Before the roast duck was finished, the aroma of roasted whole lamb began to permeate. Everyone here is familiar with roast lamb, but they are very unfamiliar with such fragrant roast lamb. Especially the Shanren tribe who like to eat barbecue and the merchants of the Xianlu Kingdom are eager to steal some of the seasonings smeared on the mutton and take away to study what is used.
It will take a while for the mutton to be roasted. With the large fire rack for roasting mutton, the hall is very warm. The roast duck was almost finished, Jiang Kangchen ordered the following dishes. The following dishes are more abundant. Basically, all the signature dishes of Yunlong Pavilion have been brought out. There are also two new dishes that have not yet been launched in Yunlong Pavilion-salt-baked chicken and fried pork chops.
After the dishes were ready, Emperor Yongming spoke up: "Today is such a delicious meal, how can there be no good wine. I got a can of good wine, and I will drink it with all my lovers and guests from the two countries."
"Thank you, Your Majesty—"
Eunuch An brought a can of white wine, and Jiang Kangchen scooped it out to share. When everyone saw how to use such a small cup, they couldn't help muttering. The old general Dai was the first to ask: "Your Majesty, how can you use such a small cup? The old minister can't drink enough."
The people present also spoke to Emperor Yongming so directly on behalf of the old general and Weng Laogan. Emperor Yongming said with regret: "Old General, it's not that I'm stingy, I only got such a good jar of wine. It must be more liked by the old general than that goat's milk wine. If it wasn't for me, I would like to have fun with all my lovers. After a while, I’m still reluctant to take it out.”
When everyone heard that it was better than goat's milk wine, they became even more curious about what kind of wine tasted better than goat's milk wine. Hengyuan Hou Wei Chunlin squeezed his chopsticks tightly, and his expression was extremely ugly. If he has studied a certain period of history, he will definitely regard this banquet as a "Hongmen Banquet".
One small cup per person, only less, not more. When the maids put the small glass of clear wine in front of everyone, they hadn't drunk it yet, but the smell made them almost intoxicated.
Emperor Yongming raised his glass, everyone raised their glasses quickly, Emperor Yongming said: "May my monarch and ministers be of the same mind, and the Great Yan will prosper."
"The monarch and his ministers are of the same heart, and the swallow is prosperous!"
Emperor Yongming took a sip of his wine, and the others also drank after seeing this. Immediately afterwards, sounds of surprise resounded through the hall.
"This wine!"
"Your Majesty, what kind of wine is this! Why is it so, so... I won't say it anymore!"
"This wine burns one's throat and burns one's stomach, but the aftertaste is endless..."
To say that food is refreshing, this wine is exciting. The acting old general stared at the emperor with eyes like this: [How can the emperor hide that the old minister has such fine wine!]
Elder Weng looked at the emperor, then turned his head and looked at Jiang Kangchen again, thinking: [It is definitely related to Kang Chen!]
Not to mention the businessmen of the two countries. What about the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion, they have already identified Dayan's emperor and queen!
Faced with the audience's questions, Emperor Yongming cheerfully asked: "How is it? Old General, how is this wine?"
The old general tried his best to stand up and said righteously: "The old minister has the courage to ask the emperor to give you wine!"
Emperor Yongming's smile froze: "..."
"Your Majesty, old minister, you are also bold, ha ha." Weng Lao stood up.
"Your majesty, Uncle Huang, dare to dare." King Luo Rong said.
Ning Guogong: "Your Majesty, where can I buy this wine, I will buy it myself."
With the "boldness" of these four, the ministers who had enjoyed their meal all asked where they could buy the wine. Emperor Yongming coughed lightly, and said, "I only have one jar of this wine, and I have already divided it up. Jiang Kangchen, when will you sell this wine?"
Emperor Yongming kicked the ball to Jiang Kangchen, and many people immediately became more thoughtful. An Guogong Wu Tianpeng and his son Wu Cheng both had gloomy eyes and tight faces.
Jiang Kangchen came out and replied with a faint smile: "Old General, Old Man Weng, Your Highness, Lord Ning Guo and all your lords, this wine is clear in color and is called 'baijiu'. It is brewed from millet. It is strictly forbidden to use grain to brew wine. This wine is also brewed by the person who brewed it with his own surplus grain. It was originally used for self-drinking. Is there any food left?"
There were voices of regret. As a court official, naturally he cannot violate this order. Ning Guogong didn't know whether he really couldn't see the origin of this wine, or what purpose it was for, so he asked again: "Where is the person who brewed this wine? My Duke likes this 'white wine' very much and wants to make an appointment with him first." An altar."
Emperor Yongming wrinkled in his heart, Eunuch An raised his hand to cover his mouth, coughed lightly, and put his hand down again. Hearing the cough, Jiang Kangchen said, "Mr. Hui, actually..." A little embarrassed, "The person who brews wine is Mr. An's nephew."
"What? Eunuch An's nephew?" Someone said in surprise. Ning Guogong was also very surprised. Could it be that the person who brewed goat milk wine brewed it
Mr. An immediately said: "Mr. Ning Guo and all the adults are laughing." He didn't say who his nephew was.
When the matter involved Eunuch An, Ning Guogong really couldn't continue to pursue the question, so he had to say regretfully: "Then my country can only hope that this year's grain harvest will be great, so that Eunuch An's nephew can have more food to make wine. "
Eunuch An said with a smile: "The emperor and the empress have a thousand years of prosperity and good fortune. This year's grain harvest will definitely be bumper." When he said this, the others were thinking about the meaning of the words in their hearts. Does it mean that there will be baijiu this year, or is it just Eunuch An's flattery
Jiang Kangchen said at the right time: "The lamb is roasted."
This palace banquet can be said to be the most satisfying meal in the lives of those present. If there is any pity, that is, there are too few good wines, only one glass!
There are two people who stand out the most in this palace banquet. One is Jiang Kangchen who presided over the palace banquet, and the other is the nephew of Eunuch An who brews fine wine.
Almost all the food for the palace banquet was eaten, and the remaining roasted whole lamb was taken away by King Luo Rong for the reason: [Take it back for the concubine who was unable to come to taste]. King Luo Rong also ordered two more roasted ducks, and emphasized that the ducks should not be forgotten to make soup for him, but after sorting it out: [Take it back for the concubine who was unable to come to taste].
Emperor Yongming, who was equally satisfied after eating, invited several important ministers to have some entertainment - playing mahjong. Following Shao Yunan's suggestion, Jiang Kangchen decided to set up a mahjong table upstairs in the soon-to-be-opened hotpot restaurant. Playing two tables of mahjong after eating hot pot is absolutely satisfying physically and mentally. At the same time, hot pot restaurants can also offer tea and snacks that you can drink while playing mahjong, and you can earn more.
With the two living signs of Emperor Yongming and the Empress, the four-player game of mahjong spread among the upper class of the capital that night. Let's not talk about how Emperor Yongming advertised. Jiang Kangchen, who was busy with the palace banquet, was approached by merchants from the Shanren Tribe and the Xianlu Kingdom before he left the palace. They wanted to buy white wine, kimchi and barbecue ingredients, and the price was easy to negotiate.
Baijiu has to wait for the auction. Jiang Kangchen will keep this matter a secret for now. He only said that it depends on the quantity of the brewers, but they will definitely be given priority. You can place an order first for kimchi and barbecue ingredients. Because of the "troublesome" production, they will be delivered in two months. Jiang Kangchen took the opportunity to mention Longjing tea and goat's milk wine. The businessmen of the two countries heard that he was the real owner of the new tea and new wine, and immediately said they would order tea and wine from him. When the businessmen of the two countries left the palace with satisfaction and regret, Jiang Kangchen had a deposit of 5,000 taels of silver and large orders for kimchi, barbecue ingredients, Longjing tea, and goat milk wine in his hand, as well as the subsequent cooperation with the two countries. Businessmen continue to cooperate with each other.
As night fell, the descendants of the old general and Weng Lao remained in the palace. Beside the mahjong table, Old Weng, who skillfully played a piece of Dongfeng, asked, "Your Majesty, are you really out of this baijiu?"
The old general who played a four-of-a-kind took over: "Your Majesty must still have more?"
"I want it." Emperor Yongming, who took away the four wines, said: "To tell you the truth, I still have some, but only one jar. Shao Yunan only brought me two jars of wine, and the original one was given to me. From the Shanren Tribe and the merchants of the Xianlu Kingdom. If I hadn’t made the decision, this wine wouldn’t have survived. Five cakes.”
"Touch!" Elder Weng took the five cakes, "Your Majesty, my court strictly forbids the use of grain to make wine. This baijiu tastes great, but it cannot be used for business like that goat's milk wine. Send it!"
Emperor Yongming: "Three things. I know, so I don't plan to do liquor business, but to auction."
Old Weng & General Dai: "Auction?"
"I'm stupid." The queen put down her row of mahjong and said with a smile: "This is also the idea of Shao Yun'an."
The old general Dai and old Weng each gave the queen two copper coins, and the emperor gave ten. The queen explained to the two old people what an auction house is. The two were overwhelmed when they heard it, this method is great! If this is the case, the final selling price of the very small amount of liquor may be higher than the normal selling price!
The old general stroked his beard and said, "I want to meet this man."
Weng Lao nodded: "The old man also wants to see him."
The queen smiled lightly and said: "There is no rush. Let him be clean in Xiushui Village first."
After the palace banquet, the Hengyuan Marquis Wei Chunlin, who returned to the mansion, scolded the eldest son Wei Hongzheng severely, and took away his right to manage the business of the Marquis Mansion on the spot, and temporarily handed it over to the eldest son Wei Hongru, and asked Wei Hongru to send someone Find Wei Hongwen who has disappeared, and ask Wei Hongwen to continue to take over the business of the Hou Mansion. Wei Hongzheng was fired within a few days after taking over the business, and it is conceivable that he was in a state of desperation.
The next day, what made Hou Hengyuan even more angry was that all the Longjing tea and goat's milk wine that Wei Hongzheng had bought for more than 20,000 taels had rotted in his hands. After yesterday's palace banquet, how could businessmen from the two countries do business with the Hengyuan Hou Mansion. Not to mention whether the price is expensive or not, they are not fools, and they will never offend the emperor and queen of the Great Yan Kingdom for the sake of a Marquis of Hengyuan. Merchants from the two countries dared not buy it, and people from Yan State did not dare to buy it. Whoever had a brain twitch went against the emperor and queen. It can be said that no one dared to buy the tea and wine that Wei Hongzheng received, and the more than 20,000 taels of silver was completely wasted, and only the Hengyuan Houfu went to drink it.
Heng Yuanhou was furious. The Hengyuan Hou Mansion is rich, but losing more than 20,000 taels of silver would also be heartbreaking. Marquis Hengyuan was so angry that he ordered the accountant to stop the regular money for Wei Hongzheng, and even stopped the regular money for Wei Hongzheng's room and Wei Hongzheng's biological mother's room, and he even scolded his wife . If it weren't for Mrs. Zheng's instigation, he wouldn't have agreed to Wei Hongzheng's decision to buy tea and wine so easily. In short, Hou Hengyuan was very angry, and the consequences, for some people, were very serious.
After the Queen learned about this, she praised Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen very much. The queen also personally wrote a commendation letter to Shao Yun'an, and the five thousand taels of deposit that Jiang Kangchen got was also used as a reward for Shao Yun'an. On the same day, Eunuch An sent An Yi out of Beijing again, and headed for Xiushui Village with the Queen's autographed letter, five thousand taels of cash exchanged and Eunuch An's autographed letter.
Shao Yun'an successfully helped the queen retain the merchants from the Shanren tribe and the Xianlu Kingdom, and also opened up new business for the emperor and the queen. At the same time, he indirectly slapped Hengyuanhou and helped Wei Hongru incidentally. Shao Yun'an is now the veritable God of Wealth in the hearts of the emperor and queen.
Six days later, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing saw An Yi. Entering the palace, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing were taken aback by An Yi's opening.
"Master Yun'an, Master Ishii."
Wang Shijing was stunned, and Shao Yunan blinked: "Brother An, you..." Did you call it wrong
An Yi is also a young man in his twenties. He is from Eunuch An's hometown, and he takes him by his side to do things for him. The last time he came, An Yi called them "Yunan, Ishii", why suddenly, the young master is here
An Yi smiled and said: "The two masters are now the master's nephews, so the younger one will naturally call out young master. This is the letter that the master asked the younger one to bring to the two young masters."
I'm dizzy, what happened! How could he and Brother Jing have an extra uncle! Shao Yunan took the letter from An Yi dizzily, and read it with Wang Shijing. Waiting for the two of them to read the letter and look at each other in blank dismay, is that okay
Eunuch An told the two of them in detail what happened in the capital, and also explained why he himself became their uncle. Then, An Yi took out the queen's handwritten letter, and Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing knelt down to receive the letter.
The Empress Dowager didn't write much, she just praised the two and told them to stay in Xiushui Village with peace of mind and not to have any worries.
Shao Yun'an put the two letters away properly, then rolled up his sleeves: "I'll make kimchi and sauce for barbecue."
According to Mr. An's official letter, Shao Yun'an was asked to make some pickles and sauces for barbecue by himself, and then hand over the recipes to An Yi, so that Mr. An's pickles and sauces could be known to be different from those made by Shao Yun'an, so that there is a comparison . In the kitchen, Shao Yunan was busy making kimchi, and Wang Shijing helped him.
"Daughter-in-law, what do you say?"
Shao Yun'an shook his head: "There's nothing to say. Could we tell Eunuch An not to be his nephew?"
Wang Shijing asked: "Is the daughter-in-law unwilling? Eunuch An is..."
Shao Yun'an shook his head: "That's not true. People in our era would not discriminate against people like Eunuch An, but it was a bit too sudden, and... you and I must have been blacklisted by the Hengyuan Hou Mansion."
Wang Shijing nodded: "That's what I'm worried about too."
Shao Yun'an asked: "You said that the Queen let us stay in Xiushui Village with 'peace of mind', did you mean that he would send someone to protect us?"
Wang Shijing said: "It should be. Even if we don't send people, we won't let the Hengyuan Hou Mansion trouble us. We are the Queen's people now, and there will be no less troubles like this in the future." Then, he swore : "I will protect my daughter-in-law!"
Shao Yun'an smiled: "I know." He breathed out, "Never mind him. Soldiers will block you, and water will cover you. Anyway, we are prepared in advance, so don't be afraid."
"I will protect my daughter-in-law!"
After Mr. Cen, Jiang Kangning and Kang Rui found out about this, their attitudes were all the same. If Eunuch An wants to recognize Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing as nephews, let him do so. Although Eunuch An is a eunuch, he is extremely loyal to the queen and the emperor, especially to the queen. It is said that the queen once saved Eunuch An's life. With the backing of Eunuch An, at least Shao Yunan would have an extra protection in the capital, which would not be harmful to Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing. Especially Shao Yun'an, he is definitely the object of attention of many people in the capital now.
While Jiang Kangning was worried about Shao Yun'an, he was also happy for his elder brother. His elder brother now has a formal official position. Although he belongs to the empress and is the secretary of the "Inner Palace", he is still a fourth-rank official. The elder brother's life is more secure, and Jiang Kangning is also full of pride, and he wants to do something big.
An Yi lived in Wang's residence for a day, and left first with the prescription Shao Yun'an gave him. When Shao Yunan's kimchi and sauce are ready, Jiang Kangning will send someone to the capital. Eunuch An gets the prescription earlier, so he can arrange for manual production earlier. Merchants from Shanren Tribe and Xianlu Kingdom expressed that they need a large amount of kimchi and barbecue ingredients that will continue to be supplied in the future. Shao Yunan didn't want the five thousand taels of silver, so An Yi took it back.
The size of the tree attracts the wind, and now he absolutely wants to cling to the thigh of the queen, and he will not let go. There are many places to spend money on the Queen's side, more than five thousand taels is not much, but you can do a lot of things. Eunuch An wants to open a hot pot restaurant and a mahjong room. At least five thousand taels of silver can buy a lot of hot pot tools and find someone to make a mahjong table. Let's make mahjong.