Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 360 Delicious food in the world

You know, 70% of the land in Niujia Village belongs to him.

Now the court can still collect taxes, and although the people are being exploited, big landowners like him can't escape.

Niu Bin thought he would pay taxes on grain purchases this year, but he did not expect such a good thing as tax exemption.

This made him feel for the first time that the current emperor was a benevolent king.

However, just as Ushibin was thinking about how much food he could save this year.

Du Peng suddenly clapped his hands, and several captains of the Duwei Mansion brought a bunch of pots and jars and placed them in front of the villagers.

The villagers looked at these things with blank faces, not knowing what the adult was going to do.

"This thing is called white sugar, and it was developed by a strange man."

"The Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince are thinking of the hardships of the people's lives, so I have specially brought some for you to increase your nutrition."

With that said, Du Peng opened a jar, took out a handful of white sugar, then asked the captain to bring a cup and hot water, and poured the white sugar into the cup.

Then he demonstrated by himself, filling the cup with water, shaking it slightly, and then drank it all.

Then he asked the captains to ask Ushibama's servants to find many cups, bowls of butterflies, and boiled water.

As before, put the sugar into the cup and pour in the boiling water.

Then invite everyone to taste it.

At this moment, the confusion on the faces of the villagers turned into puzzled astonishment.

"What is this white sugar used for? Can this increase nutrition?"

"Put this thing in water and drink it. What nutrition does it have? It's better to give it some wheat."

"Hey! Isn't it just a glass of water? What's there!"

"Shut up, I haven't heard that this thing was specially given to us by the emperor. If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will be considered a treasonous person."

Villagers who have been digging in the soil for generations.

They couldn't believe that His Majesty, the Nine-Fifth Emperor, would be so good at bringing them nutritious food.

However, due to their horizons, they were all a little worried. They didn't know whether they could eat the things Du Peng brought if they were soaked in water.

If you forcefully eat it, you will inevitably suffer from stomach upset and may even get seriously ill.

But if you don’t drink, it’s just like those scholars said.

If you don't know what's good and what's wrong, if you don't give your Majesty face, you might be arrested by these captains.

"Oh, it smells so good."

While the villagers were hesitant, a few villagers with foreign surnames couldn't help but feel hungry and thirsty.

He took the cup from the captain's hand and drank it all in one gulp.

When they drank the sugar water, they realized that the water was so sweet. It was a sweetness they had never enjoyed before.

The meaning is still unfinished.

These villagers took the sugar water from the captain's hand again, and this time they did not drink it all in one go, but savored it slowly.

It's so delicious, it's almost sweet to the core.

As the villagers with foreign surnames drank, some couldn't help but shed tears.

Some villagers thought they were crying because the sugar water tasted so bad.

Unexpectedly, after the villager with the foreign surname swallowed the sugar water, he knelt down directly towards Du Peng on the high platform and kowtowed.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Highness the Crown Prince, for inviting me to drink such delicious water. I will definitely do a good job in the future and farm for Your Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince."

Today, the illiteracy rate in Ming Dynasty is 95%.

Ordinary people who have not read books cannot say anything nice.

But the sincere words of gratitude from these villagers with foreign surnames made other villagers understand what he meant instantly.

Then everyone stepped forward and took the sugar water from the captain's hand.

Hundreds of bowls of sugar water were quickly snatched up by the people. After drinking the sugar water, everyone's faces showed a look of shock.

At the same time, the meaning is still unfinished.

But they all still knelt down to Du Peng, who represented the imperial power: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for inviting us to drink such delicious fairy water." Niu Bin, who was pouring tea for Eunuch Li, heard the villagers' words of gratitude.

His hand suddenly shook uncontrollably, and he almost poured hot tea on the old eunuch.

It stands to reason that a person like Ushibin who is an official in the officialdom is an elite person.

You won't lose your composure because of everyone's roar.

However, after Du Peng got to the high platform, he first announced the tax reduction and then invited the people to drink sugar water.

Usually, before a famine comes, a foreign official will continue to show kindness to the people to win their support.

The only possibility is to use the power of the common people to deal with the silent landlords and squires.

After defeating it, you can open a warehouse to release grain and quell civil unrest that may be caused by famine.

Therefore, as the largest landowner in Niujia Village.

Niu Bin was extremely scared at this time, fearing that Du Peng would order the captain of the Governor's Mansion to arrest him first.

However, something unexpected happened again.

After accepting the kneeling prayers from the villagers of Niujia Village on His Majesty's behalf, Du Peng asked everyone in a loud voice: "Everyone, how do you feel about the taste of this sugar water?"

"It's delicious in the world. I have never drunk such sweet sugar water in my life."

"After drinking this sugar water, I feel energetic all over my body. Now we can go pick water from ten acres of land and we won't feel tired at all."

The villagers said all the compliments they could think of without hesitation.

This white sugar is a rarity even in Yingtian, the capital, let alone the remote mountain villages here.

I saw the villagers praising the deliciousness of the sugar water and swallowing their saliva.

Du Peng smiled slightly and asked again: "Do you think you can drink this delicious sugar water every day in the future?"

As soon as these words came out, the threshing floor instantly became silent.

Even a fool would give a positive answer to Du Peng's question.

However, the villagers of Niujia Village, who have been living at the bottom for a long time, know one thing very well. Mr. Niu in the village occasionally treats everyone to some leftovers.

Usually, good things happen to you, so you suddenly feel kind.

But what if one day, everyone is suddenly called together.

Ask if there is anyone who wants to keep eating their leftovers.

It is very likely that the master wants people to work hard for his family in vain.

And Du Peng, representing the emperor, gave everyone such delicious sweet sugar water.

He also said that he could drink this product all the time in the future.

The purpose is probably not only to make people work, but also to make everyone work hard.

It is still the early Ming Dynasty, and the era when a bowl of rice can change a life is far from coming.

In this season when I can barely fill my stomach.

No one would risk their lives just for the sake of food and drink.

Du Peng originally planned to use the villagers' answers to reveal the true purpose of his trip.

I didn't expect everyone's reaction to be so cold.

After the excitement faded from some people's eyes, they even became more alert.

Du Peng didn't know that the villagers were frightened by Niu Bin in the past.

So I'm still thinking about whether I just said the wrong thing.

Just when he was in embarrassment, wondering whether to directly announce his true intention.

The villager with the foreign surname who was the first to taste the sugar water suddenly asked anxiously:

"Sir, I want to drink this sweet water every day, but I don't know what I can do for you?"

(End of this chapter)