As soon as these words came out, the entire hall suddenly fell silent.

Even Qin Wangzheng on the main seat was stunned.

Who is so unemotionally inintelligent?

Saying this kind of thing in public, isn't this clearly offending Zhao Tuo, there are still such brainless courtiers in his palace as King Qin Zheng.

Qin Wang Zheng looked for prestige, and after seeing the triumphant appearance of the person who spoke, he felt normal again.

Qiang fistula.

As a Qiang born in Qiang, he climbed to the title of right change by virtue of his meritorious service in the war and the preferential treatment of King Qin's "buying horse bones". But it's a pity that although the status is high, the minds and thinking of the Qiang people are very different from those of the Zhuxia nobles, and they often speak at will regardless of the occasion, saying that the good ones are straightforward and upright, and the bad ones are brainless.

Barbarian!

No culture, no wonder.

The ministers and generals present all sneered secretly, but there was also excitement in their eyes.

With Qiang to help the fun, this wine is more enjoyable to drink.

Li Xin, who was originally drinking silently in the hall, instinctively wanted to open his mouth the moment he heard Qiang Qi laughing at Zhao Tuo, but he finally endured it, and his fingers silently pinched the wine.

At this time, with the sound of Qiang, Zhao Tuo also turned around and looked over.

He said: "Why did Qiang You say this? I don't buy wheat to eat because I don't like it. ”

Seeing Zhao Tuo's response, Qiang Tuo's interest in finding fault was even higher.

He has always remembered that Zhao Tuo attacked Huaiyin under his banner, which made Qiang Tuo very unhappy, and now he is using the strength of the wine to embarrass Zhao Tuo in front of the king and the ministers.

Qiang sneered: "Why hide it if you are younger." ”

"As far as I know, what use is the food eaten by the convict slaves, Mai, except for steaming and maturing wheat rice, and grinding flour to make pulp. Could it be that there is less to make and not eat, and it is specially for the people in the house to eat? In this victory, the king rewarded Shao Shang with a thousand gold, and Shao Shang was so stingy that he gave wheat to the servants in his own house, and he didn't want to use corn? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's gaze at Zhao Tuo became strange.

Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes, this barbarian seems to have specially found fault, and he came up and gave him a stingy hat, if he didn't explain, it would be a bad reputation.

"Qiang right is even more nonsense. How have my servants ever eaten wheat rice? I bought wheat for my own use. Wheat can not only be eaten as a delicacy, but also beneficial to the country and enhance the military strength of our Qin State. ”

Zhao Tuo's voice was clear and sound.

These words instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone stared at Zhao Tuo with curiosity on their faces, and even Qin Wangzheng looked sideways with surprise in his eyes.

Qin Wangzheng was in trouble in Zhao since he was a child, although he was blessed by his mother's family, but it was after Changping at that time, and Zhao also lacked food. Therefore, after breaking away from the Zhao State, Qin Wangzheng never ate that kind of thing again.

Now Zhao Tuo actually said, can wheat make food?

Can it also enhance the national strength of the Qin State?

That's pretty unusual.

Qiang Qi laughed: "What kind of food can be made into what the convict slaves eat like Mai?" Not to mention that it can also improve the national strength of my Qin State, hehe, how ridiculous is it that Shao Shangzao is lying in front of the king today? ”

"Qiang right."

Wei Yi glared at Qiang Qi, and after scolding the other party, he turned to Zhao Tuo and smiled: "Your kid's words have aroused the curiosity of the old man more and more, I don't know if you can let us see what kind of food Mai can make, and how it is beneficial to the military country, I think the king is also very curious about this, right?" ”

On the king's couch, Qin Wangzheng bowed slightly.

He wasn't interested in food or anything, but Zhao Tuo's sentence that wheat can benefit the military country just hit him in the heart. As long as there is a way to improve the national strength of Qin, Qin Wangzheng has always been extremely interested and expectant.

"Zhao Tuo, you said that the wheat can benefit my Qin State, so let's talk about it."

Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, with his understanding of Zhao Tuo, this son would never be lost.

Zhao Tuo arched his hand and said: "The king, Mai Neng Yiguo, the minister is studying, he has gained a lot, and he wants to dedicate it to the king to strengthen the national strength of my Qin State." Now that the king asked, the minister should have answered immediately, but if there was no real thing, I was afraid that there would be a suspicion of empty nonsense, which would cause Zhu Qing to be puzzled. It is better for the minister to make food with wheat himself, and when the food is put on the food, everything will be self-evident. ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded, Zhao Tuo's words have some truth, and there is no basis for empty words, and it is difficult to believe after all.

He glanced at the ministers in the palace and said with a smile: "Today is supposed to be a farewell to the prince, but who expected that Zhao Tuo would offer a strong Qin country, I don't know if the ministers are interested in this?" ”

"Hehe, the old minister is curious about this."

Wei Yu was the first to cheer.

Li Si had already guessed Qin Wangzheng's thoughts, and followed closely behind: "What Duke Wei said is that what Shao Shangzao said can be used to strengthen the country, and the minister is also quite interested. ”

Others chimed in.

Qiang blinked, in his expectation, after picking his own head, shouldn't everyone mock Zhao Tuo for eating wheat rice? How did it turn into Zhao Tuo's strategy to strengthen the country?

"Hmph, wheat rice is hard to swallow, in addition to giving it to the prisoners and slaves, what is the benefit, and it is said that it can strengthen the country? Hehe, I don't believe that he Zhao Tuo can still play flowers! ”

He muttered in his heart, and also shouted: "Then please let us see what kind of food this wheat can make, and it can also strengthen our country!" ”

Seeing that all the Qing were curious, Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "That is the case, then according to what you Zhao Tuo said, don't let the widow down." ”

"Minister, you will not disappoint the king!"

Zhao Tuo promised and was full of confidence.

……

With the permission of Qin Wangzheng, Zhao Tuo walked out of the palace, and under the guidance of the waiter, he walked towards the kitchen in the palace.

Benefiting from Qin's efficient action, the milled fine flour was quickly found.

At the same time, after Zhao Tuo got the permission of Qin Wangzheng, he also asked people to go to his mansion and get the old dough that he had fermented with koji.

Everything is ready to go.

Under the command of Zhao Tuo, those skilled cooks in the Qin Palace began to knead dough, beat, ferment and other actions.

The moon is high in the sky.

Qin Wangzheng and the ministers waited patiently because of Zhao Tuo's words that "wheat can strengthen the country".

Nearly an hour later, the kitchen of the Qin Palace was finally completed.

Zhao Tuo re-entered the side hall and saluted: "Your lord, the food made by the minister with wheat has been completed, and the king and the princes are invited to taste, so you will know whether what the minister said is true or false." ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded, and his gaze fell behind Zhao Tuo.

The maids in the palace walked into the hall with the food utensils and placed them on the food tablets in front of the king and the ministers in order.

Everyone looked at the food on the eucalyptus table in front of them, and they were all stunned, this is something they have never seen before.

There is soup in the bowl, and the soup is soaked in strange food one by one, and it is sprinkled with onions, soy beans and other things.

Isn't it wheat food?

Wei Yi blinked, and asked Zhao Tuo what everyone thought: "What is this?" This is what you Zhao Tuo said, food made of wheat? ”

Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "What Wei Gong said is very true, I named this thing 'noodles', which is made from wheat ground into flour, and the taste is quite good, not worse than ordinary food." This thing is soaked in soup and stirred with soy bean and green onions, which has a more flavorful taste. Taste it and you'll know. ”

"Hehe, made of wheat? The wheat rice is hard to chew and hard to swallow, and I don't believe that the food made with wheat can taste good. ”

Qiang glanced at the noodles in the food vessel with disgust.

At this time, Li Xin had already taken the lead in raising the chopsticks and scooping up the noodles, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

He remembered Zhao Tuo's stirring, stirred it in the food vessel with the chopstick, mixed the tempeh and shallots with the noodles thoroughly, and then scooped up a ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

The next moment, a light appeared in Wei Yu's eyes.

Not only Wei Yu, but also Li Si, Yao Jia, Wang Ben and others also fell into the hoops.

"Delicious!"

In the whole hall, the sound of sucking and sucking was endless.

"This noodle is really delicious, it turns out that after the wheat is ground into flour, it can really make such a delicacy."

Wei Yi took a few bites and let go of the chopsticks in admiration.

"However, this noodle is a hundred times better than wheat rice."

Others praised it.

Seeing this scene, Qiang was stunned, tentatively scooped up a ball of noodles, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The entrance is only smooth and tender.

It chews quite chewy, and even elastic.

The flavors of shallots and tempeh blend perfectly with these noodles, which are full of wonderful flavors.

This is a food that he has never eaten before, and it is a completely different feeling from millet rice, and it is a new experience.

This bold Qiang man was interested, and he ate all the noodles in the vessel in two bites, and did not forget to pick up the food utensils and drink the soup cleanly.

At the end, he couldn't help but praise: "It's so fragrant!" ”

……

On the main seat, Qin Wangzheng was amazed after seeing the ministers finish eating noodles.

He couldn't help but get off the hook.

Feeling the wonderful taste in his mouth, Qin Wangzheng nodded.

This kind of noodle food is indeed much more delicious than wheat rice, and can be called a delicacy.

It's just that......

Qin Wangzheng's gaze fell on Zhao Tuo again, and he said calmly: "Noodles are indeed desirable. However, it needs to be polished, and it is time-consuming and laborious, can Aneng as Zhao Qing said, benefit me and Qin State? ”

Although the noodles are delicious, he Qin Wangzheng doesn't pay attention to them.

In his heart, there is only Qin State.

"Yes, didn't you Zhao Tuo say that this thing can enhance the national strength of my Qin State? Could it be that the Qin people can't eat this noodle? What's in it for militarists? ”

Qiang Qi wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth and glared at Zhao Tuo.

Faced with doubts, Zhao Tuo smiled and said firmly: "This thing is just a method of wheat flour, which is what I call a delicacy." And those who want to strengthen the country are another way to do this wheat flour. He also asked the king to order the waiter to serve another item from the kitchen. ”

Qin Wangzheng's thick eyebrows raised slightly, in addition to making this noodle, what else does he care about?

He nodded in agreement.

After receiving the king's edict, the waiter immediately brought plates of steaming strange food from the kitchen.

"The minister said that he can strengthen the military state, this is the thing."

"If this thing is used as the military food of our army, then the army of our Qin State will be even more invincible!"