital, Zhu Biao is still continuing the force analysis of the fixed pulley, while Zhu Ju is designing the experimental process to be done next year.
Liu Bowen briefly looked at what the two were learning and felt that Su Jing was even more powerful.
As an all-rounder, Liu Bowen has a wide range of interests.
But whether it was learned by Zhu Biao or done by Zhu Xi, these are areas that he has never touched.
Moreover, all of them are quite simple.
Even after just a cursory glance and Su Jing's brief introduction, Liu Bowen was sure that what Su Jing taught was a systematic set of things.
This is very shocking.
This shows that I am at least proficient in these two areas taught by Su Jing.
Liu Bowen has personally experienced Su Jing's arithmetic skills.
Then came the theory of the fall of dynasties, the theory of industry in business, the cultivation of plants, and now there are two completely new fields.
Su Jing's versatility is no less than her own.
But how old is Su Jing? Is this the knowledge that normal young people should have?
You have to learn from your mother's womb to be so powerful.
Su Jing is simply like an immortal who was reincarnated into the mortal world.
In the living room.
Su Jing and Liu Bowen sat opposite each other.
"Come and have a cup of tea, Old Liu."
Su Jing poured a cup of hot tea for Liu Bowen and placed the cup in front of him.
"Thank you Mr. Su."
Liu Bowen took it immediately.
"Old Liu, it's not that easy at Niu's house."
Su Jing looked at Liu Bowen and asked with a smile.
He could see that Liu Bowen's complexion and appearance were quite different this time from the last time.
It is not easy for servants of a big family to live a good life.
No matter how talented you are, you are still just an outsider.
In this era where kinship and blood relations are the mainstream, this is the reality.
"Young Master Su is joking. I still treat me very well."
Liu Bowen explained immediately.
Su Jing smiled and did not expose Liu Bowen, which was understandable to him.
This Zhu Yuanzhang is not an ordinary person. As a servant, Liu Bowen still has to pay attention to his words even outside.
"Then you came to me this time for something."
Su Jing asked Liu Bowen.
The knowledge Liu Bowen displayed was not something ordinary people could possess, and Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously not an ordinary person.
This sudden visit to him must not be purely because he wanted to see him.
To put it bluntly, I just don’t have that much free time.
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Mr. Su."
Liu Bowen nodded and did not hide anything.
It would be strange if Su Jing couldn't see through this kind of thing.
Su Jing took a sip of tea and said, "Let me guess, your master must have asked you to come, right?"
Liu Bowen continued to nod and said: "Yes, but I really want to see Mr. Su again."
During the days when he was studying Su Jing's theory at home, Liu Bowen became more frightened the more he studied it, and he became more and more obsessed with it.
"Oh, then I won't talk about your master's instructions first. I'll just talk about what you want to know."
Su Jing said.
Liu Bowen's condition was not right. Su Jing's idea was very simple. Let Liu Bowen relax and put personal matters first before business matters.
"You have to worry about Mr. Su, but my problem and the master's problem are actually not much different."
Liu Bowen replied.
This made Su Jing a little strange. What on earth did Liu Bowen come to see him for?
"Okay, let's talk about it."
Su Jing could only listen to what Liu Bowen said.
Liu Bowen said: "Master Su, why do you say that the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations will stop after just one year?"
The imperial examination was the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen to ask.
The reason is also very simple, because the imperial examination will be announced to the world next year.
This problem can no longer be postponed.
Su Jing was stunned and looked at Liu Bowen with a strange expression, because he had mentioned this to Zhu Baogang at the dinner table not long ago.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang knew it, how come even Zhu Yuanzhang's servants knew it?
Liu Bowen seemed to have anticipated Su Jing's doubts, and said without waiting for him to ask: "To be honest with Mr. Su, my master is one of the persons in charge of this imperial examination, so he wants to know why Mr. Su said this. "
Liu Bowen was right in saying this. Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed the person in charge of the imperial examination and the highest person in charge.
"I see."
Su Jing nodded, without thinking too much, and said with a smile: "The imperial examination will stop this matter. In fact, it has nothing to do with the imperial examination system itself. Your master does not need to worry too much."
"The real problem actually lies with the emperor."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Bowen's expression suddenly changed.
Emperor!
That's Zhu Yuanzhang.
Why is this matter Zhu Yuanzhang’s problem again?
Zhu Yuanzhang was personally responsible for the imperial examination. How could he stop the imperial examination?
Liu Bowen's face was full of horror and confusion.
(End of chapter)
