Qingji looked around and looked at the lively scene in the market, and felt very relieved.

During the reign of Qingji, the capital was moved to Jinling, and so far, it has been more than ten years.

With the strong rise of the Wu State, Jinling's status as the capital city has also risen.

Prior to this, Jinling was just a fertile land, including the vast land south of the Yangtze River, including Sezhuyi, with a small area of cultivated land and a small population.

However, in the past ten years, Jinling has leapt to become the political, military, economic and cultural center of Wu, crowning the south.

In all fields, Jinling has surpassed the capital of Chu.

Why?

This is also due to the strong national strength of Wu and Qingji's unsparing development of Jinling over the years.

At this time, Jinling had more than 50,000 households and more than 300,000 people.

The permanent population has exceeded 600,000!

This does not include the standing army, but only the population of the land of Jinling.

It can be said that the current Jinling is already the world's leading metropolis, compared with Linzi, Yingdu, Taoqiu, Xinzheng, Shangqiu and other long-established top cities, it is not much better.

Of course, compared with Linzi, the current Jinling is still slightly inferior.

The reason why Yingdu lagged behind Jinling was because Qingji had destroyed Chu last year, and tens of thousands of nobles and nobles of Chu were moved to Jinling to settle in one go......

Rao is like this, Jinling at this moment is also a world-famous city.

Most of the merchants who came and went to Jinling were people from the Central Plains countries such as Qi, Lu, Wei, Song, and Jin, and even Qin merchants and Yan merchants in remote places, who came from afar to trade with Wu.

It took more than ten years to build a big city that is second to none in the world, and the difficulty is similar to that of Qingji in 19 years, so that Wu can destroy Yue and swallow Chu and unify the south......

"Rouge gouache! Good rouge gouache! ”

When Qingji fell into contemplation, Xi Shi and Zheng Dan had already come to a stall specializing in rouge gouache, and they tried it and were very satisfied.

This rouge gouache can be described as a "foreign product".

In ancient times, rouge was also called "swallow branch".

It was originally a kind of wild creature red and blue flower in the Yanzhi Mountain in the Western Regions.

This kind of flower is different from ordinary flowers, and the closer it is to drying up and withering, the more vivid the color and the stronger the fragrance.

The local people collect the dried red and blue flowers and grind them finely, add water to make a liquid, and apply them to the face, like a touch of red clouds, doubling the coquettishness.

Rouge was later introduced to the Central Plains, and women got up in the morning to put on makeup, first powdered and then applied rouge.

There is also a certain proportion of rouge added to the powder to make red powder, so it is a "peach blossom makeup" that fascinates people to death.

After Huo Quai, a young hussar general of the Han Dynasty, captured Yanzhi Mountain in the Western Regions of the Xiongnu, the Huns couldn't help crying: Losing my Yanzhi Mountain makes my women colorless!

Of course, rouge gouache has long existed in China, and it is not necessarily a foreign product......

Locally produced rouge gouache, that's just as good.

"Big ...... Gentleman, look at the makeup of the concubine's body? ”

Zheng Dan, who originally applied a little powder, trimmed his eyebrows, applied blush, and asked Qingji.

After all, it was outside, and Zheng Dan naturally couldn't call Qingji "the king" in a grand manner.

Qingji, who was interviewed privately by Weifu, was also disguised to avoid being recognized by ordinary Li Shu and causing unnecessary trouble.

"Hmmm......"

Qingji looked Zheng Dan up and down at this time, and couldn't help but smile: "Adan, I still think that you look better without makeup." ”

"I don't believe it. How can a gentleman deceive others? ”

Zheng Danyan smiled and said, "If you don't have makeup, how can you modify the appearance of the concubine?" ”

"Adan, the gentleman is right."

Xi Shi, who was standing on the side, smiled and said: "You are a natural beauty, you are very beautiful without powder!" ”

"Yikes! Okay, even Yiguang made fun of me like that! ”

is the so-called woman who pleases herself.

Girls are all about being beautiful by nature.

Don't say it's a woman, why not a man?

Everyone has a love for beauty, and the sage can not lose his ears!

"Hmm, this sachet is good, osmanthus flavored."

Xi Shi saw the sachets placed on the side, and the dazzling array of sachets made her can't help but be dazzled for a while.

Qingji shook his head speechlessly, and said with a smile: "Yiguang, the taste of this sachet is quite average. After going back, the widow ...... I'll make you a bottle of perfume, and it will taste a lot better than this sachet. ”

"King, what is perfume?"

Xi Shi blinked his eyes and asked curiously.

"It's a magical water."

Qing Ji pointed at Xi Shi's forehead angrily and said slowly.

For perfumes, it is not impossible to blend Qingji.

Compared to sachets, which are more cumbersome, perfume may be more economical.

As far as Qingji knows, the main materials for making sachets are Atractylodes, Kaempfera, Baizhi, Calamus, Huoxiang, Peilan, Chuanxiong, Xiangfu, Mint, Citron, Xinyi, and Artemisia Leaves.

In addition, with borneol, you can also appropriately add Suhexiang, Yizhiren, galangal, tangerine peel, tonka and other medicinal materials.

When it comes to making perfumes, the main thing is the material......

It's rare to go out shopping with Qingji, Xi Shi and Zheng Dan are on the stalls, and they have selected a lot of rouge gouache and sachets.

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In addition to using it for yourself, it is not possible to give it to the concubines in the palace as a favor.

After leaving the fat powder stall, Qingji took Xi Shi and Zheng Dan to the food stall.

The so-called "food" is actually very rare.

In ancient times, the food raw materials were mostly fresh water and wild animals for fishing and hunting, and there were domesticated poultry animals, collected grass and fruits, and the trial grains were not abundant.

The condiments are mainly coarse salt, but also plums, bitter fruits, herbs and wild honey, and the food sources vary from place to place.

Artificially cultivated agricultural products are the main food source.

At this time, due to a large number of land reclamation, water conservancy construction, and the use of oxen and iron farming tools, the quantity and quality of agricultural products increased.

Not only are livestock and game meat on the plate, vegetables and fruits are listed in the recipes, but also attention is paid to the development of aquatic resources.

In many areas of the south, fish, shrimp, turtles and mussels are in an important position with pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, which is unprecedented.

Qingji, who is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas on weekdays, decided to take Xi Shi and Zheng Dan to taste "fresh".

"Gentleman, you are a blessed mouth!"

The shopkeeper happily wiped the table and said with a smile: "The villain's signature dish is 'pheasant soup'!" ”

"I wonder if the gentleman knows the origin of the pheasant soup?"

When Qing Ji heard this, he chuckled and said, "Could it be that it has something to do with Hou Keng?" ”

"Oops! The villain is really eye-catching, I didn't expect the gentleman to be so knowledgeable! ”

The shopkeeper politely said: "Gentleman, don't hide it, this pheasant soup in our store is an authentic pheasant soup!" ”

"I dare not say that the taste is the best in the world, no one can match, but it is also a unique pheasant soup, an authentic and exclusive formula!"