The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 61: Prime Minister Fritters

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The prime minister asked the mayor of the capital if he could buy the fried dough sticks in the cafeteria of his agency. What level is this

The cook in the Kaifeng canteen has gone crazy.

Only Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce knew about Yun Yan's plan to return to the hype canteen, but the cooks didn't know. Suddenly, so many takeaways were sent to officials at all levels in the court. In the end, even the Prime Minister came out. eat

The cooks couldn't help but fantasize...

Of course, the official family will definitely not need to purchase on behalf of others, and it is enough to pass on the food directly.

Yun Yan looked back at the happy cooks, with Bao Zheng's indescribable expression in his mind.

Everyone has come to ask, and they have also inquired about the purchasing fee in advance. Are you embarrassed not to agree

It is said that at the beginning, an official of the Privy Council was eating fried dough sticks. One day, he was chatting and eating with Wang Zhi. The steamed buns brought by Wang Zhi were finished, and the one who was still eating deliciously, Wang Zhi couldn’t help but grow old. .

They are all elites in the official circles, do you still not understand the taste? Of course, this person gave Wang Zhi a piece to eat.

It just so happened that the fried dough sticks also fit Wang Qian's taste, so he couldn't help but order someone to buy it, but he didn't buy it, nor did he buy it on his behalf. After listening to the servant's report, he knew the reason. So, cheekily went to Bao Zheng to buy it on his behalf.

This thing is also intoxicating. If it weren't for Bao Zheng's loyalty, he would have thought that Wang Qian was betraying the old.

Rao is so, Wang Qian's purchase of fried dough sticks has spread like wildfire. After all, the ministers are still very concerned about the prime minister's gossip these days.

Gossip and gossip, this fruit favored by the Prime Minister has a nickname, called "Prime Minister Fritters", and it has become more and more widely spread, and everyone uses this name-after Bao Zheng also became prime minister in the future, the origin of fried dough sticks It is even more legendary, but this is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

"Prime Minister Fritters" also made Kaifeng Mansion's cafeteria popular in a small area, and other departments began to take the opportunity to run to Kaifeng Mansion, wanting to watch and taste their lunch at noon.

I don't know if I don't go, I'll be shocked when I go. The people of Kaifeng Mansion are simply crazy. They just planted vegetables and fruits in the mansion. Looking around, the green, reflecting the red walls and green tiles behind it, and the majestic palace, are very strange.

Once I tasted the food in the canteen of Kaifeng Mansion, I was overjoyed again. I didn't expect a canteen to produce a taste that many well-known restaurants and foot shops in Tokyo did not have. It's even more surprising than waiting for the popular daigou in the hospital.

Looking at it again, Bao Zheng also mentioned the word for one of the dishes, but it was "rare and confused".

Anyone who comes here to eat and eats duck is confused, they will say something wonderful after reading the words.

After a lot of accumulation, when the fruits and vegetables began to be harvested one after another, Bao Zheng ordered to pick a basket and send it to the palace for Renzong to taste. Renzong still remembered that Kaifeng Mansion was going to be remodeled. Now that he saw the result, he asked the waiter to escort the vegetables and fruits to the imperial kitchen for tasting at noon.

This Chen Fanfan had some friendship with Bao Zheng, and also knew the current popularity, so he laughed and said that the dishes in the Kaifeng Mansion canteen are quite famous now, so why not ask them to add a few more dishes.

How did Renzong know about this, and after inquiring carefully, he really ordered dishes such as duck muddleheaded, and ordered the Kaifeng House to serve the dishes.

Chen Banban went to pass the word of mouth and almost fainted with joy from the cook in Kaifeng Mansion. So under the supervision of Yun Yanhui, he used the vegetables grown in the Shangfu to make a meal.

Prime Minister Fritters, Duck Muddle, Pearl Shrimp Balls, Mushroom Taiwan Choy Sum and Eight Treasures Rice, these are definitely a must have.

Among them, duck confused slightly improved.

Because the four words "rare and confused" spread with duck confused, people who come to eat duck confused like to study the word confused. Yun Yanhui also asked the cook to change the yam in the raw material to taro, so that the duck mufu became thicker and more "confused", but the taste did not deteriorate, and everyone was happy.

A few dishes were sent to the palace. When Renzong tasted it, it was unusual. He also heard that the officials of Kaifeng Mansion became more motivated because of this, and the attendance rate increased. Both Bao Zheng and the canteen were rewarded.

Hearing that even the official family praised the food in the cafeteria, the cook was ecstatic.

The officials of Kaifeng Prefecture were also honored, and they ate more diligently (… ).

As soon as Yukou opened, it spread out, and under the promotion of people with a heart, the cafeteria dishes became famous throughout Bianjing.

Different from Taixue Canteen, Kaifeng Fuya Canteen has a wide variety of dishes and has made a name for itself in Bianjing, where there are many delicious food. Famous in Bianjing.

Just because the cafeteria of Kaifeng mansion, like the cafeteria of Taixue, is not open to the public, so I don’t know how many people asked for it, but they turned to officials who worked in Kaifeng mansion, hoping that they would allocate it from their own example and sell it to me.

This kind of thing, the government does not limit it, this is the ultimate goal.

When the story spread to Daxiangguo Temple, all the monks in Daxiangguo Temple couldn't help looking at each other.

"Why... I always think this was done by Brother Yan?"

"Strange, didn't Brother Yan go to Tianqing Temple?"

"Yes, if it is in Tianqingguan, how can I get in the canteen?"

"But this time is too coincidental, since Kaifeng House started growing vegetables, and now the cafeteria is famous, count the time, isn't it the time when Brother Yan went in?"

"It's really suspicious..."

Without any evidence, the monks decided that it must be Yun Yanhui who changed the cafeteria of Kaifeng Mansion.

No way, they have seen how much effort Yan Ge'er can put into food, an international food festival has been held, not to mention the canteen of the mere Kaifeng government office

The cunning Yun Yanhui found Bao Zheng again after he became famous in the cafeteria of Kaifeng Mansion, expressing that he wanted to release the method of making fried dough sticks for free in the name of Kaifeng Mansion.

When Bao Zheng heard this, he was overjoyed: "Brother Yan can still think of benefiting the people, that's great!"

In this age of technical secrecy, it is really not easy to have such awareness!

Yun Yan scratched her head back, "You've won the prize, I just want to release the recipes that are the easiest to make, the closest to civilian life, and the easiest to spread among several famous signature dishes, to further promote the canteen in Kaifeng Prefecture. reputation."

Bao Zheng: "..."

It is hard for ordinary people to eat, and it is not enough to spread. The prime minister's fried dough sticks, a powerful food with a story, is obviously easy to gain a public base. If the practice spreads, it will only promote the reputation of the cafeteria, making the cafeterias in Kaifeng Mansion ubiquitous.

After the Prime Minister's fritters became famous in Bianjing, they flew into Wanjia again. Then, the origin of it will also be in Bianjing. Any outsider who comes here, eats this food, and asks the source, will hear that it is from Where is it.

Even, every once in a while, Kaifeng House can release a recipe.

This advertising effect cannot be exchanged for anything, and it is also the reason why Yun Yanhui could sell the formula to other foot shops, but did not do so.

From this point of view, Yun Yanhui has indeed sacrificed his own interests and benefited the crowd. But for Yun Yanhui, the money can never be earned, and the sense of accomplishment is more important.

Yun Yanhui's approach really boosted the reputation of the prime minister's fried dough sticks and Kaifeng's canteen dishes to a new level.

Kaifeng House posted a notice, which was written by Shaoyin Bao Zheng, to the effect that Kaifeng House canteen dishes have been sought after by the general public recently, and Kaifeng House has also received everyone's desire to eat these foods as a service. In the place of the common people, Kaifeng government is willing to publish the method of making fried dough sticks, one of the most famous dishes, to entertain the people.

Later, let someone record the detailed production method and precautions of the sticking fritters.

This behavior made the people of Bianjing all clapped their hands to celebrate, praised the generosity of Kaifeng Mansion, and went outside Kaifeng Mansion to transcribe recipes, which was overcrowded.

Kaifeng House posted canteen recipes, and the prime minister's fried dough sticks flew into ordinary people's homes.

Besides, after Gongsun Ce and Yunyan returned to the Kaifeng government office, one specialized in assisting Bao Zheng in the administration of the prison, and the other was dedicated to reforming the logistics economy of the government office, each of which achieved their own success.

Gongsun Ce only saw the effectiveness of opening up and reducing expenditure, but Yun Yanhui did not understand the details of Bao Zheng's case, and could only vaguely match the rumors with the original works he knew.

For example, before Bao Zheng, a complaint to enter Kaifeng Mansion had to be passed to the lobby through the two gates and three gates. If the government officials were not dispatched, it was very likely that the papers would not reach the governor. , No wonder people say "the gate of the yamen opens to the south, don't come in if you have reason and no money".

Now that Bao Zheng took office, he ordered the back door of Kaifeng Mansion to be opened so that the people could come in freely and complain. The government office is facing south, and Bao Zheng sits facing the back door to the north, so it is called "sit upside down Nanya".

One day, after Gongsun Ce accompanied Bao Zheng on the trial, he met Yun Yanhui and told him that he was going to the countryside to do business.

The management area of Kaifeng House includes the capital and the Gyeonggi area. In the Tang and Song dynasties, there is a saying of Chiji. The county governed by the capital is called Chixian, and the place next to the capital is called Jixian. Kaifeng Prefecture consists of two Chi counties, Kaifeng County and Xiangfu County, and fifteen Ji counties including Chenliu and Yongqiu.

If you are doing business in Bianjing City, it is quite leisurely, and you can always come back within a day. If you go to the county under your jurisdiction, it may take a few days to go to the township, and the journey will be tiring.

Yunyan went back to see Gongsun Ce and heard that he had left the city to go to Xiangfu County to run an errand. Since the two were the most familiar in Kaifeng Prefecture, he went to the cafeteria to pack a bunch of non-perishable food for him, "Dry food is unpalatable. It's not good, but bring more food."

Gongsun Ce laughed and laughed, "That's it, it's too much."

"Too much? Not much! What better way to go out than to be in the house?" Yun Yanhui insisted that he stuffed all the food into Gongsun Ce's luggage.

Gongsun Ce had to carry a bunch of food to Xiangfu County to do an errand.

A few days later, Yun Yan was discussing with the people in the cafeteria how to cook the newly harvested eggplants, and suddenly someone came to report: "It's incredible, Mr. Gongsun is back with four big stomachs, and he will take the leftovers at noon. I've finished eating, and I'm still screaming for hunger! I'm afraid it's the reincarnation of a starving ghost!"