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It is unrealistic to send food to the palace, so if you want to invite the emperor to dinner, you can only ask the emperor to leave the palace.

However, after the last assassination incident, the emperor had no choice but to leave the palace quietly, and Duofu and Wang Qi refused.

But it is even more impossible to take a group of people out of the palace for dinner, as long as he sits down in the restaurant with his front feet, someone will come to him with his back feet.

As for what to do, it depends on who you are.

So the final compromise was for Mu Ting to enter the palace to cook for the emperor, and he could bring some ingredients from outside, but he had to go through many tests before entering the emperor's mouth.

The emperor looked at Duo Fu, who scalded a piece of vegetables and a piece of meat, and another piece of vegetables and another piece of meat. For the first time, he felt that it was very troublesome to eat as an emperor.

Of course, it may not be the first time, but today it feels especially strong.

Today, Mu Ting cooks a hot pot for the emperor. The red peppers are rolling with the bottom of the pot, exuding a strong fragrance. The bottom of the boiling pot is full of temptation, making people just want to quickly put the dishes in and scald them. , and then taste the taste of the food cooked at the bottom of this bright red pot.

Just like Duofu, who is still testing poison at the moment, he keeps chopstick after chopstick.

The emperor also glanced at Mu Ting next to him, and wanted to ask him why he had to prepare so many dishes and let Duo Fu try for so long!

Of course, the Son of Heaven didn't say that. He sat upright and looked calm. No one could see what was going on in his heart, let alone guess.

After finally trying all the dishes and making sure there were no problems, Duofu began to serve the emperor.

Roll the thinly sliced ​​beef in the pot, pick it up and put it in the oil dish, mix it with the dipping sauce in the bowl and put it in the mouth together. It is numb at first, then spicy, and there is a strong smell of oil, which is the same as that of the emperor. The food is different, although it is heavy, it does not feel disgusting, but it adds more flavor.

Chewing it again, the spicy and delicious taste is all in this small piece of meat, especially the spicy taste, which is different from what the emperor usually eats. A word that can describe the spicy taste appeared in the mind of the emperor—— Stimulate!

A nose-piercing stimulus stimulated the taste buds even more, and he clamored that it was not enough, he needed more stimulation.

That small piece of meat was stuffed between the teeth.

The emperor fell in love with this sliced ​​beef, and asked Duofu to order some for him. He ate it once and enjoyed it before he changed it to something else.

The emperor has eaten the pot before, and the royal chef in the palace can make a lot of pots, but this is the first time the emperor has eaten this kind of pepper and butter.

In particular, there are a lot of internal organs on this table, such as duck offal, cow offal, such things that are not on the table will never appear on the table of the emperor's meal.

When Mu Ting cleaned these things today, Shi Yuan, the head of the imperial dining room, stopped him. He was very worried that Mu Ting would lose his head if he sent these things to the emperor to eat.

In the back, after Duofu asked the emperor what he meant, the water was served on the table.

The emperor was not a person who cared about his appetite before, but after eating a few meals made by Mu Ting, he would always think about it, and he was especially curious about what new food he could come up with.

The Son of Heaven felt that Mu Ting dared to bring these things into the palace for him to eat. The Qi family must have tasted them and even thought they were good, otherwise he would never have dared to present them to him.

The hairy belly was up and down, and it was crispy and tender in the mouth, especially when it was wrapped with peppers and green onions. The emperor's forehead was sweating after eating, but the chopsticks and mouth didn't want to stop at all.

There is also the beef tendon, which is boiled soft, and the mouth is full of sticky glutinous. It tastes so good that it seems that people can remember it for a lifetime after eating it.

There are also duck intestines, duck blood, and even marinated pig large intestines. These internal organs are not bad at all, and the taste is really good, but they are not unworthy things at all.

The Son of Heaven stared at Mu Ting for a moment, but he still didn't say the word about letting Mu Ting enter the palace as the royal cook. He is the Son of Heaven, so he shouldn't be too greedy for his appetite, it's inappropriate and shouldn't be.

Of course, if the Qi family has insight, it would be great to invite him to a meal from time to time.

When he was [-]% full, the emperor put down his chopsticks reluctantly, planning to talk first, and then continue eating after eating the food in his belly.

The emperor looked at Mu Ting and Qi Xun, "Tell me, what do you want to ask me this time?"

The emperor took the tea from Duofu, took a sip, and wanted to laugh a little. He had to do something for the Qi family every meal, so he really seemed to be so short-mouthed.

Brother Qi didn't speak, and let Mu Ting speak for himself.

Mu Ting took two steps forward and pointed to the peppers floating on the surface of the pot, "Your Majesty, Xiaomin would like to ask you to give me a special permission to let Xiaomin arrange for people to grow some peppers. Once this product is on the market, it will definitely earn a lot of money." It is favored by the people, and it is also a source of income for the people and the imperial court, and the money is endless."

Mu Ting bit the money very seriously.

"Sell chili peppers, I thought you were going to do this hot pot business." The emperor was very satisfied with this food called hot pot, and felt that if he took it out to make money, he would be able to make a lot of money every day, but he didn't expect Mu Ting to fight like this Fondue idea.

Mu Ting explained: "Your Majesty, you feel that this hot pot is delicious today because of the indispensable seasoning of chili. Although there are many ways to make hot pot, it can be delicious without any spicy food, but Xiaomin thinks that this hot pot is delicious. The mainstream of hot pot must be this spicy hot pot.”

The emperor thought about it, he also liked the spicy food more, and felt that it was more delicious to eat.

"Then tell me, how much do you want to plant, so much that I need to grant a license?" the emperor said with great interest.

After mentioning last night that he wanted the Son of Heaven as a backer to plant the chili peppers, Mu Ting wrote a detailed plan when he went back, which probably consisted of a complete industrial chain of chili planting-sales-eating.

Peppers can be grown in large quantities, and the county he mentioned before has been expanded to the entire state capital. Anyone who wants to grow peppers can be harvested by designated merchants. Buying at a uniform price, no one should take too much advantage or suffer a big loss.

In this way, it will not affect the people's growing food, but it will also give them an extra income. There will be more seasoning supplies in the market, merchants will also make money, and the court will collect taxes. Everyone is happy.

There are two difficulties in this, one is to make the people willing to plant, and the other is to keep the pepper business. The peppers that have just been listed are not cheap, but they are not cheap. Put a lot of money in your pockets. Those who are not jealous, in this way, in order to grab the chili business, it is very dangerous for those merchants in their early years.

So Mu Ting's idea is to set up a chamber of commerce, specializing in this pepper business, and at the same time take on the responsibility of cultivating and researching new varieties. Money can't just come in and out, and you can't take any responsibility, otherwise the money will be too easy to earn. some.

People planted, merchants sold, local officials were responsible for management, and the collected taxes entered the treasury according to the requirements of the imperial court.

The plan was very detailed, and the emperor's attention fell on the matter of cultivating and researching new varieties. He pointed and asked Mu Ting, "Talk about this carefully."

Mu Ting nodded, "Does your majesty know that there is an animal called a mule that looks like a donkey, but is not a donkey, is not a horse, and is not a horse?"

"I have seen it in the book, it is said that the donkey and the horse were born from crossbreeding, they are completely different."

"Yes, animal hybrids can produce new species, and plant grafting can also produce new varieties. The so-called breeding research is to turn all unknowns into known ones. How can we get new varieties of peppers by advancing the maturity time of peppers?

After hearing this, the Son of Heaven moved his fingers pinching the paper, before speaking for a long time, "In addition to chili, other things are fine, right?"

This is a sure question.

Mu Ting nodded, "Yes, it's like rice. Every year, the rice with the fullest grains is selected as the rice seed. After a year, the farmers will find that the yield of this rice is getting higher and higher. This behavior is also called selection. "

A simple analogy is to choose the best son to inherit the throne.

The emperor knew exactly what this meant. Increased food production reduced the possibility of people suffering from hunger. As time went on, every family could still have surplus food, and even if there were natural and man-made disasters, so many people would not die.

As an emperor, an ambitious emperor, probably no one would want to be called a Mingjun.

But it is very difficult to be a real wise king. No emperor in the past has ever done it just to let the people have enough food and clothing.

Emperor Jing Zhao's ambition began to grow, he wanted to be the No. 1 in the ages.

What Mutin said was chili, and the emperor heard and saw more from his words.

"I can give you the privilege, but I want you to draw up a more detailed charter. I will allow you to grow as many peppers as you want."

Mu Ting could tell that the emperor was in a good mood, his tone was brisk, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but there was another emotion in his eyes, which was desire.Hope, the inevitable desire.see.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, Xiaomin will definitely write the regulations with all his heart."

Mu Ting knew that the Son of Heaven didn't want the charter for the hot peppers, but why would he not do it because he could kill multiple birds with one stone.

The mood is better, and the appetite seems to have increased a lot. After talking about the business, the emperor picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat the hot pot. Mu Ting and Qi Big Brother politely left.

Brother Qi was in charge of leading Mu Ting into the palace today, without saying a single word.

He is not stupid. He guessed the emperor's intentions from the conversation between the emperor and Mu Ting just now. When he was walking outside the palace, Brother Qi asked Mu Ting, "Can this cultivation research be done?"

Mu Ting replied: "Naturally it can be done. Although the process may be a bit slow and there will be countless failures, but as long as there is a heart and soul, it will definitely be done."

After Mu Ting finished speaking, he laughed, and looked up at the bright sky, "Brother, the emperor is really a good emperor, a good emperor who can distinguish right from wrong, and has the world in mind."

It is a blessing to have such an emperor.

After thinking about it, he added, "Big Brother, you, Daddy, Second Brother, and many adults in this court, you are also good officials, assisting the wise and benefiting the world."

He is also willing to contribute a small amount of effort.