Compete for the Song Dynasty

The groom, Wang Pang, was very proud of his spring breeze, and his cooking skills won Renzong's favor. Lord Bao Zheng said: "Pang'er is a secret, I didn't know that Wang Pang has such skills."

Wang Anshi pondered the aroma of vegetables between his lips and teeth, and said in response: "Don't say you don't know, my own father doesn't even know. He has been away for more than a year, and he should have encountered an expert to give advice."

Wang Pang said to several adults: "I specially bought a few more chefs, and I will send one to each family to manage the meals."

Only then did Lord Bao Zheng nod his head: "Forget that you have a heart."

After leaving Room No. [-] of Tianzi, toasted room by room. When we arrived at Room No. [-], we were already enjoying ourselves. It was Wang Pang’s close friends, Zhong Zhen, Yuan Ze, He Li Bo, Li Gefei, Shen Kuo, Fan Chunchun, Su Shi, Su Zhe and others.These people are about the same age, and they are youthful. [

When Wang Pang arrived here, he was laughed at: "If this wedding banquet is well organized, it seems to be a good one." I don't know who said that.

Wang Pang was surprised, but he was thoughtful in every way, why there were some omissions, so someone said: "After worshiping the high hall, don't you want to enter the bridal chamber? Is this the bridal chamber?" Everyone laughed

Shen Kuo laughed and said: "I remember a sentence in a poem: The family must hold a new fire and light a single lamp to illuminate the bridal chamber. Do you think this poem should be changed when it is here?"

Wang Pang laughed and replied: "The family cooks over charcoal fire, and all the beautiful rivers and mountains are bridal chambers."

When everyone saw him making fun of him, it was even more lively, so Su Shi wrote a poem: "A moment in a spring night is worth a thousand gold, flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy, the sound of singing in Guanlou Pavilion is soft, and the night in Qianqiu courtyard is deep."

Seeing that Su Shi was so impromptu, the elder brothers recited poems and prose to drink, drinking and laughing was even more enjoyable.

Zhongzhen said: "If there is always something new, and if there is something interesting, call some of our younger brothers."

Wang Pang took advantage of this and said: "Okay, I have a strange idea, and I should discuss it with a few people in the house someday."

All the banquets dispersed, and all the ideas were still unfinished. Cui Fu took care of the original Renhe Building and the current Jinxiu Building. Wang Pang and his family members returned to Mayer's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the mansion, someone reported that the Princess of Korea sent someone to send a congratulatory gift.When He Libo heard this, he immediately went out to chase the person who gave the gift, Wang Pang naturally thought of it too, but it didn't matter whether he was the real princess or the girl Li Enxi was just joking.There are more important things today.That is the wedding candle.

Secretly delighted, she walked quickly into the inner house, opened the door and saw Yuexia sitting at the head of the bed, it was Guixiang sitting on the edge of the bed with her hands in her arms, looking down as a newcomer.

Candlelight reflects the red and shy face, and the fragrance of idle flowers condenses jade fat.

Even if the ancient and modern glamorous words are used, there is no way to describe Wang Pang's mood at the moment, and he can't wait to hold a charming woman in his arms.That's exactly: when the jade body and the carnival are tossing and turning, the shameless brocade is met by mandarin ducks.

On the wedding night, at the time of the bridal chamber, five thousand words are omitted

After Wang Pang’s wedding banquet, everyone in Bianjing knew that Jinxiulou was bestowed by the imperial court for cooking with coal from Jinxiang Mansion. The dishes made were so unique that even Emperor Renzong praised them.The supply of coal in Jinxiang Mansion is in short supply, and if any restaurant offers to cook with coal from Jinxiang Mansion, it will give value to the dishes.

As for Jinxiulou's business, there is nothing good about it. If guests come later, they will have to wait for their seats.What's more, on any auspicious day, it is always uncertain who will arrange a few tables for wedding and birthday banquets.There are also boxes upstairs from Tianzi No. [-] to Tianzi No. [-].It was actually booked from May to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Tianzi No. [-] room never outsourced the table. After all, it was the place used by Emperor Renzong in his humble clothes. Some people dared to sit beside the king and did not dare to outsource it.

No. [-] to No. [-] are people who dream of being an official, and they have a good time; while No. [-] often has a daughter who is waiting to be married, and they go there to arrange an engagement banquet, hoping to marry a good official.

A steady stream of coal from Jincheng County was sent to the capital, and any household that still used charcoal for cooking would be out. [

The Jinxiangfu Coal Yard in the northwest of Bianjing City is busy.The tea farm in the southeast of Bianjing also started to be built.Merchants all came to buy tuancha, and there was only loose tea left in the warehouse.Different grades of loose tea.

Wang Pang ordered people to seal up part of the loose tea with jasmine fumigation.Lu Shenyan continued to purchase in Jianzhou. Lu Shenyan asked: "The supply of the palace and all the teahouses are in short supply, but the loose tea, is there still enough?"

Wang Pang said: "Of course, the profit of this loose tea is higher than that of the other two."

Lu Shenyan curled his lips at He Libo, there is still a pile of goods here, and instead of letting people process it, loose tea will be brought in instead, but since the young master said it, let's do it.

Wang Pang was waiting, waiting for the little brothers to gather together, and waiting for Lu Shenyan to come back this time, and waiting for his custom-made teapots and teacups to be delivered to the capital.At the same time, Wang Pang chose a tea house in Jincheng. This time, it was the same as the last renovation of Renhe Building (now called Jinxiu Building).Cover the whole building with cloth.

Once the king was covered up like this, rumors spread in the capital, and the prince of Meyer's mansion had a new way of playing.Now Wang Pang's gestures will attract people to imitate.For example, the king was at the coal yard that day, and he said that the luck of coal should be provided by boats.As a result, the popular saying now is not to say hello to each other, but to be too awesome.

If Wang Pang went to the street and picked up a peddler's belongings to look at for a while, when he left, people would surround the peddler and ask, "What did you say just now, Mr. Wang?"

Another example is the newly made clothes under the moon. If the style and embroidery are slightly changed, they will quietly become popular in the capital soon.It seems that Wang Pang is the representative of fashion and the vane of leading the trend.

As soon as he covered the teahouse here, the younger brothers came.The king invited them to the wing room of the hall of Mayer's mansion.As soon as he entered, Su Shi was stunned: "I don't drink alcohol, what are you doing with such a big table?"

Wang Pang smiled and invited the brothers to sit down, and said, "I invite some of you to have tea today."

Seeing that everyone was seated, Wang Pang unhurriedly waved his folding fan and said, "When my former brother went to Jianzhou, there used to be a tea-drinking habit in the local area. It was not made into dough cakes by grinding and fragrant herbs; it was brewed with leaf tea. This is different from before. What Yuanze asked, the things in my illusion have similar approaches but the same effect. I invite you all to taste this new way of drinking."

Yuan Ze Zhongzhen and the others looked at each other and smiled, and sure enough the king had a new trick.Wang Pang clapped his hands, and the servants and maids came in. Everyone's eyes lit up, and at the same time, they showed expressions of surprise.

I saw the servants and maids next to the king, first bringing the small red clay stove, everyone was stunned for a moment, it seemed that it was summer, and it was already not cold, and this small red clay stove was much smaller than ordinary stoves, with one or two coals in it The bread and the fire are burning.

Look at the maid again, she is slim and juicy, with a light green gown and Confucian skirt, she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she is very fair, especially the "tea pot" (also known as sand pot) made of sand and mud. Boil water on high heat. The tea pot is very light. When the water is boiled, the small lid will automatically tilt, making a burst of sound.

Everyone saw that the maid's fingertips were pouring boiling water into the empty pot, which is called "warming pot". The water from the warming pot was poured into the tea boat; When it is full, use bamboo chopsticks to scrape off the tea foam on the surface of the pot, and immediately pour it into a tea boat or brew it and then pour it into boiling water.Cover the tea lid and pour boiling water to make the temperature inside and outside the pot consistent

Seeing her tossing and turning, everyone didn't know what kind of tricks Wang Pang was playing. They saw Wang Pang appreciating leisurely, and then the maid with a pair of jade hands was waiting for the tea to be brewed, and she used the tea from the warm pot and moistened tea just now to sit in the tea boat. Clean the teacup - this is a small teacup slightly smaller than a wine cup (even the teapot itself is no more than the size of a fist).

When the first tea is brewed, the pots are carried along the edge of the tea boat for several weeks, as if "touring the mountains and waters", and finally the warm and washed small tea cups are lined up and poured back and forth one by one, which is also like "patrolling the river". ",

The tea cups were poured slowly, and the maid offered tea one by one, then smiled and bowed, and stepped back to wait.

Looking at the stunned crowd, Wang Pang smiled and gestured please.Everyone tasted tea, and Su Zhe couldn't help but praise while sipping tea: "Minzhong tea is the best in the world, and I don't want to work hard on tea."

Wang Pang smiled and said nothing, Su Shi looked at the maid and took a look at the tea, and followed him: good tea is always like a beautiful woman

Zhongzhen asked: "Brother, it seems that you are planning to sell tea in this way in a teahouse. This is very delicate and unique. I just think that if you open your business, it will be like that Jinxiulou. It is hard to find one."

"Yes." Everyone echoed what Zhao Zhongzhen said.

Yuan Ze shook his head, and said with a serious expression: "Brother, I really didn't expect that this loose tea can be drunk with such effort and taste. The artistic conception of tasting tea."

Wang Pang always smiled and said nothing. He looked around at almost everyone who was famous in the history of Song Dynasty. He wanted to start from this teahouse and weigh his own influence.

Wang Pang knew that influence was not about new clothes, cooking skills or new inventions.He cupped his hands and said: "What was said at the Fan Zhongzhen banquet before is very true, what's the point of me doing something new by myself. Brothers, if you don't support me, I have a little king by my side."

Shen Kuo snorted: "Don't be a fool, look at us, the officials are no more than the fifth grade, and the jobs are just small errands. How can I help my brother?"

Brothers Zhong Zhen and Su Shi also said: "It's not the main thing to make money, it's just for fame."

Wang Pang said: "Everyone, I plan not to open this teahouse."

"What?" "That's really not profitable?"

Wang Pang nodded: "Not only is it closed to the outside world, but you are also shareholders, so you don't need to invest in it. How about letting everyone gain fame and fortune?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what Wang Bang was up to.Wang Pang said: "This teahouse is called Yunge, and it only sells members for a whole year. The annual membership fee is ten taels of silver, and there are only a hundred members at most."

Li Gefei didn't speak for a long time, and then he said: "That's only a thousand taels of income. It seems to be maintained. How can we talk about profits."

Wang Pang said confidently: "We ten people each have three member silver medals, which can be given to others, and ten of the remaining sixty silver medals will be reserved for the champions of Jinke High School each year. The remaining twenty will be given to others. Give it to the emperor, and he will reward and distribute it. We only have silver medals for [-] members to sell."

Su Shi asked suspiciously: "If we need to wait for the investment, this is obviously a money-losing business."

Wang Pang chuckled: "Aren't you and I wanting fame? Besides, with Brother Shen Kuo here, I want to set up a printing factory and make some calligraphy and painting works for members every month. Everyone meets on the 28th, [-]th, and [-]th of each month. We get together regularly. I make a monthly publication, introducing poetry and dictionaries, and we also lead the style of writing, what do you think?"

"Oh, brother Wang Pang's idea is amazing." Everyone thought it was good.

Wang Pang said: "Wait a minute, I think there are still a few people to support. The name of this publication is to be determined. My father, Wang Anshi, and Yuanze and I will talk about it. Master Ouyang Xiu, I will trouble the two elder brothers of the Su family. These two But it must be supported. Needless to say, Zhongzhen often goes in and out of the palace, so naturally the emperor's favorite grandson can speak well."

As soon as everyone heard that Wang Pang wanted to make publications, they were not interested in how much money they would sell, but they were all gearing up for the matter of becoming famous and knowledgeable.

Seeing this, Wang Pang said: "Everyone is just exchanging literature, poetry and paintings on weekdays. If there are good works, I will order someone to record them. Naturally, please proofread them when they are published. Zhongzhen has to control the scale and direction. We can't go out of line."

Everyone praised it, and everyone wanted to rummage through the box to find out the works they were satisfied with when they went back.

Shen Kuo also helped Wang Pang get this printing factory, set up a factory to burn pottery fonts, and searched for mills. In a word, everything was ready in a month or two; Yunxuan was about to open,

Wang Pang chose a maid of similar age, figure, appearance and qualifications, and became a female tea doctor.This time, he wants to lead the trend of drinking tea, and selling loose tea has become a new fashion.

At this time, Lu Shenyan also came back, and brought back a clever and lonely child from Jianzhou, but just hearing the name gave Wang a headache enough, this child is called: Cai Jing!