That night, Sima Qian finally knew what it meant to be 'poor and extravagant'. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The dishes of the dinner alone had already stunned him.

The caviar, which has a pearl-like color, is taken from the belly of a freshly caught sturgeon that is still alive, and the eggs are taken while the sturgeon is alive and then marinated immediately.

It must be eaten immediately after pickling, and the shelf life is only three hours.

But the taste is beyond imagination, making the taste buds explode instantly.

There is also a bear's paw, which has always been regarded as a delicacy, and it is taken from a male bear in the deep mountains and forests of Andong, aged for a year, and then cooked in a special method, giving it a rich flavor.

Anyone who has eaten it will understand why King Chu Cheng still remembered it before he died, and he wanted to eat it first when he died.

There are also other excellent dishes that can only be tasted in Anton.

After this meal, Sima Qian was speechless for a long time.

He Rong laughed, Anton nobleman, this is the kind of thing he likes to do the most.

Aren't you guys from Chang'an proud?

Good!

Kneel before my Anton gourmet and confess!

The next day, early in the morning, Sima Qian rubbed his still explosive head and got up from a maid (this kind of thing is normal among nobles and doctors, there are guests from afar, and they serve them with beauty, which is a sign of the host's hospitality).

At the door, two maidservants in low-cut clothes were already waiting with mouthwash and towels.

While washing, Sima Qian asked, "What time is it?" ”

"Returning to Gongzi, it's three o'clock now...... The master prepared breakfast for the prince in the east hall...... "replied one of the maidservants.

Sima Qian nodded, and under the guidance of a subordinate, he came to the so-called East Hall.

Then, naturally, he ate another luxurious breakfast that he had never dared to imagine before.

But......

This breakfast made Sima Qian discover a strange thing, that is, in addition to the many exquisite rice porridges, there was actually a large bowl of freshly boiling ox blood.

The smell of ox blood is very strong and somewhat difficult to swallow.

However, the subordinates were expecting and urging, so that Sima Qian stiffened his head and drank the bowl of cow blood.

This matter made him incomprehensible, so when he saw He Rong, he asked: "Brother, Anton's customs, one day to eat and drink ox blood?" ”

In the past two months, Sima Qian has seen countless strange customs on the grassland.

But it is difficult for him to understand that it is customary to drink blood.

After all, Ru Mao drinks blood, this is Yidi's habit!

He Rong laughed and said: "Brother Xian, you don't know that Andong is vast and sparsely populated, and the winter and spring are cold and slaughtering, not like China...... In order to keep out the cold, Anton people like spirits, blood, and cow blood! ”

"Ox blood can strengthen the body and strengthen the body, so that our generation of scholars can draw a hard bow and ride a fierce horse!"

As he spoke, He Rong was like Sima Qian showing off his strong physique—he easily pulled out a hard bow that was at least five stones!

That's amazing!

Speaking of which, the trend of Anton people drinking hot cow blood was brought up by the Protector Army.

At the beginning, the Protector Army was founded, with a total of 2,500 people, stationed in Xinhua City, a wilderness and ice and snow.

In the first winter, hundreds of miles around Xinhua City, except for the people, not even a mouse could be seen.

However, there was a shortage of supplies in Xinhua City, and the soldiers huddled in their houses, roasting around the fireplace, the colder it became, and some even froze to death.

At the most dangerous time, the food in Xinhua City began to run out of food - because of the heavy snow blocking the road, the military rations that should have arrived on time were blocked on the straight road in Liaodong County.

Seeing that there may be a tragedy of cannibalism in the city.

At this time, a soldier may have fainted from hunger, stabbed a cow in the neck with a spear, and then gulped the blood in his body, and when he was full, the soldier suddenly remembered that killing livestock in the army was to be done by military law, so he hurriedly took out a strip of cloth and bandaged the cow.

Miraculously happened—the cow, which had been cut in the neck by a spear, survived, and the wound healed quickly.

From then on, the soldier began to sneak into the livestock pen, give the cow a spear to the neck, and drink it well.

Moreover, the technique is getting more and more sophisticated, and to play to the end, he doesn't even need a spear anymore.

It has developed to the point that as long as a slender needle prick, a hollow straw, a small opening in the neck of the cow, put the straw on it and drink bitterly.

When you are full of drink, you pull out the pole, and the wound quickly solidifies and heals.

If the cows are often bloodied, they won't even snort.

But paper could not contain the fire, and soon the soldier's comrades knew about it, and then they all followed him to drink ox blood.

Then there were other squads, and eventually it developed into the entire team rate, the entire Sima soldiers, and even the high-level of the Protector Army lined up to drink blood.

Peng Wu, who was the first lieutenant of the Protector Army and has now moved to the lieutenant of Lu State, is said to have personally taken the lead in drinking ox blood.

So, relying on the more than 1,000 cattle that were originally allocated to the Protectors for farming and transporting goods, the Protectors survived the first winter in Andong uneventfully.

By the beginning of the spring of the following year, the ice and snow melted, and the guards found that they seemed to have opened the door to some amazing world.

After drinking the blood of ox for a winter, the soldiers of the Guardian Army became stronger, stronger, and more importantly, even their eyesight and endurance (in either way) became stronger.

Today, the marksmen of the Guardian Army can spot the enemy from a distance of 800 paces without even needing a clairvoyant.

Naturally, the whole army began to drink cow blood, and they still like to drink the tradition of hot cow blood. In the years that followed, this tradition spread from the Protectorate to all parts of Andong.

The three essential skills that newcomers need to learn when they come to Anton are how to use weapons, learn how to sled, and how to safely and effectively pierce a cow's neck without harming it.

The tradition of drinking ox blood is also one of the few distinct marks left by Peng Wu in Anton.

However, He Rong would not talk to Sima Qian about these things carefully, but just told him that drinking ox blood can strengthen his body and enhance his X ability.

Under normal circumstances, for Chinese, as long as something can increase x ability, no matter how bad it is, you can pinch your nose and stick to it.

Sima Qian is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

As soon as he heard that drinking cow blood had so many benefits, he immediately threw his worries about drinking blood to the country.

"Brother, can we go to the cotton fields and bean fields now?" Sima Qian put down the topic and urged instead.

In addition to popping last night, he has been thinking, how did the Anton people solve the problem of labor shortage?

But he couldn't think of a reason even if he wanted to break his head.

He Rong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xian, wait a little longer......

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the Yidi descendant named He Zhong yesterday walked in and bowed: "Master, the carriage and horses have been prepared......"

"Good!" He Rong nodded with a smile, and then said to Sima Qian: "Brother Xian, you can set off now......

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Half an hour later, Sima Qian and He Rong, who were riding in a carriage, came to a manor surrounded by a group of dozens of warriors.

The estate was built on a river beach and once seemed to be a swamp.

But now, it has been conquered by humans, and dense channels are built everywhere, and large waterwheels are constantly lifting the river into the ditches.

A fence made of wooden balustrades sheltered the manor.

On the fence, there are men in samurai uniforms patrolling the walls.

At the gate of the estate, hundreds of workers have gathered.

In a few large cauldrons, all kinds of food are cooked.

It looks like a mixture of fish and shrimp, corn and wheat, and it smells very pungent, but many people are eagerly waiting with an enamel bowl in their hands.

Although, they seemed to want to start the meal immediately, but no one dared to make a move.

A few men with sticks and fierce spirits patrolled the group of slave laborers, and they seemed to be particularly strict with the workers, and anyone who did not move or sit in the slightest way was punched and kicked.

But unexpectedly, all the people and workers were well-behaved, beaten and scolded, and never fought back.

"Brother, who are these people?" Sima Qian looked at these crowds in the carriage, and he was shocked to find that these people seemed to have all kinds of people.

There are Xianbei and Wuheng people with hairy heads, and there are also low-stature but loyal and honest slaves, and there are people who are similar in appearance to the Chinese, but they are Yidi in terms of clothing, and even have characteristics such as blond hair and yellow beard.

It's a hodgepodge!

"These ah......" He Rong smiled slightly, and introduced: "This generation is all workers who have passed the first stage of the "Naturalization Order" of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, they only need to work in my Andong land for another three years, have no criminal record, and after the employer declares, or declares themselves, they can become a glorious Han people!" ”

He Rong smiled and pointed at these people, and said to Sima Qian: "Brother Xian, do these workers have hope in their eyes?" Motivated? ”

"These are Anton's best cultivators! They are hardworking, hardworking, hard-working, good at farming, and good at using all kinds of tools! There are 10,000 acres of cotton fields in my estate, and they can harvest this 10,000 acres of cotton in just three days, and then they can all remove the seeds in only half a month! ”

"Naturalization?" Sima Qian was puzzled, he didn't know what kind of order this was? I don't think the Son of Heaven has ever given such an order!

"This is the fifth year of Yuande, and the governor of the Protectorate of Andong has consulted with officials of more than 1,000 stones, more than 1,000 households and representatives of all parties in Anton, and jointly decided a decree, which will only be implemented in my Anton!" He Rong explained with a smile: "Gai because I Anton thinks that all people are born equal, and the wisdom and foolishness of people are not in the noble and low, but in the nature of people!" Wu Zi said: The virtuous and foolish are in the heart, not the noble and the low; Belief and deception are in sex, not in intimacy! It is true that it is a public opinion from all parties that it is a bad habit to enslave people, and it is a move that deviates from the teachings of the saints, and it should be forbidden! The realm of Anton not only prohibits the use of Han people as slaves, but also strictly prohibits all forms of enslavement, torture and torture of comrades' siblings, and also prohibits the use of Yidi as slaves! ”

"Because, although the Yidi leads the beasts to eat people, there is no etiquette! However, my China, since ancient times, has been great in etiquette, the so-called: more than accumulation, will lead to the height of Songshan; Accumulate endlessly, and it will be extremely deep in the yellow spring! They have entered China, although they do not understand etiquette, do not know the education, but the Son of Heaven Ze, has been added to his body, so my generation of scholars and gentlemen should teach morality, all with courtesy, so that they understand the system of China, and obey the way of the Son of Heaven, and turn it into summer! ”

Hearing these words, Sima Qian's blood was also boiling, and he couldn't help himself, and even in his heart, he thought that this was the attitude and mind that a Chinese scholar and a gentleman should have.

It's not like what he saw in the grassland and Daibei, he took people as slaves and drove Yidi as a dog at will.

Legend has it that in the mines of Linqiong, innocent people from all over the southwest Yi countries and the dead were piled up in the valley.

These have always been what Sima Qian opposed.

But because others were soft-spoken, no one listened to him at all.

Now in Anton, he has seen the brilliance of the royal road and the flash of humanity.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Anton Zhugong, a true gentleman!" ”

He Rong listened, but smiled, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

If you say that the Zhuo family and the Cheng Zheng family in Linqiong are nakedly using Yidi's flesh and blood to add glory to their wealth.

Then, Anton's behavior is just a fig leaf, and there is a perfect excuse!

What's more, the methods adopted by Anton are more deceptive and hidden.

not only anesthetized the vast number of Yidi, but even deceived his own people.

Just like this Sima Qian......

Therefore, He Rong only laughed a few times, and Sima Qian was terrified when he heard it.

Then, he stepped out of the carriage, and all the workers, when they saw He Rong getting off the carriage, immediately turned around, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Xie Jun is waiting for the meal!" Xie Jun is waiting to lift! Xie Junhou is pitiful! ”

He Rong showed a solemn look, and bowed: "The princes have worked hard, a certain is a great honor, with the help of the princes, for me to work hard, hard work, a certain has been reported to the Metropolitan Protectorate, for the princes to apply for ten transfer places this year, here, a certain to heaven swearing, if this year can get a bumper harvest, will apply for thirty more transfer places for the princes!" ”

When the crowd heard this, they were overjoyed and bowed with tears in their eyes: "The king is merciful! Waiting for the prince Wandai! We will die for you! ”

Ten places! It is ten subjects of the Han family who can get rid of this Yidi identity and obtain glory, and they can be organized into households, enjoy various official treatment and protection, own a small piece of land, and form a warm small family!

Exploit! Step up your game! Forge ahead!

The inspiration of Anton's spirit burned fiercely in everyone's chests.

Countless people tell themselves that as long as they continue to work hard and continue to struggle, they can succeed and will definitely succeed!

Because, countless precedents and deeds have told them that China is an inclusive empire, and Anton is a magical land.

Anyone, even Yidi, can also achieve their own happiness and success.