Chapter 187: New Ingredients
"Who is more powerful, King Shu or King Wu?" This question is not only Wu Shun's curiosity, but Li Hao himself is also thinking about who is smarter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
If you live it, the King of Shu is slightly better, because this guy died well in the end, and he didn't suffer any major crimes. And Li Ke, the king of Wu, was beheaded, and the body could not be found there, and he undoubtedly died a miserable death.
If in terms of the meaning of life, Wu Wang Li Ke is slightly better. Leaving a name in history, it is still a good reputation, coupled with the strange injustices through the ages, so that this King Wu has gained a lot of sympathy points. And the King of Shu, one of the most famous things is that birds and beasts are not as good as iron and stone.
"The King of Shu is a little smarter than the King of Wu." After some comparison, in Li Hao's thoughts, the King of Shu is the real wise man, no matter what, living is the most important thing, and living is the opportunity.
Li Ke obviously used up his opportunity early, and his life was as brilliant as fireworks, as short as it was short. After the glory, nothing remains. Geese have left a voice, people have left a name, maybe this is what he is pursuing.
Although Li Ke was not as smart as Li Chen, the king of Shu, Li Hao felt that he was more comfortable getting along with Li Ke. Because Li Ke is more comfortable with his friends, he doesn't have any scruples and falsehoods. Although the King of Shu is smart, he thinks more about himself.
Shu Xianglou opened a branch in Shudi, Li Hao doesn't have to worry about this, Wu Shun and Erlang can handle these things well. In fact, it is the business side of Maozhou, Li Hao only grasps the general, and the rest is left to the people below to do.
The teenagers he brought were arranged to various positions by him using his power, although he couldn't interfere in important positions, that was appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, but other things were supported by him, which was much easier.
Adopting orphans and opening schools is such a thing that Li Hao has always insisted on, and wherever he goes, he will bring this set there, never stopping. And even after he leaves the original place, what he left behind will stick to it.
What has changed slightly here is that Li Hao has made a hospital here, which has various subspecialties like the hospital presided over by Chang'an Lao Sun. It's the first time that this set of Li Hao has been made in one place, and Chang'an doesn't count.
"There are so few people in this Maozhou Mansion, is it necessary for the entire hospital here?" The hospital is also very familiar with Wang Xuance after staying in Chang'an for a long time and knows how to operate it. It's just that what he doesn't understand is that the population of Maozhou Mansion is small and pitiful, is it necessary to do this here?
"Yes, and it's very necessary!"
After hearing this, Li Hao explained with a smile that it is precisely because of the small population here that great attention needs to be paid to fertility here. Li Hao plans to wait for the hospital to be built, and all pregnant women here must come to the hospital for regular check-ups to increase the growth rate of newborns.
I could only suggest doing this before, and that was because Li Hao didn't have the power, but now he is in charge of a continent, and some things are up to him.
The days passed in this trivial arrangement, and the soldiers sent out quickly returned with the caravan, bringing back the geographical situation that Li Hao wanted, the population of Fanbang, and also brought some things that Li Hao had specified.
"What kind of pig is this? Such a small head? It looks so cute. Wu Shun followed Li Hao to take a look, and heard Li Hao say that there are many special things in it. As a result, I saw a cage containing a few piglets, humming vigorously.
"This is a ginseng pig, that's what those Fanbang people call it." At this time, a soldier replied with a smile after listening to Wu Shun's words, it was too far to run to those Fanbangs, just to catch a few pigs and come back, this task made them really speechless.
If Li Hao didn't explain to them after the task was completed before departure, they would have collected these things by the way, and there would be a reward at that time. If it weren't for the hand that Li Hao showed before, as well as the obedience of these soldiers to their superiors, ordinary people would really be reluctant to do these things.
In addition to this little pig, there are also things like those strange mushrooms, and what cordyceps and so on are being collected. It seems that the Lower Governor was very interested in these things, and in addition to the soldiers sent out, the caravans also bought quite a few of them.
"This is Tibetan fragrant pig, a very good ingredient, an ingredient that Datang doesn't have now. After this thing is launched, whether it is Shuxianglou or Chang'an's natural residence, there will be a few more special delicacies. ”
Li Hao looked at the pig in the cage and smiled, the edible value and nutritional value of this pig are much higher than that of ordinary pigs, and the taste is also very good, Li Hao collected this of course not only for his own consumption.
Of course, eating it yourself is also one thing, Li Hao has actually eaten these in later generations, and he has already tasted the deliciousness of Tibetan fragrant pigs. At that time, he followed the people to Tufan to swim on his own, and he ate it along the way, and he remembered that the most influential thing at that time was Tibetan fragrant pork bacon.
When I went west from Sichuan to pass by some collectors, I sat on the Tibetan bed in the living room and looked up, and I could see a row of Tibetan pork hanging directly above the stove. The pork is basically transparent, and it looks so attractive that people can't help but swallow it after looking at it.
The method of making Tibetan fragrant pig is very simple, which is to eat it directly on the barbecue. I took a piece of meat that had been cured for a period of time and put it on the fire to roast it directly, and when the oil was roasted, the cured pork was slowly cooked. Scrape off the blackened part with a knife, clean it and slice it and serve.
If you eat it directly, it will always feel a little oily, and it will also feel a little dirty, so you can slice it and eat it with other side dishes. And most people eat more gently, and they can't just take a large piece of meat and gnaw it. This kind of barbecue bacon tastes really good, but it is not available at this time, and it is still waiting for Li Hao to promote it.
It takes time to marinate the smoked pork when grilling the Tibetan fragrant pig, which takes too much energy, but in fact, the Tibetan fragrant pig can be grilled directly. Tibetan pork skin is thin, carcass lean meat rate is high, muscle fibers are extra-fine, and the meat is tender, so the meat quality of the roast is very delicious.
However, this roasting method is very different from roasting suckling pig, and the sauce is also very different. Li Hao remembers that when he first traveled by car with those people, he would roast them slowly, spray them with beer, and then smear them with bean paste or hot sauce.
In the middle, you can also brush some soy sauce or other seasonings according to your taste, bake a layer, cut off a layer, eat a layer, and then coat the seasoning while baking. Then looking at the scenery of the surrounding plateau, I not only enjoyed the delicious food, but also enjoyed a bonfire feast.
For Li Hao in later generations, Tibetan fragrant pigs gave him too much nostalgia. It's just that at that time, this kind of thing was very expensive because of all kinds of hype, and it cost a lot of money. What's more, there are a lot of fake things, and spending money may not necessarily get good food.
In addition to making barbecue, Tibetan fragrant pork can be made like ordinary pork, but the texture and taste are much better than ordinary pork, which can make those dishes a higher level. In addition to the two-flavor barbecue, there is also a cold Tibetan fragrant pig that is also good.
Cold Tibetan fragrant pig is also commonly known as white-cut pork, after the cooked meat comes out, the fat meat is crispy and not greasy. It's not at all like ordinary fatty meat, which has a mouthful of fat, and the lean meat is tender and seems to melt in your mouth. If you roll it up in the flatbread with grilled shiitake mushrooms, it tastes super good!
In addition to the Tibetan fragrant pig, the caravan also brought other things, such as some freshly picked matsutake and dried matsutake mushrooms. It's also a nice thing that can be used not only for cooking, but also for medicine.
The place where Li Hao sent these soldiers out to investigate is known for its abundance of all kinds of mountain delicacies, and the matsutake mushrooms here not only have excellent flavor, attractive fragrance, but also nutrition, known as the "king of edible mushrooms", but at this time many people do not know these things, and not many people know the value of this thing.
Pairing Tibetan fragrant pork with matsutake mushrooms can also make a dish, which is both delicious and classic. This is also a special delicious dish, like the dishes above, they are all kinds of ways to eat that have not appeared at this time, and Li Hao still wants to exchange these dishes for more points.
Stewed Tibetan pig with matsutake mushrooms is just one of the delicacies, and the unique feature of this dish is the perfect blend of two local specialties to create a delicious one.
"These things have all been collected in Shuxianglou, and they will be purchased at twice the price you bought when you bought them." Erlang, who was instructed by Li Hao, immediately shouted loudly, these businessmen did not find the benefits of these things, and Li Hao naturally did not publicize them everywhere, and these things will be used in his own restaurant in the future.
And those soldiers who came back with him, Li Hao was not stingy. Each of them was rewarded with some silver taels, which was the same as he said before he set out, and these things were rewarded, which was regarded as additional income for these soldiers.
In addition to matsutake mushrooms and Tibetan fragrant pigs, there are several other treasures that can only be found here, such as Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps, and snowcock. These things were actually worth a little more than the cattle and sheep brought by the caravans, but unfortunately not many people noticed them.
"In the future, when you go to do business, you can go farther, and you can talk to the people of Fanbang. They can trade these things by themselves, Shuxianglou can also buy them, and the market in Maozhou Mansion also needs those Fanbangs to bring more things to trade. ”
In principle, the Fanbangs around Maozhou Mansion belong to the Fangenus of the Tang Dynasty, except for Tufan. The state capital here will also often exchange markets with them, but like Maozhou, a special trading area is built separately, which is relatively rare.
This is a lot more convenient for businessmen on both sides. They can directly bring anything here to trade, and then take the things they trade back to their respective territories and sell them, while the Maozhou government only charges a small amount of management fees and transaction taxes, and there are no other taxes, so they don't have to worry about being exploited.