Jingzhou is located in the south-central part of Hunan in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the hinterland of the Jianghan Plain, and is one of the ancient Kyushus; Jingzhou has a long history, is the birthplace of Chu culture, Hongwu nine years Huguang Province changed to Hu Guangcheng announced the political division, the only Jingzhou Mansion is subordinate to the Henan Buzheng Division, 24 years of the imperial court decreed, Jingzhou is subordinate to the Huguang political division.

The Xiangwang Mansion is located in the ancient city of Jingzhou, and Xu Hao quietly entered the city without alarming the local government, and directly stayed in the palace guest house. He has long heard that Zhu Bai, the king of Hunan Province, is a heroic generation, advocating Taoism and calling himself Zixuzi, he likes literature and martial arts, and is good at governing the country, and Hongwu has been a vassal for 21 years, and in just a few years, he has made some contributions to Hubei.

Xiang Wang Zhu Bai is only twenty-six years old this year, I remember that I was deeply impressed by Xu Hao when we first met, and the appearance is exactly the same as Zhu Gaoxu, both of them are the kind of tall and dignified natural fierce generals, which can be called talented, in this regard, it is similar to his half-brother Yan Wang Zhu Di, and the excellent genes come from the combination of the two aspects of the different old Comrade Zhu and the beautiful biological mother, otherwise?? Don't mention it.

After a long talk, Xu Hao suddenly found that Zhu Bai was far less persevering than Zhu Di's father and son, both civil and military, perhaps because the fief was located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, he rarely experienced the tempering on the battlefield, nor did he experience the tempering of officialdom, which is very similar to Xu Hao himself, they are all idealists who have not suffered much, and lack the endurance to face difficulties.

In fact, it can be seen from Zhu Bai's preference for ethereal natural ways that this prince has a tendency to be passive and avoid the world.

King Xiang is a very emotional and true temperament, he speaks straightforwardly and does not like to play tricks, and he is very disgusted with the slaughter in the capital, and he inadvertently reveals a trace of disgust for his father's cruelty and murder, which is one of the reasons why he rarely enters Beijing.

Because of the close contacts between Xu Hao and the royal family, Princess Lin'an, Qin Wangfu, Yan Wangfu, etc., have a good relationship, and they are deeply trusted by Comrade Lao Zhu, so Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, does not treat him as an outsider.

In short, Xu Hao likes this straightforward young prince very much. In addition to the pride unique to being a prince, there are almost no shortcomings, and he is polite, kind and easy-going, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

For two days, Xu Hao wandered in the streets and alleys, with an almost pious mentality, to taste all kinds of special snacks in Hubei.

Mu Hui didn't understand this, and every time she looked speechlessly at Xu Hao sitting in front of the stall at the corner of the street, she took the blue and white porcelain bowl handed over by the old woman with respectful hands. Take a deep breath, concentrate on observing the floating green onion and other ingredients in the bowl, eat a bite of satisfaction and close your eyes to feel the ups and downs of the food, and ask the seller with great interest about the whole production process, when you hear that the process is not easy, even your eyes will be red, often a snack takes time, provokes many people to stop and watch, and when you leave, you will definitely leave a lot of treasure money that is much higher than the price of the meal.

When faced with Mu Hui's doubts. Xu Hao always said meaningfully, "When the foodie nation faces its own beliefs, how can it not be grateful to Dade!" Face the folk masters who make a living by hard work with their own crafts and invent delicious food. How can it be disrespectful? I'm afraid you will never understand this aspect, this is a thousand-year-old inheritance. As a result, Mu Hui's boss was unbalanced, so he ate and drank everywhere, hoping to understand something.

At night, Xu Hao packed his bags by himself. Preparing to leave for Sichuan tomorrow, Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, walked in, and took his hand without saying a word. forcibly dragged him to the garden of the inner mansion.

Xu Hao asked inexplicably, "Why is this, prince?" ”

Zhu Bai let go of his hand and said mysteriously: "You'll know when you go in." ”

Looking along Zhu Bai's arm, Xu Hao saw a three-story embroidery building in the distance, and deliberately jokingly said: "Lord Wang, your daughter is still young, you don't have to find your son-in-law so early, right?" ”

Zhu Bai immediately laughed and scolded: "Are you happy with this king, I don't want such a big son-in-law." Let's tell you the truth, there is the princess's sister living in the building, she is the first beauty of my Jingzhou Mansion, she has been full of poetry and books since she was a child, so she is extremely conceited, she is nineteen years old, and there is still no man you can see, I wonder if you are also a child of the Xu family who came to Jinling, and you were appreciated by your father at a young age, and you must have something extraordinary, so I kindly let you come and try, if you are lucky, you will be blessed. ”

Xu Hao immediately couldn't cry or laugh, seeing that he couldn't leave, he said very simply: "Okay, then I'll go in and try." ”

"Not bad." Zhu Bai said happily: "With your unrestrained freedom, at least the first level will definitely pass." ”

Xu Hao shook his head, and walked into the building at the moment, no one was there in the spacious flower hall, so he chose a chair to sit down.

Unconsciously, the time of a stick of incense passed, and still no one came out, Xu Hao was not in a hurry, what he was best at was sitting and thinking nonsense, it was rare to be quiet, and he even hoped that no one would disturb him.

In the pavilion on the rockery opposite, Zhu Bai glanced at the stunning beauty in palace clothes sitting opposite, and smiled at the princess Hu Shi sitting beside him: "What do you think?" ”

Hu Shi chuckled and said: "Young but very steady, there is nothing to find fault with in terms of appearance and demeanor, and his family background is extraordinary and he has an official position, he can be called handsome, and the slave family thinks it is good." ”

Zhu Bai suddenly said faintly: "Why not? Mrs. Little Sister, you don't know, this son doesn't look old, but he is one of my father's closest confidants in recent years, and when I heard that he was coming to Jingzhou, I was so scared that I didn't sleep well all night. It's not that this king is timid, even if it's the third brother and the fourth brother and other brothers, who isn't terrified when they hear his news? Because he is the sword in the hand of his father. ”

Hu Shi was shocked and said: "I see, why did the prince recruit him in?" It's too late for such people to hide from afar. ”

Zhu Bai said with a smile: "In the past two days, I have contacted him, but I found that Xu Hao is not a sinister and cunning person, but on the contrary, he is a very practical young man, which is almost exactly the same as described in the family letters of the eldest sister and the fourth brother." What do you think, little sister? This son can be regarded as the best among the young generation in the capital, which is enough to match you. ”

Hearing this, the stunning beauty said coldly: "Brother-in-law's words can be seen that this person is not good, and the close ministers of the Son of Heaven are just flattering villains, so it can be seen that his person is a golden jade and a ruined person." ”

Zhu Bai and Hu Shi looked at each other and sighed: "You are too pedantic and romantic to be a talented celebrity, and you are too vulgar to be a capable martial artist. ”

Hu Shi also said: "You just go over and see it, people have been here for so long, and they don't even show their faces if they are not good at being hosts, and the people brought by your brother-in-law in person don't have to be rigid about men and women." ”

Zhu Bai suddenly said inadvertently: "This king thinks that he may not be able to look down on the little sister, I heard rumors that he likes the county lord of Yuning of the Mu family, and thinks that the county lord is on par with the little sister in terms of appearance and talent." ”

"There's no need for my brother-in-law to deliberately provoke the slave family, it's just the past." The stunning beauty was a little impatient, thought for a moment with a cold expression, and slowly got up and walked towards the embroidery building opposite.

Hu Shi hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Lord Wang, do you say it can be done?" Then Xu Hao really likes the county lord of the Mu family? ”

Zhu Bai said with a smile: "It's just a rumor, I have already confirmed, Xu Hao has not yet been engaged, if the little sister takes a fancy to him, this king will immediately order the entire Jingzhou Mansion to order civil and military officials to come to watch the ceremony, so that the two of them will be engaged tomorrow." ”

Hu Shi said in shock: "Why is the prince so anxious? ”

Zhu Bai said with a solemn expression: "The second brother died of a sudden illness, I am very uneasy, if the little sister can marry Xu Hao, then this king does not have to worry about it every night." ”

Hu sighed in her heart, she knew too well that her husband was brave on the surface, but he was unusually cautious and timid on the inside, he didn't like what he said, he was a little too nervous, and he always hid a dagger under his pillow when he slept.

The stunning beauty here did not walk directly into the embroidery building, but whispered a few words in the maid's ear, and the maid was as beautiful as a flower, and nodded her head with a smile.

Xu Hao is reminiscing about the Jingzhou special delicacies that he has eaten today, the dragon and phoenix, according to legend, from the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Kongming used this dish to entertain Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang, who had just become married, a large yellow eel went through complex processes such as boiling and frying, and was placed on the plate after being done, and the shape was like a dragon stepping on auspicious clouds, with its head open and its mouth open, and the horns and whiskers were flying; With the chicken like a phoenix with wings ready to fly, the feathers are gorgeous, the crown is red like dancing, it seems that Comrade Liu Bei was very happy at first sight, and he was full of praise after tasting a bite, it is a famous dish unique to Xiangwangfu today.

Thinking about it, he was a little hungry, Xu Hao pondered for a while to order Jingzhou's most famous fish cake and paper-thin Qianzhang button meat, and then a nourishing holy Jingsha soft-shelled turtle, and a bowl of hot rice yuanzi, but unfortunately there was a lack of chili peppers.

When he thought of chili peppers, Xu Hao couldn't sit still, thinking that Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places have no chili peppers, how can they talk about a food paradise? Even if there are other alternatives, they are not as hot as chili peppers.

No, we have to recruit adventurous crews as soon as possible to discover the new world, not only peppers, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. are undoubtedly more important, although Xu Hao knows little about agriculture, but he is convinced that as long as it is passed over more than a hundred years in advance, in nearly two hundred years, it is enough for the Ming farmers with the most developed agricultural civilization to automatically promote and spread, just like in history.

Today's population seems to be about 30 or 40 million, and it must have exceeded 100 million at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the population has only tripled in 200 years. After the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the population grew rapidly, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it seemed to have exceeded 400 million, apparently because of the gradual promotion of the cultivation of corn and other foreign foods.

More than 100 years in advance, not to mention the far-reaching impact of the discovery of America, it should have changed history.

Of course, sailing is very difficult, the risk is big, the reward is big, Xu Hao is even more white in this regard, but he thinks it is very simple, as a leader, he only needs to pat his head and make a decision, and professional things will naturally be handed over to professionals to do.

By the way, the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He did this! When he is encouraged to march towards North and South America.

At that time, I said to him: "In the year of Sao, our journey is the sea of stars!" (To be continued......)