Eunuch An sent someone to deliver an urgent letter to Shao Yunan. On the fourth night, the gate of the Wang residence was knocked open by someone from the capital, and Eunuch An's secret letter was delivered to Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing. After reading the letter, Shao Yun'an had a headache.
"Master An is asking me a problem. Brother Yixiu can solve all kinds of intractable diseases. There are tea, wine and goat's milk fruit in the space. The question is, can I take them out?"
Wang Shijing was also worried, the things that don't exist can't be conjured out of thin air. All the tea and goat's milk wine they made in their hands were handed over to Mr. An, so how do they get them out. But Mr. An's letter also stated the reason for being so anxious, and they were really in a dilemma.
Wang Shijing thought for a long time, and said: "Daughter-in-law, why don't we write a letter and ask Lord An to appease those people first. It's not long before the tea picking, so let them wait patiently."
Shao Yunan shook his head: "No way. Mr. An said that the Hengyuan Hou Mansion has charged some tea and wine at a high price, just to steal this business opportunity. Look, when this year's new tea and wine come out, the Hengyuan Hou Mansion will definitely I will try my best to snatch some away. Now it is not a matter of buying and selling, but a competition for strength."
Wang Shijing didn't understand: "Is it true that the Hengyuan Hou Mansion is not afraid of death?"
Shao Yun'an: "I guess they are dying. They must know that they are already a thorn in the eyes of the emperor. Why not seize every opportunity to suppress the emperor's strength, and let the emperor want to move them. They can only do it in a hurry. The emperor needs money most now, and they will do it. Don’t let the emperor have money, so that they still have the possibility to stand up. There may be other families involved in this, and we ordinary people can’t tell clearly about political matters.”
Wang Shijing was a little anxious: "Then what should I do? You can't take out the tea in the space."
Shao Yun'an rubbed his forehead, Wang Shijing hugged him distressedly, and blamed himself: "I'm too stupid to help you."
"This has nothing to do with you. It's a problem." Shao Yun'an thought for a while and asked, "Brother Jing, how much do you know about the Shanren Tribe and the Xianlu Kingdom?"
Wang Shijing had served in the army, so he naturally knew the situation of the surrounding countries of Yan State. He told his wife in detail what he knew. Shao Yun'an heard that he had a preliminary understanding of these two countries. The people of this Shanren tribe are tougher, stronger in combat, and more united, but their population is small, they are relatively backward on the whole, and they don't like change. This can be seen from the fact that they will not take the initiative to attack Yan. The place where they live has a good natural environment and there is no shortage of supplies, so as long as they are not attacked by others, they will be more peaceful and more similar to the ethnic minorities Shao Yunan knows.
As for the Xianlu Country, it is a coastal country with rich resources. Because it is far away from Yan Country, with a hill in the middle, and there are other enemy countries threatening, it is also relatively friendly to Yantian. It is also because of the abundance of materials that people don't have to worry about food and clothing. In addition, they will go to sea to trade, and the country is relatively rich. In comparison, although the country of Yan also has an area near the sea, the environment there is harsh, and the people of the country of Yan mainly live inland.
Knowing about these two countries, Shao Yunan discussed: "Brother Jing, can you see if this is okay? Mr. An's purpose is to keep merchants, we just need to help him achieve this goal. The Shanren tribe is tough, saying Maybe I prefer to drink spirits. We re-canned the liquor in the space, saying that we brewed it ourselves. Because we need food, the quantity is small. If they like it, they can only wait patiently. Over there in Xianlu Country, We will use rice wine to seduce them. Anyway, as long as they are not taken away by the Hengyuanhoufu."
Wang Shijing said: "I think people in Xianlu Country must also like baijiu. I have heard people say that Xianlu Country is cold and winter is long, so baijiu is warmer than rice wine. However, if they don't want goat's milk wine, What if I want white wine instead? Can you brew it?"
Shao Yunan said: "I have learned that baijiu is mainly distilled. There are a full set of tools in the space, but I can't brew the taste of famous wine. Then give them ordinary baijiu, and keep the good ones for you. They want baijiu instead. Good. The quantity of liquor is limited, if they want it, they will go to the auction, and we will earn more money.”
Wang Shijing looked at his daughter-in-law adoringly: "My daughter-in-law is still very good. What about tea, let's leave it alone?"
Shao Yun'an said: "We told the outside world that the tea is gone, so we definitely can't take it out again. I guess people in the Shanren tribe prefer wine. The Xianlu Kingdom..." Shao Yunan wondered if the Xianlu Congress would be like the Taiji Kingdom, Taiji People in the country like to eat kimchi, miso soup, seafood, barbecue, etc. He said: "I will make some kinds of kimchi, and make some sauce for barbecue, and see if the people in Xianlu country like it. If they like it, That also gives them a little more confidence in retaining them."
Wang Shijing said: "People of the Shanren tribe also like to eat barbecue, and they mainly eat meat."
"That's even better."
Eunuch An was in a hurry and thought of a solution, so Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing took action. Many liquors in the space are in glass bottles, so they must not be used. Shao Yun'an poured the baijiu into the earthenware pot, not caring whether it would affect the taste of the wine. According to Shao Yunan's request, Wang Shijing prepared the materials for making kimchi and helped Shao Yunan.
The two were busy in the space for two whole nights, and then they asked the person who sent them the letter and waited for their reply to send two small altars of white wine and a bamboo box of various pickles and barbecue sauce to Mr. An urgently. past. The barbecue sauce was prepared by Shao Yunan on the basis of his own sauce, and the seasonings were prepared by himself. He has done his best, and whether he can keep the merchants can only be left to Mr. An.
In the capital, Eunuch An waited anxiously. He has already informed the queen about this matter, and the queen and the emperor have ordered him to die. The merchants from the Shanren tribe and the Xianlu country must be kept, and the Hengyuanhou mansion must not be snatched away. Emperor Yongming was so angry that he lost his temper in Jingyou Palace, and the Hengyuan Hou Mansion was openly robbing him of business, because he really didn't take him seriously as the emperor. The Queen can only appease Emperor Yongming. The patience we have now will be rewarded twice as much later. Looking at Emperor Yongming who was so angry, the queen was not angry. He also hoped that Shao Yun'an would really have an idea.
After waiting anxiously for eleven days, it seemed that the half-month deadline was coming. Eunuch An was so anxious that he developed a mouth sore. Handle things and accompany Eunuch an.
On the twelfth day, Eunuch An, who hadn’t woken up yet, was called up by his servants—Eunuch An is now almost eating and lodging in Yunlong Pavilion—when he heard that his confidant sent to Xiushui Village had returned, Eunuch An immediately jumped out of bed stand up.
"Go and wake Master Jiang up."
The visitor ran away and went to call Jiang Kangchen.
When Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen ran into the backyard almost in tandem, both of them were disheveled and their hair was messy. Eunuch An was still wearing his belt, and shouted, "What about people, what about Yun'an?"
"grown ups."
An Yi, who had just rushed back without even bothering to drink his saliva, knelt down on one knee in front of Eunuch An to salute in sweat, then quickly stood up and took out the letter from Shao Yunan to Eunuch An from his lapel. Eunuch An almost snatched it away. An Yi quickly said: "The two masters asked the servant to hand over this box to the lord, but the other two masters didn't say anything, they only said that the lord should read the letter before opening the box."
Eunuch An: "Understood, you have worked hard, go to the accountant to get 5 taels of silver, and you are allowed to go home and rest for three days."
"Thank you, my lord."
An Yi knelt down to thank her, then got up and left.
"Master An, quickly read what Yun An wrote." There was no one else, Jiang Kangchen urged. Eunuch An hurriedly took out the letter, and Jiang Kangchen leaned over to read it together.
Looking at it, Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen had surprise on their faces, and they finished browsing quickly. Eunuch An stuffed the letter into Jiang Kangchen's hand, squatted down and began to open the box. Jiang Kangchen browsed the letter again, and said with a smile: "It's really Yun'an, but he has a lot of ideas. But when did this kid make baijiu, I just came back, and I didn't even hear him mention it."
Eunuch An, who had already opened the box, looked at the contents, and cursed with a smile: "That kid likes to give us some surprises. Next time we see him, we have to talk about him. Take out all the good things at once. , don’t make any surprises, if our family knows that he has this liquor, how can we get angry.”
Jiang Kangchen knelt down and asked: "My lord, do you think those people can like this 'baijiu'?"
Eunuch An thought about it and said, "Let's go into the palace right now and give the emperor and Qiantui a taste first."
"good."
Recently, Emperor Yongming was in a good mood. Elder Weng and General Dai also returned to their respective mansions. From outsiders' perspective, Emperor Yongming was discussing serious matters with them. The real situation is that it only took one morning to get down to business, and then it was Mahjong for four. If it weren't for the relatively strong self-control of Old Weng and General Dai, Emperor Yongming would still drag them into obsession. Because of this, the two old men who were originally planning to live in the palace for half a month to a month hurried back to the house, and if they didn't leave, they would also be addicted.
After dealing with the political affairs, Emperor Yongming chatted with the Queen in Jingyou Palace, Zhuo Jin came in and reported that Anze and Jiang Kangchen had come. Jiang Kangchen did not have the qualification to enter the palace at any time, but Anze did. As soon as he heard that the two of them were coming, Emperor Yongming immediately asked them to come over.
The two people who came in kowtowed first, and then Anze presented Shao Yun'an's letter to the emperor and the queen, saying: "Report to the emperor and the queen, the person sent by the slave to Xiushui Village has returned. Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing made an idea to stay The merchants who live in the Shanren Tribe and the Xianlu Kingdom, the slaves dare not delay."
Queen: "You have worked hard. Give me a seat."
"The slave is not tired, the slave is standing."
If Eunuch An didn't sit, Jiang Kangchen wouldn't sit either. The Queen knew that Anze would never sit in front of him, so she didn't force him, and read the letter with Emperor Yongming. After reading the letter, Emperor Yongming became interested first: "Then what kind of liquor, give me a taste."
The empress smiled, not wanting to spoil the emperor's greed, and said: "Anze, go to the imperial dining room and roast some meat according to what is written in this letter. Both my lord and the emperor will try it. Everyone loves to eat barbecue, Shao Yun'an is really smart."
In fact, there are too few meat practices in this era, and basically everyone in every country eats barbecue.
Emperor Yongming immediately answered, "Get me some more kimchi and try it."
"yes."
Eunuch An took the letter back and went to the imperial dining room with Eunuch Zhuo to prepare the barbecue seasoning.
The queen looked at Jiang Kangchen and said, "At the beginning, it was Mr. Weng who strongly recommended you to the emperor and me, so I used you. Up to now, I have noticed your hard work. You do the business of tea and wine. It’s also very good. You went to Xiushui Village to celebrate the New Year, and you brought back some good business, and Anze reported it to me, so you can just let go and do it.”
Jiang Kangchen immediately saluted and said: "Caomin will do his best to live up to the entrustment of the emperor Qiansui."
The empress said: "I will now appoint you as the secretary of the internal affairs of the emperor, and I will walk in front of the palace. Once there is something important, you can go directly to the palace to meet the emperor, without waiting for the announcement. Tomorrow, the emperor will meet you." order."
Jiang Kangchen raised his head in shock, then immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Caomin thank you for your kindness!"
"Get up."
"Thank you, Empress Qiansui!"
Jiang Kangchen stood up, trying to suppress the shock in his heart.
Emperor Yongming said at this time: "From now on, when you are outside, it is like the queen is outside. Don't do anything that damages the dignity of the queen."
"I would like to respect the teachings of the emperor, and I will be strict with myself."
Emperor Yongming was very willing to see that Dai Qiyou was busy with work, and he also wanted to see how many capable subordinates Dai Qiyou could have. If anyone is to say who is Emperor Yongming's virtuous wife, it must be Qi You, the descendant of Emperor Yongming. Then, Emperor Yongming asked Jiang Kangchen in detail about the current business situation of several shops. He was very happy when he heard Jiang Kangchen say that the business of the restaurant was almost full every day. He also heard from Jiang Kangchen that he and Anze were planning to open a hot pot restaurant, and that the restaurant was planning to add some new dishes. Emperor Yongming immediately became interested again, and asked in detail what is hot pot and which new dishes would be added Mode.
After listening to Jiang Kangchen's detailed description, Emperor Yongming tried hard to overcome his saliva, while the empress beside him tried hard to hold back his laughter. As Emperor Yongming's pillow, Dai Qiyou knew very well how greedy his emperor was. But every time he thought of this, Dai Qiyou felt sorry for this man. The reason why Emperor Yongming loves food so much is because he once had a tragic experience of being hungry.
When Jiang Kangchen finished speaking, Emperor Yongming immediately asked Jiang Kangchen to get him a table of hot pot to eat, as well as those sheep and scorpions, which made people drool. Jiang Kangchen was very embarrassed. Recently, because of the tea and wine, he and Eunuch An didn't care about it. The chef of Yunlong Pavilion hasn't had time to train according to the recipe provided by Shao Yun'an. And the chef of the hot pot restaurant needs to find another one. These prescriptions are to be kept absolutely confidential, and cannot be given to others to make. It was the empress who spoke and advised the emperor to be patient for the time being. As long as Jiang Kangchen and Eunuch An opened the hot pot restaurant, the emperor could eat it whenever he wanted, and Emperor Yongming would not embarrass Jiang Kangchen anymore.
Eunuch An and Eunuch Zhuo are back. As soon as they came in, Emperor Yongming sat up straight and stared at the plates in the hands of the two of them and the head chef of the imperial dining room and the little eunuch who came with them, even the queen blinked her eyes in surprise.
Qi You, the descendant of the king, is best at cooking barbecue, but the barbecue that Eunuch An and the others brought exudes a fragrance that he has never smelled before.
Eunuch An and Eunuch Zhuo stepped forward and stood in front of Emperor Yongming and the Empress respectively, asking them to taste it. Emperor Yongming first picked up a skewer of barbecued meat, smelled it, nodded in satisfaction, and took a bite.
"Well!"
As soon as the roast meat entered his mouth, Emperor Yongming's eyes changed, and then he began to chew quickly, taking two or three bites, and a piece of meat was eaten.
"It's delicious! It's really delicious! Try it, Queen."
The Empress picked up a skewer, took a bite, and nodded with the same expression as Emperor Yongming: "This taste is really good. I think the craftsmanship of barbecue is good, but the comparison is too different at this time. You all have a taste .”
"Thank you for the thousand-year-old reward."
Those present were lucky enough to taste the barbecue. Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen's first reaction after eating it was: [Why did I forget to ask Yun An to write down the recipe for this barbecue material!]
After tasting a piece of meat, the current chef of the Imperial Dining Room knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Chitose, after using the barbecue ingredients given by Mr. An, this barbecue has already attracted people's mouth watering. I wonder if this barbecue ingredient is Where did Mr. An get it? After eating this barbecue, the servant really can't afford to serve the emperor and Chitose anymore."
Emperor Yongming had already eaten the fourth skewer, and said: "This is the first time I have eaten such a delicious barbecue. Of course, it is not as good as the Queen's roast, but it is already very good."
Qi You, the descendant of the emperor, laughed out loud. He was ashamed of what the emperor said. Eunuch An, Eunuch Zhuo, and Jiang Kangchen kept their mouths shut and laughed. Jiang Kangchen had seen the emperor's love for the queen.
"The barbecue ingredients were brought back by Anze, I really don't know where he got them from." Emperor Yongming completely pushed the matter on Mr. An, "Anze, where did you get the barbecue ingredients? The taste is really good, I want to reward you."
Eunuch An said with a smile on his face, "It's the slave's blessing that the emperor and Chitose love to eat. How can I ask for a reward. This barbecue material is made by the slave's nephew. The emperor and Chitose like it, and the slave asked him to make more. Come to the palace."
The queen nodded in satisfaction: "I am interested, ask him to send more. Both the king and the emperor love it."
"yes."
Eunuch An only said that his nephew made it, he didn't mention the recipe of the barbecue ingredients at all, the queen and the emperor didn't ask, the imperial chef was not a fool, knowing that he had no chance to see the recipe, so he didn't dare to say more. Now everyone in the palace knows that the Queen has opened a restaurant, and Eunuch An is in charge. This recipe is probably for the restaurant. The imperial chef thought about it, and said: "The emperor and Qiantui like to eat, and the servant will serve some wine next time. It will be better." Delicious."
Emperor Yongming: "Okay. Go down."
"yes."
The imperial chef left with the little father-in-law from the imperial dining room, and Emperor Yongming immediately said, "Pour wine for me."