New Year's Eve is closed, for many people, every New Year's Eve is like passing the customs.

The helpers' wages are about to be paid, the children's new clothes are ready, the ingredients for entertaining the guests need to be purchased, and the debts are to be paid......

So at the end of the year, the children are still happy, but the adults are often more sad than happy.

Li Shimin, as the son of today, is definitely not short of money.

According to the fantasies of the people, he should live a carefree and fairy-like life.

However, in the Daming Palace, because the condition of the eldest grandson queen has not improved, it has been overshadowed.

"Your Majesty, this is a new product of the Chu Palace, called a lighter, which is very practical."

Li Zhong took out a lighter from his arms and handed it to Li Shimin.

These days, Li Shimin is in a bad mood, and Li Zhong is naturally clear.

Now that he finally found something that he could take out to be happy, he naturally took the initiative to talk about the lighter.

"Lighters?"

Sure enough, Li Shimin's attention was attracted by this new term.

"That's right, it's a kind of ignition mechanism, no matter the wind or rain, as long as you press this mechanism, the flames will burst out, which is very convenient."

"If I'm not mistaken, some time ago in the military academy, there were some casualties during field training because of the problem of fire breaks?"

"Yes, for this problem, Yi Guogong also specially asked people to publish a reward announcement in newspapers such as "Datang Daily", and it is said that this lighter was launched by Guanshishan Academy to apply for this reward."

Since he prepared this lighter to make Li Shimin happy for a while, Li Zhong naturally inquired about the ins and outs of the lighter.

"Since the Military Academy has a demand for this lighter, Kuan'er arranged for someone to make this thing, which can be regarded as a rare thing to do."

There is no need for Li Zhong to say more, Li Shimin knows that the lighter in Guanshishan Academy must have Li Kuan's shadow behind it.

This is not to say how difficult this lighter is to make, but this ingenious design is not something that ordinary people can come up with.

It's like stir-frying, and it's not difficult at all.

But how many people think that cooking should be fried in an iron pot, so that it will be delicious?

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Liangzhou City is becoming more and more prosperous.

Due to the opening of the cement road, the distance from Liangzhou to Chang'an City has been virtually shortened by at least half.

As an important transit point of the Silk Road, countless merchants enter and leave Liangzhou City all the time.

There are people, there is a need.

There are people, there is a market.

Liangzhou City, which has a population of more than 500,000 for a long time, is now the largest city in the northwest.

"Aska, I heard that you opened a liquor store in North City, how is it, how is the business?" Chinese bar

Shangguan Yi, as the assassin of Liangzhou, wants to say that he is busy, and there are many things to do.

But if you say it's not busy, it's actually not busy.

Everything is on track, he just needs to deal with some problems step by step.

So from time to time, he still has some free time.

Today, after listening to Askar's report on some grassland trade, he took the time to chat with him for a while.

"Fujun, if you want to talk about wine shops, there must be no one in Liangzhou City who can't compare to Diandude, but the wine and food in Diandude are too expensive, and ordinary people can't afford to consume them. Many of the dishes inside are delicious and popular. The subordinates thought about whether they could imitate Diandude and make a mid-range restaurant. ”

Aska did not change his face, because whether it was Ma Zhou or Shangguanyi, they did not prohibit the dependent Hu people from doing some business on their own, and even encouraged this kind of thing.

In order to let more Hu people do things for Datang loyally, the most important thing is to rely on interests.

Merely propagating benevolence, righteousness, and morality has no effect.

"That's true. The most important thing about the popularity of Diandude's wine and food in Liangzhou is that their use of spices has reached the point of perfection. The beef and mutton, which used to be full of smell, will be turned into a plate of exquisite food in the hands of their cooks. ”

Shangguan Yi is also a frequent visitor to Diandude, he often went to it when he was in Chang'an City, and Diandude opened a branch in Liangzhou, and he would patronize it from time to time.

"yes. In recent years, spices have become the most popular thing among grassland herders after salt and tea. However, although the price of this spice has dropped a lot compared to previous years, it is still too expensive for many herders. The most important thing is that the use of spices is actually skillful, and many herdsmen do not have a correct grasp of the combination of spices, resulting in a far worse effect, and also has some impact on the expansion of spice sales. ”

As the first Hu people to take refuge in the Northwest Trade, Askar is very trusted and knows much more than ordinary people.

"Spice pairing?"

Shangguan Yi frowned, thinking about something.

Following Li Kuan's side, Shangguan Yi's attention to business is not comparable to the general history of the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention how much profit the sale of spices to the Hu people can bring to the Tang Dynasty, just let the Hu people's dependence on the Tang Dynasty increase to a new level, and this value cannot be simply measured by gold and silver.

The more the Tang Dynasty demanded spices, the more vigorous the trade in the South Seas would be, and the greater the stimulating effect on the shipbuilding industry.

At the same time, the importance of the municipal shipping department and the income from the municipal shipping tax will increase.

In addition, the importance of sailors will also increase.

"Yes, there are many kinds of spices, although a single cinnamon bark can greatly improve the taste of beef and mutton; But the herders are often lavish, and a pound of cinnamon is often gone in a short time, and they can't keep buying so many silver coins. The most important thing is that if the type and quantity of spices added are wrong, the improvement effect on the ingredients will be greatly reduced, and over time, some herders feel that it is not cost-effective to buy spices. ”

This is the first time Shangguan Yi has heard of this situation mentioned by Askar.

However, after piercing it, it is easy to understand if you think about it.

For example, if you have one or two pieces of cinnamon in a pound of mutton, it will naturally be able to taste good and make the mutton more delicious.

But if you catch a lot of it, then the mutton is not mutton, only the taste of cinnamon remains, but it has nothing to do with deliciousness.

As for some of the more complex spice combinations, the impact should be even more obvious.

"This situation can't be allowed to develop. Askar, you opened this restaurant, but what ideas to change the situation can't be? ”

"Fu Jun, I was thinking if we could grind and mix all kinds of spices in advance according to the proportion, and in the future, we will not sell cinnamon or nutmeg and star anise separately, but will sell this processed spice specially? In this way, when you buy this spice, you don't have to worry about how to mix it, and it is easier to put the exact quantity. The most important thing is that this can fully reflect the role of spices and make everyone rekindle their interest in spices. ”

Ascar's suggestion made Shangguan Yi's eyes light up.