The next day, a rich fragrance wafted from several government offices.
As a result, all the officials who were having lunch in the government office lost their appetite at noon.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Where does this fragrant smell come from?"
Those who knew replied, "Mr. Liang is having lunch now. Today he brought several cans of meat as a gift from his grandson to share with the superiors."
Everyone:"……"
They were wondering why Duke Liang, who had always complained about the heat and asked for leave to rest at home, came to the yamen today. It seemed like he came to show off some canned meat.
"What is canned meat? Why does it smell so good?"
"I heard that this is something that was made in the northern border. The meat is cooked with various flavors, and then sealed in a ceramic jar. It can be preserved for more than half a year without going bad."
I just heard this from Duke Liang when I passed by there.
"Ah, is this true? What kind of meat can be kept for more than half a year without going bad? Especially in such hot weather."
"That's right, is it a rumor?"
"No, the canned meat that Duke Liang brought for lunch today was shipped from the Northern Frontier more than a month ago."
"Does this smell to you seem like it's gone bad?"
Everyone shook their heads, "No, it smells really good!"
"That's right. I heard that after lunch, there are delicious canned iced fruits."
"The Duke is so lucky to have a grandson who followed Madam Shi to the Northern Frontier. He sends all the good things to the capital."
"Yes, this must have been done by Madam Shi again."
"Looking at the smell, I also want to taste this canned meat. I wonder when it will be sold in the capital."
"I want to see if the meat and fruit that have been stored for so long without going bad are still edible."
"When they're sold in the capital, we'll go buy a few cans to try."
"Then we have to wait. After all, we have been waiting for so long for rubber-soled leather shoes and still haven't been able to buy a pair."
Everyone: “…” I burst into tears when I mentioned it.
On the other side, Mr. Liang had dinner with several colleagues.
Several people praised the canned food, saying, "This taste is amazing."
"This braised pork is fatty but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. It's so delicious."
"I like this braised chicken. I use the sauce to soak up the rice. I ate three bowls."
"This canned fruit is delicious too. I drank three bowls..."
Originally, everyone was feeling a bit hot and their appetites were not that good.
I didn't expect to eat so much today.
Old Master Liang also ate too much, but he smiled with a rosy face and said, "That's right. If it wasn't delicious, my grandson wouldn't have come all the way from the northern border to the capital."
"My Lord, your grandson is so filial that he sends all the good things from far away to the capital."
"Yes, my unfilial son also went to Northern Xinjiang, but he didn't show any filial piety to me, his father."
Instead, he wrote to me twice to ask for money and things. There is no harm without comparison...
Someone asked, still unsatisfied, "Grandpa, when will this can be sold in Beijing?"
Mr. Liang shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. It should take some time."
The grandson didn't mention this.
He thought for a moment and said, "But canned fruits of various flavors should be available for sale soon."
His grandson's workshop in the south has already been opened, and with the help of the prefect from Xi Rui's mother's family, a lot of trouble has been avoided.
My grandson wrote to me that the workshop has been built and he has started harvesting fruits and making canned food.
So he took the opportunity to promote his grandson first, so that when the canned fruit is sold in Beijing in the future, everyone will know what it is.
"It's good to have canned fruit for sale. It tastes really good when it's chilled. I think my wife and daughter will like canned fruit."
"I'll buy a few cans for my family to try then."
"I still prefer this canned meat."
"My Lord, do you have any extra canned meat? Can you give me a few?"
He wanted to get a few cans of this delicious canned meat back home for his family to try.
When the others heard this, they all looked at Duke Liang.
If he agreed, they would also like to share a few cans.
Duke of Liang: “…” You’re dreaming.
He just brought a few cans today to show off. It wasn't enough for himself, so how could he give any away?
He said, "I don't have much left. There's not enough to eat at home. It's good enough that I brought it out for you to try today."
Someone suggested, "Why don't you ask your grandson to send some to the capital? We'll buy it with our own money."
Mr. Liang looked helpless. "There's really nothing we can do about this. I heard that there aren't enough cans in Heyang County. For example, only 30 cans of braised pork are sold every day, and each person is limited to one. People over there can't get any."
"It's great that my grandson can send dozens of cans of each flavor."
Everyone: “…” I was impressed again.
Others have to queue up to buy only one can a day, and they may not even get it, but the Duke's grandson can bring back dozens of cans of various flavors at a time, which is amazing.
No wonder the old man came to the yamen despite the heat today. He came here to show off his canned food and his grandson...
But I have to say, they are so jealous! Similar scenes were played out in several other government offices.
This time, even Mr. Fei brought canned food to the government office for lunch, and many civil servants liked the taste of canned meat and canned fruit.
They want to ask a few old men for help and ask their grandchildren to transport some more canned food to Beijing. They want to buy some.
Several old men were in the limelight again and were in a very good mood the whole day.
As a result, many people in Beijing knew about the existence of canned food.
However, many people still don’t believe that meat and fruit can be kept in a jar for more than half a year without going bad.
As a result, the number of people who are curious about canned food is increasing.
Shi Qingluo didn't know that the canned food sent to the capital had actually become a free advertisement because of the show-off by a few old men, and the effect was amazing.
A day later, the emperor proposed at the morning court that he should build several large meat canning, soap and wool workshops in the northern border area.
And let King Yi go there personally to do this.
The court officials were all shocked. They didn't expect that the emperor would actually send King Yi to do this.
It seems that they are really going to make a big feature, and it seems that canned meat and the like are definitely very profitable, otherwise the emperor would not do this.
The Minister of Revenue really wanted to cry, not because of sadness, but because of excitement.
The national treasury has been running short of money in recent years, but the situation has improved a lot since the advent of cement and rubber.
But we are still short of money, especially short of money.
Now the emperor was going to open a large workshop in the frontier, which was exactly what he wanted.
He seemed to be able to see a lot of gold and silver being deposited into the warehouse.
The Minister of War and the military officers in the court were excited and relieved when they heard from the emperor that the family members of the soldiers who died on the battlefield and the injured and retired soldiers would be arranged to work in the workshops.
The emperor is wise, and Xiao Hanzheng and his wife are also very good.
This was a rare time when no one objected to the implementation of the measure. Everyone thought that this workshop was a good idea! (End of this chapter)
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