Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 862
"You said you invited me to dinner, and I happily took a shower, but what kind of dish is this, what kind of dish is this, and what is this?"

Cheng Chumo frowned as he looked at the table of so-called delicacy.

Qin Lang and others laughed loudly, "Do as the Romans do, and when you come to Yunnan, you must taste the local specialties. These are the specialties here."

On the lacustrine plain beside Qilu Lake in southern Yunnan, Tonghai City is located.

Tonghaitonghai, as the name suggests, is directly connected to the sea.The "Meiling Waterway" was opened here in the Han Dynasty, which is a branch of the Southwest Silk Road.

Before that, it was ruled by the Cuan family and under the rule of Lizhou.

This time, Qin Lang took advantage of the opportunity of Dapoju Town, the Meng family and the Man, and led the force into southern Yunnan, all the way to the bank of Qilu Lake. The two Cuan were frightened, thinking that Qin Lang was deliberately attacking Guo by false route, and secretly held a meeting of the Cuan family in Dianchi Lake. At the meeting, Qin Lang stopped his troops and sent someone to Kunming to inform the Cuan clan.

After Qin Lang negotiated with Liang Cuan, Liang Cuan finally reluctantly admitted the status quo.

The two do not belong to each other, and they are on guard against each other. Qin Lang provokes left and right, so that both sides are afraid that the other party will surrender to the Tang Dynasty to deal with them, so they dare not be too persistent. In the end, they have to hand over the large area of ​​​​Zhalu Lake and the south to Qin. Lang Gai returned to the land, and acquiesced in the establishment of the Tonghai Dudu Mansion.

Qin Lang then set up Tonghai Prefecture and the Tonghai Navy, bounded by Luzhi River, Eshan and Chuxiong in the northwest, Nanpan River in the east, and Xidaojiang in the south.

In addition, it is nominally bounded by Ailao Mountain and Lixianjiang in the south, and the territory of the Heman tribe is also directly included in the Dudu Mansion, but it is actually bounded by Xidaojiang (Red River) for the time being.

Tonghai is an important traffic route, and it is located on a lacustrine plain with pleasant scenery and flat and fertile land. It is known as a small Jiangnan in the south of Yunnan.

From Tonghai to Kunming, it is actually only three hundred miles.

This traffic throat, an important military strategic point, originally neither side wanted to let go, but internal strife between east and west gave Qin Lang an opportunity to take advantage of.

Especially the barbarians in southern Yunnan were scared out of their wits by Qin Lang's conquest of Juding, and Juding was almost wiped out. Based on this lesson, no barbarian dared to rebel against the imperial court. The two were unwilling, but they suspected each other. The barbarians were not on the same page, but Qin Lang was bold and led the army straight up. In the end, before Cuan's and Zhu Man's reaction, he made it an established fact, and then patted his chest and promised, which gave Cuan's and Zhu Man a lot. The promise of sweetness also settled the matter.

"These dishes are all authentic local delicacies. Try it, it's not bad."

Cheng Chumo stared at the plate on the table for a long time, "I recognized this, isn't it a longhorn? When I was a child in Wagang, I often went to catch it with you. This thing can be eaten, don't you?" Lie to me?"

The big black one on the plate is indeed a longhorn beetle, with a hard black shell and long tentacles, not to mention the pair of big mouths like iron pliers. up.

"When we were young, we only played with beetles, but we never ate them. They are all hard shells. Can we eat them?"

Qin Lang chuckled, "Didn't you eat it when you were young? They're all worms. Besides, we in the Central Plains also eat silkworm chrysalis. Silkworm chrysalis are also delicious food for drinking. Look at this, bamboo worms, white and fat. There is also this gray one, this one is kudzu worm, which grows specially in kudzu root, and this one is bee pupa, you should also know this, grasshopper, and now the Central Plains has become a delicacy..."

Yunnan people eat insects.

This is not a rare thing. In fact, not only in Yunnan, but also in Lingnan. Even going south, Linyi, Zhenla and other places eat more insects.

"Actually, this bug is very nutritious."

Cheng Chumo hesitated for a while, and finally sat down, picked up a pair of chopsticks, stretched them out and retracted them.

"Damn, you old man, it's really shameful to treat you with something timid. You know, this thing is not cheap."

Niu Jianhu smiled and grabbed a beetle, threw it into his mouth and started chewing.

"This day the beetle is deep-fried, and it is specially coated with a layer of batter and sprinkled with pepper. It tastes quite good. You have never seen how those savages eat it. After it rains, the forest is full of There are many beetles coming out, they catch them but put them on the fire and eat them directly. There are no salt and tasteless ones, and even raw ones, you just eat them after twisting off the shell. Some are full of seeds, swallowed in one gulp, and the pulp explodes..."

Cheng Chu hissed silently, "Thinking about it makes me feel sick."

Niu Jianhu slurped his food, "That's why Sanlang's improved taste is very good. It's quite similar to the migratory locust Tengda we ate in Chang'an."

Qin Lang picked up a bee pupa and ate it.

"It's so hard for bees to collect flowers and make honey. You beasts actually catch bee pupae and eat them."

"You bastard, this bee pupa is not the pupa of a flower-picking bee. These are those wild bees that don't gather flowers, such as wasps, bumblebees, wasps and black bees. These bees specialize in killing bees."

A plate of fried bee pupae is golden and crispy, and there are not only bee pupae but also young bees inside.

Lao Cheng saw that the color was very attractive. That day the cow was really not easy to eat, so he picked up a bee pupa, tasted it carefully, and found that it was really good.

After eating one, I want another one.

Grasshoppers, bee chrysalis, silkworm chrysalis, bamboo worms, and even ant eggs. He really never thought about it. It turns out that ants have eggs and look like this, and they taste really good.

As for other dragonfly larvae and longhorns, they seem to be acceptable.

It's just that when Qin Lang introduced him to the fried flower spiders, fried stinky fart bugs, and even fried flying grasshoppers, then there were centipedes, fried scorpions, and fried leeches.

As for snakes and rats, these are all pediatrics.

Niu Jianhu seems to have already eaten the Tao, and he introduced this one to try that, and it was a joy to eat.

"In this savage land, no matter what the fuck is flying in the sky or swimming on the ground, even those who burrow in the soil or crawl on wood, they can't escape the mouths of the savages. They eat everything, up to seventy and eighty Yes, children down to the age of three or five, everyone eats worms."

"Even catch them as soon as they are seen, tie a bamboo tube to your body, catch all kinds of insects when you see them outside, and burn them on the fire when you are free, and then eat them directly, sometimes as a snack, sometimes as a meal Rice is ready. It is very rich with all kinds of wild vegetables and wild fruits here."

Qin Lang smiled, turned around and brought a pot of soup in person.

In Yunnan, of course, you must eat mushrooms, which are the freshest.It's just that there are many fungi in Yunnan, but there are also many poisonous ones. It is said that even the barbarians in Yunnan sometimes can't tell which of the fungi can be eaten and which can't, and they often get poisoned after eating them.

If it is powerful, it will go directly to the sky, if it is lighter, it may be vomiting and venting, and the eyes are full of little people flying around.

It is said that if the villain sees more times, he will be able to acquire a strong immunity to toadstools, and ordinary toadstools will be invulnerable to all poisons.

"You have seen the savages here, most of them live in the mountains, they build a wooden house casually, many even sleep on the ground, and they don't have a stove or kitchen. They just dig a firepit and put a pottery pot on them. In addition to rice The staple food like rice porridge is all kinds of wild vegetables, insects and fish, what you can eat depends on what you encounter when you go out..."

In fact, Qin Lang's worm banquet was not local at all. What people ate was the original taste, without adding any seasoning, and it was basically roasted or boiled.

The table set by Qin Lang was basically fried and grilled, and pepper, cumin and other expensive spices were sprinkled on it. It was delicious, but it was really not original.

Cheng Chumo refused at first, but he forgot the original appearance of these things after eating. In the end, he even enjoyed eating the eight-legged flower spider, and the cold ant eggs were even applauded.

And that delicious mushroom soup almost made him eat his own tongue.

"Are any of you willing to stay and be the governor of Tonghai? If so, I can recommend it to the imperial court."

Cheng Chu Mo Niu was stunned when he saw the tiger, so he stayed to be the governor of Tonghai?

Everyone hesitated.

This is the land of Yunnan. Theoretically, it should belong to Yunnan Dao. It’s just that Qin Lang, the Lingnan Economic and Strategy Commander, has set up a temporary position as the governor of Tonghai. out of Yunnan.

However, there are various tribes of barbarians here, and the Cuan family still has a strong influence here.

Although six new states were established, there are not many Han people here.

To the southeast of the Tonghai Governor's Mansion, with the mouth of the river as the boundary, several prefectures and counties that were originally developed along the Nanxi River were also included in the Tonghai Mansion this time.

Even the Heman Meng tribe and Juding Nong tribe on both sides of the Nongren River in the east were included in this Tonghai Prefecture.

In terms of territory, it is indeed huge.

There are 37 Wuman tribes, but there are [-] tribes under the Tonghai Governor's Mansion.

"I know that the conditions here are simple and the situation is complicated, but it is precisely because of this that I can highlight my ability and have the opportunity to make contributions. You must know that although the governor of Tonghai is the governor of the lower governor of the frontier, he is also a real third-rank position. The same rank as the governor of the state."

From the third rank is also the third rank, below the third rank is divided into the right and the bottom, and above the third rank is only divided into the right and the follower.

The third rank is the threshold for a high-ranking official. Once you enter the third rank, you will be a senior official in purple robe and jade belt.Cheng Chumo, Niu Jianhu and the others are still very young, relying on their family background, but also taking advantage of opportunities, this is how they have the opportunity to have the current fleet of the General Army Navy.

But even if Cheng Chumo went to Fengzhou Hetao with Qin Lang early on, and stayed in Shengzhou for several years, fought a lot of battles there, drank the northwest wind for several years, and managed to sit still for four years. Product rank.

But it is very difficult to upgrade from the fourth rank to the third rank.

Without any special credit, if you want to be promoted step by step, it may not be possible in ten or so years.

But now, there is a rare opportunity in front of him.

When he was in danger, he took the opportunity of an expedition to the southern barbarians, and was recommended by Qin Lang to inspect the school first, and then become a regular. After working for three to five years, he has stabilized from the third rank, and he will use this to transfer to other officials. The third rank will be fine .

Purple robe.

It's heartwarming to think about.

"Are we not qualified?" Cheng Chumo was moved.He is now the Prince Zuowei leading the Zhonglang General, a fourth-rank military general. He has been out for more than a year this time. It's just a fourth-rank military job.

Niu Jianhu and the others didn't say a word, although they were also very excited, but their rank was lower, unlike Cheng Chumo, who had the experience of being the governor of Shengzhou, the left guard of the prince, and the general of Zhonglang. I dare not even think about it.

Even if it is a transitional border governor, they dare not imagine it.

"Old Cheng, what else are you thinking about? Of course, thank Sanlang quickly, and then there will be flower spiders and ant eggs every day!" Niu Jianhu slapped Cheng Chumo on the shoulder.

(End of this chapter)