Tang's dining table

After the freshly fried peppers are mixed with vinegar, water and minced garlic, the taste changes greatly. The simple spiciness is instantly mixed with the sour aroma, and then tempered by the fragrant garlic flavor, the spicy spiciness becomes... It becomes mild, and together with the oil and water inside the trousers, the fragrance of the trousers is stimulated to the extreme.

He glanced at Di Renjie, who was staring at him intently at the bowl. He was gentle, and with Zhong Kui and Yun Chu, he stirred the noodles vigorously with chopsticks, then picked up a piece of noodles and started eating.

The pasta made by the Yun family chef is naturally impeccable. Now, with the last seasoning of chili pepper, Yun Chu finally tastes the taste he has dreamed of.

Maybe it was because he hadn't eaten chili peppers for many years, but Yun Chu felt the heat. However, he knew that the feeling of chili peppers was not taste, but pain.

Enduring pain was nothing to him, so when Di Renjie and the other three began to eat noodles with the courage to test the poison, Yun Chu had already signaled the cook to give him another bowl, while Naha and Li were standing by. Hong's mouth was already watering.

Obviously he is a strong man who is famous for charging and breaking formations, but they don't know why these people think that he is the one who cherishes his life the most.

People may not be used to eating chili peppers, and may even find them unpalatable, but that doesn't matter, Yunchu himself likes to eat them, and he likes them very much.

The sudden appearance of this thing made Yunchu feel that this was a huge reward given to him by God.

Facts have proved that the person who trusts Yunchu the most in the world is Naha, because although this child was laughing and laughing because of the spicy food, he still worked hard to eat the trouser noodles with chili pepper. He didn't finish the bowl of rice, and the child had already tasted it. The benefits of chili are here, and I am ready to eat another bowl.

Yun Chu seriously doubted that Zhong Kui had no pain system. Just when Wen Wen and Di Renjie were experiencing pain from eating chili peppers, he had already eaten three bowls of noodles in a row.

As for Yu Xiurong, she refused to eat it after she had the courage to commit suicide and took one bite. No matter how delicious Naha said it was, she refused to take one bite. She stated that she did not want to lose her life just for one bite.

Li Hong ate it after seeing Naha eat it, which brought the gentleman's spirit of not putting up a dangerous wall to the extreme.

However, it is obvious that he is also a person who can eat spicy food. Except for the first bite, which he took carefully, he devoured the rest like a wolf.

Zhong Kui really ate like crazy. Although he was sweating profusely, he became more and more happy as he ate. The last bowl of rice was completely dyed red by the chili pepper... This made Yun Chu very satisfied.

When it comes to eating spicy noodles, you still need the gentleness of the old Qin people. Di Renjie, the two Shanxi old sours, can't be ranked.

After finishing the meal, Yunchu put the remaining peppers into jars and stored them.

If they want to eat it again, they have to wait until the peppers are planted in the summer.

People who ate spicy noodles liked to drink water, and Wen Wenwen's lips were swollen. He kept pointing to his plump lips and told Yunchu that this was obviously a sign of poisoning, and chili peppers could not be considered food at all.

"I want to know where this thing comes from." Yunchu took a sip of tea and said to the gentlemen calmly.

Although Yun Chu seemed very calm when he spoke, several people present could hear an undoubted flavor from these words.

"The queen should know. If you want to know, you have to see who you meet after the queen summons you today."

This kind of reasoning is not difficult for Di Renjie.

She looked at Li Hong tenderly and said, "I naturally have to entrust this matter to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Hong followed Yun Chu's example and put his hands on his belly and said gracefully: "It's not difficult."

Yunchu added: "Chili peppers are very important to me, but compared to what I said, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins, they are not worth mentioning."

Zhong Kui continued: "Since you are very sure that this thing is not in the Tang Dynasty, but in a very remote place, across the sea from the Tang Dynasty, then if the pepper appears, the other things will not be too far away, so , we should be able to find some useful clues by investigating the people related to Hai who have been in contact with the Queen recently."

Wen Wen said: "Now the Sifang Pavilion in Datang is full of people all year round, I will pay attention there."

When Yun Chu heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, if this thing can be done, I guarantee that you will leave your name in history."

Di Renjie said: "Can't we do it well?"

Yun Chu said: "That's because our fate is bad."

In the spring of the third year of Xianqing's reign, Wannian County and Chang'an County had obviously achieved a state of harmonious governance and harmonious relations.

The farming work in the spring has started in an orderly manner. When the apricot flowers bloom, it is a good time for cotton farmers to lift the curtains of their greenhouses and let the cotton seedlings cultivated intensively see the light of day.

When the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it is time to transplant these cotton seedlings into the fields. By that time, green cotton seedlings will appear in the fields in the entire Wannian County, Chang'an County, and even nearby Lantiantian, Hu County and other places. .

The large-scale planting of cotton has become the most important thing in Guanzhong of the year. Even the government has to go to the fields to supervise the transplanting of seedlings.

When the apricot blossoms bloom, it sometimes snows in Guanzhong; when the peach blossoms bloom, sometimes it rains hail. A late frost, a heavy rain, or a severe drought can wipe out the people of Guanzhong for a whole year. All the hard work was ruined.

Therefore, farmers have always lived a very hard life. It is these wind and rain that have shaped the character of the people in Guanzhong to be tough and cautious.

Therefore, at the critical moment when they were preparing to plant cotton seedlings, these tough, cautious, and cunning guys with a natural peasant style proposed to the government for the first time - more money!

The requirements are very simple. An acre of land requires an additional salary of 30 yuan. If no additional money is given, cotton will not be grown.

Yun Chu really wanted to find the person who took the lead. According to the logic of dealing with this kind of thing in the past, as long as the leader was beaten up or put in jail for a few days, this kind of thing would naturally calm down.

This time was different. Even with Di Renjie's ability, he couldn't find the culprit in a short time.

Even if they asked the village chiefs, they couldn't get the information they wanted. Even Yun Chu's die-hard loyalist among the soldiers didn't know how this happened.

It was as if after everyone had a good sleep, the concept of thirty pennies suddenly appeared in everyone's mind.

The most interesting part is that the requirement of thirty cents is exactly 10% of the profits that Wannian County and Chang'an County can obtain from all transactions, from cotton planting, weaving, selling finished products, and exchanging food. .

Yun Chu, the county magistrate, was very popular among the people. Of course, the premise was not to mention money or labor. Without their food and money, if they had too much labor, they would fall out in seconds.

Wannian County has reclaimed a lot of cotton fields over the years, nearly 200,000 acres of cotton fields. If we want to meet the people's requirements, we have to pay at least 6 million yuan.

Six thousand guan of money is not a big figure for Wannian County, and Yunchu can take it out anytime and anywhere.

However, this is not a matter of six thousand guan at all. If the people ask for a hundred dollars at a time, Yunchu's heart is still stable, because this is probably their bottom line.

The problem is that people only need 30 cents, which is not appropriate. This time, they are given 30 cents, and everyone will plant cotton in the ground. When the cotton needs to be picked for peaches, will they be given another 30 cents? After giving it, do you want to give me another thirty coins when picking cotton?

As for getting back the food that has been distributed to the people, there is no possibility at all. If they dare to ask them for food, they dare to beat to death the officials sent by the government to collect food.

If Yunchu didn't want to provoke a popular uprising, he couldn't do this.

When Wen Wen saw Yun Chu, she said anxiously: "The time to plant cotton seedlings is only fifteen days. If we miss it, we won't have to worry about this year's cotton harvest."

Yun Chu said: "Didn't you release the news that cotton will no longer be planted next year? What was the reaction?"

Wen Wen gritted her teeth and said, "The people simply don't believe it."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "It seems that their will is really firm this time, and the people are still so united. Have they found the mastermind behind it?"

Wen Wen shook his head and said: "We are still looking for the culprit, but after we traced many clues to the end, we found that they were all based on rumors.

In addition, in recent years, the government has made a lot of money from cotton. This is an obvious fact. Cotton farmers have heard about it for a long time. They feel very uncomfortable. This is the main reason why this fire can be lit. .

As cotton farmers say, they really want to make more money. "

Yunchu said with a smile: "Then tell the officials, district chiefs, and village chiefs that this year's crop of cotton will be the last crop. From next year, Wannian County and Chang'an County will no longer grow cotton. We are planning to turn the cotton fields into Put it on Longyou Road, and at the same time, we are also preparing to open several cotton textile workshops on Longyou Road.

The reason why Wannian County and Chang'an County used to grow cotton was entirely to reduce the salinity on the land.

Cotton has been planted for four consecutive years. The salt and alkali on the land have been almost removed, and wheat can be planted again. "

Wen Wen frowned and said, "The problem now is that people don't believe it, and they won't work without thirty cents."

Yun Chu spread his hands and said: "Give money to those who ask for money. There will always be some in the two counties who don't want money. Those who don't want money will not give money."

Wen Wen said anxiously: "This is not good, they won't believe it."

Yun Chu said: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. We really won't grow cotton next year. Every word I said before is true."

Wen Wen looked at Yun Chu blankly and said, "We shouldn't be angry with the people, right?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "I'm not angry. To be honest, the cotton fields that have been planted for four consecutive years are already too much. It's time to plant other crops in turn. I originally planned to plant beans all over Wannian County next year. After harvesting the beans, plant two more crops of wheat to slow down the soil."

"Are you really not angry with the people?"

"No, if you look at the changes in cotton production in the past few years, you will find that when we planted cotton, the cotton production reached its highest in the second year.

It started to decline in the third year, and the fourth year was lower than the third year. In my estimation, this year's cotton production will even be lower than the first year.

Moreover, cotton pests are getting worse year by year. Wannian County and Chang'an County, the two places where cotton was first grown, are no longer suitable for continuing to grow cotton. "

Chapter 2, see you tomorrow