Zhao Sheng hosted a banquet for Zhao Kuo. It seemed that he wanted to show Zhao Kuo what a prince of Zhao was, or he simply wanted to show his love for Zhao Kuo. In short, the banquet was very luxurious. Zhao Sheng
Sitting in the upper position, Zhao Kuo sat on his left side, while his guests sat on the right side. The table in front of everyone was filled with various fruits. In this era, fruits were not cheap.
The rarer the fruit, the more expensive it is.
In order to better preserve these fruits, the nobles specially invented cellars and even stored ice cubes for use in summer. The fruits were not just eaten directly, but were made into various forms by cooks.
As for food and drinks, Pingyuan Jun's customers naturally have outstanding chefs. These chefs are all the top chefs in Zhao State today. Even the fruits before meals are made particularly delicately.
There were stacks of various fruit slices arranged in the shape of a "Zhao" character, and pear pulp mashed together with ice cubes. Zhao Kuo looked at these small desserts and was stunned. Zhao Sheng thought he had never seen so many.
Zhao Kuo had never seen such a cooking skill before, so he smiled and told him to eat more. Of course, it was not that Zhao Kuo had never seen so many fruits. He even knew many kinds of fruits that they had never heard of.
He was surprised that such a way of eating existed in this era.
The staple food was meat. The nobles of this era liked to eat meat very much, so there was a saying that meat-eaters were contemptible. The cooking methods of meat had also been developed in this era. Even if Zhao Kuo didn't know how to cook, he could at least see this.
The times have mastered methods such as roasting, boiling, and stir-frying. What surprised him even more was that these meats also included beef. Because of the importance of cattle for farming, people were unwilling to kill cattle for food unless they needed to be sacrificed.
Of course, if a big noble like Lord Pingyuan took a few old cows that were too old for farming and slaughtered them for meat, others would not be able to say anything. Even if he took a cow that was about to farm and killed it, no one would dare to eat it.
say what.
Everyone ate beef and mutton with all their strength, drank wine, and praised Zhao Sheng's legendary deeds. They were very happy. And because in this era, the size of the meal represents whether a person is brave or not, so everyone ate openly and ate a lot.
You will be praised, but you will be laughed at only if you eat less.
At the banquet, perhaps Zhao Kuo was the only one who couldn't be happy.
Zhao Sheng had been looking at Zhao Kuo and found that he was a little unhappy, so he asked again: "Ma Fuzi? Is it because I didn't entertain you well? Why are you sighing?" Zhao Kuo stood up hurriedly and said:
"Actually, I came to see you this time to ask you to do something for me. I am not very talented and have little reputation. Before my father passed away, he once said that you are charitable, loving and will help anyone who asks.
As a person to you, you told me to come to you for help if I need anything, and also said that with you here, I don’t have to worry about not being able to accomplish what I want to accomplish.”
Zhao Sheng was full of energy, his expression became solemn, and he said: "Mr. Ma Fu is right, that's it. Please tell me, no matter what it is, I will definitely help."
At this moment, Zhao Kuo already knew what kind of person Zhao Sheng was. He did not raise the banner of family and country. He just said respectfully: "That's it. I want to borrow some food from the noble people in the Zhao Kingdom."
, I went to visit them personally, but because my reputation was not enough, I was not taken seriously by them. I also wanted to borrow some food from various countries, but because I didn’t have many friends, I couldn’t borrow it.”
Zhao Sheng was stunned for a moment, but did not ask him what he wanted the food for. He said nonchalantly: "This is not a difficult task. I can give you any amount of food you want."
"I would like to borrow 800,000 stones of millet, 10,000 poultry, 6,000 sheep, and 1,000 pigs."
"Peng~~", the wine cup in Zhao Sheng's hand fell to the ground, his eyes widened, he looked at Zhao Kuo on the side, and asked: "How much... do you want to borrow?", for a moment,
The entire banquet fell silent, and Zhao Sheng's guests were also dumbfounded. Not to mention them, even Li Yu couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear at this moment. You know, at this time, in the most abundant harvest season, only one acre of Zhao country's land could produce enough food.
The annual output of six kilo of millet is usually one kilo per mu, but under current circumstances, it is already quite good to be able to produce seven kilo of millet.
Zhao Kuo looked very calm and said calmly: "Eight hundred thousand stone millet, ten thousand poultry, six thousand sheep, and one thousand pigs."
Zhao Sheng looked at him blankly, thought for a long time, and then said: "Isn't this a bit too much... What do you need so much food for?"
"I promised General Lianpo to send him food. General Lianpo said that no one in the world can do this. I told him that there is only one person in the world who can get so much food. Then
It's Mr. Pingyuan. As long as Mr. Pingyuan is willing, he can definitely get it, let alone 800,000 stones, even 1.8 million! This is what I want to ask you for." Zhao Kuo said excitedly.
Zhao Sheng was silent for a moment and looked at the diners around him.
Zhao Kuo suddenly walked up to Zhao Sheng and said unhappily: "I have heard that Lord Pingyuan can help others, so I came to ask for your help. If you are not willing, please let me leave and I will go find him again."
Someone else comes to help.”
"How dare you be rude to Lord Pingyuan! Lord Pingyuan has always been kind and charitable, how could he allow you to insult him like this?!" Just as Zhao Kuo finished speaking, a retainer of Lord Pingyuan jumped out and scolded him. Zhao Kuo looked at him in haste and fear.
, said: "You are right, I underestimated Mr. Pingyuan, how could Mr. Pingyuan be unwilling?" After hearing this, the guest nodded proudly, with a smile on his face.
Mr. Pingyuan wanted to strangle this retainer to death at this moment.
Where can I get 800,000 stone grains for him??!
He said with some embarrassment: "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that you need too much food. I can give you all the food in the house, but I don't know if I can reach the amount you want." Zhao Kuo suddenly felt in his heart.
I understand that this guy is not willing to give it. Doesn’t he have the final say on how much food he has in his family? Zhao Kuo asked with some confusion: "I heard that the people you make friends with are all well-known talents in the world.
You love them and they respect you, so why won’t they lend you food?”
"it's not true..."
"What kind of friends have you made? Friends who are unwilling to help you at this time will definitely not be with you in the future. Please be sure to recognize them and yours."
The guest, who usually enjoys the wealth and honor you bestow, is silent at the moment. Such a guest cannot solve the Lord's confusion, so what's the use of coming?"
"You!!" At this moment, several diners couldn't bear it anymore and stood up one after another, shouting: "I am willing to send all the corn in my house!"
"Me too!!"
"Let's go together!"
Seeing the excitement of the guests, Zhao Kuo was shocked again and murmured: "I thought Mr. Pingyuan's guests were all selfish villains, but I didn't expect that there are such righteous people. Li Yu, just a moment."
Then you collect the corn they sent and register it in the register! So that no scoundrels get mixed up among these gentlemen!" Li Yu, who was sitting not far away, stood up in a hurry and said, "I understand."
Zhao Kuo then looked at Zhao Sheng, leaned down and bowed, and said: "Then I would like to thank you for your help. I will bring your food back this time. If you are a true friend, you will definitely send the food to me."
If you go there, if there are people who are just pretending to be friends with you but refuse to help, please be more vigilant and never get close to such people."
Zhao Sheng's face twitched, but he was speechless.
"By the way, there is one more thing. I also want to ask for your help. I only brought one vehicle with me this time. Can you lend me some carriages so that I can transport corn?"