PFC Chapter 174
Chapter 174
“Pigs all eat Ganoderma lucidum.”
"Old hens are raised on ginseng."
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin coughed violently. Were the salt merchants in Jiangnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties so rich? The difference between that time and the Tang Dynasty was actually not that big. They could actually eat all kinds of fruits.
How did they do that?
Qing Dynasty
Several princes standing next to Kangxi looked at each other and thought that the salt merchants in Jiangnan were too rich. Should they send people to Jiangnan to plunder them?
It’s not possible for them to eat so well while I can only eat a chrysanthemum hotpot.
"The Cheng family is indeed wealthy in Jiangnan. They also helped me when I was on my southern tour." Emperor Kangxi put an end to the princes' thoughts with just one sentence.
As long as we can continue to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty, eating better doesn’t matter.
……
"The salt merchants' cuisine is all Huaiyang cuisine, right? It doesn't match ours." Zhou Lu pondered for a moment, "Tell me more about the Hedao Yamen."
"Hedao is a lucrative position. During the Daoguang era, a legal advisor described the extravagance of the Hedao Yamen. At the time, any scholar could make a few bucks there."
"As long as a banquet is held, it will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, because the banquet is a buffet. When one group of people finishes eating, the next group will come in to eat."
"Not to mention the high-ranking officials in the river. They usually eat fish lips and only eat the fish lips. They throw away all other parts. They eat chicken combs the same way. Sometimes they use hundreds of chickens for one meal."
"Not to mention other good things, they've tried everything you can think of."
"No, why did you throw away the whole chicken and fish?"
"They think it's the most beautiful part of the chicken and fish, and that without the other parts, they'd be tasteless."
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Daoguang looked at his patched dragon robe and then at the river yamen listed on the skylight. He couldn't believe that the yamen below was so extravagant.
Is it really necessary to have surgery?
"Your Majesty, the host on the sky screen is an ordinary citizen and has not seen much of the world, so he thinks the food in the river is luxurious, but in fact it is just ordinary."
Emperor Daoguang looked at the eunuch beside him with some surprise.
Isn't this a luxury?
"It's just chickens and ducks, but they're still far behind what we have in the palace," the eunuch whispered. "They still know their place."
The Governor of Hedao also gave silver to the eunuch, so naturally he had to say a few words to help Hedao.
……
Zhou Lu walked around the room and said that he had already thought of a story. He said that his ancestor was a cook in the Hedao Yamen. Because he couldn't stand the extravagance of the Yamen, he brought his family here.
"My place will open in a few days, you must go and take a look." Zhou Lu patted Qi Cheng's shoulder, "I'm leaving first, they're still making the final preparations over there."
Qi Cheng nodded and agreed.
I checked some information on my phone and found out that the best dishes in ancient restaurants were mainly bird's nest and shark's fin dishes. Eight buildings and four residences might have been considered a luxury for ordinary people.
But for those wealthy government officials, it is no longer good enough. Those people eat things that ordinary people have never seen.
……
Looking at the sky outside, Qi Cheng decided to go out for dinner. He had been feeling a little tired these days, so he decided to go eat some braised pork.
Have a good rest at night, I have to go to work tomorrow.
After finishing his meal, Qi Cheng returned home, opened his phone and watched short videos for a while. It was already past nine o'clock.
He planned to finish watching the last one and then go to bed.
[Essential skill for traveling through time—mining.]
[As your power grows, you'll find that some basic raw materials outside become the key to your development. At this time, you'll need to look for some mineral resources.]
Let's start with the big picture. If your power is truly formidable, you can try to cross the sea and occupy the Northeast. There are iron ore, coal mines, and oil there...