The first batch of delicacies is on the table. Thirty skewers of mutton skewers and six steamed bun slices are grilled for each person. On average, each person has five skewers and one steamed bun slice. It’s more but not much. It can already give everyone a preliminary taste of the delicious food in the fairy world. .
The maid had just put the pieces of meat on the plate. Princess Changping swept away the mutton on the plate, showing off her foodie style. Regardless of her oily mouth, she praised Yao Ji: "Your Majesty." Brother, this food is very delicious!"
There were originally Xiaodie's garlic, white vinegar, sesame sauce and other dipping sauces on the table, but they were of no use at this time. In less than a moment, Princess Changping was already gone...
Yao Ji thought to himself: Fortunately you are a young foodie and your appetite is limited. Otherwise, five skewers would not be enough for you. Our family will not be in debt in the future just because you eat too much.
Hearing that her eldest daughter began to behave like no one else, Queen Zhou couldn't help but straighten her face and disciplined her sternly: "Changping! Don't talk too much during the meal, or you may choke!"
However, the beautiful mother-in-law was also conquered by the taste of mutton skewers. The meat skewers were fragrant and tender, and she still had endless aftertaste after swallowing.
The method seems simple, and the ingredients are not amazing in appearance, but the taste is so outstanding. It can be compared with many imperial dishes, and it is a rare product.
Although there are grilled dishes in the royal meal, there are many ingredients used, and it can be regarded as an appetizer. The taste is far less than the meat skewers recommended by Brother Xun. It seems that they are all the same food, but after using the methods in the fairy world, they still taste better than those in the mortal world.
Barbecue has been around since ancient times, starting from the great god Fuxi, and was perfected in the Song Dynasty, such as pig offal, kidney...
It shows the popularity of barbecue, and more importantly, the people of Song Dynasty are all heavy food players!
The most famous dish of the Yuan Dynasty was roasted whole lamb. By the Ming Dynasty, the size of the roasted items was getting larger and larger, from roast duck and roast goose to roast lamb and roast pig. As long as the place was big enough, people in the Ming Dynasty could not wait to roast a camel. Give it a try…
Competitors have been around for a long time, and mutton is even more commonplace. The secret to Yaoji's victory is naturally seasonings. Sauces, dippings, and coatings (not paints) are all recipes of later generations. Conquering Ming Dynasty diners does not count. Disaster.
This barbecue method makes it easier for me to open a shop. I can build a number of long iron boxes, set up a shop, hire a few waiters, and the condiments will be uniformly distributed by Shang Shanjian. Paired with secret wine, this business should be successful.
In addition to mutton skewers, we can also grill ribs, grilled ribs, grilled chicken legs, grilled clams, grilled scallops, grilled lobster, and grilled hairy crabs. If the south can help a little bit, you can try grilling Zhang Xianzhong...
If the market response is not good, we can still switch to a hotpot restaurant.
In short, you definitely can’t lose money!
"So full!"
Princess Changping touched her belly and breathed a sigh of relief. This was the most satisfying royal meal she had eaten recently.
When Queen Zhou heard this, she snickered and asked with concern: "Are you feeling bloated?"
Does that mean you’re eating enough to hold yourself up? Make you greedy!
Princess Changping looked embarrassed, and couldn't hide her situation, so she could only nod sheepishly.
In one meal, I ate five skewers of mutton skewers, three skewers of grilled vegetable rolls, a steamed bun slice, several pieces of pear and kiwi fruit. If this guy grows up and gets married, my husband's family may not be able to support him...
Zhu Cijiong next to him also finished his feast, and then slumped down on the chair, too lazy to move. His confused expression looked like he still had something to say.
Yao Ji felt that it was almost the same, so he said: "I have reported to my mother that if I use barbecue as a basis to open a shop in the capital, I may be able to attract a large number of customers and generate income for the internal funds! There is no need to earn more every day, just one or two Twelve taels of silver can cover part of the food expenses of the residence throughout the year."
If you can earn fifty taels a day in a year, that will be great, even the ministers will be jealous.
Queen Zhou affirmed the taste of the meat skewers. It must be difficult for ordinary people to resist such temptation. However, opening and running a store is not easy, so don't rush it: "This matter is not trivial. Brother Hong, please give me permission to think twice!"
Yaoji thought to himself: Mom, I just want to ask you to tell me what you mean. Are you serious about it?
Regardless of whether you agree or not, this business has to be launched. Who wouldn’t make money from free money?
Empress Zhou had some calculations in her mind and asked the eunuch in charge of Xiang Shanshan Supervisor: "Guoyuan, how much silver does this pound of mutton cost?"
If it was cheap, opening a store would be a source of income for the family, and at least it would take a lot of pressure off of them.
Zhang Guoyuan bowed respectfully and replied: "Your Majesty the Queen, one pound of mutton costs three coins!"
The two kilograms of mutton that had been stabbed just now were worth six taels of silver. Three kilograms was almost one tael, and ordinary people could not afford it.
The beautiful mother couldn't help being shocked when she heard this, and blurted out: "Hey, it's so expensive?"
She thought mutton wouldn't be too expensive, but she didn't expect the price to be much higher than she expected.
Yaoji sneered in his heart and directly interjected: "I'm afraid the mutton in the market is not at this price, right?"
The Twelve Supervisors of the Ming Dynasty were equivalent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty. Everyone knew how rich the Ministry of Internal Affairs was!
Hearing that the prince's tone was already dissatisfied, Zhang Guoyuan hurriedly told the truth: "I would like to report to your highness the prince that most of the sheep eaten by the common people are of inferior quality, while the sheep used for the royal meal are all of high quality, so it is inevitable that there will be some..."
In order to prepare royal meals, people in the Shangri-La Superintendent’s Department would not be able to buy cheap goods, but they would also not obediently quote their superiors truthfully.
How could Yaoji not know the secrets here? In public, should I be taken advantage of?
Thinking of this, he blinked, pursed his lips and said: "What you said is true, but to buy a sheep, you have to buy a whole sheep, but how much did the queen eat? Most of the rest was eaten by the servants, right? ? This kind of mutton is so expensive, shouldn’t it be deducted from your salary?”
How much do eunuchs and maids earn?
After you eat mutton, you have to eat grass for the rest of the time!
Zhang Guoyuan smelled that his master seemed to want to punish him, and immediately knelt down on the ground and prayed very earnestly: "Your Highness, please have mercy. I will never dare to take half a tael of silver from you!"
How long had it been since those four unlucky guys were slaughtered? It was hard to accept that he had just been favored by the prince and was about to follow in their footsteps.
Yaoji didn't think about what to do to this close minister, and said calmly: "Get up, I didn't say that you are greedy, but the Shangshan Supervisor has many shortcomings and great inertia. It must be rectified immediately! Since I bought a whole sheep, Only when the needs of the queen are met, can you get the rest. Otherwise, one sheep will only cost two kilograms of meat, and the mutton I eat is really expensive!"
Calculating this, if a sheep costs several taels of silver, I'm afraid even the scapegoat can't afford it.
Let me eat the small head, and you eat the big head, then who is the master and who is the slave?
The beautiful biological mother only earns 200 taels per month including her own food expenses, which is only more than 60 taels of silver a day on average.
You are here to grab food from my bowl!
OK!
You guys are awesome!
Just wait for me!
Zhang Guoyuan also basically understood his master's meaning. After feeling relieved, he immediately promised: "I will report back to His Highness the Crown Prince. I will quickly reorganize the food supervisor. I will never let down His Highness the Crown Prince's trust!"
Now that the prince knows the prices of vegetables in the market, it is impossible for anyone who is in charge of food supervision, from top to bottom, to cheat and take advantage of this.
Yaoji has always had clear rewards and punishments. Even if it is strictly managed, it will give its subordinates a head start: "Go back and tell your subordinates that if the emperor's meal is fine for one month, I will reward everyone with five days' salary; if they are fine for three months, I will Reward twenty days of salary; if you are fine for half a year, I will reward you with fifty days of salary; if you are fine for the whole year, I will reward you with four months of salary! If there is a problem in any link, the personnel in that link will be punished. If anyone dares to embezzle If you violate the law, the main culprit, Ling Chi, will be executed!"
Zhang Guoyuan understood that no matter what ingredients were used in the imperial palace or what kind of immortal methods were used, if something happened to the royal meal, he would be the first to be unlucky. Even in order to save their lives, the group of servants of Shangshan Supervisor must be strictly disciplined. They have all been spoiled by Du Xun. The master just needs to deal with them.
After dinner, Fang Zhenghua hurried from the outside direction to Kunning Palace. After greeting the Queen, the two concubines and the prince, he reported: "To report to Her Royal Highness the Queen, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the two noble concubines, the servants have copied out four sinful slaves." My fortune has been calculated!"
Seeing the presence of the prince and princess, Fang Zhenghua deliberately stopped talking. Queen Zhou naturally understood the reason and said: "Xi'er! Take Changping and Jiong brothers back to the palace!" When she saw that her children had gone away, her mood waned. Di Xu said: "Say it!"
"Her Majesty the Queen, according to statistics, the four slaves' family should contribute 4,270 taels of gold, 74,750 taels of silver, as well as a number of precious stones, emeralds, and agates, and the land deed for fertile land is 36,000 taels. Seven hundred acres, the slave is still sending people to estimate. According to the report from the four slaves, he has purchased several houses in the capital. The slave speculates that they may be places where stolen goods are hidden, and has sent people to check." Fang Zhenghua knelt down. After reciting the words, he raised the fold above his head.
In the late Chongzhen period, the price of gold was more than ten to one!
All the gold was converted into silver, and adding the silver copied out, that’s 117,450 taels!
If the jewelry, house and land are discounted, the total should reach 300,000 taels. They are the Big 4 of the mansion, and this does not include the undiscovered parts!
After hearing this, Queen Zhou couldn't help but stare blankly, and was greatly surprised: "There are so many people, so audacious, it's really abominable!"
Every eunuch who was beheaded was actually much richer than her, the master of the concubine. Even though the beautiful mother was in a peaceful mood and had a high level of self-cultivation, a look of sullenness appeared on her pretty face.
Just now I wanted to scold Brother Hong for being very abrupt, and I wanted to give him a good lecture when I got back. Unexpectedly, this search hit the target with one hit, digging out four big borers lurking in the back mansion.
The husband has ordered his wife to save expenses, and he is self-denial and devoted to the public service, and is very simple. However, these pampered and arrogant slaves are still working hard to make money secretly, so it is natural for them to be deprived of their heads.
