The location of 'Chang'an Food Street' is very particular and wonderful, about seven or eight miles away from Weiyang Palace, and eleven or twelve miles away from Changmen Garden along the Bahe River.

Such a location will not receive special attention from Liu Che and the Tingwei Mansion, nor will it seem too remote.

The best thing is that it is still very convenient for the 'purchase' of Nagato Garden......

……

Under the impetus of Hou Cao's family in Pingyang, the construction progress of the food street can be called fast, and it only took more than 20 days, and the original low and dilapidated houses had a smell of fireworks in the world.

Although there is still a considerable distance from the 'bustling market', it is beyond Yang Chuan's imagination.

It seems that no matter which dynasty it is in, the affairs of the powerful family are different.

Smelling the fragrance of fresh pine wood, as well as the strong smell of fireworks in the world, Yang Chuan only felt happy in his heart, and in a trance, it seemed that he had returned to an antique street that had just started business in the later life.

Zhangjia steamed cake shop, Li's cake and vegetables, Hu's steamed buns, Wang Xiaoer's stuffed skins, Zheng's roast goose, Lao Cui's mutton steamed buns...... In total, there are already 30 or 50 shops open for trading.

In addition to roasting whole sheep, meat sandwich buns, pot helmets, slurry water surface and other crafts that have been 'exposed', Yang Chuan has not taken out for the time being, and this block almost has the prototype of a 'food street'.

At the same time, no trace is left.

The power of the Pingyang Hou Cao clan is overwhelming, and such trivial things are naturally arranged very properly; At least on the surface, even, if Cui Jiu, Zhang Tang and others are allowed to make a secret visit, it will not involve Yang Chuan.

Cao Xiang's power is overwhelming, coupled with Zhuo's shrewdness, the cooperation between these two people is simply seamless, which Yang Chuan has to respect.

In addition, Zhuo's family didn't know what method to use, so he deceived Prime Minister Sun Hong into making a special trip to the palace and persuaded Liu Che to take out 100,000 gold to join the food street.

In this way, doesn't it mean that the emperor also 'participates'?

"Cao Xiang, don't underestimate these odd businesses."

In an inconspicuous restaurant, Yang Chuan drank slowly with a bowl of sour soup, and said: "This person's life is nothing more than eating, drinking, pulling and pulling, there is nothing to be ashamed of, even the emperor can't do without these things."

Fill your stomach, and then, think about leaving your name in history, this is a serious person. ”

Cao Xiang, who was sitting across the table, didn't think much of Cui Yangchuan's 'earnest teachings', but asked in a low voice with bright eyes: "Hurry up and talk about it, how can you kill Liu Yan?" ”

Yang Chuan was a little speechless.

In the final analysis, Cao Xiang and Huo Qubing are really comparable, that is, once they decide to do something, they will be in it all the time, almost never forget, perseverance.

This is a good quality.

Of course, if you provoke this kind of person, it will also be a headache.

"It's not about death, it's filial piety," Yang Chuan scolded with an angry smile, "If your words get out, even if I Yang Chuan has 10,000 heads, it won't be enough for my uncle to cut it off." ”

Cao Xiang grinned, glanced left and right, and lowered his voice: "The matter you asked me to visit, there is news that has been delivered." ”

Yang Chuan nodded quietly, his eyes flashing.

"The eldest princess of Guantao likes to eat fatty mutton and pork the most, and she can't do without these two foods for three meals a day," Cao Xiang continued, "Also, she has to drink two bowls of honey water every day, I heard that it is to maintain her skin and appearance;

Also, candied fruit and baskets in the palace......"

Yang Chuan waved his hand and suddenly asked, "How many bubbles of urine does she pour every day?" What does urine smell like? How much does it weigh? Have you ever had pale and swollen skin color? Can there be abnormalities in the eyebrows and hair? Is the shedding severe? ”

Cao Xiang: "......"

This guy opened his mouth for a while, and scolded a little angrily: "Everything else can still be found out, you ask the old woman how many bubbles of urine she sprinkles every day, what the smell of urine is, yes yes I ...... I'm going to taste it! ”

Looking at Cao Xiang's annoyed appearance, Yang Chuan said expressionlessly: "Do you know that in many cases, some details are the most deadly, just like the emperor's preferences and work and rest time, isn't it the top secret of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Cao Xiang was stunned for a few breaths, suddenly figured it out, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, I'll ask someone to get back a few catties of the old woman's urine, and you can taste it yourself?" ”

Yang Chuan nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Cao Xiang shut up directly.

Yang Chuan is a ruthless person, he knows this, it can be seen from the last Dong Yan incident that this guy is not only ruthless, but also thoughtful, even if he abolishes Liu Yan's face Dong Yan head-on, he will not show the slightest flaw.

However, taste it for yourself......

"Okay, in fact, these are not the most important things," Yang Chuan stared into Cao Xiang's eyes and said indifferently: "The important thing is whether you can get a lot of honey, wheat and syrup." ”

Cao Xiang nodded: "Honey and wheat are no problem." ”

"It's just that this syrup is really difficult to do, you know, that thing only grows in the hot and humid wild land in the south, even if my Cao family has gold and silver mountains, but I can't buy too much at all."

"I heard that even my uncle wants some routing, and it's quite troublesome, and for this reason, the gang in the inner house has been beaten a lot."

Zhe, in fact, is sugarcane, pulp, is the juice squeezed from sugarcane, that is, sucrose water, is one of the most important raw materials for sugar production in later generations.

Yang Chuan originally thought that this thing was a common thing in the Han Dynasty, because, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were records about 'Tuo Pulp', for example, Qu Yuan's "Conjuring Spirits" has the verse "Turtle cannon lamb, there is some pulp".

Unexpectedly, in the current Han Empire, it is so difficult to buy a batch of sugarcane? Even a wealthy family like the Hou Cao family in Pingyang also finds it tricky, which shows that it is expensive.

But doesn't that mean another big business?

Yang Chuan stretched out two slender fingers, tapped lightly on the pine tabletop, showed a deep groan, and asked in a low voice: "Cao Xiang, what is the profit of your Cao family's green salt business?" ”

Cao Xiang hesitated for a breath or two, and said, "A hundred times." ”

A pound of green salt costs three or five yuan, and when it is transported from the salt fields of the East China Sea to the Guanzhong area, it can be sold for almost three or five hundred, which is almost half an acre of thin fields......

Yang Chuan secretly sighed 'the evil old society', but there was no surprise on his face, and said: "There is a business that can make profits of more than 100 times, and it will not be nationalized by the big peasant order, how about it, are you interested?" ”

Cao Xiang groaned a few times and said, "You mean, selling rubbing?" ”

Yang Chuan nodded, then shook his head again, glanced out the window, and said with a meaningful smile: "You can also find a way to plant." ”

'Bang dang' sounded.

But it was Cao Xiang who got up suddenly, and overturned the case with him, but fortunately, Yang Chuan was quick and reached out to pick up the two bowls of sour soup on it, avoiding the end of a 'soup chicken'.

Yang Chuan scolded with a smile: "Look, the dignified Pingyang Hou is just that!" ”

Cao Xiang's face turned red, and even his breathing became a little short, and he said: "You kid is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, Yang Chuan, do you know what kind of torturous life Ben Hou has lived in the past few days?"

That bullshit Sang Hongyang wrote to my uncle that he wanted to take over the world's salt and iron trade to the imperial court, and my uncle calculated an account with his fingers, and the income from the monopoly of salt and iron alone could be worth the original three or five years in one year;

Therefore, I did not dare to say anything after several explicit hints......"

Cao Xiang said with a depressed face, she was simply a resentful woman, so that Yang Chuan couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You can pretend to be stupid first, anyway, the emperor wants to return the salt and iron franchise to the imperial court at one time, and it is not your family that is involved;

Isn't there a lot of trouble waiting to be dealt with in the Sun family of King Zhuo in Shuzhong, as well as the mines, iron-smelting furnaces, and coin minting of princes and kings in various places?

After these troublesome things are dealt with, why will it take three or five years, and you won't find a way to do something else? ”

Cao Xiang sighed and said, "You don't know the price of firewood and rice, I'm Cao's ...... That's it, it's not interesting to talk about these things, let's talk about the pulp business first. ”

Yang Chuan said with a smile: "Aren't we talking about the pulp business?" ”

"Chu land has been expanded, and it is very suitable for large-scale planting, it is really not good, first find a way to buy some fertile land over there, we can try to plant some."

"In addition, it is best to get some seedlings to come over, and I will find a way to plant them in Guanzhong, Hanzhong or Shuzhong to see if it can be successful......

……

So, more than an hour later.

Several groups of men and horses sent by Cao Xiang quietly left Chang'an City and galloped south; At the same time, in order to facilitate the transmission of information, they also took away four golden eagles of Yang Chuan.

After dealing with the matter at hand, Yang Chuan began to get busy again.

The two of them did not return to the Pingyang Hou Mansion, but tinkered in an inconspicuous shop, which was full of grain, honey, lard, sesame oil and all kinds of flowers and plants, which looked very complicated.

After careful consideration, Yang Chuan planned to make a few candied fruits, desserts, sweet biscuits, sweet bread and honey pastries, and then find a way to make a few sweet drinks.

For example, fruit juices, jams, canned fruits, ice cream......

He didn't believe it yet!

With the 'heavy taste' of the old woman Liu, can you resist the temptation of these candied fruits, desserts, small breads, small biscuits and happy fattening water?

You must know that when people reach old age, even if they do not have the 'three highs', they are absolutely diabetic in less than a year and a half.

Because of the limited materials at hand, the research and development of 'dessert' did not go smoothly, which made Cao Xiang very anxious.

Yang Chuan was not anxious at all, while writing and drawing on the sheepskin, recording all kinds of detailed data, while being very quiet and busy, cooking all kinds of food with those materials.

Sweet, all sweet.

didn't figure it out, Yang Chuan had to taste it himself, or shake his head, or nod slightly, it looked very similar to that.

Cao Xiang couldn't help but want to eat, but was strictly forbidden by Yang Chuan: "You kid don't want to die?" The lead poison in your body has not been cleared, and your vitality is greatly damaged, and if you eat this kind of sweet and greasy food, you will not live to be thirty years old. ”

Cao Xiang was originally hungry, and took advantage of Yang Chuan's inattention to secretly stuff several candied fruits and small desserts into his mouth.

Hearing Yang Chuan's sternness, he was taken aback, quickly spit it out, rinsed his mouth with water several times uneasily, and scolded with a smile: "You guy, why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

Yang Chuan was silent.

There are some things that he dare not and do not want to say, because this involves a secret and metaphysical concept, which all cooks keep secret, and in later generations it will almost become a secret 'private self':

The cook of this world, when he wants to kill an enemy with all his heart, will become very gloomy and terrible.

What does it mean to be unscrupulous?

Here it is.

Raising people and killing people are often a matter of thought.

For example, this time he wants to deal with Liu Yan, that's it......

(End of chapter)