The early morning sunlight filtered through the window and cast onto Cao Shuo's face.

With his eyes closed, the sun shining on his eyelids, his eyes flushed.

"Childe." The voice of the maid came from outside the door: "The steward of Lingyun Pavilion in the west of the city asks to see him." ”

"Let him wait!" Cao Shuo commanded, opened his eyes and sat up.

Zhen Mi and Jia Pei slept next to him, one left and one right.

Both women had been tossed enough last night, the sun had risen high, and they had no sign of waking up.

Putting on his clothes, Cao Shuo walked out of the room.

The maid waited for him to wash, and he walked to the main hall where he was welcomed.

When he reached the door, he commanded the maid, "Let him come in and speak." ”

The maid retreated, and Cao Shuo walked into the house.

In a few moments, the steward arrived with two men.

Seeing Cao Shuo, the two people bowed down and made a big salute, and the steward said, "Gongzi asked me to bring a blacksmith over yesterday, and I found the best craftsmanship in the city." ”

"It's kind of good at getting things done." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to the steward.

"Thank you for the compliment." The steward thanked him and winked at the two blacksmiths.

"I asked you to come, but there is a very easy task for you to do." Cao Shuo asked, "Have you ever built a kettle?" ”

"The kettle is mostly made of bronze, and rarely iron." The older blacksmith said, "We really haven't made one before." ”

"It's okay if it's not early." Cao Shuo said: "I didn't ask you to make an iron kettle, but let you make an iron pot. ”

"Iron pot?" The two blacksmiths were stunned for a moment, and the older one said: "What the son said, we really don't know what it is, and we don't know if we can make it." ”

"It's about the same as a kettle." Cao Shuo took out a silk silk: "I have already drawn a pattern, you two will see if you can build it." ”

The steward stepped forward and took the pattern and handed it to the two blacksmiths.

Glancing at the pattern, the old blacksmith said, "What Childe wants to make is very simple, but in half an hour, we can make a bite." I just don't know what this thing is used for? ”

"Cooking!" Looking at the steward of Lingyun Pavilion, Cao Shuo said, "Give it to Lingyun Pavilion and let them use it for cooking in the future." ”

"Childe!" The steward of Lingyun Pavilion said: "There are many kettles in the restaurant, so there is no need to make cooking utensils. ”

"Cauldron, big mouth and flat bottom." Cao Shuo said: "You can use it to cook, you can cook with it, you can even use it to fry, but can you use it to burn and fry with it?" When you don't need it, can you put it away without taking up space? ”

The steward was stunned by Cao Shuo's question, and his mouth was slightly open and he did not answer.

"Lingyun Pavilion is my money, I hope it can become bigger." Cao Shuo said: "The army depends on you to raise it, can the meals you make attract more guests?" ”

The steward bowed his head and did not dare to say anything.

The dishes in Lingyun Pavilion are not bad, although they are not as good as the most popular Mochizuki Tower, it is also a good place for guests to come and go in Xudu.

Especially there are many beauties there, even Hu beauties, and the daily harvest is quite rich.

"I know what you're thinking." Cao Shuo said to the steward: "You are thinking that there are many beauties in Lingyun Pavilion, and the dishes are not important at all. ”

"Don't dare!" was told by him, and the steward lowered his head and hurriedly responded.

"I don't blame you for thinking this way!" Cao Shuo said: "But have you ever thought about how much you can earn in a day by counting on beauties? If the food is delicious, more and more customers will go to taste it. With more guests, you need more beauties. , but you can expand your business, and even take down all the surrounding stores! ”

"Childe means ......" the steward was stunned.

"I'm going to create a street in the west of the city for eating, drinking, and having fun." Cao Shuo said: "When you go there, you can eat delicious foods that you can't eat anywhere else, and you can find beauties that are not easy to find in other places." Eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling are all there, it will be a man's dream, a man's paradise! ”

Cao Shuo's description made the steward blink uncontrollably.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to make his business that big!

The shopping street in the west of the city has only recently begun to be frequented by customers.

There are still 108,000 miles away from the prosperous scene described by Cao Shuo!

"The one on the picture is the iron pot, you can build it now, and send it to Lingyun Pavilion a little later." Cao Shuo instructed the two blacksmiths, "Go ahead." ”

The two blacksmiths replied and withdrew.

Cao Shuo asked the steward, "Do you know what else can fry dishes besides grease?" ”

The steward thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Hui Gongzi, it's gone!" ”

"Isn't the north rich in soybeans?" Cao Shuo said: "There are also sesame seeds flowing into the Central Plains from the Western Regions, can't these things be squeezed for oil?" ”

"Childe is talking about soybean oil and sesame oil." The steward said, "There is some oil, but it can't be used to fry food." ”

"Why?" Cao Shuo asked.

"The oil is too viscous, and if you heat it a little, it will be mushy." The steward replied.

"That's not purified." Cao Shuo said: "As long as you find a way to purify the oil, soybean oil and sesame oil can also be used for stir-frying." However, stir-frying vegetables in sesame oil seems to be a bit too luxurious. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not that you can't use sesame oil, it's just that the price of the dish is five to ten times that of ordinary dishes!" ”

Before the thing was done, Cao Shuo opened his mouth, and the steward gasped.

He timidly said to Cao Shuo: "Childe...... The price of food is so high, I'm afraid no one will eat it......"

"Sesame oil doesn't go bad." Cao Shuo said: "If no one orders it, just put it there, and occasionally garnish some sesame oil on some dishes." The kind of price I'm talking about is mainly for people who have money that they can't spend, or who want to save face and suffer crimes. Some people don't care what you do at all, they want to eat for a price. This kind of person only eats expensive and does not eat right, since he is in business, all kinds of people have to take care of it. ”

"The key is that Childe said that he fried for a long time, but I still don't understand, what is stir-frying?" The steward said with a bitter face.

There were indeed too few ways to cook at the end of the Han Dynasty.

In addition to cooking, it is also just baked or fried.

As a result of years of war, the number of livestock has plummeted, and ordinary people have not known the taste of meat even for months.

Cooking with livestock paste is simple and straightforward, but it is particularly costly.

After all, Lingyun Pavilion is doing business in the market, although there can be very expensive dishes, but there must also be dishes that are close to the people, otherwise the business will only get worse and worse.

There is only one path in front of Cao Shuo, mainly soybean oil refining, supplemented by sesame seeds and livestock fat.

"You go to a few craftsmen who know how to refine oil and ask them to find a way to purify soybean oil." Cao Shuo said: "I want soybean oil that is bright enough to cook." ”

I had never heard that soybean oil could be eaten, and although the steward was embarrassed, he still responded: "I'll do it!" ”