Chapter 42 Specially recommended as one of the three tributes to this county)
Chapter 42
"What the governor said makes sense. In the past, whenever there was a locust plague in our Sui Dynasty, the people would kill them and burn them in the countryside. But I never thought that it could be cooked into such mouth-watering dishes.
Delicious food.”
All the officials nodded in agreement. Indeed, such an evocative delicacy was like turning waste into treasure. After returning home, did he ask his servants to collect a few kilograms of locusts and follow them there?
Sub cooking.
Thinking of this, pairs of expectant eyes fell on the prescription in Wang Wei's hand.
Wang Weiyan couldn't figure out the psychology of these people.
"Now that Magistrate Xu is in charge, this county also feels that this is a good strategy. Come and copy this recipe into many copies and distribute it to all the counties in Xingyang County. They must also follow the instructions in Xingze County.
Implement the policy."
"As for Liu Juncheng, I'm afraid that because of this matter, I have entrusted you to represent this county and make an appearance at the Fragrant Insect Banquet."
"Don't worry, Sheriff, I will go to Xingyang with Xu County Cheng immediately..." Liu County Cheng stood up, stroked his long gray beard and said with a smile.
"Xiaguan feels that the fragrant insect sauce I tasted today is a rare delicacy in the world. I really can't wait to try the other kinds of fragrant insect sauce."
After all the officials in the hall had left, Wang Wei returned to the back office, found the butler, and asked him to take a recipe to the back kitchen and taste it.
Although the housekeeper was surprised, he still followed the order and sent several servants out of the city to catch several kilograms of locusts and then cooked them according to the law.
When the steward swallowed hard, he placed a plate of fried bugs, a dish of bug sauce, and bug buns...
Picking up a chopstick of the most fragrant deep-fried fragrant insects and throwing it into his mouth, Wang Wei's brows that were originally furrowed with inquiry suddenly relaxed.
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, fresh and delicious, this taste is more suitable for me than the fragrant insect sauce, especially...
"Butler, go make me a pot of wine."
Soon, a pot of fine wine was brought, a mouthful of fried sweet insects and a mouthful of fine wine made Wang Wei, the prefect of Xingyang who had eaten all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, very happy.
After a full meal and being satisfied, Wang Wei came to the study, took out the original prescription from his sleeve, narrowed his eyes, and after pondering for a long time, he sighed softly.
"Well, since Yang Qian's reputation has spread to His Majesty's ears, what I do is the icing on the cake..."
After muttering quietly to himself, Wang Wei picked up the brush on his desk and started writing.
Not long after, two fast horses galloped out of Xingyang, one heading towards Xingze County, the other heading straight towards Dongdu...
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In order to hold the fragrant insect feast, Junziji Restaurant had to close for a day because there were so many people coming, including officials from the county, as well as Li Zheng, village elders and gentry from various villages in the county.
Nearly two hundred people continued to arrive.
On more than a dozen desks, delicious dishes made from locusts were placed for these people to taste. In addition, Yang Qian also asked Hu Wei to help and produced hundreds of pamphlets. Everyone present was
Got a copy.
It not only contains recipes made by locusts, but also boasts and praises about the nutritional value of locusts.
All the people who came to the scene already knew the news of the coming locust plague, and today, at this fragrant insect feast, they tasted these delicacies made with locusts.
In addition, the county magistrate, county magistrate, and even the county magistrate personally came forward to announce the government-funded purchase of locusts, and asked all the old gentry and gentry in the county to publicize it more.
After tasting the delicacies made from locusts, the government is willing to spend money to purchase them. Moreover, if any merchants are willing to purchase locusts from the government, the government can transfer them at a fair price. In this way, those merchants will also be affected by the locust plague.
Profit from it.
At this time, everyone was frightened by the news of the locust plague at the beginning. At the end, they were all impatient and wished they could rush back earlier and start hunting the locusts earlier...
Yang Qian became the protagonist of this insect banquet. Officials such as Liu Juncheng and Xu County Magistrate all praised Yang Qian and expressed their goodwill frequently.
Yang Qian's deeds during this period have been widely publicized, causing many people with little information to marvel.
A messenger from Xingyang riding a fast horse quietly found Liu Juncheng, who was surrounded by officials and gentry, in the noisy room, and handed the letter into his hands.
After Liu Juncheng took the letter with some surprise, he quietly left the crowd and went to the side to open the letter and showed a meaningful smile.
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Back in the lively hall, after Liu Juncheng whispered in Magistrate Xu's ear, Magistrate Xu showed a look of surprise. After receiving a positive answer from Liu Juncheng's eyes, Magistrate Xu high-fived him.
"Everyone, please be quiet. Where is Young Master Yang?"
Yang Qian, who was communicating with several business people engaged in catering, crossed the crowd and headed towards Magistrate Xu.
"Mr. Yang, there is another great joy. I was busy tasting this delicious insect, but I forgot about it..." Liu Juncheng cleared his throat and glanced at the gentry and officials who were looking sideways.
"This summer, floods have passed through the country, and the land has become marshy for thousands of miles. The people have no food and clothing. The Yang family of Daze, Xingze County, this county has also been severely affected by the disaster, but is willing to donate generously to the people around him who are affected by the disaster..."
Yang Qian looked at the eloquent Liu Juncheng, and his mouth was full of beautiful words to praise himself. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart. Could it be that the county governor Wang Wei also wanted to give him some benefits?
After announcing Yang Qian's many deeds, Liu Junjun nodded slightly to Yang Qian and said, "Therefore, Yang Qian is recommended as one of the three tributes in this county..."
As soon as these words came out, the originally quiet Junzijiu Restaurant could be heard at first, and then a burst of noise broke out. All the officials and gentry all expressed their congratulations to Yang Qian.
Yang Qian, on the other hand, is still a little confused, Gongshi, what is that?
"Sir, why don't you return the favor quickly?..." Next to him, the butler Uncle Song, whose eyes were red with excitement and bursting into tears, wiped the corners of his eyes and urged the confused Yang Qian.
Just when the insect feast became noisy, the boats on the Yellow River were slowly going south and north. Both the boatmen and the travelers on the boats all heard a strange buzzing sound coming from the north.
When they all turned to look towards the north, the originally clear sky suddenly turned a little gray. The locust tide, like a dark cloud covering the sky, was overwhelmingly coming towards the Yellow River, and then headed towards Xingyang in the southeast...
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