Li An confidently said all the research and development plans for the coming year, as soon as he heard that before the Chinese New Year in the coming year, the machine that directly talks to people thousands of miles away can be successfully experimented, the emperor and the ministers present are all very excited, the atmosphere in the hall has reached a climax, everyone is encouraging Li An, and even, clearly expressed their determination to fully support Li An.

Such a warm banquet lasted for a long time, although in the later stage, everyone almost didn't eat or drink, but everyone had no intention of dispersing, and they all wanted to let the banquet last for a while longer, so that they could learn more about the advanced machines that were about to appear, and everyone was very interested in these machines developed by Ang Lee, and they all wanted to know more, and when they went back, they could also show their knowledge in front of their families and subordinates.

Although the ministers are full, but the good dishes in the imperial dining room are still being served, whether the ministers eat or not, the dishes are always served, and most of the ministers will take a bite to show that they have tasted it, know what the dish tastes like, but also respect for the imperial chef who works hard to cook, but also respect for the emperor, if you don't eat a bite, you will have the meaning of shaking your face to show the master, or feel that the host is not well entertained, and if you just eat a small bite, it will not be very supportive.

After all, grouper is a rare delicacy, and it takes a long time to make it with a little snack, so it is served later in the banquet.

This time, the groupers are all extra-large treasures, each of which is more than 100 catties, so it is naturally impossible to give all the ministers a tail, a total of only three tails, more than 100 ministers are divided into three fish, and the average person can only get a few tenths, but because each fish is more than 100 catties, even if it is cleaned, it is more than 100 catties, so that the three-tailed grouper has more than 300 catties of fish and meat to eat, and the ministers are only more than 100 people, and each minister can get nearly three catties of fish and meat on average, which is also a lot.

Whether it is grouper or ordinary fish, they all have fish heads, fish segments, fish tails, fish maw, fish backbones, as well as fish maw and roe and so on, and the taste of each part is different, the essence of the part is always very few, such as fish bladder, the swim bladder of the three-tailed grouper can only have three, more than one is impossible, the meat of the fish belly is relatively delicate, the amount of meat is also not much, and the most precious gill meat is even rarer, and the taste is also the best, however, it is not the red hard gills that breathe, but a piece of good meat next to it, In addition, the soft meat attached to the gills of the hard fish is also very tender and tastes very good.

Different parts of a fish's body, the taste is completely different, the grade is also different, so, in the distribution of fish meat, it is more particular, the fattest fish meat should be distributed to the highest status, this is common sense, in any era is the case, the secondary parts will be divided to the rest of the people.

However, this time, the emperor has already arranged it, and he has one for himself, so that the imperial chef will also prepare a whole one for Li An, and the remaining one will be distributed to more than 100 ministers, the meaning of which is self-evident.

When Li An saw Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie beside him, they could only get more than a pound of fish and meat, but they had a whole one in front of him, he was indeed very surprised.

This is to clearly tell all the ministers that in the emperor's heart, Li An is the most important and can enjoy the same treatment as the emperor, and the rest of the ministers are not worth mentioning compared with Li An, of course, this is also the reason why Li An has made meritorious contributions today, if it is usual, it will naturally not be like this.

Everyone has eaten almost, and no one is hungry, but grouper is not an ordinary delicacy, especially the top 100-pound grouper, which is even more rare, so even if everyone is full, it is necessary to eat some more, in addition, even if you can't finish eating, this table full of food, in fact, will not be wasted, although the materials in the palace are relatively sufficient, but the most basic sense of saving is needed, these uneaten delicious, will eventually be eaten by the palace maids and eunuchs, as well as the imperial chefs, Although the meals that have been eaten by others belong to the leftovers, the top ingredients like grouper, even if they are leftovers, are very attractive, and the palace maids and eunuchs don't care, and it is estimated that only high-level palace people can have the opportunity to enjoy these high-end leftovers.

Thinking of the hundred-pound grouper in front of him, in the case of not being able to eat it all, it will be eaten by the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, Li An sighed in his heart, and by the way remembered Mr. Lu Xun's words, in the Chinese dynasties, the common people either want to be slaves but can't, or temporarily sit firmly in the era of slaves, and the troubled times are the era of unstable slaves, and in the peaceful and prosperous times, that is, they can be safely regarded as slaves, and the happiness of the people will be greatly increased, and praise the emperor for giving them the opportunity to be slaves steadily.

Because since ancient times, what ordinary people have pursued is a stable life, as long as they can live a stable life, what does it matter if they are slaves to the nobles, they are really willing to be slaves, because once they enter the troubled times, they don't even have the opportunity to be slaves, and even, their lives can't be saved, so it's really better to be a slave honestly.

At this time, the leftovers are about to be produced in the same situation, this kind of top-level super-large grouper, not ordinary people can eat, even if it is a pound or two of small grouper, the price is very expensive, fishing seaside fishermen are reluctant to eat, sold to supplement the family.

The palace maids and eunuchs who are on errands in the palace, as well as the palace people such as the imperial chef, usually eat the food is either low-grade, or the leftovers are cold, and the good ingredients are not what they can enjoy, especially the top food, which is the exclusive use of the nobles, and if they want to taste the taste of the top food, then they must wait for the nobles to eat enough, and the rest of the delicious food will have their share.

Under normal circumstances, there will not be much leftovers that the nobles eat, and once they meet the emperor's banquet and ministers, then, at the end of the banquet, the remaining high-end food is very rich, at least dozens of times that of usual, not only the high-level palace people can enjoy it, even ordinary palace people can get some better leftovers.

Of course, there is also an order in which the palace people distribute these leftovers, the higher palace people first pick out the best ones for their own consumption, then the medium palace people, and finally the lowest palace people can take their turn.

It looks ridiculous, the leftovers that others eat are cold, and they have become fragrant and sweet in the mouths of the palace people, and this is naturally caused by the inequality of status, the emperor wants to eat whatever he wants, the best delicacy in the world is what the emperor can eat, and these slaves and maids in the palace are not so lucky, if they are too backbone and refuse to eat the leftovers eaten by nobles, then they can only eat some vulgar food, and the vulgar food is a little inferior to the leftovers eaten by the nobles, after all, Even if it's leftovers, it's high-end, and some even just take a bite, the taste and nutrition haven't changed much, as long as you don't have a diaphragm in your heart, you can still eat it as a delicacy.

Such a huge grouper, Li An really has never seen it, usually the grouper that the family eats is bought in the vegetable market, the price is expensive and small, the largest is only five or six catties, more than 100 catties of grouper, it is really unimaginable, and the variety is the same as the grouper that Li Ang usually eats.

In fact, five or six catties is already very big, after all, these are wild, not artificially farmed, in addition, compared with the common one or two catties of grouper in later generations, the grouper on the market at this time, all are big, the ancients are blessed, you can eat more and better delicious, and later generations because of the large population and overfishing, resulting in the gradual depletion of various natural resources, can only eat very small game, even, very small game can not be eaten, can only eat artificially farmed food, In many populous cities in later generations, all the food that human beings can eat is artificially bred, and some people can't eat a wild food in their lifetime, and even, many wild animals have become animals protected by the imperial court.

For example, tiger meat, all kinds of wild bird meat, sturgeon meat, etc., which can be eaten in Datang, these foods are protected animals by the imperial court, and whoever dares to eat them will be arrested, and even, some children are ignorant and dig out the bird's nest at the door of their homes, and they were sentenced to ten years in prison, which makes people feel scared when they think about it.

If it is according to the standards of later generations, the wild protected animals that Ang Lee ate in Datang are enough to be shot hundreds of times, and if it is according to the laws of some civilized countries, Ang Lee will be sentenced to tens of thousands of years in prison, and the sentence is hundreds of times higher than Ang Lee's lifespan, and it may even be more.

At least, the huge wild grouper in front of Ang Lee is a national protected animal, and such a large grouper is extremely rare and must be protected.

"Li Shilang, can you finish eating the big fish of more than 100 catties?"

Yang Guozhong next to him said in a sour tone, obviously, the emperor valued Li An so much, and gave Li An a whole huge grouper, he was a little jealous, and he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't have any big opinions, after all, Li An's ability was there, and he made a great contribution today, and he should give Li An special care, but this still couldn't resist the jealousy in the hearts of the ministers, and many ministers were stunned when they saw the palace maid bring a whole big grouper to Li An.

Li An smiled faintly and said, "Naturally, you can't finish one meal, but if you bring it back to eat a few more meals, then there will be no problem." ”

After speaking, Li An looked at Li Longji, who was smiling, and said: "Your Majesty, a whole grouper is too big for Weichen to eat alone, can I bring it back later, so that my wife and children at home can also taste this big grouper." ”

This is just a joke, whether the emperor gives it or not, it doesn't matter much, it's just a big fish, not a great thing.

"Why not! This grouper here hasn't moved its chopsticks yet, come on! It was packed in a large insulated box and immediately sent to Li Shilang's residence, and he said that he was rewarded, so go quickly. ”

Li Longji said very generously.

Today is the day when Li An has made great contributions, although there are no good things to reward Li An, but for Li An's reasonable request, the emperor can still readily agree, which can also reflect the emperor's bearing and the attitude of rewarding meritorious service.

This sudden reward made Li An slightly surprised, the emperor himself didn't eat a bite, so he gave a whole fish to his family, although this thing is not particularly expensive, but this is a piece of the emperor's heart, other ministers do not have such a good treatment, only Li An alone has such treatment.

The emperor's imperial grace was vast, and it immediately attracted the attention of a large group of ministers below, and a total of three extra-large groupers were cooked, Li An alone took a share, and the emperor took a share and gave it to Li An's family, and all the remaining ministers could only eat a fish pitifully, and the treatment gap was not ordinarily large, so how could these guys not look sideways.

Looking at the huge grouper that had not yet moved the chopsticks in front of him, Li An didn't know what to do, the emperor gave it to his family without even taking a bite, and the ministers each got a very small piece, so if Li An didn't care about the feast, it would be inappropriate.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, this grouper in front of Weichen will be eaten with the ministers!"

Li An said.

"Aiqing doesn't have to worry about them, this special grouper is given to Aiqing alone, and today's celebration banquet is also held because of Aiqing, it's almost cold, move the chopsticks!" If you can't finish eating, take it home. ”

Li Longji said with great certainty.

This statement made Li An very happy, and at the same time, it also made the ministers present look more sideways, they all looked at each other, and even shook their heads with a helpless smile, but no one was really unhappy, they all knew that the importance of Li An to the Tang Empire was not comparable to them, the huge Tang Empire, without any of their ministers, but the Tang Dynasty could not do without Li An, an important talent, otherwise, all the convenient items they use now do not exist.

Moreover, there will be more and better items in the future, although the R&D center has been established, but the only one who can make the R&D center operate normally is Li An, as long as Li An is not in the R&D center, then, the R&D center will exist in name only, counting on these talents without systematic knowledge, at most they can only be improved on the existing basis, only Li An can creatively invent a lot of incredible items, so that the Tang Empire becomes more convenient.