North Street.

Hong Bin Building.

backyard.

Hu Fei was lying on the table, tinkering with a cardboard box with a frown on his face, studying it over and over.

"Master, you have been tinkering with this for several days, what are you doing?"

Chundie stood in front of the table with breakfast, looked at the attentive Hu Fei and asked blankly.

In the past few days, Hu Fei had almost forgotten all sleep and food, staying in the room tirelessly every day without going anywhere.

"You don't understand even if I tell you. You will know when it is built. Then it will definitely cause a sensation in the capital again!"

Hu Fei smiled and said confidently.

Recently, the business at Hong Bin Building has not been as hot as it was at the beginning. After the novelty wore off, fewer people came. Although people still queue up every day, the scale is no longer what it used to be.

People like the new and hate the old, so Hu Fei must continue to use his imagination and come up with something fresher.

For example, self-heating pot!

However, due to the difference in paper between today and the future, if you want to make a "paper pot" that can cook rice, you need to put some thought into it. First, you need to solve the problem of waterproofing.

In order to solve this problem, Hu Fei racked his brains and finally came up with a solution. He mixed lard and candle solution to make a waterproofing agent, then applied it on paper, and then let the waterproofing agent dry in the sun.

Achieved waterproof effect.

At the same time, he also asked Pei Jie to find a way to get iron powder, aluminum powder and quicklime, and used these three things to make a homemade heating pack.

In order to invent the self-stimulating pot, he spent a lot of time these days.

"Okay! It's done!"

After a long time, Hu Fei finally got up from the table, clapped his hands, and shouted happily.

Chundie looked at a box that Hu Fei folded out for a long time, with a puzzled look on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei poured a handful of vegetables that had been dried and a portion of shredded fish-flavored pork sealed with oil paper into the upper layer of the box, then placed the heating pack on the bottom layer, and finally poured a bowl of cold water into the bottom layer.

The lid was closed.

Chundie stood aside blankly, watching Hu Fei busy here and there, still looking puzzled.

After a while, there was a sizzling sound, and heat quickly came out from under the lid of the carton.

Seeing this scene, Chundie opened her eyes wide, and hurriedly put the breakfast in her hand on the ground, moved closer to Hu Fei, and watched without blinking.

After about half a stick of incense, Hu Fei opened the lid with satisfaction. As a burst of hot air came out, a burst of rice fragrance hit his face.

"Is this done? Ready to eat?!"

Chundie asked in surprise, looking a little excited because she had never seen such a magical scene.

"Eat it, how does it taste?"

Hu Fei nodded and handed the chopsticks to Chundie's hand.

Chundie took the chopsticks doubtfully, took a bite and put it into her mouth, then her eyes widened.

"It's delicious! Master!"

"Why are you so powerful!"

Chundie chewed it with relish and shouted in surprise.

"Hahaha, there is nothing in this world that this young master cannot do!"

"Get rich, get rich!"

Hu Fei couldn't help laughing, as if he had seen the white money flowing into his pocket again.

These days, in order to develop heating packs, he suffered a lot. Because of the ratio of iron powder, aluminum powder and quicklime, his room was either on fire or a small explosion scene, which almost frightened Chundie and others.

At this moment, several other people who heard the noise also rushed over. After seeing the self-inflicted pot invented by Hu Fei, they were all surprised and speechless.

They had never seen any use of paper boxes for cooking.

"The name of this thing is Zihai Pot, but the name is a bit too monotonous. Think about it, what is the right name? It should be more domineering, so that people will feel that it is very powerful when they hear it!"

Hu Fei looked at everyone and said with a smile.

Everyone looked at each other and looked at each other, but no one said anything.

No wonder, they have never seen this thing before, so how can they give it a suitable and domineering name.

"Forget it, it seems you can only rely on me, I don't expect you anymore."

Hu Fei waved his hand and began to pace and think.

While Hu Fei was thinking about it, several other people gathered around the self-heating pot. In a short while, they ate all the food in it, and they looked like they were still unsatisfied.

"Yes! How about calling it Changsheng Pot?!"

After a long time, Hu Fei's eyes lit up, he turned to look at everyone, and asked excitedly.

"Long-sheng pot? What does it mean?"

Xia Chan hesitated for a moment and asked curiously.

"Chang means longevity, longevity, and prosperity, which naturally means wealth and prosperity. Long-term prosperity means that our Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

Hu Fei curled his lips and said like an old god.

"Good name!"

"The young master is indeed very knowledgeable!"

After listening to Hu Fei's explanation, everyone was full of praise.

Hu Fei rolled his eyes and regarded their words as flattery for the time being, but he was thinking in his heart that if it were not to flatter Zhu Yuanzhang, he would not have chosen such an awkward name.

"Okay, Pei Jie, you immediately go to the street and find some painters. The more the better, let them draw the whole picture of the capital city, and then use my method to make all the scrolls waterproof, and then make them like this

Once the box is ready, it will be officially launched for sale at Hong Bin Building!"

Hu Fei waved his hand, pointed at Pei Jie, and immediately ordered.

Pei Jie agreed and immediately took people out to hire a painter.

The other people also rushed to ask Hu Fei if they needed help, and they were all very enthusiastic.

Seven days later, a delicacy called Changsheng Hotpot appeared again in Hongbinlou, once again setting off a wave, and it didn't take long for it to become a household name.

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Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Pang Yuhai, when I went to court this morning, I overheard the ministers discussing privately about the Changsheng Pot. What is that? You can find a way to have the inspector investigate."

Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing the memorial when he suddenly thought of a strange thing that happened in the morning. He looked up at Pang Yuhai, the chief eunuch standing aside, and gave instructions.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Pang Yuhai paused for a moment, then couldn't help covering his mouth and chuckled.

"Huh? Why are you laughing for no reason?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Pang Yuhai who couldn't help laughing, frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, don't you know something else? This long-lasting pot is another trick created by that playboy Hu Fei recently."

"It is said that this pot can be used for cooking without an open fire. You only need to add a bowl of cold water to it to make delicious food. However, it is made of paper. Now it has spread throughout the capital. I heard that there was a pot in the East Palace yesterday.

I sent people out of the palace to purchase a batch and brought them back."

Pang Yuhai replied with a smile, beaming with joy.

"Even the prince joined in the fun with that kid?"

"The Changsheng Pot is really that magical?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked doubtfully.

"I have never tasted it, so I dare not make any judgments. But I heard it is very delicious and easy to carry and store. It only takes half a stick of incense to make it, which saves time and effort."

"And I heard that the name of this pot also has a meaning. The word "Changsheng" means that the Ming Dynasty will last forever and prosper for thousands of years."

Pang Yuhai replied with a smile.

"Oh? Haha, is there such a meaning? It seems that this boy is very loyal to our Ming Dynasty, not bad."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter. At the same time, he also thought of the sentence "Hongwu Zhihong, Mingjiang for Eternity" on the promotional leaflet of Hongbin Tower. He couldn't help but feel happy, and at the same time, he was a little more impressed by Hu Fei.

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"This kid has made such big noises over and over again, which makes me really itchy. I really want to go to Hong Bin Tower to see what's going on."

"Speaking of which, after so many years, I haven't met Hu Xiang's son. It seems that I should meet him sometime."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said thoughtfully.

"If Your Majesty is willing to condescend to see him, it will be a blessing for this boy. From now on, his tail will be raised to the sky."

Pang Yuhai smiled and said slowly.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but become happy after hearing this.

"Well, let's wait for some time. It's approaching the New Year's Eve. Recently, I've been worrying about raising food for the Ministry of War."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and spoke slowly, frowning involuntarily as he spoke.

"Your Majesty is concerned about the country and the people, so you should work less hard. The dragon body is more important."

Pang Yuhai nodded and said with concern.

At this time, Hu Fei didn't know that he had already gained a little more weight in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. He flattered him twice in a row, and both of them hit the mark...
Chapter completed!