Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Hongnong County was not far from Chang'an, and after two days of travel by carriage, we arrived at Chang'an City.

After entering Chang'an City, Jia Xu did not take Zhang Xiu to find Liu Yu immediately, but took him for a stroll in Chang'an City.

Walking on the bluestone paved road and looking at the bustling crowds on the street, Zhang Xiu could hardly believe what he saw.

He and Zhang Ji were originally Dong Zhuo's subordinates. They had been in Chang'an for quite some time and he knew very well what Chang'an city was like.

It was dilapidated and sparsely populated. Even after Dong Zhuo moved all the people from Luoyang here, not much had changed.

The impression that Chang'an City left on Zhang Xiu at that time was that it was dead silent and lifeless.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue led his troops to attack Chang'an City. Needless to say, there would be another destruction.

The chaos in Chang'an seems to have happened just yesterday, and the city of Chang'an has become like this.

Zhang Xiu found it a little unbelievable.

But the fact was right in front of him, leaving him no room for doubt. He could still clearly see traces of repairs on the houses on the street.

The purpose of Jia Xu bringing him here was to let him see the current Chang'an City. Seeing the shock in Zhang Xiu's eyes, Jia Xu did not forget to light a fire.

"Chang'an City has completely changed since the Emperor's uncle took over. Now Chang'an City has sufficient food and is peaceful and happy. Although it is not as prosperous as it was in the past, it is finally on the right track."

Zhang Xiu nodded blankly, with too many questions in his eyes.

"How did the emperor's uncle do it?"

Jia Xu smiled lightly.

"My master is extremely talented. He is a great sage that only appears once every five hundred years. Some of the things he said were things I had never heard of before."

"I know that you are very knowledgeable, sir. Is it a bit exaggerated to say that?"

Jia Xu stopped smiling and looked solemn.

"I don't mean to exaggerate, but have you heard of the book 'High School Chemistry'?"

"High School Chemistry"? What the hell is this?

Not only had Zhang Xiu never heard of it, he even found the name very strange.

Seeing Zhang Xiu's puzzled expression, Jia Xu smiled faintly and said, "When I heard the news, I had the same idea as you. Obviously, I had never heard of it either. The refined salt sold in various places today comes from that book."

Refined salt became popular everywhere. In a very short time, it became popular everywhere like a spring breeze.

Hongnong County was naturally no exception. Zhang Xiu still remembered his expression when he saw the refined salt: shock, really shocking.

This salt not only has no peculiar smell, but is also snow-colored. It is many times better than the bitter stone salt blocks that I had eaten before.

Zhang Xiu was very excited when faced with such technology. As long as he could master this technology, his 20,000 soldiers would no longer suffer from hunger.

He initially wanted to get some salt to sell himself, but when he expressed his request, he was directly rejected.

The other party spoke modestly and did not show any disrespect to himself, but the meaning revealed in his words was very firm.

After being rejected, Zhang Xiu became interested in the owner of refined salt. He began to send people to investigate secretly, but the result made Tai very dissatisfied.

No one knows who the real owner of the salt is, not even the shop assistants.

"Refined salt?" Zhang Xiu's eyes showed a hint of surprise. "Are you saying that the refined salt was developed by the emperor's uncle?"

"good."

"No wonder." Zhang Xiu was a little impressed. He had been investigating for a long time but got no results. It turned out that it was Uncle Liu's trick.

He took Zhang Xiu to stroll around Chang'an City for half a day, and finally stopped in front of a steamed bun shop with a long line of people.

The servant understood what Jia Xu meant, walked forward and started lining up.

After waiting in line for a long time, I bought six big hot steamed buns.

Jia Xu took one and handed it to Zhang Xiu.

"How about trying this steamed bun?"

After saying this, without waiting for Zhang Xiu's answer, he picked up a steamed bun and started eating it.

I kept praising it while eating.

“This taste is still authentic.”

It’s just a steamed bun, is it necessary to look so intoxicated?

Zhang Xiu was a little confused. For Zhang Xiu, who had always eaten meat, steamed buns did not have much appeal to him.

After eating dry food for two days along the way, Zhang Xiu was already starving when he arrived in Chang'an. He thought that there would be wine and meat after arriving in Chang'an.

But looking at Jia Xu's appearance, there is probably no hope of getting wine and meat.

For Zhang Xiu, who was used to eating meat and drinking wine, even dogs would not eat these steamed buns.

Be patient for a while. After Jia Xu finishes eating a steamed bun, he will take me to see Uncle Liu. Since Liu Yu wants to recruit me, a banquet is inevitable.

He thought it wouldn't take too long and he could wait.

Who knew that after eating one, Jia Xu did not mean to leave. He took another one directly, and his movements were so fast that there was no pause.

Looking at Jia Xu's little expression, he is enjoying it as much as he wants.

When I entertained Jia Xu in Hongnong County, I served him the finest wine and meat, but I never saw Jia Xu show such an expression. Is it really that serious to eat a broken steamed bun?

Zhang Xiu felt uncomfortable because of the rumbling in his stomach. Seeing Jia Xu sitting on the steps by the roadside, it seemed that he had no intention of going to see Liu Huangshu in the short term.

There is no choice but to eat a steamed bun to fill my stomach.

Zhang Xiu was somewhat reluctant, so he tore off a small piece of the steamed bun and put it in his mouth.

He chewed slowly, the disappointment in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of surprise.

This steamed bun is soft and fragrant when you put it in your mouth. It is completely different from the ones you usually eat.

This is too delicious.

He wolfed down the steamed bun in his hand and was about to eat another one when he found that the steamed bun in the old servant's hand was already empty.

He felt a little regretful. If he had known the steamed buns were so delicious, he should have eaten them earlier.

"I bought too few steamed buns. They were gone before I could even taste them."

Jia Xu looked at his expression, which was similar to his own expression when he first ate it.

He pointed at the long queue in front of the steamed bun shop and said with a faint smile: "If you want to eat it, go and queue up and buy it yourself."

Zhang Xiu looked at the long line and thought that if he queued up to buy it himself, it would take at least half an hour.

"Sir, you are someone close to the Emperor's uncle. Do you have to queue up as well?"

"What do you think?" Jia Xu said unhappily, "Even if the princes and ministers come here, they have to queue up."

After hearing these words, Zhang Xiu began to understand the origin of this steamed bun shop.

"Did the Emperor's uncle ask someone to do this?"

Jia Xu nodded, turned around and walked forward.

Zhang Xiu stood there for a moment before coming to his senses.

Uncle Liu is worthy of the reputation of being a man of great talent. He is not only proficient in poetry, songs, and essays, but also well versed in business matters that are related to people's livelihood.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was such a talented all-rounder in the world.

From this moment on, Zhang Xiu's preconceived impression of Liu Yu began to slowly melt like an iceberg.