I will never be Renzong

Chapter 54 The Taste of Goulash
And pork has not been on the table at this time, it is just cheap meat eaten by low-level merchants. Otherwise, it would be good to have pork stewed with potatoes or potatoes stewed with ribs. Of course, there is another way to eat it, that is potatoes stewed chicken, you know Isn’t the braised chicken and rice that can be seen everywhere in later generations just stewed chicken nuggets with potatoes?
The Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan suddenly said: "Officials! Queen Mother! There was a cow in my manor that fell off the cliff and broke its leg. It seemed that I could no longer cultivate the land, so I reported to the government and slaughtered it. Alright, I picked the best piece of meat, and I'm about to send it to the palace for a tooth-beating sacrifice to the officials and the Queen Mother?"

"In that case! I will immediately send someone to get it from Uncle Wang's house!"

Although mutton is good, Zhao Zhen is really tired of eating it, not to mention how can a man not eat some beef?

Liu E glanced at the Eight Great Kings angrily, and thought, since she entered the palace, the cows in the Eight Great Kings' family either broke their legs, or their hooves were worn out and could not be plowed, or
All in all, nine out of ten sources of beef in the palace came from the residence of the Eight Great Kings. How could Liu E not know the tricks, but Song Zhenzong acquiesced, so what can she say as a woman?What's more, every time Song Zhenzong ate the beef, there was endless energy all over his body, and she was also moistened with water and water.

Seeing that it was time for lunch, and the more than ten important ministers present had no intention of leaving, Liu E had no choice but to order a banquet and let the imperial dining room prepare food and drinks.

Soon one after another delicious food was brought up, such as Huazhu quail, lychee white kidney, milk house stick, three crispy soup, sheep tongue stick, sprout tripe pick, gizzard stick stick, quail soup, tripe stick, mandarin duck Fried tripe, shrimp and orange, shrimp and fish soup, eel fried horseshoe crab, goose gizzard soup and so on.

Naturally, Liu E would not dine with everyone. She dined with Concubine Yang in the Ciyuan Hall, while Zhao Zhen dined with the ministers in the Chongzheng Hall.

During the period, the Eight Great Kings took the lead in flattering and complimenting Zhao Zhen. What kind of sage master and wise king said countless words, but Zhao Zhen did not get lost in the flattery. After the compliments from all the officials, Zhao Zhen said nothing Push all the credit to the Empress Dowager Liu E, after all, he is not stupid, and there are many court ladies and eunuchs serving around here who have the eyeliner of the Empress Dowager Liu E.

He is still young, and matters related to prestige must be argued for, but there is no need to claim some credit for himself. Anyway, he has no system right now. If Liu E is removed from power early, then he will really He can't play with these civil servants of the Song Dynasty, after all, he is very clear about how much he has.

In the past, the officials gave banquets, and the ministers would feast on them, but today, although the dishes on the table are delicious, not many are eaten. It seems that everyone is waiting for the most important dish.

The four potatoes were made into two portions by the imperial dining room, one portion was served to the concubines in the harem, and the other portion was sent to the ministers and officials to taste.

Finally, in the eyes of everyone looking forward to it, two waiters came to the dining table with a huge pot. They put the pot down gently, and someone stepped forward to open the pot lid, and suddenly a tempting fragrance spread throughout the hall. , all the officials present stretched their necks involuntarily, staring straight at the pot of beef stew with potatoes.

Zhao Zhen glanced at the salivating crowd, and said, "Come here! Give each Qing family a piece of potato!"

After the words were spoken, a maid took a spoon and began to distribute potato stew and beef to the ministers. Fortunately, there were only about seven or eight people. After one round, everyone got one piece, and Zhao Zhen got two pieces.

The four potatoes were made into two portions by the imperial dining room, one portion was served to the concubines in the harem, and the other portion was sent to the ministers and officials to taste.

Zhao Zhen picked up a piece of potato and ate it. Although the spices in this era are not as complete as those in later generations, I have to say that the craftsmanship of the imperial chef in the palace is still good. The taste is really the best in the world. It would be even more delicious if there is another dish of tomato scrambled eggs, Zhao Zhen thought with yearning.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's intoxicated appearance, all the ministers picked up their chopsticks to taste the potato and beef stew in front of them. Within a moment, words of praise burst out.

The interest came, and even a minister immediately wrote a poem: "The flowers are beautiful and delicate, and the roots are thick and strong, and the people are fragrant. Braised potatoes and beef, and fried golden shreds to fill the stomach."

And the ministers present were many well-educated people. Zhao Zhen was taken aback when he heard the poems praising Tudou one after another. You must know that there are no fewer than ten thousand poems in Tang and Song Dynasties, but there is no one praising Tudou. The butterfly effect is not insignificant!

Although the ministers only had one piece of potato, they still tasted delicious, not to mention the rare beef. After drinking and eating, Wang Zeng got up and said: "Officials! I wonder if there is a fixed time for planting this thing? Can it be cultivated in a greenhouse, if so, wouldn't it be faster to promote the whole territory of Song Dynasty?"

The Song Dynasty already had relatively mature greenhouse technology, so even in winter, the nobles could still eat fresh vegetables, but the varieties were a little less, mostly Buddha flowers, chives, lettuce, orchid sprouts, etc.

Zhao Zhen didn't know whether the greenhouse could make potatoes grow, so he said: "I heard that Haike mentioned that potatoes are planted in February and March in the south, and harvested in May and June; in the north, they are sown in July and August, and in September and October." Received the goods, as for whether the greenhouse can be planted, I don’t know, but there is always a first time, so you might as well choose a few to try. If it succeeds, it will be a great contribution to the country and the people. !"

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanyan, the eighth king, hurriedly said: "Officials! I have a special greenhouse in my house, so I might as well leave the task of planting potatoes in this greenhouse to my minister!"

Many ministers in the Song Dynasty rented houses to live in Beijing as officials, and of course some bought houses, but the only ones who could own greenhouses were the royal family and their relatives.

"In that case! This arduous task will be handed over to Uncle Bawang!"

There is also a greenhouse in the palace, but Zhao Zhen is also afraid that the palace people will tamper with the potatoes. After all, after this banquet, the delicacy of potatoes will spread all over the world in a few days, and potatoes are the species that are in short supply right now, so Once it is released, it will definitely be a sky-high price, and the benefits will touch people's hearts, so it would be best to hand it over to the prudent Eight Great Kings to cultivate it. It is expected that no one will have the courage to pluck the hair on Tai Sui's head.

In the hall of Liu Ciyuan, Liu E, Yang Shi, and the concubine Cao Shi all praised potatoes, and Zhao Zhen took this opportunity to ask for a few more potatoes, and made a potato shreds in the dinner room, but the Song Dynasty had neither Peanut oil and no soybean oil. Although the taste is not bad, it still has a bad taste.

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