Chapter 17: Too Slow
"Tsk......"
When the sturdy war horse stepped on the avenue, Cheng Zhijie couldn't help but smack his lips, and the expression on his face was slightly bitter.
Thinking of Li Yuanjia's words just now, he was quite irritable in his heart.
Why did you give it?
The old and refined Lu Guogong is still confused - he came to the Han Wangfu today to ask for some spirits, so that he can deal with the old brothers who have been harassing him recently...... It's just a matter of wanting a few jars of life-saving spirits! And when King Han said that it was not easy to brew, Cheng Zhijie had already figured out how to give up his face and rely on the old to sell him a few jars, but he didn't expect it......
Why did he give it?
Don't give ready-made steamed spirits, but give a brewing method?
Starting tomorrow, a blacksmith from the Han Wangfu, a winemaker, and a literate steward will go to Cheng Zhijie's Lu Guogong Mansion to teach his men how to make distilled utensils, and then teach them how to make spirits that can be burned!
And that's not all!
The steward, who could read and write, would also teach them how to make "salt water" and how to prepare non-toxic packets...... Anyway, as long as it is something that Ma Yuan can use, these three people will teach it to the people of the Lu Guo Mansion......
Tell me, what's going on!
"Alas......"
The biting cold wind blew on his face, making Lu Guogong's face more and more bitter.
It stands to reason that King Han of the Han Dynasty directly taught Cheng Zhijie to fish, and he would have to ask for something in the future if he was short of things, which should be a great good thing. But for an old oilman like Cheng Zhijie, King Han's generosity made him a little frightened and entangled.
That is King Han, one of the princes that Cheng Zhijie does not want to be close to.
He knew that the current emperor was actually not very wary of his brothers, especially in the past few years, when the country was stable and Li Shimin's prestige was in full swing, it was impossible to be afraid of his brothers rebelling or anything. But Cheng Zhijie, who has been with him for almost 20 years, knows that the emperor doesn't have that mind, which doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want as a courtier.
Therefore, with a prince like Li Yuanjia, you should still keep a certain distance.
If it weren't for the fact that he really needed more spirits, Cheng Zhijie would not have come to the Han Wangfu in person at all. After all, he is a prince, and if he sends someone over casually, the cards are not enough, and it seems insincere.
But King Han was so generous, which made him even more entangled.
How much is the method of making spirits, which is likely to be a life-saving, worth it in terms of money? Cheng Zhijie doesn't understand very well, but he knows that human life can't be bought with money!
To be honest, Cheng Zhijie really would rather buy it with money, no matter how expensive it is!
But Li Yuanjia's gift, he really couldn't refuse, because the king of Han directly said that if he just relied on those people in the mansion to do it, let alone the sixteen guards of the Tang Dynasty and the sergeants of various provinces, he couldn't make what he needed for a guard!
In this case, how can Cheng Zhijie not want it?
But the shortest to eat others, and the shortest to take others.
Even if there is no such sentence now, Lu Guogong still understands the truth. Since he has taken the benefits of King Han, it means that Lu Guogong owes others a big favor!
This favor will not be easy to repay in the future.
"Gotcha! Get! Got ......."
The sound of horses' hooves woke Cheng Zhijie from his contemplation. Then he suddenly remembered, not to mention the brewing method that will be sent over tomorrow, that is, the stirrups, horseshoes, and even brand new saddles used on the war horse under the crotch, it seems that they all flow out of the Han Wangfu, right?
The saddle is just that, but the bilateral stirrups and horseshoes are very beneficial to the improvement of the combat power of the Tang cavalry!
"So, it's been connected for a long time, huh?"
After thinking of this, the tendons on Cheng Zhijie's face twitched a few times, and the look in his eyes became more and more bitter......
……
"King, I don't understand it."
After taking a deep breath, Han Lucheng frowned and asked, "Our method of making wine was tried with hard work, why should it be handed over to others so easily?" ”
"What if you don't give it to them? Do you want to build it and sell it? ”
Glancing at his current housekeeper, Li Yuanjia asked with a smile.
"This ......"
After being stunned for a moment, Han Lucheng bit his lip and said, "King, didn't you ask people to send the spirits to the Western Turks, Tubo, and Xue Yantuo to sell them?" If spirits become very popular in these places in the future...... When the time comes, every family in Chang'an City will be built, won't we have to suffer? ”
"Uh...... Hahahaha......"
After being stunned for a moment, Li Yuanjia suddenly laughed.
Han Lucheng, who was smiling, was confused, but he didn't dare to ask directly, so he had to roll his eyes secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he quietly waited for the king to stop.
After a while, Li Yuanjia finally suppressed his laughter, pointed at Han Luchengle and said, "You, you've been thinking about it for too long, right?" Do you really think that this king sent someone to send this liquor to the northern Xinjiang this year, and next year the Turks and Tiele people will desperately buy our wine? Haha, if that's the case, it's too easy to make money in this world, right? ”
“…… Yes, it's a small one. ”
After staring blankly for a moment, Han Lucheng finally figured out the meaning of Li Yuanjia's words, and immediately couldn't help but smile bitterly.
yes, where can it be so fast?
It's like the Tibetan man named Bahari, who comes and goes for at least a year, and the amount of liquor he carries is enough to sell to a few people? If you really meet a Turkic or Tiele nobleman who likes spirits, it is estimated that he will be directly rounded by the other party.
For Bahari, this is naturally a good thing and can save a lot of time and manpower.
But for them, this means that only one person, or a small group of people, drank the wine of Han Wangfu this year.
If you want to sell more, you have to start again next year.
Anyway, given the bad roads and long distances in these years, the merchants really wanted to sell their wine all over the Turkic, Tiele and Goryeo countries, and I don't know how many years it would take!
It's a short time, and that little bit of sales isn't interesting, but if it's a long time......
Can the method of making wine in Han Wangfu be kept secret for so many years?
Not to mention the king, even Han Lucheng couldn't believe it.
It is even said that the king also said that spirits can heal wounds, and now not only Lu Guogong is paying attention, but even His Majesty in the palace may have to ask from time to time, and the method of brewing this spirits Han Wangfu will not be able to keep it.
"So, don't be stingy!"
Seeing that Han Lucheng seemed to have figured out something, Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Even if this king wants to make money, he won't use such a thing as spirits, because it's too slow......"