"what?"

Currently in the palace, Ying Zheng is the lord of Qin.

In your own territory.

I still don’t believe it. Is there anything that is difficult to handle?

"beef!"

Xiao Zhengtai blinked and looked at Ying Zheng.

In later generations, beef was not a rare thing and was sold in some butcher shops and supermarkets.

But this was not the case in Daqin. Since cattle were the main labor force, missing one was equivalent to losing a lot of harvest.

Therefore, here, cows have become protected animals, and no one is allowed to kill them without permission, let alone sell them!

Since arriving here, he has never eaten beef, let alone hot pot. He was so greedy that he drooled all over the place!

“The hot pot you mentioned requires beef?”

As expected, Ying Zheng frowned immediately after hearing these two words.

It has been enshrined in the law that you are not allowed to slaughter cattle without permission. Ying Zheng is the lord of the Qin Dynasty and the leader of the Qin Dynasty. He must strictly abide by it and set an example!

"Well, beef is best for hot pot. If you don't have it, butter will also work!"

After seeing Ying Zheng's expression, Xiao Zhengtai had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing.

The beef can be replaced with mutton, but the bottom of the pot cannot be used.

That thing really can’t produce fragrance without butter!

"No need, let's have beef hot pot today...!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, and Jing Fu immediately stepped forward to obey the order, "Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare beef!"

"Ah? Is that really possible? According to Qin law, isn't it allowed to kill cattle?"

"That's right! I didn't say I wanted to kill the cow!"

"Then you still...?"

Xiao Zhengtai pointed at Jingfu who had already taken orders and ran out.

"Qin Law says that no one is allowed to slaughter cattle privately, but there is also a second part. If someone is old, disabled, or dies in an accident, slaughtering is allowed after reporting to the government!"

Ying Zheng stroked his beard and glanced at him with a smile.

Good guy, Ying Zheng is taking the lead in exploiting the loophole.

Later generations heard that Cheng Yaojin's cows always committed suicide, but they didn't expect that it started from Ying Zheng!

It seems that the rules and regulations of the law are just for the common people, and the royal family and nobles can still do whatever they want!

"Then if someone wants to eat beef one day, all they have to do is create an accident!"

"Haha, there's nothing you can do about it. You can't cut it across the board. You can keep the cows even when they're old, but you still have to dig their graves when they die, right?"

"That's true!"

Little Shota nodded.

Food was scarce in this era, and there was almost no food left in the homes of the common people. The food consisted only of corn and simple boiled vegetables, and it was almost as if there was no meat or fish left in it.

Mutton is expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it.

The pork has not been castrated and has a strong smell.

If cattle are not allowed to be eaten even if they are dead or injured, the people will have little chance to eat meat!

Furthermore, a cow cannot be used for a lifetime. There will always be a time when it becomes too old and cannot plow the land. However, the fertility of farm cattle is not strong, resulting in high prices. Ordinary people still have to rely on the money from the old cows to sell meat and subsidize a little to buy them.

New cattle!

Thinking about it this way, this regulation is still quite humane. If it is really one-size-fits-all, the people will be the ones complaining!

While the two were chatting, Jingfu had already returned, holding a tray filled with two large plates of beef!

"Alas...! The poor cow is forced to die unexpectedly!"

Xiao Zhengtai shook her head pretending to be regretful.

She said no, but her body honestly reached out to take the beef.

Staring at the beef on the plate, Xiao Zheng was so greedy that his saliva almost flowed out!

"Jingfu, help me find some red-hot charcoal and a copper tripod, not too thick!"

"yes!"

"Father, mother, you wait here, I will go back to get the secret weapon!"

After Jingfu left, the young lady also ran out.

If you want to make a perfect hot pot base, besides butter, chili is definitely the soul.

Hot pot without chili is not called hot pot!

The backpack given to him by the system is like a universe bag. All the rewards are packed in it and he can take it wherever he goes!

After a while, the original royal meal was taken away, the charcoal fire and the bronze tripod were set up, and the young lady also ran back on her short legs and started his performance.

Boil the butter first, then add the chili peppers, add all the spices, boil the water for a while and it's ready to be cooked!

Ying Zheng and Lian'er had been sitting aside and staring at the little guy's movements. After a while, the little boy finally showed a satisfied smile!

"Hmm! It smells good! This is the smell!"

Hot air rose in curls, and Xiao Shota took two sharp breaths. The familiar taste almost made him burst into tears.

Pick up the beef slices and pour them into the copper cauldron with a "clunk" sound.

"Isn't this just an antique pot? Why is it called hot pot when beef is added?"

Ying Zheng pointed at the bronze tripod and asked.

Antique pottery has been around for a long time.

It makes a slurping sound when the ingredients are poured into the water!

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is boiled vegetables, and only poor families eat them like this!

"Father, come and try it. Is this taste any different from the antique soup?"

Xiao Zhengtai was too lazy to tell the difference, he would know the difference once he tasted it.

Even though the chefs in the imperial kitchen are not very good at cooking, they are pretty good at knife skills!

The beef slices are cut very thin and you can blanch them in the hot soup for a few seconds before eating!

The only regret was that there was no sesame sauce. Xiao Shota asked for a few condiments from the imperial kitchen and added what he had on hand to make do!

"Okay! Lian'er, let's try it too!"

Seeing that the young lady was enjoying the meal, Ying Zheng also came to the front of the case, picked up the chopsticks, imitated the young lady, picked up a piece of beef and rinsed it in the copper tripod.

Dip some seasoning into it and put it in your mouth.

"Um?"

When the meat slices enter your mouth, the spicy feeling of the base immediately fills your mouth, followed by the smooth and tender feeling of the beef.

Put the two together, it’s a perfect match!

"It's delicious! It's delicious! I never thought that antique soup can be so delicious!"

After eating it, Ying Zheng's eyes immediately lit up.

"Father, I have already said that this is called hot pot, not antique pot. The two are not of the same level at all, okay?"

Little Shota had beef in her mouth and kept rolling her eyes at him.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you shocked Ying Zheng with hot pot, and you will be rewarded with a high-level recipe!]

Yo!

Any unexpected gains?

He didn't do it on purpose this time.

I just don’t want to lose my stomach!

It seems that just following Ying Zheng back to the palace is the right thing to do. The rewards keep coming!

There is a reward for eating any hot pot. If you arrange it according to the recipes of later generations, won't the reward be filled up immediately?

"The cooking methods are similar. Could it be that adding butter makes such a big difference?"

Ying Zheng asked curiously while stuffing pieces of meat into his mouth.

"Butter is only part of it, and the other part is chili!"

Little Shota held her chopsticks and rummaged through the copper tripod a few times, and found a section of red dried chili pepper.

It wasn’t until the Ming Dynasty that this stuff was introduced to the interior from America. People in this era had never tasted spicy food!

Ying Zheng tasted chili pepper for the first time and said he was hooked.

Jingfu on the side was holding a handkerchief and constantly wiping the fine beads of sweat on his forehead!
Chapter completed!