Chastity Layman

The monarchs and ministers were very involved in the discussion, and they simply regarded the Chongxian Hall as the Hall of Xiande. The prime minister and political participants were all summoned to discuss the matter, and even the bachelors and direct scholars were unexpectedly given the opportunity to participate.

Originally, the students of Chongxian Hall, the protagonist of today, went to play separately. The emperor and the prime minister participated in politics, and the scholars sat and discussed, and discussed the reform of the imperial examination. Shitai sent censors to inspect and so on.

Qin Lang, who has been designated as the Zhigong Examination in the first year of Zhenguan next year, is sitting there drinking tea, not participating in the heated debate.

The emperor threw out several important reforms at once, whether it was the imperial examination or the new division of the Dao, which caused the ministers to argue endlessly, especially Chu Suiliang, Kong Yingda and other Hongwenguan bachelors, Chongxianguan bachelors, and direct bachelors. It is a rare opportunity to obtain this kind of right to participate in and discuss state affairs, of course, to speak actively.

The debate continued to rage until noon.

The emperor ordered the cafeteria of the Chongxian Hall to provide food. Qin Lang took the opportunity to go to the cafeteria to take charge. Chu Suiliang and others actively participated in the discussion. For him, today's mid-term exam awards ceremony in Chongxian Hall was very successful.

The Chongxian Hall has another wave of presence. The students also attach great importance to this exam. Some are happy to win the award, while others are frustrated. I believe that after this exam, the learning atmosphere in the hall will be improved to a higher level.

"The owner, please order the menu!"

The fat chef in the cafeteria had a rare opportunity to receive the emperor and the prime minister for a meal. He was very excited, but he was afraid of making mistakes.

The emperor's imperial meals in the palace actually had a special recipe. There were detailed regulations on what dishes to eat and how to cook each dish. of the head.

But now in the early days of the Republic of China, today's people don't pay much attention to these things, and this is in the Chongxian Hall, but the fat chef is still afraid of committing taboos anywhere.

"Just make something simple. The dishes of ordinary teachers and students should be a little more refined and attentive. Steamed bear's paw, roasted camel tail, roasted deer tail, fried fish fillet, etc. Don't you think there are no ingredients here?"

"Just the usual one? Is it too casual?"

"Listen to me right."

Qin Lang asked the fat chef to start cooking. He saw chickens and eggs in the cage in the back kitchen. The little rooster looked very energetic, which made him think about Xiaolu, mainly because he wanted to eat chicken.

The amount of chickens and ducks raised in Gyeonggi this year is several times that of previous years, mainly due to him. These chickens and ducks are now eating locusts every day. I don’t know how happy they are. They are chasing locusts in the wild every day. All of them are shiny.

Especially this rooster has not been raised for a long time, a rooster that weighs only half a year, this kind of rooster is very nourishing, especially for those students who are growing taller.

"Kill these roosters for me, and I'll make some dishes."

Roast Chicken, Chicken Pot, Kung Pao Chicken, Boiled Chicken, Beggar Chicken, Roast Chicken Waist...

Accidentally, I made several delicacies. I originally wanted to have grilled chicken wings or something. After seeing so many, forget it.

Finally, there are eight dishes and one soup.

Shallot scrambled eggs, vegetarian scrambled onions, spinach egg soup.

The dishes are extremely rich, and the hearty Li Shimin feels that it is a bit too much.

"It's still a disaster, how can you be so extravagant?"

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of chickens and ducks raised in Gyeonggi this year. These chickens and ducks have also made great efforts to control locusts this time, helping to eat a lot of locusts. Now there are a lot of chickens, ducks and eggs in the hands of the people, and they are almost flooding. Your Majesty and The princes take the lead in eating chicken, and the nobles in Guanzhong should also eat more, so that the chickens, ducks and eggs in the hands of the people can be sold, otherwise, the people themselves will not be willing to eat more."

Qin Lang's view is quite unusual.

"Don't exaggerate, Saburo, how could there be a flood of chickens and ducks?"

"It's true, the number of chickens and ducks in Guanzhong this year is more than a hundred times that of the past, and this time the locust situation, the chickens and ducks are all fat..."

Because of Qin Lang's method of incubating eggs without a mother, coupled with his efforts to promote sales, he sent chickens and ducks to the countryside in various ways, and even exchanged them with fish, shrimp, clam and snails. The increase in breeding volume is frightening.

Coupled with the locust plague this time, these chicken and duck breeding broke out even more.

Now it is really the period when chickens and ducks are on the market, and the production of poultry eggs is exploding.

"This year is a disaster year. If food is expensive at this time in previous years, chickens, ducks and eggs are even more expensive, but now chickens and ducks are in a bad market. Chickens and ducks can be sold for less than ten cents a catty, and eggs are even less. Not to mention the comparison with previous years, even half a year ago, it has more than doubled, so we must encourage the rich to eat more, otherwise they will not be sold, and the people will suffer in the end.”

Li Shimin had to admit that what Qin Lang said was a bit crooked, but it still made sense.

Changsun Wuji took the opportunity to propose to the emperor that the imperial court should buy chickens, ducks, eggs, etc. from the people, and the purchased eggs would be used to reward soldiers, officials, etc.

"Your Majesty, chat while eating, it won't taste good if it's not cold."

The monarchs and ministers present at the meeting, one table for one person, eight dishes and one soup for each person, is completely the standard of dining in the porch of the Zhengshitang, and even higher.

The standard Qin Lang gave to the ministers was that each dish was slightly reduced, while the emperor's dishes used a whole chicken for each dish.

Li Shimin tasted it and found that the chicken was very delicious.

Soon, the emperor, the prime minister, the political participants, and the scholars all fell silent.

Everyone is eating.

too delicious.

They are all chickens, but how can they be made in so many different ways and still be so delicious? Each has its own taste.

Wei Zheng ate a big chicken leg in one go, and then drank the soup.

"What kind of vegetable soup is this, why is it so delicious?"

Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask Qin Lang.

"Wei Jian, this is spinach soup, the seeds found by the Niboluo merchant."

Wei Zheng couldn't control it, he liked the spinach very much.

"Unexpectedly, there are such delicious vegetables in the world!"

After Li Shimin and others tasted spinach, they also praised it very much. Changsun Wuji likes onions very much. He was surprised when he heard that this dish came from Persia.

Chu Suiliang and others usually eat in the cafeteria, and they can only say that they are hungry, because the dishes are very ordinary, but today the dishes are too rich, and they are a little bit disregarding their appearance.

Wei Zheng even wanted to pack.

"I want to bring some back for my wife to try. She has never eaten these dishes, and some have even never seen them before."

"If Duke Wei likes it, I'll just copy the recipe for you later. As for the onions and spinach, although they are newly introduced vegetables, they have already been planted in my manor. I'll send some to the house later."

Li Shimin looked up, "Cutting a copy of this recipe to Dianzhong Province, and remember to send Persia and onions to the palace."

At this time, the monarchs and ministers turned into good men one after another. Some said they wanted to bring some back to their old wives, others said they wanted to bring some back to their old fathers, some said they wanted to bring some back to their old mothers, and some said they wanted to bring some back to their children.

Li Shimin was full and rubbed his belly, feeling that today violated the usual concept of health preservation. Not only did he not control his meals to 70% full, but he also ate too much meat as a result.

Seeing that there were still a lot of dishes left, Li Shimin waved and asked them to pack them all up for him, to take them back and give them to the palace servants, saying that they should not be wasted.

Wei Zheng was very interested in the spinach and onions grown by Qin Lang's family, and the two discussed the history of the introduction of Hu vegetables there.

Li Shimin had enough to eat and drink, and he didn't have the mood to continue discussing politics, so he announced that today's discussion was over, and he would go to the East Palace to continue the discussion tomorrow.

"Sanlang, I heard that you have shown great prowess this year with the kang hatching technique? How many chickens, ducks and geese have been hatched, and how many chicken and duck farms have you opened?"

"Your Majesty, the original intention is to control locusts."

Li Shimin chuckled, "The locust plague is coming to an end, and the sky is going to be cold. There are so many chickens and ducks in the hands of the people, so we must find a way to collect them. Otherwise, if they die of freezing and starvation, the people will lose a lot."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I am already building smoked meat and other processing workshops, and I plan to buy these poultry and eggs from the people, and then smoke them and process them into dry goods, or make meat floss for storage and transportation..."

"When you are young, don't always think about raising money. Just leave those things to the servants in charge of the family. You have time to think about serious things. I hope you will pay more attention to the reform of the imperial examination."

In the eyes of the emperor, raising chickens and ducks is a small way, and it is by no means a major matter of people's livelihood. He doesn't listen to raising chickens and ducks to improve the non-staple food supply of urban residents, and he doesn't really care about raising chickens and ducks. These are the sideline income of farmers.

In his eyes, the chickens and ducks raised by Qin Lang can help control the locusts this time, which is considered good. Now that the locust disaster is over, there is no need to continue to spend more time on it.

"I plan to transfer a thousand soldiers from the Twelve Guards who have been in the army for more than ten years and under thirty years old, and will be trained in the inner court. The name is Yu Xun, and they will be used to form a battalion of thousands of horses. What do you think?"

Li Shimin suddenly mentioned this, which surprised Qin Lang.

After thinking carefully for a long time, I felt that this was a means for Li Shimin to continue to strengthen his control over the army, especially the capital and the imperial guards. He immediately said, "Your Majesty started his army at the age of sixteen and fought in the north and south. He has made great achievements in battle. He is one of the few emperors in all dynasties. His Majesty's Martial Arts Son of Heaven, His Majesty uses soldiers like gods, so it is naturally excellent for His Majesty to personally train him."

Qin Lang simply suggested that it is better to set up a lecture hall in the Forbidden Garden. Those young, brave and meritorious team-level officers were selected from various armies to come to Beijing. The emperor and the generals of the guards in Beijing were responsible for teaching the art of war and formation.

Similar to Han Wudi's Habayashiro, but stronger than Habayashiro, because Habayashiro is mainly the loyal sons and youths of the dead king, but now Qin Lang is talking about choosing those grassroots teams. The officials are the main ones, all of whom have been in the army for more than ten years and have military exploits.

The main thing is to teach them to command, which is similar to a training course for officers.

Also acted as the emperor's personal guard.

When Li Shimin heard it, he praised him a lot. It was as if he had spoken from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to build Qianqi and Yuxun in the inner court, precisely because he wanted to rebuild a loyal pro-army.

And now Qin Lang's suggestion will not only allow him to add a loyal army, but also open a new way to continuously cultivate loyal military officers.

"The lecture hall recruits 1,000 people from the army every year for imperial training, with a term of three to four years, and after the expiration, they will be transferred to the army for promotion and reuse, and serve as brigade commanders and other grassroots officers..."

"good!"

The emperor then decided to set up a lecture hall in the imperial garden outside the Xuanwu Gate, and first recruited a thousand low-level officers of the team leader and deputy fire chief to come to the imperial training, and gave them the name Qianqi Battalion.

"Then set up the left and right Habayashi Army with the left and right camps at the north gate, and the Qianqi Battalion is subordinate to it."

The Beimen Forbidden Army formally set up the Habayashi Army, including the Qianqi Battalion, the Left and Right Battalions, and the Baiqi Division.

The inner three guards of the left and right guards, a total of ten government soldiers, were stationed in the imperial city.

In the south of the imperial city, the guards at Jiumen and Sixth Streets, and 30,000 patrollers, were changed to the left and right Jinwu guards, the left Jinwu guarded the gate, and the right Jinwu patrolled the streets, still belonging to the Zhenfusi.

Qin Lang listened carefully and did not interrupt the emperor's thoughts. Obviously, the emperor has officially built a new Chang'an garrison force.

To the north are the Left and Right Habayashi Army, to the south are the Left and Right Jinwu Guards, and outside the city are the Twelve Guards Fanshangfu soldiers garrisoned.

The left and right Habayashi Army and the left and right Jinwu Guards are not affiliated to the Ministry of War, but to the Baiqi Division and the Zhenfu Division respectively, and the two divisions are directly under the emperor's orders.

It cannot be said that Li Shimin no longer trusts Qin Lang, otherwise he would not continue to hand over the Zhenfu Division to him, nor would he give him the command of the newly established left and right Jinwu Guards. It can only be said that Li Shimin is planning in the long run. The Cavaliers supervised each other, and the Fourth Army of the North Yam and the Twelve Guards of the Nanya checked and balanced each other.

The emperor's methods have become more and more sophisticated, and he has learned Li Yuan's balance technique.