The best restaurant in this area of the wharf is the "Wangjiang Tower" belonging to Yongcheng Commune, not only the dishes are exquisite, but there are also many female prostitutes singing songs under the colorful building at the door. To be precise, the restaurants of this era belong to entertainment venues, some like the karaoke of Du Zhongxiao's previous life.

In the small pavilion on the second floor, Du Zhongxiao and Han Jiang sat opposite each other, looking at the scenery on the Bianhe River outside the window.

A neatly dressed little guy came running quickly and saluted, "What kind of wine do the two officials drink?" What kind of dishes to use? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The best wine is a bottle, and a few fresh fruits and vegetables, which should be fried over high heat." Also, have a plate of lamb and a steamed fish. By the way, if there are fresh vegetables and tender lotus roots, make a few cold dishes. ”

The little guy said yes and went quickly.

Du Zhongxiao said to Han Jiang: "Zihua, taste the flavor we have here." Didn't we just see soybean oil in a tofu factory, and look at how the dishes fried with soybean oil are different from before. ”

Han Jiang smiled: "I'm not greedy, I don't have to think about these things." ”

Du Zhongxiao was silent. It's not a matter of cravings, it's a food revolution. This era was a critical period for the formation of Chinese food culture in the future, and the core of it was, of course, stir-fried dishes. Stir-frying is not only a change in taste, but more importantly, the use of fat, a large amount of fat intake instead of staple food, making people's meals smaller.

At this time, the planting structure in the north was still centered on millet, that is, millet, and there was not much wheat planting north of the Huai River. Millet naturally has many benefits, such as shelf-stable storage, easy processing, and a better taste in the mouth, but compared to wheat, it is far inferior. If we can popularize flour and increase the planting area of wheat, not only will the people eat well, but also the planting structure can be changed. If you plant winter wheat, you can plant another season of soybeans in two crops a year. Although there will be problems with continuous stubble, as long as it is combined with millet and sorghum stubble, the problem can be solved.

With the promotion of wheat acreage, the acreage of soybeans can be increased. The extra soybeans are used to extract oil, which can greatly fill the shortage of staple foods. At the end of the day, the same land area can support more people.

Du Zhongxiao promoted oil extraction and stir-frying vegetables with oil, not for better taste, but for the improvement of planting structure.

It didn't take long for the little guy to bring up a few cold dishes. A plate of mixed lotus root, a plate of black fungus, a plate of spinach, and a plate of fish tart. Han Jiang looked at the novelty and asked Du Zhongxiao: "This shop is weird, it doesn't serve fruits, but there are a few plates of seasonal vegetables." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the difference of this restaurant, the taste is refreshing, just right to drink." Zihua, our daily soft rice and fatty meat are actually not good for health, and eating more vegetables is good for the body. If you try it, these side dishes taste very delicious. ”

Han Jiang ate a piece of lotus root, which was crispy and sweet, and it was really good. It's just that he wasn't used to eating like this, so after tasting two slices, he put down his chopsticks.

Nowadays, the custom of eating is big fish and meat, with soup cakes and so on. In Du Zhongxiao's previous life, he said that he cooked large pieces of meat, and specially found those places with a lot of fat to cook, and then served with all kinds of pastries and noodles. Even if you drink alcohol, it's a lot of the same. From the perspective of that era, of course, it was not healthy to eat like this, and there were too few vegetables.

This restaurant is Du Zhongxiao's menu changed according to his own taste, and it has quite the style of later generations. He knows the county by himself, of course Du Zhongxiao has to arrange the food according to his own taste, otherwise this official will be too boring. The magistrate likes to eat like this, and Yongcheng County, from the officials to the common people, also learned to eat like this, which quickly became a trend. The dishes here have quickly become local flavors, and many merchants on the Bianhe River have to come here to eat once. This is a high-end restaurant, and what you want is a noble word, and the taste of these dishes is indeed better than the original.

Han Jiang is not good at appetite, but unfortunately he is not used to these and is not interested. If it was Du Zhongxiao's previous life, two officials of this status would eat, and the big meat and big fish would inevitably spoil the scenery. But in this era, the emperor's invitation to dinner is also a big meat and a big fish, and what he wants is this cheesiness.

Just when Du Zhongxiao felt pity that Han Jiang was not interested in his new dishes, a young lady in her twenties-old years held the pipa, followed by Lao Er, and went to the pavilion. He didn't speak, but sat down at the door, and began to sing.

This is the atmosphere at this time, just like in the previous life, when you came to karaoke, there was always someone who came to serve you. These people make a living from this, and many times they are forced to buy and sell, and you can't refuse.

Du Zhongxiao wanted to talk to Han Jiang, took a few copper coins, handed them to the two of them, and asked them to sing elsewhere.

The two took the money, saluted, and calmly went to the other pavilions. They have been here before, and no one will come again.

Watching the little lady who sang the song leave, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but think of Lusesai. The woman had been raised by Chen Qin these days, and she was restless. asked Qu Wuniang a few times to manage this restaurant again, but Du Zhongxiao did not agree. That woman really has a bad temperament, and she doesn't know what happened to her here. Chen Qin worked hard, and there were a lot of livestock breeding in the pasture, so he tried to calm his heart.

As the singer left, the little servant shouted loudly and brought up a few hot dishes one by one. A plate of fried beans with meat and a plate of steamed mandarin fish.

Han Jiang tasted a bite of fried beans with meat, which was crispy and delicious, and the unique flavor of this stir-fried dish was something he had never tasted. put down the chopsticks and said, "This is good, this is good!" It's crispy, but I've never eaten it before. ”

Du Zhongxiao persuaded each other again and again, and the two drank a few glasses of wine.

After a few rounds of drinking, the topic turned to political affairs. Du Zhongxiao said: "Zihua, the steam engine is now small, and it seems that it should be able to be installed on the ship." When you go back, I will give you a full set of drawings, and you will find someone to try to produce them. I have skilled craftsmen there, and I can also take two people back. ”

Han Jiang nodded: "I heard that this machine is all trial produced by that Tao Seventeen hands." If there is such a person—"

Du Zhongxiao shook his hand again and again: "Others can take it to Chenzhou, but Tao Seventeen can't, I still have a useful role for this person." ”

Han Jiang shook his head and stopped insisting. As long as there are drawings and your own guidance, the machine can always be built. What he was worried about now was finding a craftsman to make the boat. Chenzhou can only make small boats in the river, and it is absolutely impossible to build cars and boats.

The two exchanged the most about this matter, and after talking a few words, they skipped it.

Han Jiang said: "I am comfortable looking for master craftsmen in Chenzhou to make steam engines, but the craftsmen of iron making, I still want to bring a few back." If you want to make a machine in the future, you will inevitably use a lot of good iron, where to buy it? It's only in Honshu Steel that things get things done. ”

Du Zhongxiao pondered for a while before he said: "Don't hide it from Zihua, I now have two places in the county to make money." One is the shops that I see today, and the interest earned is used to pay money and food, and to distribute money to the public servants. There is also a place where the camp is in the field. In addition to cultivating fields and harvesting grain and rice, there are also several workshops. One of the most profitable is to build all kinds of agricultural tools. Today, I have seen many shops, in fact, according to the money of selling a single kind of goods, the most profitable thing in this county is agricultural tools. I use a lot of iron here. Craftsman, I can let you bring some back, but there are only one or two people for everything, from iron and steel to crucible steel. After Zihua goes back, it is the right way to let these people teach others. ”

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