Among the people, there is a saying that the eunuchs in charge of the imperial kitchen will always eat better than the emperor and the queen.

The reason is very simple. They have already become eunuchs. Obviously, they have suffered from the sufferings of the people before entering the palace. Of course, there are also special things. When the sister entered the palace and became a concubine, the younger brothers in the family rushed to the palace to become eunuchs to help their elder sister.

But in general, the ingredients with strong seasonality will not be placed in front of the emperor's dining table. Not to mention the source is suspicious, the ingredients I encountered for the first time. What if the emperor eats well, what should he eat every day? Order vegetables in summer in winter, isn't this the life of eunuchs and kitchen teachers?

Like the eunuchs in charge of the imperial kitchen, the kitchen in the great noble family also received such treatment. The only disadvantage is that no matter how large the family is, it cannot be compared with the empire. After all, the owner of the family will not grow up like an emperor. He grew up in the deep palace since childhood, and he can't even distinguish between salt and sugar, let alone know about the ingredients.

This was not very obvious in the Warring States Period. This was mainly because there were orchards and vegetable gardens in the palace... This is why the palaces in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and even the Qin and Han Dynasties were much larger than those in later generations. Even more than ten times the scale was not without. Even the Afang Palace, which stretched for 300 miles, was probably the largest area of ​​forest farms, wheat fields, orchards and vegetable fields. If this was really the case, how could the Afang Palace be a proof of the First Emperor's extravagance and desire? Is this the largest vegetable basket project in Guanzhong in the Qin Dynasty good?

The tofu that Bai Gui sent to the great noble family was forgotten and discarded, and most of them were put into the kitchen. The taste was definitely very good. It had no sourness. This is the minimum requirement for the production of tofu, which must have a sweet taste and a smooth taste. This is the true nature of tofu.

The chef who had eaten tofu once thought they could still receive the tofu sent by Bai Gui the next day.

Unfortunately, when the sun was noon, they could not see Bai Gui's shadow. Instead, their master heard the officials gathered together in the government office to describe a delicious food. Pan Yi sat in the government office, feeling the illusion of being isolated by his subordinates. Especially when he heard words such as "extreme", "delicious", and "honor" many times, he felt as uncomfortable as if he was scratching his claws.

If an official is busy at work, it is to fool the leader! He can also spend a day with food and drink. Of course, this is under the permission of Shangguan. The official environment of Wei State is actually very good. Duke Wei was afraid of being beaten, and he was still the kind of person who did not want to retaliate after being beaten, and he was focused on developing the economy. In addition, the tax sources are sufficient, the tax rate is relatively low, and the army is almost deserted. Therefore, the Wei people did not encounter the years when they were fighting on their own, and they could almost envy the people of other vassal states. No war, no conscription, less labor, preferential taxes, and preferential taxes. In addition, the land is fertile and merchants gather, eating, drinking and playing are the main theme of Wei people.

However, Diqiu is a little different. As the capital and the center of political rights of the Wei State, as a high-level nine ministers, naturally cannot be bound by trivial matters such as collecting taxes and managing cities. They need to consider strategy... The Wei State's strategy is to recognize whoever is strong will be the boss. Pan Yi, the county magistrate of Diqiu, is actually just that. His official power can only have absolute authority and decision-making power in front of the people and subordinates.

"You guys are not busy planning this month's commercial tax. What's the point of getting together?"

Several minor officials' faces suddenly changed, and they suddenly became scattered. Unfortunately, the unlucky city manager Zhang Yong was stopped by Pan Yi: "The market is still calm?"

"Sir, everything is as old as before." Zhang Yong stood in front of Pan Yi trembled. The pressure the other party put on him made him urge to turn his head and want to escape. It was like a mouse seeing a cat, but there was no way. Who made Pan Yi his Shangguan?

"Yeah!" Snorting coldly from his nose, like an ultimatum, Pan Yi's expression was as usual, and his subordinates who knew him knew that this was a sign before their boss was about to get angry.

Zhang Yong did not dare to neglect and hurriedly explained: "Sir, a food called tofu has recently appeared on the market. Its color is like white jade, which is not right... It is even whiter than white jade, just like the auspicious snow in winter."

White food is not something like rice cakes, right? Pan Yi is a well-informed person! He has the status of a gentry, and furthermore he is the title of a senior official. Then he will have a fiefdom. How big is it? It is probably a natural village with a scale of white people. It is already a great thing that Duke Wei’s stinginess can give fiefdoms. If he thinks that the fiefdom is small, he will dislike it and have the ability to do it! He will be a great official; if he takes a step back, he will ruin the hope of the family. In Diqiu City, people like him are small families from small places and rural bullies who are not favored by the great nobles. The more he is not valued, the more fragile Pan Yi is, and when he is ignored, it is like a knife in his heart.

But he had never heard of tofu, let alone eaten it. While this made him angry, he became more and more disliked Zhang Yong.

"The taste is delicate and smooth, it is simply a rare delicacy. And the price is not high, it is very beneficial to the people." Zhang Yong said as he said, as if the food was calm and the pleasure brought to his taste buds. This feeling was like a cup of warm tea in winter, which could warm up a cold heart.

"The aftertaste is sweet and fragrant, but it has a silk-like smoothness, which can be used as soup and stewed. It tastes as light as orchids, and it does not snatch the aroma of meat, but can be used as steamed and cooked, but it can drive away the smell of the stinky smell of the meat. The best food is moistening the food and silently, and all of this thing are available. The wonders of tofu are only found in the sky, and they are exiled to the mortal world and are shamed. But they are enjoyed by us ordinary people and ordinary people, and they are guilty of sin and sin!"

"How can such natural things be named after the word "tofu"? The villain thought it was more appropriate to call it "White Jade Monument". As the saying goes, "Why give it? The jade pendant" is just like this!"

Zhang Yong's expression was very worthy of beating in Pan Yi's eyes. If he had eaten tofu, there would naturally be no such problems. But the problem was that he had never eaten it, and he had never heard of it. However, in his eyes, he was just a reptile-like lieutenant, but he had enjoyed it, but he had never heard of it. His self-esteem was severely hit once.

Pan Yi naturally believed that tofu was a rare ingredient. He was obtained by chance by his men, but he missed it. He was secretly angry, but he couldn't do it: "This thing is great, can you tell who has offered it?"

"No! Sir, tofu is the new ingredient for a restaurant in Diqiu City. It is Bian Zibai, who came to handle the restaurant two days ago."

I really have no impression of Bian Zibai Pan Yi.

Zhang Yong hurriedly added: "It's Lu Ji, and the restaurant's restaurant has been changed to a restaurant..."

"It's hateful, so delicious food is not sold to a certain mansion." Pan Yi didn't hold a grudge against someone because of his bite. At least he still had a pride: "In this way, the restaurant is already open?"

After Pan Yi was about to go to Lu Ji's restaurant, he went to see it, and then tasted the tofu that was praised to the sky.

Zhang Yong said, "I don't know that Lu Ji's restaurant has not opened yet. But the younger brother Bian Zibai, whom Lu Ji recognized, took out a secret recipe for making tofu, and asked the leisure marble in the city to give it to the streets. Yesterday, Bai Gui gave a lot of it to Diqiu Xicheng. Almost every household has it."

Xicheng is a gathering area for officials and merchants, and Pan Yi's home is also in Xicheng. He heard that he had some clarity, but the chef did not make it. Or he simply fed his own pocket and ate it himself. So his fragile self-esteem suffered a second blow.

Zhang Yong deserves to be a small and insignificant city manager for so many years. This official is indeed very small. The big merchants from all countries come to Diqiu, and there are courts and offices, which are not something he can manage. His power can only be merchants in Diqiu City, and he can't manage big merchants, but they can only be small merchants. They are trivial matters on weekdays. Diqiu is a relatively large industrial and commercial city in various countries, including textiles, smelting, agricultural tools manufacturing, and pottery making. Unfortunately, these require a large background. Some of the merchants with great strength stand behind them, so naturally they are not able to reach out.

Even if it is the "Nulu" in Diqiu City, this is the brothel during the Warring States Period. According to legend, the ancestor was Guan Zhong, the prime minister of Qi.

This place is also doing business on the market, so it should be managed by the municipal officials? It is not possible, because this is an important source of national finance and is affiliated with the six governments.

It can be seen that the jurisdiction of the municipal officials has a very obvious concept. This is a neighborhood committee director in the Warring States Period, but he has a certain right to collect taxes. The targets of taxes are peddlers, as well as small grocery stores, fly restaurants, small pottery shops and other small vendors who are not in the market.

The self-esteem was hurt twice by being too lazy to look at the subordinates on weekdays. Pan Yi's inner evil fire was completely aroused, but he couldn't do it. In order to eat something in one bite, he was a bit despicable! But it was an indisputable fact that Zhang Yong was wearing small shoes by Pan Yi for a long time in the future.

After being angry at the underground yamen, Pan Yi first beat the kitchen, but he didn't say why he beat the chef.

When the Pan family's retainers rushed to Lu Ji's restaurant with money, they understood everything. As for it? As for it? Just for a bite, as for it?

It's not gone again!

It’s still a cheap food that costs money. The chef is full of grievances, but he dares not vent. He just waits for Bai Gui to embarrass the boy who fled from Luoyi when he comes tomorrow.

It is not to mention how deeply the Pan family’s kitchen is, and the retainers are also in trouble.

In fact, it is not only the Pan family, but many nobles in Diqiu City sent their retainers to Lu Ji's restaurant to buy tofu, but unfortunately Bian Zibai just didn't sell it. Bai Gui was so scared that he hid in the stone mill and didn't dare to go out, but Bian Zibai still refused to agree, even if the price reached the sky: "The price is not high, raising the price hurts the people. However, the small shop has limited output, but from the day after tomorrow, the small shop will give it for free at the door, and you can get a portion of tofu as long as you get a good card. Please come early, and the tofu will be delicious when it is eaten hot."

After making another wave of advertisements for tofu, Bian Zibai breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "I originally thought I was going to plan a banquet, but it seemed that nothing was needed. Everything was ready, but the east wind was missing."

On this day, at least half of the kitchens in Diqiu City were beaten, and Lu Ji Restaurant became the public enemy of the Diqiu chef world.

But for Bian Zibai, who wants to get tofu to the well-known one, his goal has been achieved. It is perfect. There is probably only one reason for this result. He is not worried about being weak but not being equal. If others eat it, they will lose face if they don’t eat it!

Compared with ordinary people, officials cherish their face more.
Chapter completed!