Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 142 Taizong's visit
"Stingy, sometimes I really wonder if you were born by your father? After all, he is the eldest son, the future successor of the Duke of the Kingdom, so he transferred ten pennies from the account? Shame..." Along the way, Qin Chao kept scolding Cheng Chumo.

Cheng Chumo kept lowering his head and never refuted.

The hundred and ten guan that Qin Chao wants, isn't the ten guan also just the lowest bottom line?
Besides, the Cheng family really didn't have any money left, so for the ten pennies, I still secretly took out my mother's private money, um, private money...

Don't worry about these details, just pay attention to the key points.

A piece of money weighs about six kilograms, and ten pieces of money were carried by two servants of the Cheng family, following closely behind the two uncles.

Under Cheng Chumo's leadership, Qin Chao walked into a blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith's shop was owned by the imperial court. The shop they came to was only responsible for making standard equipment such as horizontal knives, but the blacksmith's equipment was quite complete. of.

"Brother, this won't work. If His Majesty finds out, he will be punished..." Originally, Cheng Chumo thought that Qin Chao wanted to buy a handy weapon, but what Cheng Chumo never expected was that Qin Chao wanted to buy it. What I want is not a weapon, but to melt the copper coins.

The Tang Dynasty was short of copper, well, in fact, all dynasties were short of copper, and even later generations were also short of copper.

In order to make money, the imperial court melted all the copper that could be used to make money, and ordered the prohibition of folk melting copper castings, because the usual copper money is one thousand dollars, but after melting it is made into ornaments, which are worth far more than consistent money .

Although the imperial court clearly forbids it, there are still many people who do it in secret. After all, the profit is too great. In the long run, it will be stronger than the interest rate. It is not impossible to spend dozens of fertile fields.

"Criminal? What crime? He didn't steal or rob. He used his own money. He also used the melted copper. He didn't make any profit from it. Why should the court punish him?" Qin Chao said with disdain.

"Young master, we are the public's blacksmith shop. Even if you want to melt copper, you shouldn't come here." The manager of the blacksmith shop couldn't stand it any longer. Since then, he has not dared to report some things.

It’s just that I’m speechless about Qin Chao’s [-]B behavior. It’s like in later generations you take a bunch of steel coins to a state-owned steel company and ask someone to help you melt them down. It’s a [-]B to the extreme.

But the manager of the blacksmith shop did not dare to get angry and could only persuade him with kind words.

"Okay, public and private, it's not that you don't give money, um, I'll give you the usual processing fee, that's it..." Qin Chao clattered out his request, anyway, there was Cheng Yaojin The big tree is supporting it, and the manager doesn't dare to offend Cheng Yaojin because of such a trivial matter.

The steward agreed to Qin Chao's request without hesitation, so that Qin Chao seriously doubted whether he had given too much money all this time.

A consistent half copper coin was thrown into a large bucket, and then directly thrown into the fire to start to melt. On the other side, the steward personally operated in a pile of sand.

What Qin Chao wanted to make was not complicated, except for a slightly weird-looking pot. Although the blacksmith shop made weapons, it didn't mean he couldn't make other things.

The steward flexibly fiddled with the pile of sand with his hands, and he didn't know what to put in it, and then he placed the shape of the Yuanyang Pot. At this time, the copper water had also melted and was poured directly into the previously arranged model. Go in.

In a few minutes of effort, a brand new mandarin duck pot can be made, and the simple one can't be simpler.

The manager stuffed Yiguanqian firmly into his arms, and then stuffed the mandarin duck pot to Qin Chao, letting him hide it and take it out so that no one would find out.

Then Qin Chao took Cheng Chumo to a pharmacy and bought some traditional Chinese medicines such as angelica for clearing away heat and relieving qi, and then sent people to the West Market to find Persian, Huren and other foreigners' shops to buy some prickly ash and the like If you have any spicy seasoning, you can also buy it together.

After returning to Cheng Mansion, Qin Chao went to cook again, using butter and existing materials to make a pot of pot base. It was numb and slightly spicy. Although it was not what Qin Chao wanted, it was still better than nothing. Who would be without chili? ?By the way, should we form a fleet and go to South America to bring back chili peppers?
Cheng Mansion has an ice cellar. Earlier, Qin Chao asked Cheng Chumo to throw a lot of mutton into the ice cellar. Now it was just right and he asked his servants to cut the mutton into thin slices. The thinner the better.

Qin Chao also wanted to make some dipping sauce, but he didn't know how to make it. In the end, he could only make some minced garlic and use it with stock.

It's cold outside like spring, and the hot pot inside is like fire. This is the life a person should have...

"Why is it so hot? You bastard, what are you messing about while the old man is not at home?" Cheng Yaojin's angry roar came from outside the house, and the whole Cheng mansion jumped up and down in an instant.

Qin Chao felt as uncomfortable as a beeping dog. Why do you always come back after I finish the chores?Can't we just wait a little longer?

"Chen, Qin Chao, pay homage to Your Majesty!" With a piece of mutton roll in one hand, Qin Chao subconsciously threw away the mutton when he saw the person outside the house. Has Li Er been recruited?
"I was originally worried about Qing, but now it seems that I am worrying too much." Li Shimin glanced at the strange steaming pot on the table, and felt a little lost in his heart.

Li Shimin is a person who loves and cherishes talents. Li Shimin has no doubt that Qin Chao is a talent, but he feels helpless towards Qin Chao, which makes it difficult for him to grasp the strength of his control over Qin Chao.Originally, Li Shimin wanted to calm down for a while before going to recover Qin Chao, but Cheng Yaojin broke into the palace with a few cement blocks, which really shocked Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others.

However, several people came to Cheng's mansion in person, wanting to see the effect of cement, and to have a deep understanding of the function and characteristics of cement.

But what they saw was not Qin Chao who was regretting losing his title in Cheng Mansion, but...

Well, the pot is made of copper, and Li Shimin recognized it at a glance. One side is clear water, and there are only some shallots, garlic, ginger and other seasonings in it. Coming from the other side.

Instead of being annoyed, this guy is focused on studying food and drink?
"How can I be a minister? Why worry Your Majesty? It's really a crime!" Qin Chao quickly responded in fright.

"Your Majesty, I think this kid's thing is quite good. I happen to be hungry too, let's try it?" How could Cheng Yaojin not see the embarrassment of the situation?Hurriedly and Xini Road.

"Forget it, I have to bring out your rare gray wine today, otherwise I won't obey." Li Shimin chuckled and responded.

(End of this chapter)