General Qin

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell silent.

Even Qin Wangzheng on the chief seat was startled.

Who is so ignorant?

Saying such things in public, isn't it a clear offense to Zhao Tuo, who actually has such brainless officials in the palace of Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng looked at his reputation, and after seeing the triumphant appearance of the speaker, he felt normal again.

Qiang 瘣.

As a native of Qiangdi, he climbed to the title of You Geng by virtue of his meritorious service in the war and the preferential treatment of the King of Qin for "buying horse bones". But it is a pity that despite their high status, the thinking of the Qiang people is quite different from that of the nobles of the Xia Dynasty. They often speak freely regardless of the occasion.

Barbarians!

Uneducated, uneducated, no wonder.

All the ministers and generals present laughed secretly, but there was excitement in their eyes.

With the help of Qiang, the wine tastes even more enjoyable.

Li Xin, who had been drinking silently in the palace, instinctively wanted to speak when he heard Qiang Li mocking Zhao Tuo, but he finally endured it, silently pinching the wine cup with his fingers.

At this time, following Qiang Li's voice, Zhao Tuo also turned around and looked over.

He said indifferently: "Why did Qiangyou say such a thing? I bought wheat back, but I didn't make wheat rice and wheat milk to eat. I don't like these foods."

Seeing Zhao Tuo's response, Qiang Li became more interested in finding fault.

He always remembered Zhao Tuo's surprise attack on Huaiyin under his banner, which made Qiang Li very upset, and now he used Jiu Jin to embarrass Zhao Tuo in front of the king and all the ministers.

Qiang Lu sneered and said, "Why should you cover it up when you are young?"

"As far as I know, what is the use of wheat, which is eaten by prisoners and slaves, besides steaming it into rice and grinding it into flour? Could it be that it is not eaten at all? Human food? This victory, the king rewarded Shaoshangzao with a thousand pieces of gold, but Shaoshangzao was so stingy that he gave wheat to the servants in his own house, and he didn't want to use corn?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Zhao Tuo with strange eyes.

Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes. The savage seemed to be finding fault on purpose, so he was given a miserly label when he came up. If he didn't explain, it would ruin his reputation.

"Qiangyou is even more nonsense. How have my servants ever eaten wheat rice? I bought wheat for its own use. The wheat can not only be used as food, but also beneficial to the country and strengthen the military and national strength of our Qin State."

Zhao Tuo's voice was clear and clear, and there was a sound when he landed.

These words instantly attracted everyone's attention, everyone stared at Zhao Tuo curiously, even Qin Wangzheng looked sideways with surprise in his eyes.

Qin Wangzheng was in distress in Zhao State since he was a child. Although he was blessed by his mother's family, it was just after Changping at that time, and Zhao State also lacked food. When he was young, he used to eat wheat rice to satisfy his hunger. He knew that after eating that food, his stomach would feel uncomfortable for a long time. . Therefore, after leaving Zhao State, Qin Wangzheng never ate that kind of food again.

Now Zhao Tuo actually said that wheat can cook food?

Can it also enhance the national power of Qin?

This is really strange.

Qiang Lu laughed loudly: "What kind of food can be made from wheat, which is eaten by prisoners and slaves? Not to mention that it can improve the national strength of our Qin State. Hehe, how ridiculous it is for Shao Shangzao to speak falsehoods in front of the king today. ?”

"Qiang right watch."

Wei Liao glared at Qiang Lun, and after yelling at him, he turned to Zhao Tuo with a smile and said, "Your words arouse the curiosity of this old man even more, I wonder if you can let us see what kind of food wheat can make and how to treat it?" The military is beneficial to the country, and the king is also very curious about it, right?"

On the king's couch, Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly.

He is not interested in food or anything, but Zhao Tuo's words that wheat can benefit the military and the country just hit his heart. As long as there is a way to enhance Qin's national strength, Qin Wangzheng will always have great interest and expectations.

"Zhao Tuo, you say that wheat can benefit our country, Qin, so let's talk about it."

Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth with anticipation in his eyes. Based on his understanding of Zhao Tuo, this son would never aim at nothing.

Zhao Tuo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Mai Neng can benefit the country. I am doing some research, and I have gained a lot. I want to donate it to the King to strengthen our Qin State. Now when the King asks, I should answer immediately, but if there is no real thing, I am afraid that there will be suspicion of talking nonsense, which will cause doubts among the ministers. It is better for the minister to make food with wheat, and when the food is placed on the food table, everything will be self-evident."

Qin Wangzheng nodded, Zhao Tuo's words made some sense, and it was hard to believe.

He glanced at all the ministers in the hall, and said with a smile: "Today, I was going to bid farewell to Duke Wei, but who would have thought that Zhao Tuo would offer a strategy to strengthen our Qin State. I don't know if all the ministers are interested in this?"

"Hehe, the old minister is curious about this."

Wei Liao was the first to join in.

Li Si had already guessed Qin Wangzheng's thoughts, and followed closely: "What Wei Gong said is that what Shao Shangzao said can be said in the language of Mai Qiangguo, I am also very interested."

Others also joined in.

Qiang Yan blinked his eyes. In his prediction, after he took the lead, shouldn't everyone mock Zhao Tuo for eating rice? How did it turn into Zhao Tuo's strategy to strengthen the country?

"Hmph, wheat rice is hard to swallow. Apart from giving it to prisoners and slaves, what good is it, and it can also enhance the national power? Hehe, I don't believe that Zhao Tuo can play tricks!"

He murmured in his heart, and also called out: "Then please let us see what kind of food this wheat can make, and it can also strengthen our country!"

Seeing that all the ministers were curious, Qin Wangzheng nodded and said: "In that case, then follow what you Zhao Tuo said, don't let the widows down."

"Chen, I will definitely not disappoint the king!"

Zhao Tuo bowed his hands and promised, full of confidence.

...

With Qin Wangzheng's permission, Zhao Tuo walked out of the palace, and under the guidance of the waiter, he walked to the cook in the palace.

Benefiting from Qin's efficient action, the finely ground flour was quickly found.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo asked someone to go to his mansion to fetch the old dough that he had fermented with wine koji after getting the permission of Qin Wangzheng.

Everything is ready, let's start working.

Under Zhao Tuo's command, the skilled chefs in the Qin Palace began various actions such as kneading, beating, and fermenting.

The moon is high in the sky.

Qin Wangzheng and all the ministers waited patiently because of Zhao Tuo's words that "mai can strengthen the country".

Nearly an hour later, in the kitchen of the Qin Palace, it was finally done.

Zhao Tuo re-entered the side hall, saluted and said: "My Majesty, the delicacy I made with wheat has been finished. Please also invite your Majesty and all the princes to taste it, and then you will know the truth of what I said."

Qin Wangzheng nodded, his eyes fell behind Zhao Tuo.

The maids in the palace walked into the palace with the food utensils, and placed them in order on the food table in front of the king and the ministers.

Everyone looked at the food on the table in front of them, and they were all stunned. This was something they had never seen before.

The food utensils were filled with soup, and the soup soaked in strips of strange food, with shallots, soy sauce, etc. sprinkled on top.

Don't you eat wheat?

Wei Liao blinked, and asked Zhao Tuo what everyone was thinking: "What is this? Is this the food that Zhao Tuo said was made of wheat?"

Zhao Tuo said with a smile: "What Wei Gong said is true. I named this thing 'noodles'. It is made from wheat flour. Stir it with soya bean and scallion, it will taste better. You guys will know after a taste."

"Hehe, is it made of wheat? The barley rice is hard to chew and swallow. I don't believe that food made of wheat can taste so good."

Qiang Yan glanced at the noodles in the dish with disgust.

At this time, Li Xin was the first to raise the chopsticks, and when he took the noodles into the mouth, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Wei Liao followed suit, remembering Zhao Tuo's words of stirring, he stirred the chopsticks around in the tableware, mixed the fermented soybeans and shallots with the noodles thoroughly, scooped up a ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

The next moment, Wei Liao's eyes sparkled.

Not only Wei Liao, but Li Si, Yao Jia, Wang Ben and others also ordered their chopsticks.

"tasty!"

In the entire hall, the sound of sucking and sucking can be heard endlessly.

"The noodles are really delicious. It turns out that after the wheat is ground into flour, it can really make such delicacies."

Wei Liao ate a few mouthfuls, put down his chopsticks and praised.

"However, this noodle tastes a hundred times better than wheat rice."

Others also praised it one after another.

Seeing this scene, Qiang Li was startled, tentatively picked up a ball of noodles, and stuffed them into his mouth.

The entrance only feels smooth and tender.

It is quite chewy and even elastic.

The flavors of shallots and tempeh are perfectly integrated with these noodles, full of wonderful taste.

This is a food that he has never eaten before. It is a completely different feeling from millet food, and it is a brand new experience.

This bold Qiang man was in high spirits, he ate up all the noodles in the container in two mouthfuls, and he didn't forget to pick up the tableware and drank the soup.

At the end, he couldn't help praising: "It smells so good!"

...

On the main seat, Qin Wangzheng praised all the ministers after they finished eating the noodles.

He couldn't help but put down his chopsticks.

Feeling the wonderful taste in his mouth, Qin Wangzheng nodded.

This kind of noodle food is indeed much more delicious than wheat rice, and it can be called gourmet food.

only……

Qin Wangzheng's eyes fell on Zhao Tuo again, and he said calmly: "Noodles are indeed worthwhile. However, they need to be polished, and it takes a lot of time and effort. Can they benefit our country of Qin as Zhao Qing said?"

Although the noodles were delicious, he, Qin Wangzheng, didn't pay much attention to them.

In his heart, there is only Qin.

"That's right, didn't you, Zhao Tuo, say that this thing can enhance the national strength of our Qin State? Could it be that making Qin people eat this noodle is not enough? How is this good for the military?"

Qiang Li wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth, and stared at Zhao Tuo.

Faced with doubts, Zhao Tuo smiled and said calmly: "This is just a way of making wheat flour, which is what I call gourmet food. Those who want to strengthen the country are another way of making this wheat flour. Please also order The waiter brought another item from the kitchen."

Qin Wangzheng raised his thick eyebrows slightly, besides making the noodles, what else is there to use the wheat flour for?

He nodded yes.

After receiving the king's edict, the waiter immediately brought trays of steaming strange food from the kitchen.

"This is what the minister said can strengthen the military and the country."

"If this thing is used as rations for our army, then our Qin army will be even more invincible!"

Surprised, can't historical texts write inventions now?

As soon as I wrote it, some people said water, thinking that flour is also an important technology tree, which can change the entire military and national food system. It is very useful to fight after writing it now, isn't this the advantage of the time traveler?

Also, the previous foreshadowing may be a bit dull, but all of them are useful. The two chapters of "Liu and Han" are the foreshadowing of important figures. "Secret and home" is to describe the external and internal causes of Qin's death, as well as the protagonist's attitude towards it, using the palaces of the six countries to reflect that King Qin began to be "arrogant". The two chapters "Zhao Gao and the Great King" are the end of Li You's last stand, and at the same time kill him. "Success and conferring honor" is the end and reward of the entire war against Chu. The chapter "Qi Dynasty" points out the next strategic goal and the attitude of King Qin towards the protagonist. The chapter "King's Heart" is Wang Jian's farewell, and he calls the protagonist, and the protagonist will make corresponding countermeasures in the follow-up. The chapter "Fusu" echoes the previous Zhao Tuo's advice, Huaiyang witness, and whipping the corpse, and finally completes the transformation of the characters. If it is missing, it will be incomplete. In the chapter "Pushing the Mill", one is climbing the technology tree, and the other is Wei Liao's farewell. At the same time, through Wei Liao's ideas, it shows that Qin Wangzheng is "increasingly arrogant", and it is logical to become the Qin Shihuang in history later. For a novel, these chapters are either foreshadowing or the ending of the previous chapters, all of which are useful and promote the plot. If you leave these aside, the subsequent plot changes will be abrupt and even more illogical.

After dozens of chapters of war, these transition chapters are also needed to adjust, otherwise it will be even more tiring to watch.

If you really dislike it, you can skip the chapter first.