I make a popular science video and all the emperors learn from it!

[Science Popularization Short Video Collection Series 2. ]

[Seven, Zhang Qian's Selection, Zheng He's Overseas Shopping. ]

[You can always believe in Zhang Qian's Selection and Zheng He's Overseas Shopping. ]

[Any food that these two masters of bringing goods did not bring back is either extremely unpalatable or not worth eating. ].

[A netizen asked online: Why is it difficult for Chinese people to accept turkey? ]

[Netizen replied: If this thing tastes a little bit, you don't have to consider whether it tastes good or not, it will be everywhere, even if it is expensive, it will become popular, and then it will be planted and raised on a large scale. ]

[One has not passed Zhang Qian's Selection, Zheng He's Overseas Shopping, and Yushanfang Nine Clan Selection. ]

[There must be a reason for it! ]

[Just this thing, give it to pigs, but pigs won't eat it! 】

【Even when I threw it to feed the ducks, the ducks ate a few bites and stopped eating. 】

【In short, no matter how many ways I tried, whether it was roasted turkey, roasted chicken, stewed chicken legs, or fried chicken, turkey meat was not delicious! 】

【If something is really delicious, even if it is poisonous, you have to find a way to detoxify it before eating it. 】

【For example, pufferfish. 】

【Food is the first necessity of the people. How could we give up delicious food because of a small difficulty? 】

【It is conceivable that even the bird's nest on the cliff was picked up and brought to the emperor to eat. Poisoning is only a small problem. The biggest problem is that it is not delicious. 】

【Some time ago, cranberries suddenly became popular. The appearance of the fruit is red "180", which is very tempting. 】

【Only by tasting it yourself can you know what it means to go from full of joy to spitting it out in disappointment. Even people who have no expression when eating lemons will have a distorted face after eating this. 】

【Finally I know why cranberries always appear in the form of dried fruits. 】

【No one wants to eat fresh ones. 】

【In addition, there are artichokes that foreigners like to eat. 】

【Many merchants have crowned it with the title of the king of vegetables, a title from the European nobility. The price of 20 per piece can almost surpass all the vegetable ingredients on the vegetable stalls! 】

【But only when I really bought it and ate it, I knew why this thing was not introduced to China earlier. 】

【There were several bloggers in China who evaluated and tasted it, saying that it had a taste of wasting time. 】

【The edible part of this vegetable is only a little bit the size of a palm, and it is said that the taste is similar to that of a turnip. 】

【And the price is very high. 】

[To sum it up: planted one acre, harvested one cart, picked one basket, cooked one pot, served one bowl, ate one mouthful, and vomited all over the ground. 】

[This thing grown in China is basically supplied to Western restaurants to cheat the rich. 】

[...]

[Avocado is also a variety that was not selected. 】

[It is also a very unpalatable fruit. It is obviously a fruit, but it tastes like frozen lard. It tastes likeChewing wax. 】

[It is the most unpalatable fruit in many people's minds, no doubt about it! 】

[There is also the sugar apple. 】

[This thing is really unpalatable. It is ugly and unpalatable. 】

[It is far inferior to those most common and cheap fruits, such as bananas, apples, and oranges. 】

[So don't question the vision of our ancestors casually. 】

[......]

[Having said so much, what good things did Zhang Qian and Zheng He bring back? 】

[Zhang Qian made two diplomatic missions to the Western Regions. 】

[In 126 BC, Zhang Qian made his first diplomatic mission to the Western Regions and finally returned to Chang'an after 13 years. 】

[He was detained by the Xiongnu for ten years in the middle, which was very miserable. 】

【Due to the Great Yuezhi's flight, this trip did not achieve the original political purpose. 】

【But he brought back a lot of valuable information on the geography, products, customs, etc. of the Western Regions, and later suggested that Emperor Wu of Han strengthen friendly exchanges with various places in the Western Regions. 】

【In 119 BC, Zhang Qian made his second diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. 】

【This time he led a delegation of 300 people, carrying tens of thousands of cattle and sheep and a large amount of goods. 】

【He visited Loulan, Qiuci, Wusun, Dayuan, Kangju and other countries successively. 】

【A trade route from the Western Regions to the Central Plains was opened up, which is the famous "Silk Road". 】

【In the next few centuries, the charm of Chinese silk quickly conquered countries in Asia and Europe. 】

【However, on the other hand, crops, livestock, gems and some daily utensils from the West were also introduced to China through this trade route, which changed the lifestyle of the Chinese people from then on——】

【1. Grapes. 】

【Originally from Asia Minor, in the 2nd century BC, grapes had become the most important wine-making crop in the Mediterranean region. 】

【After Zhang Qian opened up the Western Regions, the Dayuan Kingdom presented grape seeds to the Han Dynasty. 】

【The Chinese finally ate grapes. 】

【Of course, wine was not popular. 】

【2. Pomegranates. 】

【Originally from Persia, Zhang Qian introduced it from the Anshi Kingdom. 】

【Many spoiled modern people don’t like it and think it’s troublesome to eat. 】

【However, pomegranates were a sweet fruit at the time, and the ancients believed that it had medicinal value. 】

【3. Cucumber. 】

【Originally from the country of Asan, it was originally a wild plant with bitter taste and sharp thorns on the surface. 】

【Later, it was gradually cultivated into what it is today. 】

【When cucumber was first introduced to the Central Plains, it was called "Hugua". 】

【During the period of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, Shi Le, the emperor of the Later Zhao Dynasty, was more taboo about the word "Hu" and changed the name to cucumber. 】

【4. Carrot. 】

【Originally from the Afu Khan area, you can tell from the name that it came from the Western Regions. 】

【5. Broad bean. 】

【In the eastern Mediterranean region,It was first cultivated and introduced to China, and was once called "Hudou". 】

[6. Walnut. 】

[Originally known as "Hutao". 】

[Originally from West Asia and the southeastern region of China, there are also similar species such as walnuts and wild walnuts in China. 】

[The walnuts we eat today may be a hybrid of foreign walnuts and domestic wild walnuts. 】

[7. Watermelon (doubtful). 】

[Originally from Heizhou, it is said that it was introduced to China by Zhang Qian. 】

[However, the word "watermelon" was not used until the Southern Song Dynasty. It was called "Hangua" before. 】

[There is also a saying that watermelon was introduced to China in the Tang Dynasty. The "melon" in the idiom "Guatian Lixia" does not necessarily refer to watermelon. 】

[8. Garlic. 】

[Originally from Central Asia, it later became a must-have condiment on the tables of the Mediterranean, West Asia and European peoples. The Chinese people also couldn't do without it after getting it. 】

[9. Coriander. 】

[Scientific name: yan, sui, native to the Mediterranean. 】

[A dark ingredient cursed by many people. Many people say that it tastes like stink bugs. People have different physiques, and most people can enjoy its unique fragrance. 】

[10. Alfalfa. 】

[Originally from West Asia, it is mainly used as feed and is known as the king of forage. 】

[11. Dayuan horse. 】

[This horse is tall and strong and runs fast. 】

[Emperor Wu of Han, who attached great importance to cavalry warfare, drooled over them. 】

【Among them, the best ones are the legendary Ferghana horses, and many of them are crossbred with Chinese Mongolian horses, integrating the bloodline of Chinese military horses in later generations. 】

【12. Hetian jade. 】

【The soft jade of China in the pre-Qin period mainly came from Lantian, Nanyang and other places. 】

【After Zhang Qian opened up the Western Regions, this kind of high-quality jade gradually entered the Central Plains. 】

【13. Chair. 】

【When it was first introduced, it was called "Hu Chuang". 】

【It began to gradually become popular in the Tang Dynasty. 】

【The ancient Chinese tradition was to kneel down. The ancients believed that sitting with the feet hanging down and exposing the feet was very unsightly. 】

[But comfort comes first, and I can’t stop it....]

[......]

[Zheng He’s overseas shopping... ]

[Take out: gold and silver jewelry, tea, porcelain, silk and other high-end products. ]

[Take back: Su wood, agate, camphor, jade, lion, seafood, sandalwood, durian, pineapple, unicorn (now giraffe), tropical plant seeds, precious swords, local natives. ]

[......]

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“Haha, the descendants are still very greedy, if those thingsIt tastes good, so we passed it on ourselves."

"Turkey? Avocado? Things that don't sound good."

"You can distrust us, but if the emperors of all dynasties don't like to eat something, it must be bad."

"That's the truth. His Majesty the Emperor can have whatever he wants. Even he doesn't care about those strange ingredients. You can tell without thinking that they are either unpalatable or inedible. ”

“......”

The ancients looked at the light curtain and discussed their ideas with the people around them.

When it comes to food, they have a say.

After all, when there is a famine, people dare to put anything in their mouths.

They know exactly what can be eaten, what cannot be eaten, what tastes good, and what tastes bad.

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Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng gradually calmed down and came out of the previous shock.

Plus he vomited once before.

Now he feels empty in his stomach.

But he has no appetite for the food in the palace.

After reading the introduction of the light curtain.

Ying Zheng finally had some appetite and said in surprise: "Oh, there are so many delicacies in the Western Regions and overseas, and I have never eaten them. ”

He suddenly felt a little regretful.

Last time I sent people to the Western Regions, I only wanted to find garlic, but I didn’t expect there were other good things!

I can only send people to make another trip.

Ying Zheng immediately asked the soldiers who had been to the Western Regions before to write down the names of the ingredients that appeared on the light screen and bring all the things they could get back to Daqin.

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Tang Dynasty.

“Your Majesty, it’s time to eat.”

Listening to the words in her ear, Wu Zetian raised her finger slightly, indicating that it was okay to put it down.

She glanced at the dishes.

She sighed lightly, “Why are these things again? Take them away and bring some cakes.”

Wait for the person who served the dishes to leave.

She was a little irritated, “I am losing my appetite more and more. ”

Shangguan Wan'er, who was standing next to her, tried to say, "Your Majesty, why not send someone overseas to retrieve all the food that appeared on the screen? There may be something that suits your taste."

Wu Zetian thought about it and agreed to the proposal.

She didn't hold out much hope. After all, if the food overseas was really delicious, the previous emperors of the Tang Dynasty would have gotten it long ago.

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Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di was so excited after watching this video.

"Qilin!"

"Zheng He will bring Qilin back to me!"

No wonder he was so excited. In ancient times, Qilin was also a legendary beast, just like a dragon.

Now tell him that he can see the real thing!

Who wouldn't be excited?

And Zheng He had just gone to sea not long ago.

Zhu Di was excited, but also very worried, "Will he bring Qilin back to me when he sees it?".