Daqin: You have a son to help Su

Chapter 126 The Political Achievements of Jiuyuan County, How to Eat Corn
Li Si took Xun Yu and the attendants brought by Xun Yu to the Beiying Mausoleum Hall. Today Li Si had government affairs to report to King Qin, and Zhang Cang went back to the Zangshu Pavilion in Xianyang Palace to continue to be his official. .

But after arriving at Beiying Mausoleum, Li Si asked Xun Yu to speak first. After all, Xun Yu had few things to do and it was good news, so he let him speak first.

After saluting, Xun Yu explained his intention for coming, as well as the harvest in Jiuyuan County this time, and the discovery of a new product such as corn.

"You just said, how much corn can be produced per mu?" Qin Wangzheng frowned and thought he heard it wrong.

"Back to the king, corn yields one stone per mu, and if the land is fertile, it can produce one and a half stones." Xun Yu held the corn above his head with both hands, which was different from the one he brought to Zhang Cang from the cart just now, it was peeled corn.

"The eunuch's order, go and take it and show it to the widow!"

"only!"

Eunuch Ling took the corn from Xun Yu and brought it in front of Qin Wangzheng. He had to say that the appearance of the corn might be the best among all the staple foods. It was golden and bright, like small jade grains inlaid on a stick.

"Can this thing replace corn to feed the people?" Corn is indeed so beautiful, it's really hard to imagine that it is food rather than art when I first saw it.

Qin Wangzheng didn't know Xun Yu, so he naturally thought that Xun Yu was joking with him. He was the overlord of Zhuxia, but he had never seen such food, and he was afraid that it was just flashy!
"Your Majesty, this crop can be boiled or roasted, and it is extremely delicious. Moreover, it can be used as a staple food like corn, and it is easier to cook and more delicious than corn."

After finishing speaking, Xun Yu asked the attendant behind him to bring up a plate of corn: "Please ask the king to let the imperial chef cook it. Once you taste it, you will know that the minister has not deceived the king."

Li Si frowned when he said this. He also knew that Xun Yu was a person who could not speak, but he did not expect that Xun Yu would talk to the king directly like this.

Thinking of this, Li Si hurriedly stepped forward to make amends: "Your Majesty, this crop has a high yield and is so beautiful in appearance, as if it was bestowed on you by the heavens to reward Qin for the achievement of unifying the summers."

Although Li Si is capable of handling government affairs, he is also very good at talking, and he will make Qin Wangzheng happy.

Hearing what Li Si said, Qin Wangzheng made sense after thinking about it. After all, he had worked so hard to unify the Xia Dynasty, and he would soon surpass the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. It was only natural that his eldest son would find a crop bestowed by heaven.

"Eunuch Ling, go and ask the imperial chef to divide the quantity, boil half and bake half, and then invite General Wang and the two prime ministers to this hall together." Qin Wangzheng asked eunuch Ling to take the plate containing corn, He also ordered him to invite Wang Jian and the two prime ministers.

The eunuch ordered the corn to be taken, as if two eunuchs took the corn to the imperial kitchen, and then ordered other eunuchs in the palace to invite Wang Jian and the two prime ministers.

Then Xun Yu was left aside, and Qin Wangzheng began to discuss Tingwei's government affairs with Li Si.After all, if the [-] shi of corn handed over by Jiuyuan County cannot be used as a staple food, then the output is at best a decoration.

As the imperial chefs in Xianyang Palace, it is a piece of cake for them whether they are roasting or boiling, but they have never seen corn, so they can only take two to test the water first.

One is cooked in a tripod and the other is grilled on a grill. The grilled corn must be rolled over the surface like other foods to avoid burning. When the corn skin has changed from golden to brown, the imperial cooks will know that it is done. .

They picked up the corn, carefully took out a few corn kernels with kitchen utensils, and then put them in their mouths to make sure the corn was ripe.

The boiled corn is simpler, and it can be eaten after the water is boiled in the cauldron beside it. The chefs also carefully took a few corn kernels from the kitchen utensils, and then put them in their mouths to make sure that the boiled corn is also delicious. Already cooked.

After confirming the time and heat, the imperial chefs roasted and boiled the remaining corn, and put them on the king's exclusive plate for the eunuchs to go back to work.

Naturally, the corn that had been used by the imperial chef could not be put back.

It took more than half an hour to cook the corn, just in time for the two prime ministers and Wang Jian to arrive at the Beiying Mausoleum to pay homage to Qin Wangzheng. Qin Wangzheng asked Xun Yu to tell him again about the harvest of Jiuyuan County.

Hearing Xun Yu say that corn can produce one stone per mu, the reaction of the two prime ministers and Wang Jian was the same as that of Qin Wangzheng before. If all the arable land in the country was planted with corn, the population of Qin would at least double.

And when the cooked corn was served, the golden yellow appearance was much better than corn. Eunuch Ling took the plate, held it high on his head and brought it in front of Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng took the tableware and made a show, then asked the eunuch Ling to take one roasted corn and one boiled corn and distribute them to the two prime ministers Wang Wan and Feng Quji, Wang Jian and Li Si.

Senior officials at the level of Wang Wan, Feng Quji, Wang Jian, and Li Si all had seats and tables in the court.

After all, all the people here are nobles and ministers, and Fusu didn't take the lead to pick it up and gnaw it with his hands. Everyone took the corn kernel tableware from the corn cob to eat.

And it must be inconvenient to eat like this, especially the old man Wang Wan, Prime Minister You, who poked with a fork for a long time and only ate a few grains.

Of all the ministers who were eating corn, Wang Jian had the best record. After all, he had strong hands, holding down the corn with a fork in one hand, and picking out the corn kernels with the other hand.

In the end, Prime Minister Wang Wan finally gave up, shook his head and said, "This food doesn't seem suitable for farming, it's too troublesome to eat."

Prime Minister Zuo Feng Quji also nodded: "How can people waste so much time on eating, this corn looks flashy!"

Qin Wangzheng looked at the minister's performance, but he didn't move his fork himself. After all, there is no need to promote such an inedible crop.

And Xun Yu directly stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, can you let me show you how to eat?"

Looking at Xun Yu with a firm face, Qin Wangzheng wanted to see how this corn could be eaten anyway?So the eunuch ordered one of the corns to be given to Xun Yu.

Seeing that Xun Yu didn't use any tableware, he grabbed the corn on the cob with both hands and began to gnaw, eating more than half of it in a short while.

Li Sidu was surprised by his usually gentle and elegant nephew, why could Xun Yu do such a rude thing?

But Li Si didn't know that Xun Yu had already figured it out the moment he saw these carnivores eating with forks.

The people at the bottom thought that the enjoyment of nobles, ministers and even kings was nothing more than meat and more food, and they couldn't even imagine how they ate.

The nobles and ministers have been separated from the people for too long, and they have even forgotten where the people need a fork to eat. The majority of working people eat with their hands.

(End of this chapter)