If even the pork that the upper class never touched became so delicious because of Yan Lin, Li Shiming didn't know how to express his shock.
"I only told Xian Shu how to do it. The main thing is that Xian Shu's cooking is good.”Yan Lin smiled and said humbly.
These words had a different taste in Li Shi Min's ears.
As expected, this kid in front of him was like a treasure.
Calligraphy, painting, and even cooking were all things he had never heard of or seen before.
Moreover, he was so humble at such a young age.
Even at his age, he couldn't help but be a little arrogant.
This kid had a bright future. Unfortunately, his body seemed to have a hidden illness.
Li Shi Min thought to himself but didn't say it out loud.
"Little Brother Yan, before today, I had always mistakenly believed that pork was cheap meat that only poor people would eat. After today's meal, Little Brother Yan has completely changed my view.”Li Shi Min said with a smile.
Zhangsun Wuji nodded with a smile, agreeing with Li Shiming.
He had eaten too much just now. Now, the sweet and sour ribs had already reached his throat.
Before he could digest it, he would probably vomit.
"If this method of making pork can be implemented in the territory, the people of the world will fight to eat it, and the Great Tang will become unprecedentedly powerful.”Yan Lin nodded and said.
Although he was suffering from a hidden illness and could not participate in the imperial examination, Yan Lin was still quite concerned about the Tang Empire.
Li Shi Min, on the other hand, couldn't help but feel curious when he heard Yan Lin's words.
Yan Lin's words just now seemed to have some understanding of the way of governing the country.
Although it had only been a short afternoon, Yan Lin had already shocked Li Shiming enough. From his painting to his cooking skills, he was extremely shocking.
However, these were only some unorthodox methods that could not be refined.
Although it was shocking, it was not unacceptable. However, how much could a youth know about the way of governing a country?
Li Shimin was interested to hear Yan Lin's so-called 'pork power'.
" Burp!" Zhangsun Wuji burped again and looked at Yan Lin with a smile.
They had been in charge of government affairs since they were teenagers and had decades of experience.
Yan Lin, a young man, actually dared to talk about governance in front of them. He could not help but be suspected of playing a big knife in front of Guan Yu.
"Little brother, what do you think this pork has to do with the prosperity of the Great Tang?”Zhangsun Wuji said with a smile, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
This afternoon, he was really shocked by Yan Lin.
Such a young man was actually so capable!
This time, he wanted to see Yan Lin make a fool of himself.
Yan Lin glanced at the two people in front of him and shook his head with a smile."Since you are a merchant, I naturally saw many officials and merchants eating beef along the way!”
"The majority of this beef comes from strong cattle. The Great Tang has just risen, and cattle are extremely precious. How much land will be wasted for every lost cattle?”
"The wasteland is abandoned, and the people are displaced. It must be a hidden danger to the country!”
"Little Brother Yan is saying that there are still many people in the Great Tang who are secretly slaughtering cattle?”
"I remember that in the first year of Zhenguan, the sage implemented the Tang law and strictly ordered the slaughter of cattle!”Li Shi Min frowned and said in a deep voice.
His gaze swept past Zhangsun Wuji, causing Zhangsun Wuji's heart to tremble in shock.
He did not expect Yan Lin to actually mention this matter.
Slaughtering and eating cattle had become a secret way for officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants to show their status.
Of course, only Li Shimin, who had lived in the palace for a long time, knew little.
Who knew that Yan Lin would expose it in front of Li Shiming.
Zhangsun Wuji was secretly blaming himself for having a cheap mouth. He had only asked one question, but it had already poked his own spine.
"If that's the case, why didn't anyone report it to the authorities?”Li Shi Min asked, his calm voice carrying a hint of sharpness.
Cattle were the foundation of the Great Tang.
Those people who ate beef were not eating beef, they were eating the lifeline of the Great Tang.
"What little brother said might be an individual phenomenon, but I'm curious. What's the meaning of this pork superpower?”Zhangsun Wuji asked before Yan Lin could speak.
Li Shiming glanced at Zhangsun Wuji, his eagle-like gaze made Zhangsun Wuji not dare to look at him directly.
Yan Lin didn't mind. Whatever the guests liked to hear, he would just tell them.
As long as he wasn't too stingy when he attacked later, it would be fine.
He didn't find Zhan Hai strange, so he smiled and said,""If you have such delicious sweet and sour ribs to eat every day, would you still want to eat tough and tough beef?”
"Of course not!" Li Shi Min replied casually, but his heart was filled with cold sweat.
The gaze he looked at Yan Lin with was no longer as indifferent as before.
"Compared to cattle and sheep, edible pigs can be slaughtered in a year.”
"Ordinary feeding only requires chaff and wild vegetables, and the cost is saved countless times.”
"Think about it. How many people in the Great Tang can eat mutton every month?”
Li Shi Min did not answer.
Although the Great Tang was much more stable than it had been in the past, mutton was still something only the wealthy could afford.
Ordinary people would not be able to eat mutton for half a year.
After all these years of hard work, the prosperity of the Great Tang made him feel quite proud.
Yan Lin's words just now made him feel like he had fallen into an ice cave.
It turned out that the Great Tang was still far from stability!
"Because of the lack of meat, most of the people are suffering from hidden diseases.”
"Have you ever wondered why the people of the Great Tang are not as tall as the northern Outsiders?”
"Because we lack meat!"
Yan Lin's words made Li Shi Min break out in cold sweat.
Beside him, Zhangsun Wuji's face was filled with bewilderment.
Who knew that…
"If pork becomes popular, the people of the Great Tang will be able to eat it, and their bodies will be even stronger.”
"If that's the case, how can our Great Tang not be strong?”
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