amaotonovel Chapter 345 A belated market is cheaper than grass!
Chapter 345 A belated market is cheaper than grass!
When Park Deok-hwan and Park Sung-sung finally arrived at the Penglai County Government Office after asking around, Park Sung-sung could hardly contain his excitement.
"The junior official you mentioned actually works in such a government office? It really is a great celestial country, with officials who are so strict with themselves and lenient with others."
Park Sung-sung first praised Yang Shaofeng and the officials of the Ming Dynasty, then shouted angrily, "Damn it, compared with the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of Goryeo are more like a bunch of bloodsucking maggots. They only think about how to empty the last copper coin from the pockets of the people of Goryeo."
As Park Sung-sung finished speaking, Park Deok-hwan's already pale face, which looked as if his parents had died, became even more ashen.
After a long silence, Park Deok-hwan finally spoke, "Vice Envoy Park, we have finally made it to Dengzhou. We should visit that Vice Minister Yang first."
“Yes, yes, yes,” Park Sung-sung replied repeatedly, “Let’s go visit that Young Master Yang first. By the way, when I see him later, should I call him Young Master Yang or Prince Consort Yang?”
Park Deok-hwan sighed inwardly and said, "Vice Envoy Park, you are the Vice Envoy, so you should address him as Prince Consort, just like I do."
Park Sung-sung gave an "oh" and then urged Park Deok-hwan to quickly send out the visiting card.
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"This damn thing is much more troublesome than I thought."
When Park Deok-hwan sent a visiting card, Yang Shao-feng was squatting in a greenhouse, lost in thought.
At first, Yang Shaofeng thought of slowly drying the mantis shrimp meat in a pan, but after the cook actually tried it, she found that the mantis shrimp meat was particularly easy to stick to the pan and very easy to break when scooped with a spatula.
Later, Yang Shaofeng wondered if he could deep-fry it, but after the cook tried it, he sadly discovered that mantis shrimp meat was not suitable for deep-frying at all.
Firstly, the meat is so tender that it easily becomes crispy after a short frying. Secondly, oil is a scarce resource, and frying large quantities of mantis shrimp meat would cause the cost of dried mantis shrimp meat to rise sharply.
Later, Yang Shaofeng thought of using a small wire mesh for slow drying, but when he thought of the disappointing iron mine in Ningyang County and the completely clueless wire mesh technology, he had no choice but to give up.
Of course, as the famous decadent writer Meng Hu once said, there are many problems in this world, but as long as you are willing to think and try, you can always find a solution and may even discover more problems.
After repeatedly having to abandon his idea of making mantis shrimp jerky using an iron pot, griddle, and wire mesh, Yang Shaofeng simply turned his attention to drying it in a greenhouse.
What's so difficult about this?
Find a room, set up a few racks inside, and lay out many sorghum stalks on the racks. Then spread the mantis shrimp meat on the stalks, and light a few honeycomb briquette stoves in the room to slowly dry it by the heat.
As for whether some mantis shrimp meat might stick to the steamer rack, Yang Shaofeng felt it wasn't a big problem. After all, a steamer cloth used for steaming buns could be laid on the steamer rack, and the cloth could be slightly oiled, which would save a lot of oil compared to frying the mantis shrimp meat.
Besides, even if things really don't go well, the loss would only be a few honeycomb briquettes, a few steamer cloths, and a few dozen kilograms of mantis shrimp. Dengzhou Prefecture still has all sorts of other businesses to do, such as salted fish, mackerel, and umami powder.
So, what's the difference between salted fish and dried fish?
If you make sea fish into dried fish, will it taste similar to salted fish?
How much should umami seasoning powder cost per 50 grams?
It wasn't until the yamen runners from the front yard delivered Park Deok-hwan's visiting card that Yang Shaofeng was freed from these chaotic thoughts.
"Walk."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and instructed the lame man, "Let's go and welcome the Goryeo envoy... and try to get things done at the border market as soon as possible."
Upon arriving at the gate of Penglai County Government Office, Yang Shaofeng smiled and said to Pu Dehuan, "Brother Pu, how have you been?"
Park Deok-hwan quickly bowed and replied, "Your subject Park Deok-hwan greets Your Highness, the Prince Consort."
Park Sung-sung, the deputy envoy standing beside Park Deok-hwan, also hurriedly bowed to Yang Shaofeng and said, "Your subject Park Sung-sung greets Your Highness, the Prince Consort."
Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, then gestured towards Park Deok-hwan and Park Sung-sung, saying, "Brothers Park, please?"
Park Deok-hwan bowed in agreement, and then, like Park Sung-sung, followed Yang Shao-feng to the backyard of Penglai County.
"This is a small dragon dumpling bestowed by His Majesty. I am reluctant to drink it easily, but you two brothers are fortunate to have it."
After both sides sat down as host and guest, and the maidservant brought over the small dragon tea cakes, Yang Shaofeng smiled and looked at Park Deok-hwan, saying, "Brother Park, you must have come here because of the border market?"
Park Deok-hwan nodded, first introducing Park Sung-sung's role as deputy envoy, and then went straight to the point: "May I ask, Your Highness, when will this border market truly open?"
Yang Shaofeng picked up the small dragon ball, took a sip, and said with a smile, "I know Brother Pu is in a hurry, but please don't rush."
After setting down his teacup, Yang Shaofeng continued, "Brother Pu must have seen it when he first entered the city. Dengzhou City is now just a giant construction site, with nothing but demolition and construction going on."
"Based on the current progress, the Dengzhou Prefecture government office and the border market office will be completed in about half a year, at which time the border market can be officially opened."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng paused slightly, then smiled and said, "How about this, I'll give Brother Pu a more specific date first—the first day of the sixth month of the fourth year of Hongwu. The border market will officially open before then, how about that?"
June 1st next year?
Upon hearing this time, Park Deok-hwan and Park Sung-sung's hearts sank to the bottom.
Will the king be able to wait until the first day of June next year?
Will King Shin Don be able to live to see the first day of June next year?
If the conflict between King Jeon and King Sin Don has already erupted before the first day of June next year, then what good will it do to open the border market?
A belated market is cheaper than grass!
Just as Park Deok-hwan was pondering how to negotiate with Yang Shao-feng, the younger Park Sung-sung couldn't contain himself and directly bowed to Yang Shao-feng, asking, "May I ask, Your Highness, how can we get the border market open sooner?"
Taking the opportunity of picking up his teacup, Yang Shaofeng glanced at Park Deok-hwan and Park Sung-sung and said with a smile, "How early is the 'earlier' that Vice Envoy Park is referring to?"
Park Sung said impatiently, "Of course, the sooner the better, the sooner the border market can be opened..."
Before Park Sung-sung could finish speaking, Park Deok-hwan suddenly coughed, interrupting him.
Park Deok-hwan smiled and cupped his hands to Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Your Highness, I wonder if it's possible to open it before the end of the year?"