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Upon hearing this, Ma Xianglin asked curiously, "Is this fruit edible?"

Kong Fang also said on the side: "Master Hou, can these peppers be eaten?"

Zhong Jinwei reached out his hand to pick a chili pepper, but he was a bit reluctant to see that there were only a few plates of chili peppers.He said to Ma Xianglin, "Do you Sichuan people like spicy food?"

When Ma Xianglin heard this, he chuckled and said, "Yes, let's eat a spicy one, every meal must have spicy food, so we can eat comfortably."

"Then what is your spicy seasoning?" Zhong Jinwei continued to ask with a smile.

"Prickly ash, and some people like mustard."

"Is it too spicy?"

"It's not bad, but my mother always said that the peppercorns are not spicy enough, and the mustard is too aggressive. They are all very satisfied. Now I have to put a lot of peppercorns in every meal." Ma Xianglin thought of the mountains of peppercorns at home. Intimidate Hou Zhongxing.

"Okay, now you are blessed. This red pepper, I remember there is another name, Chaotianjiao, which seems to be from Sichuan." Zhong Jinwei stopped here. You can't say that Chaotianjiao is a specialty of Sichuan, right? There is no such thing in Sichuan. [

Ma Xianglin and Kong Fang felt a little strange seeing Hou Zhongxing suddenly stop talking, so they all stared at Zhong Jinwei.

"It is suitable for the taste of Sichuan people. This Chaotian pepper is very spicy, but it is not offensive. It is a good thing." Zhong Jinwei reluctantly continued the previous words, and said to Ma Xianglin.

When Ma Xianglin heard it, he was overjoyed and said, "Really?"

"Have I ever lied to you? It's just that there are not many Chaotian peppers here, and I don't know where Fan Yongdou got it, but he just used it as an ornamental flower." Zhong Jinwei laughed at Fan Yongdou's knowledge in his heart, thinking that it would not be so Peppers were regarded as flowers in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, what Zhong Jinwei didn't know was that this pepper was first introduced to Jiangsu and Zhejiang from overseas, and people there had eaten it too, but it didn't suit their taste, so it didn't spread.

The earliest book that can be found in later generations to record pepper is the health monograph "Eight Notes of Zunsheng" published by Gao Lian, a native of Qiantang in the late Ming Dynasty, in [-]. , spicy red color, very impressive.

It can be seen that at least Gao Lian tasted this pepper in the late Ming Dynasty, but Fan Yongdou was only used as a mascot for viewing.

Of course Ma Xianglin believed what Zhongxing Hou said, the reason why he added a sentence was just because he was excited.He circled around these plates of Chaotian pepper a few times, looked at the red "little pen", and thought in his heart how happy she would be if he dedicated it to his mother.

"You take one plate away, and I'll take the rest. I'll give it to the court to cultivate more. This thing has a lot of benefits." Zhong Jinwei thought while talking, this chaotian pepper is considered spicy, Jianlu must not have it seen.Grinding it back into chili powder and filling it in a grenade should be able to make up for the lack of power of black gunpowder.

But Zhong Jinwei also knew that this thing can only be used by surprise.If you use too much, people wet the cloth to cover your mouth and nose, and the effect will be greatly reduced.

He imagined that every time Jianlu fought against the Ming army in the future, he would prevent the Ming army from feeding them chili powder, and then he would charge forward on a horse with the same mask covering his face every time, and he thought it was very funny. Resisting it, I burst out laughing unconsciously.

When Ma Xianglin saw it, he thought that Marquis Zhongxing was also a hot-tasting person, and now he saw something he liked, so he was happy.

But Kong Fang secretly said in his heart, what a foodie, he is so happy.

After he slandered Zhongxinghou in his heart, he felt much more comfortable, and then he planned to continue to be a tour guide to introduce Zhong Jinwei to other places.

At this time, a white-armed soldier came quickly, clasped his fists in both hands and reported: "Report to Lord Hou, Yu Baihu has found the secret room, but there is still a secret passage inside, and Baihu has led people to chase it in."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he thought that Fan Yongdou was really cunning, so don't let him run away.

But now that Fan Yongdou is digging into the tunnel, who knows how long the tunnel is and where it leads, it is very difficult to capture, the biggest possibility is to pin his hopes on Yu Haijing's pursuit underground.

"What countermeasures do you two have?" Zhong Jinwei consulted Ma Xianglin and Kong Fangdao hopefully, hoping that they would have an idea.

Kong Fangfang Zhong Jinwei clasped his fists and said, "Master Hou, please rest assured, Zhangjiakou is already under martial law throughout the city, so forgive that thief Fan can't escape Lord Hou's palm."

"Yes, Lord Hou, it's not easy to dig a tunnel without anyone noticing it. Zhangjiakou is so big now, it's basically impossible for Fan Thief's tunnel to extend beyond Zhangjiakou." Ma Xianglin also published Express your own opinion.

Seeing that they didn't have any specific countermeasures, Zhong Jinwei was a little relieved when he saw that the analysis made sense anyway.

He said to Ma Xianglin and Kong Fang: "Let's go and see Fan's secret room."

The soldiers who came to report the letter led the way, and Zhong Jinwei and others followed to Fan Yongdou's study.

But before they reached the study room, a small flag belonging to Kong Fang caught up with them slightly panting, and knelt down on one knee to report to Kong Fang: "Aolachi is causing trouble, and thousands of households can't stop it. I implore the guerrillas to hurry up!" Send reinforcements."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he asked Kong Fang, "What Ao Lachi, can't even suppress the army?"

Kong Fang smiled wryly, and answered Zhong Jinwei: "Ao Lachi is the Mongolian person who manages the livestock traded in Zhangjiakou and maintains the horse market in Zhangjiakou. Their compensation is given by our Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, taking Daming's money, you dare to make trouble, even when the army is under martial law, you are so brave!" Zhong Jinwei raised his brows.

"Your Majesty doesn't know. In order to allow them to manage the Mongolian people who come to trade well, the imperial court has less friction between the two sides, so they have always been treated preferentially. But they rely on this, and they are usually more arrogant, not to mention often. Those who bully the merchants who trade with them, even us officials of the Ming Dynasty, let alone us soldiers!"

Kong Fang took the opportunity to pour bitter water on Marquis Zhongxing. The soldiers stationed in Zhangjiakou were often bullied by the Mongols, and there have been many feedbacks.

Zhangjiakou's defender Zhao Zhensong often suppressed his own soldiers, and he didn't want to offend those Ao Lachi.If the scale is too large and cannot be suppressed, report to the higher authorities and directly throw the hot potato to the higher authorities, and it will be the turn of Kong Fang and others to have a headache.

Civil officials look down on generals, let alone those big soldiers.The military commander didn't want the matter to become a big issue. If there was a dispute between the two clans and the horse market was closed, not to mention the impeachment of civil officials, the court might take the knife on itself, so Kong Fang and others have always had a headache for these Ao Lachi.

Zhong Jinwei had a general understanding of the situation, and immediately remembered some things that later generations often heard.At that time, he felt particularly incomprehensible about that kind of differential treatment.

In a country where the Han people are in power, it is not justified to treat other ethnic groups harshly, but it is okay to treat them equally.Under this premise, it is also a historical necessity that a nation cannot survive and is assimilated.

How many ethnic groups have disappeared in the long river of history. As long as it is not the kind of massacre, the kind that cannot survive, it will disappear naturally. Why bother to treat them preferentially.I have spoiled them so much that in some places, thieves of that nationality are really arrogant.Anyway, whoever encounters this matter will feel aggrieved.

Of course, those who formulate policies will naturally not encounter such aggrieved things.As a person from later generations, Zhong Jinwei has encountered it before, and now seeing that this kind of thing happened in the Ming Dynasty, he made up his mind.

"These Ao Lachi are usually spoiled. This time, I just took this opportunity to educate them well. Let's go and lead the way." Zhong Jinwei said with his eyebrows raised, revealing a vicious look.

Kong Fang was overjoyed in his heart, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, Lord Hou is wise, it is time to teach them a lesson."

After speaking, as if he was afraid that Zhong Jinwei would go back on his word, he quickly led the way and went out first.

Ma Xianglin followed Zhong Jinwei, and said to a white-armed army leader behind him: "Call the cavalry to protect Zhongxinghou."

He knew that there were likely to be some conflicts, so he arranged for the strongest cavalry army in the white pole army to protect Zhong Jinwei.

At the moment, Kong Fang's men were leading the way, followed by Zhong Jinwei and the three hundred white cavalry, rumbling their horseshoes, heading northwest to the scene of the conflict by the Qingshui River.