In the letter, the great master bluntly said: The Second Highness’s trip to Leijiao City is obviously not as simple as “inspections”, and he has other purposes.

"The last time I came to Leijiao City was several years ago. At that time, Brother Weibang was the patriarch. It was autumn and the weather was good. It happened that the hunting team came back from the mountains and got more than a dozen chickens and stewed them all over the pot."

"Leijiao City is a good place, with rivers nearby and no shortage of water. I came from the north and watched the snow melt along the way, and next year will be another bumper year."

"The civilians look very good, it's like this in and outside the city. Ah Hao, you have good management!"

From the city gate to the palace hall, Niu Weifang's mouth never stopped. He praised almost everything in Leijiao City, and even did not let go of the newly built tower.

Tianhao's face was always smiling, polite and harmless, but it was essential in such occasions. He knew that the prince was deliberately trying to make things close to each other, but not all of these words were deliberately done, and some of them were indeed from the heart.

He saw it very accurately.

The thoughts of the servants around Niu Weifang are similar to those of Tianhao and are closer to reality.

A few years ago, they came to Leijiao City with Niu Weifang. Although the second highness's praise was a bit deliberate, it must be admitted that the changes in this city were very big and shocking.

Huge stone towers rose from the ground, with as many as sixteen, and the defense surface was relatively average, which was in line with the status of Leijiao City as a royal city of a clan. This tower was very sturdy, with spacious internal space equivalent to a medium-sized warehouse, and could store a large amount of supplies, especially heavy crossbows set on the top of the tower. The height and range of the tower suppressed the surrounding areas of the city. No matter how attacked from any direction, it would have to pay a huge price.

Some buildings in the city have been demolished, and the newly built houses have begun to appear in scale. They are very different from traditional wooden houses or mud houses. These newly built buildings are regular squares, and the differences are limited to their different sizes and heights. In this way, the entire city is planned with houses, cut in an orderly manner, and connected by streets.

Niu Weifang was curious about the way to pave gravel. Before entering the palace hall, he stood on the newly built road north of the square and stared at the people under construction for a long time. Faced with the various questions raised by the second prince, Tianhao had to patiently explain one by one: mat the underground to form a roadbed, the upper layer was covered with gravel, and then there were even smaller particles. Finally, the mixed sand and gravel paving was mixed with asphalt, so that the fierce bull man dragged the heavy stones and crushed the ground repeatedly, leveling the ground, and completing the final hardening procedure.

A sufficient area is reserved between the road and the houses on both sides, on the one hand, to build drainage ditches, and on the other hand, to plant trees for greening. These practices are really difficult to understand in the eyes of the barbarians, but they are an important part of the beautification of a city.

The urban overall transformation project started with the palace and square, and was not fully launched in the entire Leijiao City. There are many limiting factors, including manpower, food, weather, and logical thinking... Tianhao did not blindly seek speed. He knew that there was still a huge difference between the barbarians and their fixed thinking, and not all beautiful things were acceptable to them. All of this took time to make them eat, wear warm clothes, and live a wealthy life to consider other aspects of "beauty".

Niu Weifang's admiration for the people of Leijiao City comes from the heart.

A rosy face means health. Every civilian in Leijiao City he saw was very strong. Whether it was the elderly, children, or women... their eyes were full of expectations, everyone was working and busy. The open city gates kept coming in and out, the ox carts were loaded with peat and ore, people were holding various tools in their hands, and even walked much faster than usual.

This is completely different from what Niu Weifang saw in other places. In his impression, in winter, all northern barbarian tribes, including the Niu tribe, were in a state of dullness and silence. Almost no one went out, and everyone hurried at home to avoid the cold. Even when spring was approaching and the ice and snow were just beginning to melt, people were also afraid of the severe cold and minimized the frequency of going out as much as possible.

In this regard, Tianhao gave an explanation that Niu Weifang had never heard of and thought was extremely novel.

"They have to have work to do. If they want to eat enough, they must move. The food rations that exceed three times the normal ration is not so easy to get. Strong men and women can organize them, either go to the mines in the north to dig peat, smelting iron, or building roads in the city... There are many things that can be done. The elderly and children are responsible for smashing stones, and the peat must be made into honeycomb coal to burn. In addition, they are collecting rattan and rubbing ropes, and weaving baskets..."

Niu Weifang showed an incredible expression on his face: "More than three times the rations, so much?"

"It sounds like a lot, but not much." Tianhao sighed: "Your Highness, you have never tasted hungry. The food you normally ration is too little. It's fine in summer, but with insects and wild vegetables, it's barely enough to eat. It's not possible in winter, and the colder the more you feel, the more uncomfortable it is. The king of tribes is not that easy. Sitting in this position, you have to fill the people below. Build roads, build cities, and mine ore... These things seem simple, but they are actually very useful. I can send caravans along the road that Xiutong, do business with the Lion and Tiger people, and exchange peat for food from them. In this way, everyone gets what they want."

This is the saying that Tianhao thought of since the beginning, explaining the source of food, which is reasonable.

Looking at the old people and children who were making honeycomb coal in the workshop, Niu Weifang nodded thoughtfully: "...Yes, peat is a good thing, it is more resistant to firewood, and it is not difficult to send people to dig it out from the ground... Why haven't I thought about this?"

Tianhao smiled and cleverly changed the topic: "These things can only last until spring, and spring plowing will take place for a while. At that time, the work of building the city must be stopped, leaving a small number of people to continue to build roads, and the rest must go to the fields to work."

Niu Weifang smiled. He was very satisfied with Tian Hao's attitude and felt that he had no hiding from him at all.

The group walked into the palace.

...

The luncheon was relatively simple because Niu Weifang came very suddenly. In a hurry, Tianhao didn't have time to prepare and ordered the kitchen to make some affordable and beautiful dishes, and they were served one by one.

Pepper, thyme, and ginger are the main ingredients, plus some other mutant spices that can be found in the northern region, put them into a fist-sized cotton bag, sew the bag, add soy sauce made from soybeans, and stewed with the slaughtered chicken.

This method is similar to braised meat, but the taste is even more delicious. There are hundreds of guards on duty in the palace. In order to make the new currency better circulate, Tianhao specially trained a group of chefs to teach related dishes from the civilized era.

Humans have never had any resistance to food. As long as they develop the hope of jade that is willing to spend money to buy, money transactions will naturally form.

The name of "Leijiao City Roasted Chicken" is very famous, but because of the restrictions on ingredients, Royal Palace Kitchen can only make 200 finished products every day.

As soon as the roast chicken was served in a large plate, Niu Weifang was immediately attracted by the novel food in front of him. The yellow sauce-colored chicken skin looked very attractive, exuding a strong smell of deliciousness, and the hot steam mixed with a strong fragrance. Even Niu Weifang, who grew freely in the palace, could not resist it. He swallowed hard, reached out to pick up the roast chicken placed in front of him, but was surprised to find that the chicken was too crisp and rotten. He grabbed it and separated it with a light grab, stuffed it into his mouth. Even the bones were crispy and could be swallowed by chewing it.

tasty!

The chicken's belly was stuffed with braised eggs, which satisfied the prince and his entourage regardless of the quantity and taste.

The side dish is shredded cold radish, and there are also cabbage taken from the cellar. Although it is simple, it is not easy to eat during this season.

The last staple food served was rice cake, which is the method of steaming the japonica rice in the civilized era, hammering it repeatedly with a wooden hammer until it becomes sticky, forming and fixing, and cooling it. According to the method taught by Tianhao, the chef of Leijiao City soaked red beans in water and steamed it, mixed with a certain proportion of sugar, made into bean paste, and filled it with rice cakes to make filling... This delicious food was quickly scrambled, and everyone who tasted it praised it.

The banquet hall is divided into two floors, with the two main seats directly above and the secondary seats on both sides under the steps being about five meters apart. Niu Weifang was very excited. He drank several glasses of wine in a row. With a slightly drunkenness, he moved the chair toward Tianhao, raised his hand to point at the messy chicken bones in the dining plate, and smiled: "The hunting team in Leijiao City is very capable. You can still catch so many pheasants in this season."

Tianhao shook his head and explained with a smile: "Your Highness, these chickens were not caught on the mountain, but raised by the people in the city themselves."

"Have you raised?" Niu Weifang was a little confused. He raised his head, looked around, and quickly counted the number of people attending the banquet: "One person has two, this meal costs more than 300 chickens, plus eggs... Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk t

In the food sorting list of northern barbarians, chicken and eggs are "top-quality". On the one hand, the chicken produces less meat, which is far less than that of large livestock. On the other hand, the chicken tastes and tastes very good, far exceeding beef and pork. Especially the natural umami factor of chicken, which exceeds any known four-legged beast.

The barbarians have a fanatical love for eggs, and this logic is of course to continue genetic memory. In most cases, eggs are regarded as a nutritional supplement rather than a simple food. Regardless of any tribe, city or village, the best treatment for barbarian women after giving birth is a bowl of honey boiled eggs. People love this food so much, even written in songs and sang repeatedly.

The eggs that were exchanged for the great masters with their military achievements have now grown and multiplied.

The Panshicheng chicken farm maintains a population of 100,000 chickens all year round, and provides a large amount of live poultry and eggs steadily.

The new capital city under development and construction is a trump card in Tianhao's hands. The chicken farm established at the beginning of last year has achieved outstanding results. It currently has 60,000 laying hens and 140,000 broilers.

Poultry breeding is an extremely important part of the history of human civilization. In addition to the normal demand for food, the utilization of poultry down is also essential. The inner filling of the winter training uniform of members of the Panshi City Team is much more advanced than that of the civilians. In addition to normal cotton, there are also a large amount of down that has been crushed and dried.

In Tianhao's words: "Ducks and chickens cannot die in vain. Apart from eating meat, they are full of treasures."

Captive chickens and ducks do not have much technical content, and the poultry farms in each city are very far apart. According to Tianhao's order, the number of chickens and ducks in each farm must be kept at 50,000, and the floating figures cannot exceed 1,000. Moreover, all farms must be equipped with quicklime, regularly disinfect the pen and spray water to clean.

Chicken plague is not a joke. Although the barbarian genes were fully strengthened at the end of the civilization era, the hens did not have the strong immunity of the northern barbarians. It is not an exaggeration to be cautious and careful for delicious food and eggs.

Niu Weifang had little contact with Tianhao, and he knew nothing about the changes in the Panshiling and Lei Niu tribe. "Raising chickens" was an unfamiliar topic for him, unfamiliar with them, and could not be inserted into them to deepen their understanding. It was difficult to understand the inevitable connection between poultry farming and population growth in a short period of time.

He is a smart man and quickly shifts the topic to the familiar aspects he is.

"Ahao, congratulations on winning a big victory." Niu Weifang did not hide his envy. He stretched out his right hand, raised his thumb high, and praised Tianhao continuously: "You taught the Lu people a lesson, it's great!"

The praise from the Second Prince was so enthusiastic that even Tianhao was mentally prepared, he was a little embarrassed. He turned his body, lowered his voice, and said modestly: "Your Highness, this is what I should do."

"You did a very good job!" Niu Weifang's idea was obviously not on the same channel as Tianhao. His face was full of smiles, and his praise was even louder than before: "I heard from Yuan Meng of the Kuang Niu tribe that the total number of prisoners in the three tribes combined is at least more than 500,000. Hahaha, this is a deer tribe, a real deer tribe!"

His pronunciation focused on the three words "deer people". Tianhao suddenly realized and understood the point of Niu Weifang's praise and joy... So he smiled and nodded and agreed: "Yes, we will no longer have to worry about fabrics in the future."

"I have to reward you well!" Maybe it was because I had drunk too much or because I was sincere. Niu Weifang moved the chair again and sat with Tianhao's legs almost against Tianhao's legs. He reached out to Tianhao's shoulder, leaned into the other party's ear, and vomited a warm smell of alcohol: "Tell me, what do you want? As long as I can agree, there is no problem."

Tianhao looked at him in surprise.

If you don't want to be moved, that's definitely a lie.

Niu Weifang's actions and expressions didn't seem to be lying. He was indeed deliberately selling himself to bring him closer.
Chapter completed!