One thousand four hundred and seventy-three in Anton 4
That night, Sima Qian finally understood what "extreme luxury and lust" meant.
The dinner dishes alone already left him stunned.
The caviar, which has a charming color like pearls, is taken from the bellies of sturgeons that have just been caught and are still jumping around. The eggs are taken from the sturgeons while they are still alive and then pickled immediately.
It must be eaten immediately after marinating. The shelf life is only three hours.
But the taste is beyond imagination and makes your taste buds explode instantly.
There is also bear paw, which has always been regarded as a delicacy. It is made from the body of a male bear in the old forests of the mountains and forests of Andong. It is matured for a year and then cooked in a special method to give it a rich flavor.
Anyone who has eaten it will understand why King Chu Cheng still remembered it before he died and wanted to take a bite before he died.
There are also other excellent delicacies that can only be tasted in Anton.
After finishing the meal, Sima Qian was speechless for a long time.
He Rongze laughed loudly. This is what the Anton nobles like to do the most.
Aren't you guys from Chang'an very proud?
good!
Kneel down and repent in front of me, Anton Gourmet!
The next day, early in the morning, Sima Qian rubbed his head that was still exploding and got up from a maid (this kind of thing is normal among nobles and scholar-bureaucrats. When guests come from afar, it is a sign of hospitality for the host to serve them well).
At the door, two maids in low-cut clothes were already waiting with mouthwash and towels.
While washing, Sima Qian asked: "What time is it now?"
"Replying to the young master, it is now three quarters of the hour... The master has prepared breakfast for the young master in the east hall..." a maid replied.
Sima Qian nodded and was led by a servant to the so-called East Hall.
Then, of course, he had a luxurious breakfast that he could not even imagine in the past.
but……
During this breakfast, Sima Qian discovered something strange. In addition to the many exquisite rice porridges, there was actually a large bowl of fresh and hot ox blood.
The taste of beef blood is very strong and somewhat difficult to swallow.
However, the servants looked expectant and urging, so Sima Qian bit the bullet and drank the bowl of cow blood.
This matter was difficult for him to understand, so when he saw He Rong, he asked: "Brother, the custom in Anton is to eat and drink cow's blood in the morning?"
In the past two months, Sima Qian had seen countless strange customs on the grasslands.
But drinking blood is a common practice, which is difficult for him to understand.
After all, it is the habit of Yi Di to drink hair and blood!
But He Rong laughed loudly and said: "My dear brother, you don't know something. Anton is a vast land with few people, and the winter and spring are cold and chilly, unlike China... In order to keep out the cold, Anton people like strong drinks and warm blood.
, I still like to drink cow’s blood!”
"Ox blood can strengthen the body and strengthen the body, so that our scholar-bureaucrats can draw strong bows and ride fierce horses!"
With that said, He Rong showed off his strong physique just like Sima Qian - he easily drew a hard bow that was at least five stones in size!
This is amazing!
Speaking of which, the trend of drinking hot cow blood among the Andong people was started by the Huyi Army.
At the beginning, when the Huyi Army was founded, there were only 2,500 people in total, stationed in Xinhua City amidst the wilderness and ice and snow.
In the first winter, for hundreds of miles around Xinhua City, except for people, not even a mouse could be seen.
However, there was a shortage of supplies in Xinhua City. The soldiers huddled in the houses and warmed up around the fireplace. The weather became colder and colder, and some even froze to death.
At the most dangerous time, Xinhua City began to run out of food - due to heavy snow and road closures, the military rations that were supposed to arrive on time were blocked on the straight road to Liaodong County.
Seeing the tragedy of cannibalism in the city.
At this time, a soldier may have fainted from hunger, stabbed a cow through the neck with a spear, and then drank the hot blood in its body. After drinking enough, the soldier suddenly remembered that he was good at killing.
Animals in the army were subject to military law, so they hurriedly took out strips of cloth and bandaged the cow.
A miracle happened - the cow whose neck was opened with a spear survived, and the wound healed quickly.
From then on, the soldier secretly sneaked into the livestock pen, stabbed the cow in the neck, and drank until it was full.
Moreover, his skills became more and more sophisticated, and by the end of the game, he didn't even need a spear anymore.
It has developed to the point where you only need a slender needle or a hollow straw to make a small opening in the cow's neck, put the straw in and drink.
After drinking enough, he pulled out the pole, and the wound quickly solidified and healed.
Cows whose blood is taken frequently will not even grunt.
But paper can't cover up the fire. Soon all the soldiers' comrades in the same team knew about this, and then they all followed him to drink cow blood.
Then came other teams, and eventually the entire team, the entire Sima soldiers, and even the top brass of the Huyi Army lined up to drink blood.
Peng Wu, who first served as the captain of the Huyi Army and has now been promoted to the lieutenant of the Lu Kingdom, is said to have taken the lead in drinking cow blood.
Therefore, relying on the more than 1,000 cattle originally allocated to the Huyi Army for farming and transporting goods, the Huyi Army safely spent their first winter in Anton.
In the spring of the next year, the ice and snow melted, and the protective army suddenly appeared, as if it had opened the door to some extraordinary world.
The soldiers of the Huyi Army who drank cow blood for a whole winter became stronger physically, stronger, and more importantly, their eyesight and endurance (in every aspect) became stronger.
Today, the sharpshooters of the Huyi Army don't even need a telescope to spot the enemy 800 steps away.
Naturally, the Huyi Army started the tradition of drinking cow blood and drinking hot cow blood. In the following years, this tradition spread from the Huyi Army to all parts of Andong.
When new immigrants come to Anton, they need to learn three essential skills: using weapons, learning to sled, and how to safely and effectively poke holes in the neck of a cow without hurting the cow.
The tradition of drinking cow blood can be regarded as one of the few distinctive marks left by Peng Wu in Anton.
However, He Rong would not explain these things to Sima Qian in detail. He only told him that drinking cow blood can strengthen his body and enhance his sexual abilities.
Generally speaking, for Chinese people, as long as something can increase their sexual ability, no matter how hard it is to drink, they can hold their noses and persevere.
Naturally, Sima Qian was not exempt from vulgarity.
As soon as I heard that drinking cow blood had so many benefits, I immediately put all my worries about drinking blood out of Java.
"Brother, can we go to the cotton fields and soybean fields now?" Sima Qian dropped the topic and started urging.
Apart from having sex last night, he had been thinking about how the people of Anton solved the problem of labor shortage?
But he couldn't think of a reason even after racking his brains.
He Rong smiled and said: "Don't worry, dear brother, wait a little longer..."
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the Yi Di servant named He Zhong from yesterday walked in and said: "Master, the carriage and horses are ready..."
"Good!" He Rong smiled and nodded, and then said to Sima Qian: "Brother Xian, you can go out now..."
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Half an hour later, Sima Qian and He Rong, riding in a carriage, arrived in front of a manor, surrounded by a group of dozens of warriors.
The manor was built on a riverbank, which seemed to have been a swamp in the past.
But now, it has been conquered by humans. Dense channels have been built everywhere, and large waterwheels continue to lift the river water into the ditches.
A wall built with wooden fences shields the manor within it.
On the wall, there are people wearing samurai uniforms constantly patrolling.
At the gate of the manor, hundreds of workers have gathered.
Various foods are cooking in several large pots.
It looks like a mixture of various fish and shrimps, corn, and wheat. It smells very pungent, but many people are holding an enamel bowl and waiting eagerly.
Although they seemed to want to start dinner immediately, no one dared to make any move.
Several men with sticks and fierce looks were patrolling among these groups of slave workers. They seemed to have particularly strict requirements on the workers. Anyone whose movements or sitting posture were slightly unsatisfactory would be punched and kicked.
But what was unexpected was that all the workers behaved themselves and would never fight back even if they were beaten or scolded.
"Brother, who are these people?" Sima Qian looked at the crowd in the carriage, and he suddenly realized that these people seemed to be all kinds of people.
There are people from Xianbei and Wuheng who have long hair, there are also Japanese slaves who are short in stature but look honest and honest, and there are people who look similar to Chinese, but look like Yi Di from the way they dress, and even have golden beards.
race with similar characteristics.
What a hodgepodge!
"These..." He Rong smiled slightly and introduced: "These people are all workers who have passed the first stage of the "Naturalization Order" of the Anton Protectorate. They only need to stay in my land of Anton.
After three years of work, no criminal record, and declaration by the employer or by yourself, you can become a glorious citizen!"
He Rong pointed at these people with a smile and said to Sima Qian: "Xian brother, look, do these workers have hope in their eyes? Are they all motivated?"
"These are the best farmers in Anton! They are diligent, willing to work, can endure hardships, are good at farming, and are good at using various tools! My manor has 10,000 acres of cotton fields, and they can farm these 10,000 acres in just three days.
After the cotton is harvested, it only takes half a month to remove all the seeds!”
"Naturalization order?" Sima Qian was puzzled. He didn't know what kind of order this was. In my impression, the emperor had never issued such an order!
"This is a decree that was jointly decided upon by the Governor of the Andong Protectorate in the fifth year of the Yuande Period, together with officials from all over Andong who were above a thousand stones, princes above a thousand households, and representatives from all parties, and it was only implemented in Andong!" He Rong
He explained with a smile: "Because I, Anton, believe that all people are born equal, and the virtues and fools of people do not depend on their rank, but on their nature! Wu Zi said: Being wise and foolish lies in the heart, not in rank; trust and deception lie in nature, not in intimacy!
It is true to say that all parties agree that enslaving people is a bad habit, an act that deviates from the teachings of the saints, and should be banned! The territory of Anton not only prohibits the use of Han people as slaves, but also strictly prohibits all forms of slavery.
, torture and torture the brothers and sisters, and it is even forbidden to make Yi and Di slaves!"
"Because, even though the barbarians lead beasts and cannibalize people, they have no etiquette! However, our country, China, has always had great etiquette since ancient times. It is said: if the accumulation continues, it will be as high as Songshan Mountain; if it continues to accumulate, it will be as deep as the Yellow Springs! Those people
After entering China, although they do not know the etiquette and education, the blessings of the Holy Emperor have been imbued on them. Therefore, we, the scholar-bureaucrats and gentlemen, should teach them virtues, align them with etiquette, make them understand the system of China, obey the ways of the Emperor, and transform them.
Burn to summer!"
Hearing these words, Sima Qian's blood boiled and he couldn't help himself. In his heart, he even believed that this was the attitude and mind that a gentleman in China should have.
Unlike what he saw in the grassland and Daibei area, people were treated as slaves and the barbarians were treated as dogs and pigs and driven around at will.
Legend has it that in the mines of Linqiong, the valley was filled with the dead of innocent people from all the southwestern Yi countries.
These are things that Sima Qian has always opposed.
However, others spoke softly and no one listened to him at all.
Now in Anton, he saw the glory of kingship and the flash of humanity.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Young masters from Anton, you are truly a gentleman!"
He Rong smiled after hearing this, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
If we say that the Zhuo family and the Cheng Zheng family in Linqiong were nakedly using the flesh and blood of Yi Di to enhance their wealth.
Then, Anton's behavior is just a fig leaf and a perfect excuse!
More importantly, the method adopted by Anton is more deceptive and covert.
Not only did he anesthetize the majority of barbarians, he also deceived his own people.
Just like this Sima Qian...
Therefore, He Rong just laughed a few times, which made Sima Qian's hair stand on end.
Then, he got out of the carriage. When all the workers saw He Rong getting out of the carriage, they immediately turned around, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "Thank you for the meal! Thank you for your promotion! Thank you for your pity!"
He Rongze showed a solemn look and bowed: "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen. I am honored to receive your help. You have worked tirelessly and hard for me. I have reported it to the Protectorate and applied for it on my behalf."
There are ten quotas for transfer of registration this year. Here, I swear to God that if there is a good harvest this year, I will apply for thirty more quotas for transfer of registration for you!"
After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and worshiped with tears streaming down their faces: "Your Majesty is merciful! Your Majesty will be your lord for all generations! We will die for your Majesty!"
Ten quotas! That is, ten subjects of the Han Dynasty who can break away from their status as barbarians and gain glory. They can be registered as households and enjoy all kinds of government treatment and protection. They can own a small piece of land and form a warm family!
Pioneer! Work hard! Enterprising!
The inspiration of Anton's spirit burned fiercely in everyone's chest.
Countless people tell themselves that as long as they continue to work hard and struggle, they can succeed, and they will definitely succeed!
Because countless precedents and deeds have told them that China is an inclusive empire and Anton is a magical land.
Anyone, even a Yi Di, can achieve his or her own happiness and success.
