Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1061

The place where the Tubo Mission stayed.

The gate of the house is closed, and it is isolated from the bustling Luoyang neighborhood.

In the front hall, Princess Saimaga sat on the couch. She took off her felt hat, revealing her jet-black braids, which were wrapped with dozens of various gemstones, colorful like stars in the sky.

Gal Dongzan and other Tubo missions also sat down in the front hall, while Tubo warriors guarded the gate and patrolled the walls of the house.

They chatted in twos and threes, all praising the prosperity and beauty of Luoyang. Compared with this, their capital city, Pibo City, was not even as lively as a square city.

Sitting there, Princess Saimaga was accompanied by a Tibetan maidservant who offered buttered tea and tsampa to her.

"No butter tea and highland barley tsampa. This is Luoyang, the middle land. In the future, I will use the etiquette of the Han people and adapt to their living habits. Dongzan, what do Luoyang people usually eat?"

Although Gal Dongzan has come to the Central Plains for the second time, the last time he came to the Central Plains, the result was really bad. He was sent as an envoy in Chang'an, but in the end he was thrown to Zhongnan Mountain to burn firewood and charcoal as a charcoal burner slave for a period of time. During those days, I didn't pay much attention to what I ate. It would be nice to have some porridge and corn bread every day.

"Princess, why don't I find someone to inquire about it."

"Go."

This mansion was arranged by Honglu Temple, and it has its own cooks and servants, etc. Dongzan went to the back kitchen to inquire about it, and then he got a general understanding. When he came back, he reported, "The nobles in China eat many styles, very Rich, there are millet porridge in the morning, steamed pancakes, flax pancakes, steamed buns, steamed buns, rolls, wontons, glutinous rice, soybean milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, etc..."

The princess was very surprised when she heard this, "What are these?"

"These are just a variety of breakfasts. The lunch and dinner of the nobles in the middle land are more sumptuous. It is said that last month, a minister paid homage to the prime minister. He hosted a burnt tail banquet for the emperor. He invited the chef from the best restaurant in Luoyang City and cooked a hundred There are eight dishes, which are extremely luxurious, and before the banquet, there is another dish, which is carved out of fruits and vegetables, and a total of one hundred and eight fairies are carved, all of them are like real people, lifelike."

After listening to the princess, she couldn't imagine what such a banquet would be like.

"What kind of banquet is Shaowei Banquet? Why invite the emperor?"

"It is said that the nobles in the Central Plains suddenly rose in status, just like a tiger transforming into a man. The tail is still there, so the tail is still there, so the tail is burned. Therefore, when an official is promoted, a tail burning banquet is held to celebrate the renewal and promotion. At the same time, he thanked the emperor and entertained his colleagues."

"However, it is said that because the Shaowei Banquet is too extravagant and ostentatious, it is common for officials to compete with each other. There are more and more dishes in the Shaowei Banquet, and it is more and more expensive. Therefore, the emperor has issued an edict to prohibit such luxurious Shaowei Banquets and stipulate that officials should be promoted. If there is a banquet, only three or five tables of relatives and friends are allowed to be invited, and the dishes should not exceed eight."

"Does the emperor of the Central Plains even care about this?" The princess was surprised.

"If the princess wants to eat, I can find a cook to cook a banquet." Dong Zan himself wanted to see it.

The princess did not refuse.

Gal Dongzan went directly to the officials of Honglu Temple, who did not refuse the request after hearing the request, and directed him to find the restaurant that had held burnt tail banquets for several officials.

When they arrived at the restaurant in Beishi, upon hearing the request, the other party said it was very simple, they could do it fresh at home, or they could have it prepared and delivered here, but the price was not too cheap.

The restaurant even has several set meals for Shaowei banquet. The lowest one is 58 dishes, and the highest one is [-] dishes. You can choose freely. There are cold cuts, barbecue, and hot stir-fry. , Desserts, pastries are also readily available.

"How many guests are you entertaining?" the shopkeeper asked.

"My master wants to try it."

"Well, then you have found the right place. I suggest that you choose the 58 dishes first. If there are too many dishes, you can't finish it. Next time there are more people, you can choose other ones."

"What are the 58 dishes?"

"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to be rich, and the color and fragrance are excellent. Let me just report it briefly. The cold dishes include Wu Xing and bream..."

"What kind of dish is this?"

"It's a cold dish made of sashimi. The fish fillets are added with ice sculptures, and they are arranged in the shape of a nine-day fairy."

Gal Dongzan shook his head again and again, "We, the Tubo Xiboye royal family, don't eat fish."

The Tubo royal family started in the Yalong River Valley and was first called the Yak tribe. Later, they unified the Six Yak tribes, continued to expand to the south of the mountain, and finally unified the south of the mountain, and then conquered the U-Tsang area. Their traditions believe that the lake is sacred and pure. And the fish in the lake are spiritual things and cannot be eaten.

Although the royal family also marry other tribes, and often marry tribes that still eat fish, their royal family is determined not to eat fish.

"That's it, then you will miss a good dish. Our stir-fry is also quite famous, such as Xunxun sauce, barbecue with Jinling Zhi, Guangming Shrimp, etc., as well as dim sum called Guifeihong in our shop, It is a refined sweetened red crispy snack, which was researched by Concubine Li Gui in the palace and made for saints. There is also Tianxue, which is fried with honey. Bailong is shredded mandarin fish, oh, If you don’t eat fish, this can be replaced. There is also Snow Baby, which uses frog meat wrapped in bean flour and served in a hot pot. Yuhuangwangmu rice is made of meat and eggs, etc.…”

"In addition, there are Ju Sheng Nu, Brahman Light High Noodles, Han Palace Chess, Longevity Porridge, Single-cage Golden Milk Crisp, Manduo-like Biscuits, Tonghua Soft Beef Intestines, Bailong Yao, Sheepskin Filigree, Immortal Noodles, Xiaotian Crisp, chopsticks spring, Guomenxiang..."

Gar Dongzan had learned Chinese and Chinese characters from the Han people living in Tubo before, and collected some Han family classics, but there was no such description of food in the book.

While the shopkeeper reported the name of the dish, he briefly described the dish. Gar Dongzan listened, and the corners of his mouth were drooling.When he came back to his senses, his saliva dripped onto the skirt of his clothes, and he couldn't help being very embarrassed.

"Okay, I want these 58 dishes, but all the fish dishes must be replaced with other dishes. The replaced dishes must be as exquisite as those dishes."

"Don't worry, the craftsmanship of our restaurant is one of the best in the entire Luoyang City. How many princes and nobles come to our restaurant to order food and cook. Do you want to make it at home, or do you want it to be delivered here?"

"Is it convenient to do it in the past?"

"It's convenient, of course it's convenient, but we have to send people over and pay more."

Gal Dongzan thought about it, "Money is not a problem."

The shopkeeper smiled brightly. They have good craftsmanship here, so the fees are naturally high. Generally, even if two or three people come to eat, order a few small dishes at random, and they will pay two or three yuan for a meal. It's not always two times, but it starts from one to two hundred times.

Coupled with door-to-door, the price is still high.

"The little old spectator is also the envoy of my vassal state in the Tang Dynasty. This is the New Year's Eve, so I will give you a discount, a 58-course burnt tail banquet set meal, home-cooked, all ingredients and tableware are included, Chenghui 580 Guan, do you think it should be paid in cash, cashed in at a gold and silver shop, or issued at a bank?"

Gal Dongzan had already reached into the money bag and was about to withdraw a piece of silver to pay, but when he heard that it would cost 580 guan, his hands froze. Even if he paid the bill with gold, it would cost more than four catties of gold.

I wanted to ask why it was so expensive, but looking at the shopkeepers all dressed in silk and satin smiling, Galdong Zan was speechless again.

"When we get there, can I pay the bill with gold?"

When the shopkeeper heard that he paid the bill with gold, he immediately smiled, "Of course, I will invite a person from the bank to check the quality of the gold. It must be calculated according to the highest price of the water card today. If you use my Daqin It’s even more troublesome if you don’t get the Golden Dragon Coin.”

"It's our Tibetan gold ingot."

"It's okay. We'll invite someone from the gold shop to check the quality. There will be no extra charge. Sir, do you only book one table? What about the rest of your mission?"

Gal thought for a while, but he couldn’t just have the Shaowei Banquet for the princess alone. Others can just watch it, but it’s too expensive to order again, “I don’t have 300 people there, but don’t have the Shaowei Banquet, just set up a few tables. Is food available?"

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Of course it is possible. In this way, I will make it for you and send it to you according to the standard of one person. Each person will have four dishes and one soup. How about two meat and two vegetables?"

"Okay, no fish."

"Come on, then go to check out together then?"

"Ah."

After eating 880 guan for one meal, Gal Dongzan felt that Daqin was very unfriendly.

(End of this chapter)