"To be able to eat such pork is a great pleasure in life.”Li Shiming picked up the toothpick on the table and quickly understood how to use it. He collapsed on the chair and picked his teeth while commenting.
In his heart, there was only one word: awesome!
If one used two words, it was satisfying!
Zhangsun Wuji nodded in agreement. He was so full that he couldn't speak. This plate of red braised pork was equivalent to five plates of dishes.
Yap Liangchen didn't look happy when he heard Li Shiming's praise. He just said,""Unfortunately, pork is just cheap meat. If we can promote it to the world and let the world eat it, it will definitely benefit the country and the people.”
Although he was a salted fish, he still cared about his country.
Eh?
Hearing this, Li Shi Min couldn't help but smile. Obviously, he didn't think that this young man in white was proficient in governing the country. If he was proficient in it, wouldn't he be a monstrous existence? He casually asked,
"Brother Ye, what do you think?"
Zhangsun Wuji also smiled. If they were talking about calligraphy and cooking, they were like little brothers in front of Yap Liangchen.
In that case, Yap Liangchen could take them as his teachers in governing the country.
The Emperor and Prime Minister of the Great Tang were not just for show. They had been tempered by the passage of time. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Great Tang had gradually become rich and powerful. It was no longer the Great Tang that had signed the Alliance of the Wei River, and it was clear that the Emperor and Prime Minister had contributed greatly.
The two of them really couldn't imagine how this little pork could benefit the country and the people.
Yap Liangchen remembered what he had seen and heard among the people and said in a low voice,""Have the two of you observed a phenomenon?”
"What?" Li Shi Min was very curious.
"The rich eat cows. Although the laws of the Tang Dynasty strictly prohibited the killing of cows and eating them, this kind of thing was repeatedly prohibited. In the birthday banquets of wealthy families, or at weddings and funerals, there would always be a plate of beef to symbolize their family's status and glory.”Yap Liangchen often saw the stewards of the major clans around the Ye Family Village appearing in the fields, looking for farmers to buy cattle.
"Some of the rich and powerful families are very crazy. They first lend money to the farmers and think of ways to make the farmers unable to pay back the money. The farmers can only repay the debt with their cattle in tears. Without the cattle, the grain production is greatly reduced.”
The reason why killing cows was forbidden in ancient times was because cows could cultivate land and were an important productivity.
However, the wealthy families did not care about this. They wanted to arrange noodles, so they ate beef. This extravagant atmosphere had been the same since ancient times.
"Bastard!"
Li Shi Min's chest exploded when he heard that. He suppressed his anger and said,""Brother Ye, someone actually maliciously purchased the cattle from the farmers. Why didn't you report it to the government?”
"Report to the authorities? Is it useful?"
"It's only right and proper to repay debts. When the rich and powerful families wanted to eat cattle, they could say that their cattle died of illness or went crazy and hit a tree and died. After reporting to the government, they could slaughter them. What could they do?”
The people did not fight with the officials, not to mention that the wealthy families had the support of the officials of the imperial court behind them.
If he was in power, he would definitely reform the imperial examinations so that everyone could participate!
Hehe, it was just a thought. He would rather be a salted fish, open a small shop to support his family, write, and draw.
At this moment, Li Shiming was like a thousand-year-old block of ice. The wealthy families were eating cattle as if they were eating the foundation of the Tang Empire.
The custom of eating cattle has been repeatedly banned.
But the Great Tang was not only his Great Tang, but also the Great Tang of the great clans.
Damn it!
Zhangsun Wuji saw Li Shiming clench his fist and shivered. He had eaten a lot of cows, but he didn't expect Ye Liangchen to be so observant.
Then, he asked,"What does the promotion of pork have to do with the custom of eating cattle?"”
Yap Liangchen smiled and said nothing.
Li Shimin looked at the plate with only a little soup left on the table and remembered that he had just eaten big mouthfuls of meat. He had a flash of inspiration and said in surprise,"This Dongpo Braised Pork is far more delicious than beef. If everyone in the world had eaten this Dongpo Pork, who would still eat beef?”
Swoosh!
Instantly, the two of them looked solemn and their scalps went numb. Li Shiming threw away the toothpick in his hand and sat upright, listening attentively.
Yap Liangchen loved history, so he knew that pork had replaced beef and mutton during the Ming Dynasty. He said,""Pork is not only delicious, but it is also produced in large quantities.”
"In terms of time, cows need three years to mature, sheep two years to mature, and pigs only need one year. In terms of feed, chickens and ducks ate rice grains and insects, while pigs could be fed with leaves and chaff. Pigs were cheap to raise. In terms of meat, pigs weigh hundreds of catties and can be eaten all over.”
"After the pork production is large, the higher-ups can put an end to eating cattle, the commoners can wrap their stomachs to satisfy their hunger, and the soldiers can strengthen their bodies.”
Afraid that Old Li and Old Zhang did not understand the concept of nutrition, he explained,"To the east of the Great Tang, there is a small island called the East Ocean. The island lacks resources and the people there are like dwarves precisely because they eat too little meat.”
After hearing this, the two of them instantly understood that a height order had appeared in their minds.
Turkic man> Tang man> Japanese dwarf paper.
The Northern Turks were taller than the Great Tang men. It turned out that the Turks ate more beef, sheep, and horse meat. The way they looked at the youth instantly changed. This, this, this pork had too many benefits. It really did benefit the country and the people.
Li Shi Min naturally wanted the soldiers of the Great Tang to become stronger, taller, and stronger to conquer the world.
The only problem was how to get rid of the smell of pork and the cooking method of Dongpo Braised Pork.
"The method of braised pork with Dongpo is very simple. I also know the method of removing the lust of pork. Unfortunately, I'm just a commoner, and I'm weak.”Yap Liangchen's eyes dimmed.
Other people had transmigrated to become princes, the sons of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Qin Qiong, but he was just an ordinary villager. Eh? However, it was also good. The princes and descendants of the rich and powerful in the early Tang Dynasty did not have a good ending.
Seeing the young man's faint sadness, Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wuji wanted to laugh. With the two of them around, there was no need to worry about not promoting pork.
"Dongpo Pork will definitely be popular in the world.”This was Li Shi Min's promise.
After saying that, he cupped his fists and bowed respectfully.
After getting two fans and talking about current affairs, Yap Liangchen was in a good mood.
"Old Li, Old Chang, please wait for me for a moment. I'll go get some dessert ice cream."”
What?
The two of them were dumbfounded. They had never heard of this thing before. Zhangsun Wuji revealed a puzzled expression and said very naively,"Ice…Wha... Zero?"
Li Shi Min looked cold and aloof. He coughed lightly, meaning that if he didn't understand, then he shouldn't speak. He didn't want to embarrass himself. He still cared about his face.
"A type of ice food."
After that, Yap Liangchen walked to the underground ice cellar.
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