Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

When building train tracks, it is now clear that these workers are the most experienced.

In the past few years, Yangzhou has undergone extensive development, and the infrastructure that can be built has been basically completed.

Now they have found another huge project for them. They need to build a track connecting the three places and set up stations in the state capitals along the way. These are huge projects and require a lot of workers.

Not only the people under Mingji, but also workers from all over the country have work to do.

This is equivalent to another indirect boost to employment and the economy.

Among the Shen family's properties that Yang Xian took over at the beginning, most of them were restaurants.

It doesn't matter even if he can't find a buyer for the chickens, ducks, and pigs that Liu Lian raises, they can be digested internally.

Yang Xian plans to set up his own sub-brands for each of the industries under Mingji's name.

Due to some considerations, these industries must at least appear on the surface, or not be clearly registered industries.

Just keep in mind the control behind it.

Nowadays, these restaurants all have a unified name, Yuelai Restaurant.

As Chinese food developed into the Ming Dynasty, the dishes were actually relatively rich.

But compared with later generations, it is still not on the same level. The most critical point is that the seasoning is not good.

Now, because of Yang Xian, crops such as potatoes appeared earlier.

Let the people of the Ming Dynasty, at least the people in the Jiangnan area, basically solve the problem of not having enough to eat.

What he has to do now is to go from being full to eating well.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as it is a livelihood issue closely related to people's lives, that is the direction of efforts.

A few months later.

Throughout Jiangnan, all Yuelai restaurants have launched a special dish, which is beggar's chicken.

The beggar chicken first appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and it was in Jiangnan.

Of course, it would have to wait until the late Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty when it really gradually spread and gained the favor of some nobles and wealthy people.

At that time, the beggar's chicken was famous for its tenderness and the unique aroma of the seasonings, and became an important dish at banquets.

Yang Xian sent someone to inquire and found that this kind of dish did not appear in the Jiangnan area at this time.

Just exchange the corresponding recipes directly from the system and use them for yourself.

Of course, the recipe went to the imperial patent department in advance and applied for a patent.

The reason why Yang Xian chose this dish is that the production process of this dish is not complicated and can be produced in a standard and quantitative manner.

His idea was to position it like the fried chicken in Kaifeng cuisine in later generations.

Of course, in this time and space, since the beggar chicken is no longer invented by beggars, the name has to be changed accordingly.

Yang Xian originally wanted to follow the allusion and call it Fugui Chicken, but later he thought that it was a bit unlucky to have this allusion related to Qianlong.

Finally, it was named Lotus Leaf Chicken.

easy to understand.

You must know that when you open the lotus leaf and use a small hammer to break open the layer of mud on the outside of the beggar's chicken, the aroma released at that moment is very rich.

It can float directly from the restaurant lobby to the street, making the nostrils of the passing guests twitch.

As long as they are financially well-off and have some money in their hands, there are not many people who can move after smelling this fragrance.

Basically, customers who pass by Yuelai Restaurant will be attracted to the restaurant to try this delicious food.

And beggar's chicken, unlike other dishes, is not easy to pack.

Selling beggar's chickens in packages is more efficient.

Customers who are attracted to the restaurant by the beggar's chicken will naturally order some other dishes.

Anyone who has eaten at Yuelai Restaurant will not go anywhere else next time.

Cooking has always been divided into three parts: labor and seven parts: ingredients.

Except for those with the best cooking skills, who can turn decay into magical beings.

Take the average chef. If the level difference is not too big, the ingredients used are really important. In addition to the raw materials of the ingredients themselves, the ingredients here also include seasonings.

At this time, the condiments of other restaurants were compared with those of Yuelai Restaurant, which was backed by Mingji.

Although snowflake salt has been promoted nationwide.

But the sugar is still exclusive to Mingji.

Then there are some other spices, such as pepper, which are too luxurious for ordinary restaurants.

But for Mingji, who has now begun maritime trade, the cost is actually not high.

Yang Xian intended to suppress the prices of these condiments in the future and make them items that people in the Ming Dynasty could use on their daily stoves.

But at this moment, it is still a luxury product.

This is somewhat different from the situation with glass.

Glass was made by Yang Xian on his own initiative. After all, the production of glass products was controlled by him. He could lower the price anytime he wanted.

If the scale of maritime trade wants to increase, it will take time.

Localizing those crops also takes time.

Therefore, for those diners, compared with the food and wine in Yuelai Restaurant, the food in other restaurants will seem bland and tasteless.

Let Liu Bowen and his son return to their hometown in Qingtian to raise chickens. This is the backhand of this move.

After the textile industry, Yang Xian finally started to move into the restaurant industry.

The wealthy Jiangnan businessmen who were still laughing at the textile merchants and those engaged in the restaurant industry began to sit still.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Markets are like battlefields.

Seeing that the business of his restaurant is declining day by day, it is natural to know where the problem lies.

Chen Liaoyuan, the leading wealthy businessman in the Jiangnan restaurant industry, asked his subordinates to go to Yuelai Restaurant to buy a beggar's chicken. He wanted to see if this thing was really as delicious as the outside world said.

Chen Liaoyuan looked at the big clay egg that the servant bought and put it on the table. He frowned and said, "Didn't I ask you to go to Yuelai Restaurant to buy lotus leaf chicken? Why did you buy me one?" Nidanzi is back."

Seeing that Chen Liaoyuan was angry, the servant hurriedly explained: "Sir, this is the lotus leaf chicken from Yuelai Restaurant."

"You said this is lotus leaf chicken. Where are the lotus leaves and the chicken? Are you asking me to eat mud?" Chen Liaoyuan still didn't believe it.

"The Yuelai Restaurant said that if you want to eat lotus chicken, you have to use a hammer to break open the mud seal outside." The servant explained nervously.

"Then why are you still standing here? Go find a hammer and smash it open." Chen Liaoyuan said angrily.

The servant left in a hurry, and after a while, he came back with a small hammer.

Then he walked to the table very anxiously, raised the small hammer in his hand, and smashed the clay ball on the table.

"Crack!" As a crisp sound sounded, a crack instantly opened on the surface of the clay egg on the table. The cracks continued to spread. As the cracks became more and more, small clods of soil continued to fall.

Chen Liaoyuan also saw the green lotus leaves hidden in the soil.

In an instant, an extremely rich fragrance rushed out from the cracks and hit his nostrils.

This fragrance is mixed with the fragrance of lotus leaves, the meaty fragrance of chicken, and the aroma of spices. Just by smelling this fragrance, Chen Liaoyuan can conclude that the lotus leaf chicken in front of him is definitely a rare delicacy.

To be able to achieve his current status in the restaurant industry, there is no doubt about Chen Liaoyuan's professional judgment.

The servant standing aside quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He couldn't help but the saliva in his mouth kept secreting crazily. He couldn't help it.

He glanced at his master carefully, fearing that his actions just now would offend Chen Liaoyuan.

In fact, his worries were somewhat unnecessary.

At this time, Chen Liaoyuan's entire attention was on the lotus leaf chicken on the table, so he didn't pay attention to him.

When Chen Liaoyuan saw that the man was standing still and not doing anything, he took the small hammer directly from his hand and started to work.

After a while, all the mud on the outside of the lotus leaf chicken was knocked clean.

Chen Liaoyuan endured the burning of his hands and peeled off the lotus leaves wrapped outside. At this time, a scent that was even stronger than before seemed to penetrate directly into his head, making him intoxicated.

"Gudong."

At this time, a very obvious sound of swallowing was heard in the room.

The servant was startled and thought he couldn't hold it back. He was about to kneel down and beg the master for forgiveness when he immediately realized that the sound didn't seem to come from him.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked at Chen Liaoyuan.

Facing the servant's gaze, Chen Liaoyuan's expression remained unchanged and he said solemnly: "You go down first. I will call you if anything happens."

"Yes, sir." The servant bowed and backed away. Before leaving the house, he closed the door very wisely.

As early as just now, the glutton in Chen Liaoyuan's stomach had been aroused, but in the presence of servants, he had to maintain his dignity as a master.

At this time, there is no longer any scruples.

Without the slightest bit of politeness, Chen Liaoyuan pulled off the chicken leg and took a big bite.

Due to the burning of his mouth, Chen Liaoyuan's mouth immediately rang out with the sound of "Si Ha Si Ha".

The chicken of Lotus Leaf Chicken has already been soaked with those seasonings. As soon as you enter your mouth, you will be greeted by the spicy taste of spices and the fragrance of lotus leaves. Coupled with the texture of the chicken itself, the taste is, tsk tsk, so beautiful.

You must know that the whole chicken is wrapped in lotus leaves and mud before being put into the kiln, so the moisture inside does not disappear, but is contained in the chicken. When you bite it, your mouth will be full of oil.

Bite after bite.

In the end, even the chicken’s butt was not spared.

Chen Liaoyuan took out the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and burped several times. After he stabilized, he called his servants to come in and clear the table.

The servant entered the room, looked at the chicken bones scattered on the table, and kept his head down the whole time to clean them up.

When he packed up and was about to go out, Chen Liaoyuan's voice sounded behind him.

"Go and buy some more lotus leaf chickens right away." Chen Liaoyuan paused and then said. "Bring back a copy of all the dishes at Yuelai Restaurant."

"Yes, sir."

After eating lotus leaf chicken, Chen Liaoyuan finally understood why his restaurant's business was getting worse and worse.

Such an opponent would not lose unjustly.

He asked his servants to buy a few more lotus leaf chickens, not because he was greedy, but because he wanted the chefs in his restaurant to try them and see if they could figure out how to cook them.

If it were just because the lotus leaf chicken is such a signature dish, then we still have to fight.

Chen Liaoyuan has been in the restaurant and catering industry for so many years, and his family has made a living in this way for generations. He has seen too many restaurants rise because of one or two signature dishes.

But in the end, these restaurants were all lost in the long river of time.

The restaurant and catering industry is all about foundation.

No one has one or two signature dishes that they can use. If there is only one signature dish, no matter how delicious it is, people will always get tired of it.

In Chen Liaoyuan's view, if this is the case, then when the current period of freshness passes, the people will slowly return.

But if it were another situation, it would be terrible.

This is why Chen Liaoyuan finally asked his servants to buy a copy of all the dishes at Yuelai Restaurant.

In the world, many things are like this.

The more you fear something, the more it will come to you.

Yuelai Restaurant is not a signature dish, but all the dishes are better than his restaurant.

That's a slap in the face.

If this continues, they will close sooner or later!

The scene of Chen Liaoyuan happened almost at the same time in various places in Jiangnan.

At Chen Liaoyuan's call, a group of wealthy businessmen gathered together to discuss how to deal with this matter.

"Brother Chen, what do you think we should do now? If this continues, I won't be able to support it anymore. I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay the chefs' wages next month." A businessman complained.

"How about low-price sales?" Another businessman suggested when no one spoke.

However, his proposal was quickly rejected by everyone.

Chen Liaoyuan shook his head and said: "If we take the initiative to lower prices, we can indeed bring back some customer flow, but after all, this is not a long-term solution. We open our doors to do business in order to make money. How can we do business at a loss?"

"If you want to force the other party to leave by lowering the price, I advise you to give up. When the other party also lowers the price, how will we respond? In the end, it will be a free gift."

"Don't force the other party to death by then, but we will die first."

At this time, another businessman said: "The reason why Yuelai Restaurant's business is so prosperous now is because of its signature dish Lotus Chicken. Now we only need to figure out how to make this dish, and our restaurant will follow suit." , this situation will naturally reverse."

This is also a common idea and method used by restaurant and catering operators.

Chen Liaoyuan said: "If it is just a method of making lotus leaf chicken, then my chef at Longquan Restaurant has successfully cracked it."

"Is what Boss Chen said true?!"

"How can Boss Chen be willing to tell the secret recipe of Lotus Leaf Chicken?"

Hearing Chen Liaoyuan say that his chef had figured out how to make lotus leaf chicken, all the wealthy businessmen present showed excitement on their faces.

You must know that these days, they have also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to do this, but they have never succeeded.

Unexpectedly, Chen Liaoyuan's Longquan Restaurant would do this.

In their view, as long as the secret recipe of lotus leaf chicken is cracked, the current problem will naturally be solved.

This is why these businessmen are so happy at the moment.

It's just that they didn't notice that when Chen Liaoyuan was talking about this just now, there was no excitement on his face.

It was really unbelievably calm. (End of chapter)