Villager of Daming

Chapter 901: Processing is difficult to choose as staple food

Zhu Xi wants to build a fixed bridge. The technology of floating bridges is available. Floating bridges are being built in several places on the Yellow River, and some have already been built. They are convenient for people and businessmen to pass, and they can also transport troops quickly.

It turns out that the pontoon bridge has not been rebuilt at Pujin Ferry. In this case, there is no need for a pontoon bridge. The Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River freezes in winter and there is very little water flowing down.

Even if there is a Fenshui nearby, it is useless. Fenshui is still frozen. Fenshui is the source of Fenzhou's name. It is famous for its wine, Fenjiu, and the Xinghua Village that the shepherd boy pointed to.

"His Royal Highness wants to build a new bridge, but I'm afraid it won't be possible this year. The craftsmen in the team must follow the team to Ding Liao Duwei. The craftsmen in Yingtian Mansion seize the time to make mechanical equipment.

Why not let the local people build a pontoon bridge first, and then use the pontoon bridge to transport materials and build the fixed bridge when we are free.

The iron ox is ready-made, and a wooden boat can be built at will. For a distance of less than one mile, just use a steam engine boat to open and close the opening in the middle. "

The mayor didn't care about driving piles to build the bridge. It was not difficult. The distance between the two sides was close. Hanhan said that the original floating bridge was 360 meters long and the fixed bridge would not need many piers.

Large steam engines and mechanical equipment cannot move across it. It must be strong enough to move carriages, people and animals. Even if there are people standing on the bridge, it will not collapse.

"Second brother, I think it's okay. There are many people in my fief."

The third child, Zhu Fan, hopes to have a bridge to connect his place with that of his second brother.

Pujin Ferry is not within the scope of Taiyuan Prefecture. Pujin Ferry is under the jurisdiction of Pingyang Prefecture and Puzhou of Pingyang Prefecture.

But that's not a problem. As the King of Jin, can't I take advantage of the convenience of Pingyang Mansion? What's more, from Taiyuan, we use the Fen River to reach the Yellow River, walk a short distance over land and cross the bridge, and then enter the Wei River on the other side.

If there is no bridge, only small steam boats can be used to transport and ferry passengers, and people have to wait for the boats.

With the bridge, people can drive donkey carts or ox carts. It is convenient for the people and can drive the local economy. Pingyang Prefecture takes a big advantage.

Seeing that his younger brother was willing to repair it quickly, Zhu Fang turned to the chief and said, "Can you please provide a design?"

"Tomorrow?" The mayor is not here yet. God knows everyone will come over and talk about repairing the bridge.

The steam engine boat is the most convenient. From Chang'an, you can go directly to Taiyuan Prefecture, Yangqu, the administrative office of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the surrounding counties connected by rivers. Small steam engine boats can travel smoothly.

The most powerful one is of course the multi-functional boat. It was made by rushing back and forth to report messages. It can be used in snow, land and water. It can be used by replacing parts.

After the matter was decided, everyone waited for a while while the noodles were ready. There were wide noodles and thin noodles, depending on people's taste.

You can eat the wide noodles slowly, but the slower you eat the thin noodles, the more you eat. You also have to add soup, and the noodles absorb all the soup.

The team has braised fish fillets made in a big pot, and then the people join in. There is a ferry by the river and there are fishermen.

When the large team arrived, they watched the work and were unable to help. When the team was eating, they came over to eat together.

The person in charge of transportation ate thin noodles. After a few mouthfuls, the bowl was gone, and he went back to work. The people who worked before were now resting and eating wide noodles.

The people were called here by people from the four royal palaces. Where can they eat without eating? Just add a pair of chopsticks.

Zhu Wentian fried a toon omelette alone, and a dozen fried pancakes, enough for the villagers and four highnesses to eat.

The local Chinese toon is already old, and the ones we get are pickled with salt and washed with water. There is no need to add salt when making scrambled eggs.

There is no Congxing Village in Huayin County, but there is red toon. People are used to preserving it for a long time. There is a salt lake nearby, and the salt is the cheapest.

Generally, people pick the toon in the morning, put salt in a jar, and place it in a cool place, or they can only dry it in the sun, which will have a very bad taste.

Toon has always been delicious, but it grows together with Ailanthus in some places. When it is tender, the smell of Ailanthus is not particularly strong, but it can still be eaten when eating, so some people think that toon is not delicious. “Can this toon drive local economic development?”

Zhu Di took a bite of toon eggs and found them good. He considered letting the common people grow them. His second brother didn't want to grow them, so he planted them in his own Peiping.

Chinese toon trees are planted randomly on hillsides and harvested every year. They are planted in dwarf sizes, just like the dwarf mulberry trees in Xiaqiu Village, making it easier to raise silkworms.

Now this dwarf planting technique of mulberry trees has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. If the variety is not good, the branches will be cut and pointed constantly. The mulberry trees are not allowed to grow upward, and the grapes must also be stringed, otherwise the grapes with too many knots will be small and sour.

The same is naturally true for Chinese toon. They are grown in greenhouses in Nanjing and you can eat fresh ones in winter.

The head of the village shook his head: "You can only eat it by yourself. Toona trees are found everywhere. Fresh ones cannot be stored for long, and pickled and dried ones cannot be sold at a high price.

The only option is to grow toon in the village, pick it when the season comes and sell it to the county town, which is beneficial to the villagers and cannot be exported.

If your highnesses insist on using toon to make money, they can purchase it next year, make toon paste on the spot, and seal it in a jar. "

The head of the village gave a method. You are watching to death. You must use Chinese toon to increase the income of the local people. Process it!

Zhu Di shook his head: "The department store will do it. Let's wait for the department store. We will find a mountain that is not suitable for farming and let the people grow toon and take cuttings."

He gave up and found that it was not his turn to process wild vegetables. Department stores were all laid out in the Ming Dynasty, and what he did was simply incomparable.

Just let the department stores buy it and the people provide the raw materials, but you will make less money.

After finishing the meal, they went to have a rest. The people who were called here were also satisfied. The fish was so fragrant and there was so much sesame in the sesame noodles.

The common people think that the sauteed seeds are more precious than the fish. The stuffed sauteed seeds are not filled with fish meat. The fish catches the fish faster while watching the boats running around and trawling the nets!

The fishermen who rowed small boats and used hemp nets to catch fish were extremely envious. Half an hour of steam engine boat work was enough to keep them busy for a month.

The ferry people are also envious. This is the intersection of the Yellow River and the Wei River. It is difficult to row a boat because there are whirlpools.

Look at other people's boats, they run away with a roar, and there is no impact at all on anything that goes with the current or against the current.

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It's bright again, the sun rises, I freshen up, and today's breakfast is steamed buns and fish stew.

The small roots of garlic harvested locally are directly pickled with salt. It is available in this month. Some local garlic is called Xiebai, which is a medicinal material, but the leaves at the back are not needed, only the white head.

As for why we still eat pasta, it’s because the main local food crop is wheat, but in Jiangnan, it’s rice.

The team didn't bring that much food, only five days' worth at most. The others bought it along the way, and it was only fifteen thousand people, not one hundred and fifty thousand.

Buy whatever is available locally. If there is only a small village around, then go hunting in the mountains and call the villagers together when eating.

"Can we have fried rice for lunch? We brought rice, right? Good japonica rice."

The third child, Zhu Fan, doesn't want to eat noodles anymore and plans to change it. He doesn't eat indica rice, so he will eat fried rice made from japonica rice.

"Sure, but we have to wait until the evening. We have to rush before we have a meal at noon. We don't have time to steam the rice. It's too slow. We have ready-made steamed buns."

The head of the village agreed, and reminded me that I steamed a lot of steamed buns in the morning. In order to bring food with me and not delay the journey, you are in a hurry to get to your place!

(End of this chapter)