Lin Xuan smiled and said: "When I go out for a hike, I wonder if I can bring some beef with me?"
When he was preparing for an outing, he had a barbecue outdoors.
Everything else is easy to cook, but beef is difficult to cook.
Many people may think that since there are so many cattle on the grassland, they can't understand why Lin Xuan doesn't just buy beef if he wants to eat it.
In ancient China, the plowing cattle in the south were buffaloes, while those in the north were mostly cattle.
The cattle in the north originally came from the grasslands.
Many people think that grassland cattle are wild and difficult to tame and cannot be used for farming.
In fact, this statement is wrong. All animals were originally wild. The domestic chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and cows now are all captured by humans and raised in captivity.
Aren't bison more difficult to tame than cattle raised on the grasslands?
Since bison can be tamed, why can’t prairie cattle be tamed?
In fact, the real reason is that the nomadic peoples in ancient times did not raise large numbers of cattle at all.
Grassland cattle are aggressive, difficult to manage, and eat more. In comparison, raising sheep is more cost-effective.
Another reason is that I don’t want to sell it to Datang.
Just like the Tang Dynasty restricted the flow of salt and iron into the Tang Dynasty, the grasslands also restricted the flow of war horses and cattle into the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, in ancient times, beef was rarer than some game meat.
If you watch some period TV, you will be asked for several kilograms of beef at every turn. Those are all fake.
Qin Huaidao and the others were speechless. Aren't you just telling lies?
Why do people value cows so much? When they are tired, they are reluctant to let cows get tired, let alone to death.
In addition, now that we have the Zhenguan plow, plowing the land is much easier than before. How could any cow die from exhaustion?
"Lin Xuan, why don't you take me with you when you go on an outing?" Yuchi Baolin said with a look on his face.
He mainly wanted to eat beef, but he had no choice. Who told his father not to learn from Cheng Yaojin?
"We are going on an outing with the princess, why are we taking you there?" Lin Xuan rolled his eyes at Yuchi Baolin.
What the hell, who brings their own light bulb on a date?
Yuchi Baolin said: "I just want to eat some beef. Don't worry, I won't disturb you."
Lin Xuan said angrily: "If you want to eat beef, why don't you ask Cheng Chuliang for some and go home and eat it slowly? Do you have to follow us?"
Yuchi Baolin patted his head and said: "Chu Liang, your cow is dead, you have to share it with me."
"And me!" Li Dejiang and Qin Huaidao said quickly.
Cheng Chudian nodded and said, "No problem."
A cow weighs hundreds of kilograms of meat, and with the current weather, it can't last more than a few days.
After everyone had had enough wine and food, they went home.
…
The two brothers Cheng Chumo returned home.
Cheng Chuliang pulled Cheng Chumo and said, "Brother, please help me talk to dad about the cow."
"Isn't it great that you agreed just now? Let me tell you now?" Cheng Chumo said angrily.
Cheng Chuliang said flatteringly: "Brother, if you go and tell me, it will be easier for dad to agree. If I go, I will definitely get scolded again."
"I won't get scolded if I go?" Cheng Chumo said angrily.
If he were the eldest son of another family, at Cheng Chumo's age, his parents would listen to his opinions.
But they faced Cheng Yaojin, a father who was completely unreasonable.
Do you have any opinions? OK, they will be gone after the fight.
"Brother, if you don't tell me, I will tell dad that you came back yesterday and went to Pingkangfang first." Cheng Chuliang threatened.
"you…"
Cheng Chumo gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll tell you. But if you threaten me with this matter again in the future, see how I deal with you."
"Brother, don't worry, as long as you help me get this done, I will pretend that I don't know about it." Cheng Chuliang said with assurance.
"Remember what you said, let's go talk to dad now," Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Chuliang was stunned and said, "Should I go too?"
Cheng Chumo said angrily: "This is your business. Do you want me to go alone? If you don't go, forget it. You can say whatever you want about that matter."
"Okay, okay, okay, why don't you let me go with you?" Cheng Chuliang said quickly.
The two brothers came to the living room together, where Cheng Yaojin was drinking. The table was filled with bones left over from eating the meat.
"father!"
"belch…"
Cheng Yaojin let out a wine burp and asked: "You are back, have you eaten? If not, come with me for a drink."
"Dad, we have eaten," Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and said: "Now that you've eaten, go and do what you have to do. Don't disturb me for drinking."
"Dad, we have something to tell you." Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Yaojin put down the wine bowl he had just picked up and asked with wide eyes: "Are you causing trouble outside again?"
The two Cheng Chumo brothers quickly shook their heads and said, "Dad, we didn't cause any trouble."
When Cheng Yaojin heard that he was not in trouble, he took a sip from the wine bowl and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Dad, do you want to eat beef?" Cheng Chumo said carefully.
"boom!"
Cheng Yaojin slammed the wine bowl on the table and cursed: "I'm telling you, if you dare to hit the attention of our cattle, I will break your legs."
Although he likes to eat beef, he will also get a few cows to eat during the Chinese New Year every year.
But everything must be done in a measured way. Now is the time for spring plowing. What would Li Shimin think if he went to work on the cattle?
Usually when he killed cattle, he would also give some to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin pretended not to know.
It is impossible to do anything to Cheng Yaojin because of a few cows.
But killing cattle during spring plowing meant that Li Shimin didn't take it seriously at all.
"Dad, it's not that we want to eat." Cheng Chumo said quickly, repeating what Lin Xuan said to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin said: "You mean Lin Xuan is taking Princess Changle on an outing, and can he bring Princess Qinghe out along the way?"
The two brothers Cheng Chumo nodded.
Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and said: "I know, you go back first. Let me know when you want the cow."
His title has reached the point where he can no longer be promoted, and what he is thinking about now is his three sons.
Cheng Chumo doesn't need to worry, he can just inherit his title in the future.
He was worried about his other two sons, so for the sake of Cheng Chuliang, he asked Li Shimin to marry the princess.
This will not only strengthen the relationship between the Cheng family and the royal family, but more importantly, the consort will be knighted when he gets married.
All he needs to do is make some meritorious deeds and earn a title for Cheng Chubi.
Many people wonder, if you become the Duke of the country, doesn't the emperor have nothing to reward you?
In fact, this is not the case. The title of the Duke is also very particular, and it can also increase the number of food fiefs.
In addition, you can also reward your son.
Cheng Yaojin also heard that some princesses have bad tempers and some princes-in-law are often annoyed by the princesses.
When he was there, Princess Qinghe might be wary of him and not show any favor to Cheng Chuliang. What if he was gone?
Therefore, he felt that he owed something to Cheng Chuliang. If he could get along with Princess Qinghe in advance, it would be good for them in the future.
As for getting a cow, it was not a big deal to him.
Is Li Shimin to blame?
Just kidding, your two daughters also ate it, why should you blame me?
…
When Butler Lin saw Lin Xuan coming back, he quickly said: "Sir, His Royal Highness has sent someone to ask you to go to the Chang'an government office."
"What did you say?" Lin Xuan asked.
Butler Lin said: "The person who came here didn't say anything, he just asked the young master to go there."
"Okay, I understand, let's go now." Lin Xuan said.
I have to trouble Li Chengqian about asking Li Lizhi out.
If Li Chengqian didn't send anyone, he would go there.
Lin Xuan came to the Chang'an government office and met Li Chengqian under the leadership of the government officials.
"I see His Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder why His Highness called me here?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Didn't you ask Gu Gu to post a notice to recruit doctors? There are already many people. When will you meet them?"
"Your Highness, how many people are there now?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Chengqian said: "The attraction of a thousand pieces of gold is still very great. So far, thousands of people have come to register."
"So many?" Lin Xuan was stunned.
There are thousands of people, when will Sun Simiao go for the interview?
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "I have already asked people to investigate. Except for a few dozen people with good medical skills, most of the rest are people with average medical skills or no medical skills at all."
Lin Xuan was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your thoughtful consideration."
In this way, only a few dozen people need to be interviewed.
"Please, Your Highness, please send someone to notify those dozens of people with good medical skills, and ask them to go to Huimin Medical Center in three days to find Master Sun to take the assessment." Lin Xuan said.
He also doesn't know medical skills, so Sun Simiao still needs to handle the interview.
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Lin Xuan said with some embarrassment: "I have something to ask your highness for help."
Li Chengqian said with some vigilance: "Let's talk, as long as we don't let the beauty come out alone, everything else is easy to talk about."