The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 75 Ma Maocai

That's right, the new meal brought by Liu Zhenhua's upgrade did not completely change the prestige meal, but there was an extra tea egg.

The raw material of tea eggs is eggs. You must know that in the early Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the price of pork was about fifteen to twenty cents per catty.

As for eggs, a goose egg costs seven cents, and a duck egg costs about three cents. Eggs are about the same price.

An egg costs 50 cents, about 35 grams, while a pound in the Ming Dynasty weighed almost [-] grams. Let’s calculate based on ten eggs per pound, the price of a pound of eggs is [-] cents, which is far more than pork.

Of course, in the self-sufficient supply relationship of the Ming Dynasty, the actual prices of these things far exceeded historical records. It can basically be described as having a price but no market.

What's more, what Liu Zhenhua is holding are tea eggs, which are made with tea leaves, salt, and some aniseed. Although the nutritional content is about the same as that of ordinary eggs, the value is much worse, such as water. Cabbage is very cheap in ordinary homes, but if it is slightly processed in a five-star hotel, its value will increase exponentially.

Tea eggs did not appear in the Ming Dynasty. The first time tea eggs appeared was in a book called "Suiyuan Food List" written by an intellectual named Yuan Mei in the Qing Dynasty. "One hundred eggs, with one pound of salt." Two, coarse tea leaves are boiled, and two sticks are used to measure the fragrance. For example, if there are fifty eggs, only five cents of salt are used, and you add or subtract according to the number. You can make snacks." It is normal for these people not to know each other.

Knowing that it was roughly an egg had shocked them.

"Yesterday, I said that the meals for the Heavenly Soldiers will change and increase the number of meals. This added thing is the thing in my hand, called tea eggs."

Liu Zhenhua said.

"report!"

Ren Hongli suddenly roared.

Among the civil servants who were watching, Ren Fanyi couldn't help but blush when he saw Ren Hongli acting like this, "This kid!"

"Dad, Manulife is probably going to ask what this is, and Kitchen King is probably going to explain what these tea eggs are. Manulife is just trying to flatter him."

Ren Zhuoyue could see more clearly.

"You can see clearly," Ren Fanyi looked at his son and then at Ren Hongli, feeling quite satisfied. This was no more useful than his stubborn pursuit of the imperial examination.

"speak."

Liu Zhenhua was smiling. Of these two brothers, someone could always stand up and be a compliment.

"Kitchen King, what are tea eggs?"

Sure enough, Ren Hongli couldn't help but ask this question. He had eaten eggs once since he was a child, but he had never heard of tea eggs. Could they be eggs transformed from tea leaves?

"Haha, that's a good question. This tea egg is made from eggs, seasoned with spices, salt, tea leaves, rock sugar, soy sauce, etc., so it's called tea egg. This is the way to eat it in heaven. Even the emperor and his elders love it. No need to eat."

Liu Zhenhua said with a smile.

"hiss!"

Everyone present looked as if they had seen a ghost. Did they hear it correctly? What was it made of?

Tea?Salt?egg?crystal sugar?spices?soy sauce?
These and other, each one is more bluffing than the other, these things are used as marinade, and the marinated tea eggs, the Kitchen King is really right, the emperor may not have thought that eggs can be eaten like this.

"Haha, these tea eggs will be the daily meals of the Heavenly Soldiers in the future. Three meals a day, white porridge, pickled mustard and tea leaves, to reward our Heavenly Soldiers." Liu Zhenhua said softly, "In addition, although the food eaten by the Heavenly Soldiers has become more and more rare. , However, if the militiamen are promoted to the Heavenly Soldiers, they still have to gain military merit! Kill three people!"

There is no increase in the price.

"The Stove King is wise!"

The heavenly soldiers and militiamen shouted, all with fanatical expressions on their faces. After shouting, they all knelt down on the ground, put down their weapons, and threw themselves to the ground, with faces touching the ground, or with fanatical expressions on their faces. , or crying bitterly, face covered with dust, snot, and tears, regardless of facial features, they all shouted:
"Long live the Kitchen King! Long live the Kitchen King!"

"Long live the Kitchen King! Long live the Kitchen King!"

The soldiers chanted over and over again.

Different from painting cakes, Liu Zhenhua distributed the big cakes to the heavenly soldiers to let them be grateful. Liu Zhenhua also placed real big cakes within the reach of the militiamen. In this way, the militiamen would envy the heavenly soldiers, but they They won't be red-eyed, they will only be more courageous in killing Liu Zhenhua's enemies.

In Liu Zhenhua's place, the soldiers can eat white porridge, pickled mustard, tea leaves and eggs, and the militiamen can at least have wheat porridge with noodles.

In the outside world, the famine is becoming more and more serious and widespread.

During the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the temperature dropped by one degree. You must know that this is an average temperature. It would be an absolute disaster in this place. Although the famine has not yet swept across the country, in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places, the spring river water is warm. Ducks predict that there will be a drought. People in these places are almost always the first to be affected by disasters.

The common people eat the grass first, then the bark and grass roots, just like locusts. After stripping everything away, there is "bluestone, Guanyin soil", some stones and soil with a salty smell, which are ground into powder and eaten. To keep him full, he drank poison to quench his thirst. He died of bloating in less than three days.

What's even more terrifying is that some children, people walking alone, the elderly, the weak, and women will disappear soon, and then a group of people will appear.

Historical records always record that in a certain place, there was a great disaster and everyone ate each other.

Some contemporary officials who love the people want to save the people but are unable to bear the tragic reality and commit suicide directly. "Yancheng instructor Wang Mingzuo even hanged himself in the official office."

A few numbers, but they paint a picture of purgatory on earth.

A heavyweight guest came to Yan'an Mansion, Ma Maocai.

Although the prefect of Yan'an did not have the talent to govern the rebellious people, he was well-informed. He did not hold a banquet in honor of Ma Maocai. Instead, he invited Ma Maocai to sit at home and prepared porridge and pickles to entertain Ma Maocai.

Because he knew that Ma Mao was the one sent by the emperor to investigate the disaster in Shaanxi. He also knew that Ma Mao was incompetent and dared to give direct advice, so he did not dare to think of bribery at all. He could not bribe, so he could only come and ask for help. With such a cruel plan, you can’t blame me for my inability to manage the victims when you see that a prefect like me is so poor.

Facts have proved that his preparations are still useful. Ma Maocai shook his head after listening to his complaints. He saw too many hungry people along the way. Relying on the strength of Yan'an Prefecture alone was only a drop in the bucket.

After saying goodbye to the prefect of Yan'an, Ma Maocai continued to observe the people's situation in Shaanxi. He walked from south to north, pretending to be victims of the disaster with his entourage, and watched all the way. He planned to investigate the situation of the victims and the rebels throughout Shaanxi by the end of the year, and then in After the year, he will report what he saw and heard to the court.

I hope Emperor Chongzhen can allocate some relief funds to save the situation in northern Shaanxi. After all, this is one of the important towns on the Nine Borders, and the situation of the rebels is so serious. If it is not suppressed early, it may spread to Shanxi and other places.

　After searching for a long time, it seems that there is no governor in Shaanxi, only the governor, and the prefect of Yan'an has not been found. If the name does not appear during the advancement of the plot, it means that there is no way to investigate. Please understand.

　　Some historical knowledge also comes from Baidu, etc. If there is any deviation from the readers' knowledge, please understand, Liumao has done its best.

　　
　
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