Chapter 212: The First Step to Making Money
A chill flashed in Zhu Hao's eyes, although this matter was not large, but it was very serious, which showed that Borhu still had a strong influence among the more than 30,000 Uighur prisoners of war. Of the more than 30,000 Uighur prisoners of war, Borhu was not a general of the defeated army, nor a prisoner of the ranks, but still a great general whom they admired from above.
This situation was too dangerous, and Zhu Ao had already learned the fighting power and tenacious spirit of the Uighur army, and if Borhu connected these 30,000 men and set fire to his backyard, although it would not overthrow his regime, trouble would always be caused and the impact would certainly be bad. His current territory is still from the land of the four wars, and if he can't keep it, there will be a big battle one day, if Bol suddenly puts a fire behind his ass at this time, the consequences are really unimaginable.
Don't blame the widow for being ruthless, after all, the widow left you more than 30,000 Uighur prisoners of war as slaves, not as soldiers. They don't need strong leaders, they just need to be obedient like sheep and work like cattle.
The chill on Zhu Ao's face became more and more obvious, and he shivered at the car post that was close to him. Che Gang is also an old fritter who has been in officialdom for a long time, if he can't even see this little thing, then wouldn't this life be in vain, his face instantly turned cold, the killing intent in his eyes was great, and he said to Zhu Ao viciously: "Your Majesty, do you want to ...... this guy" said, and gestured with his hand on his neck.
Zhu Ao is a very insecure person, not allowing the slightest safety hazard in his territory, the light in his eyes beats, his face is calm, he nodded without saying a word, and then added: "None of the officers above the centurion will be left, and the rest will all be disrupted, and they will be sent to various farms as slaves, and they are not allowed to connect with each other." ”
If you don't kill you now, the widow will be equivalent to sleeping on a pile of dry firewood, as long as a little spark comes out, it will burn the king to ashes, which the widow will never allow.
"Obey." Che Gang agreed in a deep voice, the killing intent in his eyes gradually converged, and finally disappeared, and he returned to his old honest demeanor, and gave Zhu Hao a salute in understanding, and then slowly withdrew.
Zhu Ao picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea slowly, calmed down the slightly fluctuating mood, closed his eyes for a while, then put the teacup on the table, stood up, and walked towards the back room.
History is always strikingly similar, the later Zeng Guofan pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, captured Li Xiucheng alive, and once allowed him to surrender because of his admiration for the other party, but at the moment when Li Xiucheng was about to turn around and leave the house, another Taiping Heavenly Kingdom descendant was summoned to come over for trial. After seeing Li Xiucheng, this general ignored Zeng Guofan and the Qing Dynasty bigwigs, and directly knelt in front of Li Xiucheng and cried "whining", refusing to get up for a long time, completely ignoring Zeng Guofan and a group of war victors. This scene made Zeng Guofan, who had already planned to surrender Li Xiucheng, move to murder - it was too dangerous.
Although Tianjing City has been breached, there are still hundreds of thousands of remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and these people are the same as this general, and they have great respect for Li Xiucheng, so it can be said that as long as Li Xiucheng is still there, the banner of the rejuvenation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is still there, and the hidden danger of the Hunan army is there, so Zeng Guofan went back on his word and killed Liu Xiucheng by himself.
Coincidentally, Hong Xiuquan's son Hong Tianguifu was also executed without hesitation after being caught, what sin can a child have? But it shouldn't be, it shouldn't, he shouldn't be Hong Xiuquan's son, his existence is a banner for the rest of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that is still resolutely resisting, and it is a huge hidden danger to the Qing Dynasty.
Again, the husband is not guilty of his crimes.
Che Gang is very meticulous in doing things, especially engaging in intelligence and assassination, and engaging in these shady things, which can be described as an expert, and Zhu Ao is very relieved to hand over this kind of work to him. Even if this matter is settled, if nothing else, there should be a result tonight. And now, the widow wants to enjoy the luxurious and corrupt harem life, which can be regarded as compensation for his hard work and victory.
"Your Majesty, are things done?" Seeing Zhu Ao enter the back room, the four beauties who were chatting and chatting stood up together and greeted him.
Zhu Ao stretched a big lazy waist, and a maid had already rushed over to untie his wide clothes, take off his luxurious and bloated court clothes, and put on light casual clothes. Naturally, there is no need to be polite in his harem, Zhu Ao walked straight to the Taishi chair in the middle, made a butt, picked up a watermelon next to him and took two bites, and said, "It's just a little thing, it's solved." As he spoke, he spit out the watermelon seeds.
Zhu Ao is the king of Suguo, even if he spits watermelon seeds everywhere, no one will care about him, but after all, this is the queen's room, and it is not a good thing for the queen to clean up the garbage. Dai Yuzhu, who has followed Zhu Ao since he was a child, was quick to move, and immediately brought a small saucer and caught the watermelon seeds that Zhu Ao spit out.
This life is really corrupt, it's so cool.
Although Zhu Aoyun said lightly that this was a trivial matter, none of these four beauties believed that if it was really a trivial matter, Lord Chegang, who had already practiced his eyesight, would not bother when the king and his wives were reunited, but Zhu Aoyun was reluctant to say that none of them would be stupid enough to get to the bottom of it, you said that it was a trivial matter, who made you our king.
Zhu Ao doesn't believe in his wives, he and Lao Zhu have a temper, and the most trusted is his family, although the relationship between the civil and military officials under him is also good, but how can this be compared to the family affection that blood is thicker than water, and the love that grows old. When those corrupt Confucians wrote history books and memorabilia, they instilled in the emperor all day long that they should prevent the harem from interfering in politics, preventing the rebellion of the vassal kings, and preventing the eunuchs from interfering in the government, and actively appoint their ministers, it seems that only in this way will the dynasty have long-term stability.
Zhu Ao, who has lived for two lifetimes, is not Zhu Yunwen, he is not so easy to fool, there are many fox friends and iron buddies in ordinary times, once something happens, most of them will be scattered, and the people at home can be used.
Therefore, in the final analysis, ministers are just a group of people who work with themselves, they work for themselves, and take a salary from themselves, so as to realize the value of their lives, glorify their ancestors, and go to the peak of life, nothing more. If you want to say how deep the affection is, it must not be. Although there are many loyal ministers in history, there are really too few, and most of them are still the kind of people who can be both Sun Quan's courtiers and Cao Cao's courtiers. The reason why Wen Tianxiang can be famous through the ages is because there is only one person like him, and most of them still surrendered to Meng Yuan, and became the upstart of the Yuan Dynasty.
It's just that this kind of digging pit and killing people is a secret among secrets, women love gossip, in case they accidentally say it when chatting, it will be a big trouble, if the Uighur captives have a defense, I don't know how many Ming soldiers will be sacrificed in vain.
Besides, it is useless to tell them such things, only harm, not good.
"What do we eat at night?" After Zhu Ao finished eating the watermelon in his hand, he put the melon skin on the table casually and asked casually.
Now there is still some time before the evening, and the four beauties don't know why the king is worried about dinner so early, although this question is a bit two, but none of them will be stupid enough to openly question Zhu Ao's words. The four of them glanced at each other, and finally the queen Sun Yunqi said with a smile: "What does the king want to eat?" The concubine went to the order to prepare the meal, but it was still early, and if it was early, I was afraid that it would be cold when it was time to eat. ”
After she said this, Zhu Ao realized that the question he asked just now was a little inconsiderate, but as their king, there was no need to admit these small mistakes, and said with a smile: "That's the case." The widow wanted to invite a few concubines to eat roast duck, so he wanted to ask the dining house to prepare it early. ”
"Roast duck?" Except for Di Linazha, the other three beauties all showed extremely happy expressions, and they almost jumped up.
Roast duck has been there in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, and the history books record that Zhu Yuanzhang is "a roast duck in the eclipse", and life is simply moist and don't want it, but the roast duck at this time is not the famous Peking duck in later generations, but the legendary Nanjing plate duck, the taste is naturally not as good as the world-famous Beijing duck later, but it is also a delicacy. Dai Yuzhu, Lan Youcheng, and Sun Yunqi all lived in Yingtianfu before marrying Zhu Ao, and they had eaten this famous dish in the south of the Yangtze River - Nanjing plate duck, but after following Zhu Ao to the northwest, they never had the opportunity to taste this famous dish in the south of the Yangtze River that carried their childhood memories.
Now that I heard that Zhu Ao was going to invite them to eat this Nanjing duck that they had been reminiscing about for a long time, even if they were queens and princesses, they couldn't help but want to be excited, which shows that every girl has a snack in her heart.
"Lord Wang, it seems that our chef here doesn't know how to cook duck yet. Could it be that the prince will do it? Dai Yuzhu stared at the big black eyes, looked at Zhu Ao with an expectant face and said. Although many people have changed their words to call Zhu Ao the king, she still comes up with a prince from time to time, after all, it is a title from childhood to adulthood, and it is really difficult to change her words. And she feels that the word king is a little raw, as if it should be called by the ministers of the previous dynasty, she has been Zhu Ao's slave since she was a child, and now she has become his little wife, and she feels that the prince is closer.
Of course, Zhu Ao didn't care about this little title, no matter what it was called, it was an honorific title, he hugged Dai Yuzhu's small waist, pulled her into his arms, and said with a smile: "Of course the widow will, is there anything in this world that the widow can't do?" ”
"Yes, yes. The concubine is going to eat the roast duck made by the prince today. Lan Youcheng's personality is a little more lively, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately clapped his hands excitedly.
"Go ahead, the chefs at the restaurant have called me." Zhu Ao lazily listened to the maid of Queen Sun Yunqi and listened to Wei's instructions, even if he wanted to make roast duck, he would not do it himself, just teach these cooks what he knew about Peking duck. I believe that according to their level and experience, after knowing how to do it, they will be able to make it, and it is not so difficult to build an atomic bomb.
And today, the widow took all his wives to try it first, and after reaching the level of Peking duck in later generations, he could be listed for business. The so-called one trick is fresh, eaten all over the world, Zhu Ao believes that this famous Chinese dish that has been tested by history will definitely cause a sensation, plus he is a prince and has huge publicity resources. When the time comes, find a group of talented people to write books and sing operas, and use the propaganda machine in their hands to promote this famous dish fiercely, I believe it will cause a sensation in the country and the Ming Dynasty.
Just when Zhu Ao was infinitely imagining, Tingwei led all the masters in the dining house to the queen's bedroom, the leading master is called Wang Dafu, with a big head and a thick neck, not a big money, and a guy at a glance, after seeing Zhu Ao, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The villain Wang Dafu knocked on the king, the king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old." ”
After the chef named Wang Dafu heard Tingwei's message, he still had some worries in his heart, he didn't know what the king had asked him to do for no reason? Do you want to punish him for not cooking good food? It is not without this precedent in history, Zhu Ao's third brother Zhu Li, the king of Jin, once tied up the chef and beat him because his chef's cooking did not suit his appetite, and was severely criticized by Zhu Yuanzhang for this matter.
The more Wang Dafu thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he mustered up his courage, took out a few taels of silver and stuffed it into Tingwei's hand, and asked quietly: "Dare to ask Niangniang if you can tell the king what happened to the villain?" ”
Hearing Wei see him like this, she felt disdain in her heart, it stands to reason that she is now Zhaoyi, and she has slept with the prince, so she shouldn't be doing this kind of subordinate work, but who let her and Yinhe serve the queen too comfortably, so that the queen will be very unaccustomed to life as soon as she leaves them, so she continues to stay by the queen's side and pretend to play the role of a palace maid.
In fact, she also knew very well in her heart that the status of her and Yinhe in Zhu Ao's heart was far inferior to that of the first and third concubines, so she was also very honest and worked hard to serve Sun Yunqi, so that she could hug the queen's thighs and let herself rely on more in this harem.
However, people always have self-esteem, since they have become the king's woman, they should have the style and shelf that the king's woman should have, so in this palace, except for Zhu Ao and the queen, no one wants to use them as maids.
Lan Youcheng and Dai Yuzhu are both kind people who understand their thoughts, so they are more polite in speaking and doing things, and they also respect this virtuous second concubine, so everyone is safe.
But today, this guy actually wants to buy her for a few taels of silver, isn't this using her as a maid? Only the maid and the little eunuch would betray the master's information for the sake of someone else's small profit, and immediately his face sank, and he reprimanded unhappily as if he was a master: "What are you doing here? Since the king asked you to go over, there is naturally a reason to call you over, do you think that this palace will covet your little money and betray the king? This palace is the king's woman, do you need this money? "It's really cool, although she is a woman who is the king, she usually has to be a person with her tail between her legs, and only when she faces this circle of people can she put Zhaoyi's shelf.
Wang Dafu was taken aback, and then remembered that this pretty little maid was not only the queen's personal palace maid, but had already been canonized by the king Zhaoyi, and his actions just now were already disrespectful, so he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground in a hurry, kowtowed: "Niangniang forgive the sin, the villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die." ”
Listening to Wei looking at Wang Dafu's sincere and frightened look, she finally found a little bit of the feeling of being a woman who is a king, glanced at him from above, and said arrogantly: "If it weren't for the king's eagerness to see you, this palace would definitely punish you." Why don't you get up and go with Hongu? ”
After that, his face was cold, as if he had a layer of thousand-year-old ice, he snorted coldly, flicked his robe, and walked directly to the queen's bedroom.
Wang Dafu finally felt that the level of the official university was crushing people to death this time, not to mention, Tingwei's level was not one level older than him, he wiped the sweat beads on his face tremblingly, and immediately stood up in fear, beckoned his subordinates, and followed Tingwei to the queen's bedroom.
"Get up. You don't have to be nervous, the widow called you today to discuss some academic issues with you. Zhu Ao looked at Wang Dafu's sincere and frightened face, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, but he didn't hesitate, because since he crossed into the prince, he had seen too many such expressions, in order to calm his nervousness, he said kindly.
"Academic, academic problems?" Wang Dafu thought he had heard it wrong, what kind of word is this? I'm just a cook who cooks on a fire, where do I know anything academic, and asked Zhu Ao with a confused face.
"Oh. This, don't worry about the details. The widow asks you, do you know how to make roast duck? Zhu Ao also realized his gaffe, there is really no way, the future is the information society, there are too many new words on the Internet, and it is still impossible to put an end to it after so long, and a sentence pops up from time to time, shocking the audience.
Wang Dafu heard Zhu Ao ask this question, his eyes couldn't help but roll, he thought in his heart that Zhu Ao was talking about Nanjing plate duck, to be honest, he was a cook brought by Zhu Ao from Nanjing, and he had also learned this dish from the master, but he was taken to the northwest by Zhu Ao before he left the school, after coming here, Zhu Ao had never ordered this dish, so he had never done it, after all, he was not very skilled, he was afraid of losing points in front of the king, and he couldn't help but get nervous in his heart, the king was really not angry and arrogant, and there was always a sense of oppression when talking to him, After thinking about it several times in his stomach, and pondering a reply that satisfied him, he raised his head, arched his hand, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, the villain once learned from his master, but he came to the northwest with the king before he left the school. If the king wants to eat it, the villain can try to do it, but the taste is afraid that it is, and I am afraid that it is ......"
Speaking of this, Wang Dafu was nervous, and he didn't dare to say the following words, so he lowered his head deeply, this was the first time the king made a request to himself, and he couldn't pat his chest and say that he promised to complete the task, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Looking at his expression, Zhu Ao guessed the activities in his heart, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said very kindly: "You don't have to be nervous, everything can be learned, just try a few more times if you don't do it well the first time." The widow can wait for you. It's just that you don't have to follow the Nanjing duck recipe, and the widow will teach you a new way to roast the duck. ”
A new approach? Wang Dafu looked up at Zhu Ao suddenly, with an expression of disbelief, his two big eyes were as big as cow eggs because of shock, listening to what this prince meant, he will be able to make roast duck, and he will have a new method, is it true? Why had he never heard of it before, but he didn't dare to question it face to face, and said cautiously: "Dare to ask the king, what is the new method?" ”
"First of all, the furnace should be replaced, and it should be replaced with a hanging furnace. Secondly, it should be roasted over an open flame of fruit wood, which can give the roast duck a special flavor. "The so-called hanging stove relies on the reflection of heat to roast ducks, that is, the flame emits heat from the upper wall of the furnace door to the top of the stove, and the top wall is heated and then reflected on the duck, which is more efficient than roasting duck in the open oven.
In addition, Zhu Ao also explained some detailed processes to Wang Dafu, that is, when slaughtering ducks, eighty percent of boiling water and two percent of cold water are used in winter and spring; In summer and autumn, seventy percent of boiling water and three percent of cold water are used. In addition, some leftover small seasonings, such as: green onions, sweet noodle sauce, etc., Zhu Ao also gave a detailed introduction to Wang Dafu.
"There is only so much to tell you, and the rest of the things need to be grasped and studied by yourself. Don't let the widow down. In addition, the roast duck method that the widow told you is not allowed to leak to anyone outside of this house, understand? After Zhu Ao introduced the general process of making roast duck, he said such a sentence to Wang Dafu casually.
Although this sentence is said lightly, Wang Dafu still heard the weight of it, as a king, he has introduced the method of making roast duck in such detail, if he can't do it, then this chef will be in vain, even if the prince does not cure his crime, he will not have the face to mix it up anymore.
Wang Dafu knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, as if he had received an order, he straightened up very solemnly, arched his hand, and said, "The villain obeys the order." The villain will not disappoint the king. ”
Zhu Ao nodded, signaling that he could retreat. Wang Dafu kowtowed to Zhu Ao again, and then took his group of apprentices to respectfully withdraw and study his roast duck.
Peking duck is to be stuffed with ducks, and the ducks I am raising now are afraid that they are not good, but they can only be used in the experimental stage.