King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 60 The secret of soup stock! Father-in-law comes to visit

When the eunuch heard this, he replied honestly: "Your Majesty, I just added a little broth to the stir-fried vegetables."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "What is the soup stock?"

The eunuch said: "The broth is a kind of raw material for villain cooking. It is made of chicken, duck, pork tube bone, beef tube bone, Jinhua ham, wild mushroom, scallops, abalone, sea cucumber and other ingredients that are boiled repeatedly for four hours. Then boil the chicken breast into a pot of thick soup, then cut the chicken breast into minced chicken, and let the minced chicken absorb all the impurities in the soup to make a soup stock."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned as he listened to this series of ingredients and complicated methods.

"Isn't it a waste to make a meal like this?"

The eunuch was silent for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Tell us clearly, how much money does it cost to make a meal like this?"

The eunuch smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it costs about 50 taels of silver to cook a pot of soup!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "I see you used so many ingredients in this soup stock. Why haven't we eaten those things before?"

The eunuch explained: "After those things have been cooked for several hours, the umami flavor has melted into the soup. The ingredients cooked in this way are difficult to swallow, so they have never been eaten by Your Majesty. Besides, His Majesty is very frugal and only eats Green vegetables and simple meats, the imperial kitchen would not dare to serve such dishes to His Majesty! Another example is the minced chicken breast, which has absorbed the impurities in the soup, making it impossible to eat it anymore. I don’t even dare to serve it to His Majesty!”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "You mean, our meal will cost 50 taels of silver just to prepare the soup?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became more and more serious, even faintly angry.

The eunuch was also a little panicked.

He swallowed hard and said: "Back to Your Majesty, your Majesty must use fresh soup stock for every meal, so every meal is of this standard."

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and said: "Do you need to spend thousands of taels of silver in a month?"

The eunuch suddenly knelt down and said: "Return to your majesty, yes yes!"

Zhu Tan was not surprised when this number came out.

After all, for the ancients, umami was an extremely rare substance.

And using so many high-end ingredients, coupled with complicated workmanship, and having to replace them with new ones every now and then, naturally costs a lot of money.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in shock and anger: "This is unreasonable! We have been shouting about being frugal! Our feelings are in vain! What do you want to do? Are you trying to destroy us?"

The eunuch suddenly fell to his knees and said in panic: "Your Majesty, this is all ordered by Concubine Ning! Concubine Ning said that Your Majesty works day and night, and the food must be in line with Your Majesty's taste. Concubine Ning has spent all this money. It’s informed!”

Zhu Tan was stunned.

Isn't this Concubine Ning his biological mother?

Empress Ma passed away in the 16th year of Hongwu. After that, it was Concubine Li Shu who managed the harem.

Concubine Li Shu also passed away in the seventeenth year of Hongwu. The person who succeeded Concubine Li Shu was her biological mother, Concubine Guo Ning.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted when he heard this.

He knew that Concubine Guo Ning felt sorry for him.

But all along, his requirements for food have not been that high.

Whether the food is delicious or not, in his eyes it is just food to fill his stomach.

He asked the eunuch: "How long has this been going on?"

The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "About two years."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

This time coincides with the time when Concubine Guo Ning took charge of the harem.

When he tasted these dishes, he just felt that the chef's skills had improved, but he did not expect that there was something else going on.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "You are not allowed to cook like this in the future. We only eat normal meals and don't waste so many precious things!"

Prince Zhu Biao was a little reluctant to bear his father's suffering, and couldn't help but said: "Father, after all, this is the good intention of Concubine Ning. You..."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted.

"What good intentions? It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality! There are so many tricks for such a simple meal, so much is wasted! If word spreads, our reputation may not be so bad! What else can the world do? The example of my subjects? Isn’t this hypocritical?”

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Tan again and said: "You kid is extremely luxurious in Shandong, and your mother and concubine waste so much money in the harem, a careless mother and son!"

Zhu Tan immediately shouted at Qu: "Father, you don't want to hear what you said! This time I gave you more than 1000 million taels of silver! My mother-in-law only spent more money on your food. Isn't this all about feeling sorry for you?" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "What pain! Fan Wenzhenggong once said, worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness! If one day, people all over the world can eat this It’s delicious, so we can eat it with peace of mind!”

Hearing this, Zhu Tan suddenly felt something in his heart.

That's when he came up with a new idea to make a fortune!
  In my previous life, as a practitioner in the chemical industry, I was very familiar with the production process and technology of MSG.

The main component of MSG is sodium glutamate, which can be extracted through the fermentation of grains such as rice and wheat.

In fact, it is not difficult to make people all over the world afford this kind of delicious food.
  Seeing that the matter was resolved, Zhu Tan suddenly screamed.

"Father, such delicious dishes are all cold!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "Reheat it, heat it up and then eat it!"

I just felt baffled for a while.

Didn't he call this boy Zhu Tan to teach him a lesson?
  Why do you still care about his food now?
  Shandong.

Yanzhou.

Prince Lu's Mansion.

Tang He, the Duke of Xinguo, rushed here.

But a little disappointed.

Because he heard from people in the palace that King Lu had been recalled to Yingtian Mansion by His Majesty.

Because he missed his daughter, Tang He still met with her.

Princess Lu Tang was very happy to see her father.

Tang He frowned and couldn't be happy at all.

Because he has heard some rumors.

King Zhu Tan of Lu seemed to have been called back to give orders by His Majesty.

It is said that it was because he concealed the seizures he made during the extermination of Japanese pirates.
  Tang He couldn't help but sigh.

Why is this kid so depressed?
  How could he hide such a large amount of money from his father?
  Do you want to be a Jinyiwei for free?

Tang He looked at Mrs. Tang and suddenly sighed and said, "Daughter, does His Highness Prince Lu value money too much? You are not suffering here, are you?"

Mr. Tang shook his head and said, "Back to my father, I didn't suffer!"

Tang He nodded and said: "When you got married, your mother gave you 40,000 Ming Dynasty treasure notes. Don't be too frugal. If Prince Lu is reluctant to spend money on you, just spend it yourself!"

Tang's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she whispered: "Father, father! I have already given all the money to Your Highness!"

Tang He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but said: "What are you going to do with him?"

Mrs. Tang whispered: "My daughter saw that His Highness valued money, so she wanted to give him all the money she had!"

Tang He couldn't help but sigh.

What a silly daughter you are!

Zhu Tan is really blessed.

Tang He asked Mr. Tang: "Then Your Highness was very touched when he saw that you gave him so much money?"

Mr. Tang shook his head and his pretty face turned even redder.

"His Royal Highness said that we were already married and it was wrong for me to keep private money. After he took the money away, he told me to forgive me this time and not to do this again in the future."

After saying that, Mrs. Tang whispered: "Father and daughter have realized their mistake and will never hide anything from His Highness in the future."

bass--!
  Tang He suddenly stood up suddenly and pulled out the sword from his waist.

Mr. Tang was startled and stammered, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Tang He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: "It's okay! Look at Dad's sword, doesn't it look good?"

Tang: "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)