Chapter 79 A boy fishing on shaved ice
His Majesty Li Er raised the corners of his mouth and was in a good mood.
For His Majesty Li Er, "The emperor is a sage, and he is surrounded by virtuous ministers and good generals..." This sentence is more refreshing than any praise in history books.
This is a voice from the people!
It has always been said in the Tang Dynasty that no one would be punished for speaking out. If you don't say it from the bottom of your heart, you absolutely cannot say this.
What do you want to do when you are an emperor?
When you are alive, you hold the heaven and earth in your hands and guide the country. After you die, you will leave your name in history and be famous forever!
Whether it is good or not is not the dry words in the history books, but the reputation of the people!
There is a scale in the hearts of the people, who is good and who is bad, they have a clear mind!
His Majesty Li Er was in a great mood. He turned around and asked Li Junxian: "What kind of tricks does that bastard Fang Er do?"
Although this place is not Chang'an, the "Hundred Cavalry"'s eyes and ears are inevitably blocked, but for fear of civil unrest due to the snowstorm, the "Hundred Cavalry" has expanded the scope of investigation during this period, and Xinfeng, where merchants gather, is a top priority.
Upon hearing His Majesty's inquiry, Li Junxian immediately replied: "It is said that Erlang of the Fang family accidentally obtained a rare treasure. He sent invitations widely, inviting Guanzhong aristocratic families, important officials in the court, and wealthy businessmen to come to Fangjiawan to appreciate it. Several princes His Highness also received an invitation..."
Li Er frowned and asked: "Fangjiawan? Where is this?"
After being the emperor for more than ten years, His Majesty Li Er didn't even know that there was such a place in Guanzhong.
Li Junxian said with a smile: "The Fang family's food is located on Lishan Mountain. It is mostly rocky slopes. There is a bay at the foot of the mountain. It was originally nameless. Erlang of the Fang family came here a few days ago and named it Fangjia Bay. Your Majesty knows that Fang Xiang never cares about trivial matters at home, and Mrs. Fang loves Fang Erlang in every possible way, so he can do whatever he wants."
His Majesty Li Er shook his head and laughed, but he was sighing in his heart. He couldn't help but think of the heroes who had made the Great Confession. Due to the narrow land in Guanzhong and the large number of people, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to ask for the seal of the mountainous area, and was secretly moved.
Then he smiled and said: "How about we join in the fun?"
Li Junxian wondered: "Your Majesty, there will be a lot of guests coming to Fangjiawan at this moment, and it will inevitably be chaotic. I'm afraid it's inappropriate..."
Are you kidding? In such a chaotic place, how can your Majesty be involved in danger? If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of the chaos and causes damage to His Majesty, even a hundred heads of his own will not be enough...
But His Majesty Li Er smiled and said: "You, you, the bolder you get, the less courageous you are. When Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong had an army of 300,000 soldiers in Hulao Pass, and a certain person led 3,000 cavalry into the battle, wouldn't he be killed? ”
Li Junxian was a war general after all. His Majesty Li Er's words made his blood boil. He saluted and said: "Your Majesty is mighty, so I will accompany you on this journey. If any scoundrel dares to offend His Majesty, I will carry the sword under my ribs." You can take out the sheath and drink blood!”
His Majesty Li Er was very happy and laughed.
Immediately, in order to avoid the eyes and ears of others, His Majesty Li Er ordered Li Junxian and Wang De to ride in the same car with him, and let an elite "Hundred Cavalry" drive the car. The "Hundred Cavalry" disguised as ordinary people secretly protected them and headed towards Lishan Mountain in the north of the city. Go ahead.
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As the carriage passed the river, not far away, two people were shaving ice on the ice, with broken ice splashing everywhere.
Judging from the body shapes, they should be a man and a woman. The man is wearing black and the woman is wearing white. The man is tall and straight, and the daughter is slender.
"Is there someone from the government hiding the ice?" His Majesty Li Er asked.
Hiding ice is a traditional annual custom. Also known as "ice cellar".
In the north, the summer is hot and the winter is freezing, so there is a custom of storing ice cubes in ice cellars during the winter for use in the coming summer. This custom originated very early and was recorded in the "Book of Songs", and it was often practiced in the palace and government. "In "Zhou Rites" there is an ice man, who cuts ice with his palm and makes ice cream. Note: Ling means an ice room. The story begins here."
In ancient times, there were officials who specialized in managing this matter, and "ice wells" for storing ice were built.
Every winter on the 39th or 49th day of the lunar month, there is an act of cutting and hiding ice, which is quite a grand event.
It was taken out during the summer season of the following year, and was given to ministers by the court and sold in the market among the people. This custom is an important part of ancient government decrees.
"The one who awards the ice is the one who divides the ice."
"Binging" lasts from the beginning of autumn to the beginning of autumn, and the amount of ice given varies depending on the grade.
Li Junxian's mouth twitched: "Your Majesty, that is Erlang of the Fang family..."
His Majesty Li Er opened the curtain slightly and took a closer look. He had a dark face, wearing a mink hat, and was wrapped as tightly as a bear. Could it be Fang Jun?
"What is this guy doing?" His Majesty Li Er was very curious. It's freezing cold. How about playing with shaved ice?
Didn't they hold some kind of tasting party, invite everyone to their home, and then go out to play by themselves?
It’s really out of tune...
There is an "ice punch" on the second floor of the house. Holding the handle with both hands, the ice is being chipped up and down like a tamp.
The "ice chuanzi" is made of a piece of wood as thick as the mouth of a small bowl. One end is repaired into a pointed shape, and an iron drill bit is inserted into it; the other end is used as a handle by cutting a hole as thick as a shovel into it and inserting a half-meter-long wooden stick.
When chiseling, Fang Jun did not chisel through the ice in one place at once. Instead, he chiseled out a circle of about one foot, and dug deep pits every inch. When the ice was chiseled down to just over an inch thick, he cut out the ice. The piercer was turned upside down and smashed hard into the center of the hole. A water-permeable hole as wide as a bowl was immediately smashed into the ice.
At this time, Fang Jun quickly took a few steps back, and a water column as thick as the mouth of a bowl spurted out from the hole in the ice. When the water column fell to the ground, I saw so many fish, shrimps, toads and other underwater creatures pouring out with the water column, jumping happily on the ice. It was just that it was freezing cold, so the fish and shrimp froze after jumping for a while. Into popsicles.
The girl in snow-white fox fur next to her was smiling happily, carrying a wooden bucket, and trotted over to pick up the frozen catch. She laughed cheerfully from time to time, as sweet as a silver bell.
However, Fang Jun smashed through all the holes in the ice after the water jet spurted out, forming a large ice hole. Then first use a strange-shaped dip net to fish out all the ice in the water, and then extend the dip net into the ice hole to catch fish. First, the net was turned in one direction with force. After a few turns, it was suddenly turned back, and then the net was suddenly lifted up. Several big fish were caught in the net.
His Majesty Li Er watched with great interest. Isn't this fishing too easy?
The girl cheered, trotted over happily, and said in surprise: "These fish are so big!"
Fang Jun looked proud: "Isn't it awesome? When it comes to shaved ice fishing, if someone in the entire Tang Dynasty is ranked second, then no one dares to claim to be number one!"
The girl praised softly: "Erlang is the most powerful!"
Fang Jun laughed: "Hurry and pick up the fish, pick up the big ones and throw the small ones back into the ice hole."
Li Er, who was watching from a distance, was puzzled, and the girl was also puzzled and asked: "Why is it so troublesome?"
Fang Jun leaned over and picked up the big fish from the net into the wooden barrel. While he was busy, he said: "Look at these small fish. They don't have much meat and they are not delicious. But if they are raised in the river for a year, they can lay eggs." If you throw it away now and let it freeze to death, what about the next year? So, if you throw away one fish now, it will mean that there will be thousands less fish in the future. Fish..."
Not only was the girl a little confused now, but His Majesty Li Er, Li Junxian, and Wang De were also a little bit dumbfounded.
What nonsense is this?
They all thought that Fang Jun was teasing the girl, but they didn't know that this was indeed what Fang Jun had in mind.
People who have not lived in the 21st century can never imagine how terrible the depletion of natural resources is.
Everyone has the responsibility to protect natural resources, and we must start from a small fish... (End of this chapter)