Spatial medical concubine, taking the whole family to farm

Chapter 172

It seems that Lord Xiao is also a person with two hands.With different thoughts, the second course came up.

In an ordinary small dish, there is a piece of stewed pork knuckle the size of a fist.

This was brought out by Xiao Ningxue from the cooked food section of Space Supermarket. It was ruddy in color and marinated with all kinds of big ingredients to taste.

It tastes soft and fragrant, smooth and juicy, fat but not greasy!
The diet of the ancient people was rough, with few spices and sauces. Like the foreigners in Su’an County, they ate more beef and mutton, and there was no delicate cooking method.

After cooking, the meat becomes thick and has a bland taste.

Pork is fresh to them, and they usually eat less, but the color is so attractive, and the aroma is so strong that it makes people move their index fingers.

"Master Xiao has such great hospitality, then I will not be polite."

Before Xiao Wenzhao could speak, Yu Chixiu couldn't help but touched the chopsticks and began to feast on them.

Others also tried to taste it. After taking a bite, everyone nodded their heads one after another, munching in satisfaction while chewing, and at the same time, their impression of Zhongyuan also quietly changed.

Is the Central Plains so developed now? Can such delicacies be made? It makes them feel a faint longing in their hearts, and they must visit it if they have the opportunity.

Xiao Wenzhao and Wu Chongwen were also amazed by this plate of elbow meat. Xiaoxue's craftsmanship really surpassed that of the royal chef in the palace!
Everyone was eating happily, Xiao Wenzhao put down his chopsticks and spoke slowly.

"The emperor intends to confer two titles in each of the three big cities of Changning, Xinkang, and Xiping according to the contribution of the local aristocratic families.

After these words were translated by Wu Chongwen, the scene immediately fell silent, everyone held their chopsticks and opened their mouths.

Just now, the two dishes, one cold and one hot, have already subdued their stomachs, and even have curiosity and yearning for the Central Plains. Now I heard that they are going to be knighted, who wouldn't be moved?
The reason why they were disobedient and dissatisfied in the past was that the royal families of all dynasties have always despised them and guarded against them.Now they are going to be knighted, everyone is shocked and unbelievable.

"Lord Xiao, what are your requirements for the emperor's knighthood?" Hu Yanrui was the first to come to his senses, and the interest in his tone could not be suppressed.

His appearance irritated Yu Chixiu. Yuchixiu slapped his chopsticks on the table, and said violently: "Master Xiao, don't show your hand when you speak, can you finish the sentence in one breath?"

Xiao Wenzhao smiled and took out an imperial decree, and read it under Wu Chongwen's translation.

The content of the imperial decree is to select two major families to confer titles according to their contribution.

A duke and a baron are hereditary, with an average of [-] households in the city.

Contributions include but are not limited to donating food and materials to the imperial court.
The person who made the greatest contribution was awarded a duke, followed by a baron.

After explaining clearly, Xiao Wenzhao looked at all the Changning aristocrats present here calmly, and couldn't help applauding Xiao Ningxue's strategy in his heart.

Noble titles are really worthless in the capital, but it was unprecedented in the ancient Shu Kingdom to confer titles on foreigners.

And these Western families, once they have the titles of the ancient Shu Kingdom, which ones will be rebellious? Which ones will collude with other countries? If the ancient Shu kingdom is subjugated, their titles will be gone?
In this way, it is natural to face the court and protect the court.

What's more, there is another item in the contribution rate. Whenever a clan member enters the military camp to perform military service, the contribution will be increased by [-]!
This one is another wonderful one.

There are relatives in the military camp of the ancient Shu Kingdom, do you still hope that the ancient Shu Kingdom will be defeated? You only hope that the ancient Shu army will be stronger and stronger, so as to protect their relatives and their titles!
As for the [-] households in Shiyi, it is just a false name. For these aristocratic families, no matter how many households there are, most of them are herding cattle and sheep.

Even if there are civilians among them, it is inevitable that they will be plundered by them. It is better to pay taxes to them according to the regulations of the court, but the loss will be smaller.

Therefore, no matter the duke or baron, there are [-] households in the city, giving them a balance.What they really wanted to compete for were two titles of different ranks.

The rank of the duke is two levels higher than that of the baron, which makes the two great families who have been fighting openly and secretly for many years have to do their best. After all, for them, their status and status can make them more beautiful and face!
Of course, even if the one who lost the battle, the baron is very good, anyway, the food town has [-] households, so there is not much difference, and it will not cause them to have particularly violent conflicts.

Xiao Wenzhao also sighed with emotion after he finished, saying that foreigners in the west are difficult to control, and he never thought that the simple trick of Xue girl would solve the crisis from the root.

Wonderful! Wonderful!
While meditating, Hu Yanrui had already spoken out first.

"I, Huyan family, donate thousands of grains to the imperial court."

As soon as his voice fell, Yu Chixiu answered immediately, "I donate one more sheep than brother Huyan." The two families have always been rivals, which one is willing to be inferior?
Hu Yanrui glared, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing interesting, no matter how much you donate, I will have one more sheep than you."

"If you can have more than me, I can't be more than you? Not only will I have one more sheep than you, but I will also send a young man into the army as a soldier.
"You'll send us off, won't you? We, Yuchi's family, have a lot of young people, so we'll send two of them!"

As they talked, they slapped the table and stood up, their voices getting louder and louder, and the roof was about to be toppled by them.

Xiao Wenzhao spoke loudly again at this time.

"Those who are interested in the title, first donate a thousand stones of food."

"As for the amount of contribution, the period will be two months, and then the official award will be made."

People in Pingyang County need food, so they need to bring out some food first.

And the two-month period means that this imperial decree is an unwarranted imperial decree, and people have to be sent to use the two-month period to request the emperor's decree.

However, Wu Chongwen felt that it was too easy to ask for an edict. Although the empress dowager controlled the government, she couldn't control the emperor to write six edicts, right?
It was just a matter of sending Bai Zhong back to Beijing, it would just take some time.

So this banquet ended amidst the quarrel between the heads of the two aristocratic families.

In the early morning of the next day, Yu Chixiu and Hu Yanrui sent someone to deliver a thousand shi of grain to the Sheriff's Mansion, which was regarded as a reservation for the two titles of Changning City.

The other clans knew they couldn't beat them, so although they were tempted, they didn't come to waste their property in vain.

But these two dry stone grains alone are enough for disaster relief.

In the afternoon of the same day, a canopy was set up in the south of Changning City, tables were set up, and disaster relief food was distributed to the people of Pingyang County who had withdrawn to the north.

As for Xiao Wenzhao, he couldn't leave Changning City for the time being.

As the ice and snow melt, people from Pingyang County will arrive one after another, and he needs to maintain order here.

Another one, once he leaves, who knows if Yu Chixiu and Hu Yanrui will take the opportunity to repent? Take back the rice for the disaster relief?
Therefore, not only can he not leave, but he has to count the contribution of the two great families every two days, and put the contribution in the form of a notice in the center of the city for everyone to judge.

In addition, if they want to send their relatives into the military camp to serve as soldiers, they must act immediately and send them away immediately without giving them any chance to repent.

In addition to these, you have to say something to stimulate their competition and keep their heat going.

After all, Xiao Wenzhao has a lot of plans, and he is confident that he will lead Yu Chixiu and Hu Yanrong by the nose, and will not leave Changning City until he achieves his goal.

Xiao Ningxue and the villagers of Taohua Village planned to set off for Ji'an County the next day.

(End of this chapter)