Feng Jie smiled awkwardly and did not reply.
I looked at Chef Jia, who looked happy, and smelled the aroma of the wine.
"What degree is this?"
Cook Jia cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is normal wine. According to what Your Majesty said, it should be 40 degrees."
Li Si was also a little curious, what is normal wine? Is there anything wrong with drinking?
I picked up Jue and took a sip. It was about the same alcohol content, but it didn’t have the lingering fragrance of later generations of wine, but it was much better than today’s rice wine.
"Meng He, pour a glass for Prime Minister Li and Prime Minister Feng."
Li Si is not a good drinker. Drinking too much will make his brain dull. As the right prime minister, he is afraid that one day he will make a fool of himself after drinking too much or say something he shouldn't say.
Feng Jie was a good drinker, and he and Feng Quji often drank some when they had meals, but not too much.
The two looked at the liquid in the cup with surprised expressions on their faces.
"Why is this wine so clear? There is no turbidity at all."
I smiled mysteriously: "This is the wonderful effect of distillation. Please try it quickly. Just try it briefly. I don't know if you are used to it."
Li Si took a sip, then suddenly put the cup down and exclaimed: "What a spicy wine!"
Just as Feng Jie was about to drink it, he was startled. Li Si looked like he didn't want to drink it.
"Prime Minister Li, how are you?"
Just as Li Si was about to speak, he smacked his lips briefly, frowned again, picked up the wine glass and took another sip.
Feng Jie was a little confused. Is this a bad drink or a good drink?
Li Si didn't make a fuss this time. He put down the cup and praised repeatedly: "Good wine! Good wine! It's very spicy in the mouth, but after the aftertaste, it leaves a fragrance on your lips and teeth. The fragrance is refreshing, good wine!"
Feng Jie also quickly took a sip. He was an expert in drinking, so naturally he could taste the quality of wine better than Li Si. He was also amazed: "Your Majesty, this is really a good wine! I like wine in my life, and I have never drunk such a strong one." The wine made my body feel warm for a while, it’s such a good drink to drive away the cold!”
I laughed and said, "To be praised by you means that the wine I made is good."
Feng Jie also laughed and said, "I wonder how your Majesty made this wine?"
I waved my hand and said with a smile: "If you want to drink it, you have to buy it from me in the future. My exclusive secret recipe cannot be leaked."
It seems that Feng Jie is really good at wine.
Feng Jie chuckled, looked at the jar of wine next to him and said, "I heard from Cook Jia that this is normal wine. I wonder what the other jar said?"
Meng He stepped forward and opened another jar of wine, and suddenly a stronger aroma of wine than before hit his nostrils.
Feng Jie's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to try it.
Looking at Feng Jie's expression, I couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't even think about it. I'm not stingy, you really can't drink it."
Feng Jie asked curiously: "Why is this?"
I brought the copper jue on the table over and Meng He poured a glass into it.
"Bring me fire."
Meng He took a fire break from the charcoal fire.
I picked up the fire folder and moved it next to Tongjue. Suddenly, a light blue flame shot up.
Li Si and Li Si were startled and looked at the burning liquor in wonder.
I picked up the paper on the table, put it on the table, and put out the fire.
"This is the wine I brewed for the generals of the army. To be precise, it is alcohol."
Li Si was a little confused.
"Your Majesty, what is alcohol?"
I asked Meng He to seal the two jars of wine again.
"Alcohol, as the name suggests, is the essence of wine. Wine is the essence brewed from grain. This alcohol is taken from ordinary wine, but it is stronger. It is so strong that normal people cannot drink it. People who drink this alcohol do not want to drink it. Live. This alcohol is not for the military officers to drink, but for them to disinfect."
"You should know that if a military officer is injured, he or she will usually burn the wound with a red-hot sword. You think this is just to stop the bleeding, but in fact it also has an important function, which is disinfection."
"Wounds will breed a lot of bacteria, which are dirt. After an injury, a high fever is often accompanied, which is caused by bacteria. High temperature can kill these bacteria. This method is not only painful, but also ineffective. Alcohol can have the same effect. It can be used to kill bacteria. If you soak garlic that has been crushed and left for a period of time in alcohol, then it will be more effective when applied externally to the wound."
Both of them were amazed. They didn't expect this wine to have such uses. How come they hadn't discovered it before?
If I hear their thoughts, I will designate one person to give them a blow. The rice wine you all drink is disinfected with less than ten degrees of rice wine? Are you gods, or is Lupe Hernandez an idiot?
The two were happy for a while, then suddenly realized something.
Li Si frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what did you say about garlic just now? What is that?"
I said strangely: "It's just garlic, garlic..."
'Damn it, garlic only became available after Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty brought it back from the Western Regions...' I was speechless for a while. I only thought about alcohol, but I didn't expect that there was no garlic in Da Qin! It seems that my busy work in the Western Region has not been in vain, I have to go there...
I waved my hand: "You will know later."
When Feng Jie heard this, he showed a vulgar smile that did not suit his status as Prime Minister Zuo.
"Your Majesty, you just said that if I want to drink this wine, I have to buy it from you. I wonder how much it will cost?"
I was speechless again. You are Prime Minister Zuo. Is this expression appropriate?
"I will give you two jars each, and you can help me promote it. If more people buy it, from now on you two will buy wine at half price, and others will buy it, ten gold for each jar!"
Feng Jie was shocked, ten gold! What's the concept of ten gold? It's enough to buy two hundred shi rice! The annual salary of those officials with titles below doctor is not enough to buy a jar of wine!
Seeing Feng Jie's expression, I smiled arrogantly: "Don't think it's too expensive. When everyone knows that this wine is good, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it even if you have money!"
Feng Jie grinned, his words were rough but not rough. Judging from the taste of the wine, it was really worth the price.
Feng Jie cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much for the two jars of wine that your majesty has given me. I will definitely help your majesty promote it!"
I smiled and nodded: "Do you know why my price is so high?"
Li Si mused: "Once this wine appears, it will definitely trigger those who love wine to rush for it. But your Majesty's price is so high that ordinary people will definitely not be able to drink it, so they can only sell it to those rich nobles or businessmen."
Li Si's mind was still thinking fast.
"Li Xiang is right. I never wanted to sell this wine to ordinary people. There are two main reasons."
"The most important thing is that the brewing of this kind of spirit requires a lot of grain. Compared with the rice wine we drink now, the grain consumption is more than four times higher! For me, Da Qin, food is the top priority. If we make wine, we can make huge profits. , I am afraid that Guizhou will have no food to eat. Therefore, not only cannot large-scale brewing be allowed, but also private brewing of spirits cannot be allowed."
"The second thing is that wine is not a necessity in Guizhou, I can call it a luxury product. Among the paper, farm tools, movable type printing, etc. that were issued before, which one is given to merchants for trading without overflowing the national treasury? But why do I The choice is left to the government and at a price that everyone can afford? Because these are necessities and must be used in every Guizhou capital. As for why these luxury goods are priced so high? The function is to get them from those who have money People take money out of their hands and use it for court expenses, which directly benefits the head of Guizhou."
"I am the emperor and cannot compete with the people for profit!"
Li Si and Li Si stood up and bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous, and I, the Qin Dynasty, will surely pass it on to all generations!"
I stood up and said with a smile: "I will leave this matter to Meng He. When the time comes, there will be a winery named Wanlixiang near Basitai. You must wish him a helping hand and never reveal that it was brewed by Shang Shifu. .”
"I obey your Majesty's order!"
