Chapter 135: The confusion caused by an article
"Ahem, don't worry, in fact, there is still whale meat in it, but it is a little less, and the outside is also wrapped in flour, and then fried in whale oil, so it is actually a good can, but a lot of other things are added to it." The embarrassment on Li Su's face was even greater.
"What's added?" Li Zhi asked eagerly, feeling that he was about to find the crux of the problem.
"Haha, in fact, it's nothing, but you also know that whales are very large, in addition to whale meat and blubber, there are also a lot of internal organs, such as intestines, kidneys or something, these things can't be sold in Dengzhou, and it's a pity to throw them away, so someone took them, and then beat them into meat puree, plus the oil residue left over from boiling whale oil and other things mixed together, add flour to make a paste, put it in oil and fry it to make it canned, it's the kind you just ate!" Li Su said with a smile.
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, although the intestines and kidneys were a little dirty, but they were nothing after washing, after all, he usually ate a lot of delicacies made of animal offal, such as canned cod liver, which is rarely seen on the market now, and fish maw made of shark swim bladder, which are very precious seafood. He has also seen other oil residues, and the residues left over from boiling oil are also edible, which seems to be nothing disgusting?
Seeing Li Zhi's inquiring eyes, Li Su said with a little sympathy: "Ninth brother, you also know that the most troublesome point of using fish offal to make food is to wash it and eliminate the odor in the offal, but the manufacturer in Dengzhou who makes this kind of canned food thinks that this kind of canned food is only sold to poor people, and at the same time, in order to reduce cost and time, so the handling of these fish offal is very sloppy, and even not washed at all. Now it has been ordered to stop production and rectify. However, quite a few cans are still sold. ”
When Li Su said this, the sympathy in his eyes was even stronger, obviously. The so-called canned whale meat that Zhang Liu gave them was produced by the manufacturer in Dengzhou, because of the entire Tang Dynasty. Only Dengzhou has a whaling industry.
Li Zhi's face turned a little whiter after hearing this, but he still asked with luck: "Sixth brother, shouldn't you be the only one that produces this kind of canned food in Dengzhou?" ”
"This ......, ninth brother, I'm sorry, because the whaling industry is limited in scale and does not produce many whale offal, so the entire Dengzhou produces this inferior whale meat. There's only that one, but don't worry, I've already punished them severely. It can be regarded as being angry for you in advance......" Li Su patted Li Zhi on the shoulder. A sad and changeable expression.
"Gnea~" Before Li Zhi's words were finished, Li Zhi couldn't stand it anymore. I only felt a strong feeling of nausea gushing out of my chest, and my stomach was like a river overturning, crawling on the side of the road and vomiting. Although Li Su just said lightly that the internal organs were not cleaned, he also said before that most of this kind of canned food is used for intestines and kidneys, think about what will be in it if the intestines are not clean?
Li Zhi is also a prince, he has loved cleanliness since he was a child, where can he stand this? The thought of eating the food that might have been filled with fish feces just now made the nausea in his stomach a little stronger, and his mouth was like a fountain, spitting out the contents of his stomach. At the same time, he scolded Li Su in his heart, why didn't he tell him earlier just now?
Li Zhi looked at Li Zhi sympathetically, although the canned food was not clean, but for people like Zhang Liu, it is estimated that it is already the most precious food, and people are kind enough to invite them to eat, if they bluntly say that the food is not clean, it is okay to live up to the kindness of others, it is likely to be misunderstood, so Li Zhi simply did not keep silent, of course, he also had the intention of seeing Li Zhi make a fool.
"Sixth brother, you ...... Gwoe~" Li Zhi pointed at Li Su while spitting and wanted to scold, Zhang Liu's family didn't know, and it was a good intention, the manufacturer who produced this kind of canned food was far away in Dengzhou, and he couldn't reach it at all, so the only one left to blame was Li Su. And compared to the two in front of him, Li Su is the really most hateful, knowing that the thing is not clean, but he still watches himself eat it.
"Ninth brother, don't worry, although that thing is not clean, but after frying and high-temperature sterilization, the bacteria and viruses in it are almost eliminated, and it will definitely not cause any diseases!" Li Su saw that Li Zhi was pitiful, and he didn't care if the other party could understand what bacteria and viruses were, so he patted him on the back and comforted.
However, Li Zhi's comfort seemed to have the opposite effect, Li Zhi vomited even more after hearing this, and the pedestrians around him also showed curiosity when they saw a ten-year-old child vomiting, and even attracted many people to stop and watch.
Li Su was worried that the two of them would be recognized, so when Li Zhi was almost vomited, he immediately carried him out of here. However, Li Zhike was really miserable by him, after the things in his stomach could not be vomited, he finally vomited out even bitter bile water, and his whole body did not have a trace of strength, and he couldn't even walk, in desperation, Li Su had to find a carriage and the two of them went back to the palace.
However, Li Su's joke this time was too big, and Li Zhi didn't eat well for a few days, in order to make amends, Li Su had to promise Li Zhi one thing, but it may be that Li Zhi was unlucky, it was a simple thing in Li Su's opinion, but it caused trouble for the two of them.
The day after the interview, an article was published in Datang Daily, which had been published every other day, and as soon as the article titled "A Woman's Struggle" came out, it immediately caused an earthquake in the entire Datang public opinion circle, because this article caused countless people to discuss both the content and the way it was written, and even the author of the article was the focus of everyone's discussion.
In fact, if this article is placed in the future generations, it can be said that it is not worth mentioning at all, the content of the article is mainly about a woman named Zhang Liu, after her husband died of illness, leaning on her weak shoulders, silently supporting a family of four. The whole story is written in the vernacular, because the author's pen power is limited, and the sensationalism of the story is not very sufficient, and it is estimated that the newspaper will not publish it at all in later generations. And the author of this article is naturally our Royal Highness King Qi, but in order to apologize to Li Zhi, he promised to sign the other party's name as well, so the article became a joint work of Li Su and Li Zhi.
Although it is only a vernacular report, in the era of Datang, it is undoubtedly a bombshell dropped in the Datang literary circle and society.
First of all, many stubborn literati have accused Li Su and Li Zhi of writing articles in this vernacular, which is simply insulting, and the two of them, as princes, are so bored that they pay attention to the life of a widowed woman, which not only insults the royal dignity, but is even suspected of violating morals.
For this sudden accusation, Li Su didn't expect it at all in advance, after all, he has always been a layman, usually only interested in opening a factory to make money, although he has stolen a few poems to become a talent, but it was just a casual move, he didn't take it to heart at all, he didn't have any understanding of the Tang Dynasty literary world at all, and he didn't expect the impact of the emergence of vernacular literature on the Tang Dynasty literary world.
However, although there are many people who accuse him and Li Zhi, there are also many people who support them, in addition to the people who usually have interests with Li Su, there are also many enlightened literati, not to mention the people in front, the reason why those young literati support Li Su is mainly because they are moved by the content of the article, after all, this novel literary form has brought the image of a hard-working young woman to life, as long as the people who have read this article seriously, they are all moved by Zhang Liu's perseverance, And this also made them very interested in this genre.
In addition, among Li Su's supporters, there is a special group, that is, the women in the rich family, whether these women are married or not, they are all well-educated, and they are usually quite talented, such as Wenxin is a typical representative of them.
These women rarely go out, and the news is very closed, only by taking advantage of the occasional poetry meeting or banquet to get together, can they get some news from other people, and the appearance of newspapers opens a door to the outside world for them, so a considerable number of the readers of Datang Daily are such aristocratic women.
Most of the women are emotional animals, and when they saw the report on Zhang Liu in the newspaper, they were also women, so they were naturally more moved. And they are not like those old pedants, most people don't care much about the vernacular and insulting things, they only know that they see a woman's tenacity and self-improvement from this article, and from the words of the article, they feel the respect and praise of the two princes for women, so no matter what aspect, they are firm supporters of Li Su and Li Zhi.
Opponents say that the vernacular is insulting, supporters say that the vernacular is easy to understand, opponents say that the vernacular language is verbose and occupies paper, and supporters say that the vernacular language is detailed and accurate......
This kind of controversy sometimes escalates into quarrels, some of them are violent, and even fight for it, the literati of the Tang Dynasty are not weak scholars in later generations, many of them are masters of swordsmanship or swordsmanship, and they are much stronger than gangsters in fighting, so for a time Chang'an literati are full of gunpowder.
Fortunately, many smart people thought of Datang Daily, whether they were for or against, and wrote articles one after another, shifting the position of the quarrel to the newspaper. With their leadership, everyone came to their senses, and for a time the newspaper received a large number of contributions. However, at the beginning, the literati who supported Li Su were a minority after all, and they could not withstand the attacks of the opponents at all, and the situation presented a one-sided situation, but this situation did not last long, and the addition of another new force quickly turned the situation back.