No matter what, the emperor's rhetoric still gave Luo Yong a lot of face.

There was a quarrel in Chang'an City before, and some gentry members have openly stood up to be enemies with Luo Yong. Although the storm has passed, Luo Yong's situation is also a bit subtle at this time. As soon as the emperor's set of rhetoric came out, he undoubtedly added another layer of protective cover to Luo Yong.

So, this matter is quite beneficial to Luo Yong. No matter who the road was built for, just for such a set of rhetoric, it is not too much to ask Luo Yong to exchange it with a canned recipe. After all, canned things actually do not have much technical content.

"Is this road really specially built for me?" Although I don't know much about the whole story, this does not affect Luo Sanlang's efforts to gain benefits for himself.

"Prepaving the road and building bridges is naturally to benefit the world. However, the saints decided to build such a road because they cherish the talents of Saburo." The official who came to Xipo Village with the imperial edict said.

"Oh..." In other words, although this road was built for him, the ownership of the road still belongs to the emperor, which is reasonable. Just: "Then do I have to pay tolls if I take this road in the future?"

"..." The official was choked by his question. The emperor had never told him this before leaving the door! Hello!

But at such a time, how could he say that Luo Yong would have to pay tolls to transport goods through this road in the future?

If this is said, wouldn’t the emperor’s imperial edict just now become a joke?

"There was no such practice before, but I think I shouldn't have it." The official replied.

When he heard this, Luo Yong was a little unhappy. No matter what the emperor had, since he had said that this road was built for him, he had to fight for the benefits he should fight for: "If you don't even know, how can those little officials who collect tolls be clear?"

"Sanlang, don't worry, when I return to Beijing, I will definitely help you find out about this matter." The official quickly comforted him. Just kidding, the canned recipe has not been obtained yet, so it would be impossible to make him anxious at this time.

When Luo Yong heard this, he didn't believe that the emperor didn't want anything and suddenly wanted to build a road for him. No matter what, the other party had to at least take out his sincerity first, and then they could sit down and discuss it seriously. Anyway, the person in front of him was not the emperor's deity, so he was very afraid.

After the two sides sat down and talked for a few words, Luo Yong finally confirmed that the emperor was indeed asking for a canned prescription this time.

The emperor had so much Eucommia ulmoides in his hands. If he wanted to start making canned meat, it must be a large-scale canned meat factory. The profit here is indeed quite considerable, and he can also be used as military supplies or something.

Luo Yong was very happy. After learning what the other party had planned, he told the official very neatly how to make canned meat. In order to give them a more intuitive understanding, he even started it himself and showed them how to make canned meat. Some of the precautions were explained very carefully.

The several entourages brought by the official were all taking feather bamboo pens and making records. Looking at their pen, they were more refined than what Luo used to make himself. Moreover, the feather did not look like goose feathers. Luo Yong couldn't recognize the specific hair, but it was because they had written it for a long time without breaking the ink. He knew that the feather tube of this feather should be larger and had a stronger ink storage ability.

Moreover, the paper they use is not ordinary hemp paper. The paper looks a little thicker and has a very smooth surface, so it should not be a bargain.

After figuring out the specific method of making canned meat, these people did not delay much in Xipo Village. After a little rest, they rode back to Chang'an City.

After the winter begins, Chengzhou will usher in a peak period of sheep slaughtering. That is the time for mutton to be the cheapest. If the emperor does not want to wait for another year, they will prepare the canning factory before the winter begins, and they will be able to start production immediately after the winter begins.

In fact, canned food, in addition to canned mutton, fruits and other canned foods, canned fish can also be made into canned fish.

Last year, before Du Gou left Xipo Village, Luo Yong reminded him that he would go to the Qinling area to purchase some Du plant seeds for planting. At this time, he had already returned to Laizhou. The seeds they sowed have now sprouted and broken into the soil, growing into tender saplings.

If nothing unexpected happens, in the autumn of the coming year, this batch of saplings can be harvested and then processed into Eucommia Gum.

When Du Gou went to the Qinling area, he went early and did not meet the people sent by the emperor later. Therefore, whether it was the acquisition of seeds or the purchase of saplings, it was very smooth. He did not buy too many saplings. The main economic conditions were limited and the journey was too far, so he only bought 10 or 20 plants, then sold horses, bought a ox cart in the local area, and drove it back to Laizhou alone.

By the time he returned to Laizhou, it was already after the Spring Festival. The dumb-planted seedlings had strong vitality. They were frozen all the way in the winter, but no few of them died, and most of them were planted alive.

In the coming year, after this batch of dumb seedlings in the field are harvested, they will have to resow seedlings. At that time, it will depend on how many seeds these small seedlings can bear.

Du Gou has been vigorously promoting the creation of hemp paper and oil paper umbrellas in Laizhou for more than half a year, as well as the making of peony cushions.

Now, although there has not been a great economic effect in their area, some merchants from surrounding areas have come to them to buy goods, so locals can increase their income slightly through these manual labor, and have made some improvements in their lives.

However, these are just the beginning. After two years, the Eucommia saplings here have grown. At that time, canned food should have become popular in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, they have Eucommia ulmoide and are coastal areas. As long as they spend more time making delicious canned fish, they should not worry about sales.

At Xipo Village, after the officials sent by the emperor left, all the villagers seemed very excited. They said that His Majesty the Emperor now attaches great importance to Luo Sanlang in their village, and specially built a road to Chang'an City for him. What a great honor.

"Hey, just say that, he must have built a road." Luo Yong felt a little embarrassed when he was praised too much, so he said humbly.

"The whole country is so big, why did he go to us to build roads in Lishi County? It must be for you, Sanlang." The villagers said with confidence.

When Luo Yong heard this, he seemed to have some reason, but he still refused verbally: "It's probably because we are close to Mengmen Pass here."

"Sir, what's so great about Mengmen Pass? It must be for you." Mengmen Pass, as a military transportation fortress, has a large area of ​​fertile fields along the river, which has always been more glorious than their Lishi County. Now His Majesty the Emperor wants to build a road, and it is said that it is for Luo Sanlang. Why did Luo Sanlang push this honor to others again?

"After all, Mengmen Pass is a transportation fortress," Luo Yong said.

The villagers were still dissatisfied with each other. They just decided that the reason why the emperor wanted to build such a road was definitely for Luo Sanlang in their village.

Not far from them, Uncle Bai Er was shocked when he heard Luo Yong’s conversation with the villagers from beginning to end:

"This Luo Sanlang is really a shameless person. This time the emperor put such a big hat on him, and he was still so objective and calm, and saw the situation so clearly. He just heard his words, and everything was at the point."

——"It should be because the road was built."

No, Uncle Bai Er has heard a friend from Chang'an City write a letter to say that the emperor wants to build a canned meat workshop in Chengzhou this time.

——"It was probably because of Mengmen Pass."

It's not wrong at all. Starting from Chengzhou, taking the Yellow River to the south, and reaching Mengmen Pass, it's hard to take the waterway again. The rivers downstream are turbulent and there are even waterfalls, so I had to change the route at Mengmen Pass, and build the road from Chang'an City to Mengmen Pass, which just happened to be connected to the Yellow River waterway. Since then, the road for His Majesty to transport canned meat is naturally unobstructed.
Chapter completed!