Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

"This Chen Shou... still really curses people without swearing."

Zhang Fei was convinced and a little tempted. No wonder the second brother wanted to study by himself. His own level was indeed quite poor.

"Sun Quan was passed down to the world as his governor, but Cao Pi was passed down to the world for his food? Even better than his literary talent?"

Zhang Song wondered, what is more important than the way of civil and military affairs?

"Zi Qiao doesn't know something." Liu Bei was also very envious when he said this:

"Just like the university of later generations, there are scientific scriptures in later generations, which can use the power of water to increase farm yields, understand all things, and understand the nature of heaven."

"And scientific methods..." Liu Bei wanted to talk about the amazing scenes of later generations, but he felt it was too cumbersome, so he settled on it:

"Especially better than the methods of immortals."

Zhang Song was puzzled, but saw that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong on the other side were carefully staring at the light screen, not intending to miss a word.

[The literary young man Cao Pi left a lot of literary works, so it is relatively simple to research.

For example, in "Gan Wu Fu", when I saw the sugar cane planted in the front yard, I lamented that it flourished in the midsummer but declined in the cold autumn. Aren't we the same?

The article is well written, but to be honest, it is because tropical crops like sugar cane have been frozen to death... If you move it to the south, it will grow for you for several years without stopping.

"Classic Theory" boasted about his swordsmanship, saying that he and his ministers were drinking and eating sugar cane. When he got interested, he invited the ministers to fight and used sugar cane as a sword to test their sword skills. He defeated Deng Zhan, who was known to be able to use bare hands with bare hands, three to zero. Therefore, We have now given him the nickname "Sugar Cane Sword Master".

The stone honey that Cao Pi sent to Sun Quan also came from sugar cane, which is the original sucrose block after boiling the sugar cane and exposing it to the sun.

Sucrose made from sugar cane can be said to be a stepping stone to the industrial age. Cao Pi was perhaps the first emperor in history to come into contact with this stepping stone.

It's a pity that Cao Pi only studied Wenfu and never studied the method of improving sugar positioning.

What is sugar used for? Simple example:

During the Erfeng period, there was the miraculous medicine king Sun Simiao. His "Qian Jin Prescription" contains two prescriptions that use sucrose as the main ingredient.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, when merchants from the southwest went to Tubo to do business, they would carry with them crude sucrose called "Wan'er Tang" to relieve high fever.

In this regard, we can praise Erfeng. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Indian cane sugar flowed into China. After Erfeng ascended the throne, he sent people to India to learn sugar-making techniques, but the Indians were clever and tricked Erfeng.

It was not until Wang Xuance single-handedly destroyed the country and captured the sugar craftsmen and brought them back to the Tang Dynasty that the Zhenguan sugar industry developed significantly. A hundred years later, Xuanzong Shi Jianzhen traveled eastward, and the technology he brought with him was the sugar making method, and he enjoyed the fruits of his small life.

The sucrose in the Tang Dynasty was basically brown sugar. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a decolorization process to turn brown sugar into purer white sugar.

The famous "Tiangong Kaiwu" Ganxi chapter summarizes the sugar making process. The slight problem is that the decolorization method is biased. 】

A creation from heaven! Kong Ming suppressed his excitement and hurriedly said to Pang Tong: "I am on your left and you are on your right", and then immersed himself in copying.

When describing the decolorization method, the light curtain is as shown in the picture above. On the left, "yellow mud leaching method" is marked with a cross, and on the right there is another simplified diagram labeled "soil sealing method."

Copying them together, Kong Ming felt calm and thought of himself as a ruthless copying machine.

[Sugar craving is engraved in the genes of all living things.

Looking back in modern history, the first thing we see is the Industrial Revolution, and its bud came from the slave trade. The origin of the slave trade couldn't be simpler: sugar.

It's a pity that Emperor Wen of Wei, who was holding a sugarcane sword, could not have imagined that this thing could not only be used to demonstrate swordsmanship, but also be used to reverse the course of history. 】

"Reverse the course of history..." Liu Bei trembled, feeling that these few words made him feel like a mountain falling towards his face.

In a trance, you can even see a person with an ugly appearance holding a piece of sugar cane, which was crushed into powder by the mountain.

Then Liu Bei scanned the hall, and finally fixed his eyes on the three people from Yizhou.

"Does Zi Qiao know sugar cane?"

Zhang Song picked up the words he copied and read them, nodded and said:

"This thing is abundant in the south. Its juice is sweet. After squeezing the juice, boil it until it becomes thick. After drying, it becomes stone honey. Cao Pi's sad words are quite..."

Zhang Song laughed as he said this. Yizhou is no stranger to sugar cane. If you plant it, it will grow for three to five years. How come it dies in autumn?

"Stone honey is very popular in Yongliang."

Mi Zhu is familiar with this:

"Liaodong also seeks this thing. The people there carry this thing with them when they go out in the cold winter. They say that if they eat it in danger, they can stave off hunger and strengthen their courage."

Almost immediately, Mi Zhu also showed his professional instinct:

"Stop the stone honey for now. Once the red and white sucrose in the light curtain is made, I'm afraid it will be sold all over the world, and it will be as good as Shu Brocade!"

Mi Zhu's eyes were also shining, and he felt that if he followed the light curtain, business would be great!

They are all new things that have never been seen before, and they are new things that no one can refuse!

"For today's big event, I should try making this candy!"

Liu Ba interface, he also has considerable sensitivity:

"If its sweetness is ten times better than stone honey, you may be able to make a hundred times more profit!"

Kong Ming finally finished transcribing it with Pang Tong. After reading it twice, Kong Ming pondered for a long time.

His eyes passed over the yield of sugar cane per acre, the various sugars, their medicinal and emergency uses, and finally stopped at the words "slave trade".

"This method is enough to ensure the prosperity of Jihan for a hundred years." Kong Ming said:

"But it can also bring chaos to foreign countries for hundreds of years."

Pang Tong was thoughtful, and felt that Kong Ming was thinking about the distance that he couldn't see again.

Zhang Fei, on the other hand, blinked and couldn't understand, so he could only discuss what he could understand with Zhao Yun:

"Zilong, I wonder how charming this Wang Xuance is?"

Zhao Yun was silent for a moment and guessed:

"Or driving tigers and devouring wolves... But no matter what, these four words can be used to explain the martial arts of the prosperous Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years."

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"Sun Simiao should be summoned to the court to treat your majesty's head wind and dampness."

Changsun Wuji jumped out first.

Fang Xuanling agreed: "Since it has the reputation of a light curtain, everyone should take good care of their bodies."

"In the previous Sui Dynasty, Sun Simiao was summoned but refused to do so. Now we might as well move his clan to Chang'an and give him farmland to show his favor."

Du Ruhui shook his head: "What's so difficult about this? Just ask him to come to the Ganlu Hall and take a look at the light curtain."

Hou Jun took a look at the collection and praised:

"This method is wonderful! I heard that Sun Simiao was obsessed with medical skills and had no interest in officialdom."

"However, there is a light curtain that can reveal the medical skills of future generations. Sun... Medicine King will definitely not be able to refuse!"

Then the ministers looked at Li Shimin in the center. The Emperor of Tang pondered for a while and agreed:

"In that case, it's time to prepare an edict."

Before, he only thought that these were minor illnesses, but now Li Shimin also plans to take care of his body and fight against the ignorant foreigners around him!

Yuchi Jingde didn't understand much, he just stared at Wang Xuance's name:

"Hero! Awesome!"

Li Shimin was also a little fascinated in his heart: This is his official of the Tang Dynasty. Such achievements will surely shine through the ages. He, Li Erlang, also has a bright face!

"I told Dai Zhou to go back and look for him. I can't say that he might be a minister of Zhenguan."

Li Shimin was in a good mood and gave instructions casually, but then his face turned pale:

"This method of making sugar is so rare, how could you just give it to a Japanese slave?"

Although it is not stated clearly, if you put the two keywords Dongdu and Xiaoli together, you can use your toes to figure out where this Jianzhen went.

As for Jian Zhen’s identity, everyone present was not stupid, and they could guess that he was a Buddhist mage just by looking at his name.

"It should be to make friends with the local Japanese slaves."

Du Ruhui could also guess it:

"Give them kindness and let the Japanese slaves respect the monks and love the Buddha. Only in this way can they spread the Buddhist teachings."

Li Shimin snorted coldly, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

I just wonder if Buddhism appears too often?

But these are not important. Looking back at the bowl of candy, Li Shimin has already seen the military value in it.

"The current cane sugar edict!"

The Emperor of Tang Dynasty made up his mind.

[In addition to cosplaying the Juggernaut in his spare time, Cao Pi also transforms into a product anchor, endorsing the fruits of the north.

Anyi imperial dates, Zhending imperial pears, and Xincheng japonica rice were all personally praised by Cao Pi. By the way, he ruthlessly dissed Nanfang:

Southern longan and lychee tasteless, spicy chicken! The Kodong oranges were so sour that my teeth cracked, and they were even spicy! Jianghuai's Changsha rice has a false reputation and cannot compare with the fragrance of my Xincheng rice.

And what is the perfect fruit for Cao Pi? Grape.

Sweet but not trickling, crisp but not sour, cold but not cold, long and juicy.

This is Cao Pi's praise of grapes by using his literary talents.

Emperor Wen of Wei's writings were simply used here, and he even wrote a guide to eating them:

In the late summer and early autumn, if you have a hangover all night, the dewy grapes you eat when you wake up the next morning are the most delicious and can relieve your thirst and quench your thirst.

However, it is estimated that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty did not agree with Cao Pi's words, and even sympathized with them:

You, Cao Zihuan, are you called a gourmet in vain, but you don’t know that the color of lychees changes in one day, the fragrance changes in two days, and the taste changes in three days?

The lychees you ate in the north must have been spoiled or salted. How dare you diss that lychees are not as good as grapes?

Cao Pi, who is alive in heaven, was probably unconvinced: I am in Luoyang, and you are also in Luoyang. If I can't eat, can you? What the hell...Lizhi said? excuse me.

Which grape and lychee is the best? The person with the most say should be Yang Yuhuan.

When she was a child, her father served as the governor of Shuzhou and tasted lychees here. When she was ten years old, she went to Luoyang. .

But at this time, Concubine Yang still misses the litchi from her childhood. What should she do? Xuanzong said the problem was not big.

In order to manage such a vast territory during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a post station was set up every 20 miles to transmit official documents and military information.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were 1,700 post stations and nearly 20,000 post stations in the territory, striving to make the center of the prosperous Tang Dynasty hear the voices of every corner of the empire.

Xuanzong moved his lips, and now the Yangba Road and Ziwu Road from Fuzhou to Chang'an are collectively called Lizhi Road.

The civil servants of the Tang Dynasty were very efficient. A person could be replaced every twenty miles and a horse could be exchanged every sixty miles. Litchi could reach Chang'an in three days.

Yang Yuhuan ate happily, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was pleased, and the staff of the station won the Holy Heart.

Everyone has a bright future.

At this time, Du Fu stood up very unpleasantly:

Galloping and offering lychees, hundreds of horses died in the mountains.

Du Mu's poems have also been passed down through the ages:

Riding on the red dust concubine smiled, no one knew it was lychee. 】

We were having dinner as a farewell party in the evening, so the second update was a little later.