The unexpected harvest of Shuobei Clematis made Yun Zheng very happy.
In the evening, Yun Zheng couldn't wait to have hotpot with everyone in the government office.
If you can eat spicy food, add chopped Shuobei Clematis to the dipping sauce. If you can’t eat spicy food, just use ordinary sauce.
When everyone started eating, they found that the sauce had a unique flavor after adding the Shuobei Clematis.
The burning sensation made one's appetite grow.
It was so spicy that I kept sticking out my tongue, but the more I ate, the more I wanted to eat.
Even Ye Zi, who had a poor appetite due to her pregnancy, had a good appetite.
"Your Highness is truly a god. If it weren't for Your Highness, we wouldn't have known that this thing could be used as a seasoning!"
Wu Shengtai ate the tender meat dipped in sauce while constantly flattering him.
Because he had drunk a lot of water boiled with Shuobei Clematis before, he could eat spicier food than Ye Zi and the others.
...
...
But even so, Wu Shengtai was sweating while eating, and steam was coming out of his forehead.
It looks like he is practicing some unique martial arts.
"Stop flattering me and collect more of this."
Yun Zheng smiled and glared at Wu Shengtai, "It's okay if the price you buy it for is a little higher. It can also give those poor people more jobs before the snow closes the mountain."
Too many people know about the Shuobei Clematis incident, so it is impossible to keep it secret.
Even if others don't know that this thing can be used as a condiment, as long as they know that it tastes like that, with a little guessing, they will definitely know where the spiciness comes from.
However, they can collect more in advance.
In this way, they had an extra important seasoning, and the people could also collect the Shuobei Clematis in exchange for some food or money, which was killing two birds with one stone.
"I understand."
Wu Shengtai nodded repeatedly.
Yun Zheng smiled, and seeing that Ye Zi was enjoying her meal, he reminded her, "Don't eat something so spicy. Eating too much will easily cause internal heat, and it's not good for the baby either."
"hot?"
Ye Zi looked up at Yun Zheng, somewhat bewildered.
The Dagan Dynasty did have the word "spicy", and people often talked about whether the wine was spicy or not.
But the taste of this Shuobei Clematis is different from the spicy taste that everyone is familiar with.
No one has any idea about this kind of spiciness.
It was precisely because of this that Shen Kuan had previously said that the burning pain was abnormal.
"The taste of Shuobei Clematis is spicy..."
Yun Zheng rarely transformed himself into a science expert and began to explain to everyone what spicy taste is.
After Yun Zheng's explanation, everyone had a concept of this spiciness for the first time.
"Is this also what you read in that strange book?"
Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng with burning eyes.
"Yeah, that's right!"
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled.
Anyway, everything that cannot be explained now can be attributed to that strange book.
"Why does that strange book you're reading record everything?"
Miaoyin was extremely curious and had begun to doubt whether the strange book actually existed.
"Otherwise why is it called a strange book?"
Yun Zheng laughed and was about to say something else when there was a sudden commotion outside.
Yun Zheng was about to ask when he saw a yamen runner rushing in like a whirlwind, "Your Highness, a group of people of unknown origin came outside the South Gate. They wanted to force their way into the city before, but they settled down after hearing from the brothers that Your Highness was here! However, those people are sneaky and seem to have some plans!"
Although the city wall of Le'an was only half a meter high, a curfew was still imposed.
After a certain time, entry and exit are prohibited.
However, Le'an has no city gate now, so Wu Shengtai sent yamen runners to guard the planned city gate to serve as a human city gate.
Listening to the words of the yamen runner, Yun Zheng couldn't help but feel secretly curious.
Sneaky?
Any plans?
He is here with his personal guards!
Could it be that someone wants to take advantage of me?
"How many of them are there?"
Yun Zheng asked immediately.
The bailiff replied, "It's dark outside, and there are hundreds of people we can see, and there should be many more following behind us!"
"Are they carrying weapons?" Yun Zheng asked again.
"I didn't see anyone carrying any weapons." The bailiff replied.
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Chen Kuan, take people to check! Check carefully, if they are not carrying weapons, let them into the city! It's very cold outside, don't let them sleep in the open air."
"yes!"
Shen Kuan immediately took the order and left.
"Do you want to get ready?"
Miaoyin said alertly: "Maybe they are really coming for you."
"Let Shen Kuan and his men go check it out first!" Yun Zheng smiled nonchalantly, "There are so many people guarding outside! How can it be that easy to assassinate me?"
Not to mention hundreds of people.
Even if there were several thousand people, as long as they were unarmed, they would be helpless in front of his guards.
Besides, if those people really had plans, they could easily jump over the city wall. Wouldn’t it be better for them to sneak over and launch a surprise attack?
Why do you have to go through the city gate openly and let people see you?
Miaoyin was still a little worried, but after hearing what Yun Zheng said, she realized that it made sense and didn't say anything more.
"Okay, stop being suspicious and continue eating!"
Yun Zheng didn't care. He continued to enjoy the food in front of him as if nothing had happened.
If they were to treat such a small situation as if they were facing a great enemy, they might as well just stay at home in the future.
Seeing Yun Zheng looking relaxed, the others gradually felt relieved.
Yun Zheng took a sip of wine, and as he put down his glass, he said to Wu Shengtai, "We should have people build a few more large inns in the city later! Although there aren't many people passing by now, we can prepare them in advance! In case people like the group that passed by tonight, they will have a place to rest..."
In the early stages, these inns can be run by the government.
When the city grows to a certain size, if there are businessmen willing to take over, they can rent out the inn.
The small inns in the city now can only accommodate thirty to fifty people at most.
If a large caravan is passing through and needs accommodation, they will have to stay separately.
But for the caravan, it would not be so safe if they were separated.
"I understand."
Wu Shengtai nodded and said, "If Your Majesty is free tomorrow, you may ask Your Majesty to help find a good place to build a large inn. As long as the location is determined, I can have people start construction tomorrow."
"It's up to you to decide on this matter."
Yun Zheng waved his hand, "I have to go to Beilu Pass tomorrow, so I won't stay here for long."
"OK."
Wu Shengtai smiled and said no more.
Afterwards, Yun Zheng told Wu Shengtai some matters concerning the construction of Le'an, and Wu Shengtai wrote them down one by one.
Just as they were eating and talking, Shen Kuan walked in with a few people.
When he saw the person walking in, Yun Zheng's pupils suddenly shrank.
The next moment, Yun Zheng rubbed his eyes hard.
Damn it!
Aren't you drunk?
Are you dazzled?
Next to him, Ye Zi, who was about to pick up some food, suddenly froze.
“Pah…”
The chopsticks in Ye Zi's hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound...
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