The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Poor them, there is nothing good to go out and wander around. The Incas have no market, no shops, no currency, and no need to buy anything.

The production, storage and distribution of all their goods was completely controlled by the king of the Inca Empire, and the imperial power he represented.

Taxes for Inca civilians were also paid in kind, usually crops, pottery, precious metals, dyes, textiles, etc.

Each locality submits taxes annually to the state warehouse, from which it receives distributions of food, tools, and clothing.

In return, the Inca commoners could rely on state rations to protect them from starvation, and to receive state supplies in sickness and old age.

This collective rationing system reminded Heiwa of a certain country in later generations, where food, clothing and housing were all provided by the state, and education and medical care were also free.

Manchester City is only this big, and five days have passed before they knew it, and they have already visited every corner of the city.Not only Huang Shangshu couldn't sit still, but Gao Huaiyu was too bored.

"Uncle, do you think King Atahaba doesn't like the gifts we gave you? He didn't respond at all!"

Huang Shangshu is anxious. As the Minister of Lifan Academy, if he does not exchange the credentials of the two countries for a day, it will not be regarded as the successful establishment of diplomatic relations, and his work will not be regarded as completed.

"Master Shangshu, don't worry, it's difficult for us to communicate now, even if King Atahuaba wants to talk to us, it's wrong, hurry up and let the boys learn the language!"

Hei Wa thinks he has already arrived in South America, his most important destination, why is he so impatient?

Although Gao Huaiyu is impatient, he knows the current affairs: "We only have 20 people, and there are thousands of soldiers in Manchester City. Don't underestimate their wooden clubs and Dumi knives. Two fists are hard to beat four hands!"

"Well, Uncle Gao and Zongbing Gao are right. You can't argue at will. Looking at the people of the Inca Empire, it's not difficult to deal with. In other words, everything else is fine, but the people here eat shitty food. I'm not used to it!"

How could Huang Shangshu expect that Heiwa almost burst into tears from the first meal after eating this mush: Potato, Potato, I finally found you.

Hei Wa endured Peng Bai's thoughts, racked his brains, and wanted to find something to say, but Huang Shangshu sent it to his eyes. He said to Huang Shangshu in a mysterious tone:
"Don't think about whether you are used to it or not. You have to think about it. We have never seen these sticks before, let alone eaten them. I guess, this must be a local characteristic. It can make sticks. Definitely food crops.

Whether this thing is grown well and whether the yield is high is the key!To put it bluntly, gold, silver and jewelry, how much is it worth when there is no food?This can be eaten as food, we have to take it back to Daxia! "

The more Gao Huaiyu heard it, the more it made sense. He finally sat up straight and looked at Hei Wa with burning eyes.

Huang Shangshu was stunned. He thought that he had known Uncle Zhongqin in the past half a year, but he didn't expect Uncle Zhongqin to be more farsighted than he thought.

"This, this, our Daxia can also grow? This place is far away from our Daxia!" Huang Shangshu, who has no experience in farming, also encountered difficulties.

"We have such a vast land in Daxia, we can always find land suitable for growing these kinds of grains, a variety of grains, and more security. These locusts scare us!"

"Uncle, I thank you on behalf of the people of Daxia. The few of us are either thinking about exchanging credentials, or thinking about earning gold and silver. The old man feels that what you said is more important than what we think about." All strong!"

"That's why I've been hungry. Whenever I go anywhere, the first thing I think of is these foods!"

"Uncle, I, Gao Huaiyu, don't have many people to admire, you are the first few. Lord Shangshu, we will listen to uncle's command in the future, no matter what uncle thinks is useful, let's take it away!"

In fact, it's no wonder Huang Shangshu and the others disliked these, boiled mashed potatoes were mushy.

The Incas like to cut fresh potatoes into cubes and boil them in clay pots to a pulp, preferably into a paste.Some don't even add salt, no oil and no salt. For those who have just eaten this food, it is really not delicious.

Pottery casserole is their main utensil for cooking, and the firing process of pottery in the Inca Empire is very mature.

The residence where the 20 of them live now should be within the sphere of influence of the imperial palace. It is somewhat similar to a post house in Daxia. Two meals a day are provided by the cook of the post house.

The Incas ate two main meals a day, one in the morning and the other in the evening, and they ate them sitting on the ground without a table.

For ordinary civilians, their diet is mainly vegetarian, and root foods such as potatoes are their daily necessities for two meals.

Alpacas, ducks, guinea pigs, deer and other game meat are very precious and can only be eaten when entertaining distinguished guests.And this group of people from Daxia is obviously regarded as a group of distinguished guests.

The cooks of the post house like to marinate the meat for guests with spices, put it into a clay stove that is piled up with stones and heat it up, cover the stove with grass and soil to keep it warm, and use the remaining temperature to roast the meat until it is hot. cooked.

Hei Wa also didn't like the potato to be eaten in a mushy way, so he asked the cook in the post house to throw in the washed potato whole with the skin, and they wanted to eat it while roasting.

Baked potatoes have their own dense taste and aroma whether they are eaten directly by peeling or dipped in salt.Everyone got used to it after eating, and even thought the potato tasted pretty good.

Under Zhongqinbo's brainwashing, everyone looked at this fist-sized potato and imagined how many catties an acre could grow when they brought it home.

The translation burden on Yuan Wenjie and the others became even heavier, and they kept talking frantically with the people in the posthouse every day.

Before long, they also meet another staple food of the Inca Empire, corn!

Different from potato mash, their usual practice is: add water to the corn kernels, take them to a stone mill and grind them into a yellowish corn syrup.

Wrap the corn syrup with the leaves of a large tree, put it on a small fire and roast it until it is fragrant, and then peel off the leaves, and it will be a golden corn cake.

Not only can corn be made into cakes, but it can also be cooked into a paste after being ground into flour, which is more delicious than potato paste.

This kind of sweet food is liked by everyone in Daxia Dynasty. Now they have been opened up by Uncle Zhongqin, and they want to take it back to Daxia when they eat delicious food.

So the 20 of them stopped wandering around in the city, and ran to Ai Liu (village) every day.

The land of the Ai Liu Empire is divided into three forms: [-]. "Inca Fields", where the harvest is owned by the Inca King; [-]. "Sun Fields", where the harvest is owned by the priests;

They came here at a good time, autumn, the harvest season of the Incas.

Potatoes are known as the "God of Harvest" by the locals, and they are regarded as a spiritual food. The Incas loved it more than other root foods such as sweet potatoes and cassava.

The harvested grain and other goods were quickly stored in warehouses.

Thousands of these warehouses were built all over the empire, arranged in neat rows, near populated centers, great estates, and roadsides.

Imperial officials kept careful records of their inventories using "qubu," a recording device made of rope and knots.

The warehouse is a single-room stone building, which is round or rectangular, and the construction method is very uniform.

And they know how to take advantage of the cool breeze from the top of the mountain to maximize the storage time of perishable goods.

There are also drainage channels, gravel floors and roofs with ventilation to keep the interior as cool and dry as possible.

Potatoes and corn are the largest stored foods in the Imperial Warehouse.Ordinary goods can be stored for two years, and freeze-dried food can be stored for four years or more.

Fresh potatoes contain enough moisture and are difficult to store for a long time. The Incas made concentrated freeze-dried potatoes for this purpose.

They use the temperature difference between day and night to trample the potatoes repeatedly to release a lot of water and change their texture. They can be stored in warehouses for years or even decades.

After the freeze-dried potatoes are cooked, they are dense and firm, with a rich tooth texture, a grainy fragrance and a slight acidity.

Not only did the Inca officials not stop the Great Xia delegation from visiting the Imperial Warehouse, but they were also very proud to show them the wealth of the Incas’ warehouses and the ingenuity of these warehouse buildings.

In fact, King Atahuaba was not so indifferent to the gifts presented by Huang Shangshu and the others.However, the Inca Empire has experienced several rounds of bloodbaths from foreign invaders, and is very wary of strangers.

They are essentially a clan that doesn't like fighting and loves farming.

As for the fabric of silk, which is light, thin and silky, King Atahuaba couldn't wait to make it into clothes and put it on his body immediately.

Porcelain with patterns is used for eating and drinking, which is really useful and beautiful.This is much lighter than their copper, and the colored pottery is not as beautiful as this porcelain.

However, King Atahuaba's favorite was the palace embroidered screen with goshawks and horses.

Horses, he heard that they can not only pull carts, but also go fast on them. Their domesticated llamas don't have such great strength.

The llama is the only means of transportation in the Inca Empire. It is about the size of a deer, about 1.2 meters high, and can carry about [-] catties.Is their main vehicle, its meat is edible, and its wool is used for weaving.

Moreover, these embroidery techniques were not something that the craftsmen of the Inca Empire could do.He looked at it for so many days, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Both screens were moved into his bedroom. He was not willing to give it to his beloved son even after asking for it several times.

After continuing to observe this group of people for half a month, when the boys were finally able to stutter and communicate with the Incas, King Atahuaba received Uncle Zhongqin, Shangshu Huang and Zongbing Gao again.

Under the translation of several two-handed swords, the Inca Empire and the Great Xia Kingdom from the east became friendly diplomatic relations, and exchanged credentials with the seals of the emperor and King Atahaba.