Mi Mancang stopped what he was doing and started to sweat profusely.
The crime of selling fake goods was too big and he felt that he couldn't shoulder it.
"Provincial Governor Lu, how … how is that possible? Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to sell fake goods." Mi Mancang didn't dare to wipe his sweat.
"I have the same thoughts as you, which is why I wrote a memorial to trouble the chancellors." Lu Zhengdao said with an empathetic expression.
"It's just a small matter, why bother the chancellors?" Mi Mancang was sweating even more.
"If we don't look for the chancellors, how will we know if it's real or fake? The chancellors have money, so we can check it out. "Lu Zhengdao said as he ate another mouthful of fish.
"We are in a flood, so how can we use money? I will take out the seasonings from the shop and let everyone taste it. Then we will know if it's real or fake. "
Mi Mancang wanted to cry. Previously, someone from the provincial government approached him and asked him to sell it at a fair price.
He didn't agree and wanted to find a chance to earn more money.
Now, it wasn't a matter of selling it at a fair price. He had to worry about giving it to others.
"How can the commoners have time to taste it? The commoners are busy working and they don't have money to hire servants. "Lu Zhengdao said as he continued to eat his fish.
"Provincial Governor Lu, my family has money. I will take out ten coins, no, twenty coins to get someone to taste it for me."
Mi Mancang's lips trembled as he spoke. He was sweating and his heart was in pain.
"Fine, I will make the decision. Ah! Don't worry. "Lu Zhengdao said as he closed his eyes.
"Provincial Governor Lu, I will make the arrangements now." Mi Mancang bowed and left.
Lu Zhengdao turned to look at the room beside him: "Manager Wang, Manager Li, Manager Liu, Manager Fang, have you rested well? Come out and eat. "
In the other room, there was a group of merchants like Mi Mancang who weren't willing to sell things at a fair price.
Just now, they were invited in for tea and heard the conversation between the two.
The group of people knew that they couldn't earn money and they had to pay for it.
It was useless to complain now. Even if they met the Emperor, what could they do?
The Emperor sent people to investigate and found that they didn't sell fake goods. They were wronged. Oh ~ ~ ~! Are you planning to make money from a disaster? Fine! I will make the decision for you!
"Provincial Governor Lu, we just discussed and found that the things in the shop are not good. We would like to spend twenty coins to hire someone to check them."
Someone came out first and said with a bitter face.
"Just now, Shopkeeper Mi has already spent money to hire people. We don't have enough manpower, you can hire more later … Aiya …"
"Thirty liang, it's thirty liang." Another merchant quickly added.
"Fine, I can't wrong you guys. Why don't you eat before you leave? This fish … "
"Provincial Governor Lu, we aren't hungry. Our hearts are burning and we just want to settle this matter quickly." The third person shook his head repeatedly.
"In that case … I'll see you off!" Lu Zhengdao cupped his fists.
A group of people ran out, followed by the bailiffs from the state capital. Didn't they agree to donate everything? Don't even think about keeping anything for yourself.
"A bunch of bastards who refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Humph! "Lu Zhengdao didn't think he had done anything wrong.
The state government and the people helped to move the items from the shops up the mountain.
Turning around, when everyone needs it, you won't sell it at a fair price? It's not like you don't earn money.
When the commoners riot, the first to be robbed would be you. Not to mention money, they wouldn't even leave you with your lives.
After grumbling to himself, Lu Zhengdao picked up his chopsticks and looked at the fish, "Men, take this and stew it again. Add in some green onions and ginger. Bring me the egg sauce and I'll eat."
The subordinate left with the fish and came back not long later with a bowl of black bean sauce, "Provincial Governor, the egg sauce is gone. There's no more eggs. This is the sauce that's been fried. There's also a salted goose egg."
He then took out a large goose egg from his sleeves and placed it on the table. The goose egg rolled around as he looked for a place to sit.
Another person ran over and handed him a handful of green onions, "Provincial Governor, dip this in the sauce and eat it."
Lu Zhengdao snatched the goose egg and smashed it open, "Let's go and eat."
He dug into the goose egg with his chopsticks. The egg was yellow, and the oil came out.
"The newspapers indeed teach you everything. If you use more salt and mud to wrap the egg, the oil will come out. If there's distiller's grains, the oil will come out faster. "
Lu Zhengdao took a bite of the egg yolk. It was fragrant.
He then took another bite of the egg white. It was salty and had been marinated for a long time. Luckily, the yolk didn't change. If it had been marinated for a while, the oil would have disappeared and the yolk would have hardened.
He got up and looked for a ladle. He poured the rice into the ladle and filtered it with cold water. He left some water and scooped it into his mouth.
This time, he could eat the entire salted goose egg. Otherwise, if he opened it and the weather was hot, it would stink.
If he had known that it was so salty, he would have asked someone to cut it in half and give half to others.
"Provincial Governor Lu, can you eat such a big egg? Quick, dig it out and share it with me. "The leader of the soldiers, Fu Jiesheng, came over.
He was bare-chested. His body was covered with scars from previous battles and training. Some of them were thick and some were white.
He had a crew cut and did not look awkward. The muscles at the back of his neck bulged slightly, but they were not high.
Battles required explosive power. If one wanted to train their muscles, explosive power was not enough.
There was no need to train their resistance. If everyone had weapons, how could they resist?
"General Fu is here. Take a seat. I'll ask someone to cook two dishes." Lu Zhengdao stood up.
"I'm not cooking. The weather is hot. Eh? There's water and rice. Bring more. "Fu Jiesheng looked for a rice bowl and made his own water and rice.
He put a big plate of rice into Lu Zhengdao's bowl. The rest was all for himself.
He grabbed a green onion and dug it into the sauce. He chewed it and used his chopsticks to dig into the rice bowl.
A few bites were equivalent to a bowl of rice. He wiped his mouth and said, "It's delicious. It's much better than eating grass roots from the snow during training."
"Ah? Grass roots? You are His Majesty's private army. His Majesty … "Lu Zhengdao thought that the recruits were eating fish and meat every day.
"Yes, we can eat meat, but not during the limit training. The first batch of Winged Knights were sent to be our instructors. They were ruthless.
What's more, they could do whatever they asked of us.
Those days were tough, but now it's sweet. After experiencing it, the other difficulties are nothing in our eyes. It's a routine operation. "
Fu Jiesheng continued eating as he spoke. He snatched the goose egg and dug out half of it.
Seeing Fu Jiesheng eating, Lu Zhengdao felt that he did not have enough rice. Why was he eating so happily?
"General Fu, what do you eat when you eat good food?" Lu Zhengdao was curious.
"The best is braised pork, then double cooked pork, then braised pork, braised pork with preserved vegetables, and braised pork with pickled vegetables. If there are steamed buns, braised pork with pickled vegetables is the best. There's also soup."
Fu Jiesheng chewed his rice as he spoke. His voice was a little muffled.
"That's not bad." Lu Zhengdao admitted that His Majesty was rich.
"There's also fruit to eat. Li Dongzhu said that the lack of nutrition during training will leave a lasting illness. Sometimes, he even gives us medicine to drink. "
Fu Jiesheng ate half a bowl of rice in the time it took to speak and took a break.
"You eat so fast?" Lu Zhengdao thought that with such a big appetite, one should eat slowly and savor the taste. It was a blessing to be able to eat.
"Sometimes, it's very slow. I eat too fast. That's why Li Dongzhu gives us medicine and blood circulation. Otherwise, after a few years, our bodies won't be able to take it. Our backs will hurt, and our stomachs will hurt."
Fu Jiesheng ate a bit of the salted goose egg. He was not in a hurry to swallow. He chewed it back and forth in his mouth, secreting saliva.
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