Guanyun City, harem.
Dong Shulan opened a pile of cans.
She happily invited the Queen Mother and her other nine sisters to hold a canned food tasting conference in her palace.
"This yellow peach is delicious, mom likes it!"
"This bayberry is... sour, but the taste is pure."
"This orange flavor is pretty good too. Hmm, this pear is delicious too... Stop staring and try some!"
So, Queen Yu Wenyun took action, and the other concubines were no longer polite.
After trying it, everyone exclaimed in amazement, thinking it was incredible!
"What's in these tin cans?" Xu Yunqing asked curiously.
"Mom, these are canned braised pork. They need to be heated on the fire." Dong Shulan opened the iron cans and placed them on the stove. After a while, a fragrant aroma came to her face.
"This is canned braised pork. This is the only variety we have now. Come, please try it."
Can pork be canned?
Xu Yunqing became more and more curious.
Now, Daxia's pig breeding technology has spread throughout the country through the Ministry of Agriculture. After sweet potatoes become popular next year, pigs will basically be the poultry that farmers must raise.
Firstly, it can increase income, and secondly, during the Chinese New Year, if you kill one at home, the festival will be more abundant.
This is a blessing for the people and a blessing for the country!
She took a spoonful and scooped a small sip. After a moment, under Dong Shulan's nervous gaze, she said, "Delicious! This canned braised pork tastes delicious! It melts in your mouth and has a rich flavor... How long can this be kept?"
Dong Shulan laughed. "If it's stored properly... out of direct sunlight, it should last about a year."
Xu Yunqing immediately realized the significance of this thing - if it comes to deliciousness, it is definitely not as good as the braised pork made from fresh pork.
But it is cooked food and can be preserved for a year. If it is used as military rations, wouldn’t the soldiers on the front line be able to eat meat every meal?
This is much more delicious and nutritious than eating that steamed bun!
"How many of these canneries do we have now?"
"Currently, there is a fruit canning factory in Siyang County and a braised pork canning factory in Fenyang County."
"Pei'er..." Xu Xinyan looked at Zhang Pei'er, "You are in charge of the Daxia Jinfeng Group Food Company."
"Yes, Pei'er knows."
Xu Xinyan looked at Dong Shulan again and asked, "Would you have any grudges if I gave these cans to Zhang Pei'er to take care of at the food company?"
Dong Shulan quickly said, "How could I have any grudges? I was going to give this to Pei'er after Mother and the sisters had tasted it."
"That's good. Remember, we must be united in the harem. If anyone tries to stir up some bullshit palace fighting, I won't let her off!"
Xu Yunqing said this, then continued, "We need to open more canneries. When the emperor returns, tell him... He'll probably know that this stuff has to be purchased as military equipment. Of course, we have to make a smaller profit from the purchase price. As for putting it on the market... Shulan, you can set the price yourself."
"By the way, have you sent some of this canned food to your Majesty to try?"
"Don't worry, mother. I sent him a batch this morning."
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Imperial study.
Fu Xiaoguan also opened a few cans and said with a cheerful smile, "Come on, try this."
Zhuo and his group, who had just returned, didn't hesitate. He took a can of yellow peaches and examined it carefully. The glass bottle was exquisitely crafted, and the peaches inside looked extremely fresh. Where else in the world could you find peaches at this time of year? So the can Your Majesty was talking about was made around September.
It's already the end of December, will it be fresh?
Zhuo Yixing picked up a piece with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and took a bite. Just as Nangong Yiyu was staring at him, his eyes suddenly opened, and the expression on his face was very wonderful, "Delicious! The taste is pure and very sweet... Is this made with sugar syrup?"
Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping naturally did not hesitate when they saw it. They each took a piece to taste it. Sure enough, although it was not as delicious as a fresh peach, it was really rare to be able to eat this thing in this snowy season.
"Is this the canned food made by Concubine Lan?" Meng Changping immediately thought of the business opportunity.
Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said with a smile, "It's just that the cost of this glass bottle is a bit too high. Once the cost of the bottle comes down, this thing will be accessible to ordinary people."
"What's this?" Zhuo Yihang took out an iron box. Fu Xiaoguan said with a smile, "This contains canned braised pork. It's made with pork. Wait, heat it up before trying it."
Undoubtedly, the canned braised pork also shocked them greatly, but compared to canned fruit, they were not very optimistic about the market for canned braised pork.
"It's not difficult for ordinary people to eat meat now. In Guangnan, Mozhou, and even Beixiao, fragrant pigs are now commonplace. The memorials submitted to us say that half of the families slaughter New Year pigs during the Spring Festival. So this thing is not surprising. After all, it doesn't taste as good as braised pork made from fresh pork."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't object. He nodded and said, "Actually, both of these things have extremely high strategic significance."
The three prime ministers were stunned and thought of something.
As expected, Fu Xiaoguan continued, "Going out to sea is hard work. Even if we go to the Far East, even a dreadnought-class battleship would take ten days to sail. There's no way to bring enough pork and fruit across the vast ocean."
"Sailing is very tiring, and lack of vitamins makes it very easy to get scurvy..." As he said this, Fu Xiaoguan looked at Nangong Yiyu, "Piaoxue's illness was cured by drinking fruit juice over a long period of time, but where can we find fruit at sea? These canned fruits are crucial."
"The same goes for this canned pork. It can be preserved for a long time and can provide sufficient nutrition for the crew and soldiers on board. This is its great strategic value."
The three of them suddenly realized that Daxia's maritime public opinion was very strong, and Daxia already had three shipping companies registered with the Ministry of Commerce.
United Freight Co.
Global Trading Company, and a newly registered Daxia Jinfeng Group Ocean Shipping Company.
Among them, United Freight and Global Trade have each ordered ten large ocean-going cargo ships from Yao County Lu's Shipping. However, the construction speed of these things is very slow, and it will probably take three to five years before they can actually go to sea.
Your Majesty has built so many naval ports and recruited so many navy officers, all in preparation for the great voyages that Your Majesty mentioned.
With so many people sailing, how many cans are needed?
How big will this market be?
Just when Meng Changping was thinking about the can, Liu Jin ran in.
"Your Majesty, Tuoba Feng, the Salt and Iron Envoy of Chi Le Chuan, requests an audience!"
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