Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The merchants looked at each other in blank dismay, all feeling very confused about this.

It was less than half a year at most since they came back to Fenzhou.

Why did Fenzhou become like hearing ducks everywhere after one winter?

Before they figured out the situation, they were not in a hurry to do business.After traveling for so many days, I was already hungry, so I randomly picked a restaurant that seemed to be thriving, and went in.

The clerk hurried up to welcome him, and greeted him skillfully, "Excuse me, who are the guest officers?"

"Three."

the man replied.

They were lucky, and there happened to be an empty table and chair suitable for three people, so under the envious eyes of other guests who were still waiting, the three of them were led by the waiter with a little discomfort, and they sat down directly.

The waiter enthusiastically asked: "Three guests, would you like to try our special dishes?"

Fenzhou's special dishes are nothing more than stewed noodles with beans and stone cakes.

Several people were no strangers to this, and after casually clicking, they asked again: "Besides this, do you have any recommendations?"

"Of course there are!" The clerk said cheerfully, "Grandpa Lu is very fond of roasted duck with black bean sauce, how many of you want to try it?"

Lu Gongzu?

The three were stunned.

However, at the next moment, they quickly remembered that the Xinzhizhou who came here to take office last year was indeed surnamed Lu.

If you think about it carefully, you can still recall that this Lu Gongzu is quite famous, and he is still the most admired and valued by the officials, the Sanyuan and the first descendant Wenqu star.

The leader said: "Then let's have one."

The man agreed happily, and quickly went back to inform the cook, and then came back to make tea for the three of them.

Taking advantage of this moment, they chatted with him: "Your business here is really good."

The guy looked proud and said: "That is, the duck dishes we make here, when choosing the ingredients, we specially choose the ones that grew up in the fields, eating insects and grass, the meat is extra tough, it's not caged. The second-rate goods that were not only puffy but also fleshy! And our shop, the only one in this state city, has been patronized by my grandfather more than three times!"

Even he himself received once!

The three of them looked at each other, and the leader asked again: "I also come to Fenzhou every year to do business, why is there suddenly a custom of domesticated chickens, ducks and geese this year?"

So I got an affirmative reply of 'Lu Gongzu likes to eat ducks very much'.

Because the shop is very busy, they all come here for the duck meat that is made by this shop, so the three of them couldn't drag this guy for too long, so they asked the most curious questions After that, he had to let him go.

"This Lu Gongzu," they concluded, "if he isn't an extremely edible glutton, then he is too popular."

It is hard for them to believe that a magistrate who has only been in office for less than half a year can win the hearts of the people so much.

But to say that the world-renowned No. [-] scholar is a glutton, they also feel...it's also unreliable.

With a little doubt, the three of them quickly waited for the food to be delivered.

After a good meal, they all agreed that 'the roast duck made by this restaurant is really special'.

Before leaving, they made a special trip to buy [-] fat ducks that had been smoked and could be stored for several months, and prepared to sell them along the way.

Even if they can't sell it, it's good for them to send it to relatives and friends, or sell it themselves.

Wandering around the market and carefully selecting the goods, they also found that there were many new products on the market that they hadn't seen before—such as Zhizhou quilts, Zhizhou pillows, and Zhizhou fleece coats.

But all down products are all under the name of Zhizhou, and each of them claims to have servants from Zhizhou's house to buy goods from their stalls.

Of course, if they really believe this, they would be fools.

After coming here for a long time, the three of them gradually got used to the new scene where they could hear ducks' quacking from far outside the city, and there were many products related to chickens, ducks and geese in the city, and they became very calm.

Three days later, when they reluctantly left this state city filled with all kinds of delicious ducks, the goods they brought with them were almost all special products related to ducks, except for the special products of Fenzhou that they used to buy in the past.

The experience of these merchants is certainly not unique—the same surprise happens almost every day.

But anyone who has been to Fenzhou in the past will be surprised by the sudden increase in the number of ducks, and then they are happy to wander around.

As the instigator, Lu Ci did not expect the effect to be so good.

...Thanks to his hard work on agricultural management planning for so long.

The result is that planting flowers intentionally fails, but planting willows and willows unintentionally make shade.

Looking at the final effect, it is not as obvious as when he officially announced to the outside world the gluttonous name he has always been ashamed of, and then declared that he loves to eat wild birds.

But when he thought about it calmly, he could somewhat understand the reason.

It is not so easy to change the planting habits passed down from generation to generation by farmers.

However, we can't act too hastily. Once the pressure is too much, I'm afraid it will have the opposite effect.

But it is very simple for them to raise a few more chickens, ducks and geese that can not only help catch insects, but also lay eggs when they can.

After all, they don’t need to worry too much, at most, they can be fed occasionally, and most of the time, let them go to the pond or the field by themselves, and they can feed on grass and catch fish.

When they grow up and place an order, and after they hatch new ducklings, the more male ducks can be caught and sold in the city.

Even if Lu Zhizhou doesn't like it, there are many restaurants and restaurants in the city, and there are many people who are willing to do what they like and specialize in the development of related dishes.

——Don't worry about no one accepting it.

Besides, after going all out like this, his reputation as a foodie is well known in the city, but the benefits are also very obvious.

In the case of a three-pronged approach, the locust eggs, which were the biggest hidden danger, were in bad luck.

Before they could hatch, they were dug out by farmers who were looking for rewards, and most of them were burned.

The rest of it was picked out of the corners by the pervasive chickens, ducks and geese and eaten.

Even if there is a little fish that slips through the net, I am afraid that it will not be able to cause any storms.

After farmers raise more ducks, not only will there be more sustainable commodities in the economy, but there will also be more poultry-related dishes in the city.

Even he, who has a good appetite, has duck every meal and every day, and after a month of eating in different shops, he finally gets a little tired.

In this way, his statement that he loves eating ducks is completely confirmed.

Farmers are more diligent in raising ducks.

The only person who feels a little troubled by this is probably Di Qing.

Almost all the nearby hills where he often ran were rented out by farmers with funds raised by the government to raise poultry.

Although he memorized the matter of reciting the book with difficulty after going through a whole month of extremely painful reciting process, not only did he stumble in the memorization, but he really couldn't understand it.

Every night he lay in bed, he felt that his brain was like a funnel, quietly leaking out the content he had memorized with great difficulty.

The worst part is that he doesn't know when he will see the extremely busy Lu Zhizhou next time, and he doesn't know when he will be tested by the other party!

If he had forgotten most of it when Lu Ci tested him, wouldn't it be a waste of suffering for so long, or let the other party down?

After half a month of this life, Di Qing couldn't take it anymore, so he humbly asked his master what he didn't understand.

He found out that the parts he didn't understand, even though he managed to memorize them, he couldn't remember them firmly.

In contrast, those that I can understand are also very easy to memorize.

For diligent and studious students, I am afraid that there is no master who will not love them.

Especially when he heard that although he was young, he had learned to recite "Spring and Autumn" and "Book of Rites" by himself, the master was very pleasantly surprised, and he devoted himself to teaching.

And Liu Qi, who is far away in Mizhou, after being released from the yamen on a certain day in early March, because he was busy with locust control, he was rarely in a panic. When he was wandering in the street, he found a smoked duck that was specially marked as coming from Fenzhou. Meat.

He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

How come according to Xiao Taotie's rebate, among the specialties in Fenzhou, the only ones that are easy to store are yams?

It stands to reason that if the smoked duck meat is included, with Xiao Taotie's consistent style, he will definitely not be left behind.

Liu Qi deliberately stepped forward and asked a few words.

After he figured out the ins and outs...

Almost couldn't hold back the burst of laughter on the spot.

What a little glutton, he clearly wanted to hide it from him on purpose!

With his trembling hands, he bought a whole duck out of money, and when he went back to give it to the cook at home to cook, he went back to the study, full of words.

He wrote a poem first, and ruthlessly teased Lu Ci, who managed to start a duck-raising trend in the city just by announcing the name "Glutton", and told him eloquently that paper can't hold fire, and now he already knows .

Immediately afterwards, he couldn't wait to tell Zhu Shuo, Teng Zongliang and others about Lu Ci's intentional concealment.

After such a series of smooth operations, Liu Qi received Lu Ci's poems in return for the first time in less than half a month.

In the hearts of several friends who were fond of writing poems and gave them to him, they all knew that Lu Ciming had quite a talent for poetry, but because he was too self-effacing, he didn't like to write.

Unless it's unavoidable in the examination room, or needs to cooperate at the Qionglin Banquet, he will avoid it as much as he can.

Because everyone understood this, over time, everyone still loved to write poems and give them to him, but they also tacitly agreed that Lu Ci would not write poems in return.

Therefore, when Liu Qi received this unprecedented first reply, apart from being shocked, Liu Qi was also flattered in his heart.

—even if the whole poem scolds him.