When Chen Xiaomu heard about it, he quickly imitated Qingkui and sniffed his nose twice. Sure enough, he smelled a nice smell of wine floating in the air, but he didn't understand what Qingkui meant when he said the smell of wine was wrong. , could it be because the wine smells better?
As if he could see the puzzlement on Chen Xiaomu's face, Qingkui hurriedly explained before Chen Xiaomu could ask: "Master Tongpan, if I guessed correctly, the name of this wine should be "Qi Yuxiang!" "
Chen Xiaomu asked with a smile: "Is Qi Yuxiang's wine good?" Because since he traveled through time, he has never encountered any good wine. They are all astringent and unpleasant to drink. Even the so-called royal tribute wine is only alcoholic. The alcohol content is slightly higher and the sourness in the mouth is lighter. Sometimes, Chen Xiaomu really couldn't understand that the ancients could still drink something like pig swill with gusto!
On Qingkui's side, Chen Xiaomu didn't know the existence of wine like Qi Yuxiang, which didn't surprise him at all. After all, the production of this kind of wine was very small, and it was not sold on the market at all. There was only less than two thousand kilograms of it produced every year. It has been monopolized by the royal family of Qi State. If anyone in Qi State can get this kind of wine to sell, it is very likely that he will become rich overnight, but he may also be caught by the government and imprisoned. If the circumstances are serious, he may even be imprisoned. Maybe even chop off the head! Can the royal tribute be sold casually? This is a serious crime in Qi State.
Qingkui felt that he couldn't explain the rarity of this wine to Chen Xiaomu in a short while, or in one or two sentences, so he told him a few words that were circulated in the upper class of Qi State. The original words were, Qi Yuxiang , Qi Yuchou, ten thousand taels of silver, can't get it!
This time there was no need for Qingkui to explain. Chen Xiaomu understood immediately. Just imagine, in this ancient society with low productivity, ten thousand taels of silver was undoubtedly an astronomical figure. Even ten thousand taels of silver could not buy wine. , this can not only be described with the word precious? He only knows that in the world he traveled to, there was once a bottle of wine named Laimao seventy or eighty years ago, which was sold at an auction house for more than ten million. Now this ten thousand taels of silver is almost the same. It’s equivalent to 10 million yuan of soft coins in that world. The key is that even if you can spend so much money now, you still can’t buy Qi Yuxiang’s wine. Haven’t you heard? Ten thousand taels of silver cannot be obtained! "
Looking at the unpredictable expression on the little judge's face in front of him, Qingkui couldn't guess what he was thinking. He was probably doubting what he just said and deliberately bragging in front of him. When he thought about it, Qingkui Kui couldn't help but be secretly worried. He didn't want to leave any bad impression on this little judge, because it was not only about his own face, but more importantly, it was also about the future marriage of his precious granddaughter!
Just when Qingkui was racking his brains to find a few more powerful examples to prove that what he said was true, Chen Xiaomu suddenly asked: "Mr. Qing, have you ever drank this Qiyu Xiangjiu?"
This question touched Qingkui's heart. He was worried that he could not find anyone to show off his experience of drinking this wine! Therefore, he habitually stroked his beard with his hand, nodded slightly with satisfaction and said: "Master Tongpan, to tell you the truth, I not only drank it, but also drank a lot at that time!"
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu asked curiously: "Mr. Qing, do you have friends in Qi who are relatives of the emperor? Otherwise, as you said, this kind of wine is simply not available on the market, so how can you drink it? Up?"
"Alas! It's a long story!" Qingkui said with emotion: "Back then, I went to Yidu in Qi State to carry red goods for the escort agency. When I came back and passed Mengyin Mountain in Qi State, I happened to bump into the king who occupied this mountain. A group of bandits were robbing several ornately decorated carriages. These bandits were very skilled in martial arts. They had killed all the dozen or so guards responsible for protecting the carriages. Not a single one was left. They lay scattered around the carriages, leaving only The next few trembling female relatives were dragged out of the carriage compartment by the bandits. Originally, I and the escorts who were accompanying me did not want to interfere with such noisy matters, and were planning to sneak around here, but these bandits stopped. Suddenly, they became fierce. After robbing the property, they began to take off the clothes of these women in broad daylight, intending to do something harmful to nature. Two of them disobeyed and were stabbed by them randomly. The bodies were bruised and bloody. We were all bloody men. Seeing this scene, we could no longer bear it. The remaining bandits were unaware and rushed up from behind. As the saying goes, capture the thief first and capture the king first. The leader of this group of bandits was a big man with sideburns. The old man jumped behind him and slashed with a knife. Since he was not prepared, the old man chopped off his head with just one knife. When the other bandits saw that the leader was being killed, He suddenly lost the intention to fight and ran away one after another. A few of us did not chase, but simply bandaged the two women who were dying after being chopped by the bandits, and then prepared to leave. Who would have expected that the few who were rescued would After the women learned that we were passing escorts, they begged us to escort them to Lanling City, the capital of Qi State. They also said that the four of them were just maids. One of the two women who was chopped down by the bandits was Qi State. The princess of Prince Lanling, the younger brother of the emperor, is the daughter of Prince Lanling and the princess of Changning. This time they were ordered by the prince to escort the princess back to her natal home in Xintai County for a wedding visit, together with the twelve guards of Prince Lanling's palace. I didn’t expect that they would encounter such a disaster just over a hundred miles out of Lanling City, the capital of the country. If I and a few others can safely return them to the palace, the prince will definitely reward them heavily, and the reward may even exceed the cost of our bodyguards!"
"Then you were tempted?" Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but interject after hearing this.
"Who can not be tempted by this!" Qing Kui said with a smile: "We worked hard to escort a red goods, and each of us only got a hundred and ten taels of silver. Besides, we were only escorting them back to Lanling City. The more turns on the road, the more we walk dozens of miles!"
Sure enough, after we agreed to the request of several maids and escorted them back to Lanling City, we were given a grand courtesy by Xiao Jin, the King of Lanling. We were rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and each of us was also given a fast horse as a gift. We were entertained at the banquet, and the wine we drank at the banquet was the royal tribute wine Qi Yuxiang. The taste was, tsk tsk, even if it was a jade liquid, it was nothing more than this! "
"Oh! Mr. Qing, is it not as exaggerated as you said?" Chen Xiaomu asked doubtfully.
"Master Tongpan, I'm not telling you any lies!" Qingkui said with a serious expression: "Ever since I drank this Qi Yuxiang, if I drink any other wine, to put it bluntly, it tastes like horse urine!"
"Haha!" Chen Xiaomu was amused by Qing Kui's words. He then asked: "Mr. Qing, besides the royal family in Qi State, who else can drink wine like Qi Yuxiang?"
Qingkui shook his head: "I don't know very well, but I heard from King Lanling that this Qiyuxiang was brewed by Yu Shengquan, the brewing master of Qi State. At most, it can only produce less than two thousand kilograms of wine a year. It is said that it is After the wine is produced, it must be sent to a special cave for thirty years before it can be drunk!"
Chen Xiaomu laughed when he heard it and thought to himself: "No matter how bad the wine is, if it can be hidden for thirty years, it will definitely be very delicious!"
At this time, Qingkui continued to boast: "Master Tongpan, think about it, Qi Yuxiang produces less than two thousand catties of wine a year. This amount is probably not enough for the royal family of Qi to enjoy themselves. How can it be ranked below?" Ministers drink it? Unless the Emperor of Qi rewards those who have made great contributions, even the ministers in the court may not be able to drink this wine!"
"Well," Chen Xiaomu nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly said: "It seems that we were looking in the wrong direction at the beginning. The chai shopkeeper of Risheng Qianzhuang is actually a Qi spy lurking in Zheng State, and the sun he transported away If the silver from Shengqianzhuang is raised, it must also be shipped to Qi!"
Qingkui was shocked when he heard the sound, and looked up at Chen Xiaomu blankly, speechless. At this time, there were chaotic footsteps at the door. Master Ye Duzheng walked into the yard with a dozen newly recruited veterans in the morning. Originally, The small courtyard was suddenly filled with people. When he saw Chen Xiaomu coming out of the house, Ye Duzheng stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, I have brought a total of twenty government officials here according to your instructions!"
Chen Xiaomu nodded and asked, "Where is Han Zuo?"
"Sir, I'm here." Before Ye Duzheng could speak, a thin old man with a goatee hurriedly walked out from behind Ye Duzheng and said to Chen Xiaomu.
"Go and examine the two headless corpses." Chen Xiaomu ordered.
Yi Zuo handed over his hand again and said flatteringly: "Sir, I have finished my experience!"
"Oh! The examination was completed so quickly?" Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but frown. In his impression, such a delicate work as an autopsy would take at least half a day, not to mention that there were still two corpses at the crime scene!
Zuo Zuo nodded and bowed and said, "Reporting to your lord, the examination on the younger one has indeed been completed. These two corpses were both killed by others!"
"Nonsense!" When Chen Xiaomu heard this, he couldn't help scolding: "Could it be suicide instead of homicide? To commit suicide, you can cut off the head from your neck and keep it, then take off all your clothes, and then run to the hut to lie down. Come down and wait for you to do the autopsy?"
"Pfft..." As soon as Chen Xiaomu finished speaking, Wei Yuxin and Qing Wan'er couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then it caused a chain reaction, and everyone in the hospital lowered their heads and snickered.
Being scolded, Yizuo was at a loss for what to do, so he could only say with a blushing face: "Reporting to your lord, the younger one also saw that the heads of these two headless corpses were not cut off with sharp knives, but with a blunt instrument." The weapon was cut off by force!"
"Hmm! Let's hear it!" Chen Xiaomu became a little interested.
Zuo Zuo said cautiously: "Sir, when the younger one looked at the fractured wounds on the necks of the two corpses, he found that there was a long neck skin around the wound, which was even two fingers higher than the wound. If it was cut with a sharp knife, the wound would be Not only will there not be such a long neck skin around it, but due to excessive blood loss and lack of water, the neck skin around the wound will shrink to the bottom of the broken neck!"
"Yes." Chen Xiaomu nodded and asked, "Can you tell what kind of blunt instrument was used to chop it?"
"This..." Yizuo hesitated for a moment, wondering: "Sir, although I can tell that the heads of the two headless corpses were chopped off with blunt instruments, what is strange is that the two corpses have broken necks. The wounds were neat and tidy, so it was impossible to tell for a while what kind of blunt instrument this person's head was cut by."
Chen Xiaomu heard this and said disappointedly: "Okay, you go down first. I'll send someone to call you if there's anything else."
Upon hearing this, Yi Zuo quickly handed over his hands to Nuonuo and retreated.
Chen Xiaomu called Ye Duzheng and asked him to take a few people to the four gates of the new capital to check if anyone from Risheng Money Bank had left the city this morning. Then he called Zeng Guang and asked him to try to recruit some people from the bank. The manpower was divided up to inform the large merchants in the city who had close ties with the bank to suspend accepting banknotes from Risheng Money Bank.
