Three Kingdoms

For Fei Qian, the great logistics power and sufficient spice production in later generations made Fei Qian's knowledge and attitude towards spices not as obsessed with spices as the people of the Han Dynasty.

But this does not prevent Fei Qian from knowing that spices are a big business.

The earliest spice to enter the Han Dynasty was probably pepper. Thanks to the gift of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the original word "Jiao" for the "Jinwu Zangjiao" is actually a pun. It not only represents the person, but also represents the "pepper" house, so it is called the Jinwu. , which was absolutely correct in the Han Dynasty.

Because spices are expensive.

The spices used by Fei Qian now come from the Western Regions and Snowy Areas.

The spices of the Han Dynasty came to aid, one came from the Western Regions, and the other came from Jiaozhi. However, the Western Regions and Jiaozhi themselves do not produce much spices. Their spices come from Daqin and Rinan.

There is no trade with Da Qin yet, mainly due to Lu Bu's gains from some small local countries in the Western Regions. On the other hand, trade started earlier than in the Western Regions. After all, Ninan, and the people south of Ninan Poison is a major producer of spices.

The spice trade route currently developed by Fei Qian was mainly the Ancient Tea Horse Road going south through the snowy area.

There are two ways to enter Shendu, one is from the snow area, and the other is through Jiaozhi. The Jiaozhi route is more convenient, but Liu Bei is still a little short of heat, and it cannot be said that he can provide a stable source of spices.

Of course, according to the current speed of transportation and logistics, even if it is opened, the cost of spices will still be high, unless it is transported by sea and transported by fleet...

This is of course a later story.

It's just that even these few harvests are considered to be quite abundant. After all, the inventory that the Western Regions and Tubo people had accumulated for who knows how long was basically emptied by Lu Bu and Zhang Liao. Of course, the amount was considerable.

Sometimes Fei Qian really felt sorry for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Spices could obviously be a big business, but they were used by this prodigal son to wall up a wall to please a woman. The key is that the woman didn't appreciate it at all, and eventually fell out with him... …

Fei Qian ate slowly and glanced at Cao Zhen.

It was obvious that Cao Zhen hadn't eaten food with spices for a long time. He was snoring and didn't even bother to raise his head.

If you want to catch a person, you must catch the person's stomach.

The descendants of the gentry in the Han Dynasty all liked spices and even had an attitude of consecrating spices.

Well, this is of course also because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

perhaps……

Fei Qian thought without any malice, it was probably similar to the attitude of the European aborigines towards perfumes in the Middle Ages. Due to restricted sanitary conditions, they particularly liked various spices and sachets. This was the case until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Just like the sisters made of water in the Dream of Red Mansions described by Mr. Cao, they actually don't take baths very often, so various sachets cover it up.

Because if it were not for the habits brought by Fei Qian, many people in the Han Dynasty still did not bathe on weekdays. If they could bathe once a month, they were considered diligent. Some people said that bathing would take away the vitality of the body, so there should not be more wash.

The so-called Sister Lin fell from the sky, it is very likely that she also brought a mud shell with her, and she may not be as clean as future generations imagined...

Of course, the above are all Fei Qian's guesses, just like Fei Qian's guess that there must be a shortage of spices in classmate Cao Laowang's territory, and then seeing Cao Zhen in this form confirmed his suspicion.

Most of the spices in the Han Dynasty came from outside the region. With the opening of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty imported spices from outside the region and transplanted certain aromatic plants, such as pepper, cloves, etc., but the planting volume was not large. On the one hand, the emperor I only thought about enjoying myself and did not think about planting it widely. On the other hand, because the water and soil are different, even if I plant it, it is basically difficult to survive without consciously adjusting the planting method.

Therefore, rare things are valuable.

The use of incense is a manifestation of the luxurious life of the upper-class nobles, and it is also a symbol of status for the children of the gentry.

Perhaps it is because aromatic hydrocarbons have been imprinted in human genes since ancient times. Foods that are delicious and beneficial to the body are basically fragrant, while those that are inedible and harmful to the body are mostly smelly. Of course, there are exceptions. , but most of them are like that. So when these spices appear, they evoke the instinctive memories in the genes of the human body.

The demand and consumption of spices among the nobles was astonishing, because they were not only used in food, but also as incense for burning, hanging, applying and medicinal.

With such a five-piece set, the craving for spices is naturally quite high.

Among them, the biggest consumer is naturally the emperor, so many people have begun to organize the emperor's elders. Some people say that the mat used by the emperor is "mixed with all kinds of incense. Once you sit on this mat, the fragrance lingers for a hundred days." Some people say that the emperor uses it every day. There must be two female attendants, "Both of them choose to be decent, from the straight female attendant to hold the incense burner to burn incense to the one who enters the stage to protect the clothes"...

Of course, the latest rhetoric is about Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. It is said that the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was extravagant. He built a naked pavilion in the West Garden and visited the palace people in midsummer. Beautiful makeup, unbuttoning his shirt, only wearing inner clothes. Or they would bathe naked together, boiling the incense of yarrow from the Western Regions into a soup, and the palace guests would bathe in it. The remaining juice was poured into the canal, and it was named Liuxiang Canal. Anyway, it was comparable to King Zhou.

Then the gentry children longed for it in their hearts while scolding them with their mouths...

It's just that these nobles didn't even think about how long Emperor Han Ling had been fighting with the Xiqiang at that time, and what nonsense was offered by the "Western Regions" and came through the war zone? If it is said to be presented from Ninan, it is more or less reliable. After all, Jiaozhi was relatively stable at that time.

In the Han Dynasty, localized pepper cultivation was relatively successful. However, due to changes in water and soil, pepper was not as "big and purple" as the imported ones. It was called "Pipiper", while the locally produced pepper was "piper". "Small and green" is called "Kon Yan".

As for the rest of the spices, basically there are relatively few...

After all, Cao Zhen had been in the military for a long time, so he ate very quickly, as if sweeping away the remaining clouds. He even ate the sauce and ginger shreds cleanly. If he licked it a few times, he wouldn't even have to wash it.

Cao Zhen laughed a few times, whether it was true or false, and said, "Let the Qiaoqi laugh!" If there is any breach of etiquette, I hope General Hussar will forgive me. 』

Fei Qian laughed and asked Cao Zhen if he had enough and whether he was full. Then he served Cao Zhen another portion of broth, and then he also speeded up. Xili Hulu finished eating and asked the guards to remove the food table.

Cao Cao is very poor, at least at this stage.

Fei Qian knew this.

This is also a historical fact. Of course, poverty is relative. It does not mean that Cao Cao cannot afford to eat, but compared to the luxury of other nobles, Cao Cao is relatively poor. After the Han Dynasty promoted the so-called policy of not competing with the people for profit, in fact, "people" have a lot of money. Of course, "people" does not mean that in the broad sense.

Hidden wealth among the people, and then Cao Cao was poor.

Even after the Three Kingdoms were established and the political situation of the Wei Dynasty was basically determined, Cao Cao still advocated frugality and did not allow the indiscriminate use of spices. The "Internal Commandments" said: "When the world was first established, I banned the incense in the house." Later, the women were matched with the country, so they were burned with incense. I am not good at burning incense. I hate that the first ban was fulfilled and I am not allowed to burn incense again. I am not allowed to hide it in my clothes. 』

Until Cao Cao's death, the shortage of spices still did not improve, and they were still very expensive. Cao Cao also specifically asked in the "Posthumous Order": "The remaining fragrance can be divided among the ladies, and they can be sacrificed without death." 』

So it’s a big business…

Although Cao Zhen often pretended to be honest and honest on the outside, he was actually very shrewd. After the meal, he pretended to be careless and asked: "The food is very delicious, but I don't know who the cook is?" 』

Normally, Fei Qian should have expressed generously that if Cao Zhen liked it, he would give the cook to Cao Zhen, just like the pattern of sending things back and forth between nobles' children, but the problem is that Fei Qian is not normal, ahem, Fei Qian Qian doesn't follow common sense...

"This is not the skill of a cook, but the beauty of a snow sheep!" Fei Qian said with a smile.

"ah? ” Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

"Does Zidan know Fenglinzhou?" In the extreme west, there is the West Sea. In the center of the West Sea, a distance of 1,500 miles, is Fenglinzhou. The island is surrounded by weak water on all sides. It cannot be crossed even if a feather does not float on it. There are many phoenixes on the island, each in groups of tens of thousands. Fei Qian said with a smile, "This sheep comes from Fenglin Island. The meat is tender and fresh, with almost no fishy smell. Eating it regularly can lighten the body, keep the body healthy, and prolong life..."

Fei Qian cheered and blew the sheep in the snow area for a while. Anyway, Cao Zhen must have never been to the snow area, so wasn't he just listening to Fei Qian's random shouting alone?

Cao Zhen opened his eyes wide, and then involuntarily touched his belly. Although most of them didn't believe it, he looked a little doubtful when he saw that Fei Qian's words were true.

"If Zidan doesn't believe it..." Fei Qian chuckled, "Let's come with someone..."

When Fei Qian was in later generations, he often wondered why the mutton raised in the border deserts tasted better than the mutton raised in other places even though the varieties were the same mutton.

Finally I figured out that the main difference was the way they were raised.

What do the sheep in the frontier desert eat? It's green grass, it's green onions, and there's no need to artificially add any pickling later. These guys have marinated themselves in advance to get the flavor...

And what do sheep raised inland eat? It is feed mixed with various growth hormones, antibiotics and clenbuterol...

So can the taste be the same?

So naturally, will the sheep eaten in Cao Cao's territory taste the same as the snow sheep and desert sheep brought by Zhang Liao and others?

Obviously not.

This was later proven in Fei Qian's back camp. There were obvious differences between the two sheep from different places. Whether it was the mutton smell or the texture of the mutton itself, there was a big difference. Even Cao Zhen Even if you don’t know how to cook, you can still see it intuitively...

Although Cao Zhen gained some strange new knowledge, his mind was not focused on it, because when he passed by the Hussars' rear camp, he could clearly smell the scent of spices, which was thick and substance-like. The smell emanates from the huge logistics tent, which is captivating.

Although Cao Zhen tried his best to hide it, after all, he has not yet mastered cultivation, which further exposed the scarcity and desire for spices in Cao Cao's territory...

In this case, let's hang it up first.

It has to be said that Fei Qian did follow some guys in his later generations and learned a lot of bad tricks, for example, hunger marketing...

……(～o￣3￣)～……

"There is hunger and hunger in the world, and the heavens are moving, and Yu and Tang have been suppressed." Even if unfortunately there is a drought for two to three thousand miles, the country will show mercy? Suddenly, there is an emergency on the border, with tens of millions of people, how can the country feed it? War and drought multiplied, and the world suffered great defeat. The brave men gathered their disciples and attacked them, and they killed the old man and his son and bit his bones. Before politics is fully understood, people from far away who can doubt it will start fighting together. They are just trying to figure it out in fear. How can it be done? 』

"Although Jia Sheng made this grand statement, there are still evil thieves running rampant in the countryside. It destroys savings, poisons the place, makes the people poor, and causes evil. Insufficiency will lead to poverty, poverty will lead to chaos, chaos will lead to no farming, and no farming will lead to leaving the hometown and despising the family. Check the cause, and it is caused by evil thieves deliberately hoarding and ruining people's livelihood. He is a very evil person, and his crimes are extremely heinous! 』

"When a man is cold in clothes, he does not wait for light warmth; when he is hungry in food, he does not wait for delicious food; when he is hungry and cold, he does not care about his integrity. If a person does not eat for a day, he will be hungry; if he does not make clothes for a whole year, he will be cold. The husband is hungry and cannot eat, and the skin is cold and cannot be clothed. Although a loving mother cannot protect her son, how can the king be safe and have his people? 』

"Knowing this, we work for the people in farming and mulberry farming. We collect a small amount of tax and collect livestock, and use solid barns to prepare for floods and droughts, so the people can get what they need." This is what Duke Chao got, but it is not the reason for the evil thief to pay for the grain! Chao Gong valued it because he cherished it; he who was treacherous in exalting it was to amass people's wealth! A big owner of Lotus Spoon relies on his goods to practice the art of precious millet. He is not doing it for the sake of justice and has no loyalty. He is just greedy for money and has evil intentions! 』

"Lotus Spoon is like this everywhere. Is there any exception elsewhere?" In every county and every county, is there such a thing as a rich man's land stretching across the country, while a poor man has no place to stand? Is there anyone who only cares about the benefits of rivers and lakes, and cultivates the beauty of mountains and forests, but is a person who is dissolute and oversteps the control? There are also corrupt and tyrannical officials who ignore government affairs and directly accept bribes, leaving the land desolate and the people unable to make a living. These are the beetles of the country and the scum of the country! 』

"Nowadays, according to the laws and regulations, the evildoers will not be forgiven, and the corrupt people will be severely punished without mercy!" 』

"Heaven has the virtue of good life, the earth has the intention of generosity, the knight has unparalleled benevolence and virtue, inherits the kindness of the forefathers, and spreads it widely in all counties, so that everyone can hear it." If before the beginning of spring, you can find your way back and turn yourself in, you will be rewarded with a reduced reward. If you insist on going your own way, once you are found out, you will be severely punished! 』

"This order! 』

The so-called latest edict is like the biting north wind in the cold winter, unquestionably blowing to all parts of Guanzhong Sanfu, blowing up a cloud of chaotic smoke.

Ordinary people were happy that the price of food, which had lasted for many days, had finally dropped, and there seemed to be hope for better days. However, for the wealthy noble families, it was like a thunderbolt in winter.

For most people, their needs are very low. Having food to eat, clothing to wear, a small tile-roofed house, a wife and children seems to be everything in life. Then when the children grow up, they will have a child. Reincarnation.

But for ordinary people who are already accustomed to eating meat, they have more ideas. They want to eat meat, not only for themselves, but also for their children, grandchildren, and descendants to eat meat, so they want more and think more.

Because of greed, we take risks.

Will people who are accustomed to eating meat be willing to eat grass? If you had not been tainted by the taste of meat before, you might still be able to tolerate the life of eating grass, but once you take a bite, even if you can hold it back for a while, can you endure it for the rest of your life?

Zhang Shi was eloquent, and he usually maintained the scene, so he could deceive some people. But when this posture was exposed, many people discovered that Zhang Shi was just a monkey.

And those who once thought Zhang Shi was powerful and powerful enough seemed to have been tricked by a monkey.

In addition, the wealthy people in Jingzhao Yin did not give Zhang Shi gifts or money because they liked Zhang Shi. Just like two words that many people in later generations often say, business is just business.

Giving money is to get more money, and input is for output. Who is willing to do things without output?

But now, Zhang Shi is trapped, and it is very likely that these big investors in Jing Zhaoyin will be implicated...

Who can guarantee that Zhang Shi can keep silent and resist all the blame?

Obviously, no one can guarantee it.

So for the big investors in Jing Zhaoyin, there is only one choice left.

Kill and silence.

After killing Zhang Shi, there will be no evidence, and all the secrets will be taken to the underworld by the dead...

Zhang Shi also knew this, so he hid in an official mansion outside the Husband's office and did not dare to go home at all. He is also very conflicted. He knows that some things cannot be said, because once he says it, he will offend not one person, but a group of people. This group of people may not dare to find trouble with Hussar or Pang Tong, but it is very easy to find trouble with him.

But the question is, can Zhang Shi hide in an official house forever?

It’s time to cook the late breasts.

Zhang Shi did not dare to go home, so he had to stay in the official residence for food and accommodation, and the food was naturally delivered by his servants.

Although the servants don't quite understand the changes in the wind direction above, they also have their own ability to observe people's emotions. It is also an instinct to follow the crowd. And a plague-like figure like Zhang Shi naturally hides and hides when he can. Therefore, no one is willing to take over the job of delivering food to Zhang Shi every day, so that the person in charge has to assign it temporarily.

This time it's still the case.

The assigned servant reluctantly carried the lunch box and headed forward, thinking only of completing this job as soon as possible. As a result, he almost bumped into another person when he turned the corner. If it weren't for his reaction, It was so fast that even the food box was knocked over...

When encountering such a thing, he naturally felt unhappy, and then he saw the person who was not in charge, but also looked like a servant like himself, so he couldn't help but uttered evil words and scolded angrily.

The visitor seemed to know that he was at fault, so he apologized and expressed his willingness to do the work for him, delivering the lunch box to Zhang Shi...