Chapter 115: The Idea of a Cattle Ranch
Chinatown and Datang Chamber of Commerce are still under construction, and more and more businessmen have rushed to hear the news, looking at the increasingly prosperous Xizhou Ju Wenya once again sighed that his insistence has been correct, this is just the beginning, he believes that it will not be long before the entire Gaochang will become so prosperous.
Thinking that the prince in charge of the construction of the Western Regions had become Gaochang's concubine, Ju Wenya's heart was even more proud, and Wang Xiang's feelings for Ju Yiya could naturally be seen that such a son-in-law, Gao Chang, would become the head of the countries in the Western Regions in the near future.
At the beginning, Ju Wentai listened to the promise of the Turks, thinking that the Turks would let him lead the countries of the Western Regions, so he made up his mind to attack Yanqi, but in the end he only ended up as an outcast.
Thinking of Ju Wentai, who had followed the Tang army to leave the royal city for Chang'an to plead guilty, Ju Wenya shook his head lightly, looking at the bustling Chinatown with a confident gaze, he believed that Gao Chang would become more and more prosperous under his rule.
The construction work is almost completed, Wang Xiang has begun to make preparations to return to Chang'an, this time he does not have to ride a horse or take a truck, Ju Wenya specially prepared a spacious and comfortable luxury carriage for him.
Hearing the news that he was going back to Chang'an, Li Huiming was still a little reluctant to leave: "Brother Wang, why are you in such a hurry to go back, how good it is to have good wine and beautiful people in Xizhou." ”
Wang Xiang said angrily: "If you like to stay here, stay here by yourself, we have to go back." ”
"Don't." Li Hanming hurriedly said: "Of course I went back with Brother Wang, but I don't know how many beauties will be reluctant to give up on me." ”
No way! Seeing Li Huiming's sad appearance, Wang Xiang couldn't help but despise it in his heart, I'm afraid that what the beauty can't give up is not you, but your silver, no. It should be my silver!
The silver on Li Hanming's body had already been squandered by him. These days, all the money spent in Xizhou is Wang Xiang's money. After careful calculation, I am afraid that I gave him almost a dozen glass beads, how much silver does this have, it is even more defeated than the previous prince Xin!
In fact, Li Huiming is also handsome and romantic, and with his status and status, it is not that there are no good women like him, but this thing likes to fool around, I heard that when he was in Chang'an, Li Xiaogong arranged several marriages for him were all stirred up by himself.
If you are careless in making friends, Wang Xiang is too lazy to complain about knowing such a wonderful friend.
Although Tie Dan is silly and stupid, he will at least bring back a daughter-in-law with him on a trip to Xizhou. is still Princess Gaochang's personal maid, I don't know how happy I would be if I let Lao Ding know. Lao Ding has been worried about two things all his life, one is whether Tie Dan can eat enough, and the other is whether Tie Dan can please his daughter-in-law, now that the two things have been settled, Wang Xiang naturally does not worry about not having enough to eat, and now even the problem of his daughter-in-law has been solved.
Just a few days after Wang Xiang and Ju Yiya's wedding, Tie Dan and Aqinu, whose feelings were rapidly warming, also held a grand wedding, and Tie Dan officially accepted Haitang's apprentice, and Sister Aqinu suddenly became Haitang's teacher.
Tie Dan followed Wang Xiang out, and Aqinu was on his side to serve him. Don't look at Aqinu's flamboyant personality in dancing with swords and swords before getting married, the women in the Western Regions can be described as obedient to their husbands after they get married. The service is meticulous, and at this time she is completely a well-behaved little woman.
So much so that Laifu couldn't help but shout that stupid people have stupid blessings, married a wife and accepted the general's daughter as an apprentice, no matter how you look at it, it is a proper winner in life.
"What, you envy Iron Egg? Why don't I help you do a family affair here, your kid is now well-dressed and looks like a wealthy businessman in the Tang Dynasty, and there are many Xizhou women who have secretly looked at you recently. Wang Xiang couldn't help but tease him when he saw Laifu with a look of envy.
Laifu blushed and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Young master, let's go and prepare gifts for Mrs. and them." ”
Although they had prepared a lot of gifts for Wushun, Xiao Lori and Li Zhi in the market outside Huaiyuan Town, they naturally had to bring something back when they came to Xizhou, and today they came out to buy gifts.
Ju Yiya on the side took Wang Xiang's arm and asked in a low voice, "Husband, what does my sister like?" ”
Wang Xiang glanced at Ju Yiya, who was a little nervous, and knew her thoughts, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, my lady has a good temperament and will definitely like you." ”
Although he said so, Wang Xiang was also very bottomless in his heart, let alone remarriage openly in modern times, even if he secretly raised a junior outside and was known by the original partner, it was a big deal.
However, Ju Yiya was a lot more relieved to listen to Wang Xiang's comfort, she had asked Laifu and Tie Dan before, and they all said that Wu Shun had a good temperament.
A few people came to the most lively streets and alleys in Xizhou, where the largest number of vendors gathered, much more lively than the market outside Huaiyuan Town, especially after the news of the Datang Chamber of Commerce spread, the original merchants who went to the market outside Huaiyuan Town also turned to Xizhou.
No, even Lao Huang, who sells mutton noodle soup, came, and there was one more food to eat - mutton steamed buns.
Seeing Wang Xiang coming, Lao Huang hurriedly got up and saluted, he already knew Wang Xiang's identity, and when he thought of the dignified marquis actually sitting on the ground with him and chatting for the rest of the day, and teaching himself to make mutton steamed buns, Lao Huang couldn't help but feel excited, he didn't know how many times he had bragged and showed off to others.
Even the signs hanging on the stalls are "Old Yellow Mutton Soup Noodles" and "Hou Ye Mutton Steamed Buns......
Wang Xiang couldn't laugh or cry.
However, after knowing Wang Xiang's identity, Lao Huang didn't dare to talk to him like before, and his tone was full of respect.
"Master Hou, this is the mutton steamed bun you taught me to make, you can taste it and see how it tastes."
Lao Huang made a few mutton steamed buns with his hands and feet, Wang Xiang happened to feel a little hungry, and Ju Yiya They were even more curious when they heard that this mutton steamed bun was taught to Lao Huang by Wang Xiang.
This time, there is no need to squat on the ground to eat, there are two small tables in front of Lao Huang's noodle soup stall, just enough for a few people to sit down.
Although there are some differences between the mutton steamed buns made by Lao Huang and the mutton steamed buns in Wang Xiang's impression, the overall taste is still very good, Lao Huang's craftsmanship is one thing, and the quality of mutton is also one thing.
At this time, the cattle and sheep were completely grassed and raised, and the quality of beef and mutton was much better than that of later generations.
Eating mutton steamed buns, Wang Xiang had another idea in his heart, Datang forbids eating cultivated cattle, but beef is a good thing, not only delicious but also eating more beef has great benefits for the body.
In the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that ordinary people, even princes and nobles, could not eat beef often, so the body of the Han people was generally thinner than that of the nomads in the Western Regions.
The yaks raised in the Western Regions are much stronger than the ploughing cattle, but they cannot be used for ploughing land, and can be used as food. It's just that most of the yaks in the Western Regions are free-range, and it is not easy to supply yaks to Datang as food, so Wang Xiang thought of establishing a cattle farm in the Western Regions, specifically for Datang to raise and eat yaks.
In this way, there is no need to buy yaks from the people of the Western Regions, just hire them to herd cattle, so that the countries of the Western Regions not only rely on Datang for food, but even the livelihood of the people is tied to Datang.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt, and Wang Xiang couldn't help but have a smile on his face. (To be continued......)