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Killing four birds with one stone

Li Chongyi and the others shouted when they heard this: "Why didn't you report it, a few small grain merchants didn't dare to make a time, and the price was reasonable and sold to us, but the amount was too small, but one or two hundred stones, only the Zheng family in the city had a large amount of grain hoarding, but this Zheng family was bold, and even His Royal Highness didn't give face, saying that what is the grain is scarce now, and the things are scarce or something, and they are stunned to raise the price, and we can't rob it, and finally after negotiations, we bought more than 400 stones at a price of 42 yuan per bucket and 500 yuan per stone, and my subordinates are ashamed." After that, Li Chongyi lowered his head, because this can be regarded as a shame, and he was forced to compromise by a group of lowly profiteers who made it difficult to make a fortune, and he was still a member of the royal family, and it would be a shame to say it.

Li Pojun's face was extremely gloomy after hearing this, but he didn't expect that this Zheng family was so bold that it blatantly pitted me on my head, Li Pojun sighed secretly, it's not that he didn't report it. The time has not yet come.

Li Zhen continued: "Your Highness, outside the city gate is not allowed to set up a shed to give porridge, the city gate guard said that more than a thousand people gathered at the city gate, hindering the traffic to enter, there is a hidden danger, the weight of the city gate, must not be lost." So they let us come here."

Li Pojun also nodded when he heard this, he didn't take it into account, thousands of people gathered at the city gate and crowded, not to mention the matter, in case there were bandits of unknown origin among the more than 1,000 people who took the opportunity to sneak into the city, then their city gate guards would become decorations.

Li Pojun looked at the little guy who was about to put rice into the cauldron and shouted, "Wait first."

The two little servants hurriedly stopped, and at this moment, Fang Yiai and Brother Yu Chi carried a large stone bucket over the ravine and came down, walked closer, and threw the stone bucket on the ground with a bang.

"Ah, Your Highness, I'm tired to death"

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"This stone is heavy."

There is also a big pounding pestle in the barrel dug by this stone, which is also stony, this stone trough bucket, plus this knows the big pounding pestle, I am afraid that it will be no less than two or three hundred catties, and I am stunned to let this foolish goods come here from the city.

Li Chongyi stepped forward to touch it, and said suspiciously: "Your Highness, this seems to be a medicine bucket."

Li Pojun nodded, "That's right."

"What's the use of your Highness wanting this?"

"We'll find out later". Li Pojun said mysteriously, and asked Xiang Fang Yiai again: "Why hasn't the Zen master come back yet?"

Fang Yiai habitually touched his head, "Your Highness, as long as there are some potatoes in the pharmacy that you want, and the amount is not much, you want so much, the Zen master has to find it in various pharmacies in Chang'an."

Li Pojun also nodded when he heard this, and before he could speak, the strict Li Chongyi asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, what is the use of this potato root you want?" It seems that this potato is mostly medicinal, but although it is eaten, it is not recommended."

Li Pojun smiled when he heard this, and said bluntly: "This potato is a good thing, not only has high medicinal value, but can be used to satisfy hunger, if it is ground into flour and boiled with rice porridge, the price of potato root is low, and it is more cost-effective than rice grain." Second, potato flour is more hungry than rice porridge. Sanlai potatoes taste mellow, sweet and delicious. Fourth, the nutritional value and medicinal value of this potato are high, and its properties are invigorating and invigorating, strengthening muscles and spleen.

"Shennong's Materia Medica" is said to be "the main health in the deficiency, in addition to the cold and heat evil qi, in the replenishment of qi, in the muscles, long-term service ears and eyes smart"; The "Compendium of Materia Medica" also said that it can "benefit the kidneys, strengthen the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea and dysentery, dissolve paralysis and salivation, and moisten the fur". This is a good thing, it is cheap and hunger-resistant, and it can also strengthen the body and improve the physical fitness of the disaster victims.

This potato is a yam, the poem of the poet Du Fu has the famous sentence of "filling the intestines with more potatoes", the yam tuber is thick and juicy, sweet and cottony, and sticky, raw and hot food are delicious, Li Pojun has read a lot of ancient medical books, and knows that this yam is quite a favored dish in modern times, and then inquired, the price of yam is so cheap, a big money is a lot of catties, compared to the bucket of forty yuan of rice millet, it is really good and cheap.

Li Chongyi and the others saw that what Li Pojun said was reasonable and well-founded. Quoting scriptures, Li Pojun nodded his head when he said, and suddenly, Li Chongyi asked studiously: "Your Highness, I have also heard a little about this "Shennong's Materia Medica", and I know that it is an ancient medical book, and it is said that it was written by Emperor Yan Shennong's Taste of Herbs, but the "Compendium of Materia Medica" is the work of that sage?" It can be compared with Shennong's medical book."

Li Pojun was looking around the big medicine bucket, and when he heard Li Chongyi's studious inquiry, he said without looking back: "It was written by Li Shizhen."

Li Chongyi frowned and muttered, "Li Shizhen? Such a character is not even famous? ”

Li Pojun suddenly turned his head, smiled strangely, patted Li Chongyi and said: "This Li Shizhen is a hermit of the ancients, and the medical books he wrote are only remnants, and I also saw them by chance." Wait for the Zen master to buy back the potatoes and grind them into powder together."

When Li Chongyi heard this, he also put aside his desire for knowledge and went to get millet rice, leaving Li Pojun alone and touched his nose stupidly, this Li Shizhen is a member of the Ming Dynasty, and he has to wait for eight or nine hundred years, how can he be known by you, haha.

At this time, Zen Master Yuwen also crossed the ravine and shouted, "Your Highness, I'm back."

"How? How many potatoes do you buy? Li Pojun asked directly, but this potato can replace a lot of grain.

Zen Master Yuwen smiled and said: "I searched all over Chang'an City, and only found seven or eight hundred catties, and then went to Dianzhong Province to find the Shang Pharmacy to ...... In the name of His Royal Highness, he asked for 500 catties in the treasury, a total of more than 1,300 catties."

Li Pojun was stunned when he heard this, and then he also smiled, this guy is smart, he knows that the imperial doctor must have a lot of stock of this common medicinal material, and he actually used his name to extort five hundred catties, but it can be regarded as enlightened.

When even if he ordered Fang Yiai to wait for a few vigorous fools. Pound the yam and millet together in a large bucket of rice to make powder, and then boil the porridge and send it down.

Seeing that the things here are almost the same, this good thing should be done, Li Pojun is heart about the Dragon Villa, and he sternly explained that Li Chongyi took the guards to Cuihua Mountain twenty miles south of the city.

Enter Cuihua Mountain, walk around the mountain road, drag the bend, in front of you is the murmuring river of a day, it is the diversion of Weishui, flow down from this Cuihua Mountain, the other end of the river is a concave valley, the river was built by Li Pojun a wooden bridge straight to the opposite bank, cross the bridge, there is a big Zhuangzi in the mountain forest, the courtyard wall is as high as a zhang and a half (about three or four meters), a thick iron wrapped gate is closed, the door plaque is written with iron hook silver, and the four big characters inlaid with red paint stand thin and lonely - Hulong Villa.