A wooden barrel of soy milk is enough for fifty bowls, enough for the king of the ring kingdom and his subordinate officials to taste it, and after seeing that the wooden barrel is full, Li Ang asked the cook to make a fire to boil these freshly ground raw soy milk, only boiled soy milk can be drunk. Fastest updates

If you drink raw soy milk by mistake, it will cause people to be poisoned, and it is seriously possible to take people's lives, and this is because raw soy milk contains a substance called saponin, which is the phenomenon of human poisoning, as long as this substance is destroyed, it will not make people poisoned.

The way to destroy this saponin substance is to boil at high temperature, as long as it is boiled at high temperature, the saponin will be destroyed, so that the soy milk becomes a non-toxic nutrient.

There is a misunderstanding here, that is, the judgment of boiling, when the raw soy milk is heated to 80 degrees, a large amount of white foam will be produced, in this case, many people will be because the soy milk is boiled, in fact, the soy milk is not boiling, this is just an illusion, if you drink soy milk at this time, there is still a risk of poisoning.

The correct way to do this is to continue to cook for three to five minutes after the foam appears, so as to ensure that the saponins in the raw soy milk are completely destroyed, so that you can drink it boldly with confidence.

Li An didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the milky white soy milk, waiting for these raw soy milk to be boiled, and the king of the ring kingdom didn't know what to say, and also looked at the soy milk in the pot.

At this moment, the two sides are in a state of cold war, and whoever speaks first seems to be about to fall into disadvantage, so no one wants to be the first to speak to see who can hold back whom.

The bottom of the pot was filled with honeycomb coal, and it didn't take long for it to burn completely, and the huge flame made the temperature of the raw soy milk in the pot rise extremely quickly, and it didn't take long for a large amount of white foam to emerge.

Because the foam has been rising, soon a lot of foam broke away from the edge of the iron pot and ran to the bottom of the pot, making a clattering sound and a very special smell.

In order to prevent a large amount of foam from escaping to the bottom of the pot, the cook had to use a spoon to stir constantly to destroy the foam and continue to arch upward.

"It's open, it's boiling."

The king of the ring kingdom couldn't help but say something, and suddenly felt so embarrassed that he hurriedly closed his mouth.

"It's not open, it's going to burn for a while, Your Royal Highness wait a while."

Ang Lee smiled faintly and replied to the king's words.

After waiting for about three to five minutes, the raw soy milk was completely boiled, and a rich aroma of soy milk permeated the radius of 50 meters.

"Come on, prepare some more bowls, and give them one bowl each."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

Soon, the cooks began to prepare bowls, except for the jade bowls used by the king, the rest were porcelain bowls, which was to show that the king's status was extraordinary.

"Li Shilang, it's all ready."

Chef said.

"Add a big spoonful of sugar to every bowl so it tastes good."

Ang Lee smiled.

Soon, dozens of bowls of soy milk with sugar were prepared and served to the king and the ministers of the Zhonghuan Kingdom.

Li An looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Your Royal Highness, it won't taste good when it's cold, so hurry up and taste it!" ”

The king and his ministers looked at Ang Lee, and then at the bowl of soy milk in their hands, everyone who dared to open their mouths to drink.

"Are you worried that soy milk is poisonous? Yun'a, give Ah Lang a bowl too. ”

Li An calmly asked for a bowl of identical soy milk, blew a few sips, and began to taste it.

Seeing that Li An drank soy milk and had nothing to do, the king and his courtiers were relieved, and they also began to drink soy milk in large gulps, and repeatedly praised the soy milk for being delicious.

"Your Royal Highness, how does it taste?"

Ang Lee looked into the king's eyes and asked.

"It's very sweet and delicious!"

The king exclaimed with heartfelt admiration.

"Okay, good, His Royal Highness thinks it's delicious, so drink more, what else is in the pot? Yun'a, serve a few more bowls to His Royal Highness. ”

Li An said politely.

"Thank you, thank you."

The king was really addicted to drinking, so he didn't refuse Ang Lee's kindness, and continued to drink a few bowls, and even, without caring about the image, licked the white foam at the corner of his mouth with his tongue.

"Have you had enough?"

Ang Lee asked with a smile.

"Thank you Li Shilang, Xiao Wang has already drunk, haha!"

After drinking the soy milk, the king seemed very easy-going, and the previous nervousness had disappeared.

"Just drink your fill, does His Royal Highness know why we are here?"

Ang Lee asked with a smile.

"Didn't you come here and take a spin?"

The king pretended to be confused, and pretended to be quite similar.

Li An smiled: "His Royal Highness the King drinks soy milk, why does it make me feel like I have drunk wine." ”

"This ......"

The king did not know what to say, and kept his head bowed and did not speak.

Li An laughed secretly, could it be that he could get away with it without talking, of course it was impossible.

"Since His Royal Highness the King refuses to say it, then the official said, do you think it is appropriate for you to levy 100% heavy taxes on the merchants of my Datang?"

Ang Lee asked sternly.

"Li Shilang, we collect merchants' taxes, and they have nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, so why can't we? There is a saying in Datang, called profiteers, no traitors are businessmen, businessmen earn the most money, and there is nothing wrong with charging a little more! ”

A minister of the Ring Kingdom opened his mouth to express his opinion.

The king looked back at his subordinates with great satisfaction, and felt that he had not raised this guy in vain, and it had played a big role at a critical time.

Ang Lee knew that these guys would have such a shallow view, and opened his mouth to explain the importance of commerce in detail, including three examples of isolated villages, as well as a large number of economic examples, to prove the importance of merchant groups, and the fact that after heavy taxation, the price of goods will be passed on to consumers, resulting in a situation where people are not able to make a living.

In the process of explaining business, Ang Lee used a lot of new vocabulary and gave a lot of examples, and the king and his ministers were stunned.

They all felt that what Ang Lee said was reasonable, but at the same time, they didn't want to give up the practical benefits of heavy taxation, and they were always trying to find a way to excuse themselves in order to continue to impose heavy taxes on merchants in Datang.

"Li Shilang thinks that how much tariff should be charged is the most appropriate?"

A minister of the Ring Kingdom spoke.

Li An smiled: "Ten percent is enough, we Datang will charge ten percent of the tariff on your businessmen, and you should do the same." ”

"Ten percent, that's too little!"

The king was shocked, he was cutting his flesh! How can such a small tax meet his needs? This would greatly reduce his imperial court income and seriously affect his standard of living.

Li An said lightly: "Ten percent is already a lot, His Royal Highness the King also has to think about it for the people of his country, the tax is too high, and the merchants will not lose much, they will impose the price on the people, so you impose heavy taxes on the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, the final result is to plunder the wealth of your people." ”

"Ten percent is too little, it's too little."

The king was still unwilling.

Li An said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King, this time this official was ordered by the Tang Emperor to open up the Maritime Silk Road in the south, and the tariffs of all countries along the way must be ten percent of the value of the goods, and no country can be an exception, otherwise, this official will invite him to Chang'an City to drink soy milk." ”

After speaking, she looked at the grinding plate next to her, at this time, Yun'er was still grinding soy milk, her movements were unhurried, and she looked very leisurely and pleasing to the eye.

Threat, this is a clear threat, Ang Lee is threatening the king of the ring kingdom with this, if this king is greatly disobedient, he will use force.

"Can't we talk about it anymore?"

The king was a little reluctant.

Li An stared and said: "You have no jokes, what the Tang Emperor said, can you still modify it at will?" Ten percent, there is not the slightest room for negotiation, you still accept it, and in addition, you should spit out the tariffs you overcharged before. ”

"Li Shilang, how can this be done? The tariffs that have already been collected have long been digested, how can they be spit out. ”

The king was about to cry.

"That's fine, if you don't spit it out, but your country must agree to some of the conditions we have proposed."

Ang Lee said.

"What conditions, Li Shilang said."

The king asked busily.

Li An thought for a moment and said: "First, lease part of the port of Zhancheng for free for the use of the Tang Army, so that my Tang Navy Division can maintain the peace of this area, and second, the Tang Navy Division enjoys privileges and has the right to freedom of action in the coastal area of Zhancheng in the future, as long as it does not endanger the rights and interests of your country, your country shall not interfere." Thirdly, free trade is permitted, and all goods from all countries can be sold within your borders at a flat rate of one-tenth. Fourth, if your country wants to temporarily levy harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, you need to discuss with the Tang Dynasty court, and you are not allowed to collect taxes from the merchants of the Tang Dynasty in the name of private collection. Fifth, if the people of the Tang Dynasty commit adultery in your country, your country shall not be tried alone, but must be tried together with the officials of the Tang Dynasty to protect the rights and interests of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Sixth, a few days ago, your country despised the requirements put forward by our Datang, which made my official very dissatisfied, this time our army dispatched troops and horses, and suffered a lot of losses, and your country should compensate our army for its losses, 100 pieces of gold and 100,000 denier of coal. ”

After saying six in one breath, Li An's mouth was dry, and he quickly drank a sip of soy milk to moisten his throat.

When he raised his eyes, the face of the king of the ring kingdom turned green, and it was estimated that he really didn't expect that Li An would make so many requests, which would simply cost him his life.

But it doesn't seem to work if you don't agree, Datang's soldiers and horses and ironclad artillery vehicles have already arrived in the city, if they really attack, they can't resist it no matter what, and when the time comes, Li An is really likely to escort him to Chang'an to drink soy milk.

The soy milk was originally very delicious, but when he thought of being escorted to Chang'an City, the king didn't think it was delicious, if he couldn't even guarantee freedom, even if he couldn't eat a good taste of dragon liver and phoenix gall.

"Come, take the agreement to His Royal Highness."

Li An said lightly.

A soldier handed over the agreement that had been prepared to the king of the ring kingdom and gave him pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

"Your Royal Highness, sign it! Is this official still in a hurry to go south to exterminate the pirates? ”

Li An opened his mouth to urge.

"Oh, understood."

The king trembled and picked up the brush and signed it with great reluctance.

The agreement was made in duplicate, and each party kept one copy, so far, the problem of the ring kingdom has been completely solved.

It had been an hour since the landing, and it was still before evening, but now that the sun had set, the sky had completely darkened.

The king invited Li An to live in the city, and Li An set up a tent near the port on the grounds of not disturbing the normal life of the people in the city.

The army carried a large amount of supplies with it when it moved south, including portable generators that could generate electricity at any time to provide the basic needs of the army.

After nightfall, dozens of portable generators worked together to illuminate the vicinity of the Tang army camp as bright as day, which further demonstrated the strength of the Tang Dynasty and amazed the soldiers on the walls of the city.

Although, there is also a generator in the Ring Kingdom, but only in the palace there is this thing, it is rewarded by the Tang Emperor, at night, the whole city is dark, except for the torches of the patrol soldiers, there is no light, of course, except for the moonlight.

Seeing that his camp was as bright as day, but the city was dark, Li An sighed that the gap in national strength was huge, and this strong national strength must be maintained forever, and the significance of opening up the Maritime Silk Road is also here.

"Big brother, the matter of occupying the city has been settled, and now we should go south and attack that bigger group of pirates!"

Li Feiyu asked.

"Don't worry, let's take it step by step! There are many small countries in the south of the Ring Kingdom, all of which have imposed heavy taxes of more than 100% on our Tang merchants, and they must be allowed to compromise and not be allowed to collect heavy taxes on our Tang merchants. ”

Li An said seriously.

"Oh, so are we going to rest in Champa for a few days?"

Li An thought for a moment and said: "We have consumed a lot of coal, and we have to replenish it in Champa, and the king promised to compensate us for 100,000 denier coal, but I am afraid that we will not be able to prepare it in a short time, so we will inevitably have to stay for one more day, and it is still possible to go south early in the morning after tomorrow." ”

"Yes, I see."

Li Feiyu answered and went to arrange the soldiers and horses.

Lying in the suburbs and watching the night view, this feeling is still very good, the most important thing is to have two young beauties by your side, which is the most critical.

One massages the shoulders, the other the calves, and feeds a mouthful of fruit from time to time.

Before going to bed at night, Ang Lee wrote all the agreements between the Poison Country and the Gudi Kingdom, so that when they went to these two small countries, they could negotiate directly.

In fact, there is no need to negotiate, because the agreement is written, and the other party can sign it directly, so where is the need to spend energy to negotiate? If you don't agree, beat him.

Early in the morning of the second day, the king of the Huan Kingdom respectfully sent a hundred pieces of gold to show his gratitude, and at the same time, mobilized the people of the country to transport coal resources to the port, and 100,000 denier of coal was enough for them to be busy.

And all of this coal was transported to various ships of Datang, especially several coal supply ships, which contained the largest quantity.

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