Of course, the effect of iodized salt is not that great without using it, but it must have benefits. For example, it is extremely effective in preventing thyroid disease and neck disease.
"Quick, Yan Fu, send this to the imperial kitchen, let the master chefs there have a look, and prepare some exquisite side dishes for you to taste." Emperor Qianwen was eager to know the magical effects of refined salt, so he hurriedly commanded.
"No." Yan Fu agreed, and then he wanted to take away all the refined salt on the dragon case. Unexpectedly, Emperor Qianwen turned angry, "Just take away part of it, leave some."
"Yes, yes, this slave is reckless." Yan Fu chuckled, and then took away about a quarter of the image, leaving more refined salt on the dragon case.
Yan Fu left, and Emperor Qianwen was not in the mood to review the memorial. Instead, he stood up and walked around the hall from time to time, making the eldest princess who was kneeling on the ground faint.
"Well, Qinglan, get up quickly, why are you still kneeling?" Finally finding the kneeling eldest princess, Emperor Qianwen actually walked up to her and helped her up with his own hands. Then he sat down and sat beside the concerned eldest princess. He asked, "What did Duke Zhongguo tell you? Now tell me word for word."
Seeing that the imperial brother was so close to her, the eldest princess felt a little excited. It had been a while since the brother and sister had spoken to each other at such a close distance. "No, this is what Duke Zhongguo said..."
In the imperial dining room, there was already a burst of excitement. When the master saw the refined salt that was as white as snow, he reached out and tasted it. He felt that it was salty, without any bitter feeling. He bowed to Yan Fu very excitedly and asked, "Grandpa, how did you get this? How many more are there?"
"No matter what you do, why don't you just talk about this thing?" Yan Fu knew clearly that the emperor must be waiting for news in the Yangxin Hall now. How could he explain anything to others here?
"Okay, very good. I think cooking with this ingredient will make it taste even better."
The master's words made Yan Fu very satisfied, "Then can you tell whether this refined salt can strengthen the body and prevent diseases?"
"Ah! I don't know about this." The master shook his head in embarrassment. He was just a cook. At best, he could do better. As Yan Fu asked, when it comes to medicine, he is really Don't understand.
This answer made Yan Fu slap his head. The other party was the imperial chef, so he didn't understand these things. He quickly waved his hand and said: "Go quickly, use refined salt to make some dishes that the emperor likes to eat. Be quick."
"Nuo." The master saw Yan Fu's anxiety and dared to neglect him, so he shouted hurriedly.
In the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, the eldest princess repeated what Shen Ao said, and even adopted a seven-part tone. Emperor Qianwen was sometimes happy, and sometimes frowned. "It seems that Duke Zhongguo is... He is a very independent person, and the cooperation between Huang Mei and him is very good. But is he threatening me?"
Finally, Emperor Qianwen asked the most important question. After hearing this, the eldest princess had no choice but to kneel down in the tunnel again: "Brother, I believe Duke Zhongguo did it unintentionally. He was also worried that someone would be detrimental to him. Let's rob him of his profits. Now the imperial sister has finally figured out that Duke Zhongguo is very talented in business, and he also likes to think about things, and he likes money even more."
"Hmph! Who in the world doesn't like money?" Hearing that the eldest princess was helping Shen Ao to excuse himself, Emperor Qianwen couldn't help but snorted. But then he got a headache again. Looking at Shen Ao's appearance, he clearly didn't want to be with her. The prince cooperates. If so, what should we do?
Shen Ao must not die. This is a promise he has made before, and outsiders do not know it. Since he can't do anything to Shen Ao, he can only wrong the prince. Originally, he wanted to save face for the other party, but Now it seems that the effect of refined salt is obviously greater. Let's go to Shen Ao this time.
Even though she was so close, the eldest princess could not find out what the emperor was thinking. If she really knew, she would definitely be shocked. The emperor actually had to wrong the prince for the sake of Shen Ao. This has not happened in the fifteen years since he succeeded to the throne. , appears for the first time.
Although he had already made up his mind, Emperor Qianwen had not yet made the final decision without tasting the meal made with refined salt.
In about a little more time than one stick of incense, six delicacies, still steaming hot, were delivered to the Yangxin Hall. This was due to the limited supply of refined salt. Otherwise, we could have cooked a few more delicacies.
The eunuch had already tasted the food, and after making sure it was fine, Emperor Qianwen picked up his silver chopsticks and tasted it politely.
Facing the expectant looks of Yan Fu and the eldest princess, Emperor Qianwen couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction after eating a few bites of the food, "Yes, it tastes delicious and very good. Come on, you guys can try it together too."
"This... thank you, Your Majesty." Driven by the temptation and curiosity of the delicious food, the eldest princess and Yan Fu both agreed, each holding a small bowl and eating some, and then they could not stop the sound of admiration.
After eating two bowls of rice, Emperor Qianwen put down his bowls and chopsticks and said to Yan Fu, who was already standing at attention: "Even so, Duke Zhongguo is a meritorious person, and we cannot ignore his request. Guochanglong is still Let’s leave it as is, let the imperial sister continue to take care of it, but we must fully respect Duke Zhongguo’s opinions.”
"Promise, my royal sister obeys the order." The eldest princess agreed with joy.
"As for the prince, haven't you already sent five hundred thousand taels of silver? Just consider it as compensation. I believe he can understand my intention." Emperor Qianwen sighed and decided in his heart that he would reject the prince's face this time. Already.
"To report to the emperor, the prince did not receive the five hundred thousand taels of silver. He has sent someone to send it back. You see..." Although Yan Fu didn't want to say it, since the emperor asked about it, he had to answer.
"Sent back?" Emperor Qianwen's thick eyebrows trembled twice at first, and then anger appeared on his face, "Why, the prince doesn't even look down on the things I rewarded, what does he want to do? This is rebellion. If you don’t comply, then the money will be put into the internal funds and you won’t have to worry about it anymore.”
Emperor Qianwen was angry. The prince's behavior was clearly forcing him to agree to his request. How could he, a majestic emperor of a country, be threatened by his ministers? Even if this person was his own son, should his future heirs be beaten or beaten? Beaten.
But he forgot that Shen Ao also resisted and disobeyed the order. Although the order was not issued to him, his actions had already caused this fact. As for the threat, how could Shen Ao not be a threat if he took out these refined salts? What do you mean?
The two people were treated differently for the same thing. In the eyes of the eldest princess, she was shocked. Yan Fu on the side was not surprised, as if this result had been expected by him. He said in a deep voice He replied, "No. In order to respect the emperor's will, five hundred thousand taels of silver will be sent to the internal funds for sealing."
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East Palace.
Someone had long summoned the emperor to summon the eldest princess, and then the eldest princess went to Guochanglong to report to Duke Zhongguo.
The prince was not surprised at all. The matter had already reached the court, and his father would definitely give him this face. Speaking of which, he would also like to thank King Xiang for his divine assist. Without King Xiang's words, I am afraid things would not have been like this. smoothly.
But he was very dissatisfied that the eldest princess wanted to discuss the matter with Shen Ao. He was just a loyal duke, and he was hereditary, so he really didn't put it in his eyes. The prince had already thought about it, once he took over Guochanglong, the first The first is to deal with Shen Ao. He not only wants to take back 40% of the other party's interests, but also forces the other party to stay and continue to serve the country. Otherwise, he, a prince, wants to deal with a minister who has no real power. There are no solutions.
In the East Palace, the prince has called Duan Wei, one of the staff, and asked him to prepare to enter Guochanglong at any time. After entering, he must first check the accounts, which means finding fault with the eggs. It is best to find Shen Ao. In this way, you can obtain the greatest fruits of victory at the smallest cost.
The prince did not believe that when faced with a net income of nearly one million taels or hundreds of thousands of silver a day, there would be no one who would not be tempted or do anything.
Duan Wei is an expert in this area, but he is greedy. It is often the best for such people to do such things, because they have the same way of thinking.
Duan Wei stood in front of the prince like a dog, patting his chest and promising that things would be done beautifully. In his words, with some means, even if there is no problem, the problem can be found. It is not about the loyal country. Do you purchase many of the raw materials yourself? Then you can use this as an excuse and get hold of Shen Ao's secret recipe in a short time. At that time, you won't even give him half of the profit and just tell him to get out.
Such an idea and realization made the prince very satisfied. He felt that he had found the right person, and now he was just waiting for the imperial decree to start taking action.
And it was already in the afternoon, and there was still no news from the palace. The prince couldn't sit still, so he quickly arranged for the eunuchs around him to go to the palace to inquire about the situation. Half an hour later, he got the definite news. There was a sound of smashing items.
Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Ever since he went to court today, after being a helper for a while, Prince Xiang has been feeling depressed when he returned to his palace.
He just wanted to oppose the prince in everything, but he did not hesitate to speak for him. Thinking that Guo Changlong would soon fall into the hands of the prince, his brother was afraid that he would win over many officials after he had financial resources. , when he did a lot of things and his situation became very difficult, he was so angry that he didn't even eat lunch.
King Xiang was very angry, and his staff didn't know how to persuade him. After all, their king's temper was sometimes very weird, especially when he got angry, the consequences would be very terrible. Wasn't there a person who happened to him a few days ago? The servant accidentally spilled tea on King Xiang, and he was beaten to death.