The sound of the bell, it was the sound of a person's fist hitting the metal house wall, Huang Shunqing's hand was withdrawn and clenched, Fang Cai's punch made his right hand still hurt a little, but in front of outsiders, he could only bear it, after all, this punch was thrown out by his own family.

"General Huang's hands are not tight, right?"

"Don't worry." Huang Shunqing waved his right hand again, and said with a smile: "Your people really made good means, overnight, they repaired the Jincheng soup pool, and the subordinates said to me first, I just didn't believe it, and now I know that the iron boat that my brother said is probably also the truth." ”

Xu Xuance also smiled: "It's just a trick, General He Lao is concerned, and I can wait for the general to take care of it, so that we can have this situation." ”

"It's all decent from the Maharaja, don't do my business."

"In the past, the lord of your country has given gifts, and today the general has come to give away food and drink, which is really heartfelt." The nuances of language, the travelers always pay attention to, for the legitimacy of the future rule, never soften in the words, so all along, what Ruaba gives is only called a gift, a word difference, but the meaning is much worse. And Xu Xuance said this when he was a little insincere, the merchant hall was built, Su Tan gave flowers, fruits and umbrellas to Chinese businessmen according to the practice of the past, today Huang Shunqing came to bring wine and food, but the coconut wine in this property is not in line with Xu Jingluo's taste, and the travelers who are used to drinking white wine and foreign wine tasted this coconut wine that was not fully fermented when they first tasted it, they couldn't help but not vomit.

Xu Xuance ordered someone to bring out a few kinds of fresh dishes, all of which were made by themselves in the commercial hall, and the first thing to start when the commercial hall was built a few days ago was the kitchen, which was the so-called food related to morale, so under the care of the political hall, it was the first to land, and the materials needed were also transported from the island. That Huang Shunqing ate a dish of braised pork, and used some green peppers to return to the pot meat, and he was full of praise for eating, and was busy asking what he ate.

Xu Xuance did not hide it, and said: "The first dish called Dongpo meat was created by Master Su during the Shenzong Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty, and the name of Master Su must have been heard by the generals, it is called Dongpo, and this meat is named after him." ”

Seeing Huang Shunqing nodded, Xu Xuance continued: "When Bachelor Su was in charge of Xuzhou, the Yellow River broke, and the bachelor led the people of the city to build an embankment to protect the city. After the flood, the people of Xuzhou slaughtered pigs and sheep, the government comforted, the bachelor could not refuse, so he instructed the family to give back to the people after burning, it was said that there was a "return meat", after the bachelor was demoted to Huangzhou, seeing that the local pig was more cheap, the practice of this meat was spread, and there was a small word to say, "slow fire, less water, firewood can not smoke, wait for it to be familiar with it, when the fire is enough, it is beautiful." Although it is not as good as other Su words, it has a different taste to read. ”

That Huang Shunqing listened to it and smiled: "I didn't expect it to coincide with today's events." ”

Originally, although there was a sound outside the strings today, the head of the Huang Dynasty on the bright side was indeed here to give wine and food, but now he is eating the things of the short-haired family, if it is said to be a gift, it is naturally okay.

Xu Xuance followed with a smile and said: "It's just that I've been going to the country for a long time, and now the practice of this Dongpo meat is different from the previous time, just take today's meat as an example, it is the above good rib pork belly cut into pieces, originally smoldered with soy sauce, supplemented by star anise, cloves, cinnamon and other spices, simmered slowly." Later, I was overseas for a long time, and there was no shortage of this spice, but there was a lot of sugar in the south, so I added rock sugar to taste, which was different from the past practice, and it tasted different, and it took more effort to eat. The general's bite today was already simmering on the stove before dawn in the morning. ”

"That's a good mouth, no wonder this meat melts in the mouth, and the fragrance is incomparable."

Xu Xuance saw that Huang Shunqing was eating happily, and asked the maritime merchants and fishermen everywhere a few days ago, and said that although the officials and people in the country all believe in the Great Food Religion, they are not careful about keeping the precepts, and now it seems that there is no lie, especially the Han people, and the preference for food is really engraved in the genes.

Nai ignored it and continued: "Besides, what does the general think of the latter dish of meat? ”

Listening to Xu Xuance's questioning, Huang Shunqing put down his chopsticks in a panic and said: "This dish is another flavor, but it is not good, but I don't know how to do it, and I have to come to my chef to learn it another day." ”

Seeing that Huang Shunqing could eat into the alley, Xu Xuance said eloquently: "Speaking of this meat method, it is also a new creation of us, originally after the Qingming Dynasty worshiped the ancestors, the cooked meat used to worship the ancestors was sliced and eaten, and then I improved it with the king of the Middle Dynasty, so I still burst the meat from time to time (note: the court dishes of the Song Dynasty, similar to modern fried meat) The practice, add oil and salt to stir-fry, and add a secret bean paste, which has the taste of today." ”

"Bean paste?"

"Well, first of all, the cook of Luo Xianggong's family made it with broad bean paste and fermented it with chili peppers, and then this recipe came out, and it is also used as a folk accompaniment." Luo Xianggong is naturally Luo Keli, and Bachelor Wang is talking about Wang Feng, the newly appointed head of education, who gave him the official of Hanlin Bachelor and set the dispatch of the director of the Ministry of Education.

"Such a good product, is it also sold in your merchant station?"

"Of course, there are, and a few cans are specially prepared for the general."

After greeting for a while, I was about to cut to the chase, and I was also surprised when I heard about the short-haired people's means of building the city, but after thinking about it, these Song people can come to the sea in an iron boat, how can they wait? Now that the walls of the houses have been built overnight, there is no fuss, but we have to see for ourselves what the situation is. How did he know that in order to repair this merchant hall overnight, the traversers also took a lot of effort, and it was not difficult to transport excavators, earthmoving trucks and board house materials, but the difficulty was precisely a fast word, which was to rush to work late at night, just so as not to alarm the country.

"The general has been in Nanyang for a long time, and it is the pillar of the country, and I will rely on it in the future, so it is humble."

Huang Shunqing didn't answer, but said: "When my brother returned from the island, he said that the nobles would return to Middle-earth, but I don't know when I plan to leave?" ”

Is it a temptation? Xu Xuance said in his heart that compared to the lord of the country, this one was really shrewd, and replied: "This is not in a hurry, the former has already informed the merchants everywhere that it needs to be properly prepared, and besides, I will not be in Nanyang for a long time, and I must first find out the needle path." "The needle road is the route, also as a nautical chart, probably in the Ming Dynasty, just roughly said, or word of mouth, see a certain island, a certain mountain and a certain moment of direction to travel how many days, compared to modern navigation technology, but also very crude, because it is guided by a compass magnetic needle, so it is called the needle road.

From Brahmanai to Daming, there is a waterway for each thing, but Huang Shunqing does not make it clear, will anyone who can operate such a big ship know the needle road? The obvious excuse is that now that the city has been built, it must not be that he intends to go again. So he also replied: "I see that you have built this trading station, but it is surrounded by this wall, and there is only one exit, although it is a low wall, but after all, it is an obstacle to carrying goods. ”

"Hongyi and Haikou are wreaking havoc, and we are also prepared, and besides, the sale is not in the middle, but in the square outside."

Xu Xuance's words sounded surprising, Huang Shunqing looked outside the wall again, but there was an open space that had been leveled and tamped, which was about the square in Xu Jingluo's mouth, but now it was empty, and there was no meaning of a commercial station.

Nai asked: "I also looked at the goods of the nobles the day before yesterday, and they were all excellent, but I don't know what the regulations for sale are?" ”

Xu Xuance thought to himself that the fox's tail was finally exposed, and the so-called unprofitable could not afford to be early, so he didn't believe that he had seen his own goods, could this Huang Zongbing not be moved? I'm afraid that his sister-in-law is also tempted, but Na Sutan has not made any moves, I'm afraid he has other thoughts, which has to be guarded against. Fortunately, Labuan Island is big enough, Huang Shunzhi, who originally went to the island, saw only about 100 people, just the tip of the iceberg, distributed in the north of the island several bases, fertile land warehouses, factory buildings, but none of them were exposed, and then the offshore oil well platform in the north, that kind of place is backed by the mountains in the north of the island, there is not even a place to stop, ordinary fishing boats can neither go nor go, so far no one knows its existence, as for the rest of the people on the island and other nearly a thousand, have not come out to take pictures. In addition to glass, porcelain, and mercury mirrors, there are also various gadgets for molding, as well as seasoning supplies, which are indeed very appetizing to the locals.

Putting down his thoughts, he gave Huang Shunqing a big cake, "According to my Great Song Dynasty law, all trades are so-called official supervision and business offices, half of which is accounted for by the imperial court, and the remaining part of the external offering of shares, regardless of military and civilian people, should be dividends." However, when I first came to your place, I couldn't help but say that Mr. Huang's share had already been counted in it. ”

Huang Shunqing said in his heart that this Xu Jingluo is very clever, but he still has to pretend to excuse himself, and said with a smile: "Official supervision and business office? This is a new statement. ”

"My merchants in the Great Song Dynasty have always been like this."

"Your court also wants to do business?"

"No, how can the treasury of the Shang court be used with money? It is necessary to know that the establishment of agriculture as a country, a rich country in commerce, a strong country in industry, and the rejuvenation of the country through science and education are all indispensable, and they have been the national policy since I hunted in the south. ”

Huang Shunqing carefully tasted the meaning of Xu Xuance's words, the establishment of agriculture is naturally understood, if there is no farming, how to grow food, if there is no food, there will be no soldiers, how to ensure the stability of the country? The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has proclaimed for many years, saying that he and the people are diligent in farming, and they are all working hard, which shows that they attach great importance to it. And science and education is nothing more than the imperial examination of virtuous and virtuous, the meaning of educating all directions, the Ming Dynasty has the four seas, the barbarian genus, in addition to the sword soldiers, relying on the education is also education. It is based on the fact that every overseas tribute envoy returns to the country, and the reward must have a classic, which is the truth. For example, the "Yongle Canon" repaired by the Taizong Dynasty will not be easily given to the outside, but it is a great grace to give a few copies as deferential as North Korea. As for the imperial examination, it is a national talent ceremony, and now the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, which is not the origin of the right path of the imperial examination, deserves a flourishing word. It's just that this commerce and industry are the first time to hear that the so-called commerce, communication or not, or hoarding, but their own own production, is considered to be useless in the country, has always been unwelcome, Ming Taizu Dynasty customized, businessmen are not allowed to wear silk on weekdays, nor can they be officials, that is, in recent years, I have heard from the maritime merchants from the south, the court system is corrupt, and there is some relaxation. As for work, I haven't heard of anything to rely on to strengthen the country since ancient times, and there was a public loss class in Lu during the Warring States Period, but the history books say that Lu was still destroyed by Chu, and I don't see how strong it is. Then again, only in this Bo mud country, there are many Han people who fled from the south of the Ming River to the south of the Ming River. However, Huang Shunqing did not argue, after all, this time he came to talk about conditions, and if he hated the other party, it was not beautiful.

Xu Xuance also mentioned it casually, and didn't know that Huang Shunqing was thinking about it, so he let one person behind him turn over again, and said with a smile: "This is Liu Chenxu, the text of my envoy in the department, and the detailed rules have Liu Jiyi and the general and the nobles in the city, and the official still has some important matters, so I can't accompany him." He said to Liu Chenxu again: "Taosheng, you and General Huang are clear." With that, he arched his hand and followed the two of them towards the low wall.

Liu Chenxu was helpless, Taosheng's expression was still taken by Mei Kathy, saying that everyone must have a word to have the atmosphere of a Great Song Dynasty official.

After a little hesitation, Liu Jiyi, who had just been appointed, stepped forward, also arched his hand, and said to Huang Shunqing: "Liu Chenxu has seen the general. ”