Chapter 358: Walk all the way, eat all the way
"There is indeed a lake here, is this the Queen Mother's Yao Pond?" Tianshan Tianchi is half-moon shaped, 3,400 meters long, about 1,500 meters wide at its widest point, and covers an area of 4.9 square kilometers. The depth of the lake is several meters to 105 meters. The water of the lake is clear and crystal clear. Surrounded by mountains, green grass and wildflowers.
The tall and verdant spruce and tower pine in the mountains are all over the mountains, covering the sky and the sun. To the southeast of Tianchi is the majestic Bogda main peak, with an altitude of 5,445 meters. There are two more peaks to the left and right of the main peak. Looking up into the distance, the three peaks rise together, abruptly inserting clouds, like a pen stand. The glacial snow at the summit of the peak, shimmering with silver light, and the blue and clear water of Tianchi Tile are in harmony with each other, forming a colorful natural landscape of this alpine flat lake.
"Naturally not here, but this place is indeed a beautiful place, you Anxi Duhufu can develop this side, in the name of Yaochi Shengjing, it is estimated that you can earn a lot more a year. And this place is rich in materials, so those military families can reclaim here. ”
Li Hao said with a smile after listening to the words of an adjutant of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, this adjutant is still Li Hao's student, and he will accompany him throughout the whole process of Li Hao's visit to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and is responsible for arranging the reception here. Li Ke's order to the Anxi Protectorate was to cooperate with Li Hao's investigation here, which was actually to let Li Hao have fun.
However, Li Hao can't just play and not do things, so by the way, he also finds some income for the military families here. The Anxi Protectorate had tens of thousands of military dependents, as well as a group of reclamation groups composed of domesticated slaves. They are responsible for providing food here, and they are also responsible for the greening and environmental protection of the large river basin.
The Yellow River, as well as the rivers on this side of Anxi are among them, the Yellow River basin at this time was not reclaimed very much, in order to avoid the Yellow River in the future that kind of situation came out, the two banks of the river not only overhauled the water conservancy, but also made greening and water conservation planning on both sides. In addition, a lot of people on both sides of the strait have been relocated, but these places have recovered quickly.
Li Hao's proposal that all domestic resources should not be developed and the environment should be protected, although these things made the officials of the imperial court not very understandable, after all, they are still dirt buns that have just washed their feet ashore, and they don't know what environmental protection is, and they don't know what industrial pollution is, but they believe in Li Hao, and Li Hao will never do something without a purpose.
This kind of planting trees to prevent soil erosion does not cost much investment, and there is a lot of income, so the imperial court has no pressure on this, and such a reclamation group has been set up. It's similar to the previous military station, but what is done here is different. Their cultivation attaches great importance to scientific planting, rational planting, and is also responsible for protecting the surrounding environment.
Li Hao's later generations came to Tianchi, and this place at that time was not only a summer resort for receiving Chinese and foreign tourists every summer, but also an ideal alpine skating rink in winter. Every time the lake freezes, ice athletes from various provinces and regions gather here to train and compete in skating on the wide lake, bathed in bright sunshine and fresh air.
The mountains surrounding Tianchi are still the "Baibao Mountain" with rich resources. There are pastures for cattle and sheep fattening, forest farms for logging and dingding, and deer parks for artificial breeding. Snow lotus and snow pheasant grow on the snow line, roe deer are infested in the pine forest, mushrooms grow everywhere, and medicinal herbs such as codonopsis, astragalus, and fritillary.
There are rare birds and animals in the ravines, schools of fish and waterfowl in the lake area, modern glaciers on the peaks of the peaks, and various minerals such as copper, iron, and mica buried under the mountains. Such abundant resources and peculiar natural landscapes in the Tianchi area are even more attractive to biological, geological and geographers who are keen on field investigations.
"There are a lot of good Chinese medicines in this place, and snow lotus and snow pheasant are both good things, not only for medicine, but also for excellent deliciousness. We're going to eat the special ingredients here, but how much you can eat depends on how much you can catch today. ”
Where to eat, this is Li Hao's habit, there are a lot of good ingredients in Tianshan, but how much you can eat depends on the group of people you bring. Li Hao is very lazy now, he doesn't know how to get ingredients, so he waits for his students and guards to get them, and then directs them to cook and eat.
"That's no problem, today's prey will be handed over to us. Wait a minute, we'll catch some snowcocks and deer, and see if we can catch some fish from the pond this day. After hearing this, Li Hao's students replied with a smile, they are all good hunters, as long as there is prey, there is no problem. But snow lotus picking and catching fish will have to be seen.
"You can definitely catch the fish here, it's easy to catch, Tianchi has not been discovered for so many years."
After hearing this, Li Hao replied with a smile, this place has only been discovered by humans now, and it has not been discovered for so many years before, and the fish resources in it will naturally be very rich. This is just like the lake in Tibet, which is very rich in fish.
The group then found a wide and flat place by the Tianchi to camp, then lit a fire, set up a pot and waited for the harvest of the hunters. As Li Hao thought, because it has never been discovered here, it is rich in all kinds of products.
Not only did they catch a lot of fish from Tianchi, but they also caught a lot of snowcocks and roe deer. Stewed snow chicken with snow lotus mushrooms, and then a snow chicken called flower chicken, and roast chicken roasted roe deer. For these, Li Hao and they can usually eat some, but this is the first time they have eaten the things in Tianchi here.
The unique landscape and geographical environment here have created unique plants and animals, plus unique seasonings, and the things made also have a unique side here, the taste is delicious, and the group of people who eat them have round stomachs, and they don't want to move anymore.
"Delicious this thing, sure enough, it still follows the place, and different places have different characteristics. The snow chicken here is different from the snow chicken in Tubo, and after the snow chicken in Tubo is brought to Chang'an, the taste is not the same, and the charm of food is really unusual. ”
Wu Shun sighed with emotion at this time, they have followed Li Hao all these years, traveled south and north, and have eaten all kinds of delicious food, and they now have their own opinions on food. Moreover, several hostesses of the Li Mansion are not low in their cooking skills now. Naturally, we also have our own opinions about eating.
"Look! There are a lot of horses over there! At this time, several of Li Hao's children suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted excitedly, there were many beautiful horses over there.
"This is a wild horse, and you can often see herds of wild horses here in the Western Regions. Now there is no shortage of cattle or horses in my Datang, so there are more and more of these wild horses. In a few years, after the railway, I am afraid that there will be less demand for horses. With the advent of machines, even ploughing cattle will not be used much. ”
Li Hao's students explained with a smile after seeing the wild horses in the distance. He had studied with Li Hao, and he knew some things well. Li Hao once said that one day there will be cars on four wheels running on the road, and there will be machines that can plough the fields, and when these are in place, the demand for these animal power will become less and less.
"Hehe, these animals will become a treasure and a beautiful scenery in the future, so there are no regrets. The times are advancing, and although some things have withdrawn from the times, they will not withdraw from history. Li Hao smiled, with the development of science and technology in the future, the emergence of mobile phones, airplanes, high-speed rail, robots and other things, human beings will become more convenient.
"Get the camera out, we're getting the horses down." The camera is produced by the system and can take color photos. However, there are already very old-fashioned cameras in this era, so Li Hao wants to change the camera and play by himself, and he doesn't need many points.
But with this thing, their journey becomes more interesting. The beautiful scenery and human geography along the way are all the objects they want to photograph, and then they are washed out and stored well. It also indicates the date, when and where it was taken.
If these photos can be preserved well, N years later, I am afraid that it will be a great fortune, and in the future, with the evolution of geology, I don't know what these places will become.
"Master, are you going to the campfire dance here? An event organized by military families in the Anzai Prefecture. Young people from the neighborhood and young people from the prefecture will participate, both men and women. This event is held here at this time of the year, and it is very lively, and there is also a horse race, do you want to participate? ”
After coming down from the Tianshan Mountains, Li Hao went to several other places, such as the old site of Loulan and other scenic spots. When he was about to end his trip here and get on the train, Li Hao's student mentioned the dance party here, and he obviously wanted Li Hao to preside over it.
After all, in Datang, Li Hao has a great reputation and a good reputation, so if Li Hao can attend this ball, it will obviously make this ball more famous, and it can also make this ball an important event here and keep it all the time.
"Yes, horse racing and singing and dancing parties, this must be attended." Li Hao readily agreed after hearing this, he had actually seen that horse racing in Chang'an. For the Tang people, they will start training to ride horses since they were young, and cavalry is still a threatening force at this time.
Therefore, the mastery of riding is a skill that every young person in Datang must learn, and it has also become a regular training sport for children in all schools.
And Li Hao also asked people to play an erhu song of horse racing according to the activities of horse racing, which has now become a classic of Tang music. Like the Erquan music, Chunjiang Flower Moon Night and other songs, they are all classic songs of Tang music at this time.