Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2180 Eating meat and eating grass

  For Feiqian, the great logistics power and sufficient spice production of the later generations made Feiqian's cognition and attitude towards spices, and there is no way to be as obsessed with spices as the people of the Han Dynasty.

  But this does not prevent Fei Qian from knowing that spices are a big business.

The earliest spice to enter the Han Dynasty should be pepper. Thanks to the gift of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the original "Jiao" of Jinwu Zangjiao is actually a pun. It not only represents the person, but also represents the "Pepper" house, so it is called Jinwu. , in the Han Dynasty is not wrong at all.

  Because spices are expensive.

  The spices used by Feiqian now come from the Western Regions and snowy regions.

  The spices of the Han Dynasty come to aid, one comes from the Western Regions, and the other comes from Jiaozhi. However, the Western Regions and Jiaozhi themselves do not produce much spices, and their spices come from Daqin and Nichinan.

Daqin has not yet opened up trade, mainly due to Lu Bu’s gains from some small countries in the Western Regions, and in the other direction, trade started earlier than in the Western Regions. After all, Nichinan and the people in the south of Nichinan Poison, is a major origin of spices.

  The spice trade route launched by Dangfeiqian in advance is mainly the ancient tea-horse road going south through the snowy area.

   There are two roads to enter Shendu, one from the snow area and the other through Jiaozhi, and the Jiaozhi line will be more convenient, but Liu Bei is still a little behind, and it cannot be said that he can provide a stable source of spices.

  Of course, according to the current speed of transportation and logistics, even if it is opened, the cost of spices is still high, unless it is transported by sea and transported by fleet...

   This is naturally a later story.

   It's just that even the harvests these few times are quite rich. After all, the people in the Western Regions and the Tibetans have accumulated a lot of inventory, and it was basically emptied by Lu Bu and Zhang Liao. Of course, the amount is considerable.

  Sometimes Fei Qian is really a pity for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Spices, a big business that can be made into a big business, are used by this prodigal son to plaster the wall to please a woman. The key is that this woman doesn't appreciate it at all, and finally turns against him...

   Fei Qian glanced at Cao Zhen while eating slowly.

  Cao Zhen obviously hasn't eaten food with spices for a long time, he is sobbing, he doesn't even bother to lift his head.

  If you want to catch a person, you have to catch the person's stomach.

  The children of the gentry in the Han Dynasty all liked spices, and even had a sacred attitude towards spices.

   Well, of course this is also because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

  Maybe…

   Feiqian thought without malice, probably because the attitude of the European natives towards perfumes in the Middle Ages was similar. Because of the limited sanitary conditions, they especially liked all kinds of spices and sachets, and this was the case until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Just like the sisters made of water in the Dream of the Red Chamber described by Mr. Cao, in fact, they don't take a bath often, so all kinds of sachets cover up the matter.

Because if it weren’t for the habit brought by Fei Qian, there are still many people in the Han Dynasty who don’t take a bath on weekdays. It’s hard work to wash once a month. Some people say that taking a bath will take away the vitality in the body, so there should be no more wash.

  The so-called Sister Lin who fell from the sky is very likely to have a mud shell along with her, which may not be as clean as future generations imagine...

  Of course, the above are all Fei Qian's guesses, just like Fei Qian guessed that there must be a lack of spices in Cao Laowang's territory, and seeing Cao Zhen in such a state confirmed his guess.

Most of the spices in the Han Dynasty came from outside the region. With the opening of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty imported spices from outside the region and transplanted some aromatic plants, such as pepper, cloves, etc., but the planting amount was not much. On the one hand, the emperor’s old My son only thinks about his own pleasure, and doesn't think about planting widely. On the other hand, because the water and soil are different, even if he plants it, it is basically difficult to survive without consciously adjusting the planting method.

  So rare things are more expensive.

  Using incense is a manifestation of the extravagant life of the upper-class nobles, and it is also a sign of the identity of the children of the gentry.

Perhaps it is because aromatic hydrocarbons have been imprinted in human genes in ancient times. Foods that are delicious and beneficial to the body are basically fragrant, and those that are inedible and harmful to the body are mostly smelly. Of course, there are exceptions. , but mostly so. So when these spices appear, they evoke the instinctive memories in the genes of the human body.

  The demand and consumption of spices by the gentry children is amazing, because it is not only used in food, but also incense for incense, incense for hanging pendants, incense for painting and incense for medical use.

   With such a five-piece suit, the desire for spices is naturally quite large.

Among them, the big consumer is naturally the emperor, so many people have begun to make arrangements for the emperor's old children. Some say that the mat used by the emperor is "mixed incense, once sitting on this seat, the lingering fragrance will last for a hundred days", and some people say that the emperor uses it every day. There must be two maids, Shi, "choose all upright, from the straight maid holding the censer to burn smoke, from the entry to the stage to protect the clothes"...

Of course, the most recent rhetoric is about Emperor Han Ling, saying that Emperor Han Ling was extravagant, built a naked tour hall in the West Garden, and visited with palace people in midsummer. For beautiful makeup, take off the top and wear it for underwear. Or take a naked bath together, and the incense from the Western Regions is presented, and it is boiled into soup, and the palace people use it to bathe. Let the remaining juice enter the canal, and it is called Liuxiang Canal, which is comparable to King Zhou anyway.

  Then the gentry disciples longed for it in their hearts, while berating...

   It’s just that these gentry children don’t think about it. How long has Emperor Ling of Han fought against Xiqiang at that time, and what’s the gift from the **** “Western Regions” that came across the war zone? If it is presented from Nichinan, it is more or less reliable. After all, at that time Cochin was relatively stable.

In the Han Dynasty, the localized cultivation of pepper was relatively successful, but because of the change of water and soil, the pepper was not as "big and purple" as the imported one, so it was called "Pianlong", while the local one, " Small and green", it is called "Kang Yan".

   As for the rest of the spices, basically they are less...

   After all, Cao Zhen has been in the army for a long time, and he eats very quickly, like sweeping through the clouds. He even eats the sauce and shredded ginger. If he licks it a few times, he doesn't even need to wash it.

  Cao Zhen either genuinely or falsely laughed a few times, and said, "I made the hussars laugh at me!" If there is any disrespect, I hope the Hussar General will forgive me. 』

   Feiqian laughed, asked Cao Zhen if he had enough and if he was full, then served Cao Zhen another portion of broth, and then speeded up himself, Xi Lihulu finished eating, and asked the guards to remove the food table.

  Cao Cao is very poor, at least at this stage.

   Fei Qian knew this.

   This is also a historical fact. Of course, this poverty is relative. It doesn't mean that Cao Cao can't afford to eat, but that Cao Cao is relatively poor compared to the luxury of other gentry. After the big Han advocated the so-called policy of not competing with the people for profit, the "min" actually has a lot of money. Of course, the "min" does not mean that in a broad sense.

  Hold wealth to the people, and then Cao Cao is poor.

  Even though the three kingdoms were at the same time, after the political situation of the Great Wei was basically determined, Cao Cao still advocated frugality and did not allow the use of spices indiscriminately. The "Internal Commandments" said: "The world was first established, and I banned incense in my house. Later women were assigned to the country, so they got incense. I don't like burning incense, and I hate that the first ban was not followed. After the ban, I can't burn incense, and I can't wear incense to hide clothes. 』

  Until the death of Cao Cao, the shortage of spices was still not improved, and it was still quite expensive, so that Cao Cao also specifically ordered in the "Last Order": "The remaining fragrance can be divided among the wives, and no sacrifices are ordered." 』

   So it’s a big business…

  Although Cao Zhen often pretended to be simple and honest on the outside, he was actually very shrewd. After dinner, he pretended to be casual and asked: "The food is delicious, but I don't know who Pao Ding is?" 』

Normally, Fei Qian should express generously that if Cao Zhen likes it, he will give Pao Ding to Cao Zhen, just like the pattern that the sons of the gentry often send back and forth, but the problem is that Fei Qian is not normal, cough cough, Fei Qian Submerge does not follow common sense...

  『This is not the ability of Pao Ding, but the beauty of Snow Goat! ’ Fei Qian said with a smile.

"what? 』Cao Zhen froze for a moment.

  『Does Zidan know Fenglinzhou? In the far west, there is the West Sea, and in the center of the West Sea, at a distance of fifteen hundred miles, is Fenglin Island. There are weak waters around the island, and the feathers do not float, and they cannot be crossed. There are many phoenix lins on the island, and tens of thousands are in groups. Fei Qian said with a smile, "This sheep comes from Fenglin Island. The meat is tender and fresh, almost without any fishy smell. If you eat it regularly, you can lighten your body and keep healthy, and prolong your life..."

   Feiqian huffed and blew the sheep in the snow area for a while. Anyway, Cao Zhen must have never been to the snow area. Isn’t it just listening to Fei Qian talking nonsense?

  Cao Zhen opened his eyes wide, and then touched his stomach involuntarily. Although most of them didn't believe it, seeing what Fei Qian said was true, he was somewhat skeptical.

  『If Zidan doesn’t believe it…』 Fei Qian chuckled and said, 『Let’s come with someone…』

  Fei often wondered when he was potential future generations, why is the same mutton, the breed may be similar, but why the mutton in the frontier desert is better than the mutton raised in other places?

  Finally, I realized that the main reason is the difference in feeding methods.

  What do the sheep in the frontier desert eat? It's green grass, it's sandy onion, there's no need to artificially pickle it later, these guys have already pickled themselves to taste...

  And what do the sheep raised in the outback eat? It is a feed mixed with various auxin antibiotics clenbuterol...

   So can the taste be the same?

  So naturally, the sheep eaten in Cao Cao's territory will taste the same as the snow-covered sheep and desert sheep brought by Zhang Liao and others?

   Obviously not.

This point was later proved in Fei Qian's back camp. There were obvious differences between the two sheep from different places at the scene, whether it was the smell of the sheep or the texture of the mutton itself, there was a big difference. Even Cao Zhen Even if you don't know how to cook, you can see it intuitively...

Although Cao Zhen got a little strange new knowledge, he didn't put his mind on it, because when he passed the Hussars' rear camp, he obviously smelled the smell of spices, which was thick and substantial. The smell, emanating from the huge logistics tent, is breathtaking.

  Although Cao Zhen tried his best to cover it up, but after all, he has not yet mastered his cultivation, and thus more and more exposed the scarcity and desire for spices in Cao Cao's territory...

  In this case, hang on first.

   I have to say that Fei potential future generations, indeed followed some guys, learned a lot of bad moves, for example, hunger marketing...

  …(～o￣3￣)～…

  『There is hunger in the world, and the way of heaven is also, Yu and Tang are covered. That is to say, unfortunately, there is a drought of two or three thousand miles, and the country and Hu will take pity on each other? Suddenly the border is in a hurry, and there are tens of millions of people, how can the country feed them? Soldiers and droughts are multiplied together, and the world is in turmoil. Those who have the courage gather disciples and fight against each other. Politics has not yet been fully understood, and those who are suspicious from afar will fight together and fight for it. 』

  『Although Jia Sheng made this grand theory, there are also villains running rampant in the countryside. Destroy savings, poison the local area, make the people impoverished, and become evil. Insufficiency creates poverty, poverty creates chaos, chaos leads to inability to farm, and inability to farm leads to leaving the hometown and neglecting the family. Check out the cause, which is caused by evil thieves deliberately hoarding and destroying people's livelihood. Heinous people, heinous crimes! 』

  『When a husband is cold, he does not wait for light and warm clothes; when he is hungry, he does not wait for delicious food; when he is hungry and cold, he does not care about shame. If you don't eat for a day, you will be hungry, and if you don't make clothes for a whole year, you will be cold. A husband is hungry and cannot eat, and his skin is cold and cannot wear clothes. Although a loving mother cannot protect her son, how can the king be safe and secure? 』

  『I know this, so I serve the people in agriculture and mulberry, pay less tax, accumulate more livestock, use real warehouses to prepare for floods and droughts, so the people can get it and have it. This is what Chao Gong obtained, but it is not the reason why the villain expensive millet! Mr. Chao valued it because he cherished it, and if he was treacherous, he valued it because he was accumulating wealth from the people! The big family of lotus spoons rely on their goods to practice the art of expensive millet. They are not in court and have no loyalty. They only covet money and goods, and their intentions are wrong! 』

  『The lotus spoon is like this everywhere, is there any exception in other places? In all counties and counties, is there such a thing that the rich have fields connected with rice paddies and the poor have no land to stand on? Can someone specialize in the benefits of rivers and lakes, camp in the mountains and forests, and indulge in licentiousness? There are even more corrupt and violent officials who ignore government affairs and take bribes directly, leaving the land barren and the people struggling to live. This is the moth of the country, the scum of the society! 』

  『Today’s participation in the law system, the ten evils will not be pardoned, and the corrupt will be severely punished! 』

  『Heaven has the virtue of good life, and the earth has the meaning of generosity. Huqi is unparalleled in virtue and virtue, adhering to the goodness of the sages, and spreading it to all counties, so that everyone can hear about it. If before the beginning of spring, you can know your way back and turn yourself in, your reward will be reduced or exempted. If you insist on going your own way, once you are found out, you will be punished more severely! 』

  『This order! 』

  The so-called latest decree, like the icy north wind in the cold winter, undeniably blows to various places in Sanfu, Guanzhong, blowing up a cloud of chaotic smoke and dust.

  Ordinary people are happy that the price of food that has lasted for many days has finally dropped, and there seems to be hope for good days, but for the big gentry, it is tantamount to a winter thunderbolt.

For most people, the demand is very low. Having food, clothing, a small tile-roofed house, a wife and children seems to be the whole of life, and when the children grow up, they have a reincarnation.

  But for those who are not ordinary people who are already used to eating meat, they have more ideas. They want to eat meat, not only for themselves, but also for their children, grandchildren, and grandchildren to eat meat, so they want more and think more.

  Take risks because of greed.

  Would people who are accustomed to eating meat be willing to eat grass? If you haven't been contaminated with the smell of meat before, you may be able to endure the life of eating grass, but once you eat a bite, even if you hold it back for a while, can you bear it for a lifetime?

  Zhang Shi is eloquent, and he is usually on the scene, so he can deceive some people, but when this posture is punctured, many people find that Zhang Shi is just a monkey.

   And those who once thought that Zhang Shi was very powerful, and that Zhang Shi was strong enough, seemed to have been tricked by monkeys.

  In addition, Jing Zhaoyin's big family didn't give gifts and money to Zhang Shi because they liked Zhang Shi. Just like the two words that many people in later generations often say, business is just business.

   Sending money is to get more money, and the input is for output. Who is willing to do things that have no output?

   And now, Zhang Shi is trapped, and it is very likely that these big households of Jing Zhaoyin will be implicated...

  Who can guarantee that Zhang Shi can keep his mouth shut and resist all the crimes?

   Obviously, no one can guarantee.

  So for the big households of Jingzhaoyin, there is only one choice left.

   Kill people and silence them.

  After killing Zhang Shi, there will be no proof of death, and all the secrets will be taken to the underworld by the dead...

  Zhang Shi also knew this, so he hid in the official house outside the Huqi Mansion, and didn't dare to go home at all. He is also very contradictory. He knows that some things cannot be said, because once said, the one who offends is not one person, but a group of people. This group of people may not dare to trouble Huqi or Pang Tong, but it is very easy to trouble him.

   But the question is, can Zhang Shi hide in the official house forever?

  It's time for late breastfeeding.

  Zhang Shi didn't dare to go home. Naturally, the food and lodging were all in the official residence, and the food was naturally delivered by the servants.

Although the subordinates do not understand the changes in the direction of the wind above, they also have their own ability to observe the situation. It is also an instinct to follow the trend, and a plague-like figure like Zhang Shi naturally hides when he can. Therefore, no one is willing to take up the job of delivering food to Zhangshi every day, so that the person in charge has to assign it temporarily.

   This time it is still the case.

The assigned servant reluctantly carried the lunch box, headed forward sullenly, only thinking about completing the errand as soon as possible, but when he turned the corner, he almost bumped into another person, if it wasn't for his reaction Quickly, even the food box was knocked over...

  When encountering such a thing, he was naturally upset, and then saw that the person who was not in charge, but also looked like a servant like himself, couldn't help but utter bad words and scolded angrily.

  The person who came here seemed to know that he was at fault, so while apologizing, he expressed his willingness to do it for him and sent the lunch box to Zhang Shi's place...

  (end of this chapter)