The train roared and entered the first stop: Kuzhou.

It is the Korla area of the Western Regions, which was once the headquarters of the Western Army of Xifu, and later moved its headquarters to the west, but its position is still extremely important.

It is the great grain depot of Xifu!

Along the way, you can see the connection between Qianmo and the farmland, which is very spectacular!

At the end of the farmland, you can see the desert, and at the junction of the two, there is a green belt protecting the farmland.

In fact, the geographical location of the reservoir is not good, it is close to the large inland lakes ---- Bosten Lake, and there are many water sources, which is its advantage.

But its soil quality is poor, and many places are rocky mountains, and there is no grass!

It doesn't matter if the conditions are bad, water can accomplish many things.

The Chinese people are "farming madness", they don't grow things, and they itch all over.

Not to mention that the old farmer wants to grow things, even Princess Taiping also grows things... She especially loves to grow grapes.

From the general to the soldiers, plant if you have land, and don't think that planting flowers is for ornamentation, but want to get flower essential oil!

Kuzhou... People transformed the land, brought in manure, changed the fertility of the land, and formed farmland.

He also built water conservancy, irrigated farmland, used oxen, and cultivated crops.

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In the palace by Bosten Lake, Wu Zetian lived in it, which was very pleasant.

Facing the great lake, it is as horizontal as a mirror, reflecting the tall reeds, which have no end in sight and sway in the wind.

There are also water lilies with a large area, and the water birds fly by, startling the swimming fish to jump up with their white bellies.

The cool breeze and the warm climate swept away the heat of sitting on the train before, and the water supply system inside was developed, so everyone went to take a shower and come out to drink tea and chat.

Everyone sat at the table by the lake, and Princess Taiping introduced to everyone: "This is Bosten Lake, with wheat, fish, salt, cattail, and reeds!" ”

"We mainly grow high-quality wheat here!"

"The wheat is ground into flour and used to make yakiniku, noodles and fried noodles brought by the army, which is the largest supply of fried noodles to the army, and we also use it to make biscuits!"

Fried noodles, almost everyone here knows, this is the staple food of the Western Army's expedition, even if the Western Army built a railway, and there are so many war horses, but it is still extremely difficult to transport grain.

In order to survive, the Western Army Logistics made fried noodles, and the production method is to use seventy percent of wheat flour, mixed with 30% soybean flour, and sesame seeds to stir-fry together, and add salt after frying.

Chow mein does not need to be heated, it is easy to carry, and it has a long storage time, making it the most suitable staple food for expeditions.

Almost everyone here has tried that thing, and the taste is not flattering.

They ate it, they wanted to explore the reasons for the success of the Western Army, and they had to admire the Western Army's ability to overcome difficulties.

Now they are standing at the large grain depot of the Western Army, listening to Princess Taiping is eloquent talk: "We have always grasped grain production very tightly, and we dare not have any slackness. ”

No wonder!

On the way to the west, there were a lot of fields, there was enough grain, and such a huge output turned into a surging driving force for the western army.

At the reception banquet that day, Princess Taiping invited everyone to eat noodles and baked cakes and grilled fish.

This noodle is a delicious noodle made from wheat produced in the area, and seasoned with soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorns, minced meat, seasonal vegetables and lard.

The baked cakes are also not bad, crispy and delicious, and everyone loves to eat them.

The grilled fish in Bosten Lake is a must, the live fish that are caught are still alive there, and a fire is made after slaughtering, because it is to meet it, so fruit trees are used, and coal is usually used.

Wear the fish with red willow branches and insert them around the fire to bake slowly, and when they are seven or eight medium-rare, then sprinkle salt, peppercorns and cumin powder on the fish to make the fish more flavorful.

The fish is very fatty, and it tastes so fragrant that it makes people have an endless aftertaste!

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After everyone had eaten and drunk enough, Princess Taiping asked Wu Zetian for grace and said, "Your Majesty, don't you leave a little ink treasure?" ”

So Wu Zetian waved his pen and said, "Noodles, baked cakes and fish, three major delicacies!" ”

Since then, the three major delicacies of Kuzhou have become famous, and the guests who come have named them to eat the three major delicacies.

Wu Zetian did not hesitate to contribute, and she also left her name for herself this time.

Princess Taiping introduced three old farmers who were first-class field experts, especially good at farming, and large farmers. When the others heard that their wheat yield was 300 catties, and the high was 400 catties, each person contracted more than 10,000 acres of farmland! The ministers are red-eyed, and they can't wait to kidnap them back to God and farm for them!

You know, at that time, the productivity was low, there was no breeding, fertilization was not easy, the general wheat yield was 150 catties is good, and the field with such a high yield can be called the field.

Even Wu Zetian was very interested, of course, he hoped that her fields would have more food, so he asked them about their farming skills.

The old farmer said calmly: "Water, fertilizer and sunshine!" ”

Everyone shook their heads when they heard it, water is not difficult, fat is not difficult, and sunshine is difficult!

Xinjiang has a strong sunshine, and it is far inferior!

Wu Zetian was very happy and gave rewards to the three old farmers, and the leader got a plaque, which is "no agriculture is unstable"!

He and the other two were given silver, both of which were official silver ingots, engraved with royal seals, and the three old peasants were overjoyed and thanked them again and again.

Wu Zetian smiled, she opened the eight gifts of the Western Tour, that is, "Plaque, Word, Banquet, Food, Silver, Things, Sight, and Official", which was very generous, so that the people of the Western Army and the West Mansion had a good impression of her!

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Leaving Kuzhou, the train rushed to Hezhou.

There is the hometown of the Tuqi Shi people, they control the strings up to 400,000 people, defected to Wei Xi, the people of the time commented that such as Cao Cao got 300,000 Qingzhou (Yellow Turban) soldiers, so far, full-fledged, the court can no longer control him.

There is the Ili River in Hezhou, and the water network is dense and there is water, and as a result, their train passed through a sea of flowers, like deep purple waves rising and falling in layers, which is very beautiful.

"It's so beautiful!"

"It's beautiful!"

Everyone was amazed, and Princess Taiping relieved their doubts: "This is lavender, which comes from the West, and is planted by a horse!" ”

Lavender, native to the Mediterranean coast, Europe and the Oceanian archipelago, the western region is located in the same latitude zone as those originated, and the climatic conditions and soil conditions are similar, is the lavender planting base, is the hometown of lavender in China.

"Can be used to make essential oils!"

So, Princess Taiping also started her gifting behavior, giving gifts to everyone: lavender essential oil.

As a princess, the gifts she gives are not bad, they are all in large bottles, and the benefits are to refresh your mind and enhance your memory; It helps a lot with learning; Relieves nerves, nourishes temperament, and has the miraculous effect of promoting sleep; Promotes blood circulation and makes the mind refreshed; Inhibit high blood pressure, nasal allergies, asthma, etc.; regulates physiological functions; Enhance immunity and prevent diseases; Maintain respiratory tract function, have a good effect on nasal and throat mucositis, and can be used for bathing...

Anyway, there were many benefits, and everyone was overjoyed and accepted the gifts.

As for the Zhang brothers, the Wu family and the ministers of the Li Party, they were blank: This is still the first two stops, and the hearts of the people are about to send more and more gifts to Princess Taiping to be bought!.