Chapter 198: Eight Treasure Porridge and Scrambled Chestnuts

In fact, Wang Kuang had to admire the aura of economic laws. He just guided him and demonstrated to the Jian'an people. He did not need Wang Kuang to do anything in the future. People flocked like bees and butterflies that smelled the fragrance of honey. In this world, few people have a grudge against money. Even if the pursuit of profit is contrary to Confucius' teachings, we don't have the ability to save the world, and we don't waste the countryside. We just want to make life more comfortable and let children have new clothes to wear during the New Year and eat meat. This is not an exaggeration?

Therefore, even if there are a few old scholars from Jianzhou who shook their heads and said something that is uneducated or something, people should still do whatever they should do. If you say it to you, you will enter your left ear and exit your right ear, turn around and continue to make money.

The changes in Jian'an and Tangxing this year have been much more obvious than last year. The streets are tidy, and pedestrians on the roads have begun to smile. Last year, they were just children laughing, because the economy improved a little last year. When adults have some money, they first used them on their children. This year, the remaining money has become more, and adults have also started to spend it for themselves.

And the key point is that last year, people were still a little worried and had some money, so they wanted to save it if it was of great use. But after looking at it for a year, they found that, well, the days of making money will continue. Don’t save it, spend a little, my father and mother have worked hard all their lives, and it’s time to enjoy it. So there are many elderly people wearing new clothes on the street this year than last year. Some families, who have more money, simply ask someone to re-carve a beautiful crutch for the old man and replace the old bamboo sticks. For a while, the bamboo carving master in Jian'an was very popular. Later, two of them opened a bamboo carving shop, which sold all the bamboo carving things, including pen washing, pen sea, pen holder, crutch sticks, etc.

Merchants from other places also fell in love with bamboo carvings, and gradually began to sell out from Jian'an. When the bamboo carving shop was just opened, Wang Kuang gave them an idea. All bamboo carvings were made of "Jian'an xxx". In a few years, people in the world would only recognize Jian'an bamboo carvings. Of course, the premise was that their skills were good. Wang Kuang also told them clearly that if your skills were not good, people from other places learned your methods, in less than a few years, you would have to find another way out. Therefore, these bamboo carving craftsmen also worked very hard and even learned the flowing mats. They were engaged in the selection activities. Wang Kuang didn't come up with any idea, all of them were spontaneous.

The porcelain making industry has also made breakthroughs. Jianyao has always been one of the famous kilns in ancient times. But I don’t know when Wang Kuang became famous. Now in the six counties of Jianzhou, Jian'an has the advantage of the prefecture and developed in advance. Tang Xing had osmanthus kumquats, which could be developed in less than two years. Other counties have not made much movement and cannot eat a big fat man in one breath. Therefore, Wang Kuang’s next move is still to Jianping.

Jianping has Jian porcelain and Jianlian, and these two advantages must be used. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, Wang Kuang went to find the local kiln owners in Jianping, saying that if they could burn out the snow-white porcelain, he guaranteed in the name of Xuan Delang that he would definitely make the Jian porcelain a famous tribute. He also pointed out to them that there was good porcelain clay in Jiujiang. As a result, in autumn, good news came from Jianping that it was burning white porcelain. Although it could not reach the level of snow-white jade, it was still waste porcelain. At least, the way was right. Wang Kuang guessed that it was mainly related to the temperature, but he did not know how to burn porcelain, so he could only let the kiln owners explore it slowly by themselves.

Jianlian cannot be planted in large quantities for the time being. The road is not smooth and the east cannot be transported out. No matter how many of them are planted, it is useless. Only when the road is repaired and the river is unobstructed will it be when Jianlian is widely promoted and will have sales. However, Jianping's path has been basically settled.

Only the Jianping County Magistrate. To be honest, Wang Kuang sometimes even has the urge to beat people, and that is a typical old man. He always says that the world is based on agriculture and sericulture. Wang Kuang encourages people to burn porcelain, which is not in compliance with the rules, and that would be against the rules. If it weren’t for his honest official position, Wang Kuang really wanted Huang Liang to write a book and get him off. He is also an old man, but he is not as old as Huang Liang, so why would he be so uncivilized?

Fortunately, the old man was tactful and knew that he was not in line with the officials of Jianzhou. He stated early that he would retire and go home to take his grandson after his term. It was only more than a year before Huang Liang did not make things difficult for him.

In fact, it cannot be blamed entirely on the Jianping County Magistrate. As a parent official in the area, he still hopes that his subordinates can live and work in peace and contentment, but because it can be said that it cannot be allowed to start Jianping within three or two years. If Jianping wants to start, the key is Jianlian. The promotion of Jianlian must wait until the road is clear. Therefore, Jianping County Magistrate naturally could not see what future Jianping has. Seeing that Jian'an was promoted to Zhongxian, Tang Xing joined Xuandelang again, and there would be results in less than two years. As Jianping County Magistrate who is also close to Jian'an, how could he not be in a hurry?

The reason why he always picks on the trick is that he is also hinting that Wang Kuang has some quick-acting industries, such as creating a planting that can be comparable to chili peppers, but Wang Kuang is not a god-like man, what can he do? The ability to get chili peppers is already a great fortune. According to Wang Kuang's estimate, Li Dadan should have been blown across the Philippine Islands by that gust of wind and arrived on an island very close to Australia. The natives of Australia have long had contact with the Americas, so Li Dadan got chili peppers. If there weren't the gust of wind for several days and nights, Li Dadan might never have thought of chili peppers.

Chili peppers are different from lotus seeds. Lotus seeds are just a kind of food, while peppers are condiments. A kind of food is optional. Condiments are needed by almost every family. Therefore, peppers can be fully promoted without worrying about market problems. Lotus seeds, under the current economic conditions of the Tang Dynasty, are not very large and can only be planted on a small scale. Of course, there are many spices on the islands of Southeast Asia, but they are almost impossible to transplant to the mainland. Perhaps there are one or two, but Wang Kuang doesn't want to take risks anymore. He is not the old Jade Emperor, and God will not always favor him.

However, Wang Kuang made a lot of calculations, but he still missed a lot of things, such as Jian'an's shreds and Tang Xing's coix seed. Until the autumn harvest was over, Cen Yuzi asked the Shen family to send someone to give Wang Kuang a bag of things, saying that the people of Tang Xing knew that the little boss liked Xinhan things, and had worked a lot for the people in the past two years. He was afraid that the little boss would get tired of his body, so he chose the best miren to give it to him, saying that this could replenish qi.

When Wang Kuang received the rice kernel, he remembered that when he was a child, every family's ridge was planted with the fields of the local name Mi Ren and scientifically called Barley. At that time, everyone was poor and no one could afford jewelry for children. Some girls who love beauty used a thread and put the mature rice kernel with round and shiny surface and brown stripes as necklaces, and boys were wearing them as bracelets. It seems that they didn't find many things themselves. It was because of Mi Ren that Wang Kuang remembered Jian'an's cone chestnuts. These two things can be said to be famous in the future. Almost everywhere sells coix seeds, they will play the authentic Pucheng coix seeds, and those who sell cone chestnuts will also play the Jian'ou cone chestnuts.

The shell of the rice kernel is thick and hard, and smooth, so it is not easy to remove. However, if there is a water truck, you can use water to remove the rice kernel by using water. Moreover, the rice kernel is the most indispensable part of the eight-treasure porridge. Almost all people who make eight-treasure porridge will choose rice kernel, probably because it is chewy and q.

As for the chestnut, well, a candy-fried chestnut is definitely a popular seller. Chestnuts are available in almost all parts of the country with moderate climate, but the chestnuts are the most common in Jian'an. The chestnuts are much better than chestnuts in terms of taste and sweetness. Moreover, chestnuts are not very sweet when picked freshly. In local terms, they must be "hungry" for several days or even ten days before they are sweeter. If they are properly kept and ventilated, the chestnuts can be stored for two or three months. With this condition, they can be spread out across the country. At that time, there will be more snacks in Jian'an to sell.

He did it when he thought of it. Wang Kuang immediately sent someone to invite Shen Bie and Cen Yuzi, and asked someone to go to the countryside to collect the shreds. While waiting for Cen Yuzi and the others, he started to make the waterwheel model. At that time, the craftsmen just need to enlarge the model according to the model. At the same time, they asked someone to call Wang Xian over and let him follow him as a model.

Wang Xian has been disciplined even more severely by Master Liu during this period. Master Liu has already made a ruthless move and must let Wang Xian be the first to be on the list in the future. In his words, Xian may not be the smartest, but he has a flexible mind that ordinary people cannot reach and is often imaginative. A proposition can often lead to unexpected conclusions by him. It is enough to make this point, not to mention that there is Wang Erlang here, with Wang Erlang protecting him, and it is difficult for Wang Xian to become an official in the future.

Wang Xian was being pushed by Master Liu to practice calligraphy. The article was almost nothing, but if the handwriting was not bad, it would be a fatal flaw. Some of the reasons why Master Liu was not selected when he was young was that his writing was not well written enough. He was in Jian'an and basically had no good handwriting to copy. So he later practiced his writing and looked for copy books everywhere, no matter whether it was famous or not, as long as the handwriting was good, which coincided with the words of the chief designer later. No matter whether it was black and white, it was a good cat to catch a mouse. However, when he practiced his calligraphy well, he had no chance to take the exam because he was too old and had no chance to take the exam. The court naturally did not limit the age of the imperial examination, but because he was too old, he had much less chance to accept the exam. Therefore, Master Liu simply stopped taking the exam and instead thought about whether he could cultivate one or two disciples who could win the family.

Although it was Wang Xian who was in charge of the situation, when he heard that Wang Kuang asked Wang Xian to come over, Master Liu put down his stern face, nodded at Wang Xian, and asked him to go. Master Liu also understood that Wang Xian had such a reckless mind, Master Liu also understood that this was inseparable from being behind Wang Kuang.

That night, Cen Yuzi and Shenbiao brought a few followers to the horse. If Cen Yuzi was not summoned by the governor and rushed to the city like this, he would be impeached. This is the rule at this time. One carrot and one pit, you have to stay in your position, but in Jianzhou, there is no such concern. If Wang Kuang wants to call a local official, as long as he will come, Huang Liang will make up the procedures afterwards. What's more, where is Wang Kuang's grade, it is considered a Shangguan. With the hint that Li Laoer lets go, almost no one can participate in Wang Kuang. Besides, who would be willing to participate in Wang Kuang now in Jianzhou? Even in Raozhou, Quzhou has stepped up its contact with Wang Kuang from time to time, thinking that Wang Kuang will help them.

When they arrived in Jian'an, it was already midnight and had a rest for a night, so they came to find Wang Kuang early. Wang Kuang was sleeping in and had no choice but to get up early. He understood Cen Yuzi and Shen Yanbian's mood. Although the water truck was not in a hurry, if it was Wang Kuang's place, if he had great expectations in his heart, he would not be able to sleep and would go to verify early in the morning.

The waterwheel model is very simple. Cen Yuzi had seen a real big waterwheel in Chang'an, but what Wang Kuang wanted him to see was a long shaft connected to the waterwheel. Every other section of the long shaft, a dial is inlaid with an angle. The dial is pressed in a middle and fixed on the shaft. One end is riveted with a large wooden stake like a hammer head. At this time, the wooden stake is heavy, and the wooden stake is pressed in the stone mortar carved by Wang Kuang with a small brick. As Wang Kuang turned the waterwheel, the wooden hammer was pounded up and down in the stone mortar as the dial was moved.

At this point of the demonstration, Cen Yuzi already understood that he wanted to bring the model back, but was stopped by Wang Kuang. It is not enough to have a water mortar, and the rice kernel must find its sales. The sales naturally depend on the eight-treasure porridge. Eight-treasure porridge is basically all grains and grains. With sugar, it is much better than white porridge, especially the lotus seeds, peanuts and longan mixed in it, which can be said to be color, fragrance and taste.

Of course, eight-treasure porridge never has a fixed ratio. It is called eight-treasure, but some can even be added to more than a dozen. If the raw materials are not enough, one or two less, it is also possible. The name is this name. It is not necessary to use fixed materials. Even the same person makes eight-treasure porridge at different times. Wang Kuang despised him very much. There was a self-proclaimed master who said that the eight-treasure porridge should be put into what is authentic. Let me tell you, why don’t you say that the so-called Tang suit you wear is inappropriate? Why don’t you say that using a pressure cooker to press eight-treasure porridge is unruly?

The night before, Fulai Inn had already received the instructions from Wang Kuang. He stewed the eight treasure porridge early this morning, including rainbow beans, peanuts, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, lentils, rice kernels, and jujubes, which are common things to see. With the osmanthus that is put in when eaten, it will make up the eight treasures. The rice kernels and lotus seeds are the foreshadowings laid for the future. People will follow the trend. As long as the recipe of the eight treasure porridge is passed on, most people will be able to make the meaning and keep it the same when they learn it. Only after a long time will someone slowly try to change it.

The method of making eight-treasure porridge is simple and difficult, but it is difficult. It is simple. If you want to make a bowl of eight-treasure porridge that is soft, moderate, smooth and q, you have to put the ingredients in time and sections. If it is difficult to cook, put them in the pot first. It has to reach a certain heat, and then put other materials according to the degree of time required to cook. As the materials change, the order of the placement also changes. For example, if you put fresh lotus seeds, you must put them at the end, but if the lotus seeds are dried, you must put them at the same time as peanuts. The same is true for peanuts. The fresh ones are added. If they are picked and dried, they must be put first.

Generally speaking, as long as you try it a few times, most people can master the feeding time well. Of course, if you don’t have time, find a pressure cooker and throw all the ingredients in and press it, it is also good. Although the taste is a little worse, it is not much worse.

Let Ruhua go to the inn and ask someone to bring the eight-treasure porridge that had been cooked long ago. As soon as the lid of the food box was opened, the fragrance was filled with fragrance. Adding the osmanthus honey, it was fragrant. Cen Yuzi and Shen Fei ran around overnight yesterday, and got up early in the morning, and their stomachs were already gushing. As soon as the eight-treasure porridge came up, everyone didn't care about burning their mouths. They drank three big bowls and then began to taste them carefully.

Wang Kuang told the two of them in detail about how to make eight-treasure porridge. Cen Yuzi has been working hard in politics for a long time. He immediately understood the relationship between the water truck and the eight-treasure porridge. In the future, as long as everyone likes to drink eight-treasure porridge, then the rice kernel processed with the water truck will not worry about losing its sales. When he finally heard from Wang Kuang that rice kernels don’t need to be planted in the field. As long as he farms on the edge of the ridge and does not occupy the farmland, he will be even more determined to be his idea of ​​going back to promote it. Of course, this promotion is the best starting from the Shen family. It is a ready-made role model. There is no need to worry about planting it in the next year, not occupying the farmland, and being able to produce more. No one will refuse such temptation.

After seeing off Cen Yuzi and Shen, Wang Kuang asked his family to invite Lin Ming over.

There are in the suburbs of Zili. Yesterday, when the family went to collect, the people heard that it was the ones they wanted by the little boss, and they refused to even ask for money. They said they dared to ask for money, so they were anxious with the family. In this way, they didn’t have to run away. If you send a bag, he would give a basket, which was enough for two or three hundred kilograms. Just so happened that Wang Kuang simply called the shopkeepers of several Jian'an snacks and wanted to stir-fry the chestnuts in front of them.

At this time, people are not so particular about eating chestnuts. They just boil them in water. The sugars will be dissolved in this way, and the chestnut meat will not be so sweet. Moreover, because it is wet, the taste will be bad.

After everyone was all here, Wang Kuang took a wooden hammer and smashed it one by one to the squid one by one in order to solve the problem quickly. He said to the onlookers: "If you want it to be good, you can use a knife to cut a cross."

Wang Kuang didn't smash much, but only about two kilograms. When Qiuxiang heard that there was something new to eat, she was so happy that she set up a fire for Wang Kuang and took a small iron pot. Ruhua brought the whole bowl of salt as Wang Kuang ordered.

Put the iron pot on, pour the whole bowl of salt in, and then pour the smashed chestnuts into it and stir-fry them together. It was until you heard a beeping sound in the pot. Then you got the pot and sifted it with a sieve to sieve the salt. After washing the pot, put the fried chestnuts into the pot, sprinkle a spoonful of sugar, and said while frying: "The sugar can be more or less, just to wrap the fragrance with melted syrup."

Fry it over low heat until the sugar melts and wraps it on a thin layer on the chestnuts. Wang Kuang then stopped and put the chestnuts out. The sugar-wrapped chestnuts suddenly become shiny and very beautiful.

"This salt can also be replaced by fine pebbles the size of rice grains. If fine pebbles are used, the stones must be washed. However, when fine pebbles are used, sugar can be added directly to the pebbles without separating them and frying them directly." Seeing that everyone was feeling a little distressed when they saw so much salt, Wang Kuang remembered that the salt was expensive at this time. Who would have been willing to use it like this? So he added.
Chapter completed!