If they traveled at a normal speed, Ang Lee and his three hundred men would be able to enter Nanzhao in ten days at most. However, if they kept exploring the mountains and rivers along the way and visited the ordinary villages, it would take a lot of time. It was estimated that it would take nearly a month to reach Nanzhao.
However, Ang Lee was not in a hurry. Anyway, he had plenty of time. He could take his time and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Through the field investigation of the villages and many terrains along the way, Ang Lee gained a lot of information about the terrain and also found a lot of important resources, such as iron, copper, stone, and other resources. All these discoveries were marked on the map by Ang Lee. The reserves of these resources were very large. Based on the mining level of the local people, they would not be able to extract all of them in ten thousand years. The existence of these resources was too important. They would be of great help to the Tang dynasty in the future when they were building here.
Being able to gain so much, Ang Lee's good mood was needless to say. He was in a very good mood.
"It's worthy of being called a mountainous area. There are all kinds of minerals. If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have thought that there would be so many resources here. When the Tang dynasty builds railways in the future, it will be very convenient. At least we can save half of the cost!"
Ang Lee looked at the mountains in the distance and said happily.
"Yes! This Dongnu Province looks like a poor and remote place. I didn't expect it to have so many minerals. These mountains are all treasures! "
Chen Long stood next to him and said with a sigh.
Ang Lee couldn't remember how many times he had explored the road. Basically, every day, Ang Lee would lead a small number of people alone to explore the vicinity of the main road. After visiting the villages and learning about the situation, they would go to the field investigation. Of course, not all the resources were told by others. Some mineral resources were completely discovered by Ang Lee himself. It was a relatively unexpected discovery. After all, the knowledge of the villagers here was very limited. Even if some minerals were placed in front of them, they might not be able to recognize them. They could only recognize the simplest resources. They couldn't recognize the slightly more precious resources. In other words, their knowledge was still relatively poor. Living in a semi-isolated mountainous area, it was understandable that their knowledge was poor.
"Assistant Minister Li, the resources found along the way are enough. Do we still need to continue searching?"
Chen Long asked.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Of course we need to continue exploring. Have you forgotten the treasures we found a few days ago? If we take them back to Chang 'an, they can be sold for a lot of money."
The resources in this mountainous area were mostly wood and stone, followed by various metal minerals, lime, and other materials. In addition, there were a small number of gemstones such as jade. These gemstones were the least in quantity, but they were also the most valuable. Generally, the best jade, even if only a small piece was found, was a priceless treasure. Ang Lee was still very interested in treasure hunting. Even if Ang Lee was not short of money, he couldn't change this bad habit of his. Every time he saw a treasure, he would feel very excited.
Of course, in addition to jade treasures, there were some rare herbs and uncommon birds and beasts, which were also things that Ang Lee was more interested in.
This time, Ang Lee's main task was to explore the road and prepare for the construction of the railway in the future. However, life couldn't be all about tasks. It was necessary to do something that interested him when he had nothing to do. Otherwise, life would be too monotonous. Going to the mountains to search for treasures was a kind of life. At the same time, it could also be understood as part of the task. After all, there might be minerals in the mountains, and minerals would be of great help to the construction of the railway in the future. There seemed to be nothing wrong with saying that Ang Lee went to the mountains for work.
This was just like some high-ranking officials since ancient times who liked to travel when they had nothing to do to see the local conditions and customs of other places as part of their work. Traveling also became a kind of work. Who wouldn't like such a job? No matter what others thought, Ang Lee liked this kind of work very much.
"Let's go to the valley ahead and have a look."
Ang Lee pointed to the valley in front of him and said.
This valley wasn't big, and the vegetation was ordinary. If the vegetation was too dense, Ang Lee wouldn't go in. After all, a dense forest was more dangerous. If there was miasma in it, it would be troublesome. Moreover, in a dense forest, there might be some terrible poisonous snakes and insects hidden. There were also spiders and other things that were quite annoying.
Because there were few people in these mountain valleys, there were still a lot of rare herbs. After all, it was hard to say whether the people in the mountain could recognize these precious herbs, let alone pick these herbs. Since they couldn't recognize these herbs, how could they pick them?
Ang Lee was quite knowledgeable about herbs. At least, as long as the herbs weren't particularly obscure, Ang Lee could recognize them. Especially some of the more precious herbs, Ang Lee was even more familiar with them. For example, Ang Lee was very familiar with the nine immortal herbs in the world.
This time, when he explored here, he unexpectedly found a lot of immortal herbs. Since he found them, there was no reason to leave them in the same place. As long as he found a useful and precious herb, Ang Lee would definitely pick it. In these unfrequented mountains, the density of herbs was really not comparable to the Tang dynasty. The more sparsely populated a place was, the more precious herbs there were.
Although some herbs could be artificially grown, there were still some differences in medicinal properties between artificially grown herbs and those that grew naturally in the wild. There was even a big difference. No one liked artificially grown herbs. Most people liked precious wild herbs.
"Ganoderma lucidum, it seems that there are really treasures in this valley! I found something good not long after I came in. "
"Such a big piece of ganoderma lucidum can be sold for a lot of money in the capital. It's a waste to leave it here."
"There are a few precious herbs here. Come and take a look."
After entering the valley, the soldiers saw a lot of herbs and became happy. Everyone had worked hard along the way. Now that they had a chance to make a fortune, the soldiers were naturally very happy. Ang Lee had already ordered that whoever found the precious herbs could keep them. If they didn't want them, Ang Lee would buy them at a fair price and let the soldiers spend a small fortune.
In addition to the herbs in the valley, there were some small prey. Ang Lee hunted some of them and prepared to take them back for dinner.
These prey could easily satisfy a few dozen people, but it was impossible to satisfy the appetite of 500 people. Ang Lee didn't intend to share with too many people. At most, only the people closest to him could share a part of the delicious food.
"It's almost time. It's time to go back today."
Ang Lee said and immediately led the soldiers back to the place where the main army was stationed.
After returning to the residence, Ang Lee first asked the soldiers to wash the prey and prepare it. Then, Ang Lee went to find Zhao Yefu.
"An, it seems that we have a lot of harvest today!"
Zhao Yefu said with a smile.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "It's indeed a good harvest. We hunted a lot of prey, about two or three hundred pounds. I'll cook for you later."
Ang Lee had a lot of experience in cooking. After so many years, his cooking skills were getting better and better.
"Then, what are you going to cook tonight? What kind of prey did you hunt? "
Zhao Yefu asked curiously.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Let's cook a few venison dishes tonight! This time, we hunted the most venison. Although there were only two, the size of the deer was so big that a dozen pheasants couldn't compare to it. "
"Okay, this time I want to learn from you. I also want to learn how to cook. In the future, when I learn well, I'll cook for you."
Zhao Yefu said sweetly.
Li An grinned, nodded, and said, "Okay! Then let's get ready first and change our clothes. We can't cook in these clothes. We must wear special clothes and take good protection. "
After a little preparation, Ang Lee took Zhao Yefu to cook. Although it was a little clumsy, Ang Lee believed that as long as Zhao Yefu was willing to learn, she would be able to learn very well. Cooking was not a profound thing. As long as anyone wanted to learn, they would be able to learn. Those who couldn't even learn cooking didn't want to learn. They were afraid of hardships, dirt, and tiredness.
The accompanying chef had already prepared all kinds of seasonings and side dishes. Ang Lee and Zhao Yefu only needed to start cooking immediately.
Venison was a good food. It was a kind of excellent ingredient with mild nature. It had the effect of nourishing the spleen and Qi, warming the kidney, and strengthening the Yang energy. Hua Xia traditional medicine believed that venison belonged to the pure Yang energy. It was the most effective meat in nourishing the kidney Qi. Therefore, venison was a very good tonic food for newlyweds and old people with declining kidney Qi. It also had a very good warming effect on those who often had cold hands and feet. Venison had high protein, low fat, and very low cholesterol. It contained a variety of active substances and had a good regulatory effect on the blood circulation system and nervous system of the human body.
Of course, although venison was good, there were also some taboos in eating it. Venison should not be eaten with pheasants, fish, shrimp, and pubai. Patients with tumors should not be eaten with fish and shrimp.
Venison and catfish should not be eaten with each other. Someone said that catfish should not be eaten with venison because it made people's tendons shrink. Catfish was rich in enzymes and other bioactive substances. Some enzymes and hormones in venison were easy to have an adverse biochemical reaction with it. It was not good for health and even affected the peripheral nervous system, causing tendons and tendons to shrink.
Venison and abalone should not be eaten with each other. According to the records in the Diet, venison should not be eaten with abalone. Abalone had a sweet taste and was non-toxic. It had the effect of appetizing and flushing the bladder water. The Compendium of Materia Medica recorded, "Venison should not be eaten with pheasants, pubai, abalone, and shrimp. It will cause ulcers. From the point of view of the medicinal properties of the food, it is not the same as venison.
Venison and pheasants should not be eaten with each other. Su Song said that it can cure chronic diseases, but it should not be eaten with pheasants and wild boars. Pheasants' chicken meat was sour and slightly cold. Li Shizhen also said that it should not be eaten in spring and summer because it ate insects and mosquitoes, which were poisonous. Venison was sweet and warm to nourish Yang, so it was incompatible with pheasants' food properties.
Venison and pubai should not be eaten with each other. Pubai, also known as cattail, grew in ponds and swamps. It sprouted and grew in spring. Its stem was white and tender and could be eaten. It could be made into soup or steamed. It tasted very delicious. Pubai was cold in nature and sweet in taste. It had the effect of relieving dryness, relieving urination, and quenching thirst. It could cure the ulcers in the mouth. It was a cool thing. Venison was sweet and warm. From the point of view of the medicinal properties of the food, the two were not compatible with each other in nature, taste, and effect.
Ang Lee was very familiar with the taboos of venison. Therefore, Ang Lee would not make these mistakes and would not abstain from eating venison.
"Yoav, the first dish we are going to cook tonight is diced venison. The cooking method is very simple. You just need to learn from me."
Ang Lee said. He personally cut the venison into cubes of one centimeter. Then, he mixed the venison with eggs, water powder, and salt paste. Then, he grabbed it with spicy bean paste and slid it with warm oil. The diced bamboo shoots were soaked in water. Then, he mixed the white sugar, vinegar, salt, soy sauce, water powder, and stock into a juice.
After that, he heated the pot and added the base oil. Then, he poured in the main and auxiliary ingredients and stir-fried them. Then, he poured in the mixed juice and stir-fried them. After that, he added the spicy oil and stir-fried them.
Whether this dish is delicious or not depends on the ingredients. It must be well prepared. The main ingredients are one and a half jin of mountain deer loin, a little scallion, ginger, and coriander, a little dried scallion, lemongrass, and pepper rice, a little star anise, yellow ginger powder, a little pepper, a little water, a little salt, two spoonfuls of sesame oil, five spice powder, and ginger powder. Every step is very important. If any step is not done properly, the final taste will be very different.
Ang Lee taught Zhao Yoav how to cook step by step. Zhao Yoav did every step by himself so that he could really learn. However, even if Ang Lee has tried his best to teach him personally, the venison made by Zhao Yoav is still not flattering. After all, this guy's foundation is too poor. It is a bit difficult to learn how to cook in a short time. As long as he can stir-fry the dishes, it is very good.
"Oh, I didn't cook the dishes well. It seems that I put too much salt."
Zhao Yoav said embarrassedly.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Not only did you put too much salt, but the oil is also too hot. Look at the part of the venison that is burnt. It can't be eaten if the meat is burnt."
"Oh, it seems that my level still needs to be improved!"
Zhao Yoav said awkwardly.
Ang Lee comforted him, "Yoav, it doesn't matter. Everyone who starts to learn how to cook is like this. There is no genius in this world. Geniuses are trained. As long as you practice well, you will always make delicious dishes. For the next dish, let's make a simpler braised venison."
"Okay! However, if I still can't do it well, you can't blame me. "
Zhao Yoav said timidly. She always couldn't cook well. She seemed to have lost her confidence.
Ang Lee didn't particularly care about whether Zhao Yoav could cook well or not. After all, his woman didn't need to stay in the kitchen all the time. Cooking was just for the cultivation of life. If she was tired, she could stop cooking.
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