While Sheila's father and daughter were discussing the economy, a banquet was being held in the Far East. The nobles and warriors seated in two compartments, and a group of monks in the open space in the middle knocked on the ritual instruments and chanted sutras. Some nobles, such as Keiji Matsuoka, were bowing their heads in contemplation. Most of the samurai were full of unease, and some of the samurai themselves were uneasy but still wanted to be heroes, and whispered to the samurai next to them, "Isn't it just eating meat!" We're not afraid of death, but we're still afraid of eating meat? ”

The monk chanted the sutra in order to surpass the slaughtered animals and poultry, and had been muttering for half an hour, and seeing the maids and servants coming and going more frequently, thinking that the chanting was about to end, and the banquet was about to end. Everyone in attendance knew that the shogunate held meat-eating feasts to increase physical strength in response to the recently purchased weapons. Steel armor with steel battle axes is really good, strong and sharp. The problem was that wielding a tomahawk in steel armor required a lot of physical strength, and the samurai of the Kamakura shogunate found that they had a much reduced amount of time to fight. In contrast, wearing bamboo armor and trying out a katana or spear is more likely to keep fighting. Rumors that the Song people were playing ghosts or that the Four Nations Army deliberately deceived the shogunate immediately became popular.

The Shikoku Army didn't want to bear this notoriety, and more importantly, the boss behind them also felt that the Kamakura shogunate's opinion was simply strange. The only thing that is not strange may be Zhao Jiaren, an official of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Jiaren has a deep impression of a joke circulating on the Internet. When the Japanese army invaded Burma during World War II, when the soldiers complained that there was no food, General Mutaguchi asked: "Our Yamato people have been a herbivorous people since ancient times, and you actually say that there is no food in such a dense jungle, what is going on?" Such a high argument suppressed all the Japanese in front of Mutaguchi at that time, and it also made Chinese netizens who saw this content dumbfounded before laughing.

It is true that the Wa Kingdom had a tradition of vegetarianism, and during the Kamakura shogunate period, it was illegal to eat meat and was imprisoned. The boss behind the Shikoku Army told the Shikoku Army that he had to let the Kamakura shogunate know that he shouldn't solve the problem like this. As a descendant of the Great Sin, Adachi Inichiro went to Kamakura as a representative of the Shikoku Army, and he led his subordinates to perform a forced march first, wearing steel armor and running around Kamakura Castle twice with a tomahawk. Without resting, the Shikoku Army, dressed in steel armor and armed with a flat-mouthed battle axe, engaged in a mock battle with the shogunate samurai wearing bamboo armor and holding spears.

In order to prove their strength, the shogunate army was desperate in battle. However, the simulated battle still ended in a great victory for the Four Nations Army. It is said that Hojo Sadatoki scolded the samurai overnight. can be scolded and scolded, the combat effectiveness displayed by the Shikoku Army, especially the super physical strength, made the Kamakura shogunate have to admire. Even if it was just to deal with the formidable Shikoku army, the Kamakura shogunate decided to open the ban on meat. Today is the day of the opening banquet hosted by the Kamakura shogunate.

The monks retreated after chanting. It didn't take long for the maids to begin serving the trays. Just smelling the fragrance in the air, Keiji Matsuoka, who had just settled down like an old monk, raised his head. Judging by the way his throat squirmed, he must have swallowed more than one mouthful of saliva. Many samurai really have no experience in eating meat, and the rich aroma makes many people nauseous.

Keiji Matsuoka didn't care about those people, he adjusted his sitting posture to make himself more comfortable. The noble warriors who participated in the opening of the vows were all in the inner courtyard, and the monks recited the sutras in order to overkill the slaughtered livestock and poultry, and they went to the outer courtyard to continue chanting. It seems that they are now reciting the sutras to wash away the sins of these vow-openers who eat meat.

Next to him was a group of samurai with sad faces, and of course Keiji Matsuoka couldn't be full of joy. He also tried his best to squeeze out an uncomfortable expression, which was completely different from his mood, which made Keiji Matsuoka feel a little painful. In order not to make the samurai worry about what they had eaten, the shogunate also asked the master of ceremonies to report the name of the dish before each serving.

The first course came up, and the name was Vinegar Bubble Twins. Peel the peanuts in water, fry them and top with sweet and sour sauce. The master of ceremonies also specifically stated, "This dish is a vegetarian dish."

The Wa Kingdom adopted a separate meal system, with small plates and small portions of dishes. This time, the shogunate had already told the eighteen dishes to be served to those who came to open the ordination. Therefore, the portion size of the dish is less, and one dish can be eaten in one bite. The chefs of the four countries are average, so this time it is the chef of the Great Song Embassy District who is in charge of cooking.

When I heard that it was a vegetarian dish, the samurai came to have the guts. Some people clipped light with a few chopsticks, and some samurai lifted the plate and poured it into their mouths in order to show their boldness. This oily dish was fragrant in the mouth, and the samurai all showed satisfied expressions.

The second dish came up, and the master of ceremonies shouted loudly, "This dish is called Lamp Shadow Beef." Made with beef! When the samurai heard that it was beef, most of them were dumbfounded. If being vegetarian is just tradition, eating beef is a real crime. Some samurai couldn't help but ask the master of ceremonies, "How can you kill a cow!" The master of ceremonies replied that this was a Song beef cattle, and the purpose of raising these cattle was to kill and eat meat. Hearing that it was something from the Song Kingdom, the samurai no longer made noise, gritted their teeth and ruthlessly picked up the beef to eat.

Keiji Matsuoka ate one of the two slices of beef, chewed for a moment, and there was a flash of water in his eyes, and he said in a sad and angry tone: "It's too cruel, it's too cruel!" After death, it was cut like this, and with such a chewy taste, it simply condensed the soul of the cow. ”

Hearing this, many people couldn't help but feel the same way. What an amazing taste, the dirty skin of Wagyu beef is completely heaven and earth.

Two slices of beef are not enough to stuff the teeth, and one dish after another is delivered, and those that can be divided in advance are divided, and those that cannot be divided are served and let the nobles and samurai see it before dividing it. In addition to Keiji Matsuoka, some nobles also joined the ranks of the tasting.

Look at this squirrel fish, it's too cruel, a thousand cuts, this taste, people can feel the pain of the fish before it dies.

This knife razes the salt water elbow, it, it's crystal clear, it's cruel, you can see the appearance of the pig before it was born, and it will be scattered when you touch it, which is really as disillusioned as the human world.

The Turkic three-pot chicken is too barbaric and frenzied, and after the chicken is killed, it has to be boiled and fried and then fried, which is simply abuse.

Roast duck, oops, it's so miserable, you look at the skin peeling off, and the chopsticks will fall apart, it's terrible.

Faced with the food that was like hell, the nobles and samurai sighed and ate it fiercely. Since eating meat is for the sake of the court, they can only be let go, and everyone only feels that their loyalty is comparable to seppuku throwing liver and gall.

In the middle, three glasses of Chinese wine were poured for each person, but fortunately, the Japanese people always drank with a sip, and finally there was no situation where a mouthful of stomach squirted out. Of course, the people of the Japanese did not know that wine was a high-calorie beverage that produced more heat per unit of weight than meat. They just feel like they're starting to get drunk very quickly.

The portion size of each dish is very small, and the eighteen dishes add up to a lot of money. Driven by the spirits, many samurai burst into tears, feeling sad that they had broken their vows to eat meat, and at the same time thanked the Kamakura shogunate for providing the opportunity to eat meat at public expense.

It was not easy for vegetarians to get used to eating meat, and many noble samurai had diarrhea in the following days. Among the few who were unharmed was Keiji Matsuoka, who looked at the people in the audience who were all like him. The only exception is Hiroshi Asai, who has never appeared in the meat gang, but his already well-complexed face is even more ruddy and full at this time.

Let's not talk about those nobles with stomach discomfort for the time being. In order to test the effect, Keiji Matsuoka and others, who did not show any abnormalities after eating meat, were dragged to the experiment. Matsuoka didn't hide either, and after running around Kamakura Castle with the others in steel armor and a tomahawk on his back, he rushed in front and swung his tomahawk to chop the grass. Each tomahawk chops down the grass rolls. Matsuoka-sama chopped fifty rolls of grass in one go, but he was just out of breath. Next, he took the lead in running around Kamakura Castle again, and then collapsed at the gate of Kamakura Castle due to exhaustion.

Hojo Sada, the ruler of the Kamakura shogunate, was very uneasy when he saw that eating meat caused a large number of diarrhea among noble samurai. However, seeing the wonderful performance of Keiji Matsuoka and others with his own eyes, even if he did not completely eliminate his fear of eating meat, Hojo Sadatoki felt a lot more settled in his heart. It seems that eating meat can really increase the physical strength of some people, although these people may not be the leaders that Hojo Sadatoki agrees with, but he also has to face this reality.

Keiji Matsuoka was also very happy, and of course he knew that he would be sent to the battlefield if he performed like this. But after experiencing the eighteen-course feast, Keiji Matsuoka only felt that even if he died tomorrow, he would have no regrets in his life. If he can make great achievements on the battlefield, he does not want any other reward, just another ...... and three feasts.

The report of the ambassador to the country was quickly sent to Kaifeng, and Zhao Qian was a little strange after reading the report, and after reporting the news to Zhao Jiaren, he asked: "The official family has a long-term vision, can you tell me what the purpose is?" ”

"Why do you ask? But you don't know where the long-term is? Zhao Jiaren did not agree with his son's opinion.

"Official, the commodities that the Wa Kingdom can provide are silver, copper, and lead, and the production of these things is limited after all. The government exported a large number of goods to the Japanese state, and the official in charge of the matter in the last Japanese country almost committed suicide in a hurry. Where is there so much goods to repay in the Wa Kingdom. ”

"Zhao Qian, how are you going to get those countries to repay their arrears in the layout of the Eastern Mediterranean?"

"We can make a profit by issuing banknotes, and the local production of materials is quite abundant. Olive oil is a commodity that Da Song can't produce. ”

"What is the essence of handing over money?"

"General equivalents."

"What do you get in exchange for a general equivalent?"

"Actually."

"Forget it," Zhao Jiaren didn't bother to tell his son, he ordered: "Your previous errand was good, I gave you a new personal errand, and the construction of the railway has already begun, you go to the front-line construction site to work for me for at least half a month, and it is best to work for a month." ”