Chapter Eighty-Seven: Han Wang's Cuisine
The road of Chang'an is really not bad.
Especially those main roads in the north, south, east and west, which are unbelievably wide, are all paved with stone slabs, which are strong and durable. Even on the many ordinary trails in the streets, there is no problem with the passage of four-wheeled carriages.
However, if there is a Chang'an City, even the official road is not optimistic.
Not to mention the narrow road, the key is that all the dirt roads are still afraid of rain, and they are muddy for many days a year, not to mention the wide and heavy four-wheeled carriage, that is, the two-wheeled carriage of Datang is very difficult to walk up.
So after listening to Li Yuanjia's words, the emperor immediately frowned: "Eleven, then according to what you said, if you want to use this four-wheeled carriage, you must first build a road?" ”
"Yes, preferably a stone road!"
After thinking for a while, Li Yuanjia nodded.
He didn't want to think about cement roads or anything, although many people in the crossing would invent cement, but he knew that even in the twentieth century, your cement industry was not as big as a bird. And if you really make cement this year, if you think about it, you will know that the cost must be high and scare people to death, it is better to use slate directly, maybe the cost is lower.
It's just that his words made Li Shimin's face darken instantly.
Flagging?
It doesn't cost anything, huh?
Thinking of the money and grain to be spent on building a stone road from Chang'an to Luoyang, Li Shimin instantly lost interest in the four-wheeled carriage in front of him - he made a simple calculation, and felt that it was more cost-effective to take a large group of people to Luoyang every few years.
Thinking about it this way, Li Laoer's interest in his younger brother's carriage instantly weakened a lot.
But well......
After going around the carriage a few more times, Li Shimin suddenly raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Having said so much, if this thing walks on the road, it is much more comfortable than two wheels, right?" ”
"Uh...... Be. ”
The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and Li Yuanjia nodded speechlessly.
Nonsense!
If he is uncomfortable, can he sit here from ten miles outside Chang'an City? Anyway, he also improved the shock absorber of the four-wheeled carriage, as long as the road is a little wider and you can walk down, it will definitely be much more comfortable than the original carriage!
Then seeing the suddenly changing expression on the emperor's face, Li Yuanjia suddenly felt that something was wrong!
Before he could come back to his senses, Li Shimin had already spoken: "In that case, this carriage will be borrowed from me for a few days, and then I will return it to you after returning to Chang'an......"
When he said these words, Li Shimin even quietly touched his inner thigh.
Really!
Hearing the emperor say this, Li Yuanjia's face instantly became bitter.
Waiting back to Chang'an?
Let's not say that this second child is Pixiu, he only eats and doesn't pull, even if he is willing to pay it back, does Li Yuanjia dare to go? What's more, this thing is usually a pile of waste wood in the Han Wangfu, so it's a little useful to come out for winter hunting or something, and when you return to Chang'an, there will still be a hairy meaning?
Seeing Li Yuanjia's bitter face, the emperor immediately raised his eyebrows and looked at him with slanted eyes: "What's wrong?" Not happy? ”
"Ahem, of course not."
Quickly shook his head, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "It's just...... The younger brother just has some regrets! Originally, I was going to try this carriage first, and if it was good, I would build a larger, more gorgeous one for the second brother, but the car in front of me is really not worthy of the second brother! ”
When he said these words, Li Yuanjia wanted to give himself a big mouth.
Lick the dog!
I'm alive and alive, and I'm finally living what I hate.
"Huh."
Glancing at him, Li Shimin's expression became quite strange at this time. But fortunately, Li Lao Er just wanted to see what to say, but suddenly frowned, tilted his head and sniffled.
"This ...... What does it taste like? ”
"Huh? Flavor? ”
After being stunned for a moment, Li Yuanjia quickly reacted: "Oh, that's my brother's lunch at noon...... Ahem! Second brother, do you want to stay and have a meal together? ”
After saying this, Li Yuanjia himself felt awkward.
Well, the words "stay and have a meal" are naturally okay with others, but the words to the emperor are ......
"Hehe, it's fine."
A little to Li Yuanjia's expectation, the emperor's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "I have long known that you have a good meal in the Han Palace, and even the imperial chef in the palace has to learn to stir-fry with Yu Niang, today I will try your famous Han Wang cuisine in Chang'an!" ”
"Han Wang Cai ......"
After listening to the emperor's words, Li Yuanjia's face was suddenly full of black lines.
Hanwang paper, Hanwang solitaire or something, anyway, it's just other people's casual words, and it's quite elegant, but what's going on with this Hanwang dish?
However, looking at Li Shimin's smiling expression, Li Yuanjia didn't dare to refute, so he nodded helplessly: "That's really a great honor for my brother...... It's just food on the road, and it's extremely simple, I'm afraid I can only snub the second brother. ”
Hearing him say this, Li Shimin suddenly laughed and said, "Eleven, do you really regard me as your pampered nephews?" Don't forget, when I led the army to fight, you were still nursing in the nurse's arms! ”
“……”
Looking at Li Laoer's narrow smile, Li Yuanjia said that he didn't want to speak, and just wanted to put the iron pot brought by his entourage to the emperor's head......
……
Inviting the emperor to dinner is not a simple matter.
Even if Li Yuanjia is the emperor's brother, and Li Shimin stayed for dinner, it was a whim, but the process in the middle was also very complicated. First, the waiters tried the dishes, and then waited for a long period of time before Li Er could start eating, and during this period, Li Yuanjia could only watch with his eyes open.
As soon as the makeshift lunch was over, it was time for the army to march.
After eating a hot meal of red braised mutton, the emperor left comfortably in the carriage, leaving Li Yuanjia to look at his batch of white horses and cry without tears - according to the itinerary, he had to travel at least thirty miles in the afternoon, and he could only ride forward on his own horseback on this road.
It's a hell of a thing!
Li Yuanjia, who was in a very unhappy mood, had a black face and embarked on a journey to the winter hunting site.
It's just that what he didn't know was that when he left for the road, Li Shimin was half-lying in his four-wheeled carriage, but he let out a satisfied sigh comfortably.
"This old eleven can really keep coming up with good things!"
Carefully experiencing the slight vibration of the carriage, feeling the softness and warmth under his body, Li Shimin subconsciously pinched the pillow he was leaning on and the bedding under him, and his eyes couldn't help flashing: "What is in it should be the cotton he has been planting...... Hehe, it's quite interesting to make a cotton character specifically for this thing. ”
The cotton seeds and the farmer from Gao Chang were given to his younger brother by Li Shimin back then, so he naturally knew the Tao very well, and he also knew that Li Yuanjia had always attached great importance to this snow-white flower in the past few years, and even sent a rather important little guy to serve those things.
So experiencing the soft quilt and pillow at this time, Li Shimin couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart: "Could it be that this thing is really so important?" The things that Old Eleven values don't seem to be simple......"