In fact, the stuffing of ducks is also very simple, just a little cruel, the so-called stuffing is forced hard feeding, the long strips of feed are forced into the duck's esophagus twice a day, so that it only takes half a month to feed the ducks fat and big.

Zhu Ao is a resolute person, since he has decided to do it, he must eliminate all difficulties, put his thoughts and ideas into practice, and leave the matter of cramming the ducks to Lan Youcheng's uncle who takes care of the ranch for himself.

And you don't have to worry about choosing a location to open a store, the entire Su country is his, where do you want to open a store? The goal of the first round of expansion is to open one in each county, and one or even several more can be opened in economically developed and densely populated counties like Zhangye. The goal of the second round of expansion is to open one in each county, so that all the people of the eight counties and 36 counties under his command can have a good meal.

The opening of roast duck restaurants to the county level is already the limit, and Zhu Ao does not have the desire to open them to every village, he thinks that the roast duck he developed is not as attractive as that.

Although the population of the county seat during the Ming Dynasty was much smaller than now, a county family believes that it can also afford it, provided that it is delicious enough to make it themselves.

After opening the entire Su country, the next goal is to march to the hinterland of the Central Plains, and strive to open the entire Ming Dynasty, especially the rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, and a county town can accommodate several roast duck restaurants. In this way, wouldn't the widow make a lot of money?

In addition to Peking duck, Chongqing hot pot, a well-known Chinese delicacy that has been famous for a long time, did not come out at this time. Chongqing hot pot was probably born in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, it was originally a rough food of Chongqing's sailors and slender men, and it was not elegant, but after continuous tasting and improvement, it finally came up with the famous Chongqing hot pot at home and abroad.

The main raw materials of Chongqing hot pot are beef hairy tripe, pig yellow throat, duck intestines, ox blood Wang, etc., legend has it that the Chaotianmen of Chongqing Yangtze River and Jialing River flow place was originally the place where the Hui people slaughtered livestock, after the Hui people slaughtered the cow, as long as its meat, bones, skin, but the internal organs of the cow were discarded, the sailors on the shore, the poor people of the slender man picked it up, washed it and poured it into the pot, added pepper, pepper, ginger, garlic, salt and other spicy things, boiled and eaten, one to fill the stomach, the other to drive away the cold, dispel dampness, over time, It has become the earliest and most famous spicy hairy belly hot pot in Chongqing.

However, it is the early Ming Dynasty, a large number of barren fields to be cultivated, and cattle cannot be slaughtered casually, so the materials of cow hair tripe and cow blood are exempt, but they can be replaced by sheep. In addition to the large granary like the Hexi Corridor in the northwest area, there are countless large pastures, after two years of operation and plunder, it has already been full of cattle and sheep, of course, most of them are Zhu Ao's private property, so the cost of making hot pot is very low.

Moreover, the climate in the northwest region is very cold, and it is ridiculously cold in winter, so eating hot pot at this time is undoubtedly the best choice. Zhu Ao believes that the famous dish he brought over will not only become a must-order dish for the people of the entire Su country, but also will be popular in the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and can even reach as far as the Liaodong region and the Korean Kingdom.

Of course, Zhu Ao did not have a blindly optimistic attitude, first, the seasonality of hot pot is too strong, it must be impossible to eat in summer, it is already hot, and when you eat hot pot together, you can't stand it when you have air conditioning, not to mention that in ancient times without air conditioning, you will definitely be scolded for being neurotic.

Second, the method of hot pot is relatively simple compared to roast duck, an ordinary peasant woman washes these things and boils them, and then puts some spices in them to make a simple hot pot. Therefore, in order to maintain their competitive advantage, it is necessary to research the secret recipe for unique taste.

It's still summer, so the hot pot thing is not in a hurry, first concentrate on a good dish, make the main business bigger and stronger, and make your own fame.

There are a thousand kinds of bad things in feudal society, and all kinds of bad things, but there is one thing that is good, that is, the efficiency of things is very high. Zhu Ao is the king, his words are the supreme will, there is no need to hold a meeting to discuss, let alone vote, once it comes out of his mouth, it must be carried out immediately.

When Zhu Ao said that he was going to eat roast duck at night, everyone immediately started to get busy, no duck? Immediately went to Concubine Xian's uncle to ask for it, by the way, in order to reflect the system of the imperial court, Zhu Ao changed him to an official position - Pastoral Bureau Zhenglang, a five-grade official.

Don't have a hanger? Let the craftsmen rush to make it immediately. Don't have fruit trees? Go and cut it, you are stupid, the king is waiting to eat? Delay the meals of the king and the queen and princess, be careful, you can't eat, go around.

In this way, in the midst of everyone's enthusiasm, at ten o'clock in the evening, Su Guo, no, the first roast duck in the history of the Ming Dynasty was born in Dunhuang, the capital of Su State.

"Well, it smells so good. This roast duck is really different from what I couldn't eat before. After the maid brought the sliced roast duck and the necessary dipping sauce, Lan Youcheng smelled the overflowing fragrance, took a deep breath, and said with a surprised face.

The expressions of the other three beauties have changed slightly, no girl can resist the temptation of food, even Sun Yunqi, who has always been known for his dignified and calm, also showed a trace of greed, swallowed his saliva gently, and lost a little bit of demeanor.

Seeing his four wives looking like they wanted to swallow their tongues, Zhu Ao couldn't help but feel happy, this is a sense of achievement, a man must not only be able to expand his territory outside, but also be able to coax his women to be happy, otherwise he will not be a real man. I remember that there is a line in the movie "The Godfather": A man who doesn't care about his family is not a man at all.

Although Zhu Ao is now a prince, he can spend money, drink and drink, and get drunk on money, but he will never indulge in this, because he knows that this is just a short-term dream, if you indulge in it and destroy your family, then when you wake up, you will find that you actually have nothing.

"Don't be stunned, how about you try it. The widow is still waiting to make money from this thing. Zhu Ao said with a smile, then picked up a pair of chopsticks and habitually lit them on the table so that the lower ends of the chopsticks were flat. At this time, Dai Yuzhu, who had been serving Zhu Ao since he was a child, had already dipped a piece of duck meat in the sauce, rolled the green onion with the dough, supported it with one hand to prevent it from falling, and the other hand was sandwiched in front of Zhu Ao with chopsticks.

Zhu Ao has long been accustomed to this evil feudal privileged life, and he enjoys it very much, took Dai Yuzhu's duck meat, and said: "Eat quickly." Then he put the whole roll of meat in his mouth.

The four beauties have actually been living in peace for a long time, especially Di Linazha, who has lived in Hami since she was a child, she has only eaten roast lamb legs and lamb chops, and has never eaten roast duck. She was originally a woman from the Western Regions, and her living habits since she was a child were relatively free, and she did not have to abide by all kinds of etiquette like the women of the Central Plains, so she was not modest, Zhu Ao said that after eating, she went up and put a piece in her mouth, chewed it in a big gulp, and nodded while eating: "Well, it's delicious." Delicious. The delicacies invented by the king are really not ordinary. ”

Later generations of Zhu Ao is a senior foodie, after going to work, once went to the Quanjude roast duck restaurant luxuriously, to be honest, Wang Dafu's first taste of roast duck was still beyond his expectations, but compared with the representative of the roast duck industry, there is still a big gap, in order to be able to score Wang Dafu's achievements more accurately, Zhu Ao needs to refer to everyone's opinions, immediately glanced at the wives, while carefully observing their expressions, while asking: "Really delicious?" What do you guys think? ”

Sun Yunqi is the queen, and she is a young lady from a large family, she has been familiar with poetry and book etiquette since she was a child, and she was a standard lady before she got married, so she naturally couldn't chew like Di Linazha, put a meat roll to her mouth, took a small bite, her mouth squirmed gently without showing teeth, she couldn't stop nodding her head while eating, and after swallowing it completely, she gently wiped her lips with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "It's really delicious." The concubine didn't mean to compliment the prince, it was really delicious. ”

Zhu Ao glanced at Lan Youcheng and Dai Yuzhu again, and after the two women came into contact with Zhu Ao's gaze, they immediately nodded frequently like chickens eating rice. Lan Youcheng's roast duck hadn't been swallowed completely, so he hurriedly echoed: "Lord Wang, it's really delicious." My sister said it was delicious, so it must be delicious. ”

Dai Yuzhu also smiled sweetly, and after swallowing the piece of meat in his mouth, he said softly: "Lord Wang, the concubine has served you since she was a child, and you should understand that the concubine is the least able to lie." It's really delicious, better than the plate duck that the concubine ate in Yingtianfu. The concubine still remembered that the duck was all rewarded by the prince. ”

Zhu Ao knows his wives, although he inevitably compliments him as a prince, but he will tell the truth in serious matters, and they all know Zhu Ao's intention to use this to make money. Each of them hopes that Zhu Ao is good, so they would rather be unhappy for a while, but also say what is in their hearts, they say that it is delicious, which means that this dish is really delicious in their hearts.

However, Zhu Ao is also very clear in his heart, although it is not bad to say that this Wang Dafu has such a level of hanging oven roast duck, but there is still a gap between this and the authentic Beijing roast duck, since it is necessary to rely on this dish to make the national popularity, then you can't be a little sloppy, you must keep improving, work hard, take a sip of tea, smooth the esophagus, and put on an expert tone and said: "To be honest, Wang Dafu's first time making this dish like this has been beyond the expectations of the widow, However, this dish is still far from the requirements of the widow, and the roasted ones are a little old, and the aroma has not been fully released. ”

Listening to these words, all the wives were dizzy, every dynasty is not short of foodies, and the Ming Dynasty is no exception, but the feeling of eating roast duck can be published like a political statement, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty is the only one for our prince.

Zhu Ao ignored the four beauties looking at each other, turned his head and said to Tingwei, who was standing aside, "Tingwei, you go and tell Wang Dafu." The widow gave him a month, and within a month, he didn't have to do anything, so he gave the widow a good study of the dish. The material is enough, and you can use as much as you want. It doesn't matter what he does, but after a month, the widow will have to eat the perfect roast duck. ”

"Yes. The concubines obeyed. Tingwei gave Zhu Ao a salute, then slowly withdrew, and took a few palace maids to find Wang Dafu, the chef of the Dianshan Institute. It stands to reason that she can just send a palace maid over for such an errand, and Zhu Ao doesn't care about it, but in order to show her importance to the prince, she made up her mind that everything the prince tells must be done herself. Because she knows that although she has been named Zhaoyi, but it is completely the kindness of the prince, since she is fortunate to her, she will definitely give her a name, in fact, whether it is in the heart of the prince or the queen, she is still just a personal maid, so she must be cautious and cautious, and serve the prince and queen carefully, so that she can survive in this competitive harem and will not be eliminated by the little girl who comes later.

After listening to Wei leaving, Zhu Ao looked at the four wives with cute faces, pointed at the roast duck with chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Everyone, concubines, hurry up and eat." This one is not bad, and after a month, the widow will let you try the real roast duck in the oven. ”

This meal was extremely corrupt, and Zhu Ao wanted to eat whichever dish, but before he could do it, a beautiful woman sandwiched it into the bowl for him. This life is really not too comfortable.

After dinner, Zhu Ao stayed in the palace of Queen Sun Yunqi, and the rest of the concubines returned to their palaces after greeting the king and queen.

The so-called little Biesheng is newly married, Sun Yunqi has not seen Zhu Ao for a long time, and he misses it very much, coupled with the prince's great victory over the Uighur army of 150,000 troops, his prestige spreads all over the world, which makes her worship and admiration even more, she is proud of herself to have such a husband, and she is glad for herself, and at the same time she thinks of her father, if it weren't for his old man when Zhu Yuanzhang fought Chen Youliang, he took out forty boats of grain to supply military supplies, and sent carbon in the snow, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have given her such a good marriage.

This night, Sun Yunqi invited favor in every way, and even began to be coquettish regardless of the identity of the queen, which made Zhu Ao very happy. Zhu Ao also likes this delicate wife very much, seeing that she misses herself so much, her heart is also very warm, and she spent a harmonious and happy night with his queen.

However, when Zhu Ao was warm in the gentle township, there was a different style of painting in a big mansion, a bloody style of painting. After receiving Zhu Ao's order, Che Gang and Wang Huchen came with ordinary good hands to invite Boerhu and his officers to drink.

Bolhu is now a prisoner of the ranks, and he can't refuse the winner's invitation no matter what, not to mention that Wang Huchen is still the general who captured him alive, and he needs to give face even more.

The banquet was very harmonious, everyone frequently raised their glasses, pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and the brothers and brothers called very affectionately. After three rounds of drinking, Wang Huchen raised his wine glass and said to Bolhu with a blushing face: "General Bolhu, the king has decided to appoint you as the new officer of the Su State, and gave you the position of a second-rank general. ”

Boer was taken aback when he heard this, he couldn't believe his ears at all, he had heard about the loss of Alugo, the king of Shazhou, and thought that it would be good to save his life after surrendering, and he never thought of being an official, even if he was, he didn't expect to be a second-grade officer, so he immediately stood up happily, learned the etiquette of the Central Plains and made a gesture to Wang Huchen: "The last general thanks the king and General Wang for their kindness, and the liver and brain are beyond retribution." Only, is this true? ”

Wang Huchen looked at his unbelievable expression, and smiled unconsciously in his heart, to be honest, if he didn't believe that there would be such a good thing in the world, but people have bad roots, and always think that pies will fall from the sky, so there will be so many people who are deceived, pointing to a few big cars not far away and saying: "General Ben will still lie to you." See? That's the new military uniform prepared for you, you should try it out quickly and see if it fits, and if it doesn't fit, General Ben will change it for you. ”

Bor suddenly looked at the brand-new military uniforms on the car not far away, and his heart was even more convinced, it seems that His Royal Highness King Su is really a broad-minded monarch, and he can reuse these generals regardless of his previous suspicions. He was deeply glad that he chose to surrender, the name of loyalty and righteousness is false, only interests are real, with the title of this second-grade general, plus his more than 30,000 old departments, no one dares to despise him even in Suguo, and immediately gave a salute to Wang Huchen, and said: "Thank you General Wang, let's go and change." ”

After that, he shouted at the subordinates who were drinking: "Brothers, King Su has made us officials." Let's try out a new uniform. ”

"Good, good!" The Uighur generals who were gulping down wine heard Borhu's words, and they all raised their wine glasses and shouted, originally thinking that after surrendering, they would only be able to survive secretly, but they didn't expect to be able to be an official, how can people not be excited?

These rough Uighurs stopped drinking or eating meat, and rushed over one after another, picked up their uniforms, and changed them in the drinking grounds.

At this time, the Ming troops standing behind them drew their waist swords one after another......

Wang Huchen will never forget that the look in Boerhu's eyes before he died, there were anger, unwillingness, disbelief, and of course horror, but nothing mattered, this big trouble was finally solved, no one is to blame, it is to blame that you, General Borhu, once fought against His Royal Highness King Su, and caused so much trouble to His Royal Highness King Su.

Early the next morning, Zhu Ao got up early, although he also wanted to be like those faint monarchs, nested in the gentle township and did not get up, since then the king did not go to the dynasty early, but he was really busy, although the food problem of the country has been solved, but the development of industry and commerce is not fast enough, he must formulate a series of measures to promote the development of all walks of life in the country, in order to have the strength to deal with the turning point of history in the future.

Before the morning court, Che Gang came over to report last night's situation to Zhu Ao, in fact, there was no need for Che Gang to speak, from his smiling expression, Zhu Ao guessed that last night's things were going well, this Nima is definitely an expression of invitation.

After listening to the report, Zhu Ao nodded slightly, pulled the car guard aside and said softly: "You have done a good job in this matter." And that sandbank king, Alugo, lost it by the way. ”

Che Gang was stunned for a moment, to be honest, he thought that there was no need to solve the problem of Alu Ge's loss, there were so many people left under his subordinates, and they were scattered all over the country, ** practiced obediently, and it was really a lot of time to solve him, but since the king had spoken, as the head of the spy of the Su country, he had to carry it out to the letter, and glanced at Zhu Ao with puzzled eyes, I really couldn't understand how this usually brave and fierce king could become so careful today, is it really like people say, the more people have, the less courage they have, Because of the fear of losing, people who have nothing are not afraid of anything, anyway, a bad life, how can I love it, early GG in this life is not necessarily a bad thing, maybe you will be able to catch a good deck of cards in the next life, and said respectfully to Zhu Ao: "The minister obeys the order, the minister will poison him tonight, and he will be killed violently." ”

Zhu Ao was stunned for a moment, your heart is too poisonous, does the widow look so much like a murderer? He also poisoned people and lied that he died violently? I thought about it enough, I have done everything I have learned in this line of work, I didn't look at him angrily, I just wanted to have a seizure, I turned a few corners in my head and endured it, it may be that the widow's order was not clear, this is a communication problem, there is no need to get angry, patted Che Gang's shoulder and smiled: "Don't be so desperate, move him to Lanzhou, change his name, and let him take care of the granary, and declare to the outside world that he is sick and dead." ”

Che Gang looked confused, it seems that he has understood the wrong leader's intentions, such is that he must pay attention in the future, because it is too dangerous, it is a matter of life and future, you must pay attention, a very ashamed expression immediately appeared on his face, and he said resignedly: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister must do this well." ”

Zhu Ao nodded slightly at the car gang, which was regarded as an affirmation of his work attitude, and patted the sincerely frightened car post with his hand, greeted him, and took his henchman to the court.

The core issue discussed in the early days today was the tax rate of the merchants of the Su Kingdom, because Zhu Ao woke up and found that he was going to make a fortune.

Why? Because in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu was forbidden to trade with foreign powers, not that he thought that China was the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, with vast land and abundant resources, and everything - in this regard, Lao Zhu, the son of cloth, was very self-aware; But he knew that what he overthrew was only a Yuan Dynasty, and the Mongols still had a lot of power in the world, and he didn't want the people in the country to know this, otherwise it would be easy to cause instability in the hearts of the people, giving people a feeling that the Ming Dynasty was likely to be wiped out by the Mongols' revenge coalition in a few days, which would hit the morale of the Ming Dynasty and the people's hearts, and it would also make some people who missed the old Yuan know that they were very excited and ready to move.

Only by isolating internal and external news can we better promote our own wisdom and martial arts and belittle the image of the other party, Lao Zhu is not a fool, he is naturally well versed in this.