Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 123 One more bowl

Through Shu Xiaoxiao's crazy recommendation, after learning that the reason why the pig-killing dish was so delicious was because of the addition of chili peppers, both Emperor Jingming and Eunuch Fu became a little eager, and there was something wrong in their eyes when they looked at the pig-killing dish.

Yun Qinghan was better. Although he had only eaten it once, the taste was indeed much better than that of dogwood. He just didn't expect that his junior brother liked chili peppers so much. No wonder he was so stingy in normal times.

But he is too naive, without any brains at all. Now he is recommending it in front of the emperor. It would be fine if the emperor doesn't like it, but if he does, how much will he have left?

It was usually hidden so well that even he didn't know where it was. Now it was gone, and he had to send it away personally. When Yun Qinghan thought of this, he became curious about his junior brother's expression at that time.

Finally, seeing the obvious expressions of interest on Emperor Jingming and Eunuch Fu's faces, Shu Xiaoxiao got excited and decided to fry some chili oil.

When taking the chili seeds, Shu Xiaoxiao directly ground the chili into powder for easy storage. It is not suitable for cooking, but it is very convenient to squeeze chili oil. The most important thing is that chili oil is versatile!

Eunuch Fu followed Shu Xiaoxiao to the kitchen, and Huo Feng hurriedly followed them in. He didn't know whether Eunuch Fu could cook, but he was not at all confident about Young Master Ye's cooking skills.

Eunuch Fu saw Huo Feng preparing various ingredients skillfully and professionally under Shu Xiaoxiao's command. He was not worried about the chili oil. He came to Shu Xiaoxiao with a basket of sweet potatoes and said, "Young Master Ye, these are sweet potatoes dug by the emperor himself. What do you think should be done with them?"

To be able to climb to the position of Grand Chamberlain, luck and strength are indispensable. These sweet potatoes were dug by the emperor himself, which has a different meaning. If they were mixed with other sweet potatoes and lost in the crowd, it would be his dereliction of duty. Didn’t you see the emperor’s satisfied expression when he brought the sweet potatoes back? This is why he can firmly sit in the position of Grand Chamberlain!

Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the basket of sweet potatoes and she didn't expect that Emperor Jingming, who looked so pampered, would actually go to the fields himself.

With the pig-killing dish, no one may eat sweet potatoes if you cook too much. You also need to slowly study the candied sweet potatoes and sweet potato cakes. The most suitable thing is roasted sweet potatoes, because there is no shortage of fire when making the pig-killing dish. Although it is not winter yet, there is no rule that roasted sweet potatoes can only be eaten in winter.

That is to say, it’s just the beginning now, and the quantity is small. They need to be kept for seeds to germinate. When sweet potatoes become popular in the future, sweet potato vermicelli must be arranged.

If these sweet potatoes were thrown directly into the stove, they would definitely turn into black lumps. Thinking of the fact that the ovens used by the sweet potato vendors on the street were all made of yellow mud, Shu Xiaoxiao had an idea. She asked someone to dig up some yellow mud, wrapped the sweet potatoes tightly with banana leaves, then covered them with a layer of yellow mud, and placed them in the corner of the stove. She also instructed the guard who was watching the fire to make sure to turn the sweet potatoes over.

The recipe of COS beggar's chicken has a layer of yellow mud on the outside. The sweet potato won't turn pitch black, right?

Before Eunuch Fu could ask what beggar's sweet potato was, he was attracted by an overbearing aroma.

What was that smell? It was so fragrant. Following the emperor, he had seen and tasted all kinds of good things, but this was the first time he had smelled such a fragrant and bone-deep smell.

After a little thought, Eunuch Fu immediately thought of the chili oil.

It seems that Young Master Ye's description just now was not an exaggeration at all. It was so fragrant that even Emperor Jingming and Yun Qinghan came out. Before, it was just put into the dish to enhance the taste. Unexpectedly, after being fried in oil, the taste of the chili became even more overbearing.

Shu Xiaoxiao had never expected that the pig-killing dish plus chili oil would actually conquer the emperor in ancient times. Yun Qinghan had already prepared the emperor's meal. After all, the pig-killing dish was a big pot dish prepared for the students, and it was not suitable for the emperor to eat.

Unexpectedly, the aroma of the chili oil was so overbearing that it aroused the interest of Emperor Jingming in the pig-killing dish. In the end, Emperor Jingming enjoyed a bowl of pig-killing dish, half a spoonful of chili oil, and a big steamed bun that had just come out of the pot.

Yes, it was a big steamed bun, just like steamed buns are required when eating stew during the Chinese New Year, so Shu Xiaoxiao also prepared a big pot of steamed buns for her classmates, otherwise they would always feel hungry.

Of course, Shu Xiaoxiao paid for all of this out of her own pocket and asked the chef of the academy to make the white flour buns. After all, these classmates helped with the work, and Shu Xiaoxiao was embarrassed to use multi-grain steamed buns. However, flour was really expensive at that time. One pound of flour cost sixteen taels of silver. With so many people, Shu Xiaoxiao directly gave the kitchen one hundred taels of silver, which was barely enough to eat, with basically nothing left. No wonder the people all ate multi-grain steamed buns. Most people couldn't afford the white flour buns.

Shu Xiaoxiao didn’t know whether those classmates liked it or not, but Emperor Jingming was very satisfied. If he was not so full, Shu Xiaoxiao suspected that Emperor Jingming would want another bowl.

Even Eunuch Fu's forehead was sweating from eating so much, and he ate two bowls of food. Shu Xiaoxiao was also glad that she had steamed too many buns and could save them for the next meal, otherwise there would not be enough for this meal.

It can be seen that the two of them accept the chili pepper well.

Seeing Emperor Jingming's satisfied look, Shu Xiaoxiao felt that the promotion of chili peppers would also be smooth.

With sweet potatoes in front, Shu Xiaoxiao was worried that people would ignore chili peppers. After all, no matter how good the taste is, chili peppers are just a condiment. People can survive without sweet potatoes, which have high yields. Sweet potatoes are different from chili peppers, which can save lives.

But if the emperor supports it, it will be promoted quickly, so that in the future, people will no longer feel that those dishes are always lacking in taste, and hot pot and malatang can also be arranged in the future.

Otherwise it would be very difficult for her to have a hotpot.

After the meal, the teacher organized the students to go back as needed. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the rest had nothing to do with them.

At this time, the yield of sweet potatoes has been calculated, and the yield per mu is nearly 4,000 kilograms. Even Shu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. This yield is almost the same as that of modern times.

After the output was announced, the smiles on the corners of Emperor Jingming, Shanzhang and others' faces never faded. This output was definitely an unexpected surprise!

Ten acres of land can produce nearly 400,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes. This is only the first year. At this rate, the people's food and clothing problems can be solved in two years.

"Okay, after these sweet potatoes are ventilated into the cellar, be sure to pay attention to this side. If there are any suspicious people, kill them without mercy." Emperor Jingming had a stern look on his face. This was the basic requirement for Daning to become strong, and no one could be allowed to destroy it.

"For those students in the academy who know about this, please inform the dean. It is better not to spread the academy's affairs to others."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Few people come to the back mountain usually. I will personally communicate with those who know about these situations. The Yuren Academy guarantees that no information will be leaked."