Chapter 3440 How did this come about
In the end, Chen Xi did not explain to the group of people what he was going to do. On the one hand, this group of people was not attentive to listen, and on the other hand, it seemed that this group of people would not help Chen Xi even after listening, and in the end they had to rely on themselves, so Chen Xi was too lazy to talk.
"What is this?" Chen Xi pointed at the steamed bass that Liu Tong was in a good mood during lunch and asked the Taiguan Ling to send from the palace kitchen.
"This is fresh sea bass sent from the coast. It happened to be delivered today. The princess ordered it to steam it and send it to the princes." Taiguan Ling explained very cautiously.
"Oh." Chen Xi was silent for a while, and finally felt that he should not be confused. Anyway, he might be able to recognize what this thing is. He silently picked up a few chopsticks and then ate the steamed buns to eat.
"The fish is very tight and delicious." Jia Xu said casually after the Taiguan left.
"I used to eat sea bass but it was not as delicious as the palace kitchen. It seems that the kitchen in Zichuan's backyard is not inferior to that in Zichuan's backyard." Liu Ye said with a smile, "I also bought sea bass and studied it. I heard that the sea bass in Songjiang in Liaodong is good. I didn't care much before. After trying this, it was necessary to buy a few to try it."
"There are people selling Songjiang perch in Chang'an?" Chen Xi rolled her eyes and said.
"Yes, just a little less." Lu Su replied on behalf of Liu Ye, "The fish from the Yangtze River are also sold here, and they are still alive."
"This business is pretty good, what's the price?" Chen Xi asked after estimating twice, "Ten times, or twenty times as usual?"
"Ten times." Zhuge Liang said silently. Huang Yueying is not a local. She occasionally needs to be late for some Jingxiang fresh goods. Although there are not many, it is inevitable that she needs to adjust it. Therefore, Zhuge Liang is very clear about the value of this thing.
"That's OK. If it's too expensive, I'll start collecting luxury tax." Chen Xi curled his lips and said, while Zhuge Liang looked outside the door and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
"The way to transport live fish from Jiangnan to Chang'an is not difficult. The Huang family itself has a fishery. They usually use nets to drag the fish to Nanyang County along the waterway, or drag it around the Grand Canal for a little while, and they can also get here. Most of them are alive when they get ashore." Zhuge Liang turned his head and said.
This is also the reason why Chang'an can buy live fish from all over the country. In fact, the Grand Canal was finally unblocked last year. At present, except for Bingzhou and Liangzhou, live fish can basically be seen in the world.
I have to say that the profit-seeking nature of merchants is fully demonstrated in this regard. If you can sell it ten times the price by dragging it around, why bother selling salted fish? Isn’t live fish good?
However, sea fish cannot be dried like this. Without the sea water, many sea fish will be destroyed quickly. Therefore, there are no sea fish in Chang'an. The perch that Chen Xi and others just ate was actually humpbacked perch or spotted. This is actually sea fish.
The most important thing is that Chen Xi can actually distinguish the freshness by taste. This is obviously the sea fish that has been slaughtered and injured today. This is something that even Chen Xi has not done. If it can be done, Chen Xi would not have to tell Liu Bei that he would go to inspect the coast this year. Wouldn’t it be enough to eat it directly in Chang'an?
Even the living hunchbacked bass can be sent to Chang'an, and things like giant clams may be sent. Just eat them in Chang'an, so why bother patrolling the coast? What if you encounter a typhoon and capsize? Chen Xi's spirit is very terrifying, but he doesn't want to use it to fight against a typhoon of eighteenth level.
In Lanchi Palace, Zhang Chunhua looked at Liu Tong, who said he hated this little child very much, while secretly taking advantage of Cai Zhenji to visit her husband and carried Yang Hu and Yang Huiyu to Lanchi Palace. He was very helpless and really couldn't understand what these people were thinking.
"Sister, I can't peel it up." Yang Hu looked at Zhang Chunhua cutely.
Zhang Chunhua sighed, reached out to take A Yue Punch, then helped Yang Hu peel it off and fed the kernel to Yang Hu. Yang Huiyu, who was beside him, vaguely despised his younger brother, deceived these sisters all day long, and then began to pluck the fruit shells angrily.
"Why are they so cute?" Liu Tong sighed as she looked at Yang Hu and Yang Huiyu, "Are children so well-behaved, so smart?"
Zhang Chunhua rolled his eyes vaguely. In her opinion, Liu Tong, who had such an idea, must be crazy, but to be honest, it is because of the comparison that it is hurt. It is because of the ordinary children that Yang Hu and Yang Huiyu look super cute.
"I really want to give birth to one myself." Liu Tong said as he said that, his face turned red, and then he covered his face with a shameful expression.
"Tongtong doesn't seem to want me anymore." Si Niang knelt directly on the ground with a painful expression, and Zhang Chunhua turned her head to look aside, pretending that nothing happened, and resolutely resisted the two lily women and never be infected by each other.
"By the way, I'll send these Xu family to the Zhengyuan and send a copy of them." Liu Tong smiled and pulled Si Niang up, then said to Zhang Chunhua.
The Xu family, Zhou family, and Ji family belong to the family that had a limit lock. They are now staying in Jiangnan and cannot leave. Although they have some other thoughts, no one dares to express it. But they continue to stay and see other families making great strides outside. Even if the three families are strong and have a strong foundation, they will be painful. Especially since the three families have sent some people to observe the group, the more they get, the more they get, the more they get, the more they get.
However, Chen Xi’s usual approach is to take the blame for whoever takes the blame. These three families will solve the problems themselves. Besides, to a certain extent, it is also a good time to grow the essence of heaven and earth crops. Moreover, there are no aristocratic families in Jiangnan now, and they are vast and sparsely populated, which is simply good!
What a lie! These are all lies. The families who go abroad are just right on their own territory. Even the laws can be modified on the spot. If you have money, you will directly form an army. If you don’t have money, you will have a loan to form a legion. Some families have even tried to contact Rome to see if you can get a loan.
As for the matter of repaying the loan, from the Xu family, Zhou family, and Ji family who have a clear understanding of the aristocratic family, judging from the records of the northern aristocratic families, if you really borrow money from Rome, it would be impossible to repay the loan. If this group of scumbags might not do it well, they would rather start a war than repay the loan.
It’s still the three surnames of Jiangnan who have not been out of their own body and are not in the same circle. I don’t know that Yuan has secretly contacted various major families. If I knew, these three families can guarantee that every silver coin that the major families have cheated from Rome is not intended to be returned.
When the sky collapsed, there was a tall man holding the back. The old head of the Yuan family came to visit him in person. Speaking of the plan fifteen years later, by twenty years later, under such circumstances, the bottom line of the major families would be even lower. After all, if something happened, there was a Yuan family standing in front!
With this idea, this group of aristocratic families who were not born with something good will definitely not think about paying back the money. Anyway, they will do it sooner or later, so why should I pay it back? It would be better to rely on it first and borrow the money from the Romans to hook up with the Roman barbarians. When Rome collects the accounts, he looks unkind and forces us to die!
Think about it, Chen Sheng could say such words as "If you die now, you will die, and if you take a big plan, you will die. If you wait for death, can you die in a country?" How can major families still not incite European barbarians?
The Romans themselves need to compare the Han Dynasty to see the shortcomings of the Roman system. But if they change to the Han Dynasty, they all have a clear mind. It is absolutely impossible to say that they have no idea. At least Yang has drooled at Rome several times.
If it weren't for the huge gap in strength, Rome had many talents, people were needed, rich and rich, and the monarch was extremely reliable, and it would have been a damnable that the major families could tolerate it until now that they had not touched the tiger's beard.
But after the Yuan family's hint, the thoughts buried in the minds of major families really emerged involuntarily.
** and ambition have never been able to hold back just by trying to suppress things. I didn’t dare to think about it before, but I just couldn’t face an empire like Rome. But if I really have the capital to face it, I wouldn’t try it out if I didn’t stretch out my claws.
Xu, Ji and Zhou did not understand these, but at least they sent people to see the world, do some small business, bring some strange things back and forth, and send some to the palace to express their feelings and prove their presence.
"It can be seen that Your Highness the Princess is in a good mood today." Chen Xi smiled at the tea tray sent by the Shaofu Guocheng.
When someone on duty at the Zhengyuan night shift, Liu Tong ordered the Taiguan to send him a midnight snack, and then in the four seasons, someone would send him a specific meal to the Zhengyuan. As for other times, Liu Tong would not be in charge of the Zhengyuan. After all, there is a restaurant near the palace gate outside the Weiyang Palace. This is one of the few restaurants that can enter the palace and deliver meals.
"After all, taking down Brahmadhis can be considered anger for Your Highness." Liu Ye said with a smile, stretched out his hand to open the tea tray, and Chen Xi looked at the dried fruits in it and was silent for a moment. Liu Tong was really against the will of heaven today!
"What are these two?" Lu Su asked, looking at the pistachios and peanuts.
"This is pistachio, which is produced in the Syrian province of Rome. I have eaten it in the Pamir Mountains before." Zhuge Liang replied casually, then reached out and grabbed a few pistachios and peeled it. "As for this, I really don't know."
"This is peanuts." Chen Xi reached out and crushed the peanut shells, and said with a complicated expression. To be honest, even the peanuts in South America have just been domesticated during this period, and now the peanuts in the tea tray are no longer much different from those in later generations.
"Oh." Zhuge Liang nodded, and did not ask Chen Xi why he knew. Chen Xi was always very clear about the food he ate.
"This thing is more suitable for oil pressing than soybeans." Chen Xi said while pinching peanuts, "But where did this thing come from? Has anyone run over from across the sea?"
"Is there any problem running from the opposite side of the sea?" Man Chong asked expressionlessly.
Chapter completed!