Chapter 131: The Banquet
readx;??? After the military parade, Zhang Jiashi announced his intention to Xi Gonggong and asked the other party to start preparing for the banquet in Xianyang Palace and the square in the south. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info★ Novel Rankings m★{To see the latest chapters, please go to:}
Similar to the situation of the previous Great Qin Empire Dynasty Meeting, Zhang Jiashi did not think of changing this way of holding banquets after the meeting.
After all, there are some things that are not a mistake for Zhang Jiashi, and they might as well continue to continue.
And the weather on this day was good, and the square of Xianyang Palace happened to be the main venue for the banquet.
And once it rains, then the corresponding banquet will be held in the main hall of Xianyang Palace, which has also become a corresponding practice in the Great Qin Empire.
Therefore, Zhang Jiashi continued this convention, but he was too lazy to worry about whether he wanted to think about other aspects.
......
This banquet, Zhang Jiashi did not think about doing quite a wonderful job, but thinking about the safety issues, Zhang Jiashi did not plan to hire a lot of song and dance troupes to perform, and in terms of the corresponding foundation of the Great Qin Empire, because of the impact of the war, this aspect can be said to have no such foundation compared to the great court meeting that Zhang Jiashi participated in.
Because these song and dance troupes also suffered many aspects of the impact in the war, for example, in the war, the members of these song and dance troupes were scattered, and even suffered great losses because their personnel were killed by the rebels or did some other things.
It can be said that even if Zhang Jiashi did not take into account the corresponding safety issues, he could not find too many members of the song and dance troupe to perform at the court meeting.
As for the security issue, Zhang Jiashi has no way of knowing whether most of the members of the song and dance troupe are people who hate the Great Qin Empire, and if these people are mixed into the song and dance troupe or he is a member of the song and dance troupe, there is a possibility that Gao will gradually leave.
If such a situation really happens, I'm afraid Zhang Jiashi himself will have to lose face and go to his grandmother's house.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi really doesn't know who his grandmother is...... After all, Zhang Jiashi's background is an orphan who was adopted by the Taoist temple.
......
At such a time, Zhang Jiashi should make the next arrangements for his subordinates, instead of staying here.
But Zhang Jiashi himself also thought of the corresponding response situation to solve this matter.
That is Zhang Jiashi's tentative at such a time. A tea party was held in the style of a Western-style buffet modeled after later generations.
A buffet, sometimes referred to as a buffet, is an informal Western-style banquet that is especially common at large business events. It is done by not preparing a main meal, but by allowing the diners to choose their own food and drink during the meal, and then stand or sit. Feel free to spend time with others or eat alone. The reason why a buffet is called a buffet is mainly because it can mobilize the subjective initiative of diners during the meal. And by their own hands, help themselves, and arrange the selection of dishes within the established range. As for the fact that it is also called a buffet, it is mainly because the food served is mainly cold. Of course, serve some hot dishes in moderation, or offer some semi-finished products to be processed by the diners themselves.
Buffet is a way of dining that originated from Western food. Hot and cold dishes and snacks are served by the chef on a long table in the restaurant. This form of dining originated from the "Scandinavian cold food before a meal" and the "Henglian breakfast" in Northern Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries AD.
Legend has it that this was one of the first ways of eating for pirates at the time. To this day, there are still many cafeterias around the world named after "pirates". The pirates were so rough and dissolute that they hated the etiquette and rules of dining, and only demanded that the restaurants serve all the meals and drinks they needed in containers, gather them at the table, and then let them drink and eat as much as they want, and then add more when they have not eaten enough.
This special form of dining for pirates. At first, it was seen as an uncivilized phenomenon, but over time, people felt that this method also had many advantages, and it was not restricted for customers to eat as they pleased. For hoteliers, because they save the customer's table service, they naturally save a lot of labor and manpower, which can reduce the use of waiters and reduce the cost of employment for enterprises.
The buffet was first established in 1958 at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Showa 33, Japan, and all dishes were served on one table. This style is popular for customers to eat according to their preferences.
With the introduction of Western food to China, the buffet dining method was naturally brought to China. This way of dining first appeared in the 30s of the 20th century in the big hotel opened by foreigners in China, so that it really came into contact with the Chinese people, in the late 80s of the 20th century, with China's opening to the outside world, the emerging tourism joint venture hotel, the hotel will promote the buffet to China's popular catering market, the buffet is deeply loved by consumers for its diverse forms, rich dishes, comprehensive nutrition, low price, simple meals, especially favored by young people and children.
The buffet method chosen by Zhang Jiashi is similar to a cocktail party.
A cocktail party is also known as a cocktail party. This reception is mainly about drinks, providing a place for guests to socialize, and the preparation and service procedures are roughly the same as those of a buffet. The food at the reception was mainly snacks. Just prepare a dessert plate, a sweet fork, a small nappy and a variety of wine glasses. Compared to the buffet, the bar counter is larger, and sometimes there are two for easy service.
However, considering that there is no way to arrange the corresponding pattern in the way of cocktail parties in later generations, Zhang Jiashi has made corresponding changes.
First, there are a lot of Western-style pastries at cocktail parties, which no one knows how to make at the moment, and although Zhang Jiashi also knows how to make cakes or something, it is very difficult to make cakes without the right tools. Besides, with the current wheat grinding technology, it is estimated that even a Chinese cake like steamed chicken cake will not taste good, because few people will like to eat this kind of thing with wheat bran.
So in this respect, Zhang Jiashi chose to use a baked wheat cake instead of a cake.
Of course, this kind of baked wheat cake is not as simple as wheat cake, but Zhang Jiashi uses a hamburger method to put some barbecue slices into the middle of two wheat cakes, and then serve it as a food to treat his subordinate Wu.
Second, in this kind of cocktail party, wine is naturally an essential thing. And Zhang Jiashi did not skimp on his own spending in this regard. After all, the largest brewing merchant in the Great Qin Empire at the moment is him Zhang Jiashi.
It is an industry that will be considered very profitable in future generations. Zhang Jiashi also did not think about enforcing a ban on alcohol or anything like that.
......
In Chinese history, Xia Yu may have been the first emperor to propose the prohibition of alcohol. According to legend, "the emperor ordered Yi Di to make wine and beauty, enter Yu, drink and be willing, and then sparse Yi Di and never want wine." He said, in the Hereafter, there will be those who will perish their country with wine. Here, "Absolute Wine" can be understood as not drinking. But as the supreme ruler, the purpose of "absolute wine" is probably not limited to this. Rather, it shows that he wants to lead by example and not be tempted by good wine, and presumably includes the idea of prohibiting people from drinking excessively.
However, Zhang Jiashi was quite contemptuous of this theory, because in later China, a more recognized theory was that Du Kang invented such a thing as wine.
And Du Kang has two people, one is Du Kang during the Yellow Emperor period, and the other is Shaokang, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty.
The corresponding record of the former can only be made of vinegar rather than wine.
Legend has it that at the time of the Yellow Emperor. There was a man named Du Kang, who was in charge of managing the grain. At that time, with the development of agriculture, there was a bumper harvest of grain every year. However, there was too much food to eat, so they had to be stored in a cave, which was dark and damp. After a long time, all the grain rotted. Seeing this, Du Kang began to think hard about how to store grain.
On this day, Du Kang went for a walk in the woods and found a few dead trees, leaving only thick, empty trunks. Du Kang had an idea. Pour all the grain into the dry trunk of the tree. After some time, Du Kang came to the woods to inspect the grain, and he was surprised to find some wild boars, goats, and rabbits lying in front of the dead trees where the grain was stored, motionless, as if they were dead. He hurriedly approached to see what was going on: the trunk of the tree that used to hold grain had cracked a few cracks, and water continued to seep from the inside out. Seemingly. The animals had licked and eaten the water before they lay down. But what kind of water is this, Du Kang leaned over to smell it, only to feel a fresh fragrance coming to his face, he couldn't help but taste a few sips of this strong perfume, and suddenly felt refreshed. Later, Du Kang took the strong perfume home and invited everyone to taste it. In this way, wine gradually became popular among the people, and Du Kang was also revered as the "God of Wine".
This is because under such conditions, which are not sealed, many times the sake brewed will ferment due to bacteria in the air, become vinegar, or simply spoil.
Moreover, according to ancient brewing techniques, the raw materials for sake brewing were often cooked grains, which were not a target for storage.
Of course, this is not the case, and some local specialties of monkey wine are said to be a kind of wine obtained by monkeys fermenting the fruit in a tree cavity. But what can be obtained in the way of Du Kang is hardly a kind of wine.
As for Du Kang's statement, it is explained according to the "Shuowen Jie Zi Towel Department": "The ancient Shaokang first made baskets, brooms, and rice wine. Shao Kang, Du Kang also. Buried in the long wall. "The initiation of the Yu throne marked the official birth of the first dynasty in Chinese history. Taikang, who succeeded Qi to the throne, was absurd and unreasonable, and was lost after being seized the throne by Hou Yi, the chief of the Yi tribe. But Hou Yi was immediately replaced by his own cronies Han Xun. Taikang fled to the tribe with the same surname, and Hou Yi destroyed the town and supported Zhongkang. Zhongkang's son fled to Shangqiu and was defeated by the Yi tribe. At this time, Xiang's wife Hou Jinzheng was pregnant, she fled to Youzhi's and gave birth to Shaokang, because she hoped that he could make a difference like her grandfather Zhongkang, so she was named Shaokang.
Han Xun wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and sent someone to arrest Shaokang. Shaokang was helpless, ran to the territory of the Yu family, and became a small official there (a petty official in charge of meals and the like). The young Shaokang made a living by herding, and the food he brought hung on the trees, often forgetting to eat it. After a period of time, Shaokang found that the leftovers hanging on the tree had changed the taste, and the juice produced was unusually sweet, which aroused his interest, so he repeatedly studied and pondered, and finally discovered the principle of natural fermentation, so he consciously followed suit, and continued to improve, and finally formed a complete set of wine-making technology, thus establishing the position of the originator of Du Kang's Chinese wine-making industry, and the wine he made was also named "Du Kang Wine".
Although Shaokang's experience in brewing wine was accidental, there is no doubt that since the food is hung on a tree, it must be sealed with utensils, such as bamboo tubes or something, after all, the ancients also worried about the heat of the food.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Shaokang made wine, or Shaokang invented sorghum wine.
And there is another Du Kang who seems to be more convincing in the relevant records:
According to historical records such as "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" and "Naturalist Chronicles", Du Kang was a descendant of Du Bo, a doctor of the Zhou Dynasty, who lived in Du Kang Village, a small mountain village with beautiful scenery in the north of Ruyang County, Henan Province, and invented Qin wine here. In 785 B.C., Du Bo was killed by King Xuan of Zhou on "trumped-up" charges, and Du Kang fled to Du Kang Village to work as a shepherd in order to escape the disaster. Obviously, Du Kang, who has lived in the house for a long time and misses his hometown, will not have a good appetite, and often half of the rice balls he brings with him when grazing are left, and at this time, Du Kang throws the leftovers into the nearby mulberry tree hole. Spring goes to autumn, and the mulberry hole is already full of rice balls. One day, when Du Kang went to throw away leftovers again, he smelled a pungent aroma and vaguely saw a lot of transparent liquid flowing out of the hole in the tree. After tasting it, Du Kang felt that it was very luscious and his spirit was also very refreshing, so he imitated this method and continued to research, and made a special straw wine for people to drink.
After King Zhou Ping moved the capital to Luoyang, he was able to taste Du Kang wine, and thought that the taste was excellent, so he set it as the imperial wine in the palace, and named Du Kang as a wine fairy, and gave Du Kang Village as "Du Kang Xianzhuang". Since then, Du Kang wine has become famous all over the world.
However, this description is very inaccurate in relation to the effects of alcohol on people.
"After tasting it, Du Kang felt very luscious, and his spirit was also very refreshing." This description is not suitable to describe low-alcohol wine, let alone sorghum, which is even more unreliable even if the alcohol content is not very high due to brewing technology problems. And contrary to the statement that Du Kang made wine during the Yellow Emperor period, the two have corresponding commonalities, that is, Du Kang during the Zhou Dynasty is likely to get vinegar instead of wine.
......
So Zhang Jiashi subconsciously ignored the prohibition of alcohol or something, after all, he didn't want to see anything happen to him.
Besides, it is true that alcohol can make mistakes, but if you ban alcohol completely because of this, isn't it a kind of putting the cart before the horse?