Chinese dining table

Chapter 753
Yunchu invited He Lanminzhi and his wife to have dinner in the back hall of the county government office, not because he valued the couple so much, but because he wanted to know what they were going to do in the future.

No one can predict the future of the two lunatics, Yunchu just wants to get a general idea from the relationship.

Other county magistrates generally don't repair the yamen, because repairing the yamen means that there is no hope of promotion. Yunchu is different, he himself has no chance of promotion.

The Wannian County Government may be the most prosperous county government in the entire Tang Dynasty. Even counting the governor's office, there are few that can compare with the Wannian County Government.

If the front hall here is majestic enough, then the back hall is a good place where birds sing and flowers smell.

Yunchu has always regarded this place as a good place to entertain merchants from all over the world, and even the cooks are masters drawn from the two large canteens.

Just in this extravagant back hall, there are countless transactions of bulk goods or business routes linking the north and the south.

Not only can Chang'an cuisine be prepared here, but even some famous food from the frontier fortress of the Tang Dynasty is not lacking.

Not only are there a variety of dishes from land and water, but even the monks and nuns who pay more attention to vegetarian dishes are also the first in this place, especially a vegetarian duck, which is not a duck, but it tastes better than a duck. Anyone who has eaten The monks and nuns of this dish have nothing to say.

The most delicious cannibal dishes in Chang'an City are also the canteen in the back hall of Wannian County Yamen.

At the beginning, when Yunchu was entertaining the envoys of the Great Food in the back hall, the envoys of the Great Food, who ate a meal, recited poems on the spot, and after eating the food here, they never felt homesick.

The food in the canteen of the county government’s back hall has never won with more. On the contrary, the dishes here strictly adhere to the imperial court’s public meal system.

When entertaining businessmen, there are generally no more than four dishes and one soup, and when entertaining officials of the same level, there is only one more chicken. When the Shangguan comes, usually one more duck is added.

Of course, sometimes it depends on the person who orders the dishes. If the other party can bring great benefits to Wannian County and Chang'an, there is basically no upper limit.

For example, when entertaining merchants from the Dashi Kingdom and the Western Regions last time, Yunchu ordered a roasted camel. The preparation was sufficient, the process was cumbersome, and the scale was huge. When the roasted golden camel was lifted from the huge pit stove, Chang An was shocked.

Originally, He Lanmin and his wife killed a lot of Chang'an people when they came to Chang'an. Yun Chu was ready to vent his anger, but, looking back, with He Lanmin's ability, since he brought his father-in-law and his family to harm dead, so where did the accumulation of the Yangtong tribe for hundreds of years go?

Needless to say, it must have fallen into the hands of the couple.

That being the case, it is very necessary to think carefully about this meal. As the burial place of worldly wealth, Chang'an should not be discriminated against unnecessarily just because the accumulation of Yang Tong may be different from that of the Central Plains.

Although the Tibetans are not very clean, their wealth can still be used as long as they are washed with water.

It was because of this idea that Yunchu looked at He Lanmin and his wife Dunzhu with special respect.

As for those who made mistakes... just leave it to the Secretary to deal with.

Whether it is Master Liu or Zhang Jia, they are very clear about the trial process of the crime, so they naturally know how to deal with it.

The death incident in Ping'an needs to be subsided as soon as possible.

How can we calm down as soon as possible?
Just catch the murderer and give him a canonical punishment.

Now, the murderer is in the Wannian County Government, and the sufferers have also come to the County Government to complain, so things will be easy to handle.

As for what He Lanminzhi and Dunzhu thought, Yunchu didn't care, Master Liu and Zhang Jia didn't care even more, the county lord didn't make any arrangements, it was the best arrangement.

One murderer and four accomplices were taken together.

In the Tang Dynasty, the power of the government is very great, and there are few written sentences in the "Tang Law Shuyi", which generally depends on whether the circumstances are serious or not, and whether the case is serious or not. In principle, the death penalty is imposed at the county level. It needs to be approved by the higher-level government, and then the higher-level government will report the list of death row prisoners to the court.

Wannian County is said to be a county, but in fact the magistrate of Wannian County corresponds to the first level of the local governor. Therefore, Yunchu felt that what Huang Peng's son did was thoughtless, and he messed up the place. The government was very passive.

Therefore, a decisive sentence was approved after Mr. Liu, Zhang Jia and the criminal names discussed for a stick of incense.

After letting the sufferer see the murderer's appearance clearly, he confirmed it, and after another cup of tea, five heads were beheaded.

The head was given to the sufferers of the papermaking workshop, and they were going to take the head back as a homage to the dead.

Master Liu also ordered to confiscate the Chang's house in Ping'anli, and compensate the sufferer with the money from the sale.

On the contrary, Yunchu didn't deal with Huang Peng's family wealth. Huang Peng died in a fight with weapons, and the chief culprit was the district chief.

As for the manager of the paper workshop, because he committed suicide in fear of crime, he was given a lighter sentence and fined five hundred coppers.

He Lanminzhi was originally from Luoyang, and the four dishes and one soup that Yunchu arranged for him were naturally mostly Luoyang flavors, but the local specialty of Luoyang was the soup banquet, and every dish was soup and water, which was very uncomfortable.

However, when the first meatball soup was served, He Lan Minzhi sniffed the hot and sour taste of the soup, and actually covered his face and wept.

After the five courses of soup were finished, He Lanmin held Yunchu's hand and kept calling him a confidant, insisting on having another big bowl of saozi noodles to relieve his nostalgia.

This kind of He Lanmin is very normal, good at communication, good at pretending, not lacking in worldly sophistication at all, even more cheerful than before, and has more of the heroism unique to plateau people.

Looking at Dunzhu holding a roast suckling pig mouth to mouth and gnawing fiercely, He Lanminzhi showed a look of pampering, and even wiped the grease from the corners of Dunzhu's mouth with a handkerchief.

"Brother Yuchu, the younger brother came here this time, of course for the sake of Zhuojing's birth. In addition, a certain family also wants to complete the trade between Xiao Bolu and the Western Regions through Brother Yuchu."

Yun Chu put down the chopsticks in his hand and nodded, "Whether there is mutual exchange has always been on the mind of a certain family, but how to conduct business, I wonder if Brother He Lan has any regulations."

He Lanmin said with a smile: "Xiao Bolu is very poor, and he doesn't have any special products. Such a country wants to do business with the Tang Dynasty, and it is always a bit overreaching. However, Xiao Bolu is good because of its geographical location. good.

In the south of Xiaobolu, there are many rich countries. As long as Brother Yuchu is willing, we can even go south together and go to Tianzhu, the golden country that Master Xuanzang said. "

Yun Chu shook his head with a smile and said, "The big cannibal also had the same idea, but His Majesty rejected it. Since His Majesty disagreed with it, I naturally wouldn't agree with it."

He Lanmin said: "Actually, there is no need for brother Yuchu to send people, the manpower under a certain family is already enough, but now a certain family lacks gold, iron, armor, weapons, if brother Yuchu can persuade the court to provide us with these things, In the future, if there is something to gain, a certain family will naturally double the compensation to the court."

Yun Chu smiled without saying a word...

Dunzhu put down the roast suckling pig in his hand, wiped his greasy hands on his robe, and said to Yunchu: "I know you Tang people are greedy for money, what I have in my hand is gold and agate, I will give you gold and agate, you give me armor .”

Yun Chu ignored Dun Zhu, looked at He Lan Minzhi and said with a smile, "Brother He Lan, what do you think? Do you think you can exchange gold, agate and other useless things for my Tang Dynasty armor and weapons?"

He Lanmin sighed and said: "Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is rich all over the world, with gold, silver, pearls and jade. It is really presumptuous to be unable to eat or drink when hungry or thirsty."

Yunchu pointed his fingers in the direction of Zhuque Street outside the county government office and said, "Gold, silver and copper are not lacking in the Tang Dynasty."

Dunzhu looked at Yunchu and said, "Is your money really useless to the point of being useless? You actually use copper to cast cattle."

Yunchu smiled, and said to Dunzhu: "There are 24 now, and there may be [-] or even more in the future."

Dunzhu hugged the roast suckling pig again and gnawed, saying, "You are indeed rich, and the food is delicious, well, the clothes on the women outside are also pretty."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Since Madam likes Chang'an, have you never thought about settling down in Chang'an?"

Dunzhu turned his head to look at He Lanminzhi, and he could see that the prosperity of Chang'an was very attractive to this Tubo woman.

He Lanminzhi slowly shook his head and said: "Back then, a certain family sold their property and left Chang'an, if they came back to live in peace, wouldn't it be the biggest joke in the world?

The price of the ancestral home that was sold at a low price in the past has risen by more than five times. People can't help but lament the impermanence of the world. "

Yun Chu looked at He Lanmin and said with a smile: "Aren't you planning to go to Luoyang to meet His Majesty? No matter what happened to Yang Tong, as the son of Datang who went out with his relatives, you are a minister of merit to Datang."

He Lanmin said with a smile: "I have met Princess Wencheng before, and the princess said that I am afraid I will never return to Chang'an in this life.

Please also ask me, if she dies unfortunately, I hope I can take care of those Tang craftsmen she brought to love.

Before Yangtong’s transformation, I sent people to snatch some craftsmen back. Unfortunately, when I crossed the Kunlun Mountain tunnel from Yangtong again, I lost a large part of it.

So, after I left, Princess Wencheng's situation was very bad. I heard that she had moved to the Jokhang Temple to worship the Buddha, and she hasn't come out for a long time. I don't know if she is dead or alive.

When Princess Wencheng returned to Chang'an back then, she intended to retire in Chang'an, but because the emperor refused to allow her, she had to go back to Luoyang, and it didn't end well.

If I go to Luoyang again, not only His Majesty will not like it, but even my aunt will not like it. They all say that if the married woman does not do something beneficial to Datang, it will be difficult to return home. . "

Yun Chu stood up and said, "I'm very happy that you came to Chang'an to find me, but it's just happy.

Today's Tang Dynasty is invincible all over the world, whether it is His Majesty or courtiers, they have lost interest in expanding the territory.

Even the common people think this way. If you want to use the power of Tang Dynasty to lay down a world for yourself, I am afraid it will be very difficult. "

He Lanminzhi sighed and said, "Has someone like Yuchu lost his aggressiveness?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "The Tang Dynasty today is different from the Tang Dynasty in the past, Feili will not use troops, and Feidali will not send troops to go on expeditions.

Therefore, if He Lan still has unfulfilled ambitions, he must come up with benefits that can impress the hearts of His Majesty and courtiers. "

He Lanmin smiled bitterly and said: "Sure enough, people's hearts are not old."

Yun Chu, who is not ancient in the Tang Dynasty, is not clear about it. He only knows that the current Tang Dynasty has entered a wonderful balance, and the forces that maintain this balance are various interests.

In the past, people in Datang had short-sightedness, and all they sought were benefits that could be seen in front of them. Now it is different. Everyone has become rich unknowingly, and their vision has increased a lot. It's not for the benefit of three or two words, just roll up the reckless man on his sleeves.

If He Lanminzhi can't get any benefits, then he can't take anything from Datang.

(End of this chapter)