Chapter 868 You are the king of brocade clothes and jade food, not hungry and cold
Chapter 868 You are a well-dressed prince, not a poor person suffering from hunger and cold (please subscribe)
Cheng Chubi turned around and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he saw the scared and helpless salesman.
He stuffed the pole back into the hands of the salesman, put down the two copper coins and said, "Okay, this is compensation for scaring you just now."
The salesman watched blankly as the nobles rode away again, picked up the lost pole, shook his head helplessly, and continued his journey as a salesman.
Seeing Li Ke's still uncomprehending expression, Cheng Chubi rode forward and raised his eyebrows proudly at him.
"Brother Xian, do you still remember the bamboo tube rice?"
Li Ke suddenly thought of the delicacies he had tasted on Lishan Mountain, and couldn't help but swallowed and Xingzi said.
"I know, it tastes very good, and it also exudes a unique fragrance.
But Brother Chu Bi, this is not our focus, okay?"
Cheng Chubi said angrily.
"You still have the nerve to accuse me. I asked you to focus on bamboo, but it turns out that your focus is on rice. You are a well-dressed prince, not a poor person who is hungry and cold, okay?"
"If you think about it, such a thick bamboo can be used as two containers if cut in half in the middle.
As for chopsticks, just use bamboo and cut it, and that will solve the problem."
"In this way, people who come to taste delicious food do not need to bring their own bowls and chopsticks, and they can also have cheap and beautiful tableware."
After hearing this, Li Ke had to raise his thumb towards Cheng Chubi with conviction.
"Brother Chu Bi, your brain is so flexible that you can think of such a method."
“A piece of bamboo about ten feet long is enough to make hundreds or thousands of pairs of chopsticks, and it can also make dozens of bamboo bowls.
I think we only need three to five thousand bamboos, and even if we have twenty or thirty thousand people, we can solve the problem."
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Li Tai was sitting in a courtyard next to Prince Wei's mansion in a room full of books and volumes.
On both sides of him were several famous scholars of the Tang Dynasty who were erudite and Confucian scholars.
At this moment, these old men, who were at least in their early forties, and even seventy-year-old men with white beards and hair, were all reporting to Li Tai on some issues in "Kuo Di Zhi".
Although Li Tai is not good in other aspects, at least he is still very accomplished in literature.
I listened humbly to the reports of these scholars, raised my own questions from time to time, and expressed my appreciation and support for the work of these scholars.
"...it has been some time since the "Kuo Di Zhi" was compiled, thanks to all of you for your help."
"Xiao Wang will definitely not forget the contribution of all gentlemen. I would like to thank you gentlemen for continuing and strive to compile "Kuo Di Zhi" into a book as soon as possible..."
After encouraging and appeasing these scholars, Li Tai left the room accompanied by Xiao Deyan, and the two walked side by side.
Facing this elder who was nearly seventy years old, Li Tai's attitude was very respectful. On the order of his father, he presided over the compilation of "Kuo Di Zhi".
That is just in name, but in actual operation, the knowledgeable Mr. Xiao takes the lead.
Xiao Deyan accompanied him towards the courtyard, and Li Tai lost no time in asking some academic questions.
Xiao Deyan naturally told everything he knew about Li Tai, King of Wei, who had a respectful attitude and respected his teachers.
When the two of them arrived at the front yard, they saw Eunuch Li, the steward of Prince Wei's palace, walking quickly.
Eunuch Li saw Xiao Deyan standing by and suppressed the thought of reporting the bad news.
However, because he was hesitant to speak, Xiao Deyan wisely stopped and said goodbye to Li Tai.
After Xiao Deyan had gone some distance away, Eunuch Li handed over the edict.
"Your Highness, this is your Majesty's edict..."
Li Tai couldn't help but took it with doubts on his face and spread it out. After just a few glances, he felt his head buzzing and his whole body was about to explode with anger.
"How unreasonable is this? What do you think I am? Is your "Chang'an Collected Works" as tattered as the "Chang'an Xunbao"?"
Seeing Li Tai's round, fat face, anger once again appeared, and the housekeeper, Eunuch Li, tried his best to lower his head.
"Your Highness, please calm down and speak carefully..."
Li Tai's round, purple face tensed up tightly. He glanced back at the courtyard, groaned, and then moved his chubby figure hard to continue walking towards the outside.
After boarding the shoulder carriage, Li Tai stared at the edict in his hand with his slit eyes almost ready to burst into flames.
The content in the edict was not complicated at all. It was from the "Chang'an Collected Works" that my father told me would be released before the end of the month.
It is propagated that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised hundreds of castrated pigs in the important land of the East Palace because it was difficult for the people of the Tang Dynasty to eat meat.
It was found that this kind of castrated pig is not only docile in character, but also does not have the fishy smell of ordinary adult pigs.
Moreover, according to the past breeding methods, in one year, a captive animal can gain 167 pounds without difficulty. Even if it is free-range, it can grow to 120 or 30 pounds in a year.
After being used for cooking, its taste is as good as that of beef and sheep, and pork can be used to cook more dishes.
Whether it's fried, fried or stewed...it can become a delicious dish.
Therefore, the prince invited his father, who agreed to hold a ceremony in the east and west cities of Chang'an on August 28th to give the prince a hundred pigs for all the people to taste.
It is promoting the prince's benevolence and generosity, and it is also improving the prince's reputation...
Li Tai closed the hand in annoyance and closed his eyes. At this moment, the shoulder carriage had been carried into the mansion and arrived in front of Li Tai's favorite study room.
After getting off his hands and walking into the study, Li Tai threw his edict on the table and groaned.
"Go and ask Mr. Jiang to come over and explain."
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Jiang Yaqing, who was also staying in the courtyard with Xiao Deyan and others to compile "Kuo Di Zhi", received the news.
He left the small courtyard and rushed towards Prince Wei's Mansion. Although he was knowledgeable, he was not as good as the older generation like Xiao Deyan and Su Xu.
However, as he was only in his early forties and in the prime of life, he naturally had his own plans.
Moreover, he was recommended by Changsun Wuji, and he was very clear about the ambitions of Zhao Guogong, who had a strong desire to control.
Therefore, after he joined the army of King Li Tai of Wei, while doing the work of compiling "Kuo Di Zhi", he worked hard to show his talents, knowledge and strategies in front of King Li Tai of Wei.
He lived up to his high expectations and was appreciated by King Li Tai of Wei. Previously, His Highness the Crown Prince was not in Chang'an and was taking a chance to escape the summer heat in Lishan Mountain.
It was he who offered advice to the King of Wei and used money and silk to bribe many officials in the East Palace to make plans.
But no one expected that Prince Li Chengqian would actually recover from his leg illness and perform such a prestigious entrance ceremony into the city.
Not only did Li Chengqian get rid of his decline, but he also won great prestige in both the government and the opposition by virtue of his gift of books.
This made His Royal Highness the King of Wei feel a little disheartened, but fortunately, the King of Wei cheered up again with Changsun Wuji's persuasion.