Several people were playing cards and talking about what happened in Chang'an City recently.
The one thing that has been making a lot of noise in Chang'an City recently is the place called Wanbao Pavilion.
Although they had heard of Wanbao Pavilion before that, they had never talked about it.
After all, it was just a shop opened by a businessman, to be precise, a person from the Western Regions. There was nothing to be curious about.
But as we talked today, we got to that point.
After the Wanbao Pavilion was opened, many princes and ministers came to watch it. The auction was held that day, and even the current emperor went there to auction it in person.
I also bought a bottle of wine called Erguotou there, saying I wanted to donate it to the Emperor because it was his birthday.
Li Yuan knew about this. His son personally delivered the wine that day, saying that he got it by chance outside.
I just didn't expect that it would be auctioned in Wanbao Pavilion, and it was specially sent to me. This son is indeed filial.
Including the drinks that the Supreme Emperor and the others drink every day are provided by Wanbao Pavilion.
In addition to these, this summer is here, why can the Daming Palace use this ice so extravagantly?
Although the palace has several ice cellars, a large amount of ice is stored in the winter for summer use.
Although there are a lot of ice cubes, there are also a lot of people in this palace.
Just relying on the ice cubes stored in the palace, the daily consumption is simply not enough to be so extravagant and wasteful.
At that time, I was still thinking about asking why there were so many more ice cubes in my Daming Palace this year than in previous years.
After questioning these servants, they just said that it was arranged by the current Holy One.
As soon as he heard that his son had arranged to come here, he didn't ask any more questions.
It wasn't until I heard what they said today that I realized that maybe these ice cubes were also transported from Wanbao Pavilion.
Is it possible that this group of people dug an oversized ice cellar in Chang'an City?
Is it used to store ice cubes in the winter and sell them in the summer?
"Your Majesty, this is how businessmen do business, they only care about their own interests.
Your Majesty also bought a weapon some time ago, which can cut iron as well as clay.
It is said that the weapons held by the Jinwu guards at that time were directly cut off by the weapons sold by others."
ah?
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Such a powerful weapon was simply astonishing.
Li Yuan nodded secretly, thinking that the emperor could solve this matter by himself. As the father of the emperor, there was no need for him to give him any more suggestions.
I just listened to what they said, and I have no idea what happened next.
However, it is reported that the other weapons were purchased by the seven major families.
Seven families?
Speaking of the seven major families, Li Yuan thought secretly.
That’s all.
Come, come, come, play cards, play cards.
While playing cards, drinking lemonade, and chatting, other things had nothing to do with them.
"His Majesty."
"Keming, you're here."
"Your Majesty, we have successfully made the ice cream. Your Majesty, please taste it first."
Du Ruhui asked someone to bring the ice cream, opened the quilt, opened the box, and looked inside the box. Li Er picked up one of the square ice creams and tasted it.
This time, I didn't dare to gobble it up like before, and I was so full of food that I could still remember the incident vividly.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's right, it just tastes like this, sweet and cool, but you can't eat it in big mouthfuls.
It tastes the same as the ice cream in Zhaojiazhuang!
Keming, can you eat this ice cream?"
Du Ruhui shook his head.
"Your Majesty, after I arranged for someone to make the ice cream, I came to the palace without stopping and presented it to Your Majesty. I have never eaten it."
"Okay, you should try it too and taste the taste of this ice cream."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
He glanced at his personal internal officer.
"You also go in and get one to have a taste. Remember, don't eat this too fast, otherwise it will easily upset your stomach."
Speaking of this, I seemed to think of my embarrassing incident in Zhaojiazhuang.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After hearing what His Majesty said, Du Ruhui took two sticks, one for himself and one for Wang De.
"Lord Xie Du."
The two of them tasted it carefully.
"Hahaha, how is it? How does this taste?"
“Your Majesty, it’s delicious, it’s delicious, it’s so delicious.
Wei Chen only felt the sweet taste of milk in his mouth, as well as a fragrance, and it was also very cool."
The secret ice cream made using the method arranged by His Majesty is really delicious.
Is it just about your Majesty’s ice cream?”
"I also want to sell and make more money.
By the way, that day I heard from my wise brother that in addition to making this ice cream from cow’s milk, it can also be made from goat’s milk.
You can arrange it so that everyone can try it. Don't be afraid of failure. You can also add some honey to the water and make it into ice cubes for dividing."
"Ah, Your Majesty, if that's the case, wouldn't the ice cream become a popsicle?"
Oh, Popsicle, that’s a good name, it’s just Popsicle.
I didn’t expect that these few words of mine were enough to make popsicles myself.
We use ordinary water mixed with honey or sugar to freeze these popsicles.
Because the manufacturing cost is relatively low, the price can be cheaper, making it affordable for ordinary people in Chang'an City.
And those ice creams made from other cow's milk and goat's milk are also expensive, so the price can be higher.
"It's your Majesty!"
"correct,
After making it, you can taste it yourself.
After you taste it, send it to me."
"It's your Majesty, I'm taking orders!"
Du Ruhui stood up and left, but as soon as he left, Changsun Wuji rushed in with his hind legs!
"Wei Chen has met His Majesty!"
"Auxiliary engine, you are here, come and try the ice cream I just made in Datang.
Please taste it, is there any difference between the ice cream made by Datang and the one I ate in Zhaojiazhuang that day?"
"It's your Majesty!"
Changsun Wuji stepped forward, picked up one and started eating.
"Your Majesty, this ice cream is similar to the ice cream made by Mr. Zhao. It is really delicious!"
"Hahahaha, I have asked Keming to arrange a large number of manpower to make this ice cream. I can make a lot of money this summer again, hahahaha!
"If other ministers heard what His Majesty said, they would definitely be furious again.
Your Majesty is the supreme leader of the Nine-Five-Year Plan, but you actually want to make money every day and compete with the people?
This is inconsistent with emotion and reason!
But how could his eldest son, Sun Wuji, not know the real purpose of Your Majesty’s continuous use of these methods to make money this year?
Your Majesty, this is truly for the people of the world.
He even did not hesitate to discredit himself. With such a majesty, why would the Tang Dynasty not be strong?
"By the way, auxiliary machine, what brings you here today?"
"Your Majesty, these letters are the news sent by the personnel arranged by the ministers in the past few days. Your Majesty, please check them."
Since the beginning of summer, His Majesty has been thinking about the people in the world day and night.
Immediately, a large number of manpower was dispatched and investigations began in various states and counties.
Especially regarding the digging of deep wells.
Every day, news comes one after another to Chang'an City, and Changsun Wuji compiles and submits it.
After receiving the document submitted by Changsun Wuji, Li Er read it from beginning to end and took a deep breath.
The content of this document is very clear. There are many places in the Tang Dynasty where there has been no rainfall since the beginning of summer.
The drought is spreading. Although many rivers have not dried up, looking at the trend, they will soon dry up.
In addition, several wells in many villages have dried up, making it difficult for people to even drink water.
Fortunately, in the spring, at His Majesty's request, a deep well was drilled.
This deep well was dug very deep and could also draw water for drinking by the people.
Just seeing the withered crops, all the people wanted to cry without tears.
Because they know that if God does not rain and the river dries up, it means that their food production will be reduced this year, or even no harvest.
It turns out that Your Majesty is really wise and mighty. He had already predicted in spring that there would be a severe drought in summer.
Since your majesty has such ability, I hope your majesty can ask God to let my people get some rain.
Otherwise, these crops may really be destroyed. This chapter has been completed!