Chapter 39: Salted Fish Rice

He Xi inspected them all, and then let everyone rest, he took Zhu Xiongying to walk on the beach by the sea, watching the waves wash the beach wave after wave. He Xi said: "You don't like salted fish? ”

Zhu Xiongying hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Naturally I don't like it, those things, aren't they good things at first glance?" ”

He Xi said: "I don't like it either. You lived in my house when you were a child, how is the food in my house? ”

Zhu Xiongying thought of the food in He Mansion and immediately said, "It's much better than in the palace." I liked it the most. ”

He Xi said: "You haven't thought about why my family's food is better than that in the palace?" ”

Zhu Xiongying was stunned, he hadn't thought about this question.

He Xi looked at Zhu Xiongying's expression, knew Zhu Xiongying's thoughts, and said, "It's because of me." I don't get tired of eating, I don't get tired of being fine, that's me. With me, there are new dishes in Hefu. Do you think people like me would like this stinky salted fish? ”

He Xi's words were not wrong at all.

Generally speaking, during the 600 years of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Chinese cuisine was still developing. Many of the practices of later generations are not available in this era.

As a colt, He Xi can have enough power to gather a group of chefs and let them cook new dishes he likes, as well as a little bit of technology. For example, the ancient method of monosodium glutamate, the real MSG, He Xi can't make it. But in Lu cuisine, an extract from kelp is used. As a means of freshness.

Under this kind of means, Hefu cuisine is unique. It's just that people of this era still don't understand. After all, He Xi did not have the habit of inviting others to his home for dinner. He Fu cuisine has been spread all over the world, and that is decades later.

Zhu Xiongying said: "Then you still ------" Speaking of this, Zhu Xiongying suddenly paused, he seemed to understand something? I don't seem to understand.

He Xi said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, let me teach you, this is the first lesson, that is, to restrain your desires. As a superior, one of your ideas has a huge influence. Some things that you don't want can affect a lot of things. If something is good at the top, it will be followed by the bottom. So, your hobby is not a hobby, it's power. You can't use a preference, or your preference has to be consistent with what you want to do. The meaning of salted fish, others don't know, you should know. ”

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

The food crisis is a secret.

The entire Liaodong knows that there are only a dozen people. Or a few people at the top. With Yao Guangxiao, Huang Zicheng, Yang Shiqi and so on. Either that, or the group of people who are specifically responsible for checking and settling accounts. Other than that, no one else knows.

They didn't understand why He Xi valued salted fish so much.

Zhu Xiongying should know.

He Xi continued: "You say, should you eat this salted fish?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "Naturally, you should eat." It's just ------," he paused slightly, and said, "That's too unpalatable." ”

He Xi said: "People in the world have to endure hardships. Life is eight hardships, birth, old age, sickness and death, love and separation, can't ask for it, and resentment will be. These sufferings are either physical or spiritual. But those who have achieved great things since ancient times are all asking for hardships. The people will suffer from hunger and cold, and you and I will suffer against our hearts. It's all the same. This salted fish no matter what, it can satisfy hunger, this year's drought in Shandong, the number of people who starved to death is tens of thousands, you just came from Shandong and didn't see it? For the matter of salted fish, the entire officialdom attaches great importance to one point and does it well. If you do a good job, what happened in Shandong will not happen in Liaodong. And if not seriously. What happened in Shandong may not be impossible to happen in Liaodong, but it may also happen in the world. It must be known that Your Majesty did not think about rebellion before, if Your Majesty had two hectares of land in his hometown, there would be no current Ming Dynasty. Everything in life has a price. Therefore, the emperor could not do anything happy. ”

"Do you understand?"

Zhu Xiongying felt very heavy after hearing this.

He was too young to understand any of this. It's just that the future doesn't seem to be as rosy as he imagined.

After this conversation.

Zhu Xiongying was silent for a long time.

At noon, the whole salted fish feast came.

I have to say that the chefs found here are of a high level. Although the raw materials are not good. But green onions, ginger, and even new spices from the South Seas, some medicinal herbs. Do everything possible to remove the original taste of salted fish.

It's just that the time is still too short.

If you give them some time to concoct it, it may not be impossible to make it more delicious.

But time is tight and the task is heavy.

The taste of the surface of this salted fish is masked. But the fishy, bitter, and salty smell in my bones can't be removed.

Zhu Xiongying took a bite and didn't want to eat it anymore. But looking at He Xi's frequent lifting of chopsticks, he seems to like it very much. Zhu Xiongying could only grit her teeth slightly, take a deep breath, do enough psychological construction, and eat in a big gulp.

It's just that that night, after going back, Zhu Xiongying threw up all over the ground, and such a thing is not enough for outsiders.

A question lingered in Zhu Xiongying's heart, and he said secretly: "Does anyone really like to eat this salted fish?" ”

He Xi still had an effect on eating salted fish this time.

At least the officials don't dare to fool people anymore.

Although it is said that salted fish is difficult to make delicious because of its own problems. But there is still a certain gap between unpalatable and unpalatable.

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The person He Xi was waiting for finally came.

The return of several whaling ships with a few hundred stones caused a sensation in Port Arthur. It shouldn't be anything else, it's because of the mountain-like whales. Even the whole ship, together with the whales, seems much smaller.

Only three whales were caught, but He Xi visually found that there were nearly 100 tons of whale meat.

Almost the entire Lushun mouth fell into a frenzy. Almost all the people stopped the work at hand, racing against time to deal with whale meat, and the day's meal was even simpler, large pieces of whale meat, boiled in water, each person a piece of meat, about one or two catties of weight, broth casually added. There's even some ground meat in the broth.

The local people have never eaten so luxuriously in their lives.

He Xi was also very happy. But he was not involved in the handling of the whales. He paid more attention to whaling operations.

He Xi took the group to the whaling ship.

At this moment, the soldiers on the whaling ship are waiting for the review in unison.

He Xi waved them to sit down, and he asked, "This whale can eat the people of Liaodong for many days, and you are all heroes." Tell me, is there anything wrong with this whaling? ”

The leader of the general is named Shi Cheng. It's a Jurchen. However, it has long been changed to a Han surname, and it is no different from ordinary Han people. "The biggest problem with whaling is that the boat is not strong enough," he said. Look here, sir. ”

As he spoke, he led He Xi to the stern of the boat, and He Xi suddenly saw that there was a big gap. He was shocked to see. The one-foot-thick planks were smashed hard, and the extremely strong wood exposed jagged fractures. Let He Xi know. It's not fancy, it's smashed.

It's an unimaginable force.

You know, the whaling ship has been reinforced. In He Xi's opinion, unless the distance is very close, it is difficult for the cannons of this era to penetrate. But I don't want to be beaten like this by whales.

Shi Cheng said: "It's also that we have no experience, and we don't move to see the whales." I pulled it over, and as a result, the whale was pretending to be dead and came fiercely. If it weren't just a return to the light. Today's situation is not easy. ”

He Xi wanted to say that he wanted to find a way to strengthen the hull. But the wood is thick enough. He thought for a moment and said, "So be it. When I go back, I'll have the Shenyang Iron Works come and dock with you, and they'll make some iron plates, and you will put them on the outside of the ship. As for the specifics, you think for yourself. Hope it works a little. ”

Shi Cheng said, "Thank you, sir. But while he was happy, he was a little worried, and said, "Won't this be too expensive?" The climate at sea is humid, and this iron plate, it is estimated that it will not take long, it will be rusty and unusable. ”

He Xi said: "It doesn't matter, at this price, the imperial court is still angry." Moreover, talent is a priceless treasure, so what is the value of a mere dead thing? ”

As soon as this statement came out. Immediately received a group of grateful glances.