Wen Tiren was obviously stunned after hearing this. He thought to himself that what I just said was that the people of the Ming Dynasty would not have enough food to eat. Wouldn't you, the majestic Marquis Zhongxing, not have enough to eat? He also said "I also want it". Could it be that Marquis Zhongxing expressed the wrong meaning again?
He was about to ask what was going on, when the palace door opened, and immediately a chamberlain appeared in front of them, delivering an imperial edict to see them.
As soon as Wen Tiren saw him, he suppressed his desire to ask. It was better to go to the palace and see him first.
"Your Majesty, you are early enough, you are so diligent!" Zhong Jinwei looked at the little fish white that was revealed in the east, sighed, and then went to see the driver together with Wen Tiren.
When they entered the Wenhua Hall, they found that Emperor Chongzhen was already sitting on the throne, holding an imperial pen in his hand to approve the memorial.
There is an extra desk on the right side of the throne room, with the Four Treasures of the Study on it. Wang Chengen stands aside with his hands down.
He originally planned to go to Tongzhou early in the morning, but later because he needed to keep a record of the discussion, he stayed there for now. He planned to wait until the matter was settled before going, which would only take a few days.
None of the other chamberlains and maids were seen. It was obvious that Emperor Chongzhen had prepared the environment for the discussion. It could also be seen that Emperor Chongzhen probably did not want to wait until they arrived before letting the maids go out and waste this time.
When Emperor Chongzhen raised his head, they were both surprised. Emperor Chongzhen was in good spirits, but his eyes were also swollen.
"Your Majesty, have you not slept all night?" Zhong Jinwei asked with an expression of surprise.
"Haha, I can't sleep! This matter is a long-term national policy that affects the imperial court. I have to think about it carefully." Emperor Chongzhen was a little embarrassed and quickly explained, lest people who didn't know think that he was in the harem and
My concubine played all night.
After he finished speaking, he found that Wen Tiren's eyes were also swollen. Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously: "Wen Qing, could it be that you..."
The two sides looked at each other and laughed. Then Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei and said: "Master Zhong, you are the only one who is heartless and can sleep so soundly at night."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he laughed. After a while, he stopped smiling and said seriously to Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wen, staying up late is very harmful to the body. Please take good care of your body. Exercise appropriately during the day.
, I can sleep soundly at night.”
When Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren heard this, they both stopped smiling and nodded. Among them, Wen Tiren also asked Zhong Jinwei: "I didn't expect that Marquis Zhongxing also explored health preservation."
"The information in my hometown is very developed, not to mention that this is common sense, of course I know it." Zhong Jinwei explained.
Emperor Chongzhen did not discuss with Zhong Jinwei how to develop information in later generations. What he was most concerned about now was what was discussed yesterday.
When Wang Chengen heard this, he sat on the side seat and picked up a brush to serve as a temporary writing desk to record what they discussed.
"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, I have something that I have forgotten several times. Let me tell you now so as not to forget it again later." Upon hearing this, Zhong Jinwei hurriedly said.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little curious. He looked at Zhong Jinwei and said, "Oh, Master Zhong will talk first."
Wen Tiren wondered if Marquis Zhongxing was going to talk about the imperial chef?
Unexpectedly, when Zhong Jinwei opened his mouth, he actually mentioned this matter: "Your Majesty, I would like to borrow an imperial cook from your Majesty to give you advice on cooking."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little speechless and a little surprised. He didn't expect Master Zhong to mention such a trivial matter at this time.
Zhong Jinwei saw Emperor Chongzhen's somewhat stunned expression and knew he had misunderstood. He quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I don't want the imperial chef to cook food for me, but I want the imperial chef to make military rations, or to preserve them for a long time."
It is a good choice to transport food to the mainland for disaster relief. If there is an imperial chef to give guidance, it will be more delicious and more popular."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself that this was Master Zhong. How could he waste time discussing national plans for his own gratification at this time?
When Wen Tiren heard this, he felt that this was the Marquis Zhongxing he knew. However, he was a little curious and asked Zhong Jinwei first: "Marquis Zhongxing, what kind of food are you going to make that can be preserved for a long time?"
Zhong Jinwei turned to Wen Tiren, nodded and said: "Pork floss, this kind of thing can be stored for a long time. There will be no problem if it is stored for two or three months, and it will not deteriorate."
Emperor Chongzhen heard this from above and thought it was a bit unreliable, so he interjected: "Master Zhong, there is not a lot of pork in the Ming Dynasty. If you want to make pork floss, I'm afraid you won't be able to make much."
As the name suggests, Emperor Chongzhen understood that only pork can be used to make meat floss.
Now the meat raised in the Ming Dynasty supplies daily needs, and only wealthy people can eat it. If it is used to make meat floss, it will not only be expensive, but also not in large quantities. I am afraid it will not be of practical help to the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I also thought about yesterday's events last night. I'm afraid it's not easy to solve the problem of food. Just now I thought that Marquis Zhongxing had a solution, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be meat floss. It doesn't help!" Wen Tiren said as soon as he heard this.
This is similar to what Emperor Chongzhen had in mind.
"Wait, wait, I haven't finished talking yet. Your Majesty and Mr. Wen both thought wrong. This floss is not made of pork." Zhong Jinwei quickly explained after hearing this.
"Oh, Master Zhong, is it made of mutton?" Emperor Chongzhen asked immediately.
Wang Chengen took the pen and looked at the rice paper in front of him without moving. When he heard about the food, he remembered that he was starved to death by Zhongxing Hou last night. He really wanted to draw a small circle on the rice paper in front of him to curse Zhongxing Hou before eating.
I choked when I spoke.
"Your Majesty, as far as the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the best raw material for making meat floss is fish meat, and it is fish meat from the sea. It is inexhaustible and inexhaustible. As long as the fishermen think of more ways to catch more fish, we can
Add a big food source."
Zhong Jinwei's answer made both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren suddenly realize that they had forgotten the fish meat. But who asked Zhong Jinwei to say it was meat floss? If he had said it was fish floss, he would not have thought wrong.
Wen Tiren nodded and said: "Yes, if fish meat can be preserved for a long time, it will indeed be a good thing."
"Master Zhong, do you know how to make it?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Zhong Jinwei even knew about the kitchen. He thought, what else did Master Zhong not know?
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's slightly surprised expression, Zhong Jinwei felt a little satisfied. He thought to himself that if the emperor calls me master, then I, as a master, must have some experience.
"I roughly know how to make it, but I've never done it before. It's hard to guarantee the taste, so I asked His Majesty to have an imperial chef to study it."
Only then did Zhong Jinwei reveal his true intention of asking for the imperial chef, which made Wen Tiren on the side feel a little embarrassed because he had initially doubted Zhongxing Hou's motives.
Emperor Chongzhen was very interested. If he could catch all the fish in the ocean and make it into a food that could be preserved for a long time. And according to Master Zhong, the taste would also be good. This would help the Ming Dynasty to reduce its food production due to natural disasters.
Will be a great addition.
When he was about to ask, Wen Tiren had already asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, how do you make this floss?"
Fish were difficult to preserve and transport in ancient times because they could not survive on land and died extremely quickly. This was especially true for marine fish.
That’s it in ports or riverside cities. Generally, you can’t get fish anywhere more than a day’s journey away. Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that “you can’t have your cake and eat it too”. This is a combination of the difficulty of obtaining fish and the difficulty of getting fish.
The palms are equal.
There are smoked fish or dried fish, but they are too unpalatable, and no one has ever thought of producing them on a large scale for disaster relief or as military rations.
Things like fish floss and meat floss were originally invented during the reign of Xianfeng and Tongzhi, which means that they did not exist at this time.
Therefore, although Wen Tiren did not care about the kitchen, he was also curious about how it was done.