The banquets during the Three Kingdoms period can basically refer to the banquets of later island countries, with individual short tables and small plates. Furthermore, the food of this era was actually much more refined than the crudeness imagined by later generations.
Small portions of food, not only the pursuit of visualization, but also the pursuit of perfection.
Ling Tian could see that the meat of an unknown animal was placed on the plate closest to him. It was cut into pieces as transparent as plastic bags in later generations. Ling Tian thought that even if it were him, he would not be able to do that kind of knife skill.
This is what it looks like when you cut it with a knife.
As for other different types of cooked food, although they are basically steamed, boiled, roasted, etc., their exquisiteness is definitely not inferior to any delicacies of later generations. There may be some seasonings in later generations that are not available in this era, but Ling Tian also sees it.
Some seasonings were introduced that were not available in later generations.
As for the wine that came with it, there was no problem like turbidity due to the lack of filtration technology in this era. On the contrary, the wine that came with it was either clear or full of strange colors. There were several types of wine, each of which was sufficient.
Make wine lovers salivate.
"This food comes from the abyss of the East China Sea... This food comes from the top of Changbai Mountain..."
The head of the Xu family is named Xu Feng. Every time a piece of food is served, he explains it to Nie Xiaoqian and Ling Tian very politely.
It seemed like he was being hospitable, but in fact, both Nie Xiaoqian and Ling Tian could tell that Xu Feng was deliberately showing off.
Of course, his display was not for the sake of ordinary people's vain face, but for some kind of intimidation.
"Last month, the land of Jingxiang suffered from an insect infestation, and there was no harvest within a thousand miles... I am waiting for the people of Jingxiang to implore Ms. Nie to help..."
The dishes were all ready and the wine had not yet been tasted. Xu Feng had already stepped out from behind the table, then he respectfully arranged his clothes and bowed to Nie Xiaoqian.
From his words to his etiquette, Xu Feng was absolutely flawless. However, Ling Tian and Nie Xiaoqian looked at Xu Feng with a hint of coldness in their eyes.
The land of Jingxiang is suffering from disaster, and it is true that it needs help. However, the Xu family is not the royal family, and Xu Feng is not the savior. No matter what, Xu Feng is not required to ask Nie Xiaoqian to help the land of Jingxiang.
Unexpectedly, Xu Feng so naturally proposed to Nie Xiaoqian about helping Jingxiang Land.
This is a bit strange.
Ling Tian and Nie Xiaoqian looked at Xu Feng together.
The huge hall of the Xu family seemed to be silent for a while. The few Taipingdao people restrained their voices, while the servants and maids of the Xu family did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Everyone was looking at Nie Xiaoqian and Ling Tian, especially Nie Xiaoqian, to see how Nie Xiaoqian responded to Xu Feng.
The head of an aristocratic family is still extremely embarrassed. Now, Xu Feng is requesting such a generous gift and using such a noble reason. If Nie Xiaoqian refuses, it will undoubtedly be a great insult to Xu Feng.
"When you are born as a human being, you should have kind thoughts in your heart. When you are in trouble, you will naturally want to help. However, since you have helped natural disasters and man-made disasters, you cannot ignore the man-made disasters. We live in a place where Han and Hu people live together, and there are fights from time to time. We
The caravan wants to come here to be benevolent and righteous, and has long wanted to protect the peace of the place. I wonder if the Xu family master can help us so that we can have a chance to do something practical for our hometown..."
In the silence, Ling Tian's voice slowly sounded.
Xu Feng obviously took a fancy to Nie Xiaoqian's agricultural technologies. In this era, money, power, and land are often linked to agriculture.
And today, when Xu Feng asked Nie Xiaoqian for this skill without any face, if he refused on the spot, even if it was a polite refusal, then I am afraid that the Xu family would have to go to war with Nie Xiaoqian.
So, it's better to use this to really gain something.
Ling Tian knew that Nie Xiaoqian, this woman actually had the same thoughts as him now.
Power, wealth, these are not what they want. They have no interest in power at all, but wealth, what they want is nothing more than a small amount of wealth and peace of mind.
So Nie Xiaoqian can actually spread the agricultural technology at will.
Naturally, it is impossible to start a war with the Xu family for this reason.
Even, strictly speaking, Nie Xiaoqian is only using the potential power created by the caravan to deal with the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty. If this troubled times can be smoothed out, Nie Xiaoqian may not retain this power.
Of course, in addition to this, Ling Tian also wanted to use this to confuse the Yellow Turban.
By handing over some agricultural technology and reaching an agreement with the Xu family, Zhang Jiao should feel more at ease.
"The borderland needs more heroes. Ms. Nie and the Zheng family and the Lu family are very close friends. I believe that Ms. Nie's husband, Mr. Ling, is also a genius in the world. These days, there are indeed fights in the borderland.
Mr. Ruoling doesn’t
If you don't like it, please temporarily assume the position of captain. Of course, the local situation is special. The captain not only needs to defend the city, but also needs to maintain the stability among the tribes within hundreds of miles. Therefore, it will be harder than the captains in other places.
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Xu Feng smiled and said after listening to Ling Tian's words.
This is a place in the north of Dolphin County. In fact, there was no city originally. More than ten years ago, the Xu family was a family that was about to decline here. After working with Nie Xiaoqian, not only did the economy develop rapidly, but a new city was built here.
The city and the Xu family also grew again.
Now, this place radiates for hundreds of miles around, and the combined population of Han and Hu people is hundreds of thousands. Officially, the Xu family can keep their word, but secretly Nie Xiaoqian is the one in power.
This captain is considered to be the highest military commander in this place, and also the highest commander that can be appointed in the place.
Strictly speaking, this position is nominally open to appointment and dismissal by the Xu family, but it also requires Nie Xiaoqian's approval. Now, Xu Feng has just completely given up his half of the Xu family's share to Nie Xiaoqian.
In Xu Feng's view, this was just a small exchange of power. Nie Xiaoqian went from being a businessman to officialdom, and also embarked on the political path that every aristocratic family would follow. This was all because of Ling Tian, Nie Xiaoqian's husband.
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Xu Feng has no doubts or speculations about this.
I have never thought about pushing Nie Xiaoqian and Ling Tian down. There are too many aristocratic families in this world. This is a newly built city, so there are still few. However, a little further south, over there in Dolphin County, there are already as many aristocratic families as there are across the river.
crucian carp.
"Contributing to your hometown, no one will find it hard..."
Ling Tian smiled and hugged Xu Feng.
With Ling Tian cupping his fists and saluting, the atmosphere in the hall completely relaxed.
"Come, let me introduce you two. This is Taoist Li Ping from Taiping Daogu County, and these are Li Ping's disciples. They are here to seek some farming conveniences from Ms. Nie on behalf of Taiping Dao.
, Taiping Dao has been developing vigorously in Han Dynasty in recent years. There are believers and land in various places. If Ms. Nie and the friends of Taiping Dao can reach a cooperation, it will definitely increase the grain production of Da Han by at least 10%. It will definitely be a blessing to the world.
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Seeing that the atmosphere was completely relaxed, Xu Feng also relaxed and began to introduce people from Taiping Road to Nie Xiaoqian.
"Taipingdao is spread all over the country. If I make some farming equipment and then send it to the whole country, I'm afraid it won't be worth the gain. Thinking about our cooperation, Taipingdao probably wants to get my manufacturing methods of those things, as well as some agricultural knowledge.
Knowledge……"
After hearing Xu Feng's words, Nie Xiaoqian looked at Li Ping and said after thinking for a moment.
Her voice contained some traces of thinking. Over there, Li Ping immediately stood up and looked at Nie Xiaoqian respectfully.
"Ms. Nie is indeed one of the few people in our generation who can be called a lady. However, please rest assured, Ms. Nie, we at Taiping Dao have never let our friends suffer. Therefore, if Ms. Nie is willing to cooperate with us at Taiping Dao, I will
Taipingdao will definitely provide a return that satisfies Ms. Nie..."
Li Ping said with a respectful tone.
It was obvious that Li Ping's respect was not simply to please Nie Xiaoqian, but because he really had some respect for Nie Xiaoqian.
Agriculture, increase production...
In this late Han Dynasty, and even in the entire feudal era, it was probably enough to make countless people respect him.
"What do you all need..."
Nie Xiaoqian thought for a moment and then looked at Li Ping and spoke.
It seems that Nie Xiaoqian has accepted Li Ping's explanation.
"Ms. Nie, please wait a moment. As a token of sincerity, I, Taiping Taoist, will send higher-level officials to discuss this matter with you. I am only a Taoist in the Dolphin County area and am not qualified to shoulder such an important task..."
However, Nie Xiaoqian simply agreed, but Li Ping did not directly say what was needed, but immediately confessed that his identity was not enough to discuss this matter.
Ling Tian sat aside and watched this scene quietly, admiring Nie Xiaoqian again in his heart. This woman's performance at the moment was not difficult, but she had already guessed, or knew through some channels what would happen today.
thing, and it is certain that the high-level person who came to discuss this matter as mentioned by Li Ping would be Zhang Jiao, which is very powerful.
"That's okay..."
Nie Xiaoqian smiled and accepted the agreement with Taiping Road.
This made the atmosphere at the scene more relaxed and harmonious.
The entire dinner lasted until the end in this atmosphere.
In the evening, Ling Tian and Nie Xiaoqian went straight back to their house, and they exchanged some information about this era. Nie Xiaoqian came to this world more than ten years in advance and mastered a lot of real information about this world, and Ling Tian
The first life has so many stories, film and television descriptions about this period, and knows a lot about it.
After exchanging their understanding of this era, the two of them went to sleep separately. The next day, after breakfast, the documents concerning Ling Tian's appointment were delivered.
Along with the document came a map of the radiation range of the city where Ling Tian and Nie Xiaoqian were currently located.
At this time, Ling Tiancai really knew where he was now. For future generations, this place should be between Beijing and Chengde, with Chengde being closer than Beijing.
Ling Tian didn't know whether there was a city in Chengde at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but now, there is a new city near Chengde, a city that only appeared in the past ten years, called Bei'an.
The situation in this area is countless times more complicated than it was during the Eastern Han Dynasty in history.
In normal history, the Chengde area belonged to western Liaoning and was under the jurisdiction of the governor of Youzhou, which was later the territory of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. The foreign ethnic groups living in this area included Xianbei, Turks, Wuhuan, etc., among which Xianbei was later
He left the Yan State established by Murong.
However, Nie Xiaoqian's early arrival changed these. For more than ten years, this woman used various means to completely cause civil strife and conquest among the three largest alien races living in this area. In the end, Xianbei, Turk, and Wuhuan almost disappeared in this area.
But along with it, Tiele, Khitan, and Goguryeo also rose.
Compared with the Turks, Xianbei and Wuhuan who have been rising in this area for many years, these three newly rising alien races are more powerful and their fighting is more cruel. This is why Xu Feng simply handed over the post of captain.
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"If you want to establish your authority, I can help you directly poison most of the people in these tribes. Some people in our caravan trade with those tribes every day, and 90% of the people in those tribes eat from our caravan every day.
The things I sent there, so if I want, I can poison 90% of them at any time.
Then you can directly lead your troops to kill them and completely destroy these three newly rising alien races. However, among them, the Tiele tribe has a leader named Kurk. It is not easy. I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it. In the future, there will be
It will become a big trouble for us..."
In the hall of the house, Nie Xiaoqian sat next to Ling Tian and spoke slowly while looking at the map.
"No, we can't use poison. At least, we can't use it this time..."
Ling Tian shook his head.
Nie Xiaoqian's abilities are indeed extraordinary, but Nie Xiaoqian has no ambition, and because she is a woman, her ideas are sometimes a little lacking.
This time, in order to kill Zhang Jiao, Ling Tian needed to let many families who were connected with Taiping Dao and who were greedy for Nie Xiaoqian's caravan see their strength and become fearful of them.
Under this situation, they must fight head-on to win an absolute victory, otherwise, how can they possibly deter those aristocratic families?
"On this trip, we must show our strength, pure strength, so we cannot use poison, we can only fight openly... Take me to see the people of the caravan..."
Ling Tian explained a little to Nie Xiaoqian. This woman was extremely smart, but her mind had not changed. By the time Ling Tian finished speaking, she had completely understood why poison should not be used.
Then Ling Tian didn't say much, but directly asked Nie Xiaoqian to take him to see the caravan's men.
It is difficult to kill Zhang Jiao, but even more difficult is to maintain the situation after killing Zhang Jiao.
Ling Tian is not the Holy Mother. He kills Zhang Jiao and finds a way to extend the life of the big man. The purpose is roughly the same as that of Nie Xiaoqian, but there are some differences.
Nie Xiaoqian is more interested in saving people first and then enjoying peace.
Ling Tian, on the other hand, wants to enjoy peace first, and save the common people second.
And these all require sufficient strength to be able to deter others.
