I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Liu Che obviously didn't believe it, but Liu Tan didn't mean to explain, but said instead: "Try something else."

Liu Che was suspicious, but listened to Liu Tan's words and tasted other dishes.

And so the following conversation ensues: "What's this made of?"

"beans."

"What's this for?"

"Beans too."

"what about this?"

"It's still beans!"

In the end, Liu Che laughed angrily, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Why don't you just tell me that there is something here that is not made of beans!"

Liu Tan looked at it and said, "Not the fish soup, nor the green vegetables."

Liu Che took a look, and besides what Liu Tan said, the rest of the meat dishes were almost all made of beans.

He simply asked: "Don't be secretive, just say it."

Liu Tan said with a smile: "Really, it's all made of beans, and it's made in another way. Even the oil used to make these dishes is squeezed out of beans."

The exact way to say is to boil first and then squeeze, but Liu Tan deliberately released such rumors.

The process of soybean oil is actually the same as sun-drying salt, with no technical content, but it is one of the magic weapons for the Northern Kingdom to become rich. If it is taken away by others, it will make Liu Tan uncomfortable for a while even if it does not hurt his vitality.

So he can only selfishly hide the recipe first, wait until the soybean oil is popularized, and then find a way to cooperate with others, or if the northern border country has other ways out, it doesn't matter if soybean oil is optional.

As soon as Liu Tan said this, the officials present were a little surprised. Even the emperor sitting on it couldn't stop them from asking: "Can beans produce oil?"

This interrogative sentence was full of questioning tone, not because they didn't believe Liu Tan, but mainly because this matter was beyond their imagination.

No matter where you look at soybeans, you can't see the appearance of oil. Where did the oil come from?

Liu Che also didn't believe it, but he knew his son, if it wasn't a certainty, unless he was cheating, it was impossible to get a positive answer from Liu Tan.

Now that Liu Tan is so swearing that these dishes are made of beans, and the oil is also made of beans, it must be true.

Liu Tan said with a smile: "If your father is interested, tomorrow I can go to my father to see how those things are made, and how the soybean oil is squeezed out."

Liu Che glanced at him and nodded slowly: "Okay."

After agreeing, Liu Che continued to slowly taste the dishes in front of him.

After Liu Tan uncovered the mystery, Liu Che could indeed faintly taste the special taste of beans when eating these dishes.

But that taste has been almost covered up, if you don't pay attention, you can't taste it, even if you taste it, it blends well with other flavors, and you won't feel the taste at all.

I have to say that after eating this table of semi-vegetarian food, it does not have the greasy feeling of eating big fish and meat, but the taste is not lost at all.

When Liu Che finished his meal and Liu Tan sent him back, he said: "These ministers of Fang Zi will be handed over to the imperial chefs, so that they can learn hard, and when they return to Chang'an, they will also cook for the emperor. As for the stomach upset caused by eating too much greasy food."

Liu Che couldn't understand what he said about the three highs and diabetes, but at his age, it was really uncomfortable to eat too much of those things that were not easy to digest.

But people always have appetite, although Liu Che is a little picky about this aspect, but he doesn't care about it at all.

Thinking about his health, it seems that he hasn't enjoyed food like this for a long time.

In addition to wishing for a long life, seeking immortality is more about seeking one's own health status to be the same as when one was young, without scruples and pains.

Liu Che turned his head and glanced at Liu Tan, rubbed his son's head and said, "You have a heart."

Liu Tan said with a chuckle, "Bean curd and the like can be made more vegetarian. These few dishes of my son are nothing. Let the chef develop a few more later, so that you won't get bored after eating too much."

Liu Che responded, sniffing the fragrance of the flowers, and looked up at the starry sky that seemed to be within reach. Because he drank a lot of alcohol, he really felt ecstatic for a while.

After Liu Tan waited for Liu Che to fall asleep, he ordered the people below to prepare for tomorrow's itinerary.

He also tried to make the breakfast as light as possible the next morning, and the white drink among them was what surprised Liu Che the most.

It smells like soy milk in the mouth but still has a special aroma, so I couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"It's soy milk!"

Liu Che was a little surprised: "Soymilk?"

Liu Tan nodded seriously. He was also a little surprised. The king of Huainan made tofu, why is there no soy milk?

At least there is no soy milk in the time and space he was in, so it happened to be made out for Liu Che to drink this time.

Liu Che counted. From yesterday to now, all his diet seems to be related to beans. Thinking that most of the land in the northern border country is suitable for planting soybeans, he can't help but feel it.

After breakfast, Liu Che was not in a hurry to see how the beans were squeezed for oil, but instead glanced at the itinerary that Liu Tan had arranged for him.

After reading it, Liu Che couldn't help laughing and said, "Is the schedule so full for me?"

Liu Tan nodded vigorously, looked at him eagerly and asked, "Is there anything else that Father doesn't like or dissatisfied with, I'll change it."

Liu Che glanced at him, raised his pen and made a bunch of changes on the itinerary, Liu Tan saw that he had postponed many of the itineraries, so that the whole itinerary basically ran through all the time he spent here to escape the summer heat, but the corresponding , There will be a few days between the project and the project.

Liu Tanyihui said: "It seems to be too full, and the middle father also needs to rest."

Liu Che said angrily, "I need time to deal with government affairs!"

"Ah?" Liu Tan was taken aback for a moment. He thought... Liu Che was on vacation, but he didn't expect that he had government affairs to deal with.

It's neither surprising nor unexpected.

But Liu Che couldn't hold back, reached out and knocked Liu Tan on the head and said, "It's not just me, do you also want to ignore the government affairs of the northern border country for two or three months? Or do you want me to help you handle government affairs again? Don't even think about it." think!"

Liu Tan suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Oh."

If you think about it, it is true that once Liu Che comes out for two or three months, it is impossible to really ignore any government affairs. Even if Liu Ju is overseeing the country in the capital, there are still many things that need Liu Che's consent, even if those opinions are put forward by Liu Ju , Liu Che had to write a "yes" to implement it.

Thinking of it this way, he relaxed a lot, at least he didn't have to worry that there would be nothing for his father to play with in the later stage.

After Liu Che changed the itinerary, he was quite impressed with the above items, and several of them made him very curious.

However, he is very patient, and he is not in a hurry to ask. He enjoys the sense of surprise that Liu Tan has created something magical. Restraining curiosity is a necessary process for this sense of surprise.

Otherwise, if he asked, Liu Tan would definitely answer, he already knew, and it would be boring when the time came.

Liu Tan took Liu Che all the way to several clean workshops specially set up for exhibition.

The several workshops are connected together, and the front is the field for picking beans. Liu Tan patiently explained: "Whether it is oil extraction or making tofu and bean curd, the best beans must be selected."

This part is nothing to look at, the next step is to grind the soy milk.

Liu Tan pointed to the slaves transported over there and said, "The soy milk is divided into two parts, one part is used to make bean chips and tofu, and the other part is used to make tofu skin."

Liu Tan looked at Liu Che and said, "Yesterday, the vegetarian chicken and vegetarian meat my father ate was all made of bean curd."

Liu Che watched those people cook the soy milk repeatedly, let it cool, and after a while, picked up a thin skin from the top, which seemed to be the bean curd.

Liu Che looked at it and suddenly asked, "Why are these two different?"

Liu Tan saw that Liu Che was asking about bean curd and bean curd, and said: "These two are actually similar, but the quality is different. The best is the first layer, which will be made into bean curd, and the quality of the rest is slightly worse. Bean curd sticks, the worst quality ones are used to make other condiments."

These fresh bean skins and bean curd sticks were transported to the drying yard at the back. As soon as Liu Che walked over, he saw a large area of ​​dried bean skins and bean curd sticks.

The official behind him couldn't help but said: "His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Realm is really... a fantastic idea."

To be honest, if they hadn't seen the production process with their own eyes, they would never have imagined that these things were made of beans.

Liu Tan smiled and said, "Northland is suitable for growing beans, but the food range of beans was too narrow before. There is no way but to develop new ways to eat them. They are all forced to do so."

Immediately, the clever person flattered and said: "That's because His Highness can make these things without sticking to one pattern. If you give this to me, I can't make these things even if I am forced to die."

Liu Tan smiled reservedly, and then led Liu Che all the way to the other side.

Everyone is not particularly unfamiliar with making tofu, but they are a little curious about making tofu with the same process.

Bean flakes are different from bean curds, so they can’t taste as good as meat dishes, but even as a vegetarian dish, their taste is not bad, especially when a handful of thin bean flakes are blanched in the previous fish soup, the taste is still good.

After reading this part, the rest is the main event - soybean oil.

What he showed the crowd was the cooking method, which is to boil the beans little by little to produce soybean oil, and every process is clearly visible.

Of course, Liu Che is not really asked to stand there and watch the complete sequence. Most of them let everyone watch the beginning, then explain what will be drawn, and move on to the next step.

At the end, everyone was surprised and speechless when they saw the oil splashing in the cooking pot.

Even after reading those steps, people still don't understand how the beans get the oil.

The time for this visit was not too tight, and the schedule was not too tiring, so it happened that Liu Che could go back and take a rest.

After returning, Liu Che still wanted to take a nap.

Lu Xuan waited until Liu Tan left the Yanshou Palace before looking for him and said, "Why did you show them the whole process of oil extraction? I see that several people have already recorded the whole process. How do you deal with it?"

Liu Tan looked up at Lu Xuan and smiled, "Don't worry, it was on purpose."