After Lu Yao found Bao Zheng to buy the land yesterday, Zhao Zhen would definitely ask him about the purpose of buying the land. It was not for any serious reason. In Lu Yao's view, it was just that the emperor wanted a piece of the pie. Once he
If you tell me what kind of factory this land is used for, it goes without saying that it will definitely be invested in again.
It's a pity that Zhao Zhen's wishful thinking failed this time. Lu Yao bought this land this time, firstly because he loves football, and secondly because he really wanted to enrich the people of Song Dynasty in their spare time.
Life.
Speaking of Cuju, although it appeared very early in China, most of the people who participated in Cuju competitions in the Song Dynasty were wealthy gentry and wealthy families. In modern terms, they were too rich and had nothing to do at home.
A way to pass the time.
Whenever he thinks of the poor performance of the national football team, Lu Yao feels really resentful. Thinking about Cuju, which has been around for so long, why are the national football teams always being abused in modern times?
Regardless of what happened in other dynasties, now that he is here, he must improve the culture of Cuju and make it truly a national sport. As for the benefits and how to send Zhao Zhen away, Lu Yao has already thought about it.
This day was different from usual, because he was sure that Zhao Zhen would summon him, so Lu Yao got up very early. Both his mother and Uncle Fu couldn't believe that Lu Yao, who slept so sleepily every day, would be like this today.
diligent.
After getting up and washing up, the first thing Lu Yao did was to call Tangxi.
"You have a good time wandering around the inner city today. Help me see where there is any open space. It doesn't need to be too big. It should be the same size as Jiu Zhongxian's restaurant."
Tangxi was stunned and thought to himself, what kind of thoughts does this master have? He just bought a piece of land in the outer city yesterday. Although Tangxi is a rough man, he also knows that the land in the outer city is not only not cheap, but also has many uses.
Not that big, he was very worried that his master had gotten carried away because he had made too much money recently and started to hoard real estate.
"Okay, do you have any other instructions? For example, what is the approximate price, and is there a range for the specific location?"
Lu Yao thought for a while and said: "Don't be too far away from the Lu Mansion. It's best to control the distance to get there within a quarter of an hour. And then as for the rest..." Lu Yao paused, and then immediately said: "Remember
Live here, don’t buy the land from Uncle Cao Guo’s family.”
Tangxi responded, and then Lu Yao took out a few coins and handed them to Tangxi, telling him to pay the deposit as soon as he saw a suitable place.
Although Tang Xi was confused, she still agreed.
Lu Yao took out his mobile phone and looked at the time. The ancient time calculation method was troublesome. Lu Yao still likes the modern twenty-four-hour clock. It is now eleven o'clock in the morning. Logically speaking, the morning meeting should be over.
Okay, could it be that the emperor was not interested in his new land at all? Just as he was wondering, the elusive Uncle Fu suddenly appeared at the door, startling Lu Yao who was about to copy the Red Mansion.
Because Uncle Fu was an old man in the family, every time he came to Lu Yao's room, he would just come in without knocking on the door, which scared Lu Yao quite a few times.
"Uncle Fu, is there someone from the palace?" Lu Yao asked.
Uncle Fu nodded and said, "Well, His Majesty said that he invited you to go to the palace to discuss matters."
"Where's my dad? Is he back?"
"I didn't see you coming back. If someone from the palace came to tell you, I think you must have been left in the palace."
Lu Yao responded, and then he thought of a question. Since the lottery industry flourished, Zhao Zhen had invited Lu Yao to the palace to discuss matters quite a few times. I wonder if Zhao Zhen had any special hobbies. Every time Lu Yao entered the palace, this
Zhao Zhen is either having lunch or dinner.
I don’t know if Zhao Zhen likes to discuss matters with him while eating, or if he wants to deliberately create an approachable image for himself, but this way of discussing matters is very torture for Lu Yao. The reason is that although he said
It's the royal family, but the food produced in this so-called imperial dining room is really bad.
Under Lu Yao's strong request, Lu Xu did not tell Zhao Zhen about Lu Yao's superb cooking skills and the secret recipe sold at a high price, because Lu Yao was afraid that Zhao Zhen, a foodie, would recruit him after knowing his attributes as a chef.
Cooking in the palace is tantamount to cutting off one's own financial resources.
Once the royal chef in the palace knows the so-called secret recipe, there will definitely be a possibility that it will leak out. And this time it is the same. It is lunch time, and Lu Yao really doesn’t want to eat the royal chef in the palace again.
After thinking about what he was going to tell Zhao Zhen about, he decided to go into the palace and show off his skills to Zhao Zhen.
Uncle Fu looked confused. He saw Lu Yao rummaging around in the room frantically, and then took out three red spherical objects.
The origin of tomatoes is in South America, and it was introduced into our country during the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, no one in the Northern Song Dynasty had seen this thing. Even at his age, Uncle Forbes had never seen tomatoes, so he asked: "Young Master
,What's this?"
Lu Yao smiled slightly, then handed Uncle Fu a tomato and said, "Uncle Fu, wash this and take a bite to see how it tastes?"
Uncle Fu just thought it was strange, but Lu Yao was a good cook. Since he said this thing was edible, it must not be unpalatable.
Forbes hesitated for a moment, then went to the kitchen to wash the tomatoes.
Lu Yao held the two tomatoes in his hand. They were quite big and should be enough for him, Lu Xu and Zhao Zhen to eat.
Lu Yao then tidied up his clothes and came to the hall.
The messenger sent by Zhao Zhen had been waiting in the main hall for a long time. When Mother Lu saw Lu Yao coming out, she was a little annoyed and said, "You kid, you got up so early today and made this official wait for so long.
"
The herald had already admired Lu Yao very much. He quickly stood up and said, "It's okay. There's no rush. The officials didn't say it was a very urgent matter."
Here Uncle Fu came out of the inner hall, no, it should be said that he ran out, with half a tomato in his hand.
Lu Yao turned around and looked at Uncle Fu with a happy face, and asked: "How's it going, Uncle Fu? Is it delicious?"
Uncle Fu nodded repeatedly and said, "It's really sweet and sour."
Lu Yao smiled and said: "This thing is so delicious when eaten raw, not to mention how delicious it is when it is made into dishes."
Uncle Fu immediately understood the meaning of those tomatoes that Lu Yao had just taken out. Mother Lu was already attracted by the red things in Uncle Fu's hands.
Lu Yao turned around and patted the herald, and the two of them left the house and rushed to the palace.
After arriving at the palace, just as Lu Yao thought, Zhao Zhen invited him to the side hall again. His father, Lu Xu, was already waiting there. The two sat around a table, and there was an empty seat next to him.
, naturally left to oneself.
Lu Yao saw a few side dishes on the table, which were almost the same as the ones he had eaten when he came to the palace before, which made him lose his appetite at all. Speaking of which, before coming in, the guards were doing a routine search.
, almost thought that the tomatoes he brought were poison, and wanted to take down Lu Yao. Fortunately, when he was at home, the official who brought Lu Yao to the palace saw the way Uncle Fu was eating tomatoes. After some explanation, he allowed it.
Lu Yao entered the palace, but the two tomatoes were detained.
Lu Yao was very angry and quickly asked the two guards to keep an eye on these two tomatoes. It was not yet time for Lu Yao to sow tomatoes, so he cherished every tomato.
Back to Zhao Zhen, when he saw Lu Yao walking in from the door slowly, Zhao Zhen immediately got up from his seat and hurried to greet him.
There was no change in Lu Yao's face, which made Lu Xu sweat. How did he know that his son was used to this kind of thing.
Since ancient times, emperors have been very scheming. Seeing what Zhao Zhen did today, Lu Yao suddenly remembered a story about the Three Kingdoms that he had read before.
When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at war, Xu You, one of Yuan Shao's counselors, felt that his talent was not appreciated and was ridiculed by Yuan Shao, so when the Battle of Guandu began, he left the military camp overnight to join Cao Cao.
Knowing this, Cao Cao was so happy that he left the tent to meet Xu You without even wearing his shoes.
Did he really forget to put on his shoes because he was so happy? Lu Yao didn't think so. Boss Cao had a lot of foresight. He did this to Xu You to let Xu You know that he valued his surrender.
Later, with Xu You's advice, Boss Cao personally led an army to attack Wuchao at night. As a result, there was a famous case of defeating more with less, the Battle of Guandu.
Regarding Zhao Zhen's move, Lu Yao knew very well that he must be asking for it, and the purpose must be for the use of the land. It seemed that he really wanted to come after he said what his plans were.
Take a piece of the pie.
Although he knew that Zhao Zhen was not a person who would use imperial power to suppress him and force him to join the gang, Lu Yao smiled bitterly in his heart and thought that it would be too shabby to bribe me with this meal. Besides, the people in this palace
The rice is indeed not as delicious as cooking it yourself.
What's more, how did Zhao Zhen know that Lu Yao, who was quite business-minded, was not really doing a profitable business this time.
"Here you go, take a seat quickly. Your father and I are waiting for you to come over for dinner." Zhao Zhenxiang greeted him and immediately invited Lu Yao to take a seat.
Lu Yao walked forward, but did not sit down. Instead, he walked around the table, then sighed and shook his head.
Zhao Zhen didn't know why, but Lu Xu on the side didn't understand the reason? Not to mention Lu Yao, even he himself didn't want to eat the food on the table, but it was because of the emperor
He could only smile in return and gave Lu Yao a big roll of his eyes.
Noticing the strange looks in the eyes of the father and son, Zhao Zhen felt strange. Could it be that they thought he was going to poison them to death? So he poured a glass of wine, raised his glass and said, "This is the wine of the Erlang family."
I have become accustomed to drinking 50% liquor recently, so what you did just now, could it be that you think this wine is not good enough?"
Lu Yao said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the wine is not good enough, it's the food..."
Zhao Zhen was surprised when he saw Lu Yao's reaction. When it comes to the food in this palace, it should be the best in the capital. Even Fan Tower can't compare to it. But I don't know what happened recently.
, the business in Fanlou was booming, but Zhao Zhen still had a mysterious confidence. He felt that no matter how delicious the food in Fanlou was, it would not be as good as in the palace, so he never tried it.
When he heard Lu Yao's words, Zhao Zhen felt that Lu Yao must have indulged in wine and sex every day after becoming a nouveau riche. If so, then the food in Fanlou is really better than that in the palace?
How could this put the royal family's face at risk, so Zhao Zhen coughed a few times and then said, "Could it be that Lu Qing thinks I didn't prepare the food well?"
Lu Xu felt that Zhao Zhen seemed to be showing displeasure, so he quickly put away his previous expression, and then glared at Lu Yao.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yao not only did not restrain himself, but nodded and said: "Indeed, it is not as satisfactory as expected."
Zhao Zhen saw that Lu Yao looked like a food connoisseur, so he said, "Oh? I only know that you, Lu Erlang, are proficient in the art of merchants, but I didn't realize that you also studied this cooking skill?"
Lu Yao nodded solemnly, and then said: "I am a humble minister. Can I use the kitchen in your majesty's palace?"