Looking at the tofu shop next to him, Han Jiang smiled and said: "This kind of thing will become rancid once you put it away, will you lose money if you open a huge shop?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled slightly: "Zihua, the kind of tofu you said can't be sold for much." Take a look at it. ”

After speaking, he took Han Jiang to the shop. I saw two large square tofu on the counter, covered with a white cloth, and from time to time there were guests in autumn to buy. There are shelves on both sides, but on them are all kinds of dried tofu products. Including dried tofu, tofu skin, bean tendon, yuba and so on. These tofu products, as long as you know that after the soy milk is heated, you can peel off the film layer by layer, and you can make countless patterns.

Bringing Han Jiang to the shelf, Du Zhongxiao pointed to the yuba and tofu skin and said, "Zihua, this is also made of beans, they are all dry goods, but they won't become rancid." If it is placed properly, it can be intact for several years and can be marketed thousands of miles away. ”

Han Jiang looked very surprised, stepped forward and touched the yuba, and said, "But it's strange, it feels like a bullet." How does such a thing get in? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "When it is fried and cooked, it is a good dish, and it is like meat." We'll go to the restaurant in a while and make a few flavors for you to taste. ”

Han Jiang looked at it for a while, and nodded again and again: "I didn't expect there to be such a wonderful method!" Being able to make this thing, soya beans have many uses, and they are no longer as used to make more horse feed. Soya beans are suitable for fields, which can increase the soil strength, and there can be this method of making tofu, when planting more. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, there are soybeans in summer and wheat in winter in this county, and this thing is the most." In addition to making tofu here, there is also an oil extraction workshop behind it, which can make soybean oil. Although soybean oil is very smoky, it is excellent for stir-frying. ”

Although soybeans have been used as food in China for a long time, they are inconvenient to eat, and they are not eaten much by this era. Folk beans, soybeans are not the most important varieties, mung beans and the like are not small. The main reason is that it is inconvenient to eat. At this time, sesame seeds were the most edible oil, also known as sesame oil, but it was mostly used to light lamps. In various places, such as Hedong, hemp oil is mostly used, almond oil is used in Shaanxi, etc., and soybean oil is rarely used. Du Zhongxiao built this tofu workshop not only to sell tofu and soy products, but also to extract oil to make full use of the value of soybeans.

In fact, don't talk about soybean oil, even tofu is not common in this era. Although Du Zhongxiao knew in his previous life that tofu was made by chance by Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Han Dynasty, it was not until the Song Dynasty that it began to be popularized. The saying that the king of Huainan made tofu also comes from the Song people.

Soybeans are a plant that can only stand out from many grains by squeezing oil and making tofu, otherwise it is not very useful. Cooking and eating it directly is really not acceptable to the Han people, and it is extremely rare. Extracting oil from soybeans is Du Zhongxiao's first initiative in Yongcheng, and the large-scale production of tofu is also unique in the country. A large number of soy products here are actually sold to other places, and they are by no means as simple as the tofu workshop that Han Jiang saw.

After listening to Du Zhongxiao's introduction, Han Jiang came to the oil cylinder next to him. As soon as the cylinder head was lifted, a strong aroma emanated, and I couldn't help but say: "It's so fragrant, the taste of this oil is no less than sesame oil!" ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "If you talk about frying food, this soybean oil is better than sesame oil." However, flax oil is smokeless, but it is far from being comparable to soybean oil. This oil grows longer than it comes to frying food, which is a good thing. ”

Villagers say that life is difficult, and often say that there is no oil and water in the food, but in fact, in this era, there is no such thing as no oil and water. Stir-fried vegetables have just appeared, and there are very few fried foods, even the more mature fried ones, only in the big places with money. The common people usually eat, mainly eating boiled rice and some pickles. As for oil and water, that is non-existent.

In this era, it is not uncommon for people who do heavy physical work to eat several large bowls of rice at a time, and the amount of food makes Du Zhongxiao staggering. The reason for this is that the intake of fats is too low. If you eat more oil, you are eligible to eat less.

This is the difference in eating habits in different eras, and Han Jiang can't understand these. In his eyes, the most important thing is that oil is used to light the lamp, and the soybean oil lighting effect is not good, so he feels a pity. As for the edible value, Han Jiang didn't have that concept at all.

Looking at Han Jiang's expression, Du Zhongxiao knew what he was thinking. In this era, people have not yet adapted to the benefits of fat, and the understanding of appetite is that the taste is sweet and smooth, and the cooked large pieces of meat are what everyone is pursuing.

As soon as he turned around, he saw a guy with a customer, who was moving bundles of yuba to the car outside, Han Jiang asked the store supervisor: "Why did that customer buy so much?" It's a lot of money, so when will he be able to finish it when he buys it? ”

The supervisor saluted: "Huiguanren, that's a guest from Zhenzhou, who sold it back to his hometown." ”

"Oh-" Han Jiang nodded. No wonder this shop was built on the side of the dock, and it was originally a business for outsiders.

Coming out of the tofu shop, Han Jiang looked at the merchants coming and going on the street and was full of emotion. Du Zhongxiao is really economically minded, and he has built so many industries with the advantage of the wharf, no wonder his county is financially abundant.

Next to the tofu shop is a medicinal herb shop, which wholesales the northern medicinal materials collected from Maozhou and other places to the south of the Yangtze River, and the business is just as hot.

Sighing, Han Jiang said: "Wait for Xiao, you build these shops here and let the county officials take care of them, they will make a fortune." “

Du Zhongxiao said: "Zihua thinks badly, they just take some money, grain and rice, how can they get rich?" This is public money, and it is not distributed to them. The money earned by these shops is offset by all kinds of harsh taxes in the county. Such as changes, branches, and distributions, and so on, are now coming out of here, and they no longer criticize the people. We are officials to give benefits to the people, and it is enough for the public servants to be able to support their families. ”

Han Jiang nodded again and again, fully understanding what Du Zhongxiao meant. The county only collects a large amount of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and in order to collect more money, they use all kinds of means, and the greed of officials is actually not the biggest reason. One of the reasons is that the administrative costs and various expenses of the county can only be collected by these means, and the little liquor tax and the like are not enough to stuff the teeth. The other is that the public officials rarely have a lot of money, and they often bear a lot of daily expenses of officials, so they have to reach out to the people. The county has these industries, which cover the administrative costs and reduce the burden on the people, which is equivalent to tax reduction.

Seeing that there was a fireworks shop next to him, Han Jiang smiled and said, "Yongcheng fireworks, now the surrounding states have a reputation. Now that I'm here, I'm going to buy some when I'm leaving, and I'll have a good time at home during the New Year's Festival. ”

The field of making fireworks was taken over by the state, and Du Zhongxiao built a shop to sell them. It is close to the wharf, and the merchants from the south to the north buy a lot, and the business is very good.

The last one next to the wharf is the grocery store, which is the core of Yongseong's business in this area. Han Jiang was stunned when he saw the goods placed outside. In addition to a variety of souvenirs such as reed mats, there are also new things such as soap, which have recently become popular. The most important thing is that it is all large-scale shipments. Many boats on the Bianhe River come from thousands of miles away to come to this store, load all kinds of daily necessities, and sell them back to their hometowns.

Stepping forward with a piece of soap, Han Jiang sighed with emotion: "A few days ago, someone gave me a few pieces, and this thing is very easy to use. They all said that it was produced here in Yongcheng, and I always wondered why I hadn't seen it, but I didn't expect it to be sold here. When I go back, I'll have to buy more of it. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "No need, I have recently made some ones with the fragrance of flowers, and I will send some to Zihua when the time comes." ”

This area is saline-alkali land, and nitrate and alkali have always been produced. Du Zhongxiao used nitrate to make gunpowder, how could he let go of the opportunity to make soap with alkali? Soap is not complicated to make, it is nothing more than alkali and grease boiled and mixed. Although the soap made in Yongcheng is very simple now, it is still very popular, and it is sold all over the country along the north of the Bianhe River to Tokyo and the south to Suzhou. Because of its preciousness, everyone uses it to wash their faces.

A few days ago, Du Zhongxiao accidentally found a bottle of flower dew from Han Yueniang, and he made some soap, which was even more precious. Scented soap, this is a luxury in this era.

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