Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 617 Far better than Qingming Riverside Scene
For the ancients, this kind of thinking is deeply rooted.Even if it is a vassal king, he is still a king. If you don't have to use a knife on the vassal king, you will definitely not use a knife.

Zhu Zhishu, King of Shu, if it wasn't for Ma Shiying's persuasive persuasion, it would have been the turn of Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, to appear.

But at this time, Ma Shiying said with a smile: "I have agreed to pay for the food!"

When Li Ruolian heard this, he was also relieved, nodded and said, "That's it, everyone!"

It is definitely not a good thing to imitate King Lu to find violations and slander the King of Shu for rebellion. People in the world actually know the truth of the matter, and they will implement the current emperor's ruthlessness and greed for money.

As the confidant of the current emperor and the executor of this kind of thing, Li Ruolian certainly didn't want to do this.

Ma Shiying listened, nodded and said: "Your Majesty only gave you two years to completely solve the southwestern chieftain problem. Although it is relatively easy for us in Sichuan, we still have to join Sun Benbing to solve the Yunnan problem. Training the new army!"

In Sichuan, the most famous and most powerful chieftain is Shizhu chieftain.

However, the chieftain of Shizhu actively responded to the national policy of the imperial court and has been very cooperative. Among them, Ma Xianglin, the chieftain, chose to be a military general, and his troops were reorganized into the new army of the imperial court on the spot. s Choice.

Now that the king of Shu has given money and food, it can further speed up the reform of the land and the reorganization of the new army in Sichuan.Compared with Sun Chuanting's side, Ma Shiying's side is under less pressure.

Li Ruolian, as the commander of Jinyiwei, naturally continued to sit in Shu and participated in the formation and training of the new army, and was unable to return to the capital for the time being.

He naturally didn't know that the capital at this time was once again ushered in a grand occasion, and it was also a grand occasion of food, which made the whole capital look extraordinarily lively.

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After being reminded by Liu Weichao, Emperor Chongzhen finally held the first National Food Competition of the Ming Dynasty in the capital.This competition is divided according to different tastes and different methods.

Sweet, spicy and other flavors, in these three categories, the competition is further distinguished by cooking techniques.

There are too many cooking techniques in later generations, and there are 26 kinds in total: frying, popping, simmering, deep-frying, cooking, frying, pasting, roasting, braising, stewing, steaming, boiling, boiling, stewing, simmering, mixing, marinating, roasting, marinating, Frozen, shredded, honeyed, smoked, rolled, smoothed, baked.

Daming's competition is not so complicated, it is only divided into three categories: frying, steaming, and roasting.

The food competition this time was also set outside the capital city. The court built a food street in advance, and all contestants competed here.

In the first five days, the people of the capital went to taste the delicacies of the contestants. The food with the most likes, the top [-], entered the next round of the competition with judges appointed by the imperial court.

Of course, as long as you enter the food street, you need to collect tickets.

As for the tickets, they are not expensive. It is definitely a bargain if you can eat delicious food from all over the country for the price of a meal in an ordinary restaurant.

But for the imperial court, the more people eat, that is, the more tickets are sold, the more money will be paid, which in turn can subsidize the cost of holding delicious food.

The judges appointed by the imperial court are selected from officials in Beijing from different places across the country.

In this way, the competition will be held after the top [-] are selected. This time, the judges are from the Imperial Palace and the Royal Academy of Sciences of Ming Dynasty.

On the side of the imperial palace, the maids and servants of each palace act as judges, and then select [-] dishes.Then the masters of the palaces, that is, the emperor's concubines, etc., will select three dishes, which can be selected as the royal chef and become new dishes in the palace.

For the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences, 50 male and female students each participated in the selection, and ten dishes were selected to be included in the daily routine of the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences.

The winning dish of each level will be issued a certificate by the imperial court.For example, to obtain a certificate of winning a certain stage of a gourmet competition.

Although it is just a certificate written on a piece of rice paper, it is something that all participating chefs (businessmen) want very much.As long as you get a certificate, frame it and hang it in the lobby of your home, it will be a good thing to attract wealth and treasure!

Although, even if you can't make it to the final round, in a place, as long as you have such a certificate, it is definitely the most famous restaurant in the same city!
Therefore, even if the ingredients for this gourmet competition had to be prepared by the contestants themselves, the large number of participants was definitely a grand occasion.

During the period when this food contest was held, in this place of the capital, it was rare to appear. The most talked about were not politics, military affairs, court news, etc., but topics such as better food like so-and-so.

On the side of the food street, there are really a sea of ​​people.

Not to mention that the capital is a big city with a population of more than one million, rich people from other places who like food also rushed to the capital to participate in this food competition.Otherwise, on weekdays, even if you have money, it is impossible to eat so many delicacies!
As a result, the traffic in and out of the capital was busy, the hotels and inns in the capital were full, and the capital went up and down, smiling again.

Because of the experience of Emperor Chongzhen from the Royal Academy of Sciences of Ming Dynasty, the venue chosen for the food competition this time was an area that originally belonged to the wasteland.The popularity driven by this food contest immediately caused the price of this piece of land to soar.

However, according to Liu Weichao's proposal, Emperor Chongzhen did not intend to buy it, but turned it into a popular place in the capital, a tourist destination centered on food, plus performances and accommodation.

By this time, there were three and a half blocks of bustling venues outside the capital city that were not protected by city walls.

There are three and a half blocks, one is the new school district with the branch of the Royal Academy of Sciences as the core, the second block is the transportation hub with the railway station as the core, and the third block is the food area.

As for the remaining half, it is actually Wang Laowu's breeding place, but the popularity is naturally not as high as the first three.

Although it is said that there are still Jianlu still alive today, and the Southwest chieftain and the bandit are still not settled, but just looking at it from the side of the capital, it is definitely a prosperous and prosperous age!

In the center of the food street, there is a five-story single-family house, which is not facing the street, but you can see the panorama of the entire food street from the fifth floor.Because except for this house, the other houses are all two-story.

This house is so special because it is the office of the government office that manages the food street. By the way, some dignitaries will come here to watch the grand occasion.

No, there are only a few people sitting on the fifth floor of this house, drinking tea and eating snacks, while looking at the situation outside.

On the side, there are all burly men standing like javelins.Although they were dressed in plain clothes, they could be seen as someone not to be trifled with.In addition to the Xiuchun knife on their bodies, they also have short-handled flintlock guns.

Needless to say, these people are all school captains of Jinyiwei, the emperor's army.The one who can get their protection is naturally impossible to be someone else, only Emperor Chongzhen.

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen was wearing casual clothes, and accompanied by the eunuch Wang Chengen, the supervisor of ceremonies, came here with several members of the cabinet to observe the people's sentiments.

Chief Assistant He Fengsheng looked at the bustling people outside the window, and was really moved.

In the past, not to mention that this was a wasteland, even the side near the city wall was full of refugees, with ragged clothes, crying parents and mothers, and even frozen bones on the road.

The imperial court was powerless and reluctantly handed out porridge. There were simply too many monks and too little porridge, and they were powerless to change these.

Especially when the Jianlu attacked, there were dead bodies everywhere outside the city. If the Jianlu retreated before cleaning up, the stench could float into the capital city.

Originally, I thought that this was all I could see in my life.

Unexpectedly, in just a few short years, there have been earth-shaking changes.

Regarding this, He Fengsheng knew very well in his heart that although he was the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, the one who changed everything was actually the son of the Great Ming who was watching the situation outside the window.

Thinking of this in his heart, his eyes couldn't help but stare at the sachet hanging on the emperor's chest.

Emperor Taizu really deserved to be the founding emperor who expelled the Tartars and established the Ming Dynasty. After becoming a fairy, he became even more powerful.Such a chaotic world can turn into a prosperous Chongzhen in just a few years!
Thinking of this, He Fengsheng turned his head and looked out the window again.I happened to see a boy with two braids standing upright, holding his mother's hand, pointing to a shop, and at a glance, he knew that he wanted to eat the delicious food inside.

On the other side, there is a child riding on the neck of one person, holding food in each hand, eating with a smile on his face;
There are also scholars, female relatives, etc., all walking together, talking and laughing...

It's really unimaginable!

Feeling all this, He Fengsheng turned his head to look at Emperor Chongzhen again, and made up his mind that in the remaining years, he must closely follow the emperor, so as to gain both fame and fortune in creating an unprecedented prosperity, and to live forever!
He thinks so, and everyone else thinks the same way.

Sometimes, words are far more convincing than facts.And this is also the time when Emperor Chongzhen wants to take them on a private visit in micro-services, to experience the great changes under his rule now!
In addition, he has another purpose, of course, the main purpose, which is to shoot a video for Liu Weichao.This matter can only be done by him himself.

After reading it by himself and feeling a lot of emotion, Emperor Chongzhen took out the mobile phone in the sachet, switched it to camera mode, and began to record the bustling scene of Daming Food Street.I believe this scene is far better than the Qingming Riverside Scene!

Just as he finished recording the video, there was movement from the stairs. Wang Chengen walked over, took a note, and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long Live Lord, Zheng Zhilong, Chief of the Navy, wants to come to Beijing to see him, and he said he has important Let's play it face to face!"

This news was sent to Beijing by a new communication method, that is, the signal tower method. At this time, Zheng Zhilong hadn't even landed yet, and the news reached Emperor Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)