Chapter 162: The Food Empire
On the outskirts of the capital, a mighty team is moving slowly, and the carriages and horses of the Northwest Commercial Bank have the Gao family as a shelter, so there is a lot less trouble along the way, and they can easily bring some weapons and other items on the road.
This team is not only huge personnel but also very mixed, mainly the people of the Northwest Business Group, now the three families of the King of Breeding have opened a business house in Bianjing, and the technicians, skilled workers and goods in the Northwest are constantly entering the capital, of course, there is no reason to go back empty, and the goods in the capital are also flowing to the northwest.
Chong Yanfeng knew that the Wang family must have some business in the capital, but he didn't expect that the Wang family's business was quite large, and it was with the help of the Wang family that the Northwest Business Group could buy a lot of good goods at a low price, and they could earn a lot of silver just by going back and forth.
It is said that the team is complicated mainly because in addition to the people in the caravan, there are also masters of the rivers and lakes such as Luda, Shi Jin and Wu Song, and at the same time, there are professionals such as An Daoquan and Tao Zongwang and Lei Lingzhen.
Yipinlou is also one of the top ten restaurants in the capital, and the famous business is also very prosperous, if you put aside the scale of the restaurant's service, just in terms of the level of cooking, Yipinlou can even rank among the top five, such a thriving restaurant suddenly announced its closure, so that people who don't know the inside story are very surprised.
In fact, the business of Yipinlou is mainly managed by the proprietress on weekdays, and this boss is the real head chef of the restaurant, but he is rarely used to handle it himself on weekdays, and most of the time the head brand is in the back kitchen to study new dishes.
The owner of Yipinlou is surnamed Zhao Daming Treasure Chef, this Zhao chef is not a traditional fat master, Master Zhao is about 1.85 meters tall, with iron tendon meat, with his oily big bald head, I don't know which martial arts gym he thinks he is the head of the fist and foot coach.
"Don't hide it from the Yanei, it's the first time in your life that the Sprinkle family has gone out of Beijing." Zhao Baochu, who was dressed in a strong suit, rode on a tall horse, like a bandit leader in a cottage, and how could he look like a cook.
"Hehe, it's okay if Brother Zhao isn't a cook." For a chef who opened his mouth and closed his mouth and claimed to be a sprinkler, Chong Yanfeng also felt very interesting, and couldn't help but joke: "I have seen your sword skills, your talent is really good, you will be able to become a first-class swordsman if you practice hard with me as a teacher." ”
"It's not five generations of troubled times, the era of assassins has passed." Zhao Baochu knew that he was teasing himself, so he paused and said: "I feel that it is a pity to study and practice martial arts in Yanei, with Yanei's understanding and skills, if you worship me as a teacher, you will become the most powerful cook in the world in less than ten years." ”
"Hahaha!" The two laughed at the same time, the big boss in the capital is indeed different, at least there will be no crampedness in communicating with Chong Yanfeng, after all, people have seen the world. Chong Yanfeng likes Zhao Baochu's personality very much, and the two are not only business partners, but also become friends in private.
Of course, no matter how deep the friendship is, it can't be used to recruit real masters, and Chong Yanfeng relied not only on the skill of painting cakes this time, but this time he was Zhao Baochu who exchanged real things, but it was only for three years.
It is said that this Zhao Baochu's family has been running a restaurant since the Tang Dynasty, the inheritance of the Zhao family from generation to generation, to Zhao Baochu's career will be popular, the top ten restaurants in Bianjing City, the ranking in the world at that time was almost like this, but Zhao Baochu was not satisfied, his wish is the first, not only the first in the Great Song Dynasty, but also the kind of first that has never been seen before.
This is also the main reason why Zhao Baochu handed over the business to his daughter-in-law and the kitchen to the apprentices, his energy should be left on the research of new dishes, Zhao Baochu will be happy for a long time every time he researches a new dish, but he slowly found that as he grew older, he invented new dishes more and more slowly, and he clearly realized that he could not achieve the goal by his own efforts alone, but he had no way.
Until one day there were a few young people who smashed the scene in the restaurant, and the dishes ordered by these people were none of the dishes that Zhao Baochu had never heard of, and just as they were about to drive them away as troublemakers, the young man who was the leader of the other party expressed his willingness to show himself.
This is amazing, Lao Zhao's worldview has been subverted, he didn't expect that the dishes could still do this, it turned out that there were so many dishes that he had never heard of or seen, when the other party took out a thick magical recipe, Master Zhao felt that this person was simply a god sent by God to save him.
However, soon Lao Zhao found that this immortal was very meritorious, and there was no room for bargaining, but for his own wishes, Lao Zhao was willing to choose to compromise and give up the purchase and sale of Yipinlou, and the whole family went to the northwest, Yipinlou and Tianxianglou merged and reorganized, and the two families exchanged ideas in the next three years.
Lao Zhao will teach his ability and the concept of high-end in Beijing to Tianxianglou without reservation, in exchange for Zhao Baochu will get the whole recipe, of course, some of the cuisines of Tianxianglou and the business philosophy of later generations are also worth learning, three years later, the Northwest Business Group and Bianjing New Business will do their best to help Yipinlou reopen, and Zhao Baochu will be famous all over the world when he returns from school.
This agreement also contains a lot of additional terms, such as the future branch of Tianxianglou can not be opened in the capital and its surrounding areas, to avoid the competition between the two in the future, and the three sons of the owner of Tianxianglou worship Zhao Baochu as a teacher, no matter how promising they are in the future, this glory is indispensable to the surname Zhao.
Chong Yanfeng was able to study this recipe not only because of his identity as a descendant, Chong Dashao was born in poverty, and cooking was practiced since childhood, but his craftsmanship is not enough to compare with other serious chefs, but Chong Yanfeng has an excellent understanding of the characteristics of dishes, and all this also stems from some bad habits in later society.
Even if some of the business made at the negotiation table is the same as the dinner table afterwards, the usual restaurant has gradually been unable to meet the demand, because no matter what Michelin Hilton, or a variety of hotels with a bunch of stars, cooking is the same and nothing new.
The hotel even has a concept, don't make the food too good, people come here mainly to rush not the taste of the food, but the quality and consumer service grade here, 10,000 steps back to say that such hotels are all over the world, you can't let customers feel at home and feel at home.
On the contrary, some private dishes can meet the above shortcomings, although they are very small, and some can even be said to be simple, but their dishes are more distinctive, basically others can't make them, and they can't be eaten elsewhere, and this tune is especially liked by gringos and some cadres of state-owned enterprises.
When he did the friendship of the landlord, he would not only accompany the wine, he would carefully explain the names, characteristics and even methods of these dishes, of course, when the boss introduced him, he only said a rough idea, and people would not tell you the secrets, but even so, after a long time, the special dishes accumulated in the stomach of the big and young are countless.
Coupled with the common dishes that people are familiar with in later generations, it is indeed more than enough to put together a cookbook! Relying on this recipe, one of the best chefs in the world has been tricked, and soon this one will be removed, and the food empire established by the great and young will be out of control!