Chapter 186: Liu Hong Meets Liu Hua (I)
"I heard that the theater is going to be closed for a month?" Around midnight the next day, Liu Hong was in the side hall and looked at Liu Hua in front of him.
The theater also has his share, Liu Hua suddenly stopped operating, and it is said that he has to ask about it. Originally, Liu Hong just sent someone over to ask, but he didn't expect Liu Hua to enter the palace in person to explain the situation to him.
"Speaking of which, the concubine is also a little bitter, just yesterday, I lost at least four thousand ......," Liu Hua said with an aggrieved expression.
Strictly speaking, it is 6,000 guan, but there are less than 2,000 guan, which is the result of a game between Liu Tao and other guests. The theater itself does not need to pay any fees, and even charges some equipment and venue fees. The other thousand guan is the value of Zhuangzi.
"Oh, what kind of person is so powerful that he can earn four thousand yuan in the theater?" Although Liu Hong's expression was a little casual, he was obviously really concerned.
Generally, when encountering this situation, you will start to wonder if someone is deliberately smashing the field.
"Here's the thing...... And so and so and so ......and so This brother is indeed very good, and his talent is not only in fighting. Liu Hua had no choice but to tell what happened, and then sighed.
"Inside the Theatre, there is no problem?" After listening to what happened, Liu Hong was still a little skeptical, after all, the luck of the four people suddenly exploded, and then they earned more than 3,000 yuan or something, which felt really incredible.
"How long have they been in Luoyang, and they have hardly been out of the palace, who can they buy? This time, the concubine locked up the store, not necessarily because of an internal investigation, but the big fish couldn't be caught, and the small fish and shrimp were caught. Liu Hua sighed.
Yesterday I had been wondering what they had done to make so much money, tossing and turning, making it difficult to sleep, so that their skin was much darker.
"What's even more incomprehensible is why they are in a hurry to win so much money, if it comes little by little, even if it is a thousand times, a few more times, I don't care." Liu Hua also said the doubts in his heart by the way.
"You don't know, Liu Tao opened a papermaking workshop, and put 2,000 pieces into the workshop as a reward. It is estimated that this release has emptied all his money, and he has no choice but to make some money. Liu Hong quickly thought of this.
After a pause, he continued: "This brother is ambitious, and the soldiers' drills are held every day, in order to ensure the physical strength of the soldiers, they are required to eat three meals a day, not to mention that they are full, and they must have meat and oil and water from time to time...... The imperial court will definitely not come out with this money. ”
"In other words, he is using his own money to subsidize the military? What did he think of the imperial army? Liu Hua frowned, this was obviously a taboo.
"Come on, the Yulin Army was rebuilt, and the original soldiers under his command were used, and it would be right to say that it was his private army." Liu Hong waved his hand, "I'm not afraid of ambitions, as long as he has the strength to echo his ambitions!" ”
In the final analysis, it is Liu Tao who owns Yulin Army, and Liu Hong who owns Liu Tao. Of course, there is a certain danger in this, but in my own hands, there is no one who knows the soldiers, which is the worst.
If someone else is in charge of the Yulin Army, maybe it will be even worse. Just like those in the Northern Army a few years ago, they simply regarded it as a place for advancement, fooled around for a few years, and then tried to transfer away, and they didn't seriously train the soldiers at all.
"By the way, have you eaten, how about staying and eating with me?" Liu Hong immediately remembered something, "Recently, I have got a few good foods here, and I have eaten this for the past two days." ”
"Oh, that's a taste." Liu Hua was a little curious, what made His Majesty the Han Dynasty so respectful.
Things came up, but they were steamed buns and soy milk, and of course, eggs and fritters. If you add some mustard to the mix, then the breakfast set is already perfect.
"Cookbread?" I couldn't see anything else, but Liu Hua recognized this cooking cake.
Seeing that Liu Hong began to eat, she also tasted it. As a result, the steamed bun started, and the softness immediately made her a little incredulous, and she took a bite of it, like biting into a cloud, with a little sweetness in the softness.
However, after biting into it, I found that the dough was also very chewy and had an excellent taste. Take a bite and savor it, it's a feeling you've never felt before.
"This cookcake ......" Liu Hua looked at Liu Hong with some confusion.
"Not only the cookcakes, but also the buns...... There is mushroom chicken bread in it, and one of them is fresh meat. Liu Hong is eating a mushroom and chicken bun at the moment.
It is said that in history, the official name of this thing was 'steamed bread', and in modern times, some places call it 'steamed bread'.
The problem is that since Zhuge Liang is not yet an adult, and the allusion to steamed bread has not appeared, Liu Tao doesn't want to explain why this thing is called steamed bread, so he simply calls it 'bun' according to the name of later generations.
"The thing was presented by Liu Tao three days ago. I liked it so much that I taught the chef how to cook. TOEFL, my breakfast is also a lot richer......" Liu Hong sighed, "The key is that the price of wheat is much cheaper than corn today." ”
In these years, those who eat wheat are either wheat rice, or they are made into fried noodles or unleavened cookcakes with wheat bran. In this case, it is normal for the taste to be poor, so many people would rather eat corn than wheat.
The main stream is corn, then wheat and rice, sorghum is relatively low, and other miscellaneous grains are cultivated less and less.
Beans may be good, but it's uncomfortable to eat flatulence. It has to be ground into tofu, but it is not suitable as a staple food.
The fermentation technology of flour, thanks to Liu Tao's old noodles, relying on a piece of old noodles, has mastered the fermentation technology of pasta in the imperial dining room. As far as the craftsmanship of the imperial chefs is concerned, after they are proficient, the steamed buns and soy milk fritters made are naturally much more delicious.
After a pause, he looked at Liu Hua and said, "Later, I will send an imperial chef to your side and teach you how to cook." ”
"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Hua bowed solemnly, to be honest, even if Liu Hong didn't say it, she would ask like this. After eating this thing, I can't look at the cooking cakes I used to eat.
"This brother usually likes to make messy things. But I like it, and I like it a little bit more than the guys who are full of money but don't talk to people. Liu Hong sighed.
After a pause, he continued: "It's that his heart is too big, and at the paper mill, the paper medicine will be taken out when he says it." ”
In the final analysis, the core secret of papermaking is not what material is used, but the real core secret is paper medicine. Paper medicine is related to the specific quality of paper and should be the top secret of the paper mill.
However, Liu Tao didn't care if he took it out, Bi Lan had no choice, so he could only control the formula first, and then arrange for a trustworthy person to master it to avoid the formula leaking out.
"I'm actually almost ...... here," Liu Hua also sighed, "Tell me how to make money, and then don't care, in fact, the concubine thinks that if he has the heart and opens his own fighting workshop, he can probably do better than me......"
"That's what I'm most confused about." Liu Hong shook his head, "He doesn't seem to pay much attention to these industries. and trained so hard, his heart is not on Luoyang's side......"