The six of them were afraid of disturbing the people, and their memories of the last time were too deep, so they all traveled in casual clothes, but they also brought a dozen guards. However, I didn't bring a jade chariot, and I traveled on horseback, and soon came to Baiyuqiao, which was the peak time of the autumn tax, and until the ice came, it was the busiest time period in Bianshui.

It happened that a ship was carrying goods to the wharf, and more than a dozen people on the boat stared at the Baiyu Bridge together, from the beginning they were looking at Shundian, and now they were looking at the Baiyu Bridge, looking at the playground, and an empty boat came out on the other side, and it was about to collide, and the people on the empty boat shouted loudly, only to wake up the people of the boat, and hurriedly turned the rudder. The tourists on the bridge laughed and scolded together.

Zhao Kuangyi also scolded with a smile: "This is not good, the boatman is easy to be distracted." ”

Zhao Kuangyin smiled, you can't blame the boat family, it's just that the people in the capital watch it every day, aren't they surprised now? Then he glanced at the playground, standing on the white jade bridge, he could see it clearly, the more people lined up for those exciting projects, screaming one by one, laughing one by one.

Liu Wensuo shook his head: "I don't know how to cherish myself." ”

"Liu Qing, needless to say, even I want to go up, don't be nervous, I'm just talking." Zhao Kuangyin said that he missed his mouth.

Chu Zhaofu said quietly: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in once. ”

"Oh, let's hear it."

"Listen to what my unscrupulous son said, so the minister got on that swing, the devil's swing."

"How?"

"I was dizzy, and I didn't wake up until half a year after I landed."

"Chu Envoy, aren't you looking for guilt."

"Liu Zhongcheng, you don't understand."

"And that one. The others were in line, but the minister did not go up. Then looked around. But to be honest, the three hundred dollars were really worth it. ”

"That's why there's a lot of people."

While talking about all kinds of interesting things inside. While getting off the inclined bridge, as soon as I entered the gate, a few neatly dressed servants led the horses, and gave a very polite salute: "A few big men are invited...... No, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. ”

"Do not be alarmed, and lead my horse into the stable."

But this is not what he said, a large group of people fell early, and Zhao Kuangyin was helpless. He couldn't get rid of his identity, so he went in. Several servants lay on the ground and looked at Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu, Zhao Pu waved his hand and said, "You can do whatever you want." ”

"Oh, Your Majesty, please clean your shoes."

"Clean shoes?"

"Officials, if they come, they will be safe."

"You've been here too?"

"The two kings have come, Li Xianggong has come, and the envoy of Chu has also come."

Dare to love is that Zhao Kuangyin and Liu Wensuo have come. Zhao Kuangyin smiled, this is human nature. The more expensive he is, the more curious he is, and he is curious, how can he blame his subordinates. So he obeyed the command of the servant and sat down in a chair. The servant familiarly brought water and a box of glass-filled grease and oiled the uppers. Zhao Kuangyin asked, "What is it?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's made of paraffin wax and insect wax. Add some turpentine to maintain the upper. ”

Nowadays people wear straw sandals. Cloth shoes and leather shoes, that is, boots. Many, including the sneakers launched by Shundian, are also leather shoes made of various animal skins, people who enter Shundian can not wear straw sandals to come in, so every guest who enters Shundian comes in first to polish shoes, polish and wax, if it is cloth shoes, wash the sole with a cloth of water, and wipe the upper clean. While the guests sit on chairs to polish their shoes, servants stand in the back and massage the muscles and bones of the guests.

Including the guards all enjoyed once, a row of twenty-eight young girls came to give a salute, but this time several girls were very nervous, and they couldn't talk very sharply. All the way in, a slightly bold girl asked, "Your Majesty, how many floors do you sit?" ”

"What's the difference?"

Several girls stammered, not knowing how to answer, but Zhao Kuangyi replied: "Brother Huang, the more expensive it is, and the menu price is different." ”

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the central dance floor and asked Zhao Pu, "Is it okay for me to sit on the third floor?" ”

"The officials and ministers don't know, and there are no rules related to etiquette."

"It's on the third floor, and I'll take a look at the dance." There was a group of dancers dancing a strange dance on the dance floor in the middle, and after weighing, Zhao Kuangyin felt that it was better to watch the dance than to look at the vista.

But as soon as he entered, all the guests who had eaten stopped and bowed down one after another. Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and said, "You all go back to eat." ”

The guests went back again, and some people were excited, is this considered a meal with the emperor? However, the guests on the fourth and fifth floors came down together, and whoever dared to eat on top of the emperor's head, they ran down, and the guests on the third floor also realized that they ran to the second floor. Don't worry about the people, but still worry.

This is nothing, Zhao Kuangyin didn't see it, swaggered up to the third floor, and was taken by the maid to the most luxurious box. Another maid took a drink list and a fruit list, with pictures and words on them, and asked, "What do you drink and eat?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the two lists and asked, "It's priceless?" ”

"Brother Huang, no, this is a free service, one person only has one drink and fruit, it is an aperitif drink and fruit, not much, I heard that it is to moisten the stomach, so that it does not hurt the stomach after eating, and drinking wine also padded some food into it, it is not considered an empty stomach to eat wine, it is also helpful to the stomach."

"It turns out that I am also a layman."

"Brother Huang, my brother doesn't understand it for the first time."

"I understand why it's so expensive." Zhao Kuangyin smiled dumbly, with this service, the main store in the capital has? Then I looked at the list and was very curious, anyway, there were six people, so I ordered six fruits and drinks.

The maid went down, and the skilled uncle came up, there were fruit enzymes, tea enzymes, milk drinks, and tea, and some were going to perform on the spot, because they were nervous, and their movements were not as sharp as before, but they were okay, and the fruit was also served. A small dish, sweet and sour, tastes good, but the more you eat, the hungrier you get. The maid brought the recipe, and she was also wondering, would she have to collect the emperor's money later? Carefully follow the usual rules, hand over the first recipe, with words, pictures and prices on it, and the minimum is 200 Wen, that is, a pot of stir-fried vegetables. There is also soup in the back, and a bowl of clear chicken soup costs five yuan. Liu Wensu couldn't stand it and asked, "What kind of chicken soup costs five dollars?" Are you robbing money? ”

The maid was inexplicable, Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and asked, "Why does it charge five dollars?" ”

His eyes were still on the second and third cookbooks, the first one was not expensive. The most expensive is only seven or eight tains, and no matter how you eat, you can't eat more than a thousand tains. I think the mystery is still on those two books.

"Your Majesty, it's not just chicken soup. It is a number of live chickens slaughtered on the spot, and then the soup flavor is pressed out with a pressure cooker, and then the soup boiled by several chickens is condensed into a bowl, which is fresh but not greasy, so it is expensive. ”

"Pressure cooker?" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly felt that he had become a bun and didn't understand anything.

"It's a special pot, deliberately made by the earl and made by the steel supervisor, and a pot is worth several dollars. The food is easy to rot inside, but it must be handled by a special person, otherwise it will be dangerous. ”

"I understand, if I want to eat this kind of chicken soup, I can only come to Shundian?"

The maid didn't dare to answer, thinking to herself, there are rumors that the emperor is simple and eats not as well as ordinary ministers, is it true? That's not right. That's the emperor, why can't you be reluctant to eat something? Zhao Kuangyin said: "Let's have six bowls of chicken soup first." ”

"Your Majesty, this will take half an hour, and it happens that Your Majesty will serve the soup after eating. It can sober up wine and help digestion. ”

"Then wait half an hour and bring those two cookbooks."

"Whoa." The maid handed over the recipe. Zhao Kuangyin looked through it, and there were all kinds of ingredients. There is also red paper pasted on the top of the one that is not available for the time being, and it is out of stock. Especially the bottom. There are at least thirty or forty kinds of dishes that cost more than 100 yuan per dish. Half of it is still in stock. Looking at this recipe, Zhao Kuangyin smiled dumbly: "I understand, how to eat 1,300 tassels." You say to the cook, "Serve a table of wine and food for 1,300 yuan." ”

A maid went down, and another maid continued to stand and wait, Zhao Kuangyin asked, "Why do you want to serve cheap recipes first?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is what Jiulang has repeatedly ordered, the latter are expensive, not everyone can afford to eat, if you present a guest and can't afford to eat, your face will be dull, but it will be ugly. Therefore, the first recipe is presented, and the guests are allowed to choose within the affordability, and if it is not too expensive, the second recipe is uploaded. ”

"I can't afford to eat it?"

"Your Majesty's forgiveness of sins, this is a rule, a rule, a rule."

"It's okay, don't say it, it's the first cookbook, if I let me eat it every day, I can't afford it." Zhao Kuangyin laughed when he said this. looked at the second floor opposite, the stage dancer went down, and a dancer on the second floor was performing, Zhao Kuangyin asked: "Why is there only dance, no song?" ”

The maid looked at Zhao Kuangyin hesitantly, and Zhao Kuangyin said, "Don't worry, I'm also here for the first time to eat, and I don't understand anything." ”

I'm a bun!

The maid said: "Your Majesty, the people who come here to eat are all people of status, with elegant manners, and if they sing, they will make a loud noise, which is not beautiful." Therefore, the private room is mostly a dance performance, and there are few singing performances. Either there is occasional singing on stage, but it is not very loud. In this way, guests will feel that the environment is elegant and comfortable, in line with their gentlemanly status. If you're feeling really quiet, there's plenty to do outside for entertainment. ”

"Liu Qing, do you understand, inexpensive people come here, and they also praise you noblely, can you be stingy when eating? What is a gentleman, O gentleman? ”

"The old minister also understands a thing or two."

"You guys go down too," Zhao Kuangyin said to the two maids who served.

The maid went down, and Zhao Kuangyin said: "This kid is one after another, used in Hezhou, but the situation is too small, I want to arrange him to have an idle position, you see whether to stuff it into the Chinese book, or to the Privy Council, or to the third division." ”

"Privy Council, those weapons can't do without this kid," Li Chongju said.

"Code, military is not what this son is good at, it is best to send it to the Chinese book."

"Government affairs may not be his strength, financial management is this kid's strength, and the three divisions are the best."

"Liu Qing, what do you see?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister is confused."

"Second brother, what do you think?"

"It's okay to put it in the Privy Council, if it's grinding and grinding, you can serve as a logistics officer of the army in the future, or a supervisor of the army, with this son as a supervisor, the generals will not dare to act recklessly, if you serve as a logistics officer, the logistics will be orderly."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, he heard that Song Jiu said the overall planning method, it was precisely because of this overall planning method that he could use it more in the summer, at least there was no problem in serving as a logistics officer, and even because he was proficient in arithmetic, he did better than any official. If you hold the position of supervising the army, then you must grind, you can't say that you love the people, and if you fight, you will die.

Zhao Kuangyi said again: "It's okay to put it in the Chinese book, he has all kinds of whimsical ideas, now it is Hezhou, if it is enlarged to a state all the way, it is not impossible, at least the economy of this road does not have to worry." Of course, he still lacks some experience, and he has to grind it. ”

When it came to the economy, Chu Zhaofu smiled and said, "That is, the second king, or the third division is the best." ”

"The three divisions are also fine, but it mainly depends on how the imperial brother uses it, and the younger brother agrees with the imperial brother's opinion, first with idle work, half with half grinding, many techniques in the academy and Hezhou will not be wasted, and they will be called when they are used, and they don't need to be allowed to teach or develop. Anyway, he has a lot of energy, and he is not afraid to use him. ”

"Second brother, you don't need to be angry with him anymore, and you can't use it." Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but be happy. But a few people said it, but they didn't say it, and they still didn't know where to stuff Song Jiu to. (To be continued......)