According to historical records of later generations, my country is one of the first countries in the world to invent wine-making technology. my country's wine-making technology has a history of at least several thousand years. Especially during the Han Dynasty, wine-making technology reached an unprecedented scale. Wine-making and selling wine And drinking became popular.
The wine at this time did not include fruit wine, but was mainly based on grain.
The types of wine in the Han Dynasty include: wine, clear wine, mellow wine, cloudy wine, medicinal wine, etc. "Jiu Gao" also records the two degrees of "wine" and "qing" used in the Han Dynasty. "Qing" means "clear as water, pure as water", which is very similar to the liquor of later generations, but the degree is not high; " "turbidity" refers to "turbidity like water, yellow and turbid. The clear ones cannot be mixed with each other, so it is called clear."
Due to the emphasis on wine and the huge market consumption in the Han Dynasty, wine-making technology developed rapidly. The wine-making methods used included: distillation, fermentation and maceration. Distillation is one of the earliest wine-making technologies that appeared in my country, and relatively mature distilled wine-making technology had already appeared in the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Xiu, on the other hand, used the brewing technology of later generations: Shangzhen distillation.
The name of the wine is also called Shangzhenjing wine.
In order to improve the quality and price of the wine, a few words were added in front of the name. The full name is: Royal Royal-Shangzhenjing Wine.
Liquor is another hugely profitable industry.
Of course Zhang Xiu knew the value of this, so he nationalized the wine industry. This hugely profitable industry must not be left unchecked. Of course, this nationalization was not done by the court himself, but by these noblemen. manage. It is equivalent to taking over in later generations.
Not everyone has a chance to do this.
In order to win over the gentry in Jizhou and let them cooperate with the implementation of national policies, Zhang Xiu outsourced the wine business to the Shen family, Tian family and Zhen family. These three families are all big families in Jizhou, and they all have tribesmen who are loyal to Dajing, killing two birds with one stone.
With these three families setting an example, other Jizhou nobles had to make choices accordingly.
The winery of Shangzhenjing Wine is in the mountains a hundred miles west of Chang'an.
The reason why it was built so far away was to be heavily guarded to prevent hidden guards from detecting the confidential technology inside. This will be Zhang Xiu's future cash cow, so nothing can go wrong.
Zhang Xiu brought Tian Feng, Shen Pei and Zhen Yu's younger brother Zhen Yan to the winery.
After careful consideration and approval, Tian Feng finally nodded his allegiance to Dajing. Tian Feng was appointed as the governor of Jizhou, and was appointed as the governor of Youzhou to assist Tian Jing. They were asked to come to Chang'an just for the winery business.
The current Shangzhen brewing technology is still in the public relations stage, and samples have been developed.
As soon as they entered the mountain pass, soldiers in full formation appeared on the left and right. When the soldiers saw that Zhang Xiu was coming, they hurriedly knelt down and paid homage. The eyes of Shen Pei, Tian Feng and Zhen Yan met. They didn't expect that there would be such strict security here. Looking around, they saw that there were several Kecheng heavy crossbows on the mountainside.
As a group of people entered, the three of them were even more shocked when they saw that there was a small city built of stone and surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the distance, the smell of wine wafted out.
Zhang Xiu pointed to the city gate and said: "This is the winery of Shang Zhenjing Liquor, which can also be called the wine city. The company specializes in developing Shang Zhenjing Liquor. The samples have been developed. I will bring you here today. Have a taste of how this sample wine tastes.”
As he spoke, the heavy city gate creaked open.
The leader was an old man with a slightly drunken face. He was about fifty or sixty years old. He walked quickly with the corner of his robe in one hand and kowtowed: "Shi Lang, the brewer, kowtows to the emperor. Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
"Get up!" Zhang Xiu did not dismount, "I heard that you have developed a sample of Shangzhenjing wine as required, and I brought several ministers here to taste it!"
Shi Lang immediately made an invitation gesture: "Your Majesty, please come into the city!"
After entering the city, Shi Lang ordered someone to bring samples of Zhenjing wine.
I saw the servant carefully bringing up a plate. On the plate was a wine pot made of jade-white ceramics. The wine pot was exquisite and small, and could hold about a kilogram of wine. Under the wine pot were four exquisite wine pots. The small wine glasses are all jade white, and they match each other at first glance.
Shi Lang picked up the wine pot and poured the crystal white wine from the spout.
A strong aroma of wine filled the whole room. The strong aroma of wine made Shi Lang, who was addicted to alcohol, raise his head, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he quickly poured the four glasses of wine and respectfully Serving it to Zhang Xiu: "Please taste it, Your Majesty!"
Then he gave each of the other three people a glass: "Please taste it, three adults."
Zhang Xiu: "Try them all. This is the newly developed Shangzhenjing wine." As he said that, he drank it into his mouth first. The wine was soft in the mouth and had a long aftertaste, giving people a simple and pure beauty. The mellow wine slides leisurely over the tip of the tongue, flows moistly through the throat, and warms into the stomach, making people feel refreshed.
Close your eyes and feel the aroma of the wine, intoxicated for a long time.
After a while, Zhang Xiu opened his eyes with satisfaction and saw the other three people still silently surrounded by the aroma of wine. Tian Feng is not a drinker, but he is impressed by fine wine.
After they woke up, Zhang Xiu smiled and asked, "How do you feel about this wine?"
Zhen Yan said with surprise and satisfaction: "Good wine! Good wine! As soon as I took a sip of this wine, I immediately felt that the wine I drank in the first half of my life was in vain. Only after drinking our Dajing's wine did I realize that what I drank before was not at all the same." It doesn’t deserve to be called wine, this is real wine.”
Although this is a bit exaggerated, it also reflects the goodness of this wine.
Tian Feng said: "With this wine and this wine set, no one in the world can refuse it! Your Majesty, if this wine can be mass-produced, the benefits will be huge."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "My purpose is to mass-produce this wine and this wine set." Zhang Xiu picked up the wine pot and said, "To drink this Zhenjing wine, it must be paired with such an exquisite and compact wine." The utensil is called 'Shangzhen fine wine jade pottery cup', which links Shangzhenjing wine and wine utensils."
This may be the first time you have to ask capital!
The appraiser agreed: "That's it, let's sell it together with the wine and wine utensils!"
Zhen Yan asked: "Your Majesty, the price of this wine set...?"
Zhang Xiu stretched out a finger and smiled mysteriously.
Zhen Yan guessed: "One tael of silver?"
Zhang Xiu shook his head.
Tian Feng: "Twelve taels of silver?"
Zhang Xiu shook his head.
Zhen Yan and Tian Feng looked at each other in surprise.
Judge: "Your Majesty, is your price... one hundred taels?"
A set of one hundred taels of drinking utensils is simply more robber than Yueyingzhi. At such a price, you can buy a yard in the city.
Zhang Xiu smiled and nodded: "The price of Shang Zhenjing wine is fifty taels per pot. Those who can afford Shang Zhenjing wine will not lack the one hundred taels to buy wine sets, and these wine sets are special , each is a unique and exquisite wine set, absolutely worth the money.”
Tian Feng worried: "This may lead to extravagance."
Zhang Xiu laughed loudly: "It is to arouse the extravagance of Chu, Wei and Wu. Only in this way can I devour them one by one."
