Chapter 1,628 True Determination

Relying on the prosperous grain processing industry, a large amount of by-products such as bran, cereal bran, germ, dregs, etc. are produced, which can be processed into extruded concentrated feed to supplement nutrition for livestock in detasseled prefectures and Bazhou and other places.

Because there are so many livestock, no matter how carefully they are cooked, some of them are bound to die, and because all kinds of grains are gathered and processed here, the people try their best to process cheap grain flour into more delicious things, so these things

Nature came into being.

It is much earlier than in real history, so it is not surprising.

Hejian bacon is made of pork. The initial method is similar to braised pork, but in the later stage of brazing, it will be fished out and then smoked using a method similar to Liangzhe Road smoked fish.

What is different from other braised pork methods is that scallions, garlic, sweet noodle sauce, black noodle sauce, soy bean curd, soy sauce and vinegar are added to it.

When smoking, use cypress wood sawdust, put three to four ounces into the pot, cover the pot and heat it over slow fire for a quarter of an hour.

It looks crude, and the meat slices are only an inch and a half thick, but it is a Kung Fu dish that cannot be eaten within a few hours.

Noodles are multigrain noodles. Because multigrain gluten is not strong enough, a special tool for pressing Noodles is needed, called a "饸饹 bed". The bed is made of thick and curved wood, with a round hole dug in the middle and inlays underneath.

Take a piece of iron sheet covered with small holes, add a wooden stick parallel to the bed, and place a wooden core in the center of the round hole so that it can move up and down like a piston.

Place the noodle bed on the pot. When the water boils, fill the round hole with the kneaded dough, then place the core at the hole, pull the wooden stick with your hand, and press it hard, and the noodles will fall into the pot from the small hole.

, after the noodles are cooked, put them into a bowl, pour various marinades on them, and it is ready to eat.

In order to increase the toughness of the noodles, ordinary people also found an additive called "Mian Dan", which is actually the fine powder of Artemisia annua seeds, which can increase the viscosity.

The old mutton soup used in Hejian Prefecture is made of mung bean sprouts lining the bottom of the bowl, mixed with minced garlic, and sprinkled with some minced coriander. The taste is particularly fresh.

There is not much to say about the fire-roasting. The only difference is that the fire-roasting is not made of donkey meat, but horse meat.

Su You was not afraid that it was the meat of a dead horse. After all, it had been stewed for a long time and any germs had been killed. As long as the meat was fresh, it would be fine.

And apart from the slightly thick texture, the taste is actually very good, especially the "topping" made of marinade and flour on the meat, which makes the taste even more rich.

However, this Su You didn't dare to ask about the recipe and method in detail. At most, it could be written down in the "Kitchen Classic" as an anecdote.

After all, eating horses is more taboo than eating cows, and the Song Dynasty has not yet reached the level of "horse freedom".

If Zhao Xu saw it and wanted to taste horse meat, the courtiers would probably spray him to death.

The imperial court has lost another minister in recent days, Dr. You Guanglu, and Sun Gu, the Privy Councilor.

Sun Gu can be said to be the most upright official in the world. He is sincere and does not like to be arrogant. He said: "People should take sages as their teachers. A person of one level cannot learn enough."

Starting from Shenzong's vassal residence, he also said: "If you love your lord with the love of your relatives, you will be able to do anything."

Fu Yaoyu once commented: "Sima Gong's integrity, Sun Gong's virtue, and Su Xiang's wisdom are the so-called people who believe without saying anything." The world believes that this is true.

In real history, during the expedition to Xia, Sun Gu was the deputy envoy to the Privy Council. At that time, he tried every means to stop the Northern Expedition, believing that the Song Dynasty was not ready. All the predictions he made were sadly fulfilled in the Pingxia Campaign in real history.

Therefore, it can be said that Sun Gu's strategic vision and political quality are not limited. He first served in Hebei and negotiated for the country to return two hundred miles of land from the Liao Kingdom!

Just because he was a censor, everyone valued his integrity and outspokenness, but often ignored this aspect.

In this time and space, Sun Gu saw that the expedition to Xia was unstoppable, so he begged Zhao Xu that Su You must be allowed to preside over the Pingxia war.

Zhao Xu was reluctant to agree at first, thinking that Xia Guo was simply asking his uncle to go to the parade to gain credit for nothing.

Sun Gu went to persuade Lu Gongzuo again. The two old men were quarreling with Zhao Xu every day, and even wrote letters to various big bosses asking for support. In the end, Zhao Xu couldn't bear it anymore and appointed Su You as the strategic envoy of the six routes.

During the course of the war, the old man changed his previous obstructive attitude and vigorously cooperated with frontline operations. Even when Su You and Gao Zunyu were "surrounded", he persuaded Zhao Xu to strengthen his confidence, trust the commanders at the front, and not to cause chaos first. position.

It should be said that Sun Gu's escort in the court played an unparalleled and huge role in the smooth implementation of the Pingxia War.

When they heard that Sun Gu had passed away, the Empress Dowager and Zhao Xu burst into tears. They stopped attending the court for three days and presented him with the title of Wen Jing as a gift to Kaifu Yi and the Third Division.

Su You also wrote a tribute to Sun Gu, describing Sun Gu's performance before and after the Pingxia War was decided, and believed that everyone had overlooked his far-reaching wisdom and insight;

He also described his performance in the course of the war, and believed that everyone had overlooked the other side of him that was upright and upright, serving the country regardless of personal reputation, and gaining or losing rather than losing.

It can be called an example among scholar-bureaucrats.

In June, Su You arrived at Zhendingfu, another big town on Hebei Road.

The reason why Zhending Prefecture is important is that there is a natural pass here, Jingxing, which can reach Taiyuan Prefecture in the west. It is the most important passage between Hebei Third Road and Hedong Road.

Su You met two aggrieved people here, Song Yongchen and Shen Kuo.

Both of them deserved it. Shen Kuo did not strictly implement the imperial court's sales system, which caused such a big mistake in Bozhou.

Because Song Yongchen was a middle-ranking official, he was not favored by the scholar-bureaucrats. In addition, he had been in charge of major projects for a long time, and he was not allowed to get involved casually. Liu Zhengfu, who had just come to power, caught him and impeached him for accepting bribes and dereliction of duty.

It's so pitiful. Taking bribes is really taking bribes, but there is really no dereliction of duty.

However, Taiwan's remonstrance for impeachment was too strong. Gao Taotao thought that after all, he had done a lot of hard work for the country and the royal family, especially the management of the Yellow River, which was the contribution of a hundred generations, so he was summoned to the palace and presented with the evidence that he had accepted bribes. memorial and asked him how he wanted to express his condolences.

Song Yongchen burst into tears and just wanted to die.

Gao Taotao then burned the evidence and ordered the memorial to be kept. He told Song Yongchen that it would not be so easy to die if he wanted to die. When Su Shixiang is employing people, looking at the world now, only Su Shixiang can tolerate you.

The recent suggestion from Xiang De Zhong Xie is to examine two lines connecting Taiyuan and Zhending. Shen Kuo is in Taiyuan now, so you should go to Zhending.

Su You got angry when he saw the two of them. Shen Kuo didn't say anything to him, but Song Yongchen really shouldn't have done it: "If you need money, tell me. If you are capable, the School of Geography and the School of Architecture in the Capital University are rare." You have the position of dean? The construction department doesn’t deserve your support?”

"These two items add up to more than 500 yuan a month, and the Zhengfeng is just a few points behind the Prime Minister. How much money do you have to spend as a Zhongguan to use so much?"

Song Yongchen screamed: "The envoy did not know that the project contractors were all nobles of the clan. Apart from the business, they are the masters, and the lower officials are just slaves. The master rewards, how dare the slave refuse to accept it?"

"Your Majesty, please tell me that the people arranged by Prime Minister Gao will be contracted to work on a section of the railway. They will treat you to a meal and some gifts. Is this the lower official giving him face, or the latter giving the lower official face?"

Su You couldn't help but laugh and cry, this damn thing still has this layer of truth in it...

The middle official was Party A, the clan was Party B, and the legendary father of Party A was really frustrating to be in the Song Dynasty.

The courtiers did not dare to make a fuss over impeachment, so they could only bravely take the blame.

I guess Gao Taotao also knew this, so he raised it high and gently lowered it, letting Lao Songfa fall to him.

After all, he was the instigator. After knowing the secrets here, he would not be too harsh on Song Yongchen.

In fact, both of them are capable ministers, and they will definitely be able to display their talents under their own hands, and they will soon be able to make a comeback based on their merits.

Taiyuan produces copper. For Shen Kuo, it would be easy for Shen Kuo to vigorously introduce hydrometallurgical copper smelting. As long as enough explosives and sulfuric acid are provided, Taiyuan's copper smelting production capacity could quadruple in a year.

The dredging projects of many large factories, roads and rivers on Hebei's Fourth Road can only be called small projects to Song Yongchen, a top engineering management expert in the Song Dynasty who can handle the Yellow River project, imperial mausoleums, palaces and railways.

Sure enough, after a few words, Song Yongchen and Shen Kuo turned out the drawings: "We have not been idle these past few months. Look, Prime Minister, a railway can be built between Taiyuan and Zhending!"

Su You just glanced at the map and said, "You two are very ambitious. These are two railways. Are you trying to kill me?"

Shen Kuo quickly said: "No, we have surveyed both lines so that the Prime Minister can choose one to build."

Su You said: "I asked you to survey because I hope to use canals and water transportation. Who asked you to build a railway?"

Shen Kuo said: "After investigation, we discovered a problem. Today, the water flow in several tributaries is not abundant, which is very different from that in the Han Dynasty. It is no longer enough to support water transportation."

"But it has another advantage, which is that the waterline drops, exposing a large section of the flat river bed, which also makes it easier to build railways."

"In addition to higher investment than canals, railways are as beneficial as water transport, so they can be implemented."
Chapter completed!