For Fei Qian, the great logistics power and sufficient spice production in later generations made Fei Qian's knowledge and attitude towards spices not as obsessed with spices as the people of the Han Dynasty.

But this does not prevent Fei Qian from knowing that spices are a big business.

The earliest spice that entered the Han Dynasty was probably pepper. Thanks to the gift of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the original word "Jiao" for "Jinwu Zangjiao" is actually a pun. It not only represents the person, but also represents the "pepper" house, so it is called Jinwu.

, it was absolutely correct in the Han Dynasty.

Because spices are expensive.

The spices used by Fei Qian now come from the Western Regions and Snowy Areas.

The spices from the Han Dynasty came from the Western Regions and Jiaozhi. However, the Western Regions and Jiaozhi themselves did not produce much spices, and their spices came from Daqin and Rinan.

There is no trade in Da Qin yet, mainly due to Lu Bu's gains from some small local countries in the Western Regions. On the other hand, trade started earlier than in the Western Regions. After all, Ninan, and the people south of Ninan

Poison is a major producer of spices.

The spice trade route currently developed by Feiqian was mainly the Ancient Tea Horse Road going south through the snowy area.

There are two ways to enter Shendu, one is from the snow area, and the other is through Jiaozhi. The Jiaozhi route is more convenient, but Liu Bei is still a little short of heat, and it cannot be said that he can provide a stable source of spices.

Of course, according to the current speed of transportation and logistics, even if it is opened, the cost of spices will still be high, unless it is transported by sea and transported by fleet...

This is, of course, something for later.

But even these few harvests can be considered quite abundant. After all, the inventory that the Western Regions and Tubo people had accumulated for who knows how long was basically emptied by Lu Bu and Zhang Liao. Of course, it was a considerable amount.

Sometimes Fei Qian really felt sorry for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Spices, which could obviously be a big business, were used by this prodigal son to wall up a wall to please a woman. The key is that the woman didn't appreciate it at all, and eventually fell out with him...

…

Fei Qian ate slowly and glanced at Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen had obviously not eaten food with spices for a long time. He was snoring and didn't even bother to raise his head.

If you want to catch a person, you must catch the person's stomach.

The descendants of the gentry in the Han Dynasty all liked spices and even had an attitude of consecrating spices.

Well, this is of course also because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

perhaps……

Fei Qian thought without any malice, it was probably similar to the attitude of the European aborigines towards perfumes in the Middle Ages. Because of the restricted sanitary conditions, they particularly liked various spices and sachets. This was the case until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Just like Cao Cao

The sisters made of water in the Dream of Red Mansions described by the old man actually don’t take baths very often, so various sachets cover it up.

Because if it weren’t for the habits brought by Fei Qian, there were still many people in the Han Dynasty who didn’t bathe on weekdays. If they could bathe once a month, they were considered diligent. Some people said that bathing would take away the vitality of the body, so there shouldn’t be more.

wash.

The so-called Sister Lin fell from the sky, it is very likely that she also brought a mud shell with her, and she may not be as clean as future generations imagined...

Of course, the above are all Fei Qian's guesses, just like Fei Qian's guess that there must be a shortage of spices in classmate Cao Laowang's territory, and then seeing Cao Zhen in this form confirmed his suspicion.

Most of the spices in the Han Dynasty came from outside the region. With the opening of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty imported spices from outside the region and transplanted certain aromatic plants, such as pepper, cloves, etc., but the planting volume was not large. On the one hand, the emperor

I just want to feel good about myself, and I don’t think about planting it widely. On the other hand, because the water and soil are different, even if I plant it, it will basically be difficult to survive without consciously adjusting the planting method.

Therefore, rare things are valuable.

The use of incense is a manifestation of the luxurious life of the upper class nobles, and it is also a sign of status for the children of the gentry.

Perhaps it is because aromatic hydrocarbons have been imprinted on human genes since ancient times. Foods that are delicious and beneficial to the body are basically fragrant, while those that are inedible and harmful to the body are mostly smelly. Of course, there are exceptions.

, but most of them are like that. So when these spices appear, they evoke the instinctive memories in the genes of the human body.

The demand and consumption of spices among the nobles was astonishing, because they were not only used in food, but also as incense for burning, hanging, anointing and medicinal purposes.

With such a five-piece set, my thirst for spices is naturally quite high.

Among them, the biggest consumer is naturally the emperor, so many people have begun to arrange the emperor's elders. Some people say that the mat used by the emperor is "scented with various incense. Once you sit on this mat, the fragrance lingers for a hundred days." Some people say that the emperor uses it every day.

There must be two female attendants, "Both of them choose to be decent, from the straight female attendant to hold the incense burner to burn incense to the one who enters the stage to protect the clothes"...

Of course, the latest rhetoric is about Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He said that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was extravagant. He built a naked pavilion in the West Garden and visited the palace people in midsummer.

They put on beautiful makeup, took off their tops, and wore only internal clothes. Or they bathed naked together. They boiled the incense from the Western Regions into a soup, and the palace people used it to bathe in water. The remaining juice was poured into the canal, which was called Liuxiang Canal. Anyway, with King Zhou

A worthy comparison.

Then the gentry children longed for it in their hearts while scolding them with their mouths...

It’s just that these nobles didn’t want to think about how long Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had been fighting with the Western Qiang at that time. There were also bullshit offerings from the “Western Regions” that came across the war zone? If they were offered from Rinan, how much more?

It's more reliable. After all, Jiaozhi was relatively stable at that time.

In the Han Dynasty, localized pepper cultivation was relatively successful. However, due to changes in water and soil, pepper could not be as "big and purple" as the imported ones. It was called "Pipiper", while the locally produced peppers were "piperon".

"Small and green", it is called "Kon Yan".

As for the rest of the spices, basically there are relatively few...

After all, Cao Zhen had been in the military for a long time, so he ate very quickly, as if sweeping away the remaining clouds. He even ate all the sauce and ginger shreds. If he licked it a few times, he wouldn't even have to wash it.

Cao Zhen laughed a few times, either really or fakely, and said, "Let the Hussar laugh! If there is any disobedience, I hope the General of the Hussar will forgive me."

Fei Qian laughed and asked Cao Zhen if he had enough and whether he was full. Then he served Cao Zhen another portion of broth, and then he also speeded up. Xili Hulu finished eating and asked the guards to remove the food table.

Cao Cao is very poor, at least at this stage.

Fei Qian knew this.

This is also a historical fact. Of course, poverty is relative. It does not mean that Cao Cao cannot afford to eat, but that compared to the luxury of other nobles, Cao Cao is relatively poor. In the Han Dynasty, the so-called disobedience to the people was highly praised.

After the policy of striving for profits, "people" actually have a lot of money. Of course, "people" does not mean that in the broad sense.

Hidden wealth among the people, and then Cao Cao became poor.

Even after the Three Kingdoms were established and the political situation of the Wei Dynasty was basically determined, Cao Cao still advocated frugality and did not allow the indiscriminate use of spices. The "Internal Commandments" said: "When the world was first settled, I banned the incense in the house. Later, the women matched the country, so

I have to burn incense. I am not good at burning incense. I hate that if the first ban is fulfilled, I will not be allowed to burn incense again. I will not be able to hide it in my clothes."

Until Cao Cao's death, the shortage of spices still did not improve, and they were still quite expensive. So much so that Cao Cao even specifically asked in the "Posthumous Order": "The remaining fragrance can be divided among the ladies and sacrificed without death."

So it’s a big business…

Although Cao Zhen often pretended to be honest and honest on the outside, he was actually very shrewd. After the meal, he pretended to be casual and asked, "The food is very delicious, but I don't know who the cook is?"

Normally, Fei Qian should have expressed generously that if Cao Zhen liked it, he would give the cook to Cao Zhen, just like the pattern of frequent gifts between nobles, but the problem is that Fei Qian is not normal, ahem, Fei Qian

Qian doesn't follow common sense...

"This is not the skill of a cook, but the beauty of a snow sheep!" Fei Qian said with a smile.

"Ah?" Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

"Does Zidan know Fenglin Island? In the extreme west, there is the West Sea. In the center of the West Sea, a distance of 1,500 miles away, is Fenglin Island. There are weak waters surrounding the island on all sides, and it cannot be crossed even if a feather does not float on it.

"There are many Fenglins on the island, each in groups of tens of thousands." Fei Qian said with a smile, "This sheep comes from the Fenglin Island. The meat is tender and fresh, with almost no fishy smell. Eating it regularly can lighten the body and keep the body healthy, and prolong life."

...』

Fei Qian cheered and blew the sheep in the snow area for a while. Cao Zhen must have never been to the snow area anyway, so wasn't he just listening to Fei Qian's random shouting alone?

Cao Zhen opened his eyes wide, and then couldn't help but touch his belly. Although most of them didn't believe it, he looked at Fei Qian's words and he was a little doubtful.

"If Zidan doesn't believe it..." Fei Qian chuckled, "Let's come with someone..."

When Fei Qian was a descendant, he often wondered why the mutton raised in the border deserts tasted better than the mutton raised in other places.

Finally I figured out that the main reason was the difference in feeding methods.

What do the sheep in the frontier desert eat? It’s grass, green onions, and there’s no need to add any artificial pickling at a later stage. These guys pickle themselves in advance to get the flavor...

And what do sheep raised in the interior eat? Feed mixed with various growth hormones, antibiotics, and clenbuterol...

So can the taste be the same?

So naturally, will the sheep eaten in Cao Cao's territory taste the same as the snow sheep and desert sheep brought by Zhang Liao and others?

Obviously not.

This was later proven in Fei Qian's back camp. There were obvious differences between the two sheep from different places. Whether it was the mutton smell or the texture of the mutton itself, there was a big difference. Even Cao Zhen

Even if you don’t know how to cook, you can still see it intuitively...

Although Cao Zhen gained some strange new knowledge, his mind was not focused on it, because when he passed by the Hussars' rear camp, he clearly smelled the smell of spices, which was thick and substance-like.

The smell emanates from the huge logistics tent, which is captivating.

Although Cao Zhen tried his best to hide it, after all, he has not yet mastered cultivation, which further exposed the scarcity and desire for spices in Cao Cao's territory...

In this case, let's hang it up first.

I have to say that Fei Qian did follow some guys and learned a lot of bad tricks, such as hunger marketing...

……(～o￣3￣)～……

"There is famine in the world, and it is the way of the heavens. Yu, soup and quilt. Unfortunately, there is a drought for two or three thousand miles, and the country will show mercy. Suddenly there is an emergency on the border, with tens of millions of people, the country

Hu Yifa? When wars and droughts multiply, the world suffers great defeat. Those who are brave and strong gather their disciples to attack each other, but the old and old Yizi will bite their bones. If politics is not fully understood, those who can doubt it from afar will fight together.

Yes, you are just trying to figure it out out of fear, how can you possibly reach it?"
To be continued...