The so-called hot spring eggs are served on an exquisite tripod-shaped plate. The seasoning inside is hot, and then the carefully selected eggs are beaten into it. They are as golden as a small sun, simmered in the hot sauce until half-cooked, and then eaten.
You can't eat it slowly when you eat it, but pick it up and suck it into your mouth. It's smooth and tender. Mixed with the selected sauce, it cleverly suppresses the fishy smell of the egg. The taste is very thorough and makes you endless aftertaste.
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These dishes are all decorated with persimmon leaves, small chrysanthemums, reed ears, etc., which are full of seasonal feelings. It gives people the feeling that they are not only eating the taste, but also enjoying the feast with their eyes.
At this time, due to traffic constraints, these were the only dishes Lin Fengjin whipped up in a hurry. The final staple food was to choose one of three: udon noodles, shrimp wontons, and octopus balls with miso soup.
Lin Fengjin originally thought that the shrimp wontons, which is closest to the Chinese style, are the most popular, but no one pays attention to them. On the contrary, the octopus balls with miso soup are the most popular ones, followed by udon noodles, but the shrimp wontons are the most popular ones.
No one cares.
After the invitation was completed this time, the invited ministers all gave the Japanese Pavilion extremely high praise and rave reviews.
Even Xu Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is recognized as the most rigid Taoist scholar, actually shook his head and said that after entering, it can please my eyes, cleanse my body, soothe my heart, heal my feet, and reward my belly.
Without saying a word, Lin Fengjin immediately presented several VIP cards with a one-year limit for any consumption, and begged you to keep the calligraphy treasures you reviewed. Then Lin Fengjin asked a master carpenter to carve it into something similar to the threshold couplet.
The plaque is a huge wooden sign hanging outside the Zesheng Palace (Xijing people now know this thing is called a billboard). Their real calligraphy treasure is placed in the main entrance hall.
In just a few days, being invited by Zesheng Palace to experience the Japanese Pavilion for free has become the most popular thing in Xijing City. It can be called the most high-end and classy thing. No one has been invited.
It is considered a status symbol. Beier has face, and people who are not invited flock to it even more.
The result was that Lin Fengjin was summoned into the palace by Li Jian and was severely scolded. He was nothing more than a serious accusation that he had no father-in-law. He actually invited people like Dongyang first for such a thing, and
It is not used to entertain the king.
Lin Fengjin immediately called out to Chongtianqulai, saying that he was just worried that he would not receive a good reception, and that he had neglected his father in some way. How dare he take out unperfected things and let the king use them as a test subject? Fortunately, the eunuch chief manager Hong next to him
The father-in-law was also softening his cheeks, and finally passed the test. But he also promised to invite Li Jian to come within seven days. Of course, Lin Fengjin also gave 50,000 taels to Eunuch Hong afterwards.
Since Li Jian is coming, this guy must be eating and drinking for free and asking for nothing. Of course, Lin Fengjin is not someone who is willing to suffer. After thinking about it, he actually spread the word and reciprocated the favor by inviting him.
Chen Kan, the governor of Xijing, and Zhu Mo, the minister of household affairs, accompanied him.
In fact, neither of them likes to enjoy leisure. Even Zhu Mo is a Taoist scholar who usually criticizes Lin Fengjin's behavior a lot. But what kind of occasion is this? A great opportunity to be alone with the king. How can he be willing to take it lightly?
Let it go? Just think about how much a dinner with those celebrities will cost at auction in future generations, and you will know how popular it is, not to mention that this is a national leader!
What's even more shameless is Lin Fengjin's plan to get back his capital. He refuses to suffer any loss and will make up for Li Jianlai's losses no matter what. Therefore, he vaguely revealed that there is still a vacancy for a guest companion.
He was in a dilemma. He felt that he had just arrived in Xijing and was unfamiliar with the place. He didn’t know who to look for.
Suddenly, Lin Fengjin's place was filled with people, almost breaking the threshold. People lined up all the way to the street. I don't know how many people were patting their chests and willing to help this sensible Mr. Lin. No, Lin
Master, share your worries! Being able to show your face in front of Mr. Li Jian is something that many people dream of!
Of course, the companion you choose must also be particular, at least not too obvious. Lin Fengjin's tone is to be elegant, elegant, knowledgeable, and good at flattering people.
Just for fun.
Of course, the most important thing is that you must have no less money to honor yourself. You can't even think about it if you don't have a hundred thousand taels of silver. In this way, he is also faced with a long list of people who are astonishing in the census.
Blinded.
In the end, the person Lin Fengjin selected was called You Zhong. Although this person could only get one hundred thousand taels of silver, he had a long beard and a very good appearance. He was worthy of the four words "elegant and romantic", and his calligraphy was very good.
He is elegant and good at dancing. In Lin Fengjin's opinion, this person is similar to Cai Jing and Yan Song. No matter how talented he is, he is at least very good at pleasing the emperor.
Of course, the most fundamental reason why Lin Fengjin chose You Zhong was because You Zhong's brother You Shi was the guard between Zhongtang and Nanzheng! With this relationship, the Lin family's caravan could
They go straight out of the customs and transport the goods from the grasslands to the south for sale. Even though it is thousands of miles away and the freight and taxes are extremely staggering, the profits are so huge that it is jaw-dropping.
The day to receive Li Jian came soon. Needless to say, just after he started to enjoy the garden, Li Jian also felt a different kind of excitement and experience in the exotic style created by Lin Fengjin himself. He nodded slightly from time to time.
Eunuch Hong, who was accompanying him, felt that making friends with Lin Fengjin was a good chess piece.
He had followed Li Jian for thirty years, and he was quite satisfied knowing that Li Jian remained calm on the surface. Lin Fengjin himself was extremely talented, and he was so good at serving the emperor. Don't look at the fact that he was just a white scholar at this time.
It's just around the corner.
However, when everyone came out of the top-notch Kaiseki bath, feeling relaxed and relaxed, Zhu Mo suddenly spoke up and advised:
"Your Majesty, this place is so extravagant, be careful of King Zhou's lesson."
Li Jian also advocates frugality on weekdays and is quite strict with himself. He suddenly thought deeply after hearing these words. Lin Fengjin had long expected such words to appear, but he was confident. He was about to answer and distinguish, but suddenly heard
When you got there, You Zhong stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"This statement from the household ministers is wrong. King Zhou was unethical and exploited the people, so that the people were destitute and complained everywhere. However, Mr. Lin successively presided over the construction of Wanshou Square and Zesheng Palace, which successively filled the national treasury with four million taels of silver. It can be heard that
Are there any complaints among the people now?"
Zhu Mo was a straightforward man, so he said calmly:
"No."
You Zhong smiled and said:
"Not only are there no complaints, but there are quite a lot of praise for Mr. Lin. And taking the enjoyment we have today as an example, it is indeed a waste of money, but I dare to ask the household department, ordinary people can come here to spend money?"
Zhu Mo said simply:
"I heard that the consumption is so huge that even I can't bear it, so I definitely can't."
You Zhong then smiled and said:
"In this case, why are the people miserable and complaining everywhere? Mr. Lin used his talents to make the rich people in Xijing willing to spend their money. Then the luxurious things that the king enjoyed were equivalent to the wealth of these rich people.
What does it have to do with ordinary people when people join forces to worship it? In the Tang Dynasty, we did not increase taxes, and we did not impose excessive corvee services. The three officials governed the Qingming Dynasty, and the people had no way to live. It is impossible to talk about it. "
Zhu Mo pondered for a while, and even though he was a minister and was in his sixties, he still saluted Lin Fengjin and said:
"I am being abrupt."
Lin Fengjin didn't even dare to take it seriously, but Li Jian also had a generous heart. He was still a little reluctant to enjoy it, but now the knot in his heart was gone, and he felt that it was more and more natural to enjoy it. Those rich people joined forces to worship me and pay tribute to the people.
What does it matter? If I didn’t give them the money, wouldn’t they keep it at home and bury it in the ground? They wouldn’t be exploited a penny less.
This time Li Jian was coming, Lin Fengjin also prepared some special dishes, such as oysters and the like. After they were served, Lin Fengjin explained:
"This thing is a treasure from the sea. It nourishes yin and strengthens yang. It is extremely delicious! It must be preserved with Xuanbing Talisman. Otherwise, if it is left in the sea for a day and night, it will rot and become inedible. There is another trivial thing worth mentioning. This club introduces this
After cooking, the industrial chain it drives can significantly improve the lives of nearly a thousand people. In fact, as long as luxury is used well, it can also rejuvenate the country."
Hearing what Lin Fengjin said, Zhu Mo and Li Jian were very surprised and said:
"how so?"
The education they received all talked about "it is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality", "luxury will subjugate the country", etc. They have never heard that luxury can actually improve people's livelihood. Lin Fengjin laughed and said:
"To collect this dish from the sea, it must be done by fishermen, right? We certainly can't rob him in vain. There are nearly a hundred fishermen collecting oysters for us every day. We only need to purchase them at a fair and reasonable price.
With this dish, they have a stable source of income, right? In this way, their income will naturally increase?"
Everyone nodded.
Then Lin Fengjin said again:
"To deliver this dish from the sea to Xijing as quickly as possible, we have to travel by water. We need to use a special boat to go upstream, and we have to feed a dozen boatmen who have no business to take it, right? The boat goes upstream, right?
If you want to maintain speed on a double journey, you have to hire trackers. According to statistics, we have hired as many as a hundred trackers along the way. We also give these 100 trackers an additional opportunity to work and earn money, right?"
"Next, three more ice talismans will be consumed along the way. The main materials of the ice talisman are two types, saltpeter ore and kite flowers, and they are consumed in large amounts. We pay the shop that makes the ice talisman, and the shop must
They will purchase large quantities of saltpeter ore and iris flowers. If they have demand, it will naturally greatly increase the income of miners and planters, right? The more jobs they receive, the more money they will naturally earn.
Life will be doubled, right?" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)