Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 655
Chapter 6: Gifts Enter Beijing
August.

Changan.

Summer in Chang'an is full of heat.

Because of the ice that the king of Youzhou had made before, although the method of making ice was not widely spread, Li Shimin had the method in his hands, so naturally he asked his craftsmen to make a large amount of ice.

They are all used to remove the heat. Although they cannot be eaten directly, using ice to cool food is extremely cool and refreshing and can relieve the heat.

This ice made a lot of money from the imperial court. Afterwards, the city of Chang'an gradually found out from top to bottom. It turns out that this ice can be made with saltpeter?
Although it is a bit dangerous, if there is ice to use in the summer, the danger is not worth mentioning!

Originally, there were no ordinary stalls selling smoothies on the streets of Chang'an. Since the method of making ice has gradually spread within Chang'an, ordinary people have begun to sell smoothies on the streets.

This so-called smoothie is not made directly from ice made from saltpeter, but from fruit juice chilled with saltpeter.

When they are brought out for sale, the small bucket is filled with half a bucket of ice cubes. If anyone wants to buy it, he lifts the lid and scoops it out with a wooden spoon.

Not to mention, even without adding sugar, this fruit juice is delicious when paired with jam and turned into a smoothie!

In the scorching summer, small vendors who sell these can make a lot of money!

Those restaurants and restaurants sell well the iced water and fruit juices that have been chilled!
Speaking of it, this approach is still imitating the eating area of ​​Datang Shangchao and its franchise stores.

Datang Shangchao was the first to do this, and its franchise stores have also launched such "summer food" after the arrival of summer. The matching set meals are even more varied, most of which are mainly aimed at eliminating heat and anger.

There are different packages for the elderly, women and children, children, young and strong men, etc., according to different people.

Because of this move, the reputation of Datang Shangchao in the territory of Datang has become even louder!
Because as the merchants came to Chang'an and went out from Chang'an, all kinds of ingenious ideas about the Tang Dynasty Shangchao also spread.

And these changes in life are all in the details.

If you have been living in Chang'an, you may not feel it all at once.

But if you haven't lived in Chang'an all the time, you have been here before, and you come again now, the feeling is very obvious.

During this period of time, it was not the day when officials from all over the world came to Beijing collectively, but some people had to rush to Chang'an City in this hot summer due to some reasons.

As soon as I entered the city, I felt that this year's Chang'an seemed a little different from previous years.

A scholar who accompanied him on the road had only been to Chang'an a few years ago, so he was a little dizzy at the moment, and was almost shocked by the changed Chang'an.

"Worthy of being at the foot of the Son of Heaven, Chang'an is becoming more and more prosperous every day! I came here five years ago, and Chang'an was already very prosperous at that time, but it is far worse than it is today!" The scholar couldn't help but said.

The official looked around carefully, secretly thinking, has Chang'an changed a lot?
There are some changes, but it seems that compared with last year, it has only changed a little?
"Compared to five years ago, is there really such a big change?" Because the two had become friends along the way, the petty official couldn't help asking.

The scholar immediately nodded: "The change is really great! Not to mention anything else, just to say that the windows of the few big restaurants that I passed by just now used colored glaze to install windows. It's not just a family or two. Along the way, many shops have The installation of this kind of glazed window is completely different from five years ago!"

Then, he opened his eyes even more, staring at a store in front that was very different from the surroundings, and asked: "Is this store the rumored franchise store of Datang Supermarket?"

I saw that this shop is not much different from the surrounding shops in terms of area, but in addition to the door, the windows of this shop are surprisingly large, occupying almost the entire wall of the glazed window!
Standing on the side of the street and looking in, you can see the shelves in the window and the goods on the shelves!

Incredibly clear!

It was morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the surrounding shops seemed ordinary, but this shop seemed to be bathed in the brilliance of the Crystal Palace, shining brightly!
Scholars of course know that this light must be due to the light refracted by the large pieces of colored glaze, but looking at it this way, I feel that this shop is very bright!Upscale!High end!atmosphere!

But in fact, the guests who opened the door one by one were basically ordinary people, at most wealthy households.

Although the people in Chang'an City, no matter how poor they are, they are not far behind. They all look clean and neatly dressed.

But when he came to Chang'an five years ago, he had never seen such a scene!
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Such a franchise store is so luxuriously decorated! It even uses a large piece of colored glaze!"

When the scholar was feeling emotional just now, the petty official has never been able to find a chance to explain anything to the scholar.

At this moment, he hurriedly said: "The windows you see are not colored glaze, they are glass!"

"Glass?" The scholar frowned and thought for a while, and really pulled out a little impression of this thing from his memory.

But he was a little shocked: "Is this glass? It looks so similar to Liuli?"

"In my hometown, there is no merchant who sells glass. I just heard that there are glass sellers in neighboring counties, but people around me say that the quality of the glass is ordinary, which is far from colored glaze...So it was a lie to me?"

The little official understood in seconds, and asked him: "Your brother's hometown, do you also say that King Youzhou is not good?"

As a scholar on the road, he learned about places other than his hometown from the officials, and what impression the people there had on King Youzhou.

Now that the little official reminded him, he also understood. It seems that not only the king of Youzhou was demonized in the place where he lived, but even the goods from Youzhou were also demonized.

"Those people are really..." He didn't know how to evaluate, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Walking all the way forward, the new things I saw were basically branded with traces of Youzhou.

It can be said that all the high-quality and cheap things in this street are basically produced in Youzhou.

In the entire Chang'an City, products made in Youzhou accounted for two-tenths of the goods related to the people's lives.

Don't think it's less than two tenths, first look at how many states there are in the entire Tang Dynasty!How big is Youzhou, and how many people are there!
"Short-sighted!" Think about the impact and changes these things have brought to Chang'an and other places, and think about the complacency of the aristocratic families in your hometown. The result must be that the gap between your hometown and these places will become wider and wider. Get bigger!

While he was still thinking about this, a rush of hoofbeats came from behind.

Pedestrians gave way, and after the knights cleared the way, the dozens of carriages coming behind attracted extra attention.

"Is this the caravan from Youzhou?" The scholar caught a glimpse of the small flag next to the first carriage with the word "You" on it, and immediately became energetic.

(End of this chapter)