On the first day of the new year, after visiting relatives and friends for the New Year, the people of Chang'an all converged on Suzaku Square, which was closed for a day yesterday, because the emperor's family and the Chinese military minister of the dynasty were the first to visit, and the sea creatures that were used as exhibitions also had to be rearranged, and there were some other related things to prepare, so it was not officially opened until today. ,!

In order to ensure the order of this exhibition, Li Shimin specially transferred a group of Qianniuwei to maintain the scene with Jin Wuwei, as the guard of the Son of Heaven, Qianniuwei is famous in Chang'an, no matter how domineering the person, when he encounters Qianniuwei, a group of murderous guys who do not blink, they will immediately become a little good cat.

Suzaku Square has been fenced off with a wooden fence, and there are only four entrances and four exits around it, and everyone who wants to enter the square has to line up at the entrance and slowly enter the plaza in turn. It's just that although Suzaku Square is large, there is nothing to do on the first day of the new year, and it is the first day of the exhibition, so the people who come to visit are almost full, and soon there are no people in the square, and the later people can only wait for the people in the square to come out before they can enter.

However, the people who enter the square are not free to move, everyone is moving according to the original prescribed route, and every dozens of people will have a guide arranged by the organizers, they only need to follow the guide to go around and see all the marine life, and the guide will also follow a booklet to give some simple explanations, and finally they will come to the center of the square, that is, next to the whale.

This whale is the focus of the entire exhibition, so naturally it enjoys special treatment. Not only is it located in the center of all the exhibits, but there is also a special person to explain in detail, and this 'special person' refers to Zhou Yu and several of his entourage. They are all from Dengzhou, and they naturally know more about whales, especially Zhou Yu, who is in charge of whaling ships, and has more experience in whaling, so it is better to be a docent.

The few retinues brought by Zhou Yu were all subordinates of the Qi Wangfu in Dengzhou. I was a little nervous at first, after all, it was the first time they were speaking under the gaze of so many people, so they also stuttered a little. However, after explaining it a few times, I slowly relaxed, and at the same time, I no longer talked about the familiar manuscript from the original. Instead, he also inserted some of his own experiences when explaining, which made the explanation more vivid and interesting, and the visitors were amazed.

Compared with a few entourages, Zhou Yu seems to be at ease, after all, as a steward, it is a very common thing to speak in front of people, and he is already young, it is the time when he has the strongest desire to express, plus there are many unmarried beautiful girls in the crowd, which makes him even more excited. Speaking of saliva, it was even pointed out that this whale was caught under his wise leadership.

As soon as this remark came out, it naturally attracted many girls to pay attention to it. Speaking of which, Zhou Yu, this young man is not ugly, and he is not married yet. He is also the chief steward of the Qi Palace, and these conditions are gathered in one person, which is very attractive, especially the last one, and there are even a few bold girls on the scene who talk to Zhou Yu and ask each other to enjoy the lanterns together on the Yuan Festival. This made Zhou Yu feel like he had been beaten with chicken blood. I want to find a Chang'an daughter-in-law for my father and mother with confidence.

Li Su at the head of the city looked at the grand occasion of the exhibition below, and nodded with great satisfaction, reading is not the only way to broaden his horizons, and the ancients also had the feeling that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If you want the people of the Central Plains to shift their attention from the land to the sea, this is definitely a difficult thing to climb to the sky, but as long as you work hard to publicize, you will one day reach your ideal state.

In fact, in this exhibition, Li Su has been doing some tricks, these exhibitions of marine life is not just for seeing, Li Su let Zhou Yu and others explain, deliberately focused on the economic value of each creature, such as taking whales as an example, Zhou Yu and others introduced in detail the economic value of the whale itself, such as whale skin is the best leather, blubber can be boiled oil, meat can be made into valuable whale canned, whale baleen can be made into clothes and so on.

As for the economic value of other sharks, sea lions and other animals, Li Su also made a lot of introductions, but for the dangers that these animals themselves can cause, such as whales capsizing, sharks eating people, etc., Li Su let people pass by, and did not say too much, mainly for fear of scaring the visitors' enthusiasm for the ocean back.

The repercussions caused by this exhibition are far beyond Li Su's imagination, whether it is the court or the people, almost all of them spent the New Year in the voice of discussing the ocean, and this exhibition also came to an unexpected joy, that is, the sales of marine products on the market are good, whether it is high-end shark fin, whale meat, or the lowest end of ordinary salted fish, all of them have a sales peak, and the result is that many merchants are happy to have their mouths crooked.

This exhibition lasted until after the Shangyuan Festival, and in the two days of the Shangyuan Festival, the Suzaku Square was completely opened, and the craftsmen who made the lanterns in the palace made the whole square into a marine lantern, and all the exhibits were floating on the lamps, which looked as if they were swimming in the sea, which was extremely spectacular.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that after the exhibition, Li Su's handling of these exhibits also made many people cry and laugh. Because all the exhibits are pickled with salt and spices, and the cold weather in winter, they are very well preserved, even the same as the seafood sold in the market, but more completely.

As a standard glutton, Li Su made the right choice of a foodie, he ordered that after the exhibition, all the food that can be eaten will be made into food for everyone to taste, and the things that cannot be eaten such as shells, corals, etc., will be given away in the form of a lottery, and the result is that this time set off a climax, countless Chang'an people flocked to Suzaku Square, most of them are to taste the original marine food.

However, Li Su didn't know that he inadvertently created another record, that is, the first 10,000-person dinner recorded in the official history. In fact, although there are no exact statistics on the number of people at this dinner, it is estimated that there are far more than 10,000 people, such as the whale transported by Li Yu is about 15 meters long, and its weight is at least about seventy or eighty tons, removing the inedible parts such as internal organs and bones, and the remaining at least forty or fifty tons, just to eat this whale, it is estimated that at least twenty or thirty thousand people will have to eat it at the same time, not to mention those huge sharks, sea lions and other animals.

Li Shimin also strongly supported Li Su's decision to enjoy with the people, and held a banquet for 10,000 people outside, and a small banquet for 100 people in the palace, Li Shimin summoned some important civil and military ministers into the palace, and everyone discussed state affairs while tasting seafood, and the eldest grandson queen also gathered the concubines and princesses of the harem together, and also held a family banquet. Of course, the banquet in the palace is naturally not comparable to the dinner of 10,000 people outside, and the ingredients of the dishes at the banquet are the essence of various marine animals, such as whale tail meat, shark fin, fish liver and so on.

It's just that there was an unexpected episode at the banquet, that is, Tang Jian, who has always loved food, suddenly wanted to taste the delicacy of shark liver on a whim.

As a result, Li Su's year-old man was unexpectedly poisoned, vomited on the spot, had a headache and yawned, and even almost put Tang Jian's old bones into it. In fact, shark liver itself is not poisonous, but the liver contains a lot of vitamin A, eating a little less is nothing, but as long as it is excessive, vitamin A poisoning symptoms will definitely occur.

After Li Su heard about this, he was afraid, but he also felt a little crying and laughing, he remembered that in his previous life, he was poisoned by the puffer fish because of his greedy appetite, if Tang Jian also embarked on his own old path, I don't know if he will also travel to a certain dynasty?

The marine exhibition has finally come to an end, but its effects are far from over, and they will not be visible for a short time. As the organizer of the exhibition, Li Su did not feel any ease, because he was about to leave Chang'an and go to Liuqiu Island to deal with an urgent matter, and at the same time hooked some business allies in Chang'an there to help him develop Liuqiu together, and also took Li Ke and Li Yun to open their eyes by the way.

In fact, at the beginning, Li Su went to Liuqiu mainly to deal with the urgent matter, but a series of things that happened later made him have to bring more people, plus there were too many things on the Chang'an side, so he couldn't get out of the body at all, so that this matter was delayed again and again, and Lu Qing had already sent more than a dozen letters in a row to urge, and now it can't be delayed anymore no matter what.

However, before Li Su left, there were still many things to deal with, such as the newspaper's development plan, and he had to communicate with Xu Shaozong of Langzhong of the General Press Supervision Institute, tell everything he knew about the direction of the newspaper's development, and try to make this news media avoid detours.

In addition, the textile industry also has to worry about him, but fortunately, there is Wang Zihao as a good helper, this time he will still stay in Chang'an, and he is also the president of the Textile Industry Association, with him holding the rudder of the textile industry, Li Su is very relieved. In addition, there is also the matter of weights and measures, which is also handed over to Wang Zihao to handle, after all, he has great prestige among merchants, and his appeal is enough to carry this matter forward.

In addition to the above matters, the military academy, medical school, and Taoist college are also within the scope of Li Su's concern, so they have to find the three responsible persons Li Jing, Sun Simiao, and Yuan Tiangang one by one and explain them respectively.

After Li Su finally explained everything, he was about to leave Chang'an, but suddenly two acquaintances found him, and the three of them discussed in the study until midnight, and then Li Su sent the two out of the house with a wicked smile. As a result, early the next morning, there was a news from the Qi Palace, Li Su was sick again! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

!