The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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When the king celebrates the new year in Qin State, the tendency of the people to give gifts to each other must be controlled, otherwise the consequences will be serious if the trend is not controlled, it is simple to say

This is why King Qin thought it was nothing

Giving gifts must originally express the meaning of etiquette, which is not wrong, but if the value of gifts is regarded as a kind of respect, especially among officials, they often bring the most expensive gifts to me. There are already a large number of them. I just retired. This may turn into bribery among officials, resulting in incomprehensible government orders. This will be a great harm to our country, Qin, especially those bureaucratic styles. The harm to us is hard to express in words.

King Enqin nodded at the other end. If it wasn't for Shang's reminder, King Qin might not have noticed this problem.

Sir, what you mean is that the king of Qin asked Shang for his opinion and how to deal with it.

It is clearly stipulated that the value of gifts given by the public and officials should not exceed ten and a half. Violators should be severely punished. For those who donate dividends to share capital, some heavy penalties should also be imposed. It is best to change the gifts for holidays to ordinary greeting cards, etc. Shang said.

Greeting Cards Both King Qin and Ying Yu became interested in greeting cards

It’s a kind of card that you can make by yourself. Sincerity is the most precious, and it can show the kindness to the elders and relatives. Shang said on the phone, but Ying Yu stomped her feet anxiously because Shang told what Ying Yu planned to do.

Well, let’s do what Mr. said on the phone. King Qin said on the phone.

Your Majesty, I would like you to appeal to the people in the newspaper to do so, so that they can return to the simple atmosphere of the festival. Shang continued:

The good widow promised sir, yes sir, on the evening of thirty, the widow will have a drink together with him, looking forward to the beginning of the year, the king of Qin said happily, in fact, this is to invite Shang to a dinner party. According to the usual practice of the state of Qin, whenever there are major festivals, the king of Qin will hold a banquet so that Closer the relationship between the monarch and his ministers

I'm afraid it won't work. Shang thought about it and rejected it. Ying Yu was stunned. She didn't understand why Shang would do this.

Oh, why was the King of Qin also very surprised that he directly rejected the invitation he sent out?

King Shang Qin is now extremely large in scale. We are celebrating the holidays, but this country cannot stop functioning because of the holidays. Our soldiers on the border are guarding our borders. Some of our workers are working overtime. Some people are still working in some important positions. As the prime minister of Daqin, he should set an example by sticking to his post. Even on important festivals, he must be on duty in person to stick to his own responsibility for Daqin. Shang calmly said that this was just thought of by Shang, but it was not Shang’s intention to show off, but a responsibility. To stick to some important positions, someone must stick to their responsibilities. The consequences of being irresponsible are very serious. I still feel that I am the prime minister, the head of a hundred officials, and I have the obligation to do so.

Mr. Dayi is very fortunate, Qin is very lucky, Qin Wang said in a heavy tone, then Qin Wang hung up the phone after talking for a few words

The reporter who was ordered by Shang has also arrived, and Shang wants to make some important speeches immediately, and the time is short.

Ying Yu felt extremely wronged when he saw it, and fell for this guy again, this guy is so busy

Later, at the press conference, Shang first expressed his congratulations to all the people on the important festival of Qin's arrival. This is the first time that the prime minister of Qin has congratulated the people.

Afterwards, Shang urgently issued an order from the Prime Minister's Mansion, requiring that the value of gifts should not exceed ten and a half taels from the day the order was issued, and try to ask people to use self-made greeting cards instead of traditional gifts. the reason

The reporters are also slowly understanding the prime minister's approach, but the reporters are easy to infer other cases from one instance. They began to shift their attention to other officials, such as dereliction of duty in certain positions or other mistakes, which gave the reporters other things to do media supervision. The role is being brought out by Shang, because few reporters have paid attention to this issue before, their thinking is still focused on those anecdotes and strange things, and they have largely ignored the affairs of officials.

525 Eat Dumplings, Stick Couplets

Then Shang announced a piece of news that surprised the people of Qin. Responsibility Responsibility once again hits the headlines

Then there was news in Xianyang Palace that King Qin had canceled the dinner and stipulated that King Qin should lead by example on major festivals. The last shift of the year and the first shift of the year were quickly disclosed by the newspapers. come out

The first thing people see is the news that the prime minister is on duty. It’s the most relaxing time of the year, and the officials of the Qin State are sticking to the last shift. This makes them very excited. According to the previous last day of the year, King Qin It is to host a banquet to entertain them. Now the people appreciate this move and shout "Yes" from the bottom of their hearts.

At the same time, another piece of news reminded them that the gift should not exceed ten and a half taels. Since the incident was urgent, it was issued by an order from the prime minister's mansion, which puzzled the public, but they also understood after seeing the reports of the reporters, and they did not agree willing to give such a gift

Although the living conditions are better today, the cost of gifts accounts for a lot of expenses, and the gifts often have the possibility of blind comparison. When people buy these gifts, they can feel the thought and money spent on these gifts. Far greater than the expenditure on food and clothing, but this move also suppressed the spread of this bad trend

Yingyu doesn't plan to go back to the palace because the Chinese New Year in the past didn't have much meaning, just woke up early Yingyu didn't want to live like this, so she decided to celebrate the New Year with Shang

Two people talking while making a greeting card

"Hey idiot, what are we having for dinner?" Ying Yu asked as it was getting dark

"This is very simple to eat dumplings," said Shang

"Dumplings" Ying Yu asked

"It's just wrapping the dumpling stuffing with dough," Shang explained.

"Are you talking about water buns?" Ying Yu asked

"Water buns" Shang asked, but he remembered, how could there be any dumplings at this time? Flour was promoted by himself. I don't know how many years before the advent of dumplings.

"Isn't it sold on the street? I think people really want to do it this way, but why do you call it dumplings and why do you eat steamed buns during the Chinese New Year?" Ying Yu looked at Shang Ke curiously and didn't know how to explain him. I know that dumplings must be eaten during Chinese New Year, and now why are dumplings called dumplings and not water buns?

"I just think it's delicious to eat," Shang explained.

"Shui Dumplings, I didn't know someone called them that," Shang said.

"Well, whatever your name is, I'll call it whatever you want, and we'll eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year," Ying Yu suggested.

"By the way, there are any strange ways to eat, and you can't just eat boiled dumplings," Ying Yu said.

"How about some hot pot?" Shang suggested

"Hot Pot" Ying Yu asked

"I just use charcoal fire to cook sliced ​​meat. I don't know if there is sesame paste," Shang said.

"Sesame I know" Ying Yu shouted

"This thing came from the Western Regions, you don't know what that cake is called, what is it called sesame seed cake or something?

"Then let's make sesame paste into sesame sauce and boil the pork slices, it will be so delicious." Shang said, but actually, he didn't know how much condiment there is at this time

At this time, condiments in Qin State are being enriched. Onion, ginger, and garlic have become complete. Onion originally appeared as a wild vegetable, but with the large-scale appearance of meat in Qin State, people are in urgent need of a condiment that can dissolve the meaty smell of meat. applied on top

Dumplings are not the only choice for ordinary people in the Qin State. Their dishes are much richer than before. First of all, the use of a large number of meat grinders makes a lot of meat more delicate. In addition, Qin State occupies a large area. The influx of some condiments from these regions in the north and west makes their dishes very tasty

However, vegetables are relatively lacking. People’s vegetables are still local bitter vegetables. Small frying pans with coal, especially some people add clay to make briquettes. The use of coal fire made Qin people give up the previous era of cooking with fire. It is necessary for people not to work in the field but to enter the factory instead. What the factory needs is precision, coupled with the opening of the train and the transportation of a large amount of open-pit coal mined from the north, it has gradually become an important material for ordinary people in Xianyang.

These changes have enriched the dining table of the Qin people, especially the addition of meat and pasta. Although dumplings are not the main food for the festival, people can choose them into their own recipes and finally enter people's dining tables.

Shang and Yingyu don’t know how to make dumplings, and the hot pot also failed. The reason is that the bottom of the hot pot lacks some things. The cooked food lacks the taste. The main reason is the lack of chili. The origin of chili peppers needs to be spread by sea.

However, the dumplings were made by Ying Yu's maid. The two ate the dumplings happily and talked about some happy things, and spent the last day of the last year.

"I suddenly felt that eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year really feels good," Ying Yu said.

"Well, Chinese New Year is to eat dumplings, by the way, I forgot one thing," said Shang

"What's the matter?" Ying Yu asked

"Paste couplets" said Shang

"Couple" Ying Yu asked

"It's just how festive it looks when it's written on red paper and pasted outside," Shang said.

"Then is this a custom in your country?" Ying Yu asked

"Probably." Shang nodded

"Don't hurry up and post it" Ying Yu commanded, so the two got busy and started posting couplets before the dumplings were finished After posting it, the two of them got busy and posted two big red notes without a word on them, and even posted a horizontal batch