After everyone tasted it, although the taste of this bowl of noodles was not particularly delicious, it was still very refreshing. Cao Mengde and others were analyzing in their minds what the purpose of His Majesty inviting them to eat noodles was.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Chu Fan asked, "My dear ministers, do you think this kind of noodles can be used as military rations?"
Cao Mengde was the first to speak. "Your Majesty, noodles are difficult to make into military rations. Noodles easily become damp and spoil, and they are inconvenient to carry and store. Therefore, when selecting rations for the army, we generally do not choose foods like noodles."
Minister of Rites Fu Youde also spoke up, "Your Majesty, noodles take a long time to cook, and without seasoning, their flavor is greatly diminished. Therefore, I believe noodles are not suitable for military rations."
Tang Hongwen finished the last of the soup before putting down his bowl. He said sarcastically, "Minister Fu is used to delicacies from land and sea, so he thinks it's hard to swallow without seasoning. But ordinary people and soldiers don't have such fuss; they just want to fill their stomachs. Anyway, I, an old man, think your Majesty's bowl of noodles is delicious."
After hearing what Tang Hongwen said, Fu Youde wanted to refute him. Was he talking about the problem of the bowl of noodles that His Majesty had given him as a reward? He was saying that ordinary noodles were difficult to cook on the battlefield and difficult to swallow without seasoning. When did he ever say that the bowl of noodles His Majesty had given him was unpalatable?
However, because he had already spoken twice, Fu Youde did not respond to Tang Hongwen's words at this time, but sat there with his head down and remained silent.
At this time, Chu Fan said: "In fact, the problems you mentioned are not problems in my opinion."
After Chu Fan finished speaking, he took out a bag of instant noodles and placed it in front of everyone. Everyone was very puzzled when they saw Chu Fan take out an unknown bag and let them look at it.
Chu Fan looked at everyone's puzzled expressions and explained, "This is a new food I developed called instant noodles. Just by listening to the name, you can tell that it is a kind of noodle that is easy to eat."
Chu Fan tore open the instant noodle package and handed the noodles inside to everyone for inspection. Cao Mengde and the others looked at the noodles, which they had never seen before, and were still confused about the convenience of these instant noodles that His Majesty was talking about. Although these noodles squeezed together looked compact and easy to carry, how could they be eaten quickly?
After Chu Fan opened another bag of instant noodles, he took out a small piece of noodles and put it in his mouth and started eating. However, the noodles in the bag did not taste very good, so Chu Fan poured the seasoning packet into the bag and crushed the whole piece of noodles. Then he shook it a few times to allow the seasoning to adhere evenly to the noodles, and then grabbed a handful of crushed noodles and put them into his mouth.
Chu Anran finally recovered from his shock and quickly said, "Your Majesty, noodles need to be cooked before they can be eaten. Eating them raw like this will give you diarrhea."
Chu Fan was of course very pleased with Chu Anran's kind reminder. The royal family of Wei could be said to be the most harmonious among all the royal families Chu Fan knew. Unlike those royal families on Blue Star, there was suspicion between fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, and nephews.
Chu Fan explained, "This instant noodle has been steamed during the production process, and the noodles are already cooked when they are produced, so if there is no time to prepare lunch or there is no hot water, the soldiers can eat it directly.
Moreover, instant noodles packaged in this plastic bag are not afraid of mold and moisture. Even if they are broken during transportation, they can still be eaten directly. I think this kind of instant noodles is very suitable for carrying and eating during marches and battles.
As for the taste, you can taste it yourself and you will know."
Chu Fan handed the bag in his hand over, and Cao Mengde and others took out a small piece of bread and put it in their mouths. They found that this kind of bread was really cooked and had the taste of salt, cumin and other seasonings, and could also provide the soldiers with the necessary salt.
Chu Fan asked Eunuch Li to bring an empty bowl and a pot of hot water, then made a bowl of instant noodles. After a few minutes, he called Cao Mengde and others to the table.
Chu Fan continued, "This instant noodles, after adding hot water, can become the noodles you just ate in just a few minutes. Do you still think noodles can't be used as military rations?"
Fu Youde, as the Minister of Rites, did not feel much about it. After all, he was only in charge of the etiquette and documents of the Ministry of Rites. But it was different for the Minister of War, Mu Yundian. Such convenient noodles were of great significance to the army.
Mu Yundian said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty how many instant noodles you have. Can you allocate some to the Ministry of War? This is especially true for the troops heading to Japan. You should know that Japan has been through a long period of war and there is not much edible food left.
"If we want to transport military rations from mainland China to Japan, we have to cross the sea, and many foods will not be preserved due to moisture. This instant noodle solves this problem. This way, our soldiers in Japan will no longer have to worry about food shortages."
Although the army that went on the expedition to Japan brought back a lot of spoils and wealth to Wei during this period, military intelligence requesting the transportation of food also kept coming back. Now Japan has been devastated by other countries on the Shengwu Continent in the past few months. The originally fertile land is now devastated. Because of the long-term war, the food is pitifully scarce. Many times, the soldiers of Wei need to hunt to make up for the gap in military food.
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