A large group of soldiers rushed into the official headquarters.
Such a sudden change has never been experienced by the officials since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
"What are you doing? This is the official department, how can you break in?" Some officials pointed at the soldiers and glared at them.
But the soldiers didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, but they didn't embarrass him and directly waved him aside, as long as they didn't do it in public.
"Be brave! This is an important place for officials. Anyone who dares to trespass is so brave of you! Come on, get kicked out by me."
Before the official guards came forward, Han Du walked in under the protection of two teams of soldiers.
The official who was so arrogant just now suddenly felt bad when he saw Han Du. He quickly bowed his hands and said, "Greetings to the chief minister. I wonder why you led troops into the official department?"
Han Du smiled and said, "According to the emperor's decree, I am here to thoroughly investigate the waste in the canteen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Come!"
"The end will be here."
"The dining hall has been sealed by me. No one is allowed to enter or exit. I will conduct a thorough investigation myself."
"Yes." The captain replied neatly, then waved his hand suddenly and said, "A group of people will follow this general to seal the dining hall."
The official saw a group of soldiers heading straight to the dining hall. Although he didn't know what happened in the court hall, he knew that things were in trouble. But facing Han Du, he didn't even dare to fart. On the contrary
I was thinking in my mind how I could pick him off cleanly.
Han Du glanced at him and ignored him, and walked towards the dining hall.
By the time Han Du arrived, the captain had already taken a general look at the dining hall.
Seeing Han Du coming, the captain hurriedly went out to greet him and said at the same time, "Sir, there are a lot of drinks stored inside."
"Oh? What kind of wine are they?" Han Du had an expected attitude.
"They are all drunk by gods!"
Huh? Hearing the captain's words, Han Du couldn't help but be surprised. He quickly walked in, and sure enough he saw a wall with a whole cabinet full of Shenxian Zui. With the high price of Shenxian Zui, there was nothing else.
Said, these wines alone are worth a lot of money.
Perhaps it was a coincidence that Han Du arrived at Qian Qian while having dinner with officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The table was filled with food, but no chopsticks had been touched yet.
These delicacies were so delicious and delicious that Han Du couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks and reach towards the plate of bean sprouts.
Crispy and refreshing, even Han Du's eyes lit up after eating it.
"Get the cook."
Soon, a fat cook was dragged to Han Du by two soldiers.
The cook was frightened. He was trembling with fear and did not dare to raise his head.
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Han Du smiled slightly and asked softly, "Here, tell me, who fried this plate of bean sprouts?"
"Yes, it's fried by the little one." The fat cook replied tremblingly.
"Oh?" Han Du pointed at the bean sprouts and said, "That's just right. Come and tell me how you stir-fry the bean sprouts. I have never tasted such a crispy texture."
The fat cook's eyes flashed, and he stumbled and said, "That's how they are fried. It's so simple to fry bean sprouts. Everyone uses the same method."
Haha. The smile on Han Du's face disappeared, and his expression quickly darkened. The harmonious and warm atmosphere just now quickly turned bitterly cold, and the fat cook couldn't help but shudder.
"Do you think I've never eaten fried bean sprouts, or what?" Han Du said sharply, "How dare you use such a ridiculous excuse to deal with me, I think you've had enough. Come on, drag me out and chop him down!"
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"As ordered." The two soldiers who had just dragged the fat cook out now stepped forward again, grabbed his arms, and started to drag him out.
"Spare your life, sir! Spare your life." But no matter how the fat cook shouted, the two soldiers turned a deaf ear and continued to drag him outside.
"Move, little one, use all the moves." Under the crisis of life and death, the Fat Chef had no choice but to do anything else. Now he just wanted to save his own life. Even if he lived one more breath, it was worth trading anything for him.
Han Du waved his hand slightly, and the two soldiers immediately stopped. Then they dragged the fat cook to the father-in-law again and threw him down.
The fat cook wandered around in front of the gate of hell, his legs trembling, and he instantly collapsed on the ground.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Han Du asked expressionlessly.
"Is such that"
Zhu Biao gave Han Du three days, but Han Du found out everything in just one day.
The next day Han Du went to the palace with the memorial and asked to see Zhu Biao.
"Your Majesty, I have investigated the matter of food expenses for the staff and have come here to deliver the order."
Ever since this incident happened, Zhu Biao was in a bad mood. Now that Han Du was able to report it in advance, he felt slightly better.
He nodded lightly and asked, "Tell me, what is going on?"
"Your Majesty, the staff purchased a large amount of wine. They discounted all the money they spent on these drinks on firewood, rice, oil and salt, which naturally resulted in an extremely exaggerated purchase amount."
"So big
How courageous! My father personally issued an order prohibiting officials from drinking while on duty, but they dared to put alcohol into the ministry hall. It is really lawless!" Zhu Biao was furious.
When it comes to drinking, the imperial court did not completely ban officials from drinking. It just asked them not to drink while on duty. When you get home from your errand, no one will care about how you drink.
But those officials in the Ministry of Personnel couldn't even wait for such a moment, and insisted on drinking in the Ministry of Personnel, and also spent a lot of public funds.
"Not only that, there is only one kind of drink in the official department, and that is Shenxian Zui." Han Du continued.
"Shenxian Zui?" Zhu Biao is very clear about the price of Shenxian Zui. This is the most expensive wine in the world today. If it were not for the unlimited supply of Han Do, Zhu Biao would not be able to drink more if he had to buy it with money.
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I didn't expect that officials in the Ministry of Personnel would be so extravagant.
"Only Shenxian Zui? Are there any cheaper ones?" Zhu Biao still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Unfortunately, Han Du immediately dashed his hopes and replied resolutely, "No."
"Okay, very good" Zhu Biao gritted his teeth.
But the more serious thing is yet to come.
Han Du continued, "Not only that, does the emperor know how much it costs to fry a plate of bean sprouts?"
"Twenty Wen? Thirty Wen? It's just a plate of bean sprouts. How much can it cost?" Zhu Biao looked puzzled.
He had eaten bean sprouts at Handu House. They were tender and crunchy and suited his taste.
Han Du shook his head and sighed slightly, "Forget it, the emperor should ask the chef of the Ministry of Personnel himself."
Zhu Biao suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he thought. He pondered for a while and said to Han Du, "You brought someone here? Then pass it in."
The fat cook lowered his head and walked in tremblingly. He was almost stupid with fright. He never thought that he was just a cook, how could he make such a big fuss and make trouble in the palace? I heard that he was just a cook.
Want to see the Emperor? How could he, a common man, have the opportunity to see the Emperor?
"Are you the cook of the Ministry of Personnel?" Zhu Biao looked at the fat cook lying on the ground and frowned.
"The little peasant is cooking in the Ministry of Civil Affairs." The fat cook felt that his lips were not obeying his orders.
Zhu Biao asked calmly, "Tell me, how much does it cost to fry a plate of bean sprouts?"
"It takes two coins to return to the emperor." The fat cook answered honestly.
> "What?" Zhu Biao stood up in shock and said with disbelief, "That's nonsense. A plate of bean sprouts only costs twenty or thirty cents at most. How can you ask for two?"
This price is a hundred times more expensive than what Zhu Biao knew.
The fat cook was even more frightened. In order to survive, he quickly said, "The common people are really not talking nonsense. The usual fried bean sprouts only cost twenty coins, or even ten coins. But the official fried bean sprouts are different from the usual ones. It does take two coins."
Go through!"
"What's the difference?" Zhu Biao asked quickly. It's just a plate of fried bean sprouts, so why is it different?
The fat cook said with a cry, "Bean sprouts must be carefully selected. The thickest and strongest ones must be selected, and they must be straight and straight in the middle, almost the same size and length. You may not be able to pick out just one or two of these bean sprouts out of ten pounds of bean sprouts."
Moreover, Jingjiang pork jerky must be used, cut vertically into shreds, and then thread the pork jerky shreds into the bean sprouts one by one. Do not break the pork jerky shreds, and discard them if they are broken. The bean sprouts fried in this way,
Isn’t it worth two passes?”
It's okay that Zhu Biao didn't listen. After hearing this, he was trembling with anger and pointed at the fat cook angrily, "Tell me, apart from these bean sprouts, what other expensive dishes do the officials have?"
The fat cook didn't dare to hide it at all, and he exposed the extravagant and lustful side of the staff in full.
In the end, Zhu Biao didn't even have the energy to get angry. He waved his hand and told the fat cook to leave.
He stared blankly in the direction of the officials, and after a while he murmured, "Han Du, you said that the Ming Dynasty only existed for more than thirty years. How dare they be so extravagant and wasteful?"
Such a squandering of public funds, people’s fat and money!”
Zhu Biao's voice became louder and louder, and at the end it roared like thunder. The voice echoed in the hall one after another and did not go out for a long time.
After Zhu Biao had vented enough, Han Du slowly said, "Actually, the crux still lies with Confucianism."
Zhu Biao was a little confused and didn't understand what this extravagant desire had to do with Confucianism.
Han Du smiled and continued, "Since the beginning of the saints, we have advocated 'never getting tired of fine food, never getting tired of fine food'. Later scholars felt that since the sages said this, then this is obviously right. As long as they have the opportunity, they will
They will try their best to make the dishes more delicate. But what's the use of making the dishes more delicate? Dishes are for eating. No matter how fine they are, it will not make people feel fuller easily, nor will they make people feel satisfied after just one meal.
If you don't eat for ten days, the dishes will be wasted. In order to eat a plate of bean sprouts, you will spend dozens of kilograms of bean sprouts. This is not eating, it is committing a sin!"
After Zhu Biao heard this, he nodded fiercely and agreed with Han Du's statement. This is committing evil!