There is not much to say about cumin. It is a spice from the Western Regions and is the second most popular spice in the world after pepper.
Many people think that chili peppers originated in the Americas and spread all over the world. However, scientists in previous generations conducted genetic testing and found that this is not the case. There are also native chili peppers in China.
One is millet pepper produced in the jungle of Xishuangbanna, and the other is yellow pepper produced in Shennongjia.
It has to be said that technology and archeology can really change many common sense perceptions. For example, genetic testing revealed that Cao Cao and the Xiahou family are not related by blood.
For example, archaeologists have discovered peanuts in Han tombs and Western Jin tombs. Before, everyone thought that peanuts were introduced from the Americas.
In short, it is true that China is also the original place of production of chili peppers. If you spend a little money to hire local people to find them, you can popularize chili peppers hundreds of years in advance.
There is also shrimp skin, which is used as the raw material to make local MSG.
Not to mention the nutritional value of this thing, for people its freshness-enhancing function is the most important.
In the era when humans did not master the production technology of sodium glutamate, chefs usually used freshly killed chicken and other raw materials and cooked them for a long time.
Not to eat meat, but to boil out the umami flavor in chicken. Then use chicken soup as raw material to make other foods to make the food delicious.
With monosodium glutamate, a spoonful of MSG will solve all the problems.
There are many ways to make sodium glutamate, but unfortunately Chen Jingke only knows a relatively primitive way.
Glutamic acid is obtained by hydrolyzing wheat, soybeans and other grains with hydrochloric acid, then removing the color, purifying and crystallizing them.
Glutamic acid and soda ash are then put together for a chemical reaction to produce sodium glutamate.
But this method is very wasteful of food. Only forty pounds of wheat can produce one pound of sodium glutamate. In ancient times when food was scarce, it was a sin to produce sodium glutamate.
It is better to go to the Yellow and Bohai Sea to catch shrimps, use the shrimps to make shrimp skin, and grind the shrimp skin into powder to make local MSG.
Although the effect is not as good as MSG, it is many times better than using chicken soup to enhance the freshness. Besides, if it is not fresh enough, can you add a little more shrimp powder? Even the salt is saved.
Making shrimp skin can also form an industrial chain, feed many coastal fishermen, and cultivate a large reserve navy for the country.
As for going to sea, which is more dangerous, I can only say that there is no danger in what you do? In ancient times, as long as you were alive, there was danger everywhere.
What's more, if you don't even dare to enter the Yellow and Bohai Sea, which is a less windy sea area, then you might as well seal it off on the mainland.
Coastal areas are developed areas in industrial society, and the trade benefits alone can make the local people full of food.
But in a purely agricultural society, it is the most difficult place, and you have to experience strong winds and waves from time to time. The key is that the salinization of the land makes it impossible to grow crops, which is the most fatal.
If the Shopee business can really take off, people living in the Yellow and Bohai Seas will benefit.
What's more, Changsun Wugu's cannery also wants to open workshops along the coast to produce canned marine fish.
In short, compared to the previous time when there was no solution, there is always one more way to survive.
When they heard about these three seasonings, Cheng Huailiang and the others were very excited, and they all said that they would immediately have people look for them.
What they are most interested in is the shrimp skin used for freshness, followed by chili pepper and finally cumin.
After all, barbecue is just one of many foods, and it can still taste good even without cumin.
Although chili is very important, there are also spicy vegetables and mustard as substitutes. And not everyone likes spicy food, so the need for this thing is not very urgent.
Shopee is different. Freshness is everyone’s biggest pursuit, and the improvement in food taste can be said to be immediate.
They have already started planning how to take advantage of the differences brought by Shopee and open more branches.
After seeing the three of them off, Chen Jingke asked the two maids to bring the books over and start studying.
During this period, Wu Shu came over, played with him for a while, and then left to go back to work. She had a lot of things to do in charge of the huge Zixiao Temple.
Just when he was feeling very happy with the fragrance on his red sleeves, Li Shimin was looking through his violent remarks in the morning.
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"What is this bastard talking about? Does he want to die?" Li Shimin threw the secret letter to the ground and said angrily.
Changsun Wugou said calmly: "You guys stand down."
The frightened and trembling waiters around them quickly retreated as if they were amnesty.
After everyone was gone, she picked up the secret letter and put it on the table and said: "His thoughts are very different from ours. This is something we have known for a long time. Why is Erlang so angry?"
Li Shimin said angrily: "I know he has many different ideas in his mind, but I never thought he would be so rebellious."
"What is the relationship between the army and the people? What is born of the people must be returned to the people. Does he want to imitate the Tao of Taiping?"
Changsun Wugou hurriedly said: "Erlang can't say that. What should we do if it gets out?"
"Didn't he also say that he wants to be loyal to the emperor? The last three questions also asked people to be loyal to the emperor. It shows that he is not really confused."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "If he hadn't known Zhongjun, I would have had him chopped off long ago. But we must take care of him and let him know that this is the Tang Dynasty, not his Chen clan."
"Especially you, you can't coddle him like this anymore. It's because of your protection that he dares to be so unscrupulous and lawless."
Changsun Wugou stepped forward and helped him sit down on the chair, and comforted him: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. Just calm down, and I'll teach him a lesson later."
"Humph." Li Shimin said angrily: "He has been greatly influenced by his family's ideology since he was a child, so just persuasion will hardly have any effect."
"Let him come to the palace to study tomorrow and let the great scholars teach him what the rules are."
Changsun Wugou poured a glass of water in front of him and said: "This is also a good way. The great Confucians can remove the influence of his family and turn him into a qualified Tang Dynasty dignitary."
Li Shimin had just brought the tea cup to his mouth, but when he heard these words, he put it down again and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Changsun Wugou said doubtfully: "I'm just praising you for your wisdom. You think too much."
They are an old married woman. How could Li Shimin not understand her character? He said, "What do you mean by eliminating the influence of his family and being a qualified Tang Dynasty dignitary? Please explain to me clearly what you mean?"
Changsun Wugou said matter-of-factly: "Let the great Confucians teach him. Is there any other possibility besides this result?"
Then she said with regret: "It's a pity that after hundreds of years of achievements of the Chen family, I don't know how much will be left. I hope they still have other heirs."
Li Shimin said angrily: "Look, look, you're still talking nonsense, you're just blaming me for treating him like this."
"I asked Da Ru to teach him the rules of the Tang Dynasty, just to let him know what can and cannot be said, what can and cannot be done."
"It's not that he forgets his family's knowledge. If he learns the rules of the Tang Dynasty, won't he be able to make better use of his family's knowledge?"
Changsun Wugou asked: "If he learns these things, do you still dare to use him? Do you still dare to marry your daughter to him? Anyway, I will not let Xiao Sizi marry such a person."
Li Shimin was speechless, and said angrily: "I can't do it on the left or on the right, so what do you think I should do? You can think of a way to control him."
Changsun Wugou did not answer his question, but said: "Actually, I have been wondering about one thing. The more I know about Jing Ke, the more confused I become."
Li Shimin asked subconsciously: "What doubts?"
Changsun Wugou said: "At first, I thought they were a reclusive family, only unique in their medical skills and academics."
Li Shimin couldn't help but nod. He thought the same thing at first: "Then what?"
Unconsciously, the topic was dominated by her, and he began to think about the problem along her train of thought.
"Later he took out a world map and accurately described the world's past and present conditions. Only then did I realize that I had underestimated them."
"But what really shocks and even scares me are the powerful ships and cannons. With these, they can dominate the world without any rivals."
"They have also mastered the method of making glass, and they will not be short of money by relying on this. As you know, the rice grown in his yard is estimated to be more than double that of ordinary rice."
"They are not short of food or money, and they also have strong ships and cannons. If they participate in the world competition, who will be their opponent? Saint, are you sure you can defeat them?"
Li Shimin remained silent. After Chen Jingke presented the formula for the gunpowder cannon, he secretly built dozens of cannons of various models.
The power is so powerful that it makes one's liver and gallbladder split.
He believed that his ability to use troops was unparalleled in the world, but he still felt deeply powerless when faced with cannons.
Perhaps cannons have shortcomings of one kind or another, and the person who uses the cannon is the most critical. He can find ways to use strategies to offset the impact of the cannon.
But people are not fools, and they will not stand still and be a target. If you can find a way, others will follow suit.
What's more, there are gunboats. On land, he can still think of ways to launch a desperate charge with cavalry.
But gunboats are almost invincible. Once they stop the boat on the river, they can only run as far as they want.
How to fight this?
When Changsun Wugou saw that he was silent, he knew that he had listened. He changed the subject and said, "But why didn't they participate in the competition for the world, and instead devoted the whole family's efforts to exploring the world?"
"For this reason, he did not hesitate to exhaust the family's energy, leaving only his single seedling. In the end, he sent this single seedling to the Tang Dynasty, giving you the knowledge accumulated by the family for hundreds of years."
"What is all this for? What made them do such a selfless act?"
Li Shimin became even more silent. This was really strange and simply abnormal. If Chen Jingke hadn't been standing there alive, he would have thought it was a legendary novel.
If he had such capital and had already participated in the struggle for world hegemony, how could he do such a thankless thing?
People who think this way have something wrong with their brains.
But when I think that I have gained the knowledge accumulated by the Chen family for hundreds of years in vain, I can't say this.
After a long time, he said: "Then have you figured out the answer?"
