I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 476 One tael of silver is really not expensive!
Zhang Qinghuan's exclamation attracted more people's attention.

Li Tian simply took out all the remaining eggs and let everyone share them.

"Everyone come and have a taste, it's time for you to experience the deliciousness from hundreds of years later."

A group of foodies didn't notice the loopholes in Li Tian's words at all, and each of them tried it with curiosity and freshness.

Immediately, a unique taste of salty fragrance combined with a little bit of grassy fragrance was passed to the mouth of everyone who tasted it.

Even Zhang Qinghuan, who has always been reserved, felt unsatisfied after eating one piece, so he grabbed two more and tasted it slowly.

At this time, Li Tian took out a small dish of soy sauce from behind as if by magic.

Pulling Zhang Qinghuan aside, he said,
"This egg tastes better when dipped in this sauce."

After Zhang Qinghuan tried it, the whole person felt as if he felt a huge happy hug, he huddled into a ball, stomped his little feet non-stop, and couldn't help but hum softly.

"It's delicious, it's really delicious, I'm afraid I will never forget this taste in my life!"

Preserved Egg may not be regarded as a gourmet snack in later generations, but its unique flavor has still captured the hearts of many foodies.

This is still the case in the developed and prosperous later generations, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, when cooking was just popularized.

In this era, people are already satisfied with three meals a day, and the pursuit of taste is far less particular than later generations.

The eight major cuisines of China were gradually formed in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, especially when South American specialties such as peppers, potatoes, and peanuts had not been introduced, the recipes of ordinary people were actually very boring.

Zhang Qinghuan was born in a family of officials and officials, so her daily diet is naturally different from that of ordinary people, but she has eaten a wide variety of food since she was a child, no matter in terms of types and styles.

But she can still be captured by the peculiar delicacy of preserved eggs.

It can be seen that this thing does have a very special magical power.

Li Tian said with a smile,

"How about it? It's not too expensive for such a plate of preserved eggs for one tael of silver!"

Zhang Qinghuan's mouth was full of oil, with a look of unfinished expression, nodded and said,

"Not expensive, not expensive..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong. This thing was made by herself, and she ate her own food, so what would it cost.

After understanding what Li Tian meant, Zhang Qinghuan couldn't help giving Li Tian another big hygienic eye.

"Your Majesty, you are really dark-hearted. Ordinary eggs cost only a few pennies a piece. Even if we pickle them in a special way, selling them for ten times the price is enough to cover the cost.

You can sell it for a tael of silver when you come up.

Even if there are three eggs in a plate, it is nearly three hundred coins each. You have doubled it by a hundred times. What kind of business in the world can earn so many times! "

Li Tian smiled and said,
"Of course the egg itself is not worth three hundred coins, but this recipe is a priceless treasure. How can it be sold cheaply?"

"But it can't be so outrageous. If people know that a mere egg can be sold for a hundred times the price, I'm afraid no one will eat it!"

Li Tian said indifferently,

"Qing Huan, ask yourself, after you have eaten once, do you still want to eat it?"

Zhang Qinghuan hesitated for a while, and finally blushed honestly and said what was in his heart,
"think……"

"That's it. Rare things are more expensive. Our preserved egg is the best in the world. There is no semicolon except here. Isn't it very worthwhile to spend a tael of silver to eat the only delicacy in the world.

Besides, there are a few ordinary people who can come to your teahouse to drink tea, let alone a mere tael of silver, it is seven or eight taels, so what is it to them! "

Zhang Qinghuan was completely speechless now, and at the same time was impressed by Li Tian's talent in making money.

"Okay, okay, just say what you say, but if you can't sell it because the price is too high in the future, don't blame me for asking you!"

"Go ahead and ask, if you sell it here, I will accept everything for my husband!"

Seeing Li Tian's triumphant and stinking face, Zhang Qinghuan felt a chill for no reason.

After shivering, it suddenly occurred to me that the big jar of preserved eggs seemed to have been taken to the back kitchen by the guys to share.

She hastily exclaimed,
"Leave an egg under your mouth, it's an egg of three hundred coins!"

Seeing that although she doesn't care much about money, she is so nervous when it comes time to get serious, Li Tian smiled wryly and shook his head,

"Hey, do I have a special talent that can turn everyone around me into money lovers!
Even Qing Huan, a pure-hearted person with ascetic desires, has begun to become preoccupied!What a headache! "

In fact, Zhang Qinghuan couldn't be blamed for this. There were more than 100 preserved eggs in the half-meter-high jar.

If it is calculated according to the original price of a few pennies, it is only a few hundred pennies at best, and if it is less than one tael, everyone will eat it if they share it, and it will be a reward for them.

But if it is calculated based on the selling price of 30 taels, it is worth [-] taels of silver.

What is the concept of 30 taels of silver.

It was enough for a family of four for two to three years. No matter how generous Zhang Qinghuan was, no matter how much he didn't care about money, it was impossible for his subordinates to eat so much money at once.

Fortunately, the work in the tea house is not too much, only five or six, and they have eaten up a dozen of them in such a short time.

Zhang Qinghuan finally managed to keep most of them.

After Li Tian's guidance, preserved eggs are paired with other brightly colored side dishes and secret sauces, and a special snack that is popular throughout the capital is born.

Although the price was as high as one tael of silver, its reputation spread throughout the entire capital at an extremely fast speed after being passed on by word of mouth by wealthy merchants.

Even the people of the princes and noble families, after hearing about this special delicacy, came all the way to try it.

For the next few days, the teahouse was full almost every day, and businessmen who wanted to find a quiet place to discuss business had nowhere to go.

It was once cheaper than a newly opened tea shop next to it.

In the end, the queen and the concubines in the palace also heard about this special snack from somewhere, and they spared no expense to have someone bring some back.

When the queen put the preserved egg in front of him pretending to be mysterious, Li Tian almost ate it while crying and laughing.

Zhang Qinghuan did not expect the popularity of preserved eggs, and even Li Tian did not expect that foodies in the Ming Dynasty would have such a strong purchasing power.

For a while, the price of Jingcheng eggs doubled out of thin air, which was even more unexpected.

But this just happened to be cheap for ordinary people who raised livestock and produced eggs to sell money.

(End of this chapter)