The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 219 Good business

Liang Zhong studied a lot.

Liang Xin said: "Liang Zhong, that's called Emperor Moyu, and the one I'm talking about is called Emperor Moyu."

One word difference.

"understood."

Liang Zhong understood, Liang Xin just made up a story.

Is the black jade from that place as good as that from Hengshan?

If your master says it is good, then it must be good.

It's like his master said that a piece of green jadeite is imperial green. He is just making up a story. Anyway, the imperial green can only be used by officials, or it can only be used by ordinary people if the officials give it to them.

All excuses.

Anyway, we are going to send troops to Kucha.

And what is the place called Khotan?

After returning home, Liang Xin had enough sleep and went to play cards in the evening.

Playing cards is a very important thing.

Every time before going to play cards, Liang Xin would call An Tao, Han Zhongyan, Gao Yongnian, Chen Cisheng and others to drink tea and chat before going.

It can be said that every time Liang Xin goes to play cards, she has drafted everything she wants to say.

Refreshments were prepared first, and then the fire was blazing, and the four of them sat down.

Liang Zhong came in, put two casseroles on the stove, and then threw in two small cotton bags.

Xiao Feng first asked: "Why are you cooking meat suddenly?"

"This is called stew. Don't speak in unprofessional terms. Let's play cards first. I'll tell you what the benefits are later."

"No, let's talk about the benefits first." Xiao Fengxian was impatient. He felt that something was hanging on him and he had no intention of playing cards.

Liang Xin clapped her hands gently. Liang Zhong came in, put three small cloth bags on the table and stepped back.

Liang Xin said: "We have a saying in the Song Dynasty that pigs don't have peppers, sheep don't have ingredients, and cows don't have leeks. What does it mean specifically? These two bags contain 81 kinds of ingredients, one for cooking sheep, and the other for cooking sheep. Pig, one of the casseroles is stewed with lamb chops, and the other is stewed with elbows. Naturally, different ingredients are used."

With that said, Liang Xin put the two packets of powder aside and opened the last one.

"The things in here, this is called nutmeg, and only I can get it. This is called Amomum villosum, and I have a way to get it. This is called Caoguo, and only I can get it..."

Liang Xin introduced them one by one.

"A little pepper is a huge wealth, so what does this mean? I am a one-man business, I ship the goods and send people to your doorsteps. This is not something only nobles can afford. During the New Year and festivals, the richer people are not allowed to buy it." A tooth sacrifice. The secret recipe of the Song Dynasty royal family, this is the only one."

Duan Zhengyan smiled and said nothing.

He knew half of the contents of this bag.

For example, the nutmeg mentioned by Liang Xin is grown in Dali a little south. It was originally a species from Ceylon Island and Tianzhu, but was later introduced by businessmen. They have been growing it in Dali for decades.

There is also Amomum villosum, which is also found in Dali.

Cao Guo is also found in Dali.

Including the one that Liang Xin treasures, called chili pepper, which was also discovered by the Dali people in the mountains. It is beige, small, and extremely spicy.

Those planted in the Song Dynasty palace were also paid tribute by their country of Dali.

Also, vanilla.

He knew at least three kinds of herbs.

And, and, and...

Therefore, Duan Zhengyan smiled and said nothing.

He believed that as long as the Song Dynasty accepted Dali as a vassal state, sent three thousand soldiers and horses to station in the royal city of Dali, and then sent caravans there to feed these people, it would be enough to rely on this grass.

Liang Xin is sending money to Dali.

Because the farming in Dali may not be as good as in the Song Dynasty, but there should not be too much of these grasses.

Xiao Feng stopped playing cards.

Sitting by the stove, smelling the casserole.The Khitan people did not raise pigs. At first, the Khitan people ate pork because of a certain envoy from the Song Dynasty. After discovering that the food was delicious, most of the Khitan pigs were trafficked from the Song Dynasty.

Xixia people raise pigs and eat pork.

However, they prefer to eat sheep.

By the way, Liang Xin also prefers Western Xia sheep, and now she prefers to eat Hehuang sheep, as well as Uighur sheep further west of Hehuang.

Other than that, it’s just tea.

If the people of Xixia did not have tea from the Song Dynasty, their life would be really difficult.

The same goes for the Khitans.

In the words of the Khitan people, if you only eat meat without drinking tea, your stomach will become bloated.

Elbows in casserole.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and the meat was still not rotten or separated from the bones.

Xiao Fengxian took out a short knife, cut a piece and put it in his mouth.

Liang Xin was at the side: "No salt."

"It's okay." Xiao Fengxian put a little salt on his knife and put it in his mouth.

"delicious."

Brother Richard also took out a short knife and picked up a small piece of mutton chop and put it in his mouth.

"Indeed, delicious."

Liang Xin smiled: "I also have another artifact, which is very expensive, but extraordinary. In Xixia, it takes at least an hour and a half to cook meat in an iron pot, and it also takes half an hour to stew it in a high-quality casserole. Use I can cook meat very well in Tubo. Brother Cha, you should know that there are places in Tubo where water cannot be boiled."

"Yes." Brother Richard is still a bit knowledgeable.

Liang Xin called out softly: "Liang Zhong."

Liang Zhong came in holding a black pot.

Shen Chong's version of pressure cooker, compared to before Liang Xin traveled through time, this thing can barely be called a pressure cooker.

Sealing is done with wooden strips.

There are three types: fir or soft maple, and light sandalwood.

Place a copper cap on top.

"Hehuang, it's a must for South Road caravans. They can't even boil water without this thing. It can be used as an heirloom for ordinary people in Xixia. It's not needed here in Khitan. Just stew the meat for a while. Use this pot to stew meat. It can be stewed into meat porridge."

Hehuang's North Road caravan took the Qiuci line.The south road should pass south of Tarim, close to the plateau.

Brother Richard glanced at Liang Xin: "It seems that you have already prepared to make a fortune in Kucha. If you have anything else, I will personally take [-] cavalry to Kucha."

Liang Xin shook her head: "You have to agree to obey my father-in-law's command. Otherwise, why should I share the benefits with you?"

Brother Richard directly objected: "I, Daxixia, don't listen to anyone's orders."

Liang Xin approached Brother Richard: "Brother Cha, only by listening to my father-in-law's instructions can you earn more. When it comes to fighting, you can't do it. When it comes to making money, you can't do it either. When we go out, we are all under the sun no matter what. Brother, let’s do this, I’ll pick a girl from the Cao family to marry you, and we’ll be relatives.”

"No, no." Brother Richard shook his head violently.

"You look down on the Cao family?"

Duan Zhengyan said from the side: "He doesn't want to die. He married a member of the Cao family of the Great Song Dynasty. Even if he is a side wife, his brother is a concubine. The King of Xixia can tolerate him."

Liang Xin smiled: "Then if he goes out with [-] fine horses, his legitimate brother will be worried."

Duan Zhengyan just laughed.

After listening to this, Brother Richard broke into a cold sweat: "This, this, this..."

"If the command is given to my father-in-law, you have nothing to fear. Do you think you can make money if it is given to an outsider? Or, you don't want money, you don't like money."

Brother Richard: "Who doesn't like money?"

"Yes, when you make money, the bulk of it will be given to your direct brother, and you keep a small part. If someone else leads the army, you can't make money. If you agree, I will pay a big price and ask Chen Guan to persuade Weiming Xihe. I’ll show you what makes money.”

(End of this chapter)