Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 119 Stinky fish with rotten meat

This is what it says...

Wang Qinian couldn't help but slap him up!

What the hell is that? !What kind of envoy is he without an imperial decree?Dare to come to check on the Minister of the Ministry of War and an uncle? !

Thinking about the anger he received after entering Jingkou, his good impression of Zhou Shichang, who was also a civil servant, disappeared.

He turned cold, and asked back: "Master Zhou, can you take a bath and change clothes?"

This is interesting.

Don't watch it seem casual to receive imperial edicts on TV, in fact, receiving imperial edicts in ancient times was a very grand event.Unless the emperor wants you to die, you have to give some time to prepare, such as bathing and changing clothes, burning incense to set up a case, these are all necessary procedures.

So Wang Qinian's words were also mean.

You ask me if I have an imperial decree?So are you ready for the imperial decree?Everyone is a literati, don't try to take advantage of the lip service!

For a moment, the two looked at each other, and the flames splashed everywhere. Just when they were about to quarrel, Zuo Dayou appeared.

"Oh, why didn't the envoy come here today and send someone to report?"

Wang Qinian snorted coldly.

This Zuo Dayou had a smirk on his face, pretending that he couldn't see it?

No wonder Zhou Shichang and Zhou Shichang are so close, they really are a match made in heaven with rotten fish and rotten meat!
Wang Qinian shook his face, Zuo Dayou was not at ease.In fact, he had already learned about Wang Qinian from his daughter, so Wang Qinian's expression was expected, and there was no reason to be angry.

As for military exploits?Hehe, even after checking it out, except for the exaggerated number of enemies killed, everything else is true!
Let the soldiers set up an incense table, and after receiving the imperial decree, Zuo Dayou said: "Your Excellency has come from a long distance, and there is no good hospitality in the army. Simply, this place is near the river and has abundant aquatic products. Let's invite you to have a whole fish feast today." .”

"It doesn't matter if you eat or not. I just want to ask you, how did you fight this battle? Is there really no casualties in our army?"

Wang Qinian's tone was cold, but his words were not so cold.

In fact, after wandering around the town, he was already convinced that the two men were right.After all, how could so many people be bribed?And after seeing Zuo Fu's endless tricks, he felt that he could no longer use his previous common sense to judge this matter.After all, sunlight can be borrowed for illumination, so what can't be done?

"In fact, the little girl knows this best."

Zuo Dayou smiled wryly, "Don't say that my lord didn't know, I was also confused in this battle. Zhou Shilang and I set up the Feilei cannon that day, and waited for the Qing army to cross the river. How could we know, so we fired a round of cannons?" , A big fire broke out on the river. I found out later that my bad girl set up an ambush early on, and made something called an incendiary bomb out of glass bottles and kerosene. I don’t know exactly what was added in it. I only know that once the fire touches it, even water can't put it out, it's very scary."

"Is there a real thing?"

Wang Qinian frowned, "Can I take a look at it? If this thing is really so miraculous, then I won't be afraid of the Qing army."

"You can see it."

Zuo Dayou said: "It's just that this thing is dangerous. I bury it in the ground and dig it up when I need it. And I can't demonstrate it to adults. This thing is hard to destroy!"

"If you want to see Mr. Wang, you can."

Zhou Shichang waved his hand to make all irrelevant people retreat, then lowered his voice and said, "In the next few days, I plan to take the initiative and use this thing to burn the tartar's boat."

Wang Qinian's eyes lit up, "This is a great plan! It's just that we don't have any Clippers yet..."

"Hehe, don't worry about it."

Zuo Dayou then said: "Qingdao people have a kind of fast boat, and they can cross the river with a cup of tea. The Qing army will definitely not be able to stop us."

"..."

What kind of masterpiece?

Wang Qinian nodded numbly, "So, I'll stay in the barracks for a few days."

After talking about business, the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.Zhou Shichang felt a little better when he saw that Wang Qinian was acquainted, and he also had a good look at this underachiever.And Wang Qinian is also a gentleman, he is right about things and wrong about people, and Zuo Dayou mediates with him. After talking for a while, those bad feelings have gone away a lot.

Near noon, the orderly brought the lunch.

All kinds of miscellaneous fish fished out of the Yangtze River are very delicious after being cooked with pickles.In particular, the chili pepper given by Zuofu is added in it. Although you can't drink alcohol, it is very enjoyable to eat with the iced sour plum soup.

"This is……"

Looking at the things in the basin, Wang Qinian couldn't help frowning, "It looks like pepper from Xiyi?"

"Exactly this thing."

Zuo Dayou was a little surprised, "It was sent by my daughter. She said it was hot and humid by the river, and asked me to use some to remove the humidity from time to time. She called it chili pepper, and said it was imported from the West, and its origin was in the ocean. On the other side of America, it is said that there is a lot of arable land, most of which are unowned, the land is fertile, and the products are rich, and you can reap a handful of seeds, which is several times the size of our Ming Dynasty."

After a pause, he continued: "How does your lord know this thing?"

"The old man was an official in Fujian."

Zuo Dayou suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Although Daming banned the sea, the foreign trade in the coastal areas was actually very prosperous, so many imported products entered Daming through various channels.Therefore, it is not surprising that Wang Qinian would recognize this thing.

"It's just that this thing is poisonous, and many people just plant it for viewing. Why are you?"

"Hehe, how can you believe the words of fallacy?"

Zhou Shichang picked up a piece of miscellaneous fish and licked it clean.

"Tsk!"

After he finished eating, he admired, "Adding this chili pepper to something that doesn't taste much makes it so delicious, and it can also appetize and remove dampness. It's really a good thing!"

He glanced at Wang Qinian as he spoke, "It's just that this spicy taste is not something everyone can bear, hehe..."

He laughed again, "When I realized the beauty of it, I couldn't stop it, and now I can't live without this spicy food!"

Peppers did not enter China until the end of the Ming Dynasty. Many people grew them as ornamental plants, and no one thought of eating them.The first place in China to eat chili was Guizhou, and then it gradually affected Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

Contrary to what people in later generations think, everyone thinks that people in Sichuan love spicy food from ancient times to the present, but after Zuofu came to this era and met some soldiers from Sichuan, he realized that the people in Sichuan did not like spicy food at that time. Spicy, they like sweets like Jiangnan people.

Because of the high price of sugar, there is no one who does not love sweets these days.Later, the preference for spicy food was also caused by the lack of salt. Isn’t there a folk song in Sichuan?Chili is the poor man's salt mine.

So for people in this era, the taste of chili is really not acceptable to everyone.At least, after Zuofer's chili was delivered, only a small number of people fell in love with it, and others still held a respectful and insensitive attitude. We are not sick, so why torture ourselves?

(End of this chapter)