Volume 1 Chapter 361 Banquet Guests
Everyone has a bitter face, eat, I really can't swallow it, I have no appetite when I look at it, but if I don't eat it, the prince personally persuaded him, I can't refuse, it's a dilemma.
There are a few people who have a little less relationship with Liu Zhezheng, and they saved the idea of changing their thighs and hugging them, picked up the bowl and drank a mouthful of porridge, and almost didn't swallow it when they swallowed it, good guy, what is cooked, it's so thick that it makes my throat hurt.
The porridge is undrinkable, eat the cabbage, use chopsticks to put some just into the mouth, almost spit it out, fortunately they reacted quickly, knowing that it was a big loss of honor to spit out in front of the prince, and they didn't even chew it, swallowed it with a straight neck, and hurriedly drank water.
This time, I really drank some sweetness in the water, because I don't know what condiments are used in this boiled cabbage, which is bitter and salty.
Everyone had to suspect that King Kui was going to rectify them, and felt that he couldn't help Liu Zhezheng, so he was going to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger.
Fu Moyu spoke again, "In the past few days since this king came to Cangwu County, he has also gone out to inspect the people's livelihood, and the tea, rice, porridge and dishes in front of you today are all the daily food of the people of Cangwu County, they can eat it, can't you eat it?" β
The tone was cold, and in the summer, everyone couldn't help but shudder.
There was a bolder one, with a bit of kinship with Liu Zhezheng, and said tremblingly: "Lord Qiqi, it's not that you can't eat it, but you dare to ask the prince, what condiments are put in this dish, it is a little bitter, if you don't have this condiment, you can still eat it." β
Someone took the lead, and everyone echoed it, saying that it was because the condiments in the dish were wrong, otherwise they could eat it completely, and some people took the opportunity to offer hospitality, "Coarse tea and light rice to keep safe, don't hide from the prince, cabbage tofu and the like, villains are often eaten at home, although life is better now, we can't forget the hardships that our ancestors have suffered." β
"Oh? You areβ" Fu Moyu looked at him with a pair of dark eyes.
The man hurriedly said: "Lord Qiyu, the villain's name is Feng You, the ancestor Feng Menglong, who used to follow Emperor Taizu to fight the world, and was crowned the Duke of Heguo, to the villain's great-grandfather, resigned and returned to his hometown, and his children have been farming at home for several generations. β
Fu Moyu nodded slightly, "Brother Feng is actually disrespectful after the Duke of Heguo." β
Feng You was called brother by the prince, he was proud, shook his head and said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the ancestors of the villain's family, we must not forget the hard days of the year, back then, the common people couldn't live anymore, so they followed Emperor Taizu to establish this dynasty, so the ancestors often said that we must always be aware of the people's feelings, at least we must know what the people eat and wear, in order not to forget our roots." β
Fu Moyu's expression did not move, "Then Brother Feng has eaten and drunk, but what kind of life have the common people lived?" β
Feng You said that he was farming at home, but in fact, their family was a local big landlord, how could the descendants of He Guogong go to the fields and farm like ordinary people, this Feng You had never eaten such a rough meal since he was born, and he had never seen it.
At this time, King Kui asked, it was not good not to answer, and he had just finished speaking, and he couldn't regret it, so he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "Uh...... I realized that in fact, the porridge and vegetables are good, but this condiment is about salt, and it is used poorly. β
Fu Moyu glanced at him and said slowly: "You can recognize it as salt, it can be seen that it is not bad, this is the salt produced in our Cangwu County, but it is a pity that although you have lived here for generations, you have never eaten it." "Love me eBook
Everyone looked at each other, they had never eaten such salt before, it was so bitter, if it was used for cooking, it would not be possible to eat it at all.
Fu Moyu seemed to see what they were thinking, "You think you can't eat it, but you don't know that the people of Cangwu County all eat this kind of salt, and this king sent someone to the market to ask, it is this kind of salt, and the poor can't afford to eat it." β
Everyone didn't dare to say anything, this Cangwu County was under the rule of Liu Zhezheng, if the people were so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat such rough salt, it would be that he had no way to govern, but no one dared to say this.
"My father ordered this king to suppress bandits, and this king is naturally duty-bound, but at the same time, my father also wants to know the people's livelihood in Cangwu County.
"Besides, I have heard that Cangwu produces salt for a long time, but it has been abandoned in recent decades, this is not in a hurry, anyway, this king is not staying here for a day or two, so he will help Cangwu County to reopen this salt farm, which can be regarded as benefiting the people of Cangwu."
After the two paragraphs were finished, everyone below had already changed their faces in unison, and the timid were about to cry, Fu Moyu pointed directly at Liu Zhezheng's shortcomings, if this word reached his ears, he didn't know what would happen, and the reopening of the salt farm, what a big deal this is!
Why has the salt field in Cangwu County been abandoned for so many years, the root lies in the queen, Queen Yu and the Lu Nan Yu family have been married, and they have become the protector of the Yu family, and the Yu family has been making salt for generations, otherwise, the salt field in Cangwu County will not be abandoned to the point that no one dares to do it.
There are many people who come to the banquet today who have used to be salt farms, if it weren't for Fu Moyu being the prince, he would have scoffed at him a long time ago, thinking that he was simply too ignorant, no wonder he was sent to Cangwu County, it must not be liked by the queen.
Take another 10,000 steps back, even if he really opens this salt farm, makes the salt, and sells it to whom? In the whole southern country, who dares to buy salt from outside Yu's home?
Some of the brains turned quickly, and they had already thought that Fu Moyu's princess was a princess of the northern country, maybe she had the idea of selling salt to the northern country, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was impossible, and the northern country was not without selling salt, and Nie Linyu was not a real princess.
For a while, no one in the hall answered, and it was so quiet that it could be heard that the needle was falling.
Fu Moyu's eyes flashed, "Don't worry, this king knows that this matter is not easy, and he doesn't plan to embarrass you, I invite you to come today, because this king has just arrived here and has obtained a few treasures, please come and enjoy it together." β
"Come on, bring things in."
Everyone doesn't know what medicine is sold in Kui Wang's gourd, rewarding treasures? Or did you get it from Cangwu County? What treasures can this Cangwu County have? Or who dedicated it to him?
They looked at each other, and then looked at others, they were very self-aware that the things they gave were not valuable enough to make King Kui see them as treasures, who was King Kui? Prince, have people ever seen something good?
Some people were eager to try, stretched their necks to look at the eunuchs who came in with treasures outside, secretly thinking that maybe King Kui would take out a few things made in the palace for everyone to have a long experience.
However, when the things were brought in, they were immediately disappointed, what was made internally, it was clearly an ordinary blue and white porcelain vase, okay?