The water truck after water truck of kelp was like a long dragon. Not only did it attract the attention of the people when entering from the gate of Chang'an City, but after watching the truck after truck enter the imperial city and enter the East Palace, the people even whispered. Discussions arose one after another, and the entire city of Chang'an suddenly felt like it was exploding.
The news spread to ten, hundreds, and thousands. In less than half a day, most of Chang'an City knew that many unknown objects had been transported into the East Palace of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Compared with the common people watching the excitement and making random guesses, the aristocratic family members, Yushitai Yushi, Taiyi City merchants, and foreign businessmen from the east and west cities felt like they were facing a formidable enemy and were preoccupied. They all stretched their necks and opened their eyes wide. , I wonder what kind of things His Highness the Crown Prince has brought in the car after car? What is this for
Among them, the one with the sharpest tactile nerve is Dou Qiong, the son of Dou Yi, the former richest man in Chang'an. Dou Qiong originally came to the Western Market to discuss transactions with merchants from the Western Regions, but when a carriage and a carriage passed by, he felt a fishy smell on the tip of his nose. , still caught his attention.
When he found out that these long convoys had entered the East Palace, Dou Qiong immediately became excited. He felt that a huge business opportunity must come from the Prince's Mansion, although he didn't know what it would be. But it will definitely be a huge wealth.
After the transaction with the merchants from the Western Regions was completed absentmindedly, Dou Qiong hurried back to his mansion in Chang'an City to live there. Dou Yi, who had already given him full authority to take care of the business, heard Dou Qiong's guess and the father and son The two of them were like dormant birds, always ready to go out in full force, and their two pairs of green eyes began to closely follow every move of the East Palace.
If attracting the attention of these people was not a big deal, then the attention from the Daming Palace behind him made Li Hong suddenly feel that the situation had become more serious. Unexpectedly, these things actually aroused the attention of so many people. Discuss and follow.
If Dou Qiong's sense of touch is sharp, then Li Hong's sense of touch is as sharp and cunning as Bai Qi's.
Immediately realize that someone will find something from these things? Is it true that after MSG was born, imitations would appear within a few days
He did not dare to underestimate the merchants of Chang'an. In the past few years, the Taiyi City General Chamber of Commerce had been surprised by various local chambers of commerce. Businessmen from all over the country were always able to use the existing products in their hands to upgrade, process and innovate. He made something that shocked Li Hong, just like that velvet cloth. To put it bluntly, it was made by businessmen from all over the country who didn't know how to make it.
Immediately, Li Hong issued a gag order. No one had to tell anyone what they saw today. But for the carriage vendors he hired, Li Hong was helpless. Sooner or later, someone would know what this MSG was like. Refined.
But before that, wealthy families and noble relatives must not be allowed to profit from it. Otherwise, who knows what kind of high price these vampires will sell for such high-cost items.
Curious, Bai Chun and the maids from Xia Zhi followed Li Hong closely, unwilling to leave at all. They all wanted to see what the prince was trying to do.
Bai Chun is the most curious among them. Now that she has been trained by Li Hong to be a money addict, even if Li Hong grabs a handful of dirt on the spot, Bai Chun will wonder how much this can be sold for!
Dozens of large pots were boiling water, and each waterwheel was pouring an extremely ugly brown substance with an unpleasant sea smell into the larger wooden basins prepared in the past few days.
Seeing a large amount of brown stuff put into the big wooden basins, Bai Chun and others immediately stayed away. They were not willing to accompany the prince to look at them, for fear that the smell of expensive perfume on them would be affected by these things. Cover up the bad smell.
But things didn't work out as they wished. When the five girls watched Li Hong squat down and reach out to touch the sticky brown stuff, goosebumps began to form on their bodies involuntarily.
Even like Banmei, she is secretly thinking in her mind at this moment, if she sleeps with His Highness today, how can she trick His Highness into washing his hands more times? Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to like her hands roaming on her skin after touching these ugly things.
The thing is so surprising. Not only Banmei is thinking so at this moment, but the other four girls are also thinking the same thing. At the same time, they are still praying in their hearts, hoping that the prince will never call her name at this time.
"Bai Chun, come here." Li Hong's voice instantly petrified Bai Chun, who always loved cleanliness and was more obsessed with cleanliness, and his mind went blank for a short time.
The girls in Xia Zhi relaxed and secretly breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily. Fortunately, they weren't calling themselves. Then everyone looked at Bai Chun who suddenly turned pale with a bit of schadenfreude.
Bai Chun's legs seemed to be filled with lead. Just when Li Hong was impatient with waiting, Bai Chuncai timidly walked behind Li Hong.
"Master, what's the matter?" The voice was trembling.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Li Hong looked at Bai Chun, who had an ugly face, strangely.
"No... no, sir, this is..."
"Squat down, I'm telling you... By the way, you guys are coming over too, and those cooks are coming over." Li Hong looked at Bai Chun, then seemed to remember something, and stretched out the hand that was on the big wood just now. The hand fishing for kelp in the basin pointed at Xia Zhi and several people in the distance and shouted.
Looking at Li Hong's serious expression, Xia Zhi and others immediately started to move forward slowly with sad faces. They did not dare to disobey the prince's order. If they had not been with the prince for so many years, they would not even dare to do the procrastination at the moment. .
Several cooks from the Dianshan Kitchen ran over early. The big wooden basin was huge. The cooks stood on the opposite side, looking at His Highness the Crown Prince holding a dark brown cloth-like sticky thing in his hand. He didn't know what he was doing. use.
Bai Chun reluctantly squatted next to Li Hong. After seeing Xia Zhi and the other girls squatting on both sides, she felt a little more balanced and her face was not as ugly as before.
Li Hong is still unaware of the mood swings of these women. He is immersed in the kelp, trying hard to remember what kind of kelp is good and what kind is inferior.
After telling a few people about what was considered a good product and what was a defective product, Li Hong had time to look at the women around him. When they saw something new, they would immediately gather around and chatter and make noise. The five people who made the fuss were as quiet as eggplants beaten by frost today.
The women were not even interested in glancing at the kelp, as if what was in the basin were snakes, scorpions, and beasts. Each of them had a respectful look on their face, with their hands behind their backs, seemingly squatting next to them. , but the upper body was leaning back as much as possible to make the tall chest more plump, but his expression was always ready to run away.
"What's your expression? This is good food, it tastes delicious..."
"Ugh..." Xiaoxue was the first one to be unable to hold back. When the prince said this was for eating, she immediately retched.
Seeing this scene, Li Hong was so angry that he had no choice but to take a deep breath. He saw that the faces of the women were not very good, and after Xiaoxue retched, they were all trembling, fearing that he would be angry.
"I can tell you that these things have the effect of beautifying and nourishing women's hair, and even eating them regularly can delay aging. I hope you won't regret it when the time comes!" Li Hong warned them with words.
But seeing that the girls were still unmoved, looking at the sticky dark brown strips of cloth, the smell of sea water came up in their noses. The five girls really couldn't associate these things with the beautiful and fragrant pickled water powder. Together, let alone compared to that perfume.
There is still a firm determination on his face, just lie to us, we will not be fooled.
Seeing that the few people were timid, with ugly expressions on their faces, as if they were on the gallows, they waved their hands impatiently and told them to do what they were supposed to do.
It was also Li Hong's first time to do an experiment, so he asked the cook and other eunuchs to wash the kelp several times, and then put the kelp into a big pot and start boiling it.
Li Hong only vaguely remembered that after cooking the kelp soup, the brown crystals that remained after evaporation were the original MSG.
Wu Mei took action after hearing the news. Like Li Zhi, who was almost in good health, after hearing that the East Palace started to make noise again, the emperor and the empress led the maids and eunuchs to the East Palace.
Lian Tie hurried over and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince who was commanding the other eunuchs and Dian Shan Kitchen. He hurriedly reported: "Your Highness, Your Majesty and the Queen are here and are heading towards Dian Shan Kitchen."
His Highness the Crown Prince, who was in full swing directing others to work, was very surprised: "What are they doing here? Why don't they come to the East Palace to recuperate in the palace? There is nothing good in Li Zheng Palace worthy of their sweep recently."
"You don't have many things in the East Palace that I can like!" Wu Mei and Li Zhi had already appeared in the courtyard of Dian Shan Kitchen. Looking at Lian Tie, Wu Mei said calmly: "Okay, Lian Tie, I have only given you to the prince for a few days, and now you are helping the prince to cover up? If you don’t do evil things and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on your door, what are you doing to mobilize the troops? "
Li Zhi took advantage of the gap between Wu Mei's words and sniffed the faint smell of sea in the air. Following the smell of sea, he walked to the big wooden basin, frowned and looked at the contents inside, and kicked it with his feet. He kicked the edge of the wooden basin, and Huaji, who was following him, immediately stretched out his hand to fish out a piece of kelp and presented it in front of Li Zhi, regardless of whether the things in the basin were biting or not.
"Kombu? Do you want to make medicine?" Li Zhi, who has been ill for a long time and has been a doctor for a long time, took a look at the kelp and felt that it was similar to the kelp in the pharmacy.
"No, no, no, I won't boil the medicine. I plan to take it." After Li Hong saluted Wu Mei, Wu Mei couldn't smell the fishy smell on him and kicked him far away.
So someone had to run to his father and tell him that there was still a slight difference between kelp and kelp, but in fact there was no difference.
(End of chapter)