The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

If there was, it would have been discovered long ago. Li Yuan was first the Duke of Tang and then the emperor. What delicacies had he not eaten? What good things had he not seen?

If there was something more delicious, how could he, as an emperor, not eat it?

"Uncle, there is a kind of sauce made from fermented soybeans, called clear sauce, or soy sauce." Li Fu said, "Your Majesty, do you know the origin of tofu?"

Li Yuan nodded.

"The method of making tofu began with Liu An, the King of Huainan in the Han Dynasty. Later, people made more delicious tofu." Li Yuan said, "I have also heard of the clear sauce you mentioned. Cui Shi of the Han Dynasty said in "Monthly Orders for the Four People" that various sauces can be made in the first month, and clear sauce can be made at the turn of June and July. I wonder if it is the clear sauce you mentioned."

Li Yuan is indeed knowledgeable and talented. When Li Fu just mentioned it, he could quote classics.

"The clear sauce my nephew mentioned is also called soy sauce, which is fermented from soybeans and salt." Li Fu said.

"There is also bean paste." Li Yuan said: "The "Qimin Yaoshu·Methods of Making Soy Sauce" says that five he of ginger, two leaves of orange peel, fifteen eggs, one catty of raw mutton, and five he of bean paste are used to make tofu. The bean paste in it evolved from the process of making tofu."

Li Fu couldn't help but give Li Yuan a thumbs up when he heard this.

"Uncle, you are awesome." Li Fu said: "I admire you so much. You really know everything."

This flattery really touched Li Yuan's heart.

Li Yuan laughed.

"I read books, and I just read them. How can you remember everything so clearly?" Li Fu said: "If you are not an emperor, you can do anything and support yourself. You are awesome."

Li Yuan laughed even more happily.

"I just want to study this bean paste to see if I can make a simpler and more delicious soy sauce." Li Fu said.

He wanted to make traditional fermented soybean soy sauce.

The existing sauce in the Tang Dynasty is said to have been passed down from the Zhou Dynasty. The production method is similar to fish sauce, but the raw materials are the meat of various animals, and the production process is similar to fish sauce.

But Li Fu still likes simple soy sauce.

It is summer now, and the weather is warm. It is also the most suitable time to ferment soybeans.

That's all for today. Li Fu plans to start making soy sauce in this house.

Let's make the food he eats even better in the future.

"So that's how you get your ideas." Li Yuan smiled and said, "You are a prince, but you don't learn to participate in politics in the court. You just think about how to eat all day long. You..."

Li Yuan's tone was quite helpless.

Li Fu is a talented child, but why can't he lean on the right path?

If he really enters the court as an official, he may be able to become a prime minister if he works hard in the future.

"Food is the first thing for the people. This is not a shameful thing." Li Fu smiled.

After eating and drinking, the two sat in the shade of the tree and chatted for a while, feeling sleepy.

"Uncle, the room has been arranged. Let's take a rest here at noon." Li Fu said.

"Okay, okay." Li Yuan nodded: "I'm old, I really need to rest more."

Li Fu asked Lao Zhou to take Li Yuan to the yard. Li Yuan's guards were also arranged in the same yard, some guarding outside the yard, and some guarding inside the yard.

Li Fu was not sleepy at all at this moment. He went to the study and began to recall the brewing method of soybean soy sauce.

Some things he didn't remember so clearly, and he didn't understand so well, but since there was a brewing method of soybean sauce in the previous books, the later soy sauce must have been improved on this.

Li Fu couldn't help but think of how many days the soybeans were dried in a certain advertisement...

The soybeans had to go through steaming, fermentation, brewing, oil extraction, and sun exposure...

Li Fu picked up a pen, wrote down all the steps and methods, and then sorted them out.

He called Lao Zhou and asked him to find someone to collect the soybeans.

If the brewing is successful, there will be another workshop on the farm in the future, which can also provide a livelihood for many people.

Li Fu's current business is all small business, mainly focusing on using the people on the farm to make them earn some money.

As for satisfying the appetite, that's just a side job, yes, that's it.

In the afternoon, after Li Yuan woke up, Li Fu took Li Yuan to the workshop in a carriage.

Li Fu's farm is different from other farms. Farmers on other farms mostly face the loess and back to the sky. The most thing they do is to take care of the crops in the fields and live on the harvest from the fields every year.

But Li Fu's farm now has an industry, and the farmers are no longer bound by the things in the fields. During the slack season, they also have other things to do, such as raising chickens and ducks., collect eggs, make eggs, or work hard to build a workshop for Li Fu.

Working for Li Fu can get a salary. Raising chickens and ducks at home, selling eggs to Li Fu is another income. Even raising pigs under Li Fu's guidance is also a good business.

Li Fu just wants to diversify the industries in Zhuangzi.

Do things one by one, step by step, steadily, strive to achieve a well-off life as soon as possible, and achieve common prosperity in Zhuangzi. We must put the poor farmers first, be the warm-hearted, confidant, and caring person of the farmers, put a number of problems that affect the lives of the farmers into the limited solution category, and quickly find ways to solve them.

Coming to the workshop, on the construction site, the craftsmen are working hard. In the hot summer, they are shirtless, their dark skin reflects the shiny light in the sun, and there is a layer of sweat on their bodies. The sweat on their foreheads also drips into the ground under their feet.

Even though there was an hour of lunch break, the weather was still hot.

There was a stove outside, with hot water boiling on it. After boiling, it was poured out and placed aside to cool. When people wanted to drink it, the temperature was just right.

Li Fu had long told the people in the village not to drink raw water. The water must be boiled and cooled before drinking.

"To build a workshop, you need so many people?" Li Yuan asked, "The scale of your workshop is not small."

"This is all planned." Li Fu said, and then he asked the foreman for the drawings to show Li Yuan.

"Uncle, you see, the central area here is the processing and production area, and the raw material area is in front. The raw materials go along this side to the processing area. After processing, this side is the storage area. When the day comes, it will be moved to the finished product area here. It's simple and clear." Li Fu said.

"What about the houses around?" Li Yuan said.

Li Fu's workshop is quite large, much larger than the house he lives in on the farm.