late night bistro

The first man in the history of the female queen to be knighted.

Above the main hall, Her Majesty the Empress discussed with the ministers for a long time.

"You said this potato can be cooked into a dish?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Ruoqing unhurriedly took out a note, "Here are a few simple recipes that ordinary people can cook."

Stir-fried potato shreds, potato cakes, braised potato stew, etc., are all very homely dishes, and the recipes are also very simple.

If it is to be eaten as a staple food, it is even simpler, just boil it directly.

"Even so, I will have fun with all of you today." Her Majesty ordered, "Come here, send this bag of potatoes and recipes to the Imperial Dining Room, and bring them here after cooking."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. I don't know what the taste of this potato is. It's unbelievable that it can be used as a staple food and a dish, but no matter what, they should try it.

The speed of the imperial dining room was very fast, and there were menus provided by Xu Ruoqing. In less than half an hour, recipes made of potatoes were already placed on the table in the hall.

If the queen wanted to eat it, someone had to test the poison. The waiter used a small spoon to scoop out a small piece of boiled potato with only a little salt in it, and ate it in his mouth. His eyes widened immediately.

good to eat! !

Although she is a servant, she is also Her Majesty's personal servant, because she has to test the poison for the queen, and has eaten a lot of good things. She thought that this kind of boiled earth lump must be bad, but she didn't expect it to be Such a taste.

Soft and glutinous, with a hint of saltiness.

Before she had time to swallow it, she used chopsticks to separate out a few fried shredded potatoes.

The knife skills of the royal chefs are very good. The potato shreds are almost the same length and thickness. They are only fried with oil and salt. After one bite, the potato shreds have a crispy taste.

This is a completely different taste from boiled potatoes.

This is obviously the same thing, why the taste can be so different.

There are also potatoes braised with chicken nuggets, French fries, mashed potatoes, and the waiter's eyes are red from eating.

She was testing poison and could only eat such a small amount.

Although the young master of the Xu family brought a lot of potatoes, she knew in her heart that those potatoes would definitely be used for planting, and she would not be able to eat them anytime soon.

Not enough!

Everyone can see the expression on her taste, and you know that the potatoes are absolutely the same.

"Let's all taste it." Her Majesty the Queen ordered the servants to share a small portion with each minister.

Everyone nodded after eating. The minister with a small appetite actually felt full after eating only one boiled potato. Looking at these cooking methods, they are simple and convenient. This is definitely a very good food.

Unexpectedly, those foreign barbarians really have some good food. They have never heard of it before, so it must be that the foreigners have hidden such good food.

Xu Ruoqing knelt down until his knees hurt, but he could hardly hide the smile on his mouth, because he knew that the matter of donating grain seeds was over.

I just don't know what kind of reward Her Majesty the Queen will give him.

By the way, there are also sweet potatoes and corn, both of which are also high-yielding grains, but it takes about two months for sweet potatoes to mature, and corn is still a little bit too late.

He thought about it, why don't we make offerings together today, so as not to have to kneel for a long time next time, hey, Boss Jiang's world is better, except for kneeling gods, Buddhas and ancestors, basically there is no custom of kneeling.

Xu Ruoqing waited until everyone had finished eating, and then kowtowed again, "Your Majesty, there are actually two kinds of grains in Caomin's Huazhuang, and the yield should not be low, but they are not yet mature, so they were not brought to the hall today. .”

The queen became a little interested, "Since it hasn't matured yet, how do you know that the production is not low?"

"There is a kind of sweet potato, which is very similar in appearance to potatoes. Although it is not yet ripe, it is already about the size of two or three fingers. The grass people have eaten it. The taste is sweet and glutinous, which is different from potatoes, but it is also very full. "

The queen asked again: "How is the yield?" "According to the fact that there are more than a dozen sweet potatoes under one plant pulled out by the grass folks, the yield should be similar to that of potatoes, and the shoots on the vines of sweet potatoes are also edible. The older vines You can also feed chickens and ducks." Xu Ruoqing said, "If Her Majesty the Empress doesn't mind, you can send someone to collect some in the village right now."

The queen nodded. With potatoes as a base, she already believed it a little bit, "What is the other one?"

"There is also a kind of corn, which is not yet fully mature, but the corn seeds are yellow and clear, and they look very gratifying. One corn cob can produce seven or eight hundred corns, and one corn stalk can produce three to three hundred corns. Five cobs."

That sounds pretty good too.

But just listening to Xu Ruoqing's description, the ministers who have never seen corn are also confused, grain on the stick?Not sure what kind of food this is.

Her Majesty the Empress waved her hand and asked someone to pick some sweet potato vines and a few half-sized sweet potatoes from the Zhuangzi, as well as a few corn cobs.

Da Sinong took the initiative to ask Ying to take a look in person, and Her Majesty the Empress readily agreed, and she could feel more at ease if a professional went to see it.

Xu Ruoqing was given a seat, which was the honor she deserved for donating potatoes. She even got a small stool with Xu Nuofeng. It can be seen that Her Majesty the Empress still cares about grain seeds very much.

The Xu family's flower farm is in the suburbs of Beijing, and it should only take an hour to drive there.

At this time, the ministers are already discussing how to distribute the batch of potatoes that have been harvested.

This year's weather and rain are very good, and it is inevitable to plant another season, but how to promote it is a problem.

They have all tasted and seen Xu Ruoqing's grain grown from flower fields, but the common people don't know about it.

It looks like tens of thousands of catties have been pulled over, but it is still not enough for the whole country. It is impossible for them to have extra potatoes for the common people to taste before planting.

Farmers have feelings for their own land, and most of the people have been farming for generations. It is indeed shocking that the yield of several thousand catties per mu is indeed appalling.

It is too difficult for uneducated people to accept new things.

Therefore, it is also an easy task to promote it. You can't force farmers to plant it.

"Your Majesty the Empress." Xu Ruo listened softly for a long time, then stood up after hesitating for a while, "The grassroots have a little opinion about promoting potato planting."

"tell me the story."

"At present, this batch of grain is not too much, and it is almost enough to divide the capital and the villages in the nearby cities." Xu Ruoqing narrated the promotion method mentioned by the empress.

"We don't need to promote it, we can hire villagers to plant it, as long as we make sure that each village has a few acres of land, the land can be rented by the villagers, or we can ask the villagers to open up wasteland.

In this way, the villagers do not spend much time and energy, and the state only needs to pay a small amount of money for hiring villagers. "

When he said that, everyone understood immediately.

As expected of a businessman.

This batch of grains is hired to be planted, that is to say, when they are harvested, those potatoes are still the property of the state, which saves promotion costs in a disguised form, and normal promotion. After the people harvest, the state will still spend money The cost of buying it back will save you the trouble of promoting it later.

After all, some people have planted it, and every village has planted a few acres of land. When it is time to harvest, the villagers have eyes and can see.

As long as you are not mentally retarded, it is impossible to refuse such a high-yield and excellent-tasting grain.

Her Majesty the Empress couldn't help but take a look at this weak-looking man.

She has also heard about the Xu family's new wife. Now it seems that the intelligence of the Xu family must have been dazzled by love.

Thinking of this, she sighed again in her heart. If Xu Ruoqing was reincarnated as a woman, she might have the ability to manage the world, and it would not be a problem to be a marquis or minister.

So many of her ministers did not discuss a specific result, so Xu Ruoqing's few words made them suddenly understand.

Incredible, incredible.

The man of their big baby is also terrible.

Da Si Nong soon returned with a bag of sweet potatoes, a few handfuls of fresh sweet potato leaves, and seven or eight corn cobs.

Sweet potatoes are not yet fully ripe, and they are not big, but they can be eaten, even more convenient than potatoes, and can be eaten raw.

However, to be on the safe side in the future, the Empress had to cook it before serving it to the table.

All the ministers kept nodding their heads, and the ministers who liked sweets were even more delighted.

Sugar is too expensive, and the taste is not pure. As for honey, it is hard to come by, and you may not be able to buy it if you have money.

This sweet potato is not bad, there is no trace of bitterness, it is pure sweetness.

Sweetness is indeed the first taste to conquer mankind.

As for the corn, it is not yet ripe, and the coating of the corn is still green, but after peeling it off, you can still see the corn grains. You can imagine what kind of food these corns will be when they are ripe.

In one day, Da Ying obtained three types of high-yield grains, and Her Majesty the Empress was delighted.

"Xu Ruoqing from the Royal Merchant Xu family stepped forward to accept the order." The servant's hand holding the imperial decree was trembling, this young master of the Xu family was no longer a lowly businessman.

Xu Ruoqing knelt down to listen to the order with Xu Nuofeng.

"Xu Ruoqing, son of the Xu family, has made great contributions in donating grain..." The servant's voice was sharp and resonant, "...Mr. Xu's son Zhong Ling is beautiful...specially conferred the title of hereditary viscount, Zhaoqing..."

In addition to being knighted, there are also a lot of land and gold and silver treasures.

The flower farmers on the flower farm also have rewards, but they are all gold and silver, far inferior to his title.

Moreover, Huazhuang has now been taken over by Dasinong, and they have to take care of the immature sweet potatoes and corn in person to be at ease.

Xu Ruoqing was stunned, or rather he was frightened.

The history of Daying has been passed down for thousands of years, and no man has ever been knighted.

According to the queen's conjecture, it would be good to confer him a rank of county lord, but I didn't expect it to be a viscount.

"Master Xu still doesn't accept the order to thank you?" The servant also wants to make friends. After all, this is the first baron in Daying's history. If he doesn't die, as long as Daying is still there, the Xu family will always be rich.

Xu Ruoqing hurriedly kowtowed to thank her, her voice trembling.

Her Majesty showed a smile, she was indeed a little boy.

Xu Ruoqing walked out of the palace with the imperial decree, but everyone was still in a daze.

Now he really wants to go to the tavern and tell everyone loudly that Ah Qing is promising, and now Ah Qing has become Daying's only lord throughout the ages.

Although this title has no real power, it is already very remarkable to jump directly from a merchant to a lord.

But that will have to wait until night.

Outside the palace, the people watching the excitement today have not dispersed yet, seeing Xu Ruoqing coming out, they asked questions in a hurry.

"Master Xu, how about the grain?"

"Young Master Xu, what does Her Majesty the Empress say?"

"Young Master Xu, is the grain seed that produces several thousand catties per mu real or fake?"

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"Don't be rude." The guard who was ordered by the queen to escort Xu Ruoqing stepped forward, "Mr. Xu's family is now the Viscount Zhaoqing personally appointed by His Majesty. When you see it, you should kneel down and salute."

What is the Viscount? The common people whispered, but those who knew these things were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

Hey, dear mother, the man is a knight! !

Hastily knelt down.

Xu Ruoqing hurriedly got people up, but he still couldn't get used to others kneeling down for him, so he returned to Xu's mansion in a daze, and the plaque bestowed by the queen was delivered to his door, and Xu Nuofeng was still there to entertain him.

Xu Nuofeng was indeed frightened today. She could imagine that Ah Qing would go farther and farther, but she didn't expect to be specially conferred a title.

I couldn't help laughing at myself, how could she be worthy of Sir Alex as a commoner?

But she figured it out again in an instant, no matter whether Ah Qing is the son of the imperial merchant Xu's family or the viscount specially bestowed by Her Majesty, they are all Ah Qing who grew up with her, and her feelings for Ah Qing will not change.

Xu Ruoqing, the young son of the Xu family of the imperial merchant, is no longer a young master, nor is he a so-and-so husband, but Lord Zhaoqing.

The merchants who had business dealings in the past all smashed the Xu family's threshold after receiving the news.

Xu Ruoqing didn't see him, he didn't see anything, he had achieved his goal, the Xu family's position in Daying was stable, he guarded the Xu family's family business, no one would dare to bully them in the future, he didn't let the Xu family Parents are disappointed.

This is enough.

The Xu family's business is now well-managed by his sister Nuofeng, so he won't join in the fun.

Anyway, he saw that Sister Nuofeng liked doing business quite a bit, so he had to go to the tavern to announce the good news to Empress Empress and Brother Xiaobai.

Inside the pub.

"Congratulations." Jiang Qiubai was also very excited when he heard the news.

What is the equivalent of a male viscount in the female world?It is equivalent to ordinary ancient times, a woman was conferred a title.

Throughout the ages in China, ordinary women have contributed to the country, and it is not common to be named princess, let alone a title.

The empress, who was studying steelmaking technology, also raised her head suddenly when she heard it. There was some difference, but she still congratulated Ah Qing.

It seems that the world of female lords is not as closed as they saw or imagined. At least in the eyes of those in power, men should not only be trapped in the back house.

Perhaps, one day in the future, the men of the female queen can go out of the house and do what they like.

This is worth learning from them.

Recently, they were troubled by the fact that the big royal woman had left the back house.

In the past, she took it for granted. She didn't like being trapped in the harem, and she had seen many capable and capable women, but these were a minority after all.

Two days ago, Ah Qing gave her the secret recipe for the potion, and the people they sent out finally found the tree that produces the juice in Dayu.

For this reason, for the sake of the officers and men of the Imperial Army, the fire-resistant, waterproof and durable fabric should be taken immediately to establish textile factories and recruit female weavers.

However, the recruitment information was sent out, and there were very few women who came to apply. The only ones, except for the ancestors who were all weaving girls and embroiderers, were either widows, or their families were too poor, otherwise they would not choose to show their heads Show your face.

There is still a long way to go on this road.

Perhaps, they had to find a woman of status to set an example.

I won't talk about this today. After all, it's Dayu's business. They have to solve it on their own. They can't bother Boss Jiang with everything.

Today is a good day for Ah Qing to be knighted, so we have to celebrate.

"Otherwise, we still eat hot pot?" Jiang Qiubai suggested, "Eating hot pot is also very lively, and we haven't eaten hot pot for a long time."

The last time they ate hot pot was before they went to the Nuzun to pick fruit together.

How long has it been.

Eating hot pot has been unanimously approved by everyone.

Especially Yu Keke, Yu Keke has a mobile phone, lives in a tavern, and has internet access 24 hours a day. Naturally, she knows much more about this world than them.

It's just that he is too sensible, he knows that he is still under the fence, even if the rent is paid, he is still embarrassed to trouble Boss Jiang.

It hurts to be sensible.

He saw the hot pot in an idol drama a few days ago. The bottom of the pot is red, with chili peppers floating on it. The protagonist uses chopsticks to hold the vegetables in the bottom of the pot and eat them. He almost drools. The hot pot must be good. Eat it, and it's fun.

It's just that I don't have the nerve to speak.

What's more, he usually eats with Boss Jiang. The dishes ordered by Boss Jiang or made by the robot are very delicious, and there are fresh seafood sent by Yan Shen from time to time. He should be content.

Jiang Qiubai regarded him as an adult, so he naturally wouldn't take good care of him like a child, so he didn't notice that Yu Keke wanted to eat hot pot.

At this moment, he watched Yu Keke swallowing saliva furtively, couldn't help laughing, and passed the phone over, "Order yourself, you can eat whatever you want."

Today in the tavern, there are only the empress, Ah Qing, Yu Keke, and Jiang Qiubai himself.

It feels a bit deserted and not lively enough.

Jiang Qiubai didn't know why, he was missing Mo Ying a little bit.

Mo Ying said that when he went back to make alchemy, he took Overwhelmed Kang away for so long, and he hadn't been here until now. His mobile phone, tablet and power bank should have run out of power a long time ago.

He was still a little worried as to why he hadn't come over for so long.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiubai turned back to the room in an instant, and found the bronze mirror that Mo Ying had left for him.

Mo Ying said that as long as you speak to the bronze mirror, you can contact the other party.

"Mo Ying, Mo Ying, Shangshen, are you there?" Jiang Qiubai was not used to this kind of "high technology" for the first time.

Called several times in a row but got no response.

"It won't be useless for a long time, is it broken?" Jiang Qiubai muttered in a low voice.

"It's not broken." Mo Ying's deep voice came through the bronze mirror, a little distorted.

Jiang Qiubai felt his ears itch, so he listened carefully, there seemed to be a cat meowing over there, probably overwhelming Kang?

Mo Ying asked: "What happened?" Why did you suddenly think of contacting him?

"Ahem." Jiang Qiubai's ears were hot, "That's right, Ah Qing was conferred the title today. To celebrate him, we are going to eat hot pot. Do you want to come?"

A chuckle came from the bronze mirror.

"Do you want me to go, or is it because of the crowds?"

Jiang Qiubai felt weird waiting for such a sentence after waiting for a long time.

Does this sentence sound a little ambiguous?

It hasn't been long since they separated, why did Mo Ying become so weird?

"Speak." Mo Ying's voice came from the bronze mirror again.

Jiang Qiu's ears were red, and he followed his heart, "There are all." I want to be more lively, and I hope you will come too.

There was another chuckle in the bronze mirror, and there was joy in the smile, "Little boss, you miss me."

Jiang Qiubai: ".."

Help! !

What happened to Mo Ying during this time?

Hey!

From the first time he hid from the wind in Moying's cloak, to when he hugged Moying on Bai Ze's body, and then went to eat western food with them, he actually felt something vaguely.

In fact, Mo Ying treats him a little differently, and it can even be said that he is conniving, which is seriously inconsistent with his cold appearance.

Mo Ying's help to all the friends in the tavern seemed to be for his sake.

When eating Western food last time, he wanted to ask Mo Ying if he liked him and if he was interested in him.

But he was afraid that he would make a mistake, and he was afraid of being passionate, and it was also because he was cowardly that he didn't dare to speak.

But now, that feeling is different.

Mo Ying said, "Little boss, you miss me." There was joy in his tone.

Even if he couldn't see the other person's face in the mirror, he could still imagine Mo Ying's expression at the moment.

And it's almost like a flirtation on the phone between two separated couples.

Is that what he understood?

The more Jiang Qiubai thought about it, the more he blushed. He knew that he should refuse. He is an ordinary mortal with only a few decades of life span. Still not the same.

A mortal eats the elixir of immortality, and he is still a mortal.

The word of refusal came to his lips, but it just got stuck in his throat and he couldn't get it out.

Hmm... or is it more appropriate to wait until God confesses?

I haven't even glanced at Bazi yet.

Well, that's it, Jiang Tongshou thought.

When the words came to my mouth, I turned a corner, "I ordered hairy belly, shrimp slippery, brain flower, tender beef..."

He reported a long list of dishes and asked, "Are you coming?"

There was another pleasant "hmm" from the bronze mirror.

"Then I'll go to boil the water and get ready, come here quickly." Before Mo Ying could answer, Jiang Qiubai hurriedly threw the bronze mirror aside.

I was afraid that Mo Ying would say something earth-shattering again to scare him.

There was no one on the other side of the bronze mirror, Mo Ying looked at his bedroom, which was like a ruin, and a half-demon trying to gnaw his wall, and fell into deep thought.

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