Chapter 748 The Best Spring in the World

After hearing what Li Yi said about the state banquet chef, Hao Libao felt a fever on his face.

If someone else said it, he would accept it calmly. After all, it is the truth.

But when Li Yi said these words, he felt a little ashamed.

In front of Li Yi, he really didn't dare to show off.

Taking the show crew's car back to his home, Hao Libao took out his mobile phone and called his eldest disciple: "Go and tell the second, third, fourth, and fifth children to come to my house within half an hour.

Do not talk nonsense! If you don’t come, don’t even think about it! "

On the other side, Li Yi checked and inventoried the ingredients in the kitchen again before returning to the hotel.

Take the time to rest. After four hours of sleep, Li Yi woke up.

Covered in the morning glow of the sunrise, Li Yi returned to the restaurant. The pre-sunrise spring water that the program crew went to Yuquan Mountain to retrieve had just been delivered to the restaurant.

Yuquan Mountain is located in the suburbs of Haidian. The Yuquan in the mountain is known as the best spring in the world.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, Yuquan was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yuquan water was the source of water for the palace.

There are many famous springs on the mainland of China, many of which are known as the best springs in the world.

But the real number one spring in the world is Yuquan in Yuquan Mountain, which has royal endorsement.

During the Qianlong period, the weight of spring water from famous springs across the country was measured.

Among them, the Yuquan water in the capital weighs one tael per silver bucket, which is the lightest.

In addition, the Pearl Spring Water in Quancheng weighs one, two, and two qian, the Zhongzhi Spring Water in Zhenjiang weighs one, two, and three qian, and the Huishan Spring in Wuxi and Hubao Spring in Hangzhou both weigh one, two, and four qian.

Qianlong's standard for evaluating springs is that light water quality is the best. Yuquan water contains the least impurities, the clearest water, and the lightest weight. Therefore, it was recognized by Qianlong as the best spring in the world. He also carved "Yuquan Mountain's No. 1 Spring in the World" in Yuquan Mountain. 》.

Li Yi was present when Qianlong weighed the world's springs, and he was possessed by Zhang Dongguan at the time.

The purpose of Qianlong's weighing of the world's springs was also to satisfy his appetite.

Because Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and drank tea in the south of the Yangtze River, he always felt that the tea in the south was sweeter, so he came up with the idea of ​​​​having spring water from various places in the south to be used by the palace.

When Zhang Dongguan was cooking for him, he guessed what he was thinking, because he heard from the eunuch Chuanshan that Qianlong sighed while drinking tea that if the tea was made from Huishan Spring, it would definitely taste better.

After guessing Qianlong's thoughts, Zhang Dongguan suddenly felt uneasy.

He knew very well that for a local government, paying tribute to the imperial court was the most thankless task.

Every year, in order to pay tribute, people and money have to be wasted in various places, which is a huge pressure.

If it's agricultural products or handicrafts, it's fine. At least you only need to pay tribute once a year.

But if you have to pay tribute even for water, it will put too much pressure on the local area.

Water is not like agricultural products or handicrafts. It consumes too much and suffers huge losses.

Even if you don't touch or scatter, most of it will evaporate on the road.

Moreover, during long-distance transportation, no one can guarantee whether the water will spoil during the journey.

Even if it doesn't stink, the smell won't be much better after being tossed around in a wooden barrel for more than a month.

So Zhang Dongguan found an opportunity to mention the theory of water quality to Qianlong.

After learning about this theory, Qianlong immediately ordered water from famous springs across the country to be weighed and tested.

Officials from all over the country are not fools. They know that if they are selected to pay tribute to the spring water, it will definitely be a hard job, so they basically use their hands and feet.

So in the final weighing, the Yuquan water from Yuquan Mountain is naturally the lightest.

Qianlong was in a good mood when he learned that the best spring water in the world was right next to him, so he did not mention the tribute of spring water.

And all the places were relieved of a drudgery that wasted people and money, and everyone was happy.

However, in terms of water quality, the Yuquan water in Yuquan Mountain is indeed quite good and can be drank directly.

Li Yi specifically asked the program staff to collect water before and after sunrise in order to distinguish uses.

The water is cold and cool at night, which is yin. The fish and shrimps in the water are silent, and the minerals in the water are precipitated. The water quality will be clearer, and it will be more refreshing and refreshing when used to make tea.

After sunrise, the organisms in the water regain their vitality, Yang Qi rises, and the mineral content in the water will also increase. When used to make soup, it will be more nutritious and have a sweeter aftertaste.

Therefore, the spring water taken before sunrise is Yin spring water, suitable for making tea.

The spring water taken after sunrise is Yangquan water, suitable for making soup.

After eating and drinking the soup made with Yangquan water, a cup of tea brewed with Yinquan water can not only eliminate stagnation in the abdomen, strengthen the spleen and eliminate food, but also achieve the effect of balancing yin and yang.

This kind of exquisiteness that seems incredible to modern people was a common and taken-for-granted rule in ancient palaces.

And such details are just the most inconspicuous among them.

Li Yi originally thought he had arrived early enough, but he didn't expect to hear footsteps just after putting the spring water into the storage room.

Following him, he saw a team of chefs headed by Hao Libao entering the back kitchen.

They all wore uniform uniforms and white chef hats, with different patterns on the hatbands, collars, cuffs, and hems.

"Master Hao, are you here so early?"

Li Yi was a little surprised and hurriedly greeted him.

"Come here early and you'll have more time!"

Hao Libao chuckled and explained, then turned around and introduced to the group of chefs behind him: "This is Master Li Yi, call me."

"Master Li!"

All the chefs in the back bowed to Li Yi and shouted in unison.

"No, no, just call me Li Yi."

Li Yi smiled and waved his hand: "We are all colleagues, you are welcome."

"That's not okay. Rules are rules. Since they call me master, they have to recognize my rules."

Hao Libao said with a smile, and then introduced him: "This is my eldest disciple, Lu Yuanshan, second disciple Kong Weixiang, third disciple Qu Fang, fourth disciple Yan Shipeng, fifth disciple Tu Yue..."

Listening to his introduction, Li Yi looked at the middle-aged chefs behind him who could be his father one by one, and nodded with a smile.

"Those who follow are their disciples, and they are also my disciples. I won't introduce them to you one by one, because you won't recognize them."

After Hao Libao made the introduction, he introduced to his disciples and grandsons at the rear: "This Master Li, you guys don't think he is young, but he is already extremely good in terms of cooking skills and other aspects, even better than me. Your visit this time is a rare opportunity, so you should learn more from me."

"Master Hao, what you said is too strong."

Li Yi smiled and said: "We are all colleagues, so we can just communicate with each other."

"Don't be so modest. It's not like I don't know your level."

Hao Libao looked back at the disciples behind him and shook his head: "Their little skills are enough to carry your shoes."

"It keeps getting worse."

Li Yi shook his head helplessly, and then smiled at the apprentices in front of him: "Don't listen to Master Hao's nonsense. Thank you very much for coming to help this time. I didn't expect Master Hao to bring so many people here. You are really awesome." It helped me a lot!”

After listening to his words, several disciples said a few polite words, but they all looked at him curiously.

Last night, Hao Libao called them to his home overnight and asked them to come with them today to open their eyes. He also told them about Li Yi's situation.

This made them all very curious about Li Yi.

Is this young man in his early twenties as amazing as Master said?

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