In the early morning, the sons and brothers who were still in Heyuxuan were still asleep, but the emperor came from the foot of the mountain quietly.

Xia Shang knew that the emperor was here for him, so he calmly accepted Li Shimin's summons, and at the same time brought a small white porcelain basin.

In a secret room, Li Shimin sat upright, with the inseparable old eunuch beside him, and a hideous-looking guard with a knife on Xia Shang's left.

The atmosphere in the small room was depressing, and from the moment Xia Shang entered, the door was tightly locked.

Li Shimin first saw the small basin in Xia Shang's hand and asked, "What is in your hand?" ”

"An hors d'oeuvres cooked by the grass people for His Majesty."

"Oh? Did you know I would come to you early in the morning? ”

"It's just speculation."

"......" Li Shimin frowned slightly, and looked at Xia Shang carefully, feeling that this person already knew what was going to happen, so why was he still so calm?

"I've heard that you're a great cook, do you want to change my mind with a dish? Isn't it too underestimating my decision? ”

Xia Shang said calmly: "Your Majesty, the hors d'oeuvres are what the grass people have prepared for a long time, Your Majesty might as well taste them first before making conclusions." ”

Li Shimin became curious: "Okay, can you present it to the real person to see what it is?" ”

When the eunuch next to him heard this, he stepped forward and brought the small basin to the table in front of the emperor, opened the lid, and saw that the basin was nothing more than a cabbage and a bowl of water.

The eunuch was furious and scolded: "Bold! How dare you tease Your Majesty, this is the dish you have carefully prepared! Someone ...... coming."

"Wait." Li Shimin opened his mouth to interrupt, and his gaze turned to Xia Shang, "You just hope for such a clear soup cabbage?" Do you think that if I drink a bowl of clear soup, I will be cleared of my heart and no longer pursue it? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this dish is the grass people, knowing the taste of the dish means knowing that the grass people are people, a dish is far more convincing than words."

"You say this dish represents you as a person? I'll get to know you after I've tasted it? Li Shimin finally became a little curious, he wanted to know why this simple cabbage gave Xia Shang confidence and why did he have no fear? Okay, I'll try it and see if I can read what you want to say. ”

Hearing this, the eunuch reminded anxiously: "Your Majesty, this dish ......"

"It's nothing more than a cabbage in clear water, and it's often okay."

The eunuch nodded, took out the silver needle, and after trying it in the cabbage and soup, he took a spoon and tasted it himself.

The soup was clear and colorless, only the yellow and green of cabbage, which was really like clear water, but after the eunuch tasted it, he was stunned and did not move for a long time.

Li Shimin approached curiously and asked, "How does it taste?" ”

The eunuch recovered from his distraction, looked at Xia Shang meaningfully, and then said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, you have to taste it to know, the old slave can't describe it." ”

I don't know how many times this eunuch tried dishes with Li Shimin, and over time he also developed a good tongue, what dish can make him show such an expression? A bowl of water, a cabbage, is there anything else?

Li Shimin couldn't wait, picked up the chopsticks and poked the cabbage in the water, and tasted it after a little hesitation.

After taking a bite, Li Shimin lost his mind for a moment, put down his chopsticks and looked at Xia Shang again, and at the same time looked at the dishes in front of him.

"What kind of dish is this?"

"Boiling water cabbage."

"Boiling cabbage?" Li Shimin thought about it carefully, and soon showed a smile and praised: "What a boiling cabbage!" Ingenuity! Good! ”

The eunuch had already retreated behind Li Shimin, and he looked at Xia Shang with more admiration, he hadn't seen the emperor appreciate a dish so much for a long time. But he was a little puzzled, and said in his heart, what does such a dish represent?

If the eunuch doesn't understand, the emperor won't understand, if he doesn't understand this, he won't be worthy of being the emperor.

Xia Shang firmly believed that Li Shimin could understand what he wanted to say, and asked calmly: "Your Majesty, can the grass people leave now?" ”

Li Shimin groaned slightly, and nodded under the shocked gaze of the eunuch.

"Your Majesty really let him go!"

Xia Shang smiled when he heard this, turned around and prepared to leave, and when he walked to the door, he heard the emperor shout: "Wait." ”

Xia Shang was nervous, thinking that it should be the emperor who wanted to regret it?

Turning around, I heard the emperor say: "You have some skills, I will not pursue them this time." But this boiling water cabbage not only represents you, but also represents Datang. At next year's court meeting, this boiling water cabbage will appear in front of the ministers, and I want all the ministers and visiting seasons to taste the boiling water cabbage. There must be no mistake in this matter, otherwise the two crimes will be punished together. ”

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Xia Shang didn't care what the dynasty would be, and the emperor could say such a thing to prove that his little fortune was saved.

Returning to Beijing from Lishan, everyone with them disappeared into the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. Xia Shang also rushed back to his small shop before nightfall.

Back in the store, Xia Shang's hanging heart was really let go.

At this time, the Fang brothers fell asleep lying on the bench in the hall, the hall had been cleaned, and it seemed that the two of them had rested after being busy. It's just that two guys can fall asleep like this, which is also admirable.

Wake up the two brothers, who complain at the same time that they need to add more manpower.

Xia Shang didn't know that in the two days he left, the haggis soup had entered the charging stage, and although the number of guests had decreased, it was too tiring for the three of them to deal with everything. In two days, the store earned a total of more than 50 taels of silver, twice as much as it had in the best days of business. If this continues, there will be more and more guests, and they will become more and more tired when they work, and the Fang brothers will be a little unbearable.

According to the Fang brothers, the first step has been completed, and it is time to rectify the store.

Without any hesitation, Xia Shang agreed to the Fang family's brother's request and agreed to start recruiting people tomorrow, and the number of recruits was not limited.

When the Fang brothers heard it, they thought it was the shopkeeper talking nonsense, how could there be such a store in the world? There is no limit to the number of recruits? What if 10,000 people come? Even if you sell more than enough wages, it's not enough.

Xia Shang's answer was that the more people came, the better.

Because he will not give a penny to the workers, he will have to let the workers give their own money.

The words made the Fang family brothers inexplicable, and Xia Shang had no choice but to talk about his own ideas in detail.

The reason why my business is so good is that there is no other store to share the cheap haggis soup. If you want a cheap and delicious haggis soup, you can only eat it deliciously, and it is impossible to digest it for so many customers, and there is a limit to the daily turnover. Xia Shang wanted nothing more than to open a branch, collect a franchise fee, and let the branch share the pressure brought by the enthusiastic guests.

Of course, the current conditions are not enough for Xia Shang to expand his branches, the funds have not yet been recovered, and the store and decoration need silver. Therefore, Xia Shang is ready to start the cart selling service first.

The so-called cart selling is to use a trolley loaded with delicious haggis soup and ordinary meals in the alleys of Chang'an City, as long as you wave your hand, you can want to use all the dishes launched anytime and anywhere.

Sell the dishes to franchisees at internal prices to earn a little money for the ingredients, and at the same time charge a certain monthly fee.