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"Hey, remember that you still owe me five pennies, and I will settle the money for these grasshoppers by the way." Du He said, took his eldest Sun Chong and turned around and left, leaving Gao Chunxing in a daze.

Chapter 409 Locust Hot Sale

"Du He, I still want to eat a few skewers, why did I leave so soon." Chang Sun Chong said.

"The bet with Gao Chunxing just now is not that if I vomit, I will lose ten times the money. I just ate too much and my stomach is a bit swollen." Du He said.

"Haha, Du He really has you." Chang Sun Chong understood.

After Gao Chunxing paid the money, he turned around and left. After the sons and brothers finished their work, the people who watched the excitement around had the guts to see that the young master dared to eat these things. They seemed too cowardly.

"I want to taste what these insects taste like today." Someone among the people said, and this person soon caught everyone's attention.

I walked over to pick up a bunch and ate it, and then I couldn’t stop eating one bunch after another. After eating five skewers in a row, I finally had to give up, because the man only had fifty cents to buy five skewers of.

"It's delicious, it's delicious." The man said with a lot of meaning.

At this time, Hao Dayi and Ma Zhou came to check the situation of the grasshopper booth. Seeing that it was only purchased by three or five people, it was too deserted. Ma Zhou said to Hao Dayi: "Hao Langzhong, this business is too deserted. Send a salesperson with a good tongue to help."

"Well, what Master Ma said is true." Hao Dayi said.

Ma Zhou is very experienced in sales. He walked to the booth and immediately identified himself. Then he found a few plates and filled some fried grasshoppers, and said, "Try for free, one for each person."

As soon as the word "free" was uttered, people around came to try it out of curiosity.

In an instant, there were more people in front of the booth, but Ma Zhou and Hao Dayi had no choice but to act as salespersons temporarily.

The cook didn't even think that the officials of the imperial court could help sell these things, and he was a little confused. After trying it, people who liked the taste began to buy it with their own pockets. After a while, the fried grasshoppers on the table were gone. Demand exceeds supply.

The fried grasshoppers were sold out quickly and the stall was closed soon. Ma Zhou and Hao Dayi also told Yuan Shan about the situation. After research, they decided to adjust the business model.

They don't know that fried grasshoppers have become a topic of conversation among people, and the spread is quite fast. Many people want to come and have a look, and some even invite three or five people together, whether it's out of curiosity or wanting to Proof of courage, in short, there were many people gathered in front of the fried grasshopper stand the next day.

Many people find that today's grasshoppers are not sold by skewers but by pieces. You can buy a large bag of grasshoppers for thirty renminbi and you can eat enough, so today's business is booming. Saved a lot of time.

There were a few more salesmen in front of the booth today, all of which were planned by Yuanshan yesterday, and the dish of fried grasshoppers became popular.

The key is that this kind of fried grasshopper does not have much technical content. Soon, major pubs and restaurants began to have this dish.

This is the time to get rid of locusts. I didn't expect that Chang'an City began to dislike the trend of eating grasshoppers, and it was quickly spread through merchants. Afterwards, this deep-fried dish also appeared in some cities such as Luoyang and sold quite well. good.

This can be regarded as turning waste into treasure. The purchase price of grasshoppers is to buy [-] grasshoppers and sell them for a penny, so that children can play with them. Many families have a lot more income this month.

In the Xiande Hall of the East Palace, a plate of fried grasshoppers was placed on Li Shimin's table, and all the ministers who were close to him stood in the hall.

"Yuanshan, is this really edible?" Li Shimin asked.

At this moment, Li Shimin asked this question three times, and Yuan Shan continued to respond. Seeing Li Shimin's entanglement, Yuan Shan didn't know why he felt a little dark, but he had been standing in the hall for a long time. Feeling a bit tired.

"Your Majesty, this is the most popular snack in Chang'an City." Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin hesitated and finally put the grasshopper back on the plate, saying: "Since you can eat it, let's benefit the people. The locust plague is still under control. Do you have any effective solutions?"

Yuanshan really has nothing to do with this matter, he can only do a good job of preventing the serious locust plague. What he can do is to remedy it. Besides, not all locusts are suitable for cooking. There are so many varieties, so eating alone is not enough. This matter is decisive. keep silent.

As a result, the meeting ended quickly, and several ministers including Changsun Wuji quickly surrounded Yuan Shan.

"Yuan Shan, are these locusts really edible? Are you sure His Majesty can swallow locusts?" Changsun Wuji said.

Yuan Shan said silently that you are not afraid to kill a small insect when dealing with the enemy when fighting the world. These people are really careful, so he said: "Is it important whether you can eat or not? The locust plague is like this right now. , isn’t it your idea to offer sacrifices to the world for His Majesty, don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”

When Li Shimin returned to the bedroom, freshly fried rice locusts were already placed on the table, and there were some food and wine. Empress Changsun waited on her and said, "Your Majesty, the food and wine are ready."

After sitting down, Li Shimin picked up a fried locust and ate it.

"Today's frying in the imperial dining room is just right," Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, the fried rice locusts are making a lot of noise now that the people of Chang'an are eating them. Will it affect the sacrifice?" Empress Changsun said.

"This actually saves me a lot of trouble." Li Shimin said.

From the beginning of the control of locusts, a series of propaganda on locusts was carried out, in order to let the common people realize what the cause of these locusts was, and to transfer the emperor's unethical thinking to an objective concept.

Li Shimin thinks about what Yuan Shan said about "enlightening the people's wisdom" is still very helpful for certain things.

Back at the office of the Ministry of Economic Development, it was still empty.

Shan Daozhen came in and said, "Teacher Yuan, the county magistrate Zhang from Xinfeng came here today and said that Xinfeng's first batch of vegetables has come out, so I should ask the teacher about the purchase, and Zheng Ruyi sent someone to invite the teacher. This is an invitation to go to a banquet."

"Got it." Yuan Shan took the invitation and looked at it. The Zheng family really had a lot of banquets. Yuan Shan first looked at the content inside and then closed it.

This is the poetry meeting where Yuan Shan was invited to attend. It was the first time Yuan Shan had heard of it at the Xishan clubhouse. Let's put this matter aside for now. Vegetables are a big deal.

Yuan Shan asked someone to find Hao Dayi and Ma Zhou, but the two went to the south to open up tea gardens ahead of time. Now the Ministry of Economic Development is really short of manpower, so they can only find Liang Ming and Qin Yu, who are mainly responsible for settling accounts. The Building Materials Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Merchant discussed cooperation, while Yuan Shan was in charge of the vegetable procurement project for the Yuan family.

Chapter 410 Changes in Xinfeng County

Now the main focus of the imperial court is on controlling the locusts, while the offices of these people in the Economic and Development Department have been empty for many days in a row, which makes Cheng Chumo, the gatekeeper, very confused.

"Old Dan, where do you think these people have gone? Why haven't I seen anyone for several days." Cheng Chumo said.

Shan Daozhen has long been used to Cheng Chumo's nagging. When this guy is around someone, he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't talk, but if he ignores him, he will keep talking, so he can only tell the truth: "How do I know, and no one told me?" .”

"Could you relax a bit, can you stop being so rigid? Who dares to come here to plunder in the Ministry of Economics and Development? Doesn't it feel tired to carry that long spear every day? Wouldn't it be nice to carry a Tang knife like me?" Cheng Chu said silently.

"I'm not good at using knives." Shan Daozhen replied.

"Oh, it's really boring. You are waiting here for me to get you some fried grasshoppers, and tell you that this food is delicious." Cheng Chumo said and immediately asked a soldier to buy it.

"What flavor does Captain Cheng like to eat?" the soldier asked.

"I'm going to have some dry-fried ones, and I'm going to have a dish with sauce. It's almost noon and I'll just eat it." Cheng Chumo said.

After the soldiers stopped, they immediately took the money and went. Cheng Chu likes to eat when he is silent. Recently, this dry fried locust is a very popular snack, and it can be eaten anytime when it is wrapped in oiled paper.

But there is a downside that it is too hot in summer, and the food of the day must be eaten or it will not survive the night.

At noon, Cheng Chumo and others set up a small table at the door of the Ministry of Economics and Development and began to eat. The passing officials of the Ministry of Shangshu also looked at them. It was not Cheng Chumo who wanted to find a place, but the Ministry of Economics and Development The gates were locked and they had nowhere to go.

But I can't leave here, so I can only deal with and eat at the door. Anyway, the Ministry of Economic Development in the Shangshu Province area is quite different, so that their guards have also become different.

Where are the people from the Economic and Development Department at this time? It turns out that they have all gone to Xinfeng County these days, because they specially called all the people from the Economic and Development Department to settle accounts because of the vegetable procurement.

Don't look at the amount of vegetables supplied by these [-] greenhouses every day is so large that Zhang Baojun, the county magistrate, can't find so many accountants for the time being. Just a simple help, he also hopes that through this matter, the accounts of vegetable wholesale in Xinfeng County can be formed into a system, laying a solid foundation for the future.

"Yuan Pushe, we found a few more students from the teacher, and they have taken over our accounts." Liang Ming said.

"Right now, there is still a shortage of manpower for accountants. Just these few people are far from enough. I will go to your teacher tomorrow to see if there is anyone willing to come and help. From today onwards, if you come to the Ministry of Economics and Development to work as an accountant, you will be awarded the position of chief. , as long as you are proficient in business, you can come." Yuan Shan said.