Fengtian Temple,

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the sparse music on the imperial case, and there were three copies, Empress Zhang was waiting for him to eat, and was about to go to Kunning Palace after reading it.

Mu Bin reminded softly: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin asks to see you."

"He's come to find out what I'm doing, let him in." Emperor Hongzhi did not raise his eyelids.

Yan Chengjin walked into the main hall quickly and knelt on the ground to salute.

The three members of the cabinet were on duty, and only Emperor Hongzhi and Mu Bin were left in the palace.

"What are you looking for?"

Yan Chengjin first explained the situation: "The minister wanted to sell the 40,000 ducks and geese and opened a restaurant, but Ning Shouhou threatened to ask the minister's restaurant to go out of business." ”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and turned his head to look at Mu Bin on the side.

Mu Bin said in a timely manner: "Yan Chengjin opened a restaurant, right next to Ning Shouhou Restaurant, Ning Shouhou threatened to cut the price tomorrow and let Yan Chengjin's restaurant close when it opens, it seems that it is for the sake of 300,000 stone military rations." ”

Zhang Heling holds his identity as an uncle of the country, and he never hides his cruel words.

Jin Yiwei was grateful to him in his heart, and it was much easier than before to inquire about the news.

Emperor Hongzhi's brows furrowed even deeper, this kind of behavior is shameful, but he made a difficulty: "Reducing the price does not violate the law, how do you let me punish him?" ”

Even if he no longer eats minced meat, he knows that this is normal business competition.

"The minister doesn't ask His Majesty to punish him, he just wants to borrow someone from His Majesty."

In fact, regardless of whether Zhang Heling said cruel words or not.

Yan Chengjin also has to enter the palace to borrow people, otherwise, 40,000 ducks and geese will not be sold out until the Year of the Monkey.

Zhang Heling wanted to let his restaurant go out of business, Yan Chengjin was not only not afraid, but happy, as long as he borrowed someone from His Majesty, the drunken immortal residence would go out of business.

Emperor Hongzhi was puzzled: "Who do you want to borrow?" ”

"Huang Baoshan, the head of the imperial dining room, and ten people in the imperial dining room." Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly, glanced at Emperor Hongzhi, and saw him frowning.

There are no less than 100 people in the imperial dining room, but there are very few chiefs, and Yan Chengjin also inquired about this person from Wang Yue.

Emperor Hongzhi groaned a few times, he lived frugally on weekdays, especially in terms of meals, it was nothing to lend people to Yan Chengjin, but the important thing was face.

"The imperial chef in the palace, how can it be used by the community!"

Yan Chengjin naturally didn't think that he would borrow someone so easily, and before he came, he had already thought of many coping plans.

"The minister is not a greedy person, he just wants to sell the ducks and geese in his hands, but the number of 40,000 is too much, the minister has no choice but to open a restaurant, knowing that His Majesty is frugal in his meals, and he can't use the people in the imperial dining room, so the minister has the courage to borrow people from His Majesty, and is willing to give half of the silver he gets for disaster relief in Shuntian Mansion, as long as these ducks and geese are sold, the minister will return these people to His Majesty." Yan Chengjin said methodically.

The use of the imperial kitchen by the people will certainly damage the face of the royal family.

But he had a reason for it, and he returned it in time when he ran out, not for no reason.

This move can also help the Shuntian Mansion to provide relief, and it is also beneficial to the imperial court.

His Majesty Hongji is the emperor, and he said yes, naturally no one dares to object.

"How much silver?"

Sure enough, His Majesty still values the expense.

"Within half a year, there will be ten thousand taels of silver." This is still Yan Chengjin's conservative estimate, and it is estimated that it will multiply several times if it falls into the hands of businessmen like Wang Busui.

After all, there are a lot of gentry in the capital, and they all have silver.

But he still said a relatively low figure, boasting about Haikou in front of His Majesty, and when the time comes, it will not be enough, so he will have to post it upside down.

Emperor Hongzhi looked up to it, 10,000 taels of silver was not much, but he was reluctant to let him take it out for disaster relief in Shuntianfu.

"I can earn so much money just by lending you a few imperial chefs?" Emperor Hongji questioned.

He was raised by eunuchs and palace maids since he was a child, and he was more familiar with everything in the palace.

As far as he knows, before many people entered the palace, the salary was not high, and they entered the palace just to make a living.

Yan Chengjin said, "Perhaps...... It's higher than ten thousand taels. ”

Emperor Hongzhi chuckled in his heart.

Yes, this guy is steady and cautious, how could he give me a figure that is too high, I'm afraid this number is only 20%.

Within half a year, you can receive 10,000 taels of silver, which is even more than the mine tax.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't frown: "Yes, but Huang Baoshan is the imperial chef in the palace, and I also have to take care of the face of the royal family, and I can't let him stay in the market for a long time, if you run out, you have to return it to me." ”

Yan Chengjin was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, it's just that the minister is afraid that Huang Bao will not be used to the kitchen utensils in the room, so he asked His Majesty to allow him to bring some pots and pans out of the palace, and the ministers will return them when the time comes." ”

Emperor Hongzhi's old face twitched fiercely, you can borrow someone, even pots and pans.

Thinking of the silver, his face was a little unnatural and said, "Well, it's also idle in the palace, it's accurate." ”

Early the next morning,

Yan Chengjin asked He Neng to bring a ten-piece band and wait outside the palace gate.

How could he see that someone in the palace came with a golden pot and copper basin, and hurriedly greeted him: "Dare to ask, but Lord Huang Baoshan?" ”

"Exactly!"

"Quick, play!"

Trumpets blow, gongs are beaten, and the atmosphere is stirred.

Within a few steps, many people came to watch.

Huang Baoshan's old face was blushing, feeling that he was not going to cook, but to get married, and he suddenly wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

If this will had been under the supervision of the celebrant, he would have left it long ago.

But this will is from Your Majesty.

Wang Busui had a bitter face, the restaurant opened, and Young Master Yan didn't come to see it, and he didn't know how it would go out of business when the time came.

Ten steps away, the drunken immortal residence, today's business is very good, people come and go, and their own restaurant doesn't even fly flies.

There was a commotion outside the door, and a large crowd of people rushed in, scrambling to grab seats, and before the food was served, the seats were full.

Wang Busui was dumbfounded.

What's going on?

I saw a man in an official robe striding in, and said to him calmly: "Where is the cook, take this official with you." ”

Wang Busui hurriedly led the way: "...... here"

Huang Baoshan came to the back kitchen and reprimanded: "Do this to hang the duck on the stove? It's wasted, it's wasted, it's all out of the way. ”

Before Huang Baoshan entered the palace, he was a famous chef in the Jiangnan area, and was later discovered by the eunuch Wang Jing and brought back to the palace to recommend to Emperor Chenghua.

Emperor Chenghua and Concubine Wan both liked delicacies and jade food, so he was quite appreciated in the previous dynasty.

But Emperor Hongzhi was extremely frugal, and he hardly turned on the stove on weekdays, so he naturally had no opportunity to display his talents.

At this moment, seeing these ingredients, some skills are itchy.

This kitchen is a little smaller, but it has all the ingredients.

Huang Baoshan commanded the people to start moving.

Wang Busui was shocked, this is the imperial chef in the palace?

The imperial kitchen is cooking for the emperor, so aren't these golden pots and golden pots also used by the emperor? For a while, I was excited.

Not to mention that it is full, it is not uncommon for even the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River to come to the capital for a meal.

Needless to say, the dishes made by the imperial chef are delicious.

The important thing is that after eating the food cooked by the imperial kitchen, isn't it indirectly becoming an emperor?

Who wouldn't want to eat?

The restaurant opened today, Yan Chengjin was in the house, even if he didn't go out, he knew that the restaurant was full.

How can he trot back: "Young master, the restaurant is full." ”

"Well, send this note to Wang Busui."

Yan Chengjin decided to arrange takeout as well.

The location of the restaurant is limited, and if you can't sit down, you can take it out, and sell 2,000 a day, I'm afraid that you have to buy some goods from Jiangnan.

The Manchu and Han banquets have not yet come out, Yan Chengjin feels that he can appear now, and the gentry's silver is still easy to earn.

The Zhang brothers heard that the business of Yingkesong Restaurant was very good, but they didn't believe it at all.

When I came to Qianmen Street, I saw that the guests in the Yingke Song Restaurant almost didn't squeeze out of the window, and when the Drunken Immortal Residence was the most, it was not so popular, and I was dumbfounded.

"Brother, this kid is so good at playing, why didn't we think of inviting an imperial chef."

"Let's go! Go to the palace. ”

Emperor Hongzhi has not been out of the palace for a long time, and today Yan Chengjin's restaurant opened, and suddenly came to the interest and wanted to go out.

When I walked to Qianmen Street, I saw the Yingke Song Restaurant, which was crowded with people.

"How can there be so many people?" Emperor Hongji was surprised.

Mu Bin was a little unbearable and said: "When Huang Baoshan left the palace, Yan Chengjin sent people to beat gongs and drums, and now everyone in the capital knows that this restaurant is the imperial kitchen." ”

"Yan Chengjin is always unexpected."

Emperor Hongzhi reproached, but said with a smile, Mu Bin knew that he was happy, so he asked: "Zhu Ye wants to announce him over?" ”

"No need, go back to the palace."

Before the season passed, Yan Chengjin planted some melon seedlings in the yard, and asked He Neng to bury the ashes of the plants and trees in the pit, and poured his own organic fertilizer, just waiting for it to grow big and long cucumbers.

Not surprisingly, two months later, there was a cucumber to eat.

Song Jing came to Yan Chengjin, and said at a loss: "Can you borrow some money from the students?" ”

Zeng Mansion was in charge of food and housing, and Zeng Jian's study was open for free, Yan Chengjin's first reaction was that this guy was cheated of money by Chang Ningbo again.

"What do you want for money?"