The Adventures of the Mad County King on the Domain [Infrastructure]

Zhang Ergou: "You let a cold-hearted cook work across industries, aren't you always messing around?!"

Xie Qian was taken aback, and quickly stood up.He intended to apologize to everyone, but he didn't expect that Zhang Ergou was so frightened that he backed up several steps one after another, and almost tripped over a stone and fell down.Xie Qian had no choice but to sit back again, and gently persuaded: "Master Zhang, don't be nervous. This matter is indeed a matter of ignorance and inconsistency. I didn't investigate carefully beforehand. It's my fault. Thank you for speaking freely and letting me know myself. mistake."

Zhang Ergou quickly waved his hands and said: "Ah... no, the king of the county, didn't we agree and don't care about the mistakes? Don't you say that, the king of the county, the little one has been a cook since childhood, and now it's been No. 15 years , although it is said that it is specialized in small cases, it is not impossible to do other types of cases. Although it is cross-border, it is by no means impossible to do it!"

"..." Xie Qian blinked, and said in confusion, "The meaning of Master Zhang is..."

"The little one just wants to ask, the king of the county, even if the small case is neglected, will he turn it into a field cooking for soldiers?!"

Xie Qian: "No such intention. Since we are destined to go on the road together, I just thought, if we can feed and drink our allies, wouldn't we do our best to protect our safety. But I hope that you will not give up the skills you used to be good at. Treat cooking as an expedient measure, okay?"

Zhang Ergou clasped his fists and narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Thank you, King! That would be great! We who are doing the white case know that we can't beat the masters of the red case. They all ate all the pots and bowls, but the little one was so suffocated! Saying it out, and getting the promise from the county king, the little one can feel at ease!"

He spoke bluntly, acted recklessly, even if he was reprimanded, he would also let out a breath of depression.

Xie Qian thought for a while, holding his chin, and said: "Your opinion is very good. I used to think that everyone in the imperial chef is the same, but I realized the branch for the first time. Thank you for sharing. However, Master Zhang, no matter how many people there are Let me ask you, since you know how to make cold cuts, can you make cakes?"

Zhang Ergou: "What kind of cake? Old noodles or raised noodles?"

Xie Qian: "Hmm... As long as dim sum is similar in shape and taste to pancakes, that counts."

Zhang Ergou: "Then why not? You can do everything, and you can do it with your hands."

Xie Qian: "That's it. Then can you think about it and make some salty, easy-to-carry cakes that can supplement nutrition for the Flying Eagle Army?"

Zhang Ergou's eyes lit up, and without thinking about it, he replied: "There are so many, such as cloud leg pie, salty shortbread, sesame salt cake, pickled vegetable crispy buns, prunes and vegetables cut cake... oh, count them down Twenty or thirty kinds are always available, but without a mold, handmade ones are definitely not as good-looking as those made with flower molds."

Xie Qian waved his sleeves and said, "What does it matter? It's delicious enough. Since you can cook so many kinds, why do you have to do the same thing as the Hongan masters? You can add what you are good at to your daily meals. Or are you saying... the existing cooking utensils can't do it?"

Zhang Ergou: "How can that work?! Use whatever cooking utensils you have, as long as you wake up before dawn, even if you drive all day long, you will never fail to eat!"

"Okay." Xie Qian said, "Then do it. If you lack any tools, you can talk about it in the next meeting."

Zhang Ergou got the opinion, he was too beautiful, and he didn't care about the faces and reactions of others, so he picked up a twig, buried his head on the ground, and drew up the menu.

With a good start, Xie Qian's pre-arranged "childcare" was no longer needed, and the second person quickly stepped forward.This person is a master of the red case, suffering all the way can only cook, do some quick dishes, there is not enough time to stew.What's more, cooking is not as good as the fine iron small pot in the imperial dining room, or the large earthen stove. Using a small frying spoon is too aggrieved. The dishes on the top have not been turned over, and the bottom is already overcooked.

This is easy to solve, Xie Qian ordered Xiaotao to record it, and discuss it at the meeting of the craftsmen who will be the supervisor.It is definitely unrealistic to make a batch of large frying spoons on the road, but these craftsmen must know best if you want to find a tool that is similar in shape to a frying spoon.

After that, the cooks started talking one by one.Many people mentioned the difficulties of the picnic, and they were all recorded one by one.Near the end, there was a chef who shared his tips on how to cook rice quickly without sticking to the pot.

Xie Qian was overjoyed, and ordered a reward, and Xiao Tao took out the silver beans prepared in advance and rewarded the master.

Seeing Xie Qian, these cooks not only listened patiently to his opinions, but also rewarded those who had meritorious deeds, and were even willing to help out with ideas for everyone's problems.Although his idea was not about cooking, he just broke things up, sorted them out, and then proposed solutions from other angles.Some ideas are indeed fanciful, but there are also some that can be manipulated—for example, let Zhang Ergou eat pie as a staple food, which is tantamount to opening up new ideas for all the white case masters.

Things that were not a problem in the imperial dining room at the beginning, such as fresh ingredients and storage methods, have now become problematic points, and many important issues in the imperial dining room, such as the taste of concubines, the distribution of dishes and ranks, food safety, The intriguing interpersonal relationship, here, takes a backseat and becomes a trivial matter.

At the same time, although the Flying Eagle Army has a large number of people, their tastes are much more uniform than those of the nobles in the palace: meat, rice, and preferably some wine.It does not exist at all. If the dish is a little sweeter, a little bland, or the selling price is worse, it will be punished and downgraded.In addition, every chef present here is responsible for the catering of nearly 20 people every day. Under such a arduous workload, solving problems or improving efficiency will naturally become the most important thing.

As a result, those who were dissatisfied at the beginning were also attracted by the full-fledged discussion content and had to gradually participate in it.

Xie Qian looked at the time, waved his hand, and asked everyone to stop discussing, saying: "Everyone, I don't know how to cook alone, and I can give you limited suggestions. Some masters raised questions of a personal nature. Those of you who specialize in the industry will definitely be able to come up with a more appropriate method than Gu. For other common problems that you cannot solve, let Gu come forward when you stay at this station and have a variety of tools. Ask the masters who will be in charge to help you think of a way."

Everyone suddenly realized that they couldn't help applauding.

Xie Qian said again: "Then, let's stop here for today's meeting. Don't be discouraged if it's too late. In the future, such a meeting will be held every seven days, and it will become a routine. Everyone should think about it carefully when they go back. Whether it is solving problems, Let’s ask a question, and we’ll discuss it next time. Well, before the meeting ends, I’ll just ask one more gossip: Have you learned anything from the Flying Eagle Army in the past few days?”

Although everyone still has something to say, but since they will discuss it again in a few days, they don't have to continue talking without giving face.

So, a tall and thin cook stood up and replied: "We are busy cooking, so we don't have much time to learn self-defense skills. However, the military master who took me to ride a horse taught the younger one to use an iron pot as a self-defense technique." Shield and helmet, if things are not good, the skill of carrying the pot can be used to block two hits to save your life."

"Pfft." Xiao Tao, who was writing furiously next to her, couldn't help laughing, and was glared at by Xie Qian.It's a pity that he really didn't have any deterrent power, Xiao Tao not only didn't stop, but laughed even more exaggeratedly.

Xie Qian had no choice but to turn around and encourage the skinny cook: "It's already great to be able to block two hits. Is there any more?"

The cook looked at each other and said nothing.

Xie Qian already had an idea in his heart, so he nodded and stopped asking.Of course, he asked this question on purpose, and he purposely said it to someone.As early as halfway through the regular meeting, he had already noticed a figure standing quietly behind a tree not far from the open space.The other party didn't move, didn't show up, and Xie Qian didn't expose it. After the meeting was over, the cooks went to make dinner one after another, and then they pretended to take a walk. Shi Shiran walked to the tree and said, "Oh, I forgot a little big deal."

Xiaotao: "What's the big deal?"

Xie Qian: "I forgot to ask the cooks to cook for General He!"

Xiaotao scoffed: "You don't cook a small stove yourself, why do you have the time to open it for others? Even if you want to open it, do you know what it tastes like?"

Xie Qian: "Of course I don't know, but I can ask now... Do you think so, General He." He turned to the shade of the tree with a smile, and sure enough he met familiar eyes.

He Feiyun: "It's nothing special, there's no need."

Xiaotao was very knowledgeable, she didn't need Xie Qian to say hello at all, she immediately turned around and left, slipping faster than a rabbit.Resolutely don't poke between the two of you, treat it as some glowing and hot object.

Xie Qian was immersed in the joyful mood of "General He taking the initiative to visit", and said buoyantly: "Why does General He always put the word 'no' in front of the sentence? With the relationship between you and me, why should the general refuse everything, and accept the lonely Isn't that considerate?"

He Feiyun: "...I have nothing to do with the county king."

Xie Qian put his hips on his hips, and said confidently: "You have to protect Gu's safety and protect Gu. This is the closest relationship, how can it be unrelated?!"

He Feiyun: "Then there should be no exception. As for eating better than the county king, He will never dare to be."

"Hey!" Xie Qian turned around, "It's not important..."

He Feiyun frowned slightly, and couldn't help but said: "You... the king of the county, the way to be under the imperial court is to be lenient in favor of being lenient, and to be lenient in etiquette and strict in righteousness (*note). In other words, how should we enforce the order and prohibit it in the future?"

Xie Qian sighed first, and said: "Thank you, General He, for your warning. However, Gu has neither money nor power. Apart from mobilizing everyone's initiative and painting cakes, there is really nothing he can promise to others. That's too much." He smiled wryly, instead of being ashamed of it and covering it up, he showed his cards frankly.

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※Note: Li Kuan is known as Kuan, Ritual and Righteous are Strict, not the original sentence, it is taken from Zeng Guofan's "Ting Jing", it is written about the method of controlling subordinates, and will be explained in detail in the text.