Chapter 159: Eating Rats for Dinner
"If I die here, no one will be able to control the Mediterranean, and Karl Fort will not be able to keep it, and you, Karl, and Baron Jiang are the public enemies of the entire Christian world!" Although Friedrich II's face turned green, he did not forget to threaten Hong Tao. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"You can't die, and even if you can, I won't let you die...... I will make you unable to live and die! Son-in-law, His Majesty the Emperor has forgotten his mind at home, you take him back immediately, go and come back quickly! "I vomited out the bitter gall, and I dared to threaten myself, Hong Tao really didn't believe in this evil, he wanted to see what it was like to die of seasickness.
"This is your daughter's husband! Well, count me on the thief ship. Carl, next time I get on the ship, let's tell us who the owner is. "Friedrich II is desperate, well, this is falling into the den of thieves, a Hong Tao he can't be even, and now he has added a son-in-law, and the tall girl standing next to him is Hong Tao's daughter. When they met, they stared at their red beard, and they didn't recognize life at all, and they weren't a good stubble. As for whether the little girl who came to Europe ten years ago was just this girl, where could Friedrich II tell the difference, in his eyes, Hong Tao and Wen Nan both looked similar.
"Come, girl, this bearded man is your Uncle Karl's brother, and you used to play in his palace when you were a child. For the sake of the gifts he gave you when he was a child, go get some abalone porridge, give you a few more abalones, and he will drink some gruel. Lao Wen, go slowly, if you have anything to say, you can wait until you can eat, and you are not in a hurry for these two days when the sky falls. ”
It is possible to be sarcastic and sarcastic in dealing with Friedrich II, but it is unbearable to treat Wennan Hongtao anymore. This former foreign minister, who was only two or three years older than him, had not seen him for a few years, and he was almost old as his uncle. It can be seen that his life is not comfortable, and his mental state seems to affect the speed of aging. And Wen Nan is a person who loves more truth and is deeply influenced by the culture of the Song Dynasty, and has suffered two major blows in his life, once by himself and once by his own son. Speaking of which, Wen Nan should be regarded as his own feud like Jiang Zhuyi, and two generations of people toss an old man.
"Come, Lao Wen, stretch out your arm, and I'll help you heal. America, come here, hold down here together, rub a little harder! "What if the seasickness is too bad? There really isn't any specific therapy, just try to find a ventilated place for the patient to rest. However, it can't cure seasickness, Hong Tao has a way to slow down the feeling of vomiting and make people a little more comfortable, that is, to rub the Guan Nei acupoint.
The Kannai acupoint is located on the back of the wrist with three horizontal fingers, and when nausea and vomiting, pressing hard can relieve the symptoms. This is what an old fishing friend told Hong Tao, and after many tests, it does have an effect. This is also one aspect of TCM that is ahead of Western medicine, which has many means of using the body's own structure to solve diseases, while Western medicine purely borrows external forces.
"Wen, does this work?" When Friedrich II saw Wen Nan being rubbed by Hong Tao and Luo Mei, the expression on his face seemed to be a little more comfortable and greedy.
"It's really better, I didn't think Your Majesty still has research in medicine." Wen Nan's mouth finally stopped pantothenic acid, his stomach was not so hard, and he still had seasickness symptoms, but he was able to speak.
"Carl, Baron Jiang, press it for me too!" Friedrich II knew that he could not be summoned by Hong Tao and Luo Mei, and Carl and Jiang Zhuyi next to him became his healers.
"A little further down, three fingers, between the two bones...... This place is called Kannai Cave. William, in the future, you should also read a few more books on Oriental medicine, which have many things that will be helpful for you to study and cure diseases. So the dock became Hong Tao's traditional Chinese medicine class, not only the two seriously ill were being treated, but several sailors also secretly tried it on their arms. Seasickness on the sea is anytime and anywhere, you may not be dizzy today, tomorrow as your physical condition declines, maybe you will be dizzy, and one more treatment method will be more protection.
"Come on, come on, have a meeting, have a meeting! William, put your spoon down, you're the first to eat, we're all done, you're still eating. Is it that in Europe it is to see who eats a lot and who is the emperor? "After resting for half a day, at dinner, the two critically ill patients finally recovered. Compared with Friedrich II, Wennan's physique was still poor, and the emperor opened his cheeks, and the two spoons flew up and down, very sweeping the dinner table, and it was impossible to see that he was still vomiting bitterness a few hours ago.
"According to court etiquette, when the guest does not put down the spoon, the host should continue to serve the food...... This meat is delicious, it's certainly not pork, it's not venison, what's it called? Friedrich II mixed the last bit of broth with rice, and put two spoonfuls into his mouth, not even taking care of the scraps of his beard, and if there was any, he had no more to eat.
"America, call people to remove the plates...... Bring up the cactus wine, and let's talk while we drink. William, you put your face back, don't face me, I'll tell you what kind of meat this is. Hong Tao smiled evilly and stood up and took two steps back.
“…… Okay, you can say it......" Friedrich II was very curious, knowing that Hong Tao didn't hold back his fart, he couldn't help but turn his head away. As the saying goes, curiosity kills cats.
"This is rat meat...... Hong Tao was very trustworthy and announced the answer.
"Wow...... Hmm...... "Friedrich II didn't vomit, Jiang Zhuyi couldn't bear it first, and then it was the salamander." The two women sat right across from each other, and the word spraying each other could not be more appropriate for them.
"Ladies, you have been fooled, he is lying. I've eaten rat meat, and I really can't tell the taste, but it's not that big, and you can see the vertebrae, which are thicker than rabbits. "It is worthy of being an emperor who grew up in a cold palace since he was a child, and he has suffered all kinds of hardships. Friedrich II was not only disgusted, but also smashed his mouth, picked up the bones on the table that he gnawed like specimens, and planned to expose Hong Tao's pranks.
"Cut, I said rat meat is rat meat! If you don't believe it, wait, I'll open your eyes! Hong Tao waited for Friedrich II's words, trotted out of the house, and after a while came in with a wooden cage and placed it on the table with a clatter.
"It's ...... What animal? "Everyone in the room, except Carl, took a lot of interest in the animal in the cage. The guy was about the size of a medium-sized dog, with light brown fur, round and round, a bit like a rabbit, but the ears weren't that big, and the mouth was a bit like a horse, but not that long.
"It's called a guinea pig, and it's related to the rat we saw. I'm not lying, the meat we ate just now is it! "Most people don't know the animal in the cage if it is released to the next generation, but some of its mutated offspring have been seen by everyone, and it is a kind of pet, usually called a Dutch pig.
That's right, it's the kind of fluffy, meaty, mouse-like Dutch pig that is relatively cute. In fact, Dutch pigs are not produced in the Netherlands, but from the mountains of Central and South America, the native species is much larger than the Dutch pig, and is one of the few three domestic animals raised by the Indians, the other two are dogs and turkeys. Later, as European colonists entered the South American continent, some people brought this animal back to Europe, and through domestication and breeding, it gradually shrunk in size and became a pure pet.
Guinea pigs have an important place in Indian culture, as both they and turkeys provide meat to the Indians, and their meat is delicious. In addition, guinea pigs are also kept as pets by many Indian nobles, and their fur is shaved, and when they go to bed at night, let it lie on the bed for a while, the purpose is to warm the bed, guinea pig brand hot water bag!
Hong Tao doesn't need guinea pigs to warm the bed, but he doesn't have an aversion to guinea pig meat. He also gave guinea pigs another role, serving as a meat supply on ocean-going vessels. It is a long-standing custom to raise animals on sea boats, whether it is a Great Song Sea Ship or a Great Cannibal Sea Ship, there will be a special cabin for raising animals, chickens, ducks and sheep, and even cattle.
However, raising these large livestock is more expensive and requires them to bring hay or something. And the guinea pig is the same thing as its close cousin mouse, as long as people can eat it, they can eat it, and if people can't eat it, they can also eat it, they can also eat it, they can gnaw it all if they are hungry, they have good teeth, good appetite, and are not picky eaters. Coupled with their modest size, they are particularly suitable for keeping on ocean-going vessels.
If you go to sea for a few months and a half a year, bring some guinea pigs on the boat to raise, and fresh meat can be provided until the return voyage. Because their fecundity is even more amazing, about two months is a litter, a litter of three or four. Baby guinea pigs are born with hair and permanent teeth, and after an hour they can stand up and walk around, and after a month they are sexually mature and ready to give birth. If a pair of guinea pigs has enough food, they can become more than 100 after a year.
"Don't eat it, I'm going to keep it!" Although the salamander has a boyish personality, it is 100% a girl when it comes to treating small animals. When she saw the fluffy ball of meat in the cage, she forgot about the nausea and held the cage in her arms.
"That's great, I'll make you the keeper of the fleet, and they're all yours!" Hong Tao even wants to pit his own daughter, the guinea pig looks cute, but once there are more, it is still in the cabin, the taste is cool. Hong Salamander has been under her influence since she was a child, and she is also a person with a slight cleanliness habit, and it is estimated that in less than two days, she will have to come to her to resign.
"I want to, give me a few, I'm going to build a little garden in the Baron's Castle and keep them in the garden!" Jiang Zhuyi did not show weakness, she also planned to bring the guinea pig back to raise. Hong Tao still didn't object, he really wanted to see Jiang Zhuyi's garden on the roof of the Baron's Castle being gnawed away by these little guys. (To be continued.) )