Fang Zheng walked to the side of Emperor Jing with a big stride and said, "Your Majesty, I am rude."
As he said this, he picked up a handful of shredded potatoes with his chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth.
While chewing, he said, "This dish is not poisonous, but too spicy. This kind of spiciness is different from the spiciness of ordinary dogwood and pepper."
Li Yuanzhao quickly took a bite and said, "Father, no problem! I've eaten here before!"
Emperor Jing waved his hand calmly and said, "I know. Don't make a fuss about it."
Guo Tianyang stood there awkwardly.
What's the special spicy flavor? Is there any new seasoning? What's going on in Taoyuan County again?
You guys are making our family look like ignorant idiots.
"Your Majesty, I am eating...it seems there is beef in it."
"Your Majesty! There is indeed beef in these dishes, but this cow unfortunately died during the artillery test in Taoyuan County yesterday. Today it happens to be used as a side dish for everyone to taste." Fang Zhengyi explained quickly.
Emperor Jing nodded and raised his hand, saying, "Well, everyone, start eating. My dear ministers, don't be so reserved. Can Lord Fang harm me? Eat."
After saying that, he picked up a piece of potato with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully.
After tasting it for a while, he exclaimed: "It tastes great! This dish is wonderful, with a wonderful taste that I have never tasted before."
Your Majesty is so knowledgeable and experienced that he gave such a high evaluation?
Now that all doubts were gone, everyone stopped hesitating and picked up their chopsticks to eat with relish.
The banquet still adheres to the luxurious style of Taoyuan County. Every main dish is rich in oil and sauce, and the technology is not all hard work.
The beef stew with tomatoes was cooked to perfection and was easy to pick up with chopsticks.
The tender beef bursts open between the chopsticks, and the rich gravy drips out.
When you put the meat and soup into your mouth, you can smell the overflowing meat aroma and the fresh fragrance of tomatoes, which will whet your appetite.
Li Yuanzhao never cared about his image and showed off with all his might.
Emperor Jing was not being pretentious. He was in a good mood today and tried several new dishes, which he enjoyed very much.
I like spicy food especially.
The spiciness is not too strong, but the slight spicy stimulation undoubtedly increases the appetite to a higher level.
Others behaved similarly, toasting each other while enjoying the meal.
Occasionally discuss the taste of the dishes.
When someone asked Fang Zhengyi what this ingredient was, Fang Zhengyi just waved his hand and smiled without answering.
I don’t have time to answer now, I’m busy picking up food for my future father-in-law!
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere is still very warm.
Everyone present slowed down their eating pace, taking a bite occasionally with a hint of fullness on their faces.
Fang Zhengyi stood up at the right time and asked loudly, "Are you all satisfied with this meal?"
"Satisfied." Many people responded.
Listen to new songs, eat new dishes, and add the new weapons from before.
It’s a new experience all day long, what else could you be dissatisfied with?
If I were to brag about this experience, no one would believe me!
"Master Fang, a lot of people have just asked you what we are eating today. Is it time to reveal the secret now?"
"Could this be a specialty of Taoyuan County?"
Fang Zhengyi laughed: "Okay, since everyone has finished eating, I won't hide it anymore."
"There are three kinds of ingredients you are eating today that you won't see on the market. One of them is called potatoes, which are stewed with beef."
"The second one is called tomato, and it tastes like fruit."
"The third one is called chili pepper. I don't need to explain this, right?"
"These three crops were obtained from the King of Wu. No one knew the effects of these crops at first. It was not until Taoyuan County planted a crop that it was fully understood."
"Today I want to talk about the first type, potatoes! This is also what King Wu got from the West. After being cultivated, it was discovered that the yield per mu is more than 1,000 kilograms, which is not inferior to sweet potatoes. Moreover, as a staple food, it can completely replace the main crop of our Dajing!"
Yield of 1,000 jin per mu! ! ?
Two rays of light suddenly flashed in Emperor Jing's eyes. He looked at the potatoes on the table and quickly picked up another piece with chopsticks.
The ministers also started to pick up chopsticks and search for potatoes among the leftovers.
"Is what Mr. Fang said true?" Emperor Jing said in disbelief and poked the potato cubes on the plate twice with his chopsticks.
It’s hard to imagine that this ordinary crop is another super high-yield crop after sweet potatoes!
"I dare not lie. These potatoes have been carefully cultivated in the greenhouse in Taoyuan County. It's just that the time is short and the harvest is not much, so I can't take Your Majesty and colleagues to visit the fields, but there is no problem for us to have a meal." Fang Zheng said, and then took out a raw potato from his sleeve: "You see, this potato has many similar characteristics to sweet potatoes in terms of appearance and cultivation method, but the taste is completely different."
"Potatoes can not only be used as staple food, but also can be used to make wine!"
Sweet potatoes can actually be used to make wine, and the wine produced is the legendary sweet potato cake.
But that stuff is so unpalatable, it’s so unpalatable!
Therefore, only the lowest class of people would make some sweet potato cake when there is surplus food.
Most of these upper-class nobles had never tasted it, and only heard that it was very unpalatable.
Everyone looked at the potato in Fang Zhengyi's hand, lost in thought for a moment, and the air gradually became still.
Li Yansong stood up tremblingly, his face flushed, his eyes a little wet, and he bowed to Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty, my Dajing has once again produced more than a thousand kilograms of produce per acre. If what Lord Fang said is true... then my Dajing will never suffer from famine in the future! This is an unprecedented achievement. I, your majesty, congratulate you!"
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