The news that Tang Emperor Li Shimin had eaten locusts spread like a whirlwind throughout the Tang Dynasty.
In wine shops and teahouses everywhere, there are storytellers praising Li Shimin's feat of swallowing locusts.
In the third year of Zhenguan, June 24th.
Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and his eldest grandson Wugao, the empress, realized that it was not easy for the people and invented three ways to eat locusts.
Fried and crispy, stir-fried and fragrant, grilled is easy.
According to folklore, Li Shimin, his concubine Bin, and a group of princes and princesses must eat locusts every day.
June, 25th.
After many practices, the royal physician found that locusts had the effects of relieving coughs and asthma, calming convulsions and convulsions, clearing away heat and detoxifying.
According to legend, the third concubine of Zhang Yuyi’s distant relative and nephew.
Every summer I have a recurring cough. After eating roasted locusts for a few days, the root cause of my cough has been completely cured.
June 26th.
The imperial court issued eleven methods to kill locusts.
In an instant, the people in Guannai Road and Hedong Road, which were deeply affected by drought and locust plagues, were completely excited.
Under the leadership of local governments, people have hunted and killed locusts.
The locust, which everyone revered as the god of disaster, completely fell from the altar and became a delicacy on the people's dining table.
Since the imperial court promulgated a series of measures against locusts.
Eating locusts has become the hottest topic at the moment.
The whole family went out to catch the locusts.
The densely packed locusts on the crops are becoming sparse at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Majiazhuang acted the fastest.
When the trend of decentralization of the imperial court first came, Wang Jian sent hundreds of people who had been specially trained by him to surrounding states and counties to purchase locusts.
And made into delicacies and sold in local markets and streets.
These women who have no work to do on weekdays are all very handy people.
The locusts they sell are more delicious, a hundred times better than what the people make themselves.
Most of the people who came to buy were local officials and gentry families.
None of these people are short of money. Even though the fried locusts sold in Majiazhuang are already very expensive, they still flock to them.
Some clever wine shops have also imitated Majiazhuang and introduced various ways of making locusts.
It’s a pity that they can’t master the essentials of cooking, and the taste they make is very average and even worse than that of ordinary people’s homes.
Even the dignitaries who were willing to spend a lot of money to eat had no appetite after seeing it.
With no one paying attention for several days, the shopkeepers of various wine shops had no choice but to give up.
Early July.
All the locusts in the fields were caught, and even the fields with dead crops were turned over several times by the people.
This massive locust plague is completely over.
Majiazhuang.
The sun was rising, and the slanting warm rays just shone on a long bamboo building.
Under the simple bamboo building, freshly washed new clothes, large and small, were simply draped on the extended bamboo poles.
The water droplets fell to the muddy ground drop by drop, rhythmically.
Most of the crop fields in front of Zhuangzi are still shady because they are blocked by mountains.
The village, which had been silent all night, was already bustling early in the morning.
In a breeding farm, a group of piglets, chickens, and ducklings are fed by a group of hard-working women until they become plump and plump.
The feces scattered on the ground were swept clean.
In the planting field, the land is fertilized and the crops are growing well.
About fifty young women were scattered across the fields like sesame seeds, burying their heads in clearing the newly sprouted weeds.
The straight ravines allow vegetables to absorb water without drowning their roots.
The fire in the blacksmith shop has been lit. The blacksmith is bare-chested and swinging a hammer, carefully making well-drilling tools.
After several days of hard work, Lao Tietou has delivered 500 simple knives to Wang Jian.
Wang Jian assigned 3 simple knives to each of the 151 well-drilling teams.
The remaining Pu Dao was handed over to the guards who were on duty to guard Majiazhuang.
The largest building in Majiazhuang is the private school.
Children are all in their infancy, and regardless of their age, they are all gathered in one classroom.
"To punish the people and punish crimes, Zhou Fa Yin Tang. Sitting in court and asking questions, bowing the seal."
The sound of children reading aloud is full of vitality.
In the huge village, it was eerily quiet.
Apart from a few octogenarians and the occasional passing guard, there were only two idle people left, Wang Jian and Xu Hu.
Usually, Wang Jian will sleep until he wakes up naturally.
Obviously not today.
The magpie announces good news and distinguished guests come to the door.
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At the head of the village, Majiazhuang Manufacturing Bureau.
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There were soldiers standing all around with swords, crossbows and spears.
These soldiers are all tall and have sharp eyes. They are obviously the imperial guards in the palace.
In the reception room.
In addition to old acquaintance Ma Zhou, there are two new faces.
One is an old man with an approachable appearance, wearing a three-beam Jinxian crown and a purple round-neck robe.
This person is none other than Shangshu Zuopushe, Fang Xuanling, one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and one of Li Shimin's top think tanks.
In recent years, Fang Xuanling has been recruiting talents for Li Shimin and recommended many people who are strategic and brave.
After the disaster was dealt with, Fang Xuanling came to observe Wang Jian before returning to Chang'an.
Let’s see if this young talent who has emerged recently is as knowledgeable as the rumors.
If Wang Jian is a talent as rumored, he will definitely recommend it to Li Shimin.
The other is a strong young general, wearing bright armor and holding a spear. His stern face is calm and intimidating.
He was one of the founding generals of the Tang Dynasty. He served as the commander of the Thousand Niu Guards and was in charge of Niu Jinda, the palace guard.
As a close military commander who protects Li Shimin, he is deeply favored by Li Shimin.
Niu Jinda stared at Xu Hu behind Wang Jian with interest.
This young man is half a head taller than him, and his body is also bigger than him.
It looks like he has some skills, but I don’t know if he has a silver gun wax head.
The fighting gene in Niu Jinda's body was about to start. He raised his eyebrows slightly and issued a challenge application to Xu Hu.
"Two moves?"
Military generals speak differently from civil servants. Most of them like to cherish words like gold.
Xu Hu looked at Wang Jian expectantly and saw Wang Jian nodded lightly.
With Wang Jian's tacit approval, Xu Hu turned his head and looked at Niu Jinda with a warlike expression.
"Come!"
The same cherish words like gold.
Xu Hu took down the reforged Yanyue Sword from the shelf nearby, and eagerly uncovered the thick linen wrapped around it.
The exquisite shape of the Yanyue Knife made the eyes of those present brighten.
Based on the shape of the Yanyue Knife in later Internet and film and television dramas, Wang Jian asked Lao Tietou to reshape it with newly refined steel.
Xue Rengui’s Fang Tian Hua Ji and Er Dan’s Ma Shu have also been remade, and their shapes are very fancy.
The new weapons were treated as treasures by them, and they basically never left their hands except when sleeping.
"What a knife!"
Niu Jinda exclaimed with fondness on his face.
"It's too small inside to perform. Let's go out and compete."
"Okay!"
Niu Jinda and Xu Hu left one after the other. go out.
Soon there was a loud sound of weapons clashing outside.
With the absence of two tall people, the conference room was quite empty.
Wang Jian pulled out a chair for Fang Xuanling and asked him to sit on the main seat inside, with a somewhat respectful tone.
"Mr. Fang, please take a seat. Let's chat while drinking tea."
"Yes."
Fang Xuanling nodded kindly towards Wang Jian , lift the clothes underneath slightly to the side,He sat down upright.
Wang Jian walked around the table and sat with Ma Zhou.
With Ma Zhou, an old acquaintance, as the intermediary, Wang Jian and Fang Xuanling quickly got into the conversation and started chatting.
Although Fang Xuanling holds a high position, she has no airs.
His tone is calm, elegant and kind, just like an elder in the family.
"Brother Wang, how old are you?"
"Just turned 16."
"True heroes come from young."
< p> "You have already done a lot of great things before you reach the top, and you can look forward to the future!"Fang Xuanling smiled while stroking his beard, squinting at Wang Jian's green face, which was full of Feeling.
When he was young, he was as high-spirited as young talents like Wang Jian.
Unknowingly, they are getting older.
Ma Zhou on the side was a little reserved, his hands hidden in his sleeves tightly intertwined.
The corners of his mouth moved slightly and he followed suit.
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely right. Although Brother Wang is young, he has already shouldered a heavy burden."
"Majiazhuang and Xiucun have accepted thousands of refugees, not only bringing them We have enough food and clothing to live a prosperous life.”
“You don’t know anything about the house, but an ordinary well digging team member in Majiazhuang earns at least 40 yuan a day.”
Fang Xuanling looked at Wang Jian with satisfaction and nodded frequently at what Ma Zhou said.
Recruiting refugees in Majiazhuang is a major matter. It has already been investigated by spies, and a secret report was submitted to him.
I also learned some information from Cheng Chumo’s mouth, and I also know a little bit about it.