In Persia, only the nobles of the royal city, or in the Tang Dynasty's parlance, the "clan" could eat meat during annual festivals. Being able to eat meat every day was a complete royal privilege.
Of course, after coming to Tang State...
Asmin was not surprised by something like yesterday evening's meat-filled wontons. She knew from the beginning that Tang was relatively wealthy.
But after half a year, I have the impression that the diners that come to this restaurant next to the college are often teachers and students in the college.
Of course, Asmin knew this in her heart. Those who could enter the academy were either elite talents from the Tang Empire with outstanding talents and tough temperaments, or they had extraordinary backgrounds and strong foundations.
There is nothing to say about the latter, as their conditions must have been good since childhood, while the former's background may not have been very good, but their ability to make a living must be excellent.
Nowadays, there are so many factories and merchants in the Tang Dynasty that they can travel thousands of miles to eat meat without the help of the imperial court. There is nothing to say about this.
but……
Asmin really didn't expect that during the Spring Festival, there would be so many pigs, cattle and sheep rushing around in the streets of Lingzhou, Tang State...
Countless sellers and buyers, looking at their faces, they are obviously just ordinary people from ordinary bankers' families.
Doesn't this mean that in the entire Tang Dynasty, not only the merchants and the court were wealthy, but also the common people could eat meat like this?
Asmin already knew that this festival was only once a year, so she could eat meat every year during the festival... This would be too exciting.
The key point is that they are ordinary people, ordinary people!
Of course, this small detail did not arouse the surprise of the fellow teachers and the mountain commander Wei Ziyu. From the beginning to the end, there was no sense of surprise in his expression.
But Asmin still noticed that, just like herself... young people from many neighboring foreign countries and tribes near the Tang Empire, or from certain tribes conquered by the Tang Empire in the past few years, still had eyes that could use "pupil earthquake"
To describe the feeling of horror.
The wealth of the Tang Empire was so ridiculous... So they could all afford meat?
Even though it was only during this festival... it was still shocking enough.
Most people in this world cannot fill their stomachs most of the time.
As for Asmin, the shocked expressions of many foreigners like her who were not from the Tang Empire finally caught Wei Ziyu's attention. She couldn't help but look at Asmin and said with a smile, "What's wrong? This
Aren’t you used to seeing street views yet?”
Asmin was startled and shook her head, "Chief Shan... Isn't this festival very important? Sacrifice..."
Which deity is it used to worship? Otherwise, it would be impossible to eat meat so freely...
But Wei Ziyu shook his head, and the smile on his face became even wider, "Sacrifice must be offered, but it is all done to ancestors who struggled to make a living. We in China do not offer sacrifices to gods."
Following Asmin's gaze and looking at the scene on the street, Wei Ziyu paused and continued to explain, "...Well, eating meat is not for sacrifice, but it is also eaten on weekdays. Is there anything strange about this?"
The expressions of Asmin and the other students made Wei Ziyu think that someone was committing crimes on the streets of Lingzhou and he didn't notice it.
And Asmin fainted directly...
"It's not for sacrificing anyone, I still eat it on weekdays..."
It's bad, our great Persia has become a barbaric country...
…
The banquet lasted until late at night. The teachers and teachers prepared a sumptuous dinner for all the students whose hometowns were far away and lonely in foreign lands, and...
Because of Li Sheng's idea, the dinner was even cooked by these teachers themselves.
So after this series of operations, the students below were naturally moved and screamed...
Wei Ziyu was secretly surprised when he looked at the countless students who were silently drinking tears in the teaching hall, because when Li Sheng told him to organize this banquet, he specifically told himself... that this meal must be cooked by the teachers themselves.
Wei Ziyu naturally doesn't understand why. The teachers who can teach in this college are naturally more intelligent, but... the college has just been established, and a large number of the teachers currently recruited are either from the Chengxi Academy in Chang'an, or come from aristocratic families from various places.
There are people who are in good conditions and can learn in a down-to-earth manner.
All in all, life is relatively good, and not many people know how to cook...
But at this moment, Wei Ziyu vaguely understood Li Sheng's intention...
As the number of talents in Datang gradually increases, the proportion of people in society will also change, and the organizational structure will inevitably have corresponding...
During the Warring States Period, there was darkness all over the place. The people of Wei were good people, the people of Chu were cerebral palsy, and the people of Qin were all fools... The final product of these contradictions was the system of prefectures and counties. Later in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the divisions between people like Qin, Wei, Jing and Chu also gradually
After being eliminated, people began to use sentences such as "our village" and "our city" when chatting, and wars naturally followed.
Now that changes have come again, Wei Ziyu suddenly remembered that the way students in the college chatted with people in the outside world was different. Instead of talking about county officials, people used "our class" and "our grade" more often.
…
Sure enough...Li Sheng, really always looks a few more steps ahead.
Wei Ziyu sighed secretly, but soon felt relieved. After all, Li Sheng was already much better than him...
At the end of the day's banquet, Asmin sighed inwardly at the people of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, she also guessed that it was almost time to end. This banquet must not... There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever.
But at this time, Wei Ziyu suddenly stood up on the podium, cleared his throat, and said slowly, "Classmates, please be quiet."
"That's it for tonight's banquet, but the festival is not over yet. Although you all call me Teacher Mountain Chief on weekdays, Teacher also wants to tell you that the real Mountain Chief is still our Holy Lord Li Sheng. He is also busy today... But
, the mountain chief has prepared a gift for everyone."
"Gift?"
"A gift from the chief?"
When Wu Meiniang said this, Asmin and many other students below showed expressions of surprise, curiosity and excitement.
How could such a great person like Li Sheng condescend to give gifts to students like us?
What could it be……
Asmin's eyes were blazing. She was born into the Persian royal family. She had never been a fan of dragons, livers, and phoenixes since she was a child. At least she was well-dressed and well-fed. She really didn't like ordinary gifts.
But this Li Sheng... was so powerful that he was not only regarded as a god by the whole country in the Tang Empire, but he himself had to admit that he was impressed by Li Sheng's talent.
What kind of gifts would such a powerful person give to his juniors...
Asmin was curious for a moment, but then Wei Ziyu left the podium and walked outside the teaching hall, "This thing is called fireworks..."
