The aroma of barbecue reverberated in the air, and for a moment, several people were a little stunned.

Especially Li Xin.

He watched Chen Ke busily brush something on the barbecue, and the smell exploded with the seasoning.

In an instant, the air was filled with fragrance.

"Governor Chen, this, this, is this still barbecue?"

Chen Ke just smiled disdainfully, and then said, "What kind of barbecue are you?" ”

While busy with the things in his hand, he said with a smile: "This authentic barbecue needs seasonings." ”

"Like I just brushed, it's honey."

"When you grill meat, the oil and water of the meat will be constantly forced out by the fire, and at this time, brushing the oil and fat with a layer of honey will make people feel richer when they eat it."

"Besides, this meat is not ordinary meat."

Chen Ke pointed to the ordinary-looking meat in the distance and said, "This meat was marinated overnight in advance, and a lot of seasonings were put in it when it was marinated. ”

He casually said a few names, which shocked Wang Ben and Li Xin.

Wang Ben smacked his lips: "Now Brother Chen said that this barbecue is a rare and rare thing, so I believe it." ”

"After all, I used so many rare spices."

Chen Ke glanced at Wang Ben and sneered: "A rare spice? It's just that it's not connected to the Western Regions. ”

He sighed and said, "I don't know when Feng Envoy Ling will be able to come back from the Western Regions, if he brings back the seeds of spices, he can plant them in the land of China." ”

"At that time, what can't we Qin people grow?"

"And as long as we can grow one, we can grow a bunch of them, and as long as this thing is profitable, then someone will plant it."

"When that day comes, even ordinary people will be able to afford this spice."

Wang Ben said: "Even if that day comes, some people will probably stop the spread of this thing, right?" ”

"After all, spices have always been a symbol of the aristocracy."

Chen Ke shook his head and said: "On that day, whether there are any nobles who can be powerful is another matter. ”

"What's more, as long as Your Majesty gives the order, what can they do?"

Chen Ke's face was cold and frosty, and he looked at Li Xin and Wang Ben as if he was looking at him.

"Spices are meant to be eaten."

"In the future, even if it really can't eliminate the power of those nobles, you can take out something more suitable as a "spice"."

"If something wants to represent the status of nobility, all it needs is the push from the top."

"This is very simple for Daqin."

Chen Ke pointed to himself, and then pointed to Fusu on the side and said: "If it is the current court, His Majesty, the eldest son, or even the crown prince, the prime minister, the head of Jiuqing, and the general are all different things. ”

"Then this kind of thing will become the new noble status symbol."

"It has always been people who decide things, how can there be a day when things will decide people?"

"It's a bizarre day like that."

Wang Ben shook his head and chuckled: "Governor Chen is right, it has always been people who determine the role of items, and not what kind of person and what kind of identity they are. ”

Li Xin on the side also sighed: "After listening to the governor's words today, I always feel that I have seen through many truths. ”

"But I'm not Governor Chen or General Wang Ben after all, I can only dream a big dream."

Chen Ke just glanced at Li Xin, and then shook his head slightly: "Don't talk about this, the meat is roasted, let's eat it." ”

Li Xin picked up a skewer of barbecue from the plate on the side, took a bite, and felt very hot.

Chen Ke said in a timely manner: "Don't be so anxious, you can't eat hot barbecue in a hurry." ”

Li Xin just took a bite, regardless of the temperature in his mouth, he just endured the burning and said: "There are some things, if you don't cut through the mess quickly, how can you complete it?" ”

"This is like cooking small fresh, but when cooking small fresh, there is a big fire and a small fire."

"Sometimes it's good for a big fire, sometimes it's good for a small fire."

"Governor Chen thinks that what kind of fire is needed in Penglaizhou today?"

Chen Ke just glanced at Li Xin, picked up the skewers on the side, and then added firewood to the fire with the other hand.

"I see, it needs to be simmered and martial."

"Your Majesty's purpose is not unclear to you, the forces in the Qin clan are too complicated now, and the local forces are too redundant."

"There have not been a few years in Xin'an in the world, and most of the places still have some criticisms from the period when the Six Kingdoms were divided."

"If Your Majesty wants to get rid of these, you must first expel the poison from your body."

"Only in this way can a new Great Qin stand up."

"But Your Majesty is also a human being, and he is ruthless to the Six Kingdoms, but not so ruthless to his own relatives, so he wants to give these people a chance."

"So we need to simmer."

"But these people have already changed, and they are not the clans in His Majesty's heart and mind."

"The simmer doesn't hurt for them – or rather, they've become dead pigs, and dead pigs aren't afraid of boiling water."

"You need to stir-fry on a high heat."

Chen Ke put down the barbecue in his hand, and Fusu on the side took the things in Chen Ke's hand.

"The game has been arranged, whether the two brothers will enter the game, and whether those who are still waiting to see whether they will enter the game, is also a new statement."

"All we need now is the world."

"With the passage of time, we can finally find the most suitable method for Daqin today."

When Li Xin and Wang Ben heard this, they were a little silent, they sighed, and then said, "Governor Chen is right. ”

"We're already here, what are we going to do??"

"Listen to the Governor."

..........

Inside the city of Xianyang

Zhangtai Palace

Feng Zai sat opposite Ying Zheng with a solemn expression.

After he entered Xianyang City, he first simply bathed and changed clothes, and then met the people from the Black Ice Platform who were secretly dispatched.

Then the people who followed the Black Ice Platform came to this Zhangtai Palace to meet His Majesty.

Before meeting the civil and military officials, of course, you must meet the emperor first.

Ying Zheng looked at Feng Zheng, who looked much darker and thinner in front of him, and it seemed that the white Feng Zheng from more than a year ago appeared in front of him.

couldn't help but sigh and said with emotion: "You have worked hard." ”

Feng Zheng lowered his head, hiding the moistness and ruddy in his eyes.

For more than a year, more than 360 days, all the way to the Western Regions, everything in the yellow sand seems to be able to completely bury people.

Along the way, not only the countries of the Western Regions, but also the Huns who would go to the Western Regions from time to time.

Incomprehensible language, sandy conditions, lack of water, and bandits on the road.

Even if he brought a regular army and the most powerful old Qin people, he would die for a lifetime.

For more than a year, he missed his homeland all the time.

Now that he has finally returned to Xianyang City, the emperor has not forgotten his achievements along the way.

Just this sentence "You have worked hard" is enough to offset the pain and suffering he has suffered for more than a year.

"Your Majesty, you will never give up, why do you want to work hard?"

Ying Zheng looked at Feng Zheng, who was full of emotion, and his heart was full of thoughts for a while.

After squeezing out all the thoughts in his mind, he looked at Feng Zheng and asked, "Feng Zheng, how are the countries of the Western Regions?" ”

Feng Zheng restrained Fang Cai's sad emotions, and after sorting out his thoughts a little in his mind, he looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, most of the countries in the Western Regions are barbaric, and there is no evidence. ”

"It's just that the minister has heard that further west to the west, there seems to be a very powerful country."

"Although this country is not as good as the Xiongnu, it is not much different."

"And in a more distant place, because he found something, he didn't dare to take that risk, so he didn't go."

"For the affairs of the rest of the Western Regions, the minister has brought back some guides."

"These people may know more about the countries of the Western Regions."

Ying Zheng was not surprised, just nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

He asked expectantly, "Chen Ke always said that the Western Regions are full of gold and novel crops, what have you brought back?" ”

Speaking of the things he brought back, Feng Zheng's expression became a little more serious.

He took out a catalogue from his sleeve, and the things he brought back from the Western Regions were not just those few things, but just those important things.

"Your Majesty, please look."

"The minister brought back a lot of melons, fruits, vegetables, etc., all of which have seeds, which can be planted in my Great Qin."

"Of course, that's not the most important thing."

"The more important thing is the seeds of some spices."

Feng Zai's face had a slightly proud look: "On the way, the minister met a small country in the Western Regions, and there was a rebellion in that small country. ”

"When the lord of this country saw my Great Qin's army, he was able to say the name of my Great Qin's army."

"And he can speak my Daqin official dialect."

"He made it clear that he was willing to respect my Great Qin as the suzerain, and he would be a vassal of my Great Qin for generations, so the minister took the soldiers to help him."

"After helping him exterminate the traitors, the lord of this small country asked his ministers to stay in Xianyang City and present them to His Majesty."

"These things are the most important harvest of this minister's trip to the Western Regions."

The most important takeaway?

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face was a little interested.

"What's the catch?"

Feng Zao looked at Ying Zheng and said softly: "The things that the lord of that small country has offered are several very valuable spices. ”

"And ....."

"He handed in the seeds and cultivation methods of these spices."

"If it can be cultivated properly, my Great Qin will not lack these spices in the future.....

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't have any special emotions about this.

Spices, no matter how much they are cherished, are often used by him, the emperor.

But what he was interested in was that it could actually be used as a spice....

Ying Zheng touched his chin: "That is, Chen Ke's kid is not here, otherwise I am afraid that I will die of joy when I hear about these many spice seeds." ”

"That guy is a guy who pays attention to the desire of the tongue."

Ying Zheng shook his head, looked at Feng Zheng and said, "What about these spices?" ”

Feng Zheng looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember what Governor Chen once said? ”

"The fruit is as white as snow and like catkins, but it can keep it warm, and if you can sew it in the cracks of your clothes, you can make winter like spring."

Hearing Feng Zai's description and tone, Ying Zheng looked at Feng Zai with some surprise and said, "You mean 'cotton'? ”

He was a little incredulous: "Cotton, didn't Chen Ke say that it is in a distant country by the river?" ”

"How can I find it in the Western Regions?"

Feng Zheng smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, this is also found in that small country. ”

"There also seem to be merchants from the land on the banks of the river, and they brought with them the 'cotton' thing."

"The minister originally wanted to exchange with them, but they were not willing to sell this thing, and even if they did, they needed too many things, and their value was not equal at all."

"And they only sell cotton, they don't want to sell cotton seeds."

"When the lord of the small country heard that His Majesty wanted this thing, he led people to ambush this caravan overnight, and turned into bandits to destroy them all."

"Later, from their caravan, many cotton seeds were found."

"That's why I know that the seeds of this cotton are so rare."

"After getting this thing, the minister hurriedly led the team back, for fear that something would go wrong on this road."

"This thing was planted in March, and it may not be able to catch up this year, but next year it will allow our leaders and soldiers to live a warm winter."

Ying Zheng looked at Feng Zheng with some emotion: "Feng Zheng, you have made great contributions this time, and I will definitely have a heavy reward!" ”

"You go back and rest first, as for what the reward is, you will know when that day comes."

Feng Zai bowed: "Minister, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

After Feng robbed away, Ying Zhengcai glanced at Han Tan beside him, and Han Tan immediately understood and walked outside the main hall.

Then the entire Zhangtai Palace was silent.

After a while, Ying Zheng said: "Eight hundred miles to Penglaizhou in a hurry, tell Chen Ke that Feng Zheng returned to Beijing and brought back a lot of things. ”

"Let him return to Xianyang City before the "sunset" this year."

Feng Zheng brought back too many things from the Western Regions, and they were too important, so important that Yingzheng needed Chen Ke to come back at the end of the year.

Now Chen Ke has only been in Penglaizhou for a few months, and he is afraid that he has not fully started the local reform.

Calling him back at this time is not the best strategy.

But it's the only way.

Wait until after the end of January, and then let Chen Ke return to Penglaizhou.

What's more, there is another benefit to doing it this way.

Leave a leak for people with bad intentions to deliberately see, and then those people will naturally fall for if they are not strong-willed.

Chen Ke has been staying in Penglaizhou, maybe those people will have no hole to exploit if they want to do it.

Ying Zheng really didn't want to do anything to those people, but he really couldn't bear what those people did.

Great Qin is the Great Qin of his reign, what does it have to do with those so-called clans?

There are always some people who like to rely on the old and sell the old.

Damn it!

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