Seeing that they were eating so happily, Mo Qiong asked them to cook a few dozen kilograms of rice.
There was no oil, and the rice was mixed with salted vegetables. They actually felt like they were eating high-end cuisine.
Their past lives must have been filled with suffering. Mo Qiong only gave them food to eat, and they all showed a satisfied expression.
According to Mo Qiong's knowledge, the staple food of the ancient Japanese farmers were wheat and radishes. Although they had to pay tribute to rice, it was not to the extent that they had never eaten it before. Those who had never eaten it before were all children or young people. Basically, they had at least tasted it a few times in their lives. Especially in the Azuchi and Peach Mountain era, they would eat rice when they served in the military.
However, this group of people actually said that they had never even seen cooked rice before.
After asking, Mo Qiong found out that most of their staple food was taro and beans. They mixed all kinds of beans together and cooked them. That was a meal. They even ate very little buckwheat.
As for rice, they could not afford it and were not allowed to eat it.
It was at least more than a thousand years ago that the productivity could be so low.
At that time, although the Japanese and Japanese had learned technology and systems from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the areas were ghost lands. Only a few core areas such as Ping An and the capital had developed significantly.
Therefore, there were still many miserable farmers in other remote areas.
"Delicious!"
"It's too delicious!"
After the second bowl of rice and pickled vegetables, their taste buds seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
The soft and fragrant taste of the rice, coupled with the slight elasticity, made them feel like they had no regrets in life.
It was as if there was a chemical reaction with the pickled vegetables. The complex taste made their brains secrete happiness hormones crazily.
Although pickled vegetables were just pickled vegetables, the craftsmanship was much better than in ancient times.
Modern people liked to eat it occasionally, not to mention that this was something that Master Gou often ate. For these people who had never eaten good food, the impact on their taste buds was irresistible.
"Wu wu wu …"
"I can't believe we can eat such good food."
"Are we already dead?"
"Even if you kill me now, it's worth it."
This group of Tuqi people cried after eating and began to talk nonsense.
Mo Qiong could tell that they were very insecure. After all, everything was like a dream.
Therefore, he said, "No one will kill you. From now on, you will work for me and can eat rice every meal, and …"
"What!"
"We will eat this in the future?"
"How is that possible? Is this rice for us to eat? "
The Tu Qi people were going crazy. What did it mean to eat rice for every meal? This was already the most beautiful day they could imagine.
The agitated emotions of this group of people made Mo Qiong swallow the latter half of his words.
Originally, he wanted to add more dishes, but seeing that they were so easily satisfied, he decided to forget about it and leave it for another time.
Although this group of people didn't have much potential and could only do some manual labor on the island, there was still an advantage. They were really easy to feed.
If modern employees were only given food to eat every day, they would have long rebelled.
As for these people, they were already extremely happy as long as they had food to eat. With such a high level of happiness, it couldn't be considered as abuse.
The rice that Master Gou gave him was enough to last him for half a year, and besides, rice wasn't expensive. In the future, he could eat as much rice as he wanted, so he definitely wouldn't be poor.
What's more, there was so much land on the island that they could buy some rice seedlings, wheat seeds, and even various vegetables for them to grow. It wouldn't be a problem for them to be self-sufficient.
Thinking about it carefully, Mo Qiong had basically picked up 300 people for free.
He went online and ordered a hundred adaptive seeds. Then, he waved his hand and called the two scholars over.
The two scholars ate their fill normally and felt much more at ease. They were no longer so worried.
The Tuqi people felt that giving them food to eat was asking them to give their lives away. They were definitely doing extremely dangerous work, or else why would they be so nice to them?
The two scholars were smarter. Seeing this act of appeasing the people, they knew that Mo Qiong wouldn't take their lives. He just wanted them to live and work peacefully on the island.
It was obvious that the concept and understanding of 'people' in these two countries were completely different.
"Exalted Immortal, what orders do you have?" The two scholars bowed.
Mo Qiong smiled and said, "Oh? I've become an immortal just like that? "
The two scholars were embarrassed, but still forced themselves to suck up to him and said, "Great Immortal opened up a world and used many treasures. Naturally, you're one of the immortals."
"Alright, it's fine if they suck up to me. You two are educated, just call me boss." Mo Qiong said.
"Yes … boss." The two scholars bowed again.
"Which dynasty are you from?" Mo Qiong asked.
"We're from Yaoshan, Xing Zhou. Our dynasty's title is Zhou, and our era's title is Xiande." The older scholar said.
It was very comfortable to speak like this. Mo Qiong nodded and said, "Zhou? Is it the Empress? "
The two scholars looked at each other and said, "You're talking about Wu Zhou, right? Boss, you might not know from heaven … Tang Dynasty has been dead for 50 years. "
Mo Qiong's mind turned quickly. What? Tang Dynasty was dead?
"Oh, the Zhou after the Empress, right … Xiande, that's Chai Rong, right?"
The two scholars hesitated. In the end, the younger one said, "The current dynasty's surname is Guo … The Saint is the adopted son of Taizu … However, he treated his biological father like an uncle. He never gave his biological brothers the title of king, nor did he give the Chai family the title of royalty …"
Before he finished, the older scholar stared at his younger brother and said, "Boss, you're very perceptive. What you said is the Empress's surname. You're going back to the origin. You don't need to correct us."
"… Brother, you're right." The younger brother trembled and didn't dare to say anything.
Mo Qiong touched his Adam's apple and was a little embarrassed.
Although members had to be familiar with history, they didn't have to study it. Chai Rong was indeed the name of the historian in the future. At that time, he was indeed called Guo Rong. No one dared to say that the Chai family was royalty. Saying that the Chai family had the right to inherit was courting death. Only Guo Rong's biological son was.
Thinking about it carefully, calling him the surname of his ancestor was just a way for the Zhao Song Dynasty to weaken the legitimacy of his rule and strengthen the legitimacy of the Zhao Song Dynasty. In other words, Chai could replace Guo, and Zhao could replace Chai.
As a modern person, he had a different way of thinking. Even if he was familiar with history, he couldn't compare with these two ancient people. He had just said a few words and he had already violated the 'taboo of the dynasty'.
"The Zhou you're talking about has been dead for more than a thousand years." Mo Qiong said as he drank water to hide his embarrassment.
"Yes … Someone had already told us before. The dynasty's name is Lanbai," the older scholar said.
"Pfft!" Mo Qiong spat out a mouthful of water and said hurriedly, "No! No! Don't talk nonsense! "
Just like how Mo Qiong addressed Guo Rong as Chai Rong from a modern perspective, these two ancient people also understood the Lanbai Society as a dynasty from their perspective.
It made sense. The Lanbai Society didn't allow them to wander around. They could only live in the Lanbai Society's territory. Letting them work and providing them with a living guarantee, wasn't it to pacify the people?
Moreover, the 'national power' was so strong and the land was so vast. Even if it wasn't a 'celestial dynasty', it must be a great country.
The two scholars saw Mo Qiong's reaction and their faces turned pale. They hurriedly said, "This is our first time here. We don't know what taboo we've violated. Please forgive us … Forgive us for our ignorance."
Mo Qiong sighed and said, "It's alright, it's alright. There aren't so many taboos. Anyway, the Lanbai Society isn't the dynasty you know. You can't return to the Central Plains. From today onwards, you can settle down here. Everything will be provided. Seeing that you don't have the strength to truss a chicken, I won't count on you for farming. Take care of these Tuqi people. Bring them to cultivate a piece of wasteland and enclose a manor. Other than the few seeds I let you plant, I'll also provide you with traditional crops so that you can be self-sufficient … "
"Of course, I have additional requirements for you. That is to learn. First, understand modern Chinese characters. Then, I'll give you the manuals of these machines for you to study. I don't expect you to know how to use them. You just need to know how to use them and know how to read the thermometer. "
The two scholars were overjoyed. Wasn't this just being an official? It might not be very formal, but they were already satisfied.
They originally thought that they would have to cultivate together with those savages. They secretly thought that they had wasted their lives studying. Who knew that they would be able to become a small official.
If their real job was to study and learn, that would be great.
It seemed that this Lanbai Society was quite kind to scholars.
Seeing them lowering their heads in joy and getting carried away, Mo Qiong secretly shook his head. It could only be said that they were the tallest among the shortest. These two scholars weren't very useful, but they should be able to manage this small piece of land.
"I'll give you another three hours. Once you're done here, come find me at the headquarters. You still have a pet companion that you haven't claimed." Master Gou suddenly said after smoking for a long time.
Mo Qiong was stunned and said, "What? You still have a pet? "
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