Great Tang Idyll - Chapter 1207

[Chapter 832 Love is in the heart and chatting]

To the west of Yizhou City, Zhang Xiaobao came out of the west gate and guessed where Liu Feng was going. There were two big rivers in the west of Yizhou, which was a very important section of the Yangtze River.

In addition to the two rivers, there are also mountains, one next to the other, with many ravines and other small rivers and even small lakes in the middle.

The west side of the city is not the most important traffic road in Yizhou, the most important ones are on the north and south sides, but now there are people who take the road on the west side, because it is close.

It turns out that the roads are all small roads, and even if you don’t walk for a few days, you can’t see any traces of people walking on it. At the same time, there are also many snakes and insects. Occasionally, a few wolves appear to cooperate, so that people want to get close. People on the road know that this road is difficult.

Now, it is relatively easy to walk, there has never been a cement road, let alone an asphalt road.

Of course, the living standards and quality of people living in a country depend on the level of technology and the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in that country.

When the three are improved at the same time, handicrafts and commerce will inevitably prosper, and people have higher requirements for the variety and quality of commodities, which are directly reflected in commodity prices.

Therefore, the first thing that people who have the conditions think of is to ship good things from other places to sell, and then make money to buy the living materials they need and the relatively luxurious things they like.

As a result, the caravan naturally expanded from its original size, and the number increased accordingly.

As a very important state capital in the Tang Dynasty, Yizhou Prefecture must closely follow the capital area in terms of life.

The local people found that they went out from the west of the city and then crossed the mountains.

‘Walking’ across the rivers can be exchanged from further west for things that are valuable in Yizhou.

On the way, you can even hunt and gather herbs and wild vegetables.

It is said that if people walk more, they will become the road. This is passive. However, driven by the possibility of improving their living standards, working people will change from passive to active.

There are mountains ahead.

Simple, use a saw and axe to bring down the trees, and use a pick and a shovel to level the road.

There are stones in the nearest place, which are put into the back basket and transported to the road occasionally, in case the road is washed away by the rain.

It’s easy to have a river.

If you don’t want to buy or can’t afford iron cables, you can use bamboo fibers to weave them into bamboo cables, connect them to both banks, and cover them with wooden boards.

Once everything is ready, you can go.

In fact, the most important thing is the current stability of the Tang Dynasty. From Yizhou Prefecture to the west, it will reach Tubo. In the past, no one was willing to work hard to build a road, unless it was boring.

Now you don’t need to be afraid of the Tibetans bullying you. The Tibetans have become part of the Tang Dynasty and have conducted various transactions in the past.

There is no need to worry about being hurt by the locals.

Zhang Xiaobao has already felt the enthusiasm of the working people when the country is protected by a strong army.

The road west of Yizhou is a dirt road, but there are many people coming and going, including wheelbarrows, donkeys and mules.

Some people simply lean on a stick in their hands and carry it on their own.

Zhang Xiaobao, who deeply understands the relationship between stability and economic development, understands the thoughts in the hearts of travelers, and a kind of unknown pride fills his heart, which has his own great credit.

Without the record made by his wife, and without the means of his own last play, Tubo would not yield.

It has nothing to do with ordinary people in Tubo, it is the ruling class that does not want to lose their dominant position.

Although many of the passers-by in front of them had a dusty look on their faces, there was no hesitation in their eyes. When I showed them a way, a light was also lit in my heart, and the joy of helping others lies in this.

When Zhang Xiaobao was thinking about it, he called a caravan in front of him. The other party must have calculated the time and arrived in Yizhou in the morning. After a short rest, the goods can be shipped in the afternoon.

In the evening, I invite the local merchants to have a meal.

If the speed is fast enough, I will be able to finish the goods in one day tomorrow, and then take a rest overnight, buy the goods the next day, and then form a caravan to go back.

The reason for this is because there are no man-made risks on the road, and there is no need to go back and forth like the previous caravans. It is like a desperate life, always worrying about being attacked by others, some are mountain bandits, some are peers, and some are near the road. people.

Who dares to do it now?

Unless you are tired of living, you can’t think of how to die, so you attack your own country’s caravan.

Once the action is taken, regardless of success or failure, when the caravan flees back, or is found by later people, the Datang army will be dispatched, and it will not be a local yamen at all.

Then you can pray and flee with a gang, provided you can be sure that the army’s dogs, goshawks, and good trackers can’t catch any of you.

Also make sure your insiders aren’t tempted by high bounties and immunity conditions.

In other words, if you attack a caravan with your hands and earn 1,000 kuai, everyone will get 1 point, and each person will have dozens of kuai. After being discovered, the court will offer a reward of 10,000 kuai, and the person who reported the crime will be exempted. What do you think? Will the men hold up?

When Zhang Xiaobao was riding to meet with the caravan, he deeply felt the safety of the other party. The organized team was obviously not very tired. They talked and laughed, and when they saw everyone on the road, they felt like relatives.

Smiling and nodding to the four people in a row, Zhang Xiaobao thought for a while that he had been discovered by others, but only after thinking about it, as long as you look at him, he nods to everyone, it is estimated that he belongs to the public relations staff of the caravan.

“The brother in front pay attention, the one on the horse, don’t shave.” When Zhang Xiaobao was in a good mood, a shout came from behind.

Turning slightly to the side, Zhang Xiaobao turned his head to look, and a caravan of more than 100 people, 20 vehicles and many mules came over from behind. The caravan raised a big flag, saying that the flag was inaccurate, it was a caravan. There are two poles, and a piece of cloth is directly supported in the middle. The advantage is that others can see the mark on the flag without the wind blowing. The disadvantage is that the resistance increases after the wind is strong.

This flag is very interesting, the top is a row of slightly smaller words ‘Datang’, as if people are afraid that others will not know that the caravan comes from the Tang Dynasty.

The first impression I gave Zhang Xiaobao was that the other party wanted to go abroad to do international trade, but they wrote the word “Datang”, and when they went abroad, would people recognize them?

In the middle of a row of Tang characters is a cartoon character. Zhang Xiaobao guessed and guessed before confirming that it was a fan character.

You say that your words are so much more than pictures, and you also write cartoons, which is really torturous. Cartoons are popular now, right?

Since there are no people on foot, the team is very fast. Even though there are not many people, it shows the strong financial strength of the caravan.

Zhang Xiaobao’s horse speed can’t match the speed of the caravan.

Naturally, they will be overtaken by others.

But Zhang Xiaobao was very puzzled. For a while, he felt that he had become stupid, very stupid and stupid.

On the road west of Yizhou, you can take livestock.

You can also leave, but how can the carriage pass?

Is there any special method?

It’s evil.

With infinite curiosity, Zhang Xiaobao hid by the side of the road.

When the other party was brushing his body, he asked, “Hey, I said, are you going to Tianzhu? It’s India.”

No way, who gave him the impression that the other party was engaged in international trade. This trip is westward. It must be India, just like the place where the monks went before, but the road is different.

Someone in the team slowed down and looked at the questioner.

With a smile, he replied, “Why are you going to India? India is too far away, and we didn’t have enough food for us on a trip in the past.”

Zhang Xiaobao felt that he was right, a horse and carriage can go over mountains, so what are you afraid of going to India? , since the other party answered no.

He had no choice but to continue asking: “But to Tibet?”

“What to go to Tibet? Have you ever seen a carriage going directly to the west to get by?” the other party asked.

Nodding his head, Zhang Xiaobao said, “That’s what I mean, then you guys…”

“Climb a few hills and you’ll reach the place dozens of miles ahead.” The other party said.

Zhang Xiaobao felt that his thinking ability had deteriorated, so he formed a caravan to take this road dozens of miles ahead.

What do you mean?

Seeing that the other party wanted to speed up to keep up, Zhang Xiaobao had an idea and took out a bun from his arms and handed it over. It is better to have a courtesy when we meet for the first time. In fact, if there is a cigar, one is reluctant to give it, and the other party may not know how to smoke it.

The other party saw the passerby who asked about the matter handing over a bun, his expression changed, he was very surprised, and after a little consideration, he still received it. He didn’t believe that this person would poison it.

He was also polite, took a bite in front of Zhang Xiaobao, and then nodded sharply: “Okay, good stuff, good buns, stuffed with beef and green onions, your buns are fragrant, without a hint of bitterness, what’s the matter?”

It’s good to keep the other party for a while. Zhang Xiaobao doesn’t care what topic to talk about. Hearing this with a smile, he said, “Other people eat beef, but generally they can’t eat fresh, so the so-called taste is not very good, and some are now focusing on the seasoning. The purpose of adding the seasoning is to remove the fishy smell, but it will be bitter

if you add too much. When making wontons, what seasoning should I put in the stuffing?” The other party took a small bite, reluctant to eat too fast.

The buns have thin skin, large fillings, and good materials. Excluding Zhang Xiaobao’s own labor costs, the cost of the buns is only five cents. They are sold at Shuiyunjian Restaurant. People who eat in Shuiyunjian generally do not waste it, it is too expensive.

Of course, compared with the old side dumplings and Goubuli buns of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan at that time, the buns of a few hundred yuan are several times more than the current Shuiyunjian buns, unless Shuiyunjian uses seafood ingredients or Mountain treasures.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao was happy with the food, he handed over another bun and took it out for himself. He hadn’t eaten yet in the morning.

“Thank you, brother, it’s really delicious, hurry up and eat as you go.” The man was not polite at all, took the buns and threw the leftovers from the previous one directly into his mouth, urging him.

Zhang Xiaobao nodded with the bun in his mouth, urging the horse to speed up.

After the two of them wiped out all the buns brought by Zhang Xiaobao, they chatted about wontons again.

As for eating, Zhang Xiaobao can say that he understands a little and is very humble.

Seeing the other party still staring at the wontons and asking, he said, “It depends on what you are looking for? Is it fragrant or fresh? What level of people are your customers, how much do you want to sell for a bowl, whether the filling is vegan or pure meat, or Matching.

From the selection of ingredients to the preparation of the stuffing and the blending of the soup, the taste of the soup base, and the auxiliary dipping ingredients, there must be a detailed arrangement, otherwise it is hard to say.

If you really want to say it all, it is estimated that it will be the last day. There are thousands of combinations of various aspects. Of course, people who are not specializing in this sip will not be able to taste the subtle differences. Which do you want to ask?”

In the spirit of helping others, Zhang Xiaobao spoke very truthfully, but the other party opened his eyes wide and nodded from time to time.

Wait for Zhang Xiaobao to finish speaking.

The man exclaimed in surprise: “I met an expert, brother, are you a cook? Absolutely, where do you work?”

“Hobbies, hobbies, I haven’t considered a full-time job yet. Actually, my true identity is He is an official among the merchants who dump goods.” Zhang Xiaobao was afraid that the other party would pester him to become a professional cook in the past.

Just explain.

After hearing this, this person was even more confused, and his career was messed up. Thinking about it, it made sense.

So he said, “Okay, sure enough, a businessman who can’t be a cook. Definitely not a good official.”

“Thank you.” Zhang Xiaobao smiled.

“Brother, to be honest, the best stuffing for the wontons we make is mutton stuffing, not many, mutton is expensive, usually pork with green vegetables, such as pork with celery, eggs and leeks, as well as cabbage and loofah, cucumber and seaweed. There is also rice, but less. Sea rice is expensive, soup is soup, the water used to cook the wontons, add sesame oil and chopped green onion in it. There is also salt.”

This person chose to trust Zhang Xiaobao, believing that the other party could give him more good idea.

Zhang Xiaobao listened carefully, and after listening, he said, “In this way, I will teach you a simple method, which is not too troublesome, and guarantees that your wontons will sell well.”

Zhang Xiaobao paused for a while.

Give the other person time to listen carefully.

“I don’t need to say more about the stuffing. You probably won’t be able to cover the cost of the stuffing I mentioned, and the sellers can’t afford it, so I said soup, you must use chicken soup, and put mustard under the soup. Originally, you should use seaweed ingredients, but you don’t want to use it. If you have it, put the dried sea rice in the stuffing, and if you have coriander, put some coriander.

Then prepare vinegar and soy sauce, and then some pepper, chili… If you don’t have any chili, then don’t prepare it, garlic paste If you think chicken soup is expensive, pig bone soup will do.”

Zhang Xiaobao said a very common recipe, the first time he made it for his family That’s it, just put seaweed.

After listening to the other party, he nodded his head, “so simple?”

“Simple? Yes, it’s simple, everything is actually simple, do you know what to do in the first stage of the Shuiyunjian chef assessment?” Zhang Xiaobao was stunned, and immediately followed the other party’s words.

“What?” This person obviously didn’t know how the chefs of a restaurant as big as Shuiyunjian took the exam.

“Three dishes, one scrambled egg, one roasted eggplant, and one salad shredded cucumber.” Zhang Xiaobao stretched out three fingers.

The other party obviously didn’t believe it, Shui Yunjian, what a name, the first stage of the assessment was only these three dishes, it was impossible: “Impossible.” He said it.

“Do you think it’s easy? First, there is a scrambled egg, which requires you to beat the egg into the pot, and it will come out as soon as you put it in. It’s cooked but not burnt, tender but not sticky.” Zhang Xiaobao introduced.

“Didn’t you pour the eggs into the frying pan?” The other party was surprised again.

“Could that be Shuiyunjian’s assessment? Because it is simple, it is possible to see the basic skills. If the skills are not strong, even if you play a kitchen knife, Shuiyunjian will not want it. The simpler things are, the more test people will be. The more ordinary things are, the more attention to detail.

If you don’t believe me, I will make you a bowl of wontons when I have a chance. You can use the same ingredients. Whether the taste is the same or not, if the taste is the same, it is for fast food, but my Chinese diet is about spirituality. For

example, the steamed bun you just ate contains beef, green onion, salt, and nothing else. The work depends on which one to choose. The meat, the part of the onion, the amount of salt, the degree of fermentation of the noodles, the strength of your hands when rolling the skin, the drawer of the steamer, how much water you put in, and what heat you use.”

Zhang Xiaobao said a lot, mainly about able to talk to.

The other party has become accustomed to doing surprised actions, showing the same expression again, and asked: “Can you be more specific?”

Zhang Xiaobao shook his head: “No, there is an absolute match, then it is fast food again, I have to see the meat and Green onions, and where are the noodles that are produced, can be prepared, and people can watch them when they are making them, but they can only be understood and cannot be described in words.”

“Understood, a businessman like you, it’s a pity not to be a professional cook, okay, I’ve written down the wonton recipe you mentioned earlier, and I’ll treat you to eat for free when I meet you, I’ll go first .”

The man saw that he fell further away from the team, with the mule between his legs, speeding up.

Zhang Xiaobao waved to him, and after they were far away, took out the binoculars to look for Shuiyun.

Shuiyun was still slowly turning around in the sky, and below him was Liu Feng’s position.

Zhang Xiaobao looked at the road and roughly estimated that Liu Feng had not left the main road, and the speed of riding on horseback was not fast.

Picking up the water bag on the horse and rinsing his mouth, Zhang Xiaobao began to think about other things.

There are people coming from the opposite side from time to time on the road, but there is no overtaking team behind. Obviously, other traders or teams are different from the previous one, and they can’t get up to speed when they are loaded with a lot of goods.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, Zhang Xiaobao saw the team that had passed before. The flag was very conspicuous. What made him wonder was that he not only saw the team, but also the target he followed, Liu Feng.

The team stopped, someone was busy there, and Liu Feng followed to help.

Zhang Xiaobao took out a mirror and took a look at it. He was sure that it was very different from when he met Liu Feng yesterday, so Fang urged to go forward immediately.

The person who had eaten Zhang Xiaobao’s buns and a few people in the team were using shovels to build the road. Only then did Zhang Xiaobao know what was being pulled on the carriage, and the bag contained sand and gravel.

There are several obvious potholes on the road. The people in the team first spread the sand and gravel on it, and then used the stone to roll on it. Liu Feng held a long iron bar in his hand, and there were sharp points under the iron bar. Insert it in the place where the stone roll has been rolled over to see if the paving is done.

Seeing the people working, Zhang Xiaobao couldn’t understand, whether they were caravans or professional road construction teams, pulling sand and stones on the carriage, could they also make profits?

“Brother, you’re here too? Wait for me for a while, and I’ll do it right away. These pits are very flat. The most fearful thing is that it has rained heavily, and I have to run back and forth a few times to transport enough sand and gravel.”

The person who ate the steamed bun raised his head, greeted Zhang Xiaobao with a smile, and did not forget to complain about the damage to the road.

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