As long as there are more people in a place, a lively market will appear, and Chengcang is no exception. It is just a market that came into being, but it already has its own inherent rules.
Chengcang Dazhai was born to resist the Xixia people. Now that the Xixia people have gone away, Chengcang Dazhai no longer has much need to exist. The supplies from Fengxiang Mansion and Fengzhou have also begun to extend to Qinzhou, no longer
Keep materials in the warehouse.
Without the convenience of having money to pick off the skin with his hands, Yun Zheng thought that Chencang would soon decline, but he never expected that the prototype of a small town had already appeared next to his camp.
It's not like I haven't seen such a small town before during the march. Most of them exist as soldiers. In such a small town, the largest number is the Orioles, and there are also many barbers and tattooists.
Then there are the merchants, Taoist priests and monks.
Together they formed a bustling and lively abnormal town, which often flourished or dispersed as the army settled in.
This small town is different. Yun Zheng discovered that many industries have emerged here. The main livelihood is no longer prostitution or other strange businesses, but making tofu!
The tofu here is no longer a fresh ingredient, but is made into various finished products according to classification, and then relies on the rich spices in Jiming Mountain - pepper, fennel, star anise, plus salt to make the tofu
The braised vegetables were prepared and sold in various porcelain jars to the surrounding areas. Yun Zheng tasted them and found that the taste was hard to describe. Some types of braised vegetables had icing sugar added to them, which was enough to make people ecstasy...
People in the Song Dynasty have unique tastes, and they like sour and sweet flavors the most. Their biggest feature is that they like to add expensive seasonings to their food. The more types of seasonings there are, the more expensive they are.
There are many unique recipes that add a lot of weird things to food, and finally make the taste messy, and then use it to deceive outsiders and call it a specialty.
Anyway, the specialty of Chengcang is braised tofu. They make the tofu into various flakes, blocks, balls, and even look like the three stars of Fortune, Luxu, and Shou. They put it in jars and sell it all over the world.
Yunzheng didn't like it, but Monkey and the others liked it very much, especially Hanniu, who had been influenced by delicious food in Yun's family for so many years. He also held a tofu jar and fished out the strange-tasting tofu from it, and ate it happily.
, and clamored to take some back for the wife and the second young master to try.
"The spring water here in Chencang is sweet, and it is excellent for making tea and making wine. Nowadays, there is a shortage of food, and the imperial court has no way to open a wine shop here. Just making delicious dried tofu can feed the whole place. It is really wonderful!"
Lao Bao had just recovered from a serious illness, his clothes were dangling on his body, and he pointed at the small town at the foot of the mountain with a celestial spirit, praising him without any sense of shame as a plagiarist.
Yun Zheng wrinkled his nose and said, "Why do I remember that this thing seems to be me..."
"Be careful! How can a great general of the imperial court engage in such a despicable business..."
"This is unreasonable. When I first asked people in Qinzhou to study the tofu recipe, everyone described me as a bad guy who does all kinds of evil. Now why do these people become so angry after using my recipe? I'll say more.
Not even a single word."
"A scholar must be virtuous!"
After hearing Lao Bao's unreasonable words, Yun Zheng said angrily: "My husband taught me the meaning of this sentence, and I know what it means. "Hong" means broadness, and "Yi" means forbearance.
"Hongyi" refers to the quality and attitude of broadness and perseverance, which is the mental state that a person must have in order to live in the world. In other words, as a scholar or a gentleman, one must have the qualities of broadness and perseverance.
I just want to ask why other scholars can live happily as bullies, bullying men and women, but I can only live like a tortoise? I can only tolerate it when things happen?"
Bao Zheng chuckled and said: "There are true gentlemen and hypocrites in this world. A true gentleman is not limited to money and wealth, but takes the welfare of all people in the world as his own responsibility. If the world is prosperous, he will wander among the springs and forests, but if all the people in the world are suffering, then
He has an iron shoulder to carry moral principles, speaks out for justice, and is willing to risk his own life to seek a place for all people to live and settle down.
Hypocrites are not like that. When the world is prosperous, they snatch money and silk and compete with the people for profit. They use big urns to hide the money under the nine places. When the world is in chaos, they hide their shadows and hide their bodies. They huddle in the barren mountains and rivers and wait for the right time. They are no different from dogs and grasshoppers.
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Yun Zheng put the fan in his sleeve and said, "Why do I feel more comfortable being a hypocrite than a true gentleman?"
Bao Zheng touched Yun Zheng's chest with his fan like he was playing a riddle and said with a smile: "I'm afraid your unruly heart won't allow you to be a coward when all the people are suffering. When have you ever seen a tiger hide his figure?"
?When encountering danger, they will roar and cut off the danger. Either you will die or I will die. Only those weak beasts will hide in their lairs and tremble."
Lao Bao's words obviously have a strong idealistic color. The markings on Lao Bao's body are to hide and not be discovered. The color of the lion is the same color as that of dead grass, and it is also for the purpose of sneaking in. If these two animals
They are all like idiots who rush out to seek death when they see danger. I'm afraid they have been extinct for thousands of years. There is no chance of surviving to this day and causing harm to mankind.
But this matter is not something to argue with Lao Bao. The old man worked hard to educate himself into a useless person. In order to prevent himself from becoming a scourge of the Song Dynasty, he took himself to watch the mountains in Chengcang these days to broaden his mind.
If you look into the abyss, you will know the way forward and retreat; if you look at the people's livelihood, you will know the hardships of the people; if you see those who are building bridges and repairing roads, you will praise them; if you see those who are causing trouble to the countryside, you will severely punish them; under the guidance of words and deeds, the ultimate goal is to demand yourself.
Become a fool who is not greedy for money, not in love with power, and is broad-minded. He worries about the world first and enjoys the world later.
Yun Zheng wrinkled his nose. He was a teacher himself. How could he not understand that this kind of brainwashing education should have started when he was six years old when his personality was forming. It was already too late no matter what he said now. His heart had long been destroyed by future generations.
He was hardened and blackened by all kinds of egoism. He came to the Song Dynasty and didn't become an old traitor until now. He was already kind-hearted. It was too late to say this.
He couldn't refuse people's good intentions, so Yun Zheng became a good student and followed the old gentleman who smelled strongly of sweat, listening to him talk about ancient times, preaching morality, and listening to him talk about his experience as an official over the years.
Yun Zheng stayed in Chengcang for seven days. On a drizzly morning, Yun Zheng had to go on the road. Bao Zheng came to the gate of the military camp with his crutch and said goodbye.
He smiled and said to Yun Zheng: "I have delayed your trip for seven days. I have said all I can to you. You will have to understand the secrets on your own in the future. After being with you for seven days, I at least know something about you.
I am gratified by the fact that you are one of the few pure-hearted people in the world. No matter how amazing your wisdom is, you are still the best young man in the Song Dynasty.
You knew clearly that I was delaying your trip, but you didn't act arrogant or impetuous. You knew clearly that those people wanted to downplay your supreme martial arts, but you still insisted on listening to my nonsense for seven days. It's rare, it's rare!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "The only reason I want to return to Beijing quickly is to see my two newly born children, my daughter Yun Luo, and my family members who love and respect me and see if they are okay.
As for the things you mentioned, Yun Zheng has never taken them to heart. If possible, I would rather ride home alone and quietly live in Yun Mansion until the next time I have to show up.
I will come out, otherwise, I would rather die at home than show off my murderous exploits everywhere.
My wife, Mrs. Lu, used to be a spotless fairy-like woman, but now she has become a vulgar woman for me. My concubine used to be a strange woman who was not afraid of wind and rain, but now she has become a door-to-door woman.
For the weak women in the boudoir who have no door, this change makes people feel distressed. I would rather spend more time with them at home, even if they cannot raise eyebrows together, as long as everyone is there, even if the door is closed, as long as they are safe and happy.
As for the misunderstanding of me by the world, it has nothing to do with me. I spent seven days playing with my husband in Jiming Mountain, which is like a fairy land. I recited poems and composed poems and listened to my husband talk about ancient and modern people.
Noisy is better, gain and loss, Yun Changsheng has a steelyard in his heart, and he can clearly distinguish what is light and what is heavy."
Bao Zheng laughed loudly, slapped Daqingma on the butt and said: "Then go quickly, don't let Hongzhuang guard the bed curtains, and give birth to more weird little things like you, so that I can see
Let’s see what kind of romantic figures the Song Dynasty will have in the future!”
Yun Zheng let out a long laugh and then rode his horse all the way eastward...
Returning like an arrow, covered with stars and the moon, wherever the majestic cavalry went, countless Xiaoxiao mountain bandits fled upon hearing the wind. The hunting flying tiger flag came to life in the drizzle, passing through the state and government without stopping for a moment. In the blink of an eye, the army had arrived.
Mianchi.
The Youth Army is about to return to Huanzhou. During the war, they put on their armor and return to their fields after the war. This was the rule set when the Youth Army was established. This time they went out to fight, allowing these children to see the deceit and cruelty of the battlefield, and also experience real
The bloody battlefield and twelve young men died on the battlefield made them understand that death is inevitable as long as they go to the battlefield.
The young tiger came out of the mountain without making a sound, but it also left its own traces on the earth. In a few years, once the young tiger grows up, it will be proud of the mountains.
Peng Jiu and Liang Ji will naturally take these three thousand young troops back to Huanzhou. The imperial envoys are also waiting in Mianchi. They have already reached the maximum limit in sending Yun Zheng to the west of Beijing.
"This time you won't be able to enjoy the glory of victory. I promise you that next time, you will definitely be the most glorious warrior and the most powerful person in the Song Dynasty."
Hearing what Yun Zheng said, Tiger bared his teeth and smiled, then took off his armor, found a blue scholar's uniform from his horse bag, changed his clothes, opened his mouth and said with a big smile: "General, I am
My parents asked me to follow the general to play in Tokyo City."
Yun Zheng smiled and tugged at Tiger's scribe's uniform. A half-grown tall man held up the scribe's uniform until it was bulging. He did not refuse and said hello to Liang Ji before leaving for Tokyo. The Mianchi place was too small to accommodate him.
So many people.
When he left the capital, he had more than 2,000 people, but when he returned to the capital, he had only a little more than a thousand. Except for some who became Li Chang's personal guards, some of them had died on the battlefield.
When Yun Zheng returned to the capital, what he brought back was not the gold and silver treasures, but the ghosts of countless dead soldiers. Children like tigers and leopards who wanted to see the excitement in the capital could not feel the sadness of the general, so they rode towards the capital with shouts and screams.
They are running wild in the capital, where everything is new to them.