Chapter 287 Looking for coffee
Chapter 287 Looking for coffee
A white pheasant was sent with the wild boar belly. It was also good. Wang Kuang once ate it once when he was a child. The taste was never forgotten in his life. He only needed to add a little salt to stew it, and no other condiments were added. The taste was extremely delicious. Precious ingredients such as abalone ginseng and shark fin could not even reach the deliciousness of the white pheasant. The deliciousness alone could not describe the taste of the white pheasant. For more than 20 years, Wang Kuang still couldn't find an appropriate adjective to describe his feelings when he ate the white pheasant meat and drank the white pheasant soup.
But wild boar belly, like ginseng and deer antler, is a great tonic. You can't eat too much. Eating too much will hurt your body. But those chefs don't have this. When they hear Wang Kuang say that wild porpoise belly is "a sign of a thousand gold coins", they are panicked. They hurriedly said to Xiaodong, "Since this thing is precious, it's better for the little boss to eat more, and you'll be better for your health. Some people have a low life and strong body bones, which is not needed. However, the little boss must eat more, otherwise they will be stabbed by everyone when they go out."
"It's okay, let you eat it, just eat it. Is this good? But you can't eat too much? Is it good enough? Is it good enough? But do you dare to eat the whole piece?"
When the chefs heard this, yes, that's the case, so they stopped talking, but they remembered Wang Kuang's goodness. If it were someone else's turn to eat such a good thing, would the owner be stupid? Using this to get closer to those who have interests is better than giving away gold and silver.
White rings are also a great tonic, but they are not as strong as wild porpoise. Their value is mainly in terms of taste. Not only is the soup beautiful, but the meat is also very tender. As soon as the domestic chickens are raised, the meat becomes more tiring. A white ring is better than a pound, which is much lighter than a domestic chicken. If the reed chicken in Jian'an is well raised, it can weigh three or four pounds when slaughtered. This is not the heaviest. Wang Kuang used to have a big rooster at home, and it weighs fifteen pounds when walking.
White Huan may be rare to encounter in later generations (it seems to be listed as a first-class protected animal now), but at this time, Jian'an could still have food as long as he was willing to spend money, but it usually took place in the mountains. Otherwise, hunters would basically keep it at home to eat when they hunted Bai Huan and would not sell it.
After hearing Wang Kuang's words about the belly of the wild porpoise so well, Xu Guoxu couldn't help but shiver his index finger and swallowed. He said, "I have to empty my belly and have a good meal at night. Erlang, don't want to accompany me. You can go and find Sanlang, go and stroll around and eat." After that, he left Wang Kuang in the kitchen, turned around and ran away.
Wang Kuang held back his laughter and deliberately stumbled in the kitchen for a long time before coming out. Sure enough, he saw a slightly obese figure in front of him turning around, but he couldn't find the exit, so he went forward, laughing, you just turned around like this, which is a good way to digest food."
Before Xu Guoxu could run away, Wang Kuang then said, starting at your intersection, and then walking in the right and left order, you will reach the ward. If you walk left and right, you will arrive at the ward." After saying that, he ignored him and rushed to the ward. In the Wang family yard, Xu Guoxu would just leave.
Xu Guoxu was already soaked in urine. Although the date pit was blocked, his bladder was extremely uncomfortable. Hearing Wang Kuang say this, he hunched his body and trotted all the way.
At noon, they had already received the wind for Xu Guoxu, so there would naturally be no social engagements at night. However, the wild dolphin belly was good. Wang Kuang ordered several families to invite Huang Liang, Li Yesi and Lin Ming to have a drink in the mansion in the evening. As for Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baowei, they often lived in Jian'an, and there were opportunities. A wild dolphin belly with a belly of less than two kilograms. After making soup, the chefs were almost wiped out by a cup of each person. However, Bai Huan, because Wang Kuang did not explain, the chefs would not move. Each person could eat two more pieces of meat and drink two more sips of soup.
Wang Kuang returned to the front hall to sit down, and was about to digest the information hidden in the gossip news brought by Xu Guoxu. Xu Guoxu was already passing by the front hall in a hurry, grabbed a family member and shouted to take someone to find Sanlang. "The family did not move, bowed and smiled and said that the supervisor had no need to hold a good guide, so why did he find the small one? Now Jian'an has changed every day, and the streets and alleys are crisscrossing. Even if it is small, he will not be able to find the small one for a while."
When Xu Guoxu heard this, he turned his head and rushed towards Wang Kuang, pulled Wang Kuang and left. Wang Kuang was pulled by him and couldn't help laughing and crying. This guide was not Kuang, please wait a moment." After saying that, he raised his mouth and whistled. After a while, a white shadow jumped from the direction of Wang Wu's family in the backyard, and hung on Wang Kuang's chest.
"You little naughty, have you gone to bully Chou again?" In addition to hanging on Wang Kuang's chest, squatting on Lin Yingzhi's shoulders, and hanging on Wang Xian's feet, Sanbai has recently added another hobby, which is to like to pull Chou Chou's hair and make Chou Chou's upturned braids messy. Chou Chou is often annoyed by it, so he hides in his own yard and cannot come out. As a result, Sanbai is fine. If you don't come out, I will go to find you.
Sanbai swung around Wang Kuang's neck with one hand, and his fingers of the other hand were pulling down his eyelids, making faces at Xu Guoxu.
When Xu Guoxu saw Sanbai's action, he immediately became happy that Sanbai was so kind of memory. He actually remembered the grimace he made for him when he first saw it."
"Go, take Guoxu to find a wash." Wang Kuang patted Sanbai's little head. After hearing this, Sanbai squeaked a few times, reluctantly swung Wang Kuang, then squatted on Xu Guoxu's shoulder, grinned again, then stretched out his hand and grabbed Xu Guoxu's ear. Wang Kuang laughed at Guoxu, just follow Sanbai's command, just grab your left ear and go left, grab your right ear and go right."
"You are so young, how dare you use someone as a horse? Well, I'll bring you something for you, I won't give it." When Xu Guoxu heard Wang Kuang's words, Sanbai took him as Wang Kuang's mount to command him, and he couldn't help but laugh and scold him. When Sanbai heard this, he immediately rushed down from his shoulder, hung one hand on his neck, and pointed the other hand at the door. It turned out that the little guy had brought it with him, but now he didn't give it, so he quickly flattered him.
With Sanbai leading Xu Guoxu, Wang Kuang no longer worried that he would get lost and could find Wang Xian as soon as possible. Whenever the people of Jian'an saw Sanbai, as long as they had seen Wang Xian before, they would go to find Wang Xian. Sanbai rarely goes out alone on weekdays, but whenever they go out alone, they either go to the inn to get food or find Wang Kuang or Wang Xian who were shopping outside. Jian'an people would take the initiative to show Sanbai the way.
After Xu Guoxu left, Wang Kuang sat alone in the hall and began to ponder. Chunlan also came in from outside the door and sat silently beside Wang Kuang, watching the fire for Wang Kuang. Wang Kuang usually sat like this for an hour or two, especially after every time someone came to Chang'an, this had already formed a habit. Chunlan didn't bother and just sat there waiting. If the tea in Wang Kuang's tea cup was shallow, add some water, and if it had been drunk a few times, replace the tea leaves.
Xu Guoxu didn't bring much news. One thing is confirmed, that is, overseas expansion has been recognized, and the major players in the court have not encountered any resistance. However, they should speed up and take out some early to prove that the overseas expansion is correct and worth it. Now that the land has not yet been fully developed, it is nonsense to talk about sea power, resources, etc. to those big players. Only the real interests are the best answer.
Are there rubber trees overseas? There are rubber trees, but the problem is that they will not vulcanize. If they can vulcanize, according to the technological level of Datang, rubber trees cannot be used at all. The rubber vines produced by the rubber vines in the tropical rainforest in Nanjing are enough to produce higher quality than rubber. The bucket of rubber that has solidified in the warehouse in the house is still there.
The best thing is chocolate, but in America, it runs contrary to the plan to occupy the islands first. Moreover, even if you can go, it will take at least two years to consider the seasonal issues and wind direction. Are the big guys willing to wait for such a long time?
There are actually no special specialties on the Nanyu Islands. Apart from coconuts, Wang Kuang can't think of them. But there are coconuts in Zhuya (now Hainan) and they go to Chang'an to pay tribute every year, which is not new to the big men in the court.
For the current plan, I can only take one step at a time. I hope that Mr. Li and the big men in the court will be patient enough to not misunderstand Wang Kuang’s meaning. Once you misunderstand, Wang Kuang will not even have the chance to explain. He has taught him a lot before. As long as the boss misunderstood you, he will generally not give you the chance to explain. Even if he is given, he will think you are looking for an excuse to shirk it.
However, since I think of chocolate, I have to get coffee. If I don’t remember it, coffee should be produced in Ethiopia, Africa, which is the birthplace of coffee. Now, the latest news is that Longyoudao has been connected with Anxi, and the westernmost point has penetrated into eastern Iran in later generations, while Afghanistan in later generations is now all the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Since you won’t get cocoa beans for a while, then use coffee to give Li Lao 2 a little surprise. Wang Kuang is sure, Li Lao 2 will definitely fall in love with coffee. It is exactly the idea that coffee can refresh itself in later generations. Coffee cannot refresh itself, but helps people concentrate.
Someone once did an experiment, and divided people into two groups. One group gave them coffee, but told them that it was not coffee, but it was just a drink with coffee flavor, and the other group gave them a drink with coffee flavor, and then told them that it was coffee. As a result, the group who drank real coffee fell asleep and fell asleep as usual, while the group who did not drink coffee couldn't sleep all night. Experiments prove that coffee cannot refresh itself, but the only psychological hints that people think coffee can refresh themselves. (Grey finches don't believe that coffee and tea can refresh themselves, so they have to sleep. No matter how much coffee they drink or how strong the tea is, they can still fall asleep peacefully.)
The reason why it gives people a refreshing misunderstanding is that coffee helps people concentrate. Once they concentrate, they naturally feel a hundred times more energetic and think it is refreshing.
Ethiopia today should belong to resting, so that's easy to deal with. Aren't there many resting merchants trying every means to buy chili sauce? Then let them exchange ten kilograms of coffee beans for one kilogram of chili sauce
Chapter 287 Looking for coffee
Chapter 287 Looking for coffee
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