Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 344 The Root of Deliciousness

The sales of the second issue of "Central Plains News" in various parts of the Central Plains are very good, and it has attracted a lot of public opinion for the imperial court.

Just because of a newspaper, the Great Qin court had inserted an irremovable nail into the land occupied by the aristocratic family in the Central Plains.

After learning the news, Ying Zheng was very satisfied and made a special trip to hold a banquet in the palace for ministers who played a decisive role in this incident, including Feng Quji, Li Si, Kong Jia and Shusun Tong.

Originally, Ying Zheng also invited Zhao Yi, and even Mrs. Qiongzhi to accompany him, but Zhao Yi did not come because of illness, which disappointed Ying Zheng and Mrs. Qiongzhi.

However, the palace banquet designated by Ying Zheng and specially arranged by Mrs. Qiongzhi on this day was unanimously praised by the ministers who came to attend the banquet!
"Well, the taste of this dish is very unusual. It has an indescribable taste. How do you make it?"

"It's really different. It's very different from what we usually eat. In addition to being more delicious, it also has a fragrant aroma."

"It seems to be oil and water, no, it seems to have something to do with the pot, it seems that it is a palace banquet after all, it is completely incomparable with our own!"

All the ministers were surprised, but they didn't dare to ask. After Yingzheng took a sip, Long's eyes lit up, and he looked at Madam Qiongzhi curiously. Madam Qiongzhi looked pale and explained to Yingzheng in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, many of the iron and steel in Xianyang City are now used to make woks. The dishes made with woks taste much better than the stewed dishes before!"

"In addition, the prince sent some of his newly developed cooking oil to my concubine. He said that he put some of it before cooking, and the taste is better than directly frying it. I tried some recently, and it really is, so I brought it today. Ugly!"

Hearing Mrs. Qiongzhi's words, Yingzheng and the officials suddenly realized that it was the prince's 'credit' again, no wonder it was delicious!

"Is it because the special cooking oil and water are used before cooking, and the fried dishes are so delicious?" Ying Zheng ate almost all the fried dishes in front of him when Mrs. Qiongzhi explained to him. Once again, it seemed a little unbelievable.

In fact, the officials couldn't believe it. The habits they had developed for a long time made them a little uncomfortable with the new dishes in front of them, but there was no doubt that the dishes in front of them were infinitely more delicious than the dishes in their own house. times!
"Indeed, the royal chef in the palace can testify." Mrs. Qiongzhi seemed to be afraid that Yingzheng would not believe it, "I have already given a bottle of cooking oil called soybean oil that the prince gave to my concubine, and it was specially given to the royal chef. I will eat it here today." All the dishes are fried like this.”

"Soybean oil? What is that? Why have you never heard of it?"

"Don't even mention it, it smells like beans. Let me tell you, look at this fried dish, it looks so juicy!"

"Well, that's true. The dishes cooked in this way are countless times more delicious than the dishes we ate before..."

Listening to the discussions of the officials, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered what Zhao Yi said in the Prince's Mansion, and blurted out: "Masters, do you think that if the people in the world can eat the same food as us? dishes, how about that?"

Ying Zheng's thoughts made all the civil and military officials present put down the tableware in their hands, and each of them was thoughtful.

"Your Majesty cares deeply about the people, and all the ministers are willing to pay homage to you. If this is true, the people of the world will all be grateful for your majesty's kindness!"

"What Your Majesty said makes sense, but even if I wait for my family, I can't make every dish full of oil and water!"

"That's right, oil for cooking is a very extravagant thing. If the crown prince gave this kind of oil to his wife, it would be very expensive!"

"Soybean oil, we haven't even heard of it, I'm afraid it's very complicated to refine, and the cost must be high!"

The ministers were talking a lot. Although they did not express it clearly, the meaning behind the words was implicitly expressed. What Ying Zheng thought was a bit idealistic. With Da Qin's current oil refining technology, it would be difficult to achieve this.

Seeing that all the ministers looked like they didn't believe him, Ying Zheng slapped him haha, "Forget it, everyone, eat your meal first, and when you finish your meal, accompany me to the Prince's Mansion to see how the Prince's Mansion is refining this product now." soybean oil!"

During a meal, Ying Zheng and the officials were all thinking about Zhao Yi's soybean oil, but they didn't know that Zhao Yi had already signed in to obtain rapeseed seeds from the system check-in recently. The backyard is dedicated to individual plantings.

The rapeseed produced by the system only takes a few months, and it can be harvested when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, and the rapeseed oil can be squeezed at that time!

"Brother Prince, can you really squeeze out rapeseed that is more delicious than soybean oil?"

Ying Liman followed behind Zhao Yi like a tail, watching Zhao Yi planting the seeds in person with curiosity, her beautiful eyes full of curiosity.

The first time Zhao Yi squeezed out the soybean oil, in addition to sending some to Mrs. Qiongzhi in the palace, he also sent some to Ying Liman.

So Ying Liman has known the deliciousness of soybean oil for a long time. Now that Zhao Yi said that he wants to grow rapeseed and squeeze out oil and water that is better than soybean oil, Ying Liman can't believe it.

In fact, in Ying Liman's opinion, soybean oil is already what she can imagine, the best oil and water for cooking in Daqin today, her little brain can't think of it anyway, and there is still oil and water that is better than soybean oil exist!

Hearing Ying Liman's question, Feng Shuyi and Xun Miaoke, who were following Zhao Yi, also looked at their husbands with wide eyes, curious to know what kind of answer their husbands would have. After all, they were also very curious.

"That's natural!" Zhao Yi said while doing things: "There are many things in this world that you don't know. What is rapeseed oil and what is soybean oil? There are so many more delicious oils than them. Got it!"

"Let's plant the rapeseed first, and later, the crown prince will let you eat more oil and water that will amaze you!"

Hearing Zhao Yi's words, the three beauties all had fascinated looks in their eyes. They seemed to have felt the aroma of oil and water that could amaze them, and their hearts were filled with hope and expectation.

Zhao Yi and the girls were busy, but in fact they didn't do anything. It was the servants of the Prince's Mansion who really did the work.

Often, only a small field of rapeseed is planted on Zhao Yi's side, and the servants of the Prince's Mansion have already sown the rapeseed of an acre of field.

And when Ying Zheng came with his ministers, he happened to see Zhao Yi leading all the girls working in full swing in the field.

"Father, why are you here?" Seeing Ying Zheng, Ying Liman immediately dropped her work and happily ran to Ying Zheng to salute. Feng Shuyi and Xun Miaoke also hurriedly followed. I do my own way.

"Well, my little princess used to be able to farm the fields, not bad!" Ying Zheng looked at his well-behaved daughter and submissive daughter-in-law with a gratified smile on his face, and turned a blind eye to Zhao Yi's failure to come to salute.

(End of this chapter)