At this time, the servant brought the grilled fish and placed two large plates in the middle of the table.

Xu Ping picked up the chopsticks and said to several people: "Although this fish is not grilled in detail, it tastes very good. Try it while it is hot. Fish, turtle, river fresh, etc. When it is about to take advantage of the heat, it will be difficult to eat when it is cool."

The most rare thing about wild carp in the Bian River is that it grows big and does not have a slight smell of earth. Xu Ping was not a person who was so pretentious that he talked about the originality of everything in his previous life, but to be honest, this era is not something that he bought in the market in his previous life. The fish is wild and full of flesh, solid and delicious, without any odor.

Ouyang Xiu said, "It's a pity that this great carp is roasted like this. It would be great if you have the skills to make fish sashimi! Since you left Jiangnan, you will never be able to taste that kind of taste again."

"The customs and conditions in different places are different. When you arrive in the capital, you must eat the Jiangnan flavor. I was wrong. I originally wanted to make some Jiangnan dishes in this shop, but no one took care of the business, so I had to do it. Now there are more and more people in the capital. Making some southern dishes in the restaurant can indeed attract business, but the people who go there are just a feeling. If they are asked to eat them every day, they can't stand it. Without it, the customs and conditions in the capital are not suitable for that dish. When people live, they must first adapt to the water and soil of the place."

The basic northerners and southerners here account for half of them, and most of them have the same feeling as Xu Ping's words.

Gao Ruonai said in a deep voice: "Uncle Yong talks about the dishes in Jiangnan every day, which is nothing more than homesickness. The capital gathers the essence of the world, and the taste of food is naturally the best in the world. It is important to be honest and peaceful, and it is the easiest to sip."

Ouyang Xiu shook his head: "In the world, it is still the Western Beijing Luoyang. Not only does it taste but also speak and pronunciation, but also takes Luoyang as the right way. To write poems and lyrics, you have to learn Luoyang dialect first!"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "You don't talk so much, so you should eat while it's hot!"

The fish is indeed not very exquisitely grilled, but the seasoning is just right, not only does not cover up the freshness of the taste, but also makes the fish have a unique fragrance, and it will be tasted endlessly when eaten in the mouth.

It was said that the two fish were eaten up very quickly.

Usually, everyone eats simple food in the yamen. At night, they call friends to drink two glasses of wine, and most of them are not particular about the dishes. Like today, they eat all kinds of big fish and meat, and there are not many times a year.

At this time, everyone had some basics in their stomachs, so they asked the servant to remove the plate, put mutton on the oven, and roasted it slowly. The few of them drank the cold fruit wine while talking.

This is the taste of life that Xu Ping is familiar with, but others are not adapted for a while and seem a little restrained. Xu Ping has no airs and his official position is really far away from others. His attitude is too casual and looks frivolous, and he is too serious and boring. This degree of control is very sad.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu seemed much more normal because he didn't care about these things at all, so he seemed particularly natural.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ouyang Xiu said: "This fruit wine is so cold that it makes people feel slippery, but I haven't drunk a few glasses, why do I feel a little bit of wine? I have drunk Western Regions wine before, but I don't have any alcohol."

"This is different from the Western Regions wine. It is mixed with strong wine. When you drink it, you don't feel it. If you drink it one cup after another, you will soon get drunk if you drink it."

After hearing Xu Ping's words, Yin Zhu put the wine glass in his hand on the table and said in surprise: "Is there a strong wine in this wine? I didn't feel it when I drank it, but it was true that I fainted slowly."

There are no rich people who come here to eat. They don’t have the financial resources to drink as water and drink it. Of course, Xu Ping has to mix strong wine in the fruit wine, otherwise the business will be difficult to do. Anyway, the lowest-quality white wine is mixed, which is originally edible alcohol made from sweet sorghum, and it is not a loss at all in terms of price.

Xu Ping said that at the beginning, everyone was alert and dared not drink too much. But the wine tasted cold and sweet, and there was almost no smell of wine in his mouth. He drank a little more without realizing it.

At this time, the roasted lamb next to him was already cooked. He drank the cold fruit wine and blew the cool breeze blowing from Wuzhang River at night, which was extremely comfortable. He slowly drank a little more, and the restrained one left without realizing it.

Ouyang Xiu drank all the wine in the wine, signaling the servant to pour wine, and said to Xu Ping: "To be prepared, today I read the booklet printed in Sansi. You wrote an article on it to ask what the money is. Shu said bluntly, this question was a bit confusing. What is money? If we were to say this in this dynasty, the money was naturally the yellow small flat copper coins, minted by the official supervisor. Besides that, what else can be called money in the world?"

Xu Ping has always had good self-control and it was too early to drink too much. After hearing Ouyang Xiu's words, he smiled and said, "Since Uncle Yong said that, is the iron coins used in Chuanxia considered money?"

Ouyang Xiuzheng and Xu Ping asked this, and his eyebrows raised after hearing this: "In Xiu, the iron coins of Sichuan Gorges are not coins! Only the official copper coins in my Song Dynasty are real coins, and iron coins are just fake coins! Why do you say so? It's just because iron coins only run in Sichuan Gorges, while copper coins are spread throughout the world. The four roads of Sichuan Gorges also recognize copper coins! The reason why iron coins can be used for transactions is because the government sets the exchange ratio, which is actually used as copper coins, but because the lack of Tongchuan Gorges is used instead of copper coins!"

This is not unreasonable. Theoretically, the legal currency at this time was only copper coins, and iron coins were just a substitute for copper coins. But what Xu Pingwen asked was not legal currency, but the essence of currency, so that was different.

Seeing Ouyang Xiu's spirit of enthusiasm rising up under the stimulation of alcohol, Xu Ping asked with a smile: "Iron money is not real money, what about gold, silver, coins and silk? Do they count as money?"

"Of course not counting! Except for copper coins, everything is fake. It's just that because there is no copper in the world, so we can't cast so many copper coins, so we have to use these instead of copper coins!"

"Well, it turns out that copper coins are not enough to use these. Then, Uncle Yong, I ask you, how many copper coins are needed in the world to be enough? How much copper is there in the world? Can you cast enough copper coins?"

"No matter how much copper there is in the world, it is impossible to cast enough money for use! This matter is extremely clear. How can people in the world think that there is too much money? No matter how much money you have, he can still be stored in a cellar and left for his descendants!"

Xu Ping laughed and said, "From the dynasty of Emperor Zhenzong to the present, in the past thirty years, other places, in terms of capital, prices have doubled. In the past, the rice was less than 30 cents, but now it is more than 60 cents. Who would hide copper coins at home?"

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Chapter completed!