MTL - Wei and Jin Cooks-Chapter 775 discouraged

  Gou Xi did not go to court, but Zhao Hanzhang was not as willful as him, so he got up early the next day to get dressed and went to court with Zhao Zhongyu.

  The emperor went to see the gift from Zhao Hanzhang yesterday. He liked the new money she sent, and he liked the expensive glass even more.

  Because Zhao Hanzhang built Liulifang in Xiping, Shangcai, Chenxian, and Luoyang, the prices of ordinary glazed cups, glazed pots, and glazed mirrors on the market have dropped, and the middle class can basically afford them.

   Only some special glazed products will be expensive, and the rare is the most expensive route.

  The colored glaze that Zhao Hanzhang gave to the emperor this time was specially designed by Xiping Liulifang as a gift for Gou Xi.

The house is about 80 centimeters wide, 80 centimeters long and 30 centimeters high. The upper and lower floors can be moved. Even better, there are various landscapes and furniture in the house. Liulifang also made two boxes for people, Ma Waiting for livestock, and a box of weapons.

  You can place them freely, set the identities of those people, what to do, etc.

   It is the highest state of play house games in this era, although Zhao Hanzhang himself doesn't like to play, and he doesn't quite understand the tricks of this game.

   But because Liuli House is beautifully made and unique, Zhao Hanzhang thinks it is very valuable.

  However, she has given Gou Xi gifts and colored glaze three times in a row, and this time it will be the fourth time. What Zhao Ming said is also right, it’s only three things, and it’s not good to give colored glaze all the time, and it’s cheap for the emperor.

  The emperor himself felt Zhao Hanzhang's sincerity, and she had always been humble and polite, and she was very gentle in front of him, so he welcomed Zhao Hanzhang to attend the early court.

  The emperor asked someone to set up a seat on his lower right, directly opposite to Gou Xi's position.

  Although Gou Xi does not go to the court, he must have a seat, and no one dares to occupy it, even no one is allowed to sit opposite him.

   Zhao Zhongyu and other ministers have to take a step back to set up seats, anyway, the opposite of Gou Xi has always been empty.

   At this time, the emperor set up a seat for Zhao Hanzhang opposite, and the people belonging to Gou Xi's faction in the court looked at each other in blank dismay, all in a bad mood.

  But this kind of mood is not only for Zhao Hanzhang and the emperor, but also for Gou Xi.

  As a general, Gou Xi can influence the government from time to time, of course not only by himself.

  Many of the courtiers in the early court belonged to him. Otherwise, how could he have known the decree issued by the emperor since he had been in the general's mansion?

  He basically does not interfere with the emperor's government orders, nor does he work, which does not mean that he has no confidants in the court.

  They were a little resentful, complaining that Gouxi was too bad. If he was here, they would have more confidence. When they met a leader who only wanted to eat, drink and have fun, they really wanted to follow suit and quit.

  The position has been provoked again, or else it is better to take refuge in the emperor/Zhao Hanzhang, Gou Xi is really going to die.

  Zhao Hanzhang went to court today just to save face for the emperor, mainly to see the court ministers, everyone recognized their faces and talked, and she would not easily enter the palace again unless the emperor summoned her.

   At noon, the emperor left Zhao Hanzhang for lunch as a show of favor.

  Zhao Hanzhang had a delicious lunch, which was the best meal she had after Chinese New Year.

   Various new dishes appeared in Yuzhou because of the iron pot. Zhao Hanzhang often only heard about it and recollected it in his mind because of poverty, but today she ate it.

   Zhao Hanzhang thought while eating, it seems that the emperor is not very poor, life is much better than her.

  The emperor ate as happily as she did. He didn't know until she was sent out of the palace by Zhou Neijian that it was rare for the emperor to eat so much delicious food at one time.

Zhou Neijian walked beside Zhao Hanzhang with his waist bowed, and said with a flattering smile: "These new dishes are all from Yuzhou and Luoyang. His Majesty also said that he would entertain Governor Zhao with the dishes from Yuzhou and Luoyang, and he would use the axe in his class. Please Governor Zhao don't mind."

  Zhao Hanzhang quickly said: "No, no, it's rare for me to eat so many delicious foods at one time in Yuzhou."

Zhou Neijian: "That's good, that's good. Your Majesty is also not used to the taste of Yuncheng. Since the capital was moved here, Your Majesty has missed Luoyang cuisine very much. When eating Luoyang cuisine and these new dishes I have a better appetite."

   Zhou Neijian implicitly expressed the emperor's love and desire for Luoyang.

  Zhao Hanzhang could only nod his head, and almost blurted out that Luoyang also missed the emperor very much.

Zhao Zhongyu had another explanation for this, "These new dishes were scarce and expensive at the beginning, and His Majesty couldn't afford them, but the General's Mansion felt good after eating them. Gou Xi sent two cooks to His Majesty, Your Majesty can afford it, but not everyone can eat it."

   Zhao Zhongyu said to Zhao Hanzhang: "The new dishes in Yuzhou are rich in oil and salt. They are delicious, but they are too extravagant."

  Too much oil and salt is the most beautiful compliment in this era, Zhao Hanzhang subconsciously said, "These new dishes have nothing to do with me."

Zhao Zhongyu glanced at her and said: "Who said it has anything to do with you? But you are the governor of Yuzhou, and it is a difficult time at this time. You should advocate frugality and not be so extravagant. If you follow the example, you should not be the king of the East China Sea." And Gou Xi's footsteps."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded again and again, a little aggrieved, "Uncle Ming and I have always advocated thrift. To show savings, I eat two meals of meat in a ten-day period and don't make new clothes for a year. Look at me, what I wear now is Last year's clothes were looser, and if there was no extra fabric, they were cut and mended; Uncle Ming drank a jar of wine a month to express his position, and counted the glasses every day."

  Zhao Zhongyu was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "Are you doing this on purpose, or are you really out of money?"

  Zhao Hanzhang paused and said: "There are some. What I want to express is that we have worked hard, but there are still some atmospheres that cannot be changed because of the seventh uncle."

  Zhao Hanzhang said: "These new dishes are made by the seventh uncle. He uses them in his restaurants and restaurants, and entertains guests wantonly. I... can't stop it."

   I don’t want to block it either.

   Zhao Hu is now her big taxpayer, and most importantly, what he has done has really greatly promoted the economic development of Yuzhou, so while she is thrifty, she also helps Zhao Hu to fuel the flames.

  Zhao Zhongyu couldn't understand, "Since it's a new dish in his restaurant, shouldn't the recipe be kept secret? Why is it spread all over the world?"

  Zhao Hanzhang looked complicated, "So the seventh uncle is a business genius. He announced the recipe of the new dish, but he didn't announce the secret recipe."

"For a dish, there are simple recipes and complicated recipes. He just announced the general recipe, and he still reserves some small details. As for these new dishes, the best ones are Seventh Uncle's restaurant and Restaurant."

   "Think about it, the new dishes made here by His Majesty are already so delicious, but the new dishes in the Seventh Uncle's Restaurant are even more delicious. You say that Your Majesty knows this, is he greedy, do you want to eat it?"

  Zhao Zhongyu: ...he doesn't know if the emperor wants to eat, but he was aroused by Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I must have thought about it, so some people will travel thousands of miles to Yuzhou to find this snack. Now the restaurant of the seventh uncle is famous all over the world. Not only did Zhenxiu Restaurant and Zhao Qi Restaurant not lack customers because of the announcement of the recipe, but the customers came like clouds. .”