DreamersGN Chapter 220 Lin Beifan, the Imperial Commissi1r!
Chapter 220 Lin Beifan, the Imperial Commissi1r!
The old eunuch said with a smile, "According to the little princess Yunying, this is a new way of eating invented by Mrs. Fucheng, and the name is hot pot! No matter the vegetables or meat, they are all raw, but they are all cut into thin slices. Just put them in boiling water, scald hot and hot, add some seasoning, and you're ready to eat!"
"Bang"
"This..." The Minister of Rites was speechless and shrank back angrily.
The Empress shook her head: "I hope I'm just unfounded!"
"Your Majesty, nowadays, the great vassal kings are fighting against each other, and there are still major countries peeping at the outside world. It can be said that my dynasty is precarious and very dangerous! Therefore, we must ensure that we have sufficient food on hand to deal with all unfavorable situations!"
"Li Aiqing, what do you have to say?" the Empress asked.
At this time, the meat infected with the seasoning was no longer so hot, but there was still the fragrance of the seasoning. After eating this bite, it was really just right, and the Empress was full of satisfaction.
This kind of thing is not uncommon.
"Yes, this plan is quite vicious! No matter whether we care about the victims, we will all suffer!"
However, the answer given by Jiangnan officials was: Jiangnan has no food, please support the court!
Then, the old eunuch placed the soup base and charcoal fire on the table, as well as lettuce, raw meat, and various condiments, all neatly placed.
Saying that, he looked at Qian Yuanshen, the minister of households.
Therefore, it is really difficult for her emperor to eat a hot dish.
"Really? It sounds very interesting! I will try it today, what is so wonderful about this hot pot!" The Empress's interest was raised.
However, the food was washed away before it could be transferred.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" The Minister of War stood up.
"No! The great vassal kings will fight if they should! Other countries will continue to spy on our dynasty, waiting for the opportunity to send troops! Therefore, the two evils have the lesser power, and the food must be preserved! As for the victims of the disaster, we can only see the will of God. It's gone!"
"This..." Baiguan shook their heads one after another.
At this time, she saw a lot of condiments placed beside her, including onion, ginger, garlic, sesame, soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, etc., thinking of the old eunuch's words, she poured them into a bowl according to her appetite.
Some fertile fields and villages are now also flooded.
...
The officials sighed one after another, and the Empress closed her eyes in pain.
"This plan is indeed vicious!" Gao Tianyao, the minister of officials, smiled bitterly: "The king of Jiangnan's plan is clearly to throw the burden of millions of people to our court! If we don't care, we will lose the people's hearts and the court will be in danger!"
The Empress immediately issued a decree to the officials in Jiangnan: open the warehouse and put food on it, and make every effort to relieve the victims!
The Minister of the Household said again: "Also, Your Majesty, our capital is far from the south of the Yangtze River. Even if we move quickly, it will take two days! Even if we are transporting the grain now, I am afraid it is too late!"
Once the embankment cannot be maintained and the river floods over, the two river basins will suffer disasters and millions of people will be displaced.
What is lacking now is food. Without food, everything is empty talk. Can he still produce food?
Baiguan has a headache, and the Empress has an even more headache: "Aiqing, what's the best way?"
"Either lose people's hearts or lose food!"
It's more likely to die when the weather is cold and there is no food to eat.
The Minister of War, Li Kaiguang, asked loudly: "If the country is destroyed because of this, the sacrifice will not be the millions of victims, but the tens of millions of ordinary people! Mr. Zhao, this official asks you, can you afford this loss? "
Moreover, the imperial dining room is a bit far away.
Everyone was speechless.
When the food was served, it was basically warm, and some were even cold.
The other officials nodded.
However, Murphy's Law works everywhere.
However, the most dangerous is the Qinhuai River, which has gradually overflowed the banks.
Let the meat in your hands, stir well, and put it in your mouth again.
However, the worst thing happened!
The queen's eyes darkened.
The old eunuch next to him watched, his eyes popping out.
In other words, the less you want something to happen, the more it will happen.
If there is a possibility that things will change, no matter how small the possibility, it will always happen to him.
In the face of terrifying natural disasters, the manpower was sometimes poor, and after all, the embankment could not be kept, and the river flooded, surging, flooding all the villages and fertile fields along the way, destroying everything, and millions of people lost their homes!
His eyes couldn't help but leave Lin Beifan with a hint of anticipation.
The hall fell into silence.
These are all sent by the small group master. The charcoal fire is booming, the soup is boiling, and it can be eaten directly.
What if there are millions of people without food?
Coupled with the rains for days, it is easy for the water level to soar, the river to flood, flooding the fertile fields and villages, and the people are displaced.
The Empress issued several imperial decrees in succession, instructing the officials in the south of the Yangtze River to guard the embankment no matter what, and at the same time quickly transfer the people in the two river basins to reduce the disaster.
The Minister of Rites was furious: "Master Li, do you want us to ignore the victims of the disaster? You have read the book of sages and sages all your life, where did you read it? Are you still a person?"
"How do you want me to calm my anger?" The Empress continued to be furious: "Then the ambition of the Jiangnan King Langzi has been coveting my throne! I haven't sat in that position, and I have already ignored the people in the country! Such a selfish and greedy person, if let me If he ascends the throne, will the people of the world still have a way to live?"
The Minister of the Household stood up, waving his hand and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the weather is unpredictable this year, and the grain harvest has been affected, with about 20% of the production cut! Among the households, the food is limited, and if you want to help millions of disaster victims, it may be more Tired!"
He is human, not a fairy!
"If we take care of it and let go of the granary to help the victims, the victims will be rescued, but we have no food in our hands, and the impact will be even greater! If there is a war, or other things happen, it will not be good for us!"
About half an hour later, the Empress was full.
Winter is cold and cold, and it is easy to freeze to death.
"The way to eat the hot pot invented by Aiqing is so in line with my taste! Tell the imperial kitchen to make it according to the style of hot pot in the past few days!"
Interestingly, he picked up another piece of meat and put it into the soup. After it was cooked, put it into a bowl and stick the seasoning.
"The matter of the King of Jiangnan will be discussed later. The most important thing now is to provide relief to the disaster victims!" The Empress said with a headache: "Aiqings, the King of Jiangnan will not release food, what are your best strategies?"
Just then, a soldier rushed in in a hurry.
The Empress looked at the hot soup in front of her eyes, and then looked at the lettuce and raw meat in front of her, so she picked up a piece of raw meat with chopsticks, and according to Lin Beifan's instructions, put it into the soup and boiled it, scalding it.
However, when she saw a memorial, she frowned: "In the south of the Yangtze River, the weather is gloomy and cold, and it rains for days..."
Is it really that delicious?
Since the raw meat is very thin, it will be scalded by the soup in a few seconds.
Especially in the current winter, it is even more difficult to eat a hot dish.
Although she is the honor of the ninety-five, she rarely has the opportunity to eat so happily.
"Report! The King of Jiangnan and the various officials in the south of the Yangtze River drove all the affected people out of the land of Jiangnan! At the same time, loudly publicized to the outside world that there is food in the capital! If you want to live, go to the capital to ask for food!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" the officials said in unison.
The only good news is that due to the timely transfer, civilian casualties were not large.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
However, it soon dimmed again.
But now, with hot pot, it is different. You can directly eat the hottest and freshest dishes, you can eat whatever you want, and you can eat whatever you want.
Minister of War Li Kaiguang bowed: "Your Majesty, if you say something ugly, the disaster victims at this time can no longer be considered human! They are hungry and even eat people, regardless of etiquette and shame, they are no different from beasts! Therefore, we should take state affairs as For the most part, don't save these people, let them fend for themselves!"
Why don't you go back and make a table?
"Also, even if you go to save it now, can you save it?" The Minister of War said loudly: "We are more than 8 miles away from Jiangnan. It will take 10 days at the fastest to transport food to Jiangnan. People are starving to death. How can we save it? You tell this official, how can we save it? Can we save it?"
"It's not good for my court, how can this be good?"
Although the ingredients are delicious and warm, the taste is a little worse.
Next, the queen's chopsticks basically couldn't stop, and she ate one piece after another, and the speed was getting faster and faster.
"Master Zhao, this official understands your anger very well! But now, it is useless to regenerate anger! A country and a country must have a country before a home. If we can't even keep the country, how can we keep our people?"
"If we use this food to help the victims now, it will only gain some good reputation! What is the use for us? Can this reputation be used as a meal?"
Then, the Empress put it into the empty bowl and carefully tasted it.
"Well! It's delicious to eat like this!"
"Alas!" The Empress sighed heavily.
Early in the morning, the Empress slapped the dragon chair vigorously, and Lei Ting said angrily, "How dare you say that Jiangnan has no food? I have already investigated and found out that they have enough food, but they were all taken by the King of Jiangnan as military food!"
"It's so comfortable to eat!" 490
The low-lying areas in the countryside are now basically submerged by water, making it very difficult to travel.
"The minister believes that the victims should be rescued!".
At this moment, the Empress completely knew how to eat hot pot.
"Your Majesty, rest your anger!" Baiguan shouted in unison again.
Even if he is extremely smart, what is the use of resourcefulness?
The queen was angry again: "What a king of Jiangnan! What a poisonous plan!"
For several days in a row, the Empress received bad news from Jiangnan every day. The rainfall has not subsided, but has a tendency to grow.
At this moment, a loud voice resounded through the hall.
Because she is usually busy with state affairs, she seldom eats on time.
Fortunately, the peasants living there have already moved away.
After eating and drinking, the Empress began to worry about state affairs again.
Rainy days in winter is not a good thing.