When he entered the banquet hall and saw the large table placed in the center, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and the others also looked at each other.
Then everyone looked at Chen Jingke.
There is only one table here. You don’t want to sit with the emperor and empress, do you? Even if you dare, we don’t dare.
Chen Jingke seemed not to have noticed this, and walked to the main seat naturally, dragged the chair out and said: "Your Majesty, Aunt, this is the main seat, no one dares to sit on it unless you sit down."
Changsun Wugou looked at Li Shimin worriedly, thinking that blaming this nephew would cause trouble. His brain was spinning rapidly, trying to find excuses for him to smooth things over.
Li Shimin looked at the table but laughed and said, "It's good to sit together, it's lively."
"But you have to explain to me first. With such a big table, everyone can only eat the dishes in front of them. What if someone wants to eat other dishes?"
Chen Jingke gave a thumbs up and said: "His Majesty has a sharp eye, and he can see the mystery of this table at a glance."
Li Shimin knew about Journey to the West, so naturally he also knew what the meaning of piercing eyes was. Qin Qiong and others did not know, but they could roughly guess that he was praising the emperor for his sharp eyesight.
So what’s the secret to this table?
Everyone looked again and found that this huge round table seemed to be a two-layer table. Why was it designed like this?
Chen Jingke immediately told them the answer.
I saw him coming to the table and pressing the table top lightly, and it started to turn.
Everyone was surprised, this design was so clever.
As nobles, they naturally cannot stand up and hold out their chopsticks to pick up food like ordinary people. That would be too degrading.
Generally, banquets are held at small tables, with each person having a table and a portion of the same dishes.
Now Chen Jingke uses a rotating table to solve the problem of eating at a large table.
Everyone couldn't help but get closer and observe, especially a group of children who ran over and kept turning.
Although Li Shimin had long guessed that this table might have a mystery, he never expected it to be like this. He couldn't help but stepped forward and turned it with his hands. The rotation was smooth and there was no jamming feeling as expected.
He couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression and asked: "How do you make the desktop rotate smoothly?"
After he reminded everyone, they realized that the idea of the table was great, but making it rotate so smoothly was the real essence.
Li Tai even put his head on the table and looked inside through the gaps, trying to find the mystery.
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "A very simple little design, bearing."
He introduced the principles and production methods of bearings in detail, and then said: "The use of bearings here is completely overkill. The real role is in the wheels..."
Everyone is not stupid, and they immediately understood the role of bearings.
Li Shimin said: "Wonderful, really wonderful. This method not only saves effort in pulling the car, but also solves the problem of axle wear. It is really wonderful."
Qin Qiong also said: "Yes, Zhenren's method is really exquisite and will benefit all the people in the world."
Others also agreed, regardless of whether they really understood the function of the bearing, it was good if the emperor praised it.
Chen Jingke couldn't help but pour cold water on them, saying: "This method has extremely high requirements for steel. The quality of ordinary iron is too poor. Pulling heavy objects can easily cause the steel balls to deform and crack. If you want to promote it, you need to solve the problem of steel."
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Li Shimin, on the other hand, was more tolerant and said: "Having bearings is better than nothing. In the past, if the wheel was damaged, we would either directly replace the axle, or replace the entire wheel."
"Now it's just a small bearing replacement, but it's still an amazing creation."
The matter of bearings successfully covered up the matter of sitting at the same table with the emperor and empress, or in other words, everyone ignored it intentionally. The emperor agreed that he was sitting at the same table with the emperor, and the others would not say anything.
Soon everyone took their seats.
The adults sit alone on one side, and the children sit on the other side.
Chen Jingke originally wanted to sit with the adults so that he could chat and so on.
Changsun Wujia was a little annoyed that he arranged seats without saying hello in advance, so he pushed him to the children's side, making him dumbfounded.
But when he saw him sitting over, one child was very happy, and that was Princess Jinyang, who insisted on sitting with him.
To Chen Jingke's great relief, he finally had someone who was not a white-eyed wolf - and then he glanced at a certain Chengyang princess.
According to the banquet process in previous lives, cold dishes were served first to appetize everyone.
During the Tang Dynasty, the styles of cold dishes were already very mature, and Chen Jingke couldn't come up with any new tricks. They were all common cold dishes.
But when the hot dishes came, everyone finally understood why he was so confident. The aroma and taste of stir-fried dishes, which were different from other cooking methods, immediately conquered everyone.
Adults have their own dishes, and children have their own dishes.
"This is a sweet-scented osmanthus egg, also called three-no-stick. It is made with snow sugar, starch and egg yolk. The production process is very complicated. It is a dessert, especially suitable for women and children."
The children really liked this dish, and they all rushed to eat it. Fortunately, Chen Jingke had the foresight to ask the chef to make a few more portions, otherwise it would not be enough.
Princess Jinyang especially liked this dish and kept asking for it with her little hands. Chen Jingke beside her naturally became her full-time nanny, constantly picking up vegetables and feeding her.
Later, there were baked hedgehog buns, pig cakes, etc., as well as baked biscuits of various flavors. In order to attract children, Chen Jingke also made various molds such as bear heads.
All in all, the children were very satisfied, holding their bellies and humming as they ate.
If the children are satisfied, the adults will naturally be happy too. Especially the eldest grandson Wugou, the more he looks at Chen Jingke, the more he likes him.
Of course, more of them were normal dishes, with a total of thirty-three dishes served. It can be said that all the ingredients they could collect were turned into dishes.
Everyone was very happy with their meal and were full of confidence in the restaurant that was about to open.
Qin Qiong even said: "Master, my restaurant is losing money every day. It makes me sad, so I'll let you run it together."
Chen Jingke naturally stopped talking and said, "This restaurant is opened by me, Brother Yandao, Brother Hongliang, and Brother Xunyu. It has nothing to do with any of them."
"The income generated by the restaurant will also be distributed to the three brothers, not the three families. I hope all the elders can understand."
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong looked serious and fell into thinking.
This is to help brothers ask for benefits from the family. Since the family has a big business and a large number of people, there will be many people to divide the property.
Especially Cheng Huailiang, who has an older brother and a younger brother. He is the consort of Princess Qinghe, so he will definitely not have everything, but it is hard to say how much he will get.
If you own your own property before splitting up, the situation will be much better.
Li Shimin said nothing, happily drinking tea and watching the excitement.
But Chen Jingke's next words almost made him spit out the tea in his mouth: "Your Majesty, my aunt's dividends are my personal money to honor her. You can't take it away for her."