Do you know what it means? Once the technology of making soybean oil spreads, more people will be able to eat soybean oil.
Let’s not mention the question of whether soybean oil is cheap or not. The most important thing is that the idea that plants can be used to refine oil has been opened up. There will definitely be people trying to use other plants to refine oil. The more plants that can refine oil are found, the more people will eat oil.
It will definitely be easier to solve, and then it will contribute to improving people's physical fitness from generation to generation.
Sima Ranju's thinking was quite strategic. When he learned that Zhishi refined oil from plants, he immediately understood its significance.
His obeisance was for no other reason than to respect the Chi clan for finding a new source of oil refining species for future generations.
Of course, he is not representing living or unborn people, he is purely representing himself.
There are not many people who are qualified to represent a certain group. They are either the boss of a certain group or a high-ranking official in the country. Obviously no one can control them, but they always like to represent certain people or even the country. This will cause trouble.
What a joke.
Zhiyao could not represent the entire Zhi family now. At most, she could only represent herself. She avoided Sima Ranju's salute and said with a smile: "It's just a courtesy from a vassal. I'll thank you sir once more."
At present, Zhishi can not only extract oil from various beans, but also cultivates rape flowers on a large scale. There is no need to let Sima Ranju know about this for the time being.
Rapeseed flowers themselves cannot extract oil. What can extract oil is the seeds of rapeseed flowers. The oil extracted from rapeseed flowers is natural edible oil, which is actually more fragrant than soybean oil.
Zhiyao treated Sima Ranju to a whole bean feast in the workshop.
When soybean oil is pressed, there will be residue, which can be used to make soybean cakes, soy milk, and tofu. If you are rich, you can use the residue to make feed.
Of course, people in the Spring and Autumn Period did not have enough to eat, so Zhishi would not use the oil-pressed bean dregs to make feed.
There is no need for Zhiyao to introduce bean cakes. Not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period, people have been making bean cakes since ancient times.
Sima Ranju, who had never seen tofu before, was once again shocked. As he ate the tofu made in different ways, he had quite a few questions in his mind. As he was not yet a retainer of the Zhi family, he held it back.
"It's a pity that there is no chili, otherwise..." Zhiyao was still eating tofu, but her heart was full of regret.
The tofu has been produced, but not many people can eat it. The main reason is that Zhishi has not increased its production capacity for the time being. It usually only supplies it to the groups near the workshop, and then it supplies it specifically to the new army.
In fact, the nutritional value of tofu is extremely high. If it is paired with fresh food or bone broth, it will not only increase the nutritional value, but also taste absolutely delicious.
In addition, Zhiyao originally thought that there were no native radishes in Zhuxia, but later she realized that she was wrong.
There are native radishes in Zhuxia, but they are not called radish, and they are also different from the radishes of later generations.
In fact, this is the case. Many modern foods have been hybridized and recrossed, and artificially cultivated to look like what people see. Their ancestors may not have looked like this.
Zhiyao took Sima Ranju to visit many places. Apart from visiting the oil-pressing workshop, he did not go to other workshops. Instead, he visited various warehouses and the projects under construction around "Handan".
After going around in a circle, we returned to the city of "Handan" as winter approached.
"The strength of the Zhi family can be seen with the naked eye!" What Sima Ranju said was not against his will at all.
Which family can now mobilize more than 200,000 people to start a big project? There is no such family in other vassal states, but there are a few in Jin State.
Being able to dispatch more than 200,000 people to start the project does not mean that you have the ability to actually do it. How to manage it in the first place will be a big problem!
Sima Ranju said that the Zhi family was strong because they had so many managers, which were more than all the cities in Qi State put together!
What surprised Sima Ranju the most was that the Gongshu family defected to the Zhi family. As a person who had held an important position in Qi State, he could not be unfamiliar with the Gongshu family.
Let's put it this way, Qi State and Lu State have been fighting back and forth for so many years, and Gongshu has helped Lu State a lot. He has built a city somewhere, or helped the Lu army create various tools and repair vehicles.
There are shadows of Gongshu's family.
"The State of Lu is in decline!" Sima Ranju could not understand at all why the State of Lu dared to let Gongshu run away!
Not to mention Sima Ranju, Zhiyao actually didn't understand.
The State of Lu let go of such an important family like the Gongshu family at will. Did the State of Lu not realize the value of the Gongshu family at all, or did the State of Lu have other families that could replace it?
But right? Now that the Gongshu family has arrived at the Zhi family, Zhi Yao will not let him go no matter what.
"When troops are sent out next year, the Lu army will also go. For this reason, Ji Sunfei is on his way to Jin." Zhiyao said.
Previously, the Zhi family sent people to the State of Lu. The first person they contacted was Shusun Zhouqiu, the uncle of the Shusun family. Later, the Jisun family took over.
In the current Lu State, the Shusun family and the Mengsun family followed the Jisun family's lead, and the three families worked together to control the military power of the Lu State.
Ji Sunsi, who forced Confucius away, died of illness three years ago and was given the posthumous name Ji Huanzi. His son became the new head of the Ji Sun family.
Because of Ji Sunfei's young age, new changes occurred in the internal situation of the Lu State. Both the Shusun family and the Mengsun family wanted to become the new boss. However, the internal fighting between the three Huan was very restrained and there was no large-scale fight.
Ji Sunfei's visit to Jin this time is very important to the Ji Sun family. If he can get the support of the Zhi family, the Shu Sun family and the Meng Sun family will stop fighting anyway.
Therefore, the Jisun family arbitrarily took away the uncle's job. Jisun Fei first went to "Xintian" for a formal visit. During this period, Jin Junwu was sympathetic to the situation and repeatedly asked Lu Jun about his deeds, which made Jisun very confused.
Being fat is very embarrassing.
It is impossible for Ji Sunfei to have no friendship with Zhao Yang. He explained that he came to Jin mainly because he was invited by the Zhi family, so that Zhao Yang learned that the Zhi family was going to attack the Tian family of Qi State.
The Zhi family sent troops to Qi just to attack the Tian family? No matter what you say, Zhao Yang will not believe this.
Zhao Yang only needs to know that the Zhi family will send troops to Qi State, so that he can mobilize more troops to deal with Zhongshan State and then defend against Qiu You and Xianyu.
The Han family, who also learned that the Zhi family was going to send troops to Qi, had some news and chose to go and play with Bai Zhai.
In fact, the rest of the Jin Dynasty's high-ranking families have taken action, and only the Han family is left to do nothing. They will first feel guilty.
If the Han family could choose, they would be more willing to attack Zheng Guo. However, the Zhi family has the ability to withstand Qi Guo's possible counterattack alone. The Han family does not have the strength to pin Zheng Guo to the ground and do the next best thing.
Eyes on Bai Zhai.
Ji Sunfei came to "Handan" on a snowy day. After arriving, he was surprised how there were camps around "Handan". He sent someone to inquire and learned that the Zhi family was carrying out extensive construction in "Handan".
"This is a good thing!" Ji Sunfei thought so.
"Handan" of the Jin State is not the easternmost point. It is very obvious that the Zhi family will shift the focus of development eastward.
There is currently no border between the State of Lu and the State of Jin. If more than a hundred years ago they discovered that the center of development of the Zhi family had moved eastward, they would have been worried about the State of Lu.
"Zongzi!" Ji Sunfei paid a formal visit, that is, after being welcomed, he sent someone every few days to inform him when he would visit, and then came in person later.
Zhiyao seemed very enthusiastic and went to the door to personally greet Ji Sunfei's arrival and went in.
What both parties did was the most basic etiquette, which seemed very inefficient and very cumbersome. The problem is that it would not work without these.
All the polite politeness should be done.
Ji Sunfei began to introduce how many troops the Lu State would send next year, and mentioned which cities of Qi State he wanted to attack.
"The eldest son has followed his own path in fighting against rebellion. In order to regain the city, I will not do anything inappropriate," Ji Sunfei said.
This statement is very meaningful.
To put it bluntly, under the control of the Zhi family and the Lu State, the things that the Tian family did became shocking. It depends on whether the young masters of the Qi State believe it or not, or what choices they make.
Tian Qi jumps sideways again and again? There is a saying that "Everyone who walks must leave a trace", and there is another saying "Don't let others know but don't do anything except yourself." If someone goes to investigate, it will be exposed in an instant.
According to the information currently available to Zhiyao, some feudal lords of the Qi Kingdom immediately drew a clear line with Tian Qi, but those young masters showed no reaction at all.
At the same time, Tian Qi was embarrassed by the public opinion, and simply ran back to his fiefdom, as if he would not interfere anymore to show his innocence.
At present, the Zhi family has not officially sent anyone to the Qi State to announce that they will attack the Tian family. The Qi State does not know the news that the Zhi family will send troops next year. They are just aware of the changes in the Lu State.
Changes in Lu State are not a big deal to Qi State. Qi State and Lu State have been like this for many years. Once there is civil strife in Qi State, Lu State will always do something, and vice versa, which makes both countries have solidified their thinking.
People will be surprised when they are in trouble and the other party does nothing.
Ji Sunfei didn't dare to ask how many troops Zhishi would send next year. When he came to "Handan" and saw the vast camps, to be honest, his heart immediately became as stable as an old dog's.
This was because he misunderstood that the people stationed in the camp were all troops, and he didn't think about it. It was not an emergency period, so how could Zhishi maintain the recruitment status.
To have such a mentality, it can only be said that the subjective consciousness is too strong, hoping that something will happen, and falling into unconsciousness.
Zhiyao was quite satisfied with Ji Sunfei's openness, but there was no need for Zhi Yao to reveal to Lu Guo how he wanted to fight.
This is a distinction between superior and inferior determined by strength.
Although the Zhi family is a family and its population may not be as large as the total population of the Lu state, the military strength of the Zhi family is definitely stronger than that of the Lu state.
So, Sanhuan may be extremely powerful within the Lu State. How could the three of them unite and compare with the Zhi family? They should be nothing, but they are nothing.
Ji Sunfei will not come to visit Zhiyao and leave immediately. He will stay until Zhishi sends troops next year, and then follow Zhiyao eastward.
During that period, Ji Sunfei realized that the camp was not a garrison. His heart, which was as steady as an old dog, suddenly became a little uncertain.
