Zhao Junsheng said to Wan Yutong: "Now the frustration is occupied by Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places, and the soldiers and horses of my Daqian occupy the area east of Zhangye, the armies of the two sides are facing each other, and the situation has been very tense. I'll bring you a bucket, you keep it and drink it slowly, you can't drink too much at a time, drink a glass every night before you go to sleep, it is said to have a beauty effect! ”

"Really? And the effect of beauty and beauty? Wan Yutong was surprised.

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "Of course you can't see it after drinking it once or twice, if you drink it more times and for a long time, it should have an effect!" ”

Wan Yutong said: "If there is really such an effect, then I will insist on drinking, but I can only drink one glass every day, so big a barrel, it is troublesome to pour wine!" Also, I'm worried that I'm going to get addicted to alcohol, and I see that all of those drunkards are scary, and I don't want to be like that! ”

Zhao Junsheng gave Wan Yutong a suggestion: "You can ask the servant to fill one bottle at a time in a small wine bottle, and then fill it up after drinking!" As for what kind of alcohol addiction is there, you only drink one drink every night before going to sleep, never drink too much, even if it is a long time, you will not have an alcohol addiction. Those drunkards took the initiative to get drunk because they were in a depressed mood, and they refused to wake up! ”

The two were playing chess and talking, and before they knew it, it was dusk.

At this time, Wan Quan came over and reported: "Your Majesty, Miss, you can have dinner!" ”

Zhao Junsheng reacted and turned his head to look outside, "Is it time for dinner?" I have to go back! ”

Wan Yutong glanced at Zhao Junsheng with a chess piece in his hand: "What's the hurry?" Could it be that you are too late to go back, and the guards guarding the palace gate can still open the door for you? Just have dinner here and go! Hey, aren't you afraid that Mulan will be angry? ”

Zhao Junsheng sneered: "How can it? It's not that you don't know that Mulan has always wanted you to enter the palace, how could she be angry! ”

"I know she's always wanted me to enter the palace, what about you?"

Wan Quan quietly retreated, he really didn't want to hear the conversation between Zhao Junsheng and Wan Yutong.

Zhao Junsheng touched his face: "I······ Naturally, I also want you to enter the palace, but my face is not big enough, and you refuse to give me face! ”

Wan Yutong looked at Zhao Junsheng, a smile slowly appeared on his face, he dropped the chess pieces and got up to take Zhao Junsheng's hand and said, "Let's go, eat first!" ”

"Ah, this ······" Zhao Junsheng's heart is up and down, he has no heart!

When he returned to the palace, it was already midday, and when Mulan saw him coming back, she stepped forward and asked, "Why did you come back so late and have you had dinner?" ”

"Eat, eat at Yutong!" Zhao Junsheng said as he untied the skin and handed it to the palace maid, "By the way, she said that she liked the gift you gave me very much, and she felt very embarrassed, and when she had time to come over one day, she said to sew a dress for you and give it to you!" ”

"She's still so polite!" Hua Mulan said and instructed the palace maid to fetch water to wash Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng sat on the soft couch, "I went out of the palace today and took a public carriage, don't say it, this public carriage has a lot of convenience for the people to travel!" ”

"yes, I'll go out another day to experience it!"

After Hua Mulan finished speaking, she took a wine bottle and a small wine cup, and Zhao Junsheng said when she saw this: "I've eaten it!" ”

"I know you've eaten it!" After Hua Mulan finished speaking, she filled the small wine cup with wine and handed the wine cup over: "Try a glass!" ”

Zhao Junsheng took the wine cup and looked at it, only to see that the wine cup was full of clear and transparent night, he picked up the wine cup and sniffed it under his nose, "Wine?" Hey, how is this wine so clear and transparent? ”

It's no wonder that Zhao Junsheng was surprised, at this time, whether it was Daqian's wine or the wine of the Southern Dynasty, it was turbid, and there had never been any kind of wine that was so clear and transparent.

He drank it all in one gulp, a burning sensation sank down his throat to his stomach, and he couldn't help but shout when he opened his mouth: "I wipe ······" Hua Mulan gave him a blank look, "Pay attention to your words, you are still the emperor, if you open your mouth and swear words, if others hear it, how will you talk about you?" Do you still want this image? ”

"Yes, yes, this character can't collapse!" Zhao Junsheng nodded matter-of-factly, remembering the liquor he had just drunk, and hurriedly asked, "Where did this wine come from?" ”

"It's brewed in our brewery!"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "This is impossible, the wine shop in the palace can't make this kind of wine at all!" ”

"Really! It was the same distillation vessel you ordered to be made by the overseer for making perfume, and I thought that if that thing could distill the flower essence from flowers, it must also be able to distill the alcohol from grains and sorghum! So I asked the supervisor to make two new sets of distillation utensils according to the previous one, and put the wine brewed from grain and sorghum into it for distillation, but I didn't expect to really steam the alcohol! ”

Alcohol, alcohol? Zhao Junsheng slapped his head, isn't it alcohol! From distilled flower essential oil to distilled alcohol? I'm rubbing, Mulan's head is really good, is it a ghost or a blind cat that has run into a dead mouse?

Zhao Junsheng pulled Hua Mulan and took a sip of it, "Mulan, you are so smart, hahaha······"

"Oh, I'm going to die!" Hua Mulan pushed Zhao Junsheng away and kept beating him.

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble!"

"Humph!" Mulan stopped her hand and asked, "To get down to business, what do you think of us selling this kind of wine?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "Of course you can, but this wine is too strong, too irritating to the taste buds and throat, it is only suitable for the army and ordinary people to drink, high-ranking officials and dignitaries and literati are afraid that they will not be used to drinking this wine!" But that's okay, the taste of this wine can be improved by blending, mellowing, and esterification! ”

"What? Blending, purification? Mulan was confused.

Zhao Junsheng explains: "Blending is blending, by mixing it with water and some other wines to improve its taste; This new wine is very spicy because it contains something spicy, which needs to be mellowed, which is to put the newly brewed wine in a large vat and seal it in the cellar for a year and a half, during which the composition of the wine will undergo subtle changes, so that the quality and taste of the wine will be improved! Esterification is also done during this time, which makes the wine more aromatic! ”

Mulan frowned; "It's going to be sealed for a year and a half?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "This new wine can be sold to ordinary people by blending it to reduce its degree, which is higher than the price of the wine on the market now, after all, the quality of this wine is not comparable to those turbid wines on the market!" However, in order to sell good sake, it is necessary to expand the scale and carry out large-scale storage, alcoholization and esterification of the brewed sake! After a year and a half, open and taste, and then sell it after proper blending, the price can be set higher, after all, the cost is also large! ”

Hua Mulan said: "If you want to expand the scale, you can't do it in the palace, I think you still have to move the winery to the Huangzhuang outside the city, where there happens to be grain and firewood, and the place is big enough, if the grain and firewood are not enough, you can also buy it from the people!" ”

"You're right, if you really want to expand the scale of brewing, you have to move the distillery to the Huangzhuang outside the city, you can do it!"

Hua Mulan nodded and agreed: "Okay, this wine really needs to be brewed and blended with the taste of the elixir and jade liquid, the price must not be sold low, and the value is not too much!" ”

Hua Mulan was resolute, saying that she would start at the beginning, and the next day she ordered Gong E and the eunuchs to move the brewery to the Huangzhuang outside the city, and set aside a piece of land in the Huangzhuang as a place for winemaking, set up a royal winery, and send special personnel to manage it.

Zhao Junsheng asked someone to send a jar of newly brewed spirits, he first tasted the taste, this pure grain wine is relatively easy to mix, plus some basic wine and distilled water, constantly try to change the mixing ratio, and then taste the taste, the pungency will be suppressed a little, but the blending of non-grain wine is more troublesome, even if the bartender is skilled, it is difficult to suppress the pungent and spicy feeling, so it can only be reduced as much as possible.

After many experiments, Zhao Junsheng finally blended a wine with a relatively mellow taste, which should be more than 40 degrees, and he used pen and paper to record the detailed process and proportion of blending.

In the blink of an eye, winter turned to spring, and in February of the fifteenth year of the Qianguo, Zhao Junsheng sent someone to Xuanwei to meet him.

At the end of the year, for the three months after the end of the year, preparations for the expedition had been made, the soldiers and horses had been stepping up their training, and the logistics had also been raising food, grass, and other ordnance materials.

After receiving the notice, the lieutenant immediately rushed to the palace to meet him, "Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the other side of the stone table: "Sit down and talk!" It's been almost three months since the army was prepared, how prepared are you? When can I pull it out? ”

The lieutenant replied with a fist: "Back to Your Majesty, the winter training of 20,000 horses has ended, and the soldiers are currently resting, and the logistics and baggage have all been in place. ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Okay, then it will be set to start in five days!" ”

"Yes!"

"Now that it is spring, the soldiers are prone to be unaccustomed to the soil and water when marching and fighting, and the medicine and medical officers must be prepared; The remains of the fallen soldiers should be incinerated and returned to the ashes in time, and the soldiers should also pay more attention to hygiene, take frequent baths, and change clothes frequently; No one is allowed to drink raw water during the march and during the battle, and in the event of an epidemic, the sick soldiers must be isolated from the normal soldiers as soon as possible! ”

"You have led troops for many years, you have experience, and you are a veteran, I won't tell you more about these things that need to be paid attention to when marching and fighting, just know it yourself!"

"Yes, Your Majesty reminded me well, and the minister remembered!"

Zhao Junsheng beckoned, a few eunuchs brought a few side dishes and a pot of wine, Zhao Junsheng picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for the captain, and said, "I will practice it for you today!" Come, I'll have a drink with you! ”