The Lin family's wedding was finally over. The next day, Lin Rui went to the military camp to report for duty. Before he even set foot inside, he was pulled in by the people who had been waiting inside.
"Hey!" He let out a low cry and was caught by Xu Shaoxuan and Lin Pingyu. Five people in the military camp, including the major general, were waiting for him early.
Major General Xing Lie is actually not much older than Lin Rui. Lin Rui just turned twenty this year and is still a bachelor. However, after arriving at the military camp, he found that except for Lin Pingyu and Xu Shaoxuan who have wives, everyone else is also single.
General Xing had a different idea about the young general's marriage. Nowadays, the world is changing rapidly, and the Xing family army holds military power and is safe in a corner. In the future, they will inevitably become the target of many princes and foreign races. If they want to unite, nothing is more reliable than marriage, so Xing Lie's marriage was delayed.
Han Wenjing and Chen Zhidong are still in mourning period and are not suitable to get married.
As for Lin Rui, he simply felt that he was still young, only twenty years old. In his previous life, he was almost thirty years old and had no plans to get married. He had not yet enjoyed enough of this world, so how could he easily step into the quagmire of marriage.
Han Wenjing, beaming, seated him in his usual seat. Chen Zhidong politely poured him a cup of tea and placed it in front of him: "Master Lin, please enjoy!"
Lin Rui was a little uncomfortable with this: "Can't everyone just talk it out nicely? This kind of trick is really annoying!"
Xing Lie came down from the main seat above: "Haha, everyone is extremely curious about the money-making method you mentioned yesterday. Let's see if you can replicate a business that is more profitable than Lin's Workshop."
"Yes, Master Lin, please tell us quickly. We are very curious about your way of making money!"
Lin Rui coughed a few times: "It can only be regarded as an immature suggestion!"
Han Wenjing urged: "Don't worry about whether it's small or not, just tell me!"
Lin Pingyu, who was in charge of overall coordination, was also anxious: "Too many people have poured into Huangmo Pass. If we don't properly accommodate them, these refugees may turn into a mob. Our food reserves in the barracks are really insufficient."
"Even if Huangmo Pass has to wait until next autumn harvest, we can't starve to death before then! If the soldiers are hungry, there will definitely be chaos."
Lin Rui nodded. Now that he had arrived at Huangmo Pass, he must have hoped that this place could remain peaceful forever without suffering from the ravages of war.
Now that he has entered the Xing family army camp, since he has already surrendered to the Major General, he naturally hopes that his troops will have sufficient strength to recapture the lost Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass.
The land in Huangmoguan is barren, and the food grown is just enough to fill one's stomach. If one wants to live a good life, one must work hard in areas other than agriculture, so he turned his attention to those foreigners.
There is little food in Huangmo Pass, but there is plenty of food in the Central Plains. As long as the princes and foreigners in the Central Plains are given a year or two of delay, by the time the autumn harvest comes, those princes and foreigners will be well-fed again.
Now the young general wants to develop Huangmoguan again, so he must have a popular product. If there is none, he will create one.
Fresh and tender things like tofu are not suitable for long-distance transportation, but the soy products derived from them are. More and more people come to Lin's workshop to purchase goods and ship them to Yishuguan and Xidingguan to earn a considerable price difference.
It is definitely not possible to change the entire Huangmo Pass with just a soy product. Huangmo Pass is barren, but the grassland opposite is fertile with water and grass, and cattle and sheep are everywhere. Lin Chao is particularly difficult this year, but the alien race opposite is living better than in any previous years. Even in heavy snow, the grass is cold-resistant and still abundant, and the cattle and sheep are fat and strong, which made Lin Rui set his sights on them, so he asked about the relationship between the Xing family army and the alien race.
"I understand what Lord Chen said. Considering the premise that the major general wants to revitalize Huangmo Pass through business, I have come up with a product to boost the economy here." Lin Rui said.
Xing Lie said "Oh?" in confusion and walked closer, his voice urgent: "What product?"
"Portable hot pot base," Lin Rui said. It sounded a bit far-fetched, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that it was not difficult.
If cooperation is achieved with the foreign race, the hot pot base can be put into production and market. Not only will the border market be expanded, but the foreign race and the Xing family army will be on the same front, achieving mutual benefit.
The preparation of hot pot base is also simple. Beef tallow is added with various seasonings, such as chili peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, soybean paste, peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise, salt and sugar. These seasonings can be found in Huangmoguan, especially sand ginger, which is a specialty of Huangmoguan and grows wildly in any wasteland.
But the people in Huangmo Pass don’t like to eat food with such a strong taste, and basically treat it as weeds. Lin Rui feels that it is a real waste of food.
The expansion of hot pot base ingredients can drive the development of many crops. Main ingredients such as pepper trees, onions, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and star anise can be systematically cultivated. People are encouraged to reclaim wasteland for planting, set prices, and pick the ingredients at regular intervals and in fixed quantities and send them to the factory.
Just like Lin's workshop, the factory also needs people to work to run. As long as one person in a family can work, the money earned can barely support the whole family. If the family can reclaim wasteland and grow some vegetables needed for hot pot base, won't they be able to make a living?
Creating a virtuous cycle in the Huangmoguan market is the prerequisite for commodity trade, and only by solving one's own difficulties can one seek development abroad.
Although chili peppers are not available in Linchao at present, they can be replaced with spicy dogwood. Although the taste is a little worse, this is only for those gourmets who have already eaten hot pot.
I believe that the hot pot base that appeared for the first time in this dynasty will surely whet your taste buds.
Xing Lie and Han Wenjing couldn't help but nod after hearing what Lin Rui said. Although they were still at the imagination level about this thing called hot pot base, with so many ingredients, they knew that the taste of this food must be very delicious.
Xu Shaoxuan only half understood what he heard: "But why is it called base sauce? Can't we just eat it directly?"
Lin Rui laughed and said, "The main ingredient that solidifies the base is butter. If you eat it directly, it's like drinking oil. Can you handle it? Aren't you afraid of diarrhea?"
Chen Zhidong cooperated by wiping the corner of his mouth: "Master Lin, I'm already craving this before you even make it. Tell us how to use it."
Lin Rui kept it a secret: "Nothing good can compare to the actual experience. Today I brought the finished product!"
After saying that, he clapped his hands. Lin Ziming, who had already prepared the pot and base ingredients outside, came in with the utensils.
It was the first time he saw the Major General of the Xing Family Army and his staff at such close range. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. No wonder his father excitedly told him last night that the clan leader would take him out to see the world tomorrow. And sure enough, he did see it. It was so cold that the sweat on his forehead was almost rolling down.
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