After being awakened by Zhang Shi and Guo Lin, Zhang Yue also reflected on it.
After the second brother became a Jinshi, he was really a little bit confused. It is said that he is self-reliant and relies on others rather than relying on himself. When he finds that there is really a big leg to hold him, he will still follow his heart - lie down.
Therefore, after some reflection, Zhang Yue decided to pick up books again. Now that he was admitted to the county school, he would study hard. In the future, he would use various subject examinations, provincial examinations and palace examinations to make a name for himself.
Zhang Yue looked at the enrollment records and found that in the second year of Jiayou's reign, there were also 389 people who entered the imperial examinations. The total number of people in all subjects was 389 and the two subjects were even.
The status of various subjects is not high, and most of them have to be elected. Even if they are elected, many of them are difficult to appoint officials. To be appointed, they must have background or a lot of money to clear the way.
Among all of you, the only exception is the Jiu Jing Ke. Ranking in the Jiu Jing Ke is like being ranked fifth or lower in the first rank of a Jinshi.
The last time Zhang Yue took the exam, he had some tricks up his sleeve. The most difficult part of the Nine Classics was the Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period, and he hadn't even read the Book of Rites yet.
The Five Classics in the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty were only the Spring and Autumn Classics, and only one of the Five Classics could be tested. However, the Nine Classics in the Song Dynasty included the three Chunqiu Classics and their annotations, so the content of the examination was simply life-threatening.
Zhang Yueman had calculated carefully. If he memorized it roughly, for a cheater like himself, it would take at least one year.
Then consolidate the Nine Classics to prevent memorizing the front and forgetting the latter. It is estimated that it will be a bit mysterious if you take the interpretation test in the third year of Jiayou. If you pass, you can take the provincial examination of the Nine Classics in the fourth year of Jiayou.
Therefore, Zhang Yue planned to study hard in Zijin County.
Before going to the county school, Zhang Yue planned to run his own shop first.
The catering industry in the Song Dynasty mainly distinguished between restaurants and restaurants.
In the Song Dynasty, wine was owned by the government, and shops that were allowed to brew, buy, and distribute wine were called Zhengdian. For example, there were 72 Zhengdian stores in Bianjing, which bought distiller's yeast from the government and brewed their own wine.
Those who do not make wine themselves but get wine from the main store are called foot shops. In addition, private brewing is strictly prohibited, especially bringing it into the city.
But selling wine is like eating beef.
For example, in the Water Margin, "three bowls are not enough", it is definitely village wine.
The reason why three bowls are not enough is probably because village brew is easy to get people drunk.
The imperial court actually couldn't help but be open-minded about such village brewing.
The legislation of the Song Dynasty was strict, but there was often a lot of room for operation. The government had a set of measures over the years, not only to make money from it, but also to try not to push the people into desperation.
However, the procedures for opening a restaurant in the city are too cumbersome. In recent years, the imperial court has allowed private parties to contract official wineries, but they must go out and bid, which is to put it bluntly. The most important thing is that the number of places is small, and many people are watching. It can be said that there are more monks than meat.
Although the restaurant was very profitable, Zhang Yue still couldn't afford it, so he decided to start a restaurant instead.
The capital was already in place, and Peng Jingyi, who was his friend, really had nothing to say, so he sent Zhang Yue two hundred guan on the next day. Peng Jingyi originally wanted to get another 50 guan, but Zhang Yue thought this number was unpleasant, so he decided not to take it. .
The address was also chosen. It was my original shop on Chema Street. It had been burnt to ashes, but the land still belonged to my family.
At that time, it was not like no one asked Zhang Shi about the land he had bought, but the prices offered were too low. Now Zhang Yue and Zhang Shiyi decided to build a new restaurant in the original shop.
Although it's not the standard two-story restaurant found all over the street, it's still pretty good.
Zhang Shi said to Zhang Yue: "I have been here for more than ten years and I am very familiar with this street. Chema Street is bustling with traffic. Opening a restaurant here will definitely bring a prosperous business. I had long wanted to turn my family's shop into a restaurant.
Shop."
Zhang Yue said: "So, brother, have you thought about what the restaurant will sell?"
Zhang Shi said: "Let's sell mutton soup."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, aren't we robbing shopkeeper Xu of his business?"
"Shopkeeper Xu is not such a stingy person. Let me tell you, I have been stealing from his shop these days. I have almost learned the recipe for his bowl of mutton soup. I will definitely be able to cook another pot."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, no matter how good the cooking is, it's just like a toddler in Handan! People are used to shopkeeper Xu's mutton soup, and when they eat ours, they feel like something is missing. Besides, there are so many people who drink mutton soup in the city. How about you?"
How many can I get from Shopkeeper Xu?"
Zhang Shi said: "What do you think if we don't sell mutton and mutton bones?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while, mutton is definitely not good. A pound of Pucheng cost more than 200 Wen, sometimes three to five hundred Wen. Historically, the mutton in Lin'an during the Southern Song Dynasty was even more expensive, as high as 900 Wen a pound. Therefore, if it is not a high-end restaurant, mutton
Still exempt.
There is also dog meat, but there is a saying that dog meat is not on the table, so it is abandoned.
I have to say that beef is the cheapest in the Song Dynasty. It only costs forty or fifty cents per pound, even cheaper than chicken, duck, and fish.
Why is it so cheap? Firstly, most of the sick and old cows are slaughtered and sold. Secondly, raising cattle is indeed more convenient than raising sheep.
But you can't just sell beef because it's cheap. The imperial court has banned it, and it's obviously hard to sell in the city. Moreover, beef is mostly lean meat. Lean meat is not popular these days. What everyone likes most is fat meat full of oil.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother, I told you that there are many coolies in Chema Street, and many of them are businessmen. You think it is easy to cross Xianxia Ridge, and your belly must be tight with hunger. You
What’s the best thing to eat at this time?”
Zhang Shi said: "When you are hungry, you can eat anything. Everything tastes delicious!"
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, there are restaurants all over the street here. You have to think about what they want to eat most. If at this time we bring a bowl of meat with fat on the leather and full of grease? Wouldn't that be beautiful?"
Zhang Shi nodded and said, "That makes sense! I ate steamed mutton one time and it was like this. It was so delicious that my tongue swallowed it. I will never forget the taste in my life."
As he spoke, Zhang Shi smacked his lips as if he was still thinking about it.
Zhang Yue said: "But brother, lamb is too expensive. How many times can an ordinary person eat it in a lifetime?"
Zhang Shi nodded and said, "What the third brother said makes sense, so what kind of meat do you want to use?"
"Pork belly is the best. This meat is the most tender and juicy. Once you chew it with the skin on, your mouth will be filled with oil and water."
Zhang Shi said: "Pork belly is not expensive at eighty or ninety cents per pound, but it has a strong smell. Rich people don't eat it, and poor people don't like it either. Will the merchants here eat it if they are so hungry?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I will buy a pound of pork tomorrow and cook it for my brother. You can try it."
Zhang Yue plans to use Dongpo Pork cooking method as his signature dish, and then serve it with iron pot stir-fry. It must be the only one in the county.
"I've never seen you cook, Third Brother. When did you learn how to cook?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I don't know much, I only know this one trick."
The two brothers chatted and laughed and then looked at the shop that everyone was building.
It has always been Zhang Shi's dream and Zhang Yue's dream to build a new restaurant from where it was once a piece of white land. To regain what was lost.
After all, this is the shop that their family has inherited from generation to generation, and it is worthy of their protection.
When Zhang Shi saw his shop being rebuilt on Chema Street, tears filled his eyes.
Zhang Shi wiped away his tears and said: "Third brother, our family's life will get better and better!"