Since the spice ship sailed into the Ming Dynasty, Liu Chun has been busy, iron pots, stoves, stone mills, balances, and a lot of jars and jars.

What is this for?

Zhu Zhanji was carrying a little mouse in his heart, itchy, and he wanted to know what the master would do again.

"I guess Shigong is planning to make gunpowder, more powerful gunpowder." Zhu Zhanji swore and said: "Master has improved gunpowder before, and this time it is guaranteed to be more powerful, what do you say?" ”

Yu Qian raised his eyebrows slightly, shook his head slightly, and then lowered his head to read again.

"Hey, why don't you speak? I guessed it must be right! Zhu Zhanji rushed over, stood in front of Yu Qian, and swore an oath.

Yu Qian finally put down the book and said impatiently: "Your Highness, if it is to make gunpowder, how can the master be busy in the study, and he is not afraid of blowing up the study?" ”

Gunpowder is dangerous, Zhu Zhanji has a fever on his face, damn it, why didn't he think of this!

"Then what do you say Shigong is doing?"

"It's very simple, you should look at what Master has written recently, overseas spices can make perfumes, I guess most of them are busy with this!"

"Perfume!" Zhu Zhanji was shocked, his eyes rolled, this is a good thing, get some and send it to the queen mother, maybe if you lose to Yu Qian in this monthly exam, you won't have to be beaten.

"Let's go, let's take a look!"

Zhu Zhanjixing hurriedly ran to Liu Chun's study, and Yu Qian held the book and followed slowly.

The two little things ran one after the other to the door of Liu Chun's study.

At this time, they heard someone humming, "A small piece of paper, boxy, Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty made paper, Yingtian used it to wrap silk and satin, Beiping used it to wrap articles, this paper fell into my hands, Zhang Zhang wrapped all thirteen incense, hot in summer, cool in winter, winter and summer can not be separated from the thirteen incense ......"

"Thirteen incense?"

Zhu Zhanji's eyes widened, and Yu Qian really guessed that it was perfume!

The little black boy slammed open the door and found that there was a lot of powdered stuff on the table, this is perfume? Or is it a semi-finished product?

Zhu Zhanji quickly grabbed a handful and sent it under his nose.

"Wait!"

Liu Chun wanted to stop it, but it was too late, Zhu Zhanji sucked hard, this time it was fun, snot and tears flowed together, sneezing constantly, one after another, there were countless little hands in the nose, and they kept scratching, Zhu Zhanji felt that the most cruel punishment was nothing more than that.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Liu Chun has a black face, you stinky boy still have the face to ask, it's so easy to make, and you will be disturbed.

Hurry up and get clean water and wash Zhu Zhanji, and it took him a long time to recover.

The black boy said with a bitter face: "Master, your perfume is too tricky." ”

"Perfume?" Liu Chun frowned, "Who told you that I was making perfume?" ”

At this time, Yu Qian said cautiously: "I smell the smell of peppercorns, Master, is this a seasoning?" ”

Liu Chun smiled and nodded, "Yes, this is my thirteen spices that are carefully made by blending thirteen kinds of seasonings!" ”

"Is it a seasoning?" Zhu Zhanji suddenly shouted, "Master, aren't you making perfume?" ”

When he saw Liu Chun nodding, Zhu Zhanji was so happy that he completely forgot the embarrassment just now, and kept slapping his hands with joy, "You guessed wrong, guessed wrong!" ”

The black boy seemed to have a convulsion, and Yu Qian could only say weakly: "Okay, count me if I lose, right?" ”

"No, this time it's a tie, I'm going to beat you next time! Hahaha! ”

When the black boy was obsessed with winning or losing with Yu Qian, Liu Chun readjusted the ingredients and made a large bag of thirteen incense.

"It's done, go to the kitchen and see, how does this thing work?"

Liu Chun is still full of confidence, he knows too well the power of foodies.

In the era when there was no monosodium glutamate and spices were very expensive, it was very difficult for people to pursue umami.

It often takes many days to use up all kinds of ingredients to make the broth and use it to enhance the freshness. Maybe the famous dish Buddha jumping over the wall was researched in this process.

There is also the famous Lu cuisine, because of its proximity to the sea, you can get some oysters and oysters from the sea, so as to create a delicious taste. When everyone can use MSG a lot, the decline of Lu cuisine is reasonable.

Liu Chun hadn't figured out how to get MSG yet, but Thirteen Fragrance couldn't stop him.

The composition of the traditional thirteen spices is generally 5 parts of Sichuan pepper and anise, 2 parts of cinnamon, 2 parts of sannai, ginger and angelica, and 2 parts of aster, sand kernel, nutmeg, cloves, cumin, wood, dried ginger, etc. 1 part of each, and then put them together, and it is thirteen incense.

It can be used together or separately, fennel has a strong smell and is best used to make vegetarian dishes and soy products; Angelica dahurica is used to make beef and mutton, which can remove the qi and increase the umami taste, so that the meat is tender; Cinnamon is used for bacon and boiled intestines, which can make the meat and intestines fragrant and not greasy for a long time; The soup is fragrant with tangerine peel and wood, which can make the smell elegant and fragrant; To make fish, use samani and ginger, which can not only relieve the fishy fish, but also make the fish crispy and tender, and full of aroma; Smoked chicken, duck and goose meat, with nutmeg and cloves, can make the smoked taste unique, chewing fresh and fragrant, full of fragrance.

"Come on, how about a taste?"

Liu Chun made a large table of dishes, and when he was far away, the aroma wafted out.

The little ones were all drooling, eager to stuff all the delicious food on the table into their stomachs.

Zhu Zhanji was especially excessive, constantly stuffing things into his mouth, and his swollen cheeks were like squirrels stealing acorns.

"Master, your skills are better than the imperial kitchen? How about you cook for the rest of the year? Zhu Zhanjixing hurriedly shouted, and Xu Miaojin punched hard.

Little cub, your father and mother are not used to it, let alone you!

"What do you think! This is a big business, otherwise the master wouldn't have cooked himself? ”

Zhu Zhanji hugged his head and said pitifully: "Auntie, how big a business?" ”

Xu Miaojin put down the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's much more than your grandfather's internal money!" Xu Miaojin seemed to see endless mountains of gold and silver.

Stimulated by money and unprecedentedly high efficiency, after a few days of hard work, there were many hawkers in Beijing with wooden boxes on their backs and yellow paper in their hands, selling thirteen incense.

Even some grocery stores have appeared counters of thirteen incense.

For only 30 yuan, you can buy a big bag.

Although it is still a bit expensive, almost equivalent to a day's salary for one Liba in the capital, it is also worth it for the enjoyment of taste buds!

Thirteen incense quickly swept the capital, and almost every household had to buy a pack.

In the past, when rich people cooked, the whole street was full of fragrance, and the common people could only drool with envy.

This time it's different, the price of thirteen spices is so low, it is suitable for almost all kinds of dishes, ordinary dishes, add a little, and the taste will be different.

It's so easy to eat!

In contrast, many small and medium-sized restaurants also quickly used thirteen spices, and as a result, diners were very popular, and business suddenly boomed by more than 30%.

And those high-flying restaurants cherish themselves, feeling that their food cheats have defeated the invincible opponents in the world, and in this round of taste bud revolution, they have been left behind, and the result is that the catering industry in the entire capital has undergone earth-shaking changes.

This taste bud revolution gives everyone the most obvious feeling, that is, overseas development is really closely related to food, clothing, housing and transportation, at least it can make the big guys eat more delicious and cheap food.

In the past, spices were so expensive that even the rich could not afford to eat them, and even if they did, they might not be able to buy them. But these things are everywhere overseas, as if they don't need money.

People with flexible brains can't help but have an idea to go overseas, get a boatload of spices back, and immediately make a fortune and reach the pinnacle of life.

But going to sea is not an easy thing, and ships are not affordable for ordinary people, so how can it be good?

At this time, a stock exchange came into everyone's eyes.

In the stock exchange, in addition to the Royal Sugar Company, there are also Royal Shipping, Daming Shipbuilding, Import and Export Trading Company, etc., a total of 17 stocks related to overseas trade.

What are you waiting for, it's just one word, buy!

The crowd of people who swarmed to break the threshold of the exchange, and there were crowds everywhere, and there were shouts everywhere.

When someone buys a stock, it's like winning the jackpot. Immediately, people rushed in, willing to pay a higher price.

Spices, Overseas, Stocks, Investments...... Several words were connected together, and a whirlwind quickly formed, sweeping the entire capital.

And at this moment in the Xu Mansion, Xu Qin knelt in front of his grandfather's spiritual seat, kept kowtowing, and thanked Xu Da for his spirit in the sky!

"Young Master, your stock has tripled!"

"What?" Xu Qin stood up suddenly, overjoyed, "Okay, great!" ”

Since Xu Huizu's death, this is the first time the Xu family has heard good news.

In the darkness, I finally saw a glimmer of light.

"No, we can't just make money, we have to do something meaningful, we must revitalize the Xu family, definitely!" Xu Qin thought about it and suddenly had an idea.

"Uncle Yu, how about we fund a fleet and let them sail overseas?"

The old housekeeper said worriedly: "Young master, what if you lose it?" ”

Xu Qin took a deep breath, "If we lose money, our luck is too bad, if we can find something, wouldn't it be to expand the territory." ”

Xu Qin secretly clenched his fists, what Li Jinglong could do, there was no reason why he couldn't do it!

At this moment, someone suddenly ran in, panting and said, "Young Master, Queen Mother, Dingguo Gong, Lord Liu, and the third girl are here!" ”

While speaking, I heard Xu Zengshou shouting: "Big nephew, the fourth uncle has come to get some of your wealth, I heard that you have made a fortune." ”

Xu Qin hurriedly ran out, and when he saw several elders, he couldn't help but fall to his knees.

"Little nephew to meet aunt, fourth uncle, sister-in-law! Brother-in-law! ”

Xu Miaoyun still had a cold face, "I'm here to worship my father, and I'll leave in a while." ”

Xu Qin was slightly stunned, slowly lowered his head, Xu Miaoyun walked past him, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty heard yesterday that you were the first to cheer, saying that although you are young, you are not confused!" ”

With just such a sentence, Xu Qin's tears fell instantly, and the hard days of the Xu family were really going to pass......