Chapter 182: Chilled Cake
"Chilled cake?"
Chen Shaohui was a little confused!
He grew so big, as a native of Lingnan, he didn't know that sugarcane could be made into cold cakes, which was really a failure!
Chen Shaohui also thought that the cold cake was made directly from sugarcane, but in fact, it was to make sugarcane into brown sugar, and brown sugar water could not be used to make cold cakes.
"Yes, cold cake is a good snack, you must not have eaten it, go get some glutinous rice flour and brown sugar!"
Li Jing said with a smile.
"No!"
Chen Shaohui took the order and left.
At first, he thought that he was directly using sugarcane to make cold cakes, and the main ingredient of cold cakes for a long time was glutinous rice.
Fortunately, he didn't directly ask how to make cold cakes from sugar cane, otherwise it would be too big!
Soon, Chen Shaohui got a bag of glutinous rice flour and some brown sugar.
Li Jing personally taught the imperial chef how to make cold cakes.
Under the personal guidance of Li Jing, the imperial chef quickly understood the essentials and was eager to try, planning to practice first.
Chen Shaohui took out a small book on the side and recorded the production method of the cold cake, so that he could make some at home in the future.
"Do you remember everything?"
"Don't worry, Childe, everything is in my Lao He's mind, and there will be no mistakes!"
The imperial chef Lao He patted his chest and said.
"Alright, let's do it!"
Li Jing nodded, and then it depends on Lao He's ability.
It takes time to make cold cakes, and in this gap, Li Jing plans to have a good conversation with Chen Shaohui about the sugar cane trade.
"Didn't you say that this year's bumper sugarcane harvest will lead to unsalable sugarcane?"
Chen Shaohui nodded and said, "Yes, Lingnan is suitable for the cultivation of sugarcane, which is basically planted in every household, and the locals don't need it that much at all." ”
"In the past, I used to buy five catties for a penny, but according to this year's growth, I am afraid that I can buy ten catties for a penny, or even more!"
Chen Shaohui is really not optimistic about the prospects of sugarcane, and he is afraid of mass production of everything, because mass production means low prices, especially if they cannot be sold to other places, it is even worse.
If the grain is good, the more it is, the more people are happy, the grain can fill the stomach, but the sugarcane can't fill the stomach, except for the sweetness, there is water to quench the thirst, he really doesn't think that the sugarcane has any great value.
"You don't have to worry, I want to buy a large amount of sugarcane, three cents per catty."
Li Jing gave a price, and the money was paid by the state treasury.
The profits obtained from the products made from sugarcane are four or six cents, forty percent of which goes to the state treasury and sixty percent to Li Jing's internal funds.
If this development continues, he Li Jing will soon become the richest man in the Tang Dynasty and make a fortune, oh roar roar roar......
"Sanwen?"
Chen Shaohui swallowed his saliva and asked in disbelief.
Li Jing nodded, the three cents are not much, but the products made from sugarcane can be sold at a high price.
Low-cost, high-return trading is still worth it.
"How is it too little?"
Li Jing looked at Chen Shaohui.
Feeling Li Jing's gaze, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Gongzi really wants to buy sugarcane with three pennies a catty?" ”
"That's right! I can't lie to you about this kind of thing, as much as you want. ”
"On behalf of all the people in Lingnan, I thank Gongzi!"
Chen Shaohui was overjoyed, bowed with his crossed hands, and was grateful to Li Jing for his great kindness.
Li Jing's move saved many people in Lingnan, although he didn't understand what was the use of Li Jing making so much sugarcane, but what about him!
As long as you can sell the sugar cane, you can do anything!
With the problem of sugarcane sales solved, it was time to set up several sugar mills, distilleries, paper mills, fertilizer factories, etc.
As for the location of the factory, it was handed over to the local magistrate, who purchased sugarcane to drive the local economy of Lingnan and let the local magistrate do something.
What's more, he is still the emperor, isn't it reasonable to let his employees do something small for himself?
"I plan to build a sugar factory, a distillery, a paper mill, a feed mill and a fertilizer factory in Shaozhou.
Li Jing said in a commanding tone.
"No!"
Chen Shaohui did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, anyway, as long as the emperor is happy, it can be built there, then it is better to build it in the city.
Chen Shaohui told Li Jing about his idea, but Li Jing directly rejected it, and there was no problem in sugar making, winemaking, and paper making to build factories in the city.
However, the fertilizer factory is built in the city, which is not suitable, and the fertilizer will produce a great odor, as well as some waste water, which has a great pollution to the environment.
He didn't want Shaozhou City to become a disgusting, smelly city, and it was better to build a fertilizer factory outside the city.
Chen Shaohui didn't have any opinion on Li Jing's suggestion, and what the boss said was what.
He didn't have any opinion, but raised his hands in support.
"When the time comes, I will sell you feed and fertilizer at a low price, and use the breeding animals to grow crops to increase the yield."
Li Jing didn't directly give it for free, so as not to get it, some people think that the things that come for nothing are cherished without understanding.
Chen Shaohui nodded in agreement, and the boss said what was what.
In the interval between their conversations, the imperial chef Lao He made the cold powder, poured brown sugar water on the cold powder, and brought it to Li Jing.
"Childe, this is a cold cake made according to your instructions, how about you taste it?"
Seeing this, Ximen Yang immediately stepped forward and took the bowl of cold cake in Lao He's hand first.
As a house slave, he has the obligation to try a new snack for his master, which is convenient for improvement if it is not delicious.
"How about the old slave taste it for the master?"
", labor and management need you to taste it, won't labor and management taste it themselves?"
Li Jing was furious, being an emperor is so tiring, even eating a snack, and asking you a slave to stop him, how can he bear it, if being an emperor doesn't even have fun, then it's still a fart.
Ximen Yang shrunk his neck, handed the bowl of cold cake in his hand to Li Jing, and stood aside respectfully.
Li Jing took the spoon, dug a small spoonful, and put it in his mouth.
The soft glutinous rice skin and flesh taste soft and smooth, and the brown sugar gives birth to a thick sweetness in the mouth, and after swallowing, the sweetness remains in the mouth and cannot be dispersed for a long time.
"It's really comfortable, in this hot summer, it's really cool to be able to eat a bowl of cold cakes that are sweet and sweet!"
Li Jing was amazed, and immediately felt that the weather was not so hot, and the whole person was a lot cooler.
The most important thing is that the cold cake is so delicious!
Seeing Li Jing's enjoyment, everyone immediately swallowed their saliva wildly, and ran over to get a bowl of cold cake for themselves, and poured brown sugar water on top of the cold cake.
I scooped a big bite with a spoon and put it into my mouth, it was cold in my mouth, and when I bit into it, it was soft and smooth, and a thick sweetness burst in my mouth.
In this hot summer, eating a bowl of such delicious cold cakes is really an unparalleled enjoyment!
"It's delicious! This cold cake is so delicious, it's so second!"
Everyone ate the cold cake, and their eyes were full of intoxication.