Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 248 Soy Products

   "You said, is there anything that is both cheap and related to people's livelihood, and can make everyone happy as a New Year's gift?"

  Fu Tinghan: "Do you want to give gifts for the New Year? Wouldn't it be better to give rice, noodles, grain and oil?"

   He said: "The things that schools give away on New Year's and festivals have not declined for so many years, which shows how popular it is."

   Zhao Hanzhang looked confused, "Is it very popular?"

   When she asked this, Fu Tinghan became unsure, "It's very popular, right? Weren't you happy when you received it?"

   Maybe it's because it's too common, she can receive it on Teacher's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival every year, so she didn't feel much when she received these benefits.

   But when applied to the present, everyone should be very happy, right?

   Zhao Hanzhang touched his chin, "You don't need a lot of things, just send some rice noodles and oil."

   Zhao Hanzhang remembered it, slapped the table and said, "Yes, oil, soybean oil! In addition to soybean oil, there are all kinds of soybean products!"

   Isn't it because of soy products that she and others quarreled at the gluttonous banquet this time?

   Zhao Hanzhang hummed: "I've decided, this New Year, I'm going to send soybean oil, tofu, soybean flour, and Shang Cai, I'll also send some."

  They don't like soy products, so she insists on giving them away.

   Since the Wei Dynasty, the extravagance of the Jin Dynasty has become more and more popular. People in aristocratic families can eat fine food, but they must not eat coarse food.

   In such a situation, the nobles of aristocratic families increasingly looked down on coarse things such as beans and millet, and thus turned into commoners who looked down on coarse food such as beans and millet.

   This is a deformed chain of contempt, and of course there are people who don’t agree with them and despise them in turn.

   But most people are following the trend, and they don’t like Pacman anyway.

   However, there is only so much suitable land in the world, the land conditions for growing rice and wheat are higher, and most importantly, the manpower is limited!

  The current planting pattern is extensive enough and the yield is very low.

   There are certainly reasons for seeds and fertilizers, but extensive farming is also one of the reasons for the low yield.

   And the way of planting beans is much simpler, and the labor cost per stone is much less than that of rice and wheat, so people prefer to grow beans.

   Soybeans, black beans, mung beans, red beans, and various beans can not only take care of less, but also fill the stomach, although it is really not delicious to eat them as meals.

Zhao Hanzhang knows that her manpower is limited now, and from the historical knowledge she has learned, the climate during this period is quite impermanent. Whether it is wheat or rice, the planting conditions are higher. In contrast, the drought-resistant and tough beans It is easier to maintain a balanced harvest.

   Therefore, she hopes that the people can try their best to develop the breadth of beans in the diet, so that people can not only eat enough, but also eat as much as possible.

   She originally wanted to follow the popularization model from top to bottom. After all, what is good for what is good, what is good for what is below, many things, especially food and clothing fashion, people like to imitate and admire the upper class.

   But she has changed her mind now, she wants to take the route of encircling the city from the countryside.

  Huh, they don't eat it, it's because they don't have a good appetite, isn't it a trend?

  She, the county magistrate, will take the lead, and she will do more activities. When she is hungry, she does not believe that the people will not take the bait. Oh, no, she should understand her painstaking efforts.

   Once they have tasted the benefits of soy food, any oil mill, tofu stall, or soy flour shop can be established, and the employment problem of many people can be solved at once.

  Economy, as long as it circulates, it will live.

   Fu Tinghan saw that she was pulling a piece of paper and started to write the plan, and she was still thinking about it, obviously still brooding about what happened during the day.

   couldn't help laughing.

  Zhu Chuan's gluttonous banquet was held in the Song family's other courtyard. His purpose was very simple. He sold a few pots of the pot he had accumulated in his hand and collected the money for the journey home.

  Cough, of course, he can't tell others about this purpose, and he will lower the price.

   In addition to this, it is because he is really hospitable and likes to be lively.

   So he was very serious about preparing this gluttonous feast, and he invited a lot of people, including gentry from Xiping County, scholars, scholars still in Xiping County, and even some relatively large merchants.

  Zhu Chuan’s family is not small. Although he lives in Shu, everyone has heard of him. In addition, he is also funny and humorous, so everyone sells his face. After receiving the post, they all said they would participate.

   Even Zhao Cheng gave face.

   You must know that this person is even more difficult to invite than Zhao Ming.

   It was difficult for even the Zhao clan to invite him.

   So the gluttonous banquet is very lively.

   Zhao Hanzhang changed his clothes early in the morning and was about to go with Fu Tinghan and Chen Zhou. When he was about to go out, he thought that this time he was mainly going to eat, so he asked Zhao Erlang to be found.

Zhao Hanzhang still has a good impression of Zhu Zhuan, although he is not as stupid as Chen Zhou, and when he does business with her, it is true that you come and I will negotiate the terms, but once he agrees, he is very generous and has a good face (otherwise How did you buy the pot?).

   Therefore, in order to express his support for him, Zhao Hanzhang and Mrs. Wang borrowed the family cook to send it to him to help him organize this gluttonous banquet.

  Because she has infiltrated the internal staff, many of the dishes of this gluttonous banquet included soy products.

Not to mention the soybean oil, tofu, bean sprouts, tofu puffs that have been fried with soybeans, tofu skins, noodles, steamed buns, steamed buns, etc., which are used in every stir-fry dish, it can be said that everything Zhao Hanzhang can think of about Bean dishes are all here.

   Oh, there are also fried beans, stewed soybeans with lamb tendons, big bone red bean soup...

  Although Zhu Chuan checked the menu, he was still stunned when he saw so many dishes about beans.

  The guests didn't pay attention at first, and they gradually realized that something was wrong when the dishes were brought to the front for tasting, and there were servants explaining the dishes.

   Zhao Hanzhang is the county magistrate, no matter what everyone thinks, in Xiping County, she is the boss!

   So she and Zhu Chuan, the host, sat at the top, and Fu Tinghan took Zhao Erlang to the bottom, opposite Zhao Ming and Zhao Cheng.

   There were a lot of people sitting downstairs, and there were still some in the garden pavilion. Since it was a gluttonous feast, it was mainly to eat vegetables, so the dishes were served one by one, and the next one after tasting one.

   After eating, someone asked, "Why are there so many beans, even this beef is fried in soybean oil."

   Zhu Chuan liked this dish the most, and asked, "Isn't it delicious? I think this dish is the best. The chef also added some **** slices to remove the fishy and slightly spicy taste, and it is very chewy."

   Seeing Zhao Hanzhang looking at him, he specially explained to everyone: "This cow broke his leg before, but I deliberately kept it until last night to kill it, and the meat is still fresh."

   "It tastes okay, but why use soybean oil instead of tallow or suet for cooking?"

   All preachers: "Beef is red meat, so it is best to use vegetable oil, so why use meat oil?"

   "But soybean oil is cheap," the other party said, "Young masters, you have too many soybean products at your banquet today."

   Zhu Chuan frowned slightly.

   Zhao Hanzhang then asked: "Is this tofu not delicious, or is this bean curd not enough to eat, what's wrong with the taste?"

   The other party held back for a while and said, "It's too rough."

   (end of this chapter)