The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1601 The Conception of the Great Song Empire

"What is this thing? It's not as spicy as cornel. What is this, brother?"

Xiaobai opened his little lips, fanning the wind with his tender little hands, his face was flushed, and there were still beads of sweat on his forehead, what's going on, why did he even mention spicy?
It turned out that a month had passed by this time, and Zhao Xu really returned without success this time, taking them back to the capital, and Zhao Xu even found a yard for Xiaobai to live in.

Zhao Xu's wives all knew that there was such a person, and they also knew that this woman was kind to Zhao Xu, so they didn't think much about it.Just let her live in the capital.

The whole place that Zhao Xu found for Xiaobai was really not an ordinary place. This was Zhao Mengru's residence in the city before. Since Zhao Mengru's death, no one has come to live here, but Zhao Xu came here to live here once in a while.

Anyway, it can be regarded as an idle property, and there is no need to buy a new residence. Today, Zhao Xu came to see Xiaobai again. After a month of recuperation, she has basically recovered, and Zhao Xu has a strange feeling for her, of course This is not love.

This time, the new thing that Zhao Xu brought was Taoxianglou's hot pot. Xiaobai must have never eaten this kind of hot pot, so Zhao Xu brought it for him to have a taste.

Unexpectedly, Xiaobai had never seen this thing before, it looked quite novel, and he ate it without thinking, but it was not lightly choked, it was spicy.

"I told you, let you slow down, who made you look like a hungry wolf, this is not dogwood, the spicy taste of dogwood is not so strong, this is called chili, and it comes from Fanbang."

The fleet sent by Da Song not only brought back potatoes and corn from outside, but also other things that Da Song did not have, including peppers.

As soon as the chili came out, Zhao Xu asked Taoxianglou to use this novel chili instead of cornel, which obviously tasted better than cornel.

After the hot pot was only promoted from the Taoxianglou, some people in the common people started to eat hot pot. This time, Zhao Xu said that she wanted to eat hot pot, and she was not surprised.

Xiaobai has never eaten Laoshizi hot pot, but she is not surprised at all, maybe she has eaten it before.

What interested him was that Zhao Xu brought seasonings, some blue and some red, and they put them directly into the pot. After a while, there was a pungent and pungent smell.

Xiaobai was not surprised either, thinking that it was cornel, after all, he had seen cornel as a condiment before, but when he tasted it, he felt something different.

Xiaobai stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of mutton and scalded it until it was cooked. He blew on it twice, put it in his mouth impatiently, and after chewing twice, he let out a cry, and the scene just now happened, shouting that this is not dogwood, It's not dogwood.

After Zhao Xu explained it, he realized that it was chili pepper and it came from Fanbang. No wonder he hadn't eaten this thing before. Fanbang's things were so weird that it was impossible for him to eat all of them.

"This is a tribute from Fanbang, I don't know, it's no wonder, can the things that Fanbang pays tribute be eaten by ordinary people?"

Xiaobai said it with a strong voice, saying that Zhao Xu had never mentioned his identity, and there was a bit of resentment in his tone.

"Hahaha, well, I know what you mean, isn't it that I didn't tell my identity? Maybe you have become suspicious a long time ago. When you saw so many people coming to greet me that day, well, let me tell you, I He is the prince of Song Dynasty."

"You are the prince of Song Dynasty?" Xiaobai had an expression of disbelief, as if he was surprised by the news.

"What's so surprising about this? Is the prince alone? You're still my savior. Well, sit down and continue eating. This food won't taste good if it's cold, and it won't taste good if it's boiled."

Zhao Xu waved her hand and asked her to sit down and continue eating this special hot pot. Eating hot pot in winter is really a kind of enjoyment.

"That's right, I'm still your savior. If I hadn't blocked you, you wouldn't know what's going on now. It seems that my life will be easier in the future. With such a big backer, my future Half my life has no worries."

Xiaobai was no longer polite, and directly picked up a piece of meat and ate it, as if temporarily letting go of Zhao Xu's identity.

"Is that right? My identity doesn't affect us being friends, but I have to correct it here. In fact, the so-called chili is not paid by Fanbang, but we got it from Fanbang ourselves. It's not because of my identity that I can eat it." Arrived."

What Zhao Xu wanted to reiterate was that this thing really came from Fanbang, it wasn't sent by others, it could also be said that it was snatched, and ordinary people really couldn't get in touch with it.

It took the dispatched fleet several years to get these things. This little pepper was obtained with human lives, because many people died on the way, and these things were not easy to get.

Although it has started to be planted in the Song Dynasty, it is still a very small part. Who will plant this specifically, which will violate the principle of agriculture. If they know the value of this pepper, there will definitely be people on a large scale. planting.

"This is from a distant place. Are there other countries on the sea?" Xiaobai asked with a blink of an eye after hearing Zhao Xu's explanation.

"Of course, it's just that we haven't come into contact with it before. The place on the sea is bigger than all our countries on land combined. That's where they got it from. There are many things that we don't have here. Their residents are very There are few, and there are no people at all, and one day I will make it my territory, so that my people can live a more prosperous life."

The sea has always been what Zhao Xu wanted, but now he doesn't have the energy to ask about it, so it has been delayed, but Zhao Xu has never forgotten that even now Zhao Xu is still sending people to sail on the sea.

There is only one principle to turn those unowned lands into the territory of the Song Dynasty, leaving traces of the Song Dynasty, and making those places the territory of the Song Dynasty.

This is a fanatical idea, if there is no ocean voyage of Da Song, can we eat these peppers that were originally born overseas》

Even if there is, it will be hundreds of years later. Now Zhao Xu has brought forward the events of a hundred years later, and he also wants to establish a country with maritime hegemony.

Sweep these small countries on the sea and make Song Dynasty a real empire on which the sun never sets.

Not only on land but also at sea, this may not be possible for several generations, but it must be done!
"Do you think I'm crazy? Let me tell you that I'm more awake than ever. This is the great cause of my Chinese nation, so I will directly wipe out anyone who wants to make trouble in the country. The court needs stability. We must Externally, for the benefit of China, the Great Song Empire is the future of China!"

(End of this chapter)