Chapter 105 Introduction
"Actually, it is not impossible to do this, but someone needs support."
The stove business is absolutely possible. Zhu Kuang had thought about it before, but because the amount of iron was limited, he had to give up.
"You kid is a smart guy. No wonder you can be promoted from a yamen runner to a ninth rank master in just one year." Eunuch Chen said with a smile, obviously he knew the meaning of the conversation very well.
"You always joke. This matter is a great thing that can promote Lan County's economy, and it requires someone from above. I think that if the crown prince can guarantee it and get some iron, you can make money." Zhu Kuang said with a smile.
There may not be any princess who come to Lan County in a short time, but it would be good if eunuch Chen could send the words over.
"Then the court needs to participate, and you may not make a profit from it." Eunuch Chen said thoughtfully.
Only when the imperial court participates in this matter. If the imperial court does not participate, even the crown prince will not guarantee it.
Zhu Kuang smiled and said, "I didn't expect to make money by relying on this, but I just wanted to make more income in Lan County, and then let the people of Lan County make more money. At that time, most of the income can be handed over to the court, but the factory must be in Lan County, which is enough."
Eunuch Chen listened and his smile became even brighter. He nodded in praise and said to Yang Minglian: "It is your luck to have such a person under his command. He is really for the sake of the people and Lan County."
If the court is not given a share of the pie, the court will definitely not agree, but if the court can benefit from it, it will be different.
Moreover, with the endorsement of the imperial court, even if someone masters the technology, he dare not imitate it. It is equivalent to an exclusive business. Even if Lan County only leaves 20% of its income, it is also very considerable for a county.
And if it develops, the blacksmiths in Lan County have done something, and many people have a better life.
Yang Minglian was not surprised that Zhu Kuang had such a wonderful idea.
He initially valued Zhu Kuang to let Zhu Kuang find the reason why Lan County paid more taxes, but now, he feels that it doesn't matter if he pays more taxes.
As long as new measures are taken to make people in Lan County live a good life, even if they bear more taxes, it will be a drop in the bucket and it is not worth mentioning.
"This matter depends on Eunuch Chen Yucheng." Zhu Kuang climbed up the pole.
"I will do my best in this matter, but you guy didn't say anything."
"How can I promise that you can enjoy your life in Lan County this time?" Zhu Kuang said with a smile.
Recently, he has some good things in his hands, which should be enough to greet this Eunuch Chen.
At this time, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were not in power. I think this eunuch Chen would not be like those eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty?
"This is a very strong tone. Lord Yang, you heard it. If he can't let me enjoy it, I will rely on you in the future."
"Old brother is joking. If Zhu Kuang can't make you enjoy the fun, just stay here and come to Kuang's house for dinner every day."
When Zhu Kuang heard the two teasing him, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "You both know how to calculate and have a low position. You can only do your best."
While talking here, the two brothers from the Tan family, Dalang, had already delivered food.
Looking at a table of food that he had never seen before, Eunuch Chen felt that he was dazzled. What kind of food was this? Did he not know it?
"You always try it. These are all private dishes in our house, but there is no one outside." Zhu Kuang personally greeted Eunuch Chen.
I have never heard of the word "private dish?"
"It's unique to the Zhu family, and there is no semicolon in this family."
"Just relying on your dishes, you can open a restaurant." Eunuch Chen said.
"I don't know that my brother is just Zhujia's restaurant. The business is very good now, much better than the business of Lan County restaurants."
"I didn't see many people here today, and I thought the business was just the same."
"The situation today is special. After the afternoon, I will not receive it, so I will not disturb us. We will save our table in the main room at night, and there is a table outside of our colleagues in the yamen, and our own family members." Zhu Kuang did not hide it from it.
Eunuch Chen and Yang Minglian both nodded. They were cautious people, and such a safe personality was suitable for this path.
This young man may have a limitless future in his life. It’s a pity that he did not take the imperial examination. If he had the blessing of the imperial examination, his future would be better.
But then again, how can a person be perfect in his life?
"Zhu Kuan, please introduce us to what the names of these dishes are!"
"Dear experts, this is clear soup mutton, this dish is braised mutton, this is spicy and sour pork ribs, and sour meat. I made these four dishes today. The others are vegetarian dishes, this is fried shredded potatoes, this is green pepper potato chips, and this dish is home-cooked corn kernels. Finally, this is corn baked. The main food is baked potatoes and cakes. If you want to eat noodles, there will be noodles later."
For these dishes today, all the chili peppers he planted in the pot were contributed.
Fortunately, two of them have matured and have harvested some seeds, otherwise they will feel sorry for them!
Not to mention Eunuch Chen, even Yang Minglian and others have seen these dishes for the first time.
Yang Minglian has eaten corn and potatoes, but he has never seen corn baking or something. Moreover, what is the clear and green one added to the potato chips?
Green pepper? It's also a dish? I've never heard of it.
Eunuch Chen looked at Yang Minglian with consultation, and Yang Minglian also smiled bitterly.
"Zhu Kuang, please introduce it to Eunuch Chen!"
"Eunuch Chen, there is nothing worth introducing to a few meat dishes, but the taste is fresh. Today I will introduce to you four vegetarian dishes with corn and potatoes as main ingredients. Corn and potatoes can be used as staple foods, but after cooking, they can also be eaten as dishes, and the taste is even more different."
After pausing, Zhu Kuang said again: "You also know that potatoes and corn are precious things. When harvesting, Lord Yang only gave me a little seed. I also hoped to rely on these seeds to expand the planting area next year, and I didn't dare to eat it. This is the first time since harvesting. I guess it will not be possible to eat it before next year." Zhu Kuang said regretfully.
This also shows that today is a special situation. If I were to use corn and potatoes easily, I would not easily cause trouble.
The court was willing to use a ninth rank official position as a reward, which shows that they still value these seeds very much, and Zhu Kuang did not want to cause trouble for himself.
Sure enough, Eunuch Chen was still very interested in this. He stared at these vegetarian dishes for a while before sighing.
"The crown prince only said that corn and potatoes can be eaten as food, but he didn't know that there are so many ways to eat them."
If the emperor knew about this, I wouldn’t know how rare it would be, but I just didn’t know if it tasted good.
Chapter completed!