The emperor was not annoyed when Zhu Ying said he was inexperienced. He had never been a gourmet - in the palace, he had been served all kinds of things and it was half cold, even if he reheated it with fire, it was not a problem.
The delicious warm-fired meal made him lose his temper. Although he left the palace more often than any other king in the past dynasties, the emperor would not do whatever he wanted just to eat.
Therefore, while reminiscing about the taste of the more than twenty dishes before, Tianzi rubbed his chin and said very seriously: "I am considering whether I will come to all the semi-finals and finals."
Mr. Wu Ge, who was also satisfied with the taste, finally showed a horrified expression this time. He hurriedly coughed heavily, and then said pitifully: "Your Majesty, if Kong and Zhang know about today's matter, I will definitely be in trouble, and
It’s inevitable to be scolded as an accomplice who accompanies the emperor in his mischief. It doesn’t matter if he takes the blame once, but if he takes the blame two or three times..."
Even if I have been scolded as a yes-man for the emperor, it’s still too much to bear! Mr. Wu Ge’s sad face fully expressed this lament.
Faced with his expression, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying smiled and said nothing. They had no intention of admonishing the emperor or helping Mr. Wu Ge. Lu Wan, who was sitting next to him, had a look on his face.
It was none of his business. Opposite him, the former minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Zhiyuan, who had been out of work for a long time, seemed to be completely ignoring the emperor's words.
At this time, after thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, came to the Xinglong Tea House in person, not to mention that just to be vigilant would be to mobilize the troops, not to mention that this is an outer city, the flow of people is chaotic, if there are suspicious people mixed in, it will be a big deal.
, for the sake of safety, I have to advise the emperor to be cautious. After all, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the palace, let alone the emperor."
Before the emperor could react to such vulgar truth, he suddenly changed the subject and said: "However, I happened to pass by this place when I came to Beijing. I saw the huge flow of people, blocking the traffic, and easily causing hidden dangers. For a time, I felt dissatisfied.
, later on, fortunately, someone from the Nancheng Security Team who was familiar with the situation explained everything and sent me and the students to Xuanwu Gate. Only then did I know that this so-called royal chef selection was just one of them."
"And the second thing is that it solves the livelihood of a group of people."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Shou, but said sincerely: "So I feel that the emperor just said that he wants to come here more often in the future, and the praise should not only be for the delicious food cooked by Chef Sanliang, but also for the praise."
The prosperity and prosperity of this place?”
As expected of the headmaster of the First Academy of Fujian and Guangdong, what he said...I am embarrassed to say that I just wanted to go to the palace to relax! The emperor thought that if he were ten years younger, he might have exposed his flaws because of his thin skin, but
Now that I am older and thicker-skinned, I can easily nod my head happily: "Yes, I really appreciate the miracle of this remote place."
Seeing that the emperor was indeed in a happy mood because of his flattery, Yue Shanchang was more able to grasp the tone of the conversation. He smiled sincerely at Zhang Shou, and then actually cupped his hands towards him.
"Although the person from the Nancheng Public Security Team explained to me the population that this area now supports, he only knew what it was and didn't know why. Since Dr. Zhang is here, can you explain it to me, a foreigner?
What’s the mystery in it?”
"If I'm not mistaken, this link should not only be applicable to the capital, but should be applicable to all countries, right?"
At first glance, Chief Yue Shan's words seemed like very high praise and praise, but Zhang Shou knew that if he couldn't tell a reason, people might come back with a lot of serious criticism. And if he knew clearly,
If the reason is clearly stated, then the director of Zhaoming Academy, who is very shrewd at first glance, may really want to openly use it elsewhere.
However, the Royal Chef Selection Competition was just an idea he came up with in order to evade the task assigned by the emperor, and the subsequent plan was just a plan after an idea, and there was nothing wrong with others. Moreover, this seemed to be a kind of plan.
It is easy to copy the model. In the final analysis, it is just a gap of hundreds of years of knowledge and experience, but it is not that easy to copy.
Because there is only one capital and one emperor in the world!
At that moment, Zhang Shou deliberately said in an understatement: "Chang Yue Shan is right, this is indeed a universal truth. My idea is very simple, to build a landmark building in an originally barren area, with a new and interesting
The things to attract people, and at the same time attract more merchants to settle in because of the momentum and the flow of people, and then use the scale of the merchants to further drive the flow of people."
"It's like a snowball. As long as there are enough merchants - it doesn't even need to be large merchants, even small vendors can do it, but the premise is that they are willing to abide by the rules of doing business here - then there will be enough people flow.
.Because there are of course business districts such as the East Fourth Archway and the West Fourth Archway in the capital, but to taste various delicacies, one often has to travel throughout the capital."
"Now, as long as there are all kinds of delicacies from all over the world in this corner of the world, and there may be future royal chefs among these chefs, who wouldn't be willing to taste in advance the exquisite delicacies that will only be tasted by the emperor in the future?"
With such explicit words, a Taoist gentleman and an old scholar would definitely stand up and denounce Zhang Shou for even using his father as a selling point. However, Chief Yue Shan listened intently and did not seem to ask the young and junior for advice at all.
Feeling awkward and unnatural, he nodded slightly.
"Everyone in the world is curious and wants to join in the fun, and Dr. Zhang has really grasped it accurately."
At this moment, although the Marquis of Huaiqing, Zhang Jingzhou and other senior nobles were talking about drinking wine and eating vegetables, the drinkers did not notice the liquid dripping on their clothes, and the food eaters were moving their chopsticks back and forth on the empty plates.
Bo La, everyone was actually listening attentively to Zhang Shou's words.
Especially Zhang Jingzhou and Zhang Qiong, their son has changed a lot under Zhang Shou's hands. However, these two fathers don't know much about Zhang Shou, so they naturally hope to take this opportunity to learn more about this young man who has suddenly risen to prominence.
When Zhang Shou saw that Chief Yue Shan really had no intention of questioning at all, he continued speaking calmly.
"This remote piece of land in the outer city was originally intended to be used as a manor by a certain nobleman. However, the plan later changed and it has been idle for many years."
"After hearing about the selection of the imperial chef, he generously lent the newly renovated building of Xinglong Tea House and generously took out all the nearby land, so that he could build an area with Xinglong Tea House as the center and several vertical alleys.
The land is supplemented by small streets. In other parts of the capital, even in the outer cities, there is probably no such contiguous land."
As soon as these words came out, Chief Yue Shan realized that if what Zhang Shou said were taken elsewhere, it would be difficult to succeed unless there was strong support from landlords or the richest man who owned large tracts of land in the local center or even in the suburbs. Moreover, locally
But there is no figure with such high appeal as the emperor. As for using a beautiful concubine to attract customers, what is the difference between that and Huajieliuxiang?
So, he took a deep breath thoughtfully, and then said to himself: "I think I probably understand."
"Because the Royal Chef Selection Competition is an opportunity for chefs from all provinces and capitals to gain glory, in other words, it is an opportunity for each place to make a name for itself in front of the emperor, so they will naturally try their best to participate and strive for the best ranking. And the results of the selection are not the same.
It’s not just in the hands of one or two people, but many people will be invited to participate in the review, so people’s participation is very high.”
He is worthy of being a truly famous person in charge of a large college. The key to this can be seen at a glance.
Zhang Shou nodded with a smile: "That's true. That's why many people hang around here, hoping to be lucky enough to be selected as a private judge for a certain round of competition. They can sit in this Xinglong Tea House and share the same floor with dignitaries. It will be a good idea to talk about it in the future.
Big talk.”
Chief Yue Shan did not relax at all, and immediately asked: "The cost of small businessmen and hawkers is low, they can do business with a small cart, and they can make money by setting the price lower. But there are so many clubs and restaurants gathered here, and
You enjoy doing this, presumably to win over potential private reviewers? Dr. Zhang, aren’t you afraid that fraud will eventually become common?”
"It is impossible to cheat, because the number of civilian reviewers will never exceed half, and most of the time they account for 40% of the total number of people. Moreover, the selection of these people is completely random. You will not be chosen if you come every day, or
It’s not that I won’t choose you if you don’t come here.” Zhang Shou smiled, but did not explain the specific method, but suddenly changed his tone.
"As for Mr. Yue Shan, when you talk about wooing, why do you say it so harshly? This should be called operation. If you want to send your own chef to the imperial dining room, whether it is a guild hall or an old restaurant, you have to spend money to promote it.
, but when the food display is publicized, people will naturally flock to watch the fun, and these people are potential supporters."
"Even if not everyone has money and leisure, as long as a few people try the food and leave positive comments, naturally some people will taste it because of the herd mentality. In this way, buying and selling is like still water flowing.
"
Zhang Shou calmly talked about the simple truth that the catering industry drives people, people attract business, and business attracts more people. He also emphasized that consumption drives each other, so near Xinglong Teahouse, it is not just a zoning, but a mixed operation.
question,
When he said that there are various levels of consumption here, so most citizens of the capital and even outsiders can afford it, and some people even regard this place as the best place to relieve boredom and linger here, he started laughing.
"Food is the most important thing for the people, and now even the emperor is here in person. Regardless of whether the emperor will really come again in person during the next few selections, I hope that the emperor can spare no effort to rectify the name of this place. In this way, even in the future,
The imperial chef selection competition has come to an end for the time being, and this place will also become an emerging landmark in the capital."
"After all, this originally desolate place has now attracted countless vendors who flocked here for business opportunities. A large number of people in the outer city have found work here. And because the farmers here demand a large amount of vegetables, fruits and meat, the nearby vegetable street
The trade has doubled. The food from overseas has even been robbed many times in a vegetable garden nearby because of its novelty..."
"The prosperity of a region can not only drive the flow of people in this region, allowing people working and living in this region to earn more money, but can also stimulate other areas. And how big a driving effect this can have?
It requires precise calculations, and I hope that in the future, once the students of Jiuzhangtang complete their studies, outstanding students will be selected to specialize in calculating these problems."
"For example, after the Royal Chef Selection Competition was held here at Xinglong Teahouse, how was the flow of people in this area compared to normal days? How was the flow of people trading on Caishi Street? How much more people did the shops operating here have than other shops? What kind of increase in the number of traders was there?
?Do people only tend to shop for food, or do they also buy other categories while eating?"
Zhang Shou casually listed a dozen questions, enough to form a one-page questionnaire. With such a novel way of looking at the questions, other people naturally had different expressions. Several old nobles who had consciously stayed on the sidelines today looked at each other with emotion.
The son-in-law of Zhao Guogong is really full of ideas... If it had been sixteen or seventeen years earlier, maybe the emperor would be so excited that he would stay in the palace to sleep!
At that time, the emperor had just taken office, and he was very high-spirited. Every civil servant in the court was really displeased! If the elders had not joined forces to suppress it, the emperor would not have promoted many sharp young people... and then I don't know what would have happened.
Come!
But the current emperor, even though his heart was extremely moved, he just smiled and took a sip of tea. He ignored the fourth prince behind him who was poking his back desperately, making it clear that he hoped that he would agree to Zhang Shou's proposal, but in his heart
Weigh the pros and cons quickly.
It's easy to agree to such a thing... He also wanted to agree. Anyway, this land is his, but now there is no big publicity. Except for Zhang Shou and other few people, that is, Liu Zhiyuan, who knows it well. The other messy people have nothing to do with this place.
The host's guesses were all blocked by Weinan Bo Zhang Kang who was standing at the front desk.
But if he really agrees to Zhang Shou and writes a big word in addition to the Xinglong Teahouse, plus today's personal visit, such as Confucius University Scholars and cabinet elders like Zhang Yu, such as the ministers of the Central Academy of the Court, and even Taiwan admonition Qingliu, then
It's really going to cause a scene.
Seeing that the emperor was obviously deep in thought, Zhang Shou immediately glanced at Lu Wan opposite him. "Dad Lu, it's your turn!"
At this time, Lu Wan, who had already known his mission before coming, immediately said with a sincere face: "Your Majesty, since the start of this Royal Chef Selection Competition, all the profits from sales to rent have been donated to the public school. However,
, Nowadays, the public school is opened in the inner city, and most of the people who can come to study are the people in the inner city, which does not benefit the outer city. I hope that a public school can also be established in the outer city."
This former Minister of the Ministry of War now seems to be a leader in public welfare education, and his words are powerful.
"Business in this area is booming and thriving, attracting countless businessmen and vendors, but their children cannot help but be even more neglected. Some children are left at home and scattered on the streets, while some are brought here, but they are steaming
Playing in front of the cooking stove. Although the flower-making party in the outer city has temporarily ceased due to the fall of Wang Si, the one tyrant in Nancheng, it is not a long-term solution after all. Although the imperial court has repeatedly ordered children of school age to be sent to social schools, the number of social schools in the capital has declined.
Not as good as the countryside.”
"I have already made an idea before. The public schools will have kindergarten, primary school, and middle school. The kindergarten will be two years, the elementary school will be three years, and the middle school will be three years. As for those who are over fifteen years old and are willing to learn a skill, regardless of literacy,
Or not, you can enroll in a special vocational school class."
"I have chosen a good piece of land near Xinglong Tea House to build a school. I sincerely ask the emperor to give me a plaque!"