In the mansion, Heshikai convened a visitor. The guest was from the south, named Cao and Qin, and could bring him all kinds of strange things.

In return, he would allow Cao Qin to obtain many good horses more easily and take them to the south.

Of course, good horses are expensive, but they are not for free.

Today, Cao Qin came to the door and one of the meeting gifts he brought were dozens of live four-gilled bass.

This delicious fish was already famous all over the world during the Three Kingdoms period. It was only available in the south of the Yangtze River and was quite precious, let alone in the north.

He Shikai was very satisfied with this "small li". He didn't care how Cao Qin brought the live four-gilled perch to Yecheng, but he was concerned about how many horses the other party would buy this time.

"Your owner likes horses so much, is it for the sake of winning the horse racing or thriving?"

Heshi Kai asked, and took out a wavy hairpin from a box, and the hairpin was decorated with huge rubies, which was very beautiful.

Cao Qin stood up, bent down slightly, and smiled flatteringly: "June, this horse is best for a horse (stalk horse). Of course, it is to be sent to the arena. If you can win the championship, there will be a lot of bonuses."

"Is that right? It's not just sent it to the Maid Prison to reproduce with many mares." He Shikai said, taking something out of another box.

This is a "crystal ball", the size of a fist, fixed on a cage-shaped base. There is a colorful "halo" inside the crystal ball, like a solidified colorful mist, which is very beautiful.

Cao Qin quickly replied: "Who said, how many years will it take for some good horses to breed a decent herd."

"Every time I buy dozens of horses, and the accumulated number is also considerable!" He Shikai carefully held a porcelain bottle as thin as an eggshell, and his eyes shone.

I sincerely admired: "This Xinping porcelain is really a masterpiece!"

Cao Qin immediately stated: "If the king and the prince can take a fancy to him, the villain will bring more thin porcelain no matter what."

He Shikai carefully put the porcelain bottle, picked up a short knife, drew it out of the sheath, and looked at the beautiful patterns on the blade that looked like ripples, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This is a hundred-sfinding knife that has been forged countless times? Otherwise, where did the patterns come from?

But can the patterns of the sword be so beautiful?

Cao Qin appropriately introduced various "gifts". These gifts are basically handicraft products, but the production process is incredible, which makes He Shikai, the knowledgeable one, dazzling.

"Your boss has put a lot of effort into buying a horse." He Shikai was very satisfied with the gift Cao Qin brought. "I will arrange someone to take you to buy a good horse."

Cao Qin immediately stated: "Thank you for your help, I am grateful to you!"

"Next time, bring more rare treasures." He Shikai said slowly, picking up a bottle of spirits in glass bottles, "The stronger the wine, the better."

Of course he understood that the other party bought horses to get rid of horses for the Chu State Horse Supervisor, rather than "participating in horse racing and winning the championship". However, who would be unable to get along with gold, silver and jewelry?

The reason why I hit the other person like this just now is to let the other person understand that he is not stupid. If he is unhappy one day, the deal will not be done.

If you want to buy a horse, you have to make him happy, otherwise he might not be able to succeed, but he will definitely be able to make mistakes.

There are no grasslands in the south, so there are many constraints to raise horses, and what is most lacking is the excellent horses needed to reproduce.

In recent years, merchants in the south have been trying to find ways to build horses in Qi, and many merchants in Qi have secretly sold horses to each other in order to seek profit.

It is not that no officials have noticed this problem and have written letters many times, asking the court to take strict precautions.

But for Heshikai, this is a way of wealth, so how can you cut off your own way of wealth?

After all, the spirits are only available in the south.

The State of Chu can make strong wine. This strong wine is really strong and will never forget it after drinking it. Not to mention the emperor (the Supreme Emperor), even many powerful people like to drink strong wine very much, but the State of Qi cannot make it.

Therefore, spirits from the south can be sold at high prices in Qi.

Either sell it directly or exchange it for several jars before selling it. Anyway, you can make a lot of money.

So, what's wrong with horses common in the north to exchange for strong wine that can only be brewed in the south?

Many wealthy merchants started to trade spirits, and the Heshikai would not be angry with the public and advised the emperor to strictly control the issue of horse sales in the south.

As for whether the Chu army will ride these horses and rage within Qi State in the future...

He Shikai doesn’t think it has anything to do with him.

Anyway, the "Wu thieves" had already raging on the north bank of the Yellow River before, and a few years earlier, they also attacked Yecheng. So, is it relevant to how many more horses are there now?

Seeing that He Shi Kai was in a good mood, Cao Qin offered another small gift: a recipe.

"Recipe?" He Shikai disagreed with it. If he talked about the delicacies of mountains and seas, he had eaten too much and didn't think there was any recipe that could make him moved.

Cao Qin praised the recipe: "Junhou, of course, this dish is not as good as the dishes in Junhou's mansion. The ingredients used are also very common, but it still has a unique flavor."

"Is this recipe so famous?" He Shikai just didn't believe it, and Cao Qin replied: "It's called 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall'..."

He Shikai was stunned when he heard this, sure that he had heard it correctly, and laughed: "Buddha jumped over the wall? OK, OK! I'm here to see what delicious dish this is!"

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In the evening, Cao Qin, who was tired, fell on the couch and closed his eyes to rest, and his concubine massaged his back.

Cao Qin has been busy for a while, busy giving gifts to others, busy giving laughs to others, busy doing business and buying horses.

I finally finished my work and I was so tired that it was time to take a rest.

After a while, the chef prepared the meal, the maid brought it up, and Cao Qin and his concubine had a meal together.

The main dish is served in a jar, with a scent of fragrance, and it is scooped out after being served, and it is divided into bowls. The name is a bit strange and called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall".

The concubine was very curious about this name and a little uneasy: she felt like she was stewing many ingredients together, so why did she get this name?

Cao Qin was in a good mood. Anyway, there were no outsiders now and there was no "foodless" consideration, so he explained:

"This is a description of the delicious and fragrant dish. Even if the Buddha smelled it, he couldn't help but climb over the wall and ran out to eat."

The concubine felt it was inappropriate: "If you are disrespectful to the Buddha, will you eat it...will something bad happen?"

"What can happen?" Cao Qin smiled, "Those powerful people who believe in Buddhism on weekdays will not prevent them from taking advantage of themselves and bullying men and women."

"But this name..." The concubine still felt that the name of this dish was inappropriate, so she shouldn't be kidding Buddha.

"It's no big deal. The name must be unique so that it's easy to remember." Cao Qin ordered the dishes in the bowl with chopsticks, "Birdfish (that is known as abalone in later generations), dried scallops, fish belly, beef tendon, fish glue, Yaozhu, sheep elbow, tendon, chicken breast, turtle skirt..."

"Put these selected ingredients into a jar and stew them in broth. The ingredients are permeable to each other, and the taste is odorful, soft and tender, rich in meaty aroma, and meaty but not greasy..."

"The food is delicious and the soup is delicious. Anyone who smells it will salivate. How can it not be called 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall'?"

The concubine ate the dishes in the bowl in front of her and thought they really tasted good. She was curious: "What if I can't find some of these ingredients?"

"The ingredients used for 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall' are alive and can be adjusted, but the premise is that the flavors cannot be compatible between the ingredients... This is very particular, otherwise, these ingredients will not be set."

When Cao Qin said this, he showed off his little flaunts: "It is said that this is the recipe I figured out when Ziqian’s residence today, but it is not simple."

"Is it the emperor figured it out?" The concubine became more and more surprised. Cao Qin nodded: "It is said that, but it is only served in the mansion. Because it is really delicious, someone slowly learned it. Last year, there was a restaurant in Hanshan who used this dish as a signature dish."

"However, because it takes a lot of time to make Buddha Jump over the wall, it has to be stewed on low heat for a long time, so you have to order in advance. But even so, in Hanshan, you can make a restaurant where the Buddha Jump over the wall is good, so you don't have to worry about not coming."

Speaking of Hanshan, Xuzhou, the concubine asked: "When will we go back?"

"It's almost done. I bought a lot of horses and it's time to take them back."

"But this is not easy along the way, right?"

My concubine has been with Cao Qin for several years and knows that we should pay attention to our proper attitude when speaking, just like people on the water cannot easily say "sinking" or "turning".

"I must be very energetic, just because I am afraid that there will be thieves who will kill and rob people halfway." Cao Qin said with a relaxed look on his face.

But I was not relaxed: it was not easy to go to Qi to sell horses to the south.

First of all, I bought it. After I bought it, I had to bring the horse back to Chu safely.

The two countries have used the Yellow River as the boundary. Although war has stopped and border cities are opened, it is very inconvenient to travel between the two sides of the Yellow River. These Chu merchants are easily targeted by others.

Therefore, the best way is to find a powerful person as a backer in Qi State, with the protection of the powerful person, making it much easier to buy horses. When you go back, the jackals, tigers and leopards along the way will be more restrained.

Being able to get the powerful and powerful man, Heshikai, can ensure safety, so even if he paid a huge price (in terms of money), Cao Qin still thought it was worth it.

But even so, I have to shake my spirits and take the horses south on my way to the south, for fear that one night, everyone will be killed and all the horses will be stolen.

However, all the hardships are worth it, and the hardships they suffered to sell horses in the court were rewarded with great rewards.

Your Majesty is promoting horse politics and seeking good horses with a lot of money. They only need to sell the good horses back and make a lot of profits.

But just for money, it would not be possible for merchants like Cao Qin to take risks so frequently.

The most important thing is to plan a future for the family and your descendants.

The delicious dish "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" is said to have attracted Buddha to climb over the wall to taste it, so it is named.

And the real future is the reason why these merchants, who are willing to "jump over the wall" and want to get together [Bayi Chinese website www.x81zw.me], are they going to sell horses in China.

Cao Qin sighed: "Your Majesty is working hard to govern, and he is young and strong. I think it is just around the corner to unify the world. It is not easy for us merchants to make great contributions again."
Chapter completed!