On the top floor of Wangyue Tower in the capital, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhang Mao, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin were sitting at the table by the window, eating hot pot and admiring the prosperity of the capital.
Hot pot was invented by Liu Jin. As a result, Zhu Houzhao, a foodie, fell in love with it after eating it once at Liu Jin's house, so it spread to the palace.
As a result, Emperor Hongzhi, Empress Zhang, and Empress Dowager Zhou also fell in love with hot pot instantly. Whatever happened in the palace would be spread to the outside and outside of the capital in an instant.
The emperor liked to eat hot pot, so naturally hot pot quickly became popular throughout the capital. As the benchmark for the catering industry in the capital, Wangyue Tower naturally followed the trend, and soon launched the hot pot, and the business was naturally booming.
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Hot pot is definitely a pleasure to eat in the winter. It does not require too many complicated operations. Use the stock as the bottom of the pot, cut various meats and vegetables into thin slices, and add a few pieces of soup to the boiling hot soup base.
Next, add some condiments, the meat is extremely delicious and the aftertaste is endless.
It became popular throughout Beijing and Tianjin in almost the shortest time, and was deeply loved by countless people. From the princes and nobles to the ordinary people, they all couldn't help but love it.
“It’s delicious~ It’s delicious. The beef in the past was really wasted. It’s better to use it for hot pot.”
Zhu Houzhao kept praising while eating. He is simply a foodie, especially since he has been training at the Daming Royal Military Academy in Tianjin recently. Although the food in the military academy is very good, it cannot be compared with the delicious food in Wangyuelou.
In addition, he has indeed reached the age of growth and has a very good appetite. He puts the beef in one plate after another, scalds it a few times, takes it out in an instant, adds dipping sauce, and is sweating profusely as he eats.
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao and felt slightly distressed. After staying in the military academy for a while, the changes in his whole person could be seen.
In the past, Zhu Houzhao was somewhat careless and cynical, but now he is more determined, and his whole person's energy and spirit are renewed, which makes him feel very happy.
However, when he thought about the hardships and hardships he endured in the military academy, he felt very distressed. When he saw Zhu Houzhao eating so much meat, he was reluctant to criticize him.
In the past, Emperor Hongzhi would have inevitably said a few words to him.
"Father, do you add chili pepper to your dipping sauce?"
Zhu Houzhao was sweating profusely after eating, and Liu Jin next to him also carefully handed over a towel. Zhu Houzhao wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he was completely satisfied.
Eat hot pot with dipping sauce and chili peppers. This was also invented by Liu Jin. It was too spicy at first, but after eating it a few times, you will fall in love with chili peppers. The more you eat, the better and more addictive you will be.
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In this winter, hot pot with chili is definitely the perfect combination.
"chili?"
"That red thing the fleet brought back from the Golden Continent?"
Emperor Hongzhi had a very good memory and still remembered chili peppers.
"Yes, when eating hot pot, you must add some chili pepper to it, so that it will be enjoyable."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, then encouraged Emperor Hongzhi to try eating chili peppers.
"real?"
Emperor Hongzhi said doubtfully.
"Of course, Xiao Jing, add some chili pepper to Father~"
Zhu Houzhao took out a bottle of chili sauce from his pocket. This was also sent from Liu Jin's house. He had been keeping it like a treasure.
After Xiao Jing heard this, he took the chili sauce and tasted it with his chopsticks. Suddenly his face turned red.
"So spicy~so spicy~water, water~"
Xiao Jing's eyes were so hot that tears came to his eyes. Xiao Huangmen next to him quickly handed him some tea. Xiao Jing took a few sips before he recovered.
"Your Majesty, this chili is too spicy, you'd better not try it~"
Xiao Jing looked at Zhu Houzhao, then at Emperor Hongzhi and suggested.
"Well, looking at you like this, I really want to give it a try."
"Here, add a little bit of dipping sauce to me~"
Emperor Hongzhi immediately became interested when he saw it and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Xiao Jing also carefully put a little bit into Emperor Hongzhi's dipping sauce dish. He didn't dare to put too much for fear of making Emperor Hongzhi cry.
"I'll have some too, I've heard for a long time that this chili is very spicy~"
Zhang Mao looked at Zhu Houzhao's hearty expression and couldn't help but say.
"Let me give it a try~"
Liu Jian said with a smile.
"Everyone has a try, everyone has a taste. This is brought back from Huanghuangzhou. We are the first to taste this pepper in the entire Ming Dynasty. After the pepper planting is promoted this year, we will have endless peppers to eat."
Seeing everyone's interest, Emperor Hongzhi also smiled and gave instructions to Xiao Jing.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing hurriedly added chili sauce to everyone.
"Less, less, this is all I have~"
Zhu Houzhao felt distressed when he saw that the chili sauce he had finally taken with him was missing.
This thing is very rare now. There were only so many seeds brought back last year. Liu Jin also secretly made a little chili sauce. If he really wanted to eat it, he would have to wait until this year's pepper harvest. Now it is really rare.
"Haha, I just want to see how spicy it is~"
Zhang Mao followed Zhu Houzhao's example, picked up a piece of beef and rolled it in the dipping sauce. There was red chili sauce on it. He took it into his mouth, chewed it carefully and tasted it.
"So spicy~ So spicy, water, water~"
But before he chewed it a few times, Zhang Mao suddenly couldn't help shouting, and he almost cried because of the spicy food. It was too spicy. He had never eaten anything spicier than this in his life.
"Is it that spicy?"
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and tried in a decent manner.
There is no doubt about the result, and it soon became spicy.
When Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang saw this, they also hurriedly tasted it. Soon, they all said that they couldn't stand it, it was too spicy.
"Isn't this stuff too spicy?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the chili sauce and felt a little unbelievable.
"Chili pepper, chili pepper, even with the word spicy, for sure~"
Zhu Houzhao was very happy when he saw that everyone was so spicy that they couldn't stand it. He took a small bite of the chili directly into his mouth and enjoyed the delicious taste of the chili.
"Don't tell me, this food is spicy, but after eating it, my whole body feels warm, and I feel like the qi and blood in my body are constantly circulating."
After Zhang Mao tasted the spicy food, he had some aftertaste, and then tried it again. This time it was equally spicy, but he didn't drink water, and sweat formed on his forehead.
“It’s really refreshing, the taste is completely different~”
Zhang Mao shouted out quickly.
"What Zhang Gong said is true. At first taste, it is not spicy enough, but if you taste it carefully, you will have endless aftertaste~"
Li Dongyang also nodded and said.
"It's so spicy, I really can't stand it."
Xie Qian smiled and shook his head and said.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's really good to have hot pot with this chili in the winter."
Liu Jian smiled and said.
"Come, come, let's try more while it's hot~"
Today is the host of Emperor Hongzhi. He is in a good mood recently. The country is peaceful and the people are safe, the sea is clear and the river is feasting. The national treasury is gradually enriched due to the development of capitalism, not to mention his own small treasury.
With this military power back in his own hands, the grassland people in the north are now very peaceful, and the chieftains in the southwest have slowly calmed down after returning to their native land. It can be said that this is what he has lived since he became emperor.
The most comfortable time.
So after the morning court, he took everyone out for shopping, and by the way, he also invited everyone to come to Wangyue Tower to eat hot pot.
Liu Jin kept smiling, savoring the delicious food while quietly listening to the speeches of the bosses.
Of all the people present, Liu Jin has the smallest official position, so Liu Jin is also very knowledgeable. He just needs to watch more, listen more, think more, and follow the big guys honestly.
Everyone tasted the chili and chatted. Naturally, the topic of Golden Continent came to mind during the chat.
"I heard that the gold mine in Yuxi is very large. Many people in the Beijing-Tianjin area are planning to mine gold mines in Yuxi after the spring."
When it comes to Huangjinzhou, it is natural to talk about gold, and naturally it is also about Yuxi.
Fish Creek was a place where Du Mingen and others rested on the Kamchatka Peninsula in later generations when they went to Golden Continent. Because of the full body migration of salmon in the river at that time, it was also named Fish Creek.
Yuxi does not belong to Golden Continent, but is in Asia, and you can know from the map that you can go to Yuxi by boat, and you can also reach Yuxi from Liaodong all the way north.
Because of this, and the discovery of gold mines here, according to the description of the crew, the gold mines everywhere are covered with a river, with a thick layer of gold sand. If you just grab a handful of sand, it will be filled with gold.
Therefore, many people in the Beijing-Tianjin area have taken a fancy to the gold mines here in Yuxi and are planning to go to Yuxi to mine gold after the spring.
"The gold mine in Yuxi is nothing. The real place with the most gold mines is Huangjinzhou. Gold mines are everywhere, and the reserves are very large. Mining is also very convenient. Now there are many people in Tianjin making preparations.
After the spring comes, we will go to the Golden Continent to dig for gold.”
"Golden Island is still too far away. Yuxi is very close. It will take at most a month to go to Yuxi. Moreover, to the south of Yuxi are Japan and Korea. If there is anything you need to add, you can go directly to Korea and Korea.
Japan."
Liu Jin listened carefully. When he heard about the Japanese country and the gold mine, Liu Jin suddenly remembered an extremely important thing in his mind. This gold is very attractive and everyone loves it.
But everyone also loves this silver. The Iwami Silver Mine of Japan is one of the most famous silver mines in history, with extremely rich reserves. The key is that the Ming Dynasty seems to be able to take it down.