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Chapter 533 Meeting with the Heroes

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    It snowed heavily in the sky, and the border towns in the north were in emergency. But at this moment, two people came to Beijing hand in hand.

    Wen Yansheng, the prefect of Ningbo, and Qi Jingtong, deputy Qianhu of the Japanese Guards of the Zhenguo Prefecture, arrived in the capital.

    They first went to the Ministry of Rites to report, and then a eunuch came and summoned them to see them.

    Wen Yansheng seems to be very calm about the capital and his entourage. He doesn¡¯t have much desire. For him, promotion and promotion are like floating clouds. In this life, at his level, it is actually enough.

    As for Qi Jingtong, he was filled with emotions. Not long ago, he was a minister awaiting punishment, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a minister with meritorious service. This status change was too fast. Therefore, he was excited to be summoned by His Majesty this time.  , but he has a bigger purpose in coming to this capital.

    When the two of them entered the palace, it was already noon. Emperor Hongzhi was in the Nuan Pavilion and saw the two of them busy with work. After looking them up and down, he smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, my dear friends."

    He was very curious. In the blink of an eye, Ningbo Prefecture went from being in dire straits to suffering from Japanese invasion and severe drought. But in the blink of an eye, the Japanese invasion was alleviated. The Japanese guards made great contributions, and Ningbo Prefecture was also in great condition. It is said that the people began to become rich.  .

    The reason why Emperor Hongzhi did not call Tang Yin and Hu Kaishan was because these two people were related to Fang Jifan. In his opinion, the people trained by Fang Jifan were of high standard. On the contrary, Qi Jingtong and Wen Yansheng were very good.  There were so many things he wanted to delve into.

    How did they cooperate with Tang Yin and others? What responsibilities do they have?

    Emperor Hongzhi looked at Qi Jingtong and Wen Yansheng. There seemed to be nothing special about these two people except that Wen Yansheng was a little fat.

    "Come, give me a seat at your home." Emperor Hongzhi seemed very gentle. He had completely different faces towards his son and ministers.

    The eunuch brought the brocade pier to the two of them, and Wen Yansheng and Qi Jingtong sat down.

    Emperor Hongzhi looked at the sky and said, "It's noon at this time. The two Qings haven't eaten yet, so it's time for me to eat." As he said that, he winked at Xiao Jing.

    After a while, the eunuchs brought wine and food. This time Emperor Hongzhi wanted to entertain two meritorious ministers. It was naturally delicious food, including delicacies from mountains and seas.

    Qi Jingtong looked up at Emperor Hongzhi, a little cautiously.

    Wen Yansheng had no desire to be strong, so she just smiled slightly, took out the chopsticks, first took a piece of meat, and put it into her mouth. She only pondered for a moment, then took out a spoon, took a sip of soup, took a sip, and then put the spoon down again.  .

    Seeing that he no longer moved his chopsticks, Emperor Hongzhi took a few bites to fill his stomach, and then said, "Why don't Wen Qing's family want to eat?"

    He felt awe-struck, perhaps because the royal meal today was too rich. Scholars like Wen Yansheng advocate frugality.

    This person¡­¡­

    Emperor Hongzhi felt this more and more. After all, the official uniform worn by Wen Yansheng looked very simple and old at first glance.

    Seeing the emperor asking himself, Wen Yansheng said slowly and slowly: "Your Majesty, the ingredients used in this imperial meal are all delicacies and game. They are really rare, but they are not to my taste."

    "Oh?" Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Qing's family, this is cooked in the imperial kitchen, doesn't it suit the Qing's family's taste?"

    Wen Yansheng shook his head and sighed.

    "What a waste of such great ingredients. This royal meal only pays attention to the color and aroma. All the tricks are placed on the appearance. It looks good and the colors are colorful and pleasing to the eye. But the taste is the only one.  Duck, duck is famous for its oil. For such a heavy oil, you should roast its skin over charcoal fire, squeeze out the oil, and then eat it with some light seasonings to make it taste delicious. But this royal chef actually did the opposite.  To do the right thing, stewing this greasy thing with the pig tail only made the fish smell more oily. Using too many ingredients, especially too much sauce, made the duck lose its flavor. This was also a mistake and a waste of natural resources.  .¡±

    ¡°As he spoke, he paused for a while and glanced at Emperor Hongzhi secretly. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was not displeased, he continued.

    "If your Majesty cooks it according to what I just said, I can guarantee that once such a good duck comes out of the oven, its skin will not be greasy, but crispy and delicious, and its meat will be oily but not greasy. If it is accompanied by a green onion, it will be delicious.  It will be more harmonious, it is truly a delicacy in the world, and it is wonderful beyond words.¡±

    Qi Jingtong was originally hungry.

    It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor.

    But now, he immediately made a strange expression.

    How to put it this way, he was hungry all the way north and with Wen Yansheng.??Every time he arrived at a post station, the staff at the inn station bought food and wine, but Wen Yansheng was not satisfied. After tasting it, he concluded that the food and wine were rubbish.

    Qi Jingtong was hungry, but when he heard this, he felt that it was tasteless. At first, the food was quite delicious, so he tasted it carefully as Wen Yansheng said, oh, it was really garbage, the food had no taste at all, and his whole body was gone.  Lost appetite.

    But along the way, when taking a boat, he saw fish in the river, and Wen Yansheng had to sigh with emotion, what kind of fish is this, what kind of fish would it taste like, Qi Jingtong's mouth watered, but he had to hurry all the way.  ¡­

    Today, I thought I could have a good meal, but it turned out

    He also put down his chopsticks. He hated Wen Yansheng. Wen Yansheng had improved his taste in food, and he had become picky, so much so that he would rather eat plain rice than eat food that looked disgusting.

    He sighed, speechless.

    When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he lowered his head and looked at the imperial meal and found it boring.

    Emperor Hongzhi frowned and stared at Wen Yansheng, and couldn't help but ask: "How come the Wen Qing family is so proficient in food?"

    "No, I can think about these things in my spare time during my official duties." Wen Yansheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is just laughing."

    Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows: "This delicacy, after all, is a miscellaneous subject. Why bother to spend time on it? People can only fill their stomachs by eating whole grains."

    Wen Yansheng shook his head and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have the courage to speak. Your Majesty is surprised by what he said."

    Emperor Hongzhi was stunned and smiled. He really wanted to hear what Wen Yansheng had to say, so he asked with a smile: "I really want to hear the opinions of the Wen Qing family."

    Wen Yansheng solemnly said: "There are countless ingredients in the world. If you don't know how to cook, you will waste the ingredients. The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, but it also advocated frugality. Your Majesty, think about it, if these same ingredients,  Some people make it, but it tastes like chewing gum, making it tasteless to eat, and some people simply abandon it and don't eat it. So, is this a waste? But if the original ingredients are cooked, they are delicacies in the world. Not only do the soldiers and civilians  If you can use this to satisfy your hunger, you can still eat well and taste sweet, isn¡¯t this making the best use of everything?¡±

    "The most fearful thing in the world is speculation. Just like making a weapon, the same piece of iron can make a sharp knife, so that when I kill the enemy, I, the Ming Dynasty King, can do twice the result with half the effort. Isn't this a great achievement?  But if the work is perfunctory and shoddy, in the end, one knife may kill one person, and thousands of knives may kill tens of millions of people. If these tens of millions of people are killed, the army will  If defeated, the country will not be protected."

    "The same is true for cooking. I consider it as a big deal, study its characteristics, and study how to cook it. If you add other ingredients to the ingredients that are not edible, you may be able to eat them. This is  People love to eat things that taste like nothing. Thisis the principle of making the best use of everything. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be extravagant and wasteful.¡±

    Wen Yansheng became more and more enthusiastic as she talked and began to talk non-stop.

    "Just like this big table of meals, it looks very grand, but how much is eaten? So, isn't this a waste? I studied the ingredients and found that they are exactly the saint's 'gentle, respectful, thrifty and generous'  This is the principle of being frugal and loving others. If your majesty gives you the royal meal today and cooks it in your own way, and both your majesty and your ministers like to eat it, in fact, this is also a kind of frugality."

    "" Emperor Hongzhi sounded a little confused and looked at Wen Yansheng in surprise.

    Finally, with a smile, you scholars are really great. You can explain a lot of truth about anything, but what you say is actually very reasonable.

    Emperor Hongzhi was actually convinced and asked with a smile: "How are the people of Ningbo Prefecture doing now?"

    Wen Yansheng couldn't help but said seriously: "Ningbo people can't afford rice now, so they have to eat large yellow croaker. Many people are tired of yellow croaker, so they switch to eating whale meat. I studied some of it a few days ago  The method of cooking fish was promoted in Ningbo Prefecture, and it was only then that everyone became somewhat interested in large yellow croaker."

    ¡°¡­¡± Emperor Hongzhi was shocked again and stared at Wen Yansheng with a suppressed face.

    You can¡¯t afford rice, so you eat fish?

    Seeing Emperor Hongzhi's surprise, Wen Yansheng added: "Nowadays, Ningbo Prefecture's fishery is booming, and the people mostly make a living by selling fish, killing fish, and building ships. Their lives have been greatly improved. Because of this, the price is higher."  No one cares about the rice, and many people use rice to pay taxes. The rice in the Ningbo government treasury has piled up like a mountain, more than three times that of previous years."

    Three times

    Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, frowning deeply in thought.

    In fact, this is understandable. The price of rice is high and no one eats it. But what to do with the rice? Doesn¡¯t the government have to levy taxes? In that case, just use the government price to deduct the tax on the rice that no one eats. Anyway, you won¡¯t suffer any loss.  .

    The government is also happy to do this, so now rice in Ningbo Prefecture has only become a grain used by people to pay taxes. For example, if someone wants to sell yellow croaker, taxes will be collected along the way. According to the Ming Dynasty law, a tax system of 1 out of 10 is adopted.  But the government doesn't like to collect fish, and traders don't want to take fish out to pay taxes, so just convert it into rice. The government price of rice is high, and the government avoids the problem of post-processing of fish, and the people are happy to do so.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)I understand that the price of rice is high and no one eats it, but what to do with the rice? Doesn¡¯t the government have to levy taxes? In that case, we might as well use the government price to offset the tax on the rice that no one eats, and we won¡¯t suffer any loss anyway.

    The government is also happy to do this, so now rice in Ningbo Prefecture has only become a grain used by people to pay taxes. For example, if someone wants to sell yellow croaker, taxes will be collected along the way. According to the Ming Dynasty law, a tax system of 1 out of 10 is adopted.  But the government doesn't like to collect fish, and traders don't want to take fish out to pay taxes, so just convert it into rice. The government price of rice is high, and the government avoids the problem of post-processing of fish, and the people are happy to do so.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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