Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1226

Concubine Li Gui made a cup of health-preserving powder for the emperor.

"Your Majesty really wants to drink?"

"Why not, this thing really has a good warming effect." Luo Cheng took it with a smile.

"But there are locust eggs in it."

"It's locust egg powder. It's steamed, dried, and then ground into powder. It doesn't look like half a locust egg. Besides, these locust eggs are high-quality protein, a nutrient that the human body needs very much. In addition, the brown rice in it Whole grains such as rice flour are very beneficial.”

Li Xiuning shook her head, although she couldn't see the locust eggs in the cup, she still felt a little bit of a response.

"Brown rice is a good thing. Taoism also calls it brown rice. In addition to rich protein and dietary fiber, the rice bran and germ part of brown rice are also rich in vitamins, which can improve human immune function, promote blood circulation, and soothe the skin. Restless nerves, prevent arteriosclerosis."

"Goro, I don't seem to understand a word of what you said. What are those protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, immune function, etc.?"

"Oh, this is a pharmaceutical term. It is a major discovery made by our Sun Yaowang after painstaking research. He used some new terms for these new discoveries. It is normal for you to be puzzled when you hear it for the first time." Luo Cheng directly Throw the pot on Yao Wang's head.

"Didn't I have a stroke before? Using this new medical term, it's called cerebral hemorrhage caused by high blood pressure. Fortunately, the doctor rescued it in time. This high blood pressure has a lot to do with diet, especially when I usually eat a lot of fish and meat. What's more, I eat more polished rice and less coarse grains, which leads to insufficient dietary fiber and vitamins." Luo Cheng fooled Li Xiuning.

"Of course, eating brown rice can not only lower blood pressure, but also lower blood sugar and blood lipids. High blood sugar can lead to diabetes, which is often referred to as diabetes in Chinese medicine. For example, Ma Zhou, a scholar whom I admire very much, was young because of I like to overeat, I like to eat meat and don't like to be vegetarian, and I have irregular work and rest, which has caused me to suffer from diabetes. People with diabetes should not eat sweets, and it is best not to eat fine rice, and it is best to eat more Coarse grains can alleviate the condition."

"It's so amazing?"

"Not only that, but if you have a cup of whole grain health-preserving powder every morning, after a long time, you can also improve your appearance, even lose weight and whiten your skin." Luo Cheng smiled and said to Li Xiuning, "Do you want to have a cup of my concubine too?" ?”

"But there are bugs!"

"It's all made into powder, and the taste is quite sweet. If you don't believe me, give it a try."

The emperor handed the cup to her mouth, she hesitated for a moment, opened her mouth and took a sip, but at first she didn't dare to swallow it.

After frowning for a while, I felt that there was really no peculiar smell like I imagined.

"It's made from brown rice, black glutinous rice, oats, red beans, millet and locust eggs. Although it doesn't add sugar or salt, it tastes good, right?"

"It's really okay."

"Drink more, it can also improve the stomach and intestines, and you will no longer be constipated."

Li Xiuning took a few sips and said doubtfully, "Ordinary people seldom drink rice and fine noodles, and most of their food is peeled brown rice, and wheat, rice, bean rice, etc. are also common. So, ordinary people don't really lack these What kind of dietary fiber, vitamins, etc.?"

"Well, they really don't lack these. What they lack is mainly protein. Foods with more protein are mainly milk, meat, eggs, fish beans, etc. Although there are protein in grains, there are actually several kinds of protein nutrition that the human body needs. If you only absorb it from grains, it would be too simple, and you have to supplement the protein in fish meat, eggs, milk, etc., but how can ordinary people eat these often, but the locust eggs also contain protein similar to chicken, duck, fish meat eggs, yes Great nutrition."

Li Xiuning seemed to understand but not understand.

"So, in fact, locust eggs are as nutritious as chicken, duck, fish meat and milk eggs?"

"It can be said that, so the ancients also called locusts the sky chicken."

The health supplements bought by the common people for [-] cents a dou contain locust egg powder as the main ingredient. After eating them, the common people can indeed obtain a large amount of protein supplement. Great health effects, such as changing night blindness and so on.

"I put so much thought into promoting this health powder, not to cheat money, it's a good thing that really benefits the country and the people."

Daqin has no conditions to promote milk, but this locust egg powder can still be pushed.

"However, locust plagues don't happen every year. If everyone eats this health-preserving powder, I'm afraid no matter how many locust eggs there are, there won't be enough for them?" Li Xiuning asked.

"After the locust eggs are eaten, there are still locusts. When the locusts are also eaten, there are still fish and shrimp shells. There are many fish and shrimp shells in rivers and lakes. Most of the fish and shrimp shells are not easy to store and transport, so the coastal areas near the river People are tired of eating, and people in other places can’t afford it. In the future, I can set up processing plants on those rivers, lakes, and seasides. Those fish, shrimp and shells, especially some small and worthless ones, will be sold Dried and ground powder can also replace locusts."

When Wei Zheng, the left servant under the door, returned home, his servants carried the health-preserving powder bestowed by the emperor out of the car.

"Put it in the front hall."

As a member of the second rank, Wei Zheng obtained 34 bottles of health powder.

Bottles and cans were placed all over the floor.

His wife, Mrs. Pei, brought her sons Shuyu and Shuyu over.

"What is this?"

"The health care powder bestowed by His Majesty's Golden Palace is like an elixir."

A manager in the hall said, "When I was out shopping today, I saw several Huimin drugstores queuing up to buy them! The supply exceeds demand, and they are all purchased in limited quantities."

Pei said with a smile, "When I read the newspaper in the morning, it was also talking about this health-preserving powder, saying that it has many health-preserving and health-care benefits. Isn't it really so miraculous?"

"Miraculous is very miraculous. In fact, it is just whole grains and some mixed red dates and lotus seeds, with some salt and sugar added."

The Wei Shuyu brothers clamored for a drink.

Wei Zheng had someone brew a bowl for each of them, and he didn't say there were locust eggs in it. As a result, the Wei Shuyu brothers really drank it up in a few sips, and they said it was delicious and wanted to drink it.

Mrs. Pei also tried it, and found it to be okay, a bit sweet and tastes good.

"The stuff is pretty good, no wonder the emperor said it was good."

Wei Zheng chuckled and didn't say anything about breaking the locust eggs. "Since it is said to be delicious, I will drink it in the morning. These guys are usually picky eaters, so it's good to drink this."

In fact, he knew the emperor's intentions in making this health-preserving powder. This time, he dug up more than 60 stone locust eggs, which is actually quite small, after all, locust eggs are only that small.When the locusts come out in the future, it will be a disaster.It is possible to catch locusts with tens of millions of stones. If these locusts with tens of millions of stones can be directly turned into food in the disaster area, a lot of food can be saved, especially without the need to collect food from other parties. It took a lot of effort to transport it.

The emperor also told him that in the future, fish, shrimp, shells, etc. can also be made into health-preserving powder with bran skin, beans, wheat, and yams, which means that the imperial court may be able to add a large amount of this new food every year.There is no need to reclaim wasteland, no need to cultivate, and a large amount of new grain can be added every year. This will be a great thing for the court, and even for the whole world.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and there is no shortage of food now, but who knows whether there will be any shortage in the future?

Pei said, "This health powder is so popular, is it all controlled by the royal family? Didn't it increase a lot in that year?"

Wei Zheng also made a cup of powder for himself, and he picked up the cup and blew gently, "If your majesty really can make money on this, no one will have any objections, besides, looking at it now, it's purely a loss to make money. Yes. As for the future, who knows!"

(End of this chapter)