Chapter 26: The country of Mosu Luo received a generous gift and grabbed brown sugar on the way to the envoy (II)

This dazzling national gift not only made Wang Xuance feel very deeply; and also dazzled Zhou Zeng, Chen Maocai and others; These national gifts are really impossible to see in Datang......

Although Wang Xuance and others repeatedly refused, they were repeatedly pleaded with by Starady. Wang Xuance and others could only reluctantly accept these four points of heavy national gifts.

At the end of the ceremony, Starade took up the royal pen and wrote the permanent pact of peace between the two countries on the credentials presented by Wang Xuance.

Because of the harmonious atmosphere, this welcome banquet is naturally grand. The atmosphere was played in a friendly and convivial atmosphere throughout. In the midst of idle conversation, but listen to this Staradi say: "I have already repaired a book, and I have gone to this city of Qunu to pay tribute to the king of the sun, indicating that you have reached the realm of my five Indias. Therefore, please rest assured that the rest of the journey will be safe and sound. ”

Hearing such an intimate arrangement, Wang Xuance and others were also overjoyed, and once again thanked him for his hospitality......

Sunrise and sunset, a few more days; After resting for a few days in this kingdom of Mosura, they replenished their belongings, and with the full heart of King Staradi, they set out on their way again......

Wang Xuance led the Tang Dynasty mission, went out of the royal city, and after two or three days' journey, he left the country of Mosu and entered the country of Sata Mud.

As soon as he entered the boundary of this country, I saw that Chen Maocai still took out Master Xuanzang's "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" and rode on horseback, with a lot of leisure and a few meticulousness, and explained to everyone: "This Sata mud wet country is more than 7,000 miles in radius, which is a little bigger than this Muddy Vara country. The circumference of the royal city of this country is also about twenty miles. The land is still relatively fertile and the crops are still very lush. The people are rich, but they are easy to compare. This is quite the courage of Shi Chongwang Kai Bifu in the Western Jin Dynasty. The common people chase more profits, and there are many people who are good at doing business, so many rare items from all over the country are gathered in this country...... Oh, how rich is that! In the end, Chen Maocai said to himself.

But when he read the following sentence, he immediately became overjoyed: "Zhou Zeng, Zhou Zeng, listen to your things can be used, the people of this country are proficient in illusion and advocate special skills!" Where's your little earth-shattering thunderbolt? Take it out and give them a demo! ”

"Cut, my earth-shattering thunder is used for actual combat, not to scare these people, you should pay less attention to it!" Zhou Zeng immediately sternly refused.

"Alas, you kid ......"

The two of them pinched again like this.

Xiao Liu and the others, looking at this familiar scene, also shook their heads and smiled helplessly; However, there were a lot of smiles, which made the road to the mission seem quite relaxed.

Seeing that they were still bickering, but seeing that this little six had an idea, he wanted to add such a fire. immediately took out something and threw it to Chen Maocai: "Brother, take it and play with ......"

As soon as Zhou Zeng saw this thing, he immediately scolded Xiao Liu: "Okay, you Xiao Liu, eat inside and out, follow me, and dare to pay attention to my things!" ”

"What, what, why do you still want to bully Xiaoliu? I was the first to say no! Chen Maocai then happily protected Xiao Liu and said to Zhou Zeng......

What is this little six taking out? It turns out that he handed this to Chen Maocai, not something else? It was this earth-shattering thunder.

Although this earth-shattering thunder is about the size of an egg, it is accompanied by a long lead. And this is also a new achievement of Zhou Zeng's transformation over the years. It's smaller than a firecracker, but it's more powerful than a firecracker. That said, it is worrying when applied in actual combat.

Because the lead is not accurate, it either did not explode, or it exploded in the air. So it's still okay to scare the soldiers who haven't seen this thing. If you really get to the battlefield, it will be time-consuming and laborious. With the cumbersome operation, he had already been cut off by the cavalry with a charge......

Chen Maocai took over this little earth-shattering thunder, and immediately wanted to give everyone an unexpected surprise. Therefore, there are no people on the road, and most people don't care. So, with the fire fold he carried with him, he lit the long fuse. Leisurely, he threw it into the sky ahead.

As the lead burned, there was an explosion of thunderbolt on a sunny day, not only the fire splashed, but the sound was even more deafening. not only frightened Wang Xuance, who was pondering, but also frightened the Tang warriors who had not noticed it. They all cast disdainful glances at Chen Maocai......

Chen Maocai and Xiaoliu saw each other and pretended to be a ghost, so they laughed. caused everyone to shake their heads and sigh again and again, and Wang Xuance also pointed at Chen Maocai, who had made a prank, helplessly......

At this time, Zhou Zeng was also inadvertently frightened, so he glared at Chen Maocai and Xiaoliu viciously.

After seeing this Chen Maocai squint at him, he took out the bag he was carrying, felt out a tightly wrapped sugar cube, and said to Xiao Liu: "Xiao Liu, reward you with a candy" and threw it to Xiao Liu. And Xiaoliu also caught it quickly, peeled it gently, ate sweetly, and looked back at Zeng Zeng this week with a smile......

Okay, you two, you're embarrassed again at this time, aren't you? Zhou Zeng looked at Chen Maocai, and he was also carefully peeling the candy, so he showed a weird smile. But seeing him flying over unexpectedly, he snatched away Chen Maocai's bag containing sugar cubes, which was neck and neck. Then he took out the candy cube and threw it to the brothers: "Brothers, go on."

With a snap of his fingers, he threw these candies to everyone. The envoys who took the candy cubes one by one were not only quite happy, but also ate sweetly. The angry Chen Maocai stared at these eyes, but there was no way to do it.

I saw that this sugar cube, wrapped in brown paper, was square, an inch in size, and the color was purple and red. The shape is like a stone, containing it like sand, the slightest sweetness, and the aftertaste is endless. Although this kind of sugar is also taken from sugar cane, it has never been seen in Datang. And this sugar is what we call brown sugar today......

Before the pre-Qin period, there was no such thing as sugar in China, and the only sweet delicacy it had was honey. After the Han Dynasty, the Chinese learned to squeeze sugar from sugar cane, and this production method is quite simple, that is, after squeezing the sugar cane, take its juice, expose it to the sun, and turn it into a semi-viscous solid, which is the prototype of brown sugar, all the way to the sugar of the early Tang Dynasty of Zhenguan.

Because of the mild climate and abundant rainfall, this place is rich in sugarcane......

What happens next? Please see the next ......

Quick Facts: The Sata Mud-Wetvara Kingdom is one of the sixteen ancient kingdoms of ancient India. In this section, why write about sugar? Because the production method of brown sugar is about to be introduced to China, see the next ......

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