Chapter 42 Distilled spirits

"Do you know that Hatoyama Village has been in big news recently?"

"Hatoyama Village? Isn't it just a small village south of Yangzhai? What news can be there? It's nothing more than collecting more food! ā€

"No, no, it's another thing, now people's Hatoyama Village is no longer called Hatoyama Village, it was renamed Jiushan Village a few days ago!"

"What's going on?"

"Let's drink here, it's a lot of fun! I heard that there was a strange restaurant in Hatoyama Village, and I said that if someone can drink three full glasses of the wine they made without getting drunk, there is a great reward! But I heard that few people could survive the second cup, and they all collapsed; That's why people outside have given this restaurant a name for its wine, 'a cup of pouring'. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

"Really? I can't drink enough alcohol now, so I'll go to Hatoyama Village right away! ā€

"Don't worry, you think it's that simple if you want to drink?"

It's really not that simple...... Xun Gang had a smile like a profiteer on his face, and his hand counting the copper coins was about to cramp. If you want to drink the wine here, there are rules, you must first pass the level of poetry and books, and those who can pass this level must be everyone's children; Secondly, we must pass the courage level, and those who can be corrupt are definitely not small.

Of course, if you can't pass these two levels, it doesn't matter, you can give money directly! The first is the bottom fee of 55 baht money, this money will not be returned, and you can add your own bets later, if you can stick to three cups, triple the return of funds, which is very tempting. However, Xun Gang is confident, just based on the amount of alcohol that the Eastern Han people usually drink, he will definitely not be able to hold three glasses.

As for where the wine comes from, that's a long story. On that day, Xun Gang made up his mind to use wine to attract customers, but was naturally refuted by everyone; But when he said what he had in mind, everyone was speechless. Not impressed by Xun Gang's IQ, but because Xun Gang needed a strange machine.

The so-called machine is today's distiller; During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were indeed distillers, but they could not refine much pure alcohol. The high-strength distiller structure brought by Xun Gang from the future can completely produce industrial alcohol!

It's just that there is not so much sophisticated equipment now, Xun Gang can only lead everyone around to find alternatives, although the distillers made can't make any industrial alcohol, but fifty or sixty degrees, they can be made.

Then there is the problem of materials, in this era, it is impossible to produce high-yield fruits, and there is no medicine to refine grapes and sugarcane, so it can only be made into sorghum wine.

Naturally, sorghum is bought from many villages, but now there is not much sorghum to buy, so it can only be used improvised. After the sorghum fermented, Xun Gang was a kind of person who was pounding on the still.

When everyone watched Xun Gang install the devices one by one, the big machine made was able to make two cups of wine that put down Dian Wei, and they were surprised and admired in their hearts, who would have thought that this little kid would have such a powerful idea?

The Eastern Han Dynasty people are accustomed to drinking three-degree drinks, but how can they withstand such a high amount of alcohol when they suddenly come to fifty degrees? If Xun Gang is a businessman, he must also be a businessman who has been famous through the ages, Guo Jia and others thought so.

"Profiteer, profiteer, I am indeed a profiteer!" Xun Gang laughed in his heart, although everyone didn't believe in the so-called "cup pour" at the beginning, but when they tasted it for free, they immediately fainted to the ground, and the reputation naturally spread. These days, not only the villages and counties around Yangzhai, but also the nearby county towns have come to many people, everyone from the world, famous families, bureaucrats, everyone has come, and then they are basically carried back by their subordinates. Although some people drink so much that they don't get drunk, Xun Gang only loses once or twice, which is harmless.

Of course, in addition to the upper classes, the common people, ruffians and hooligans were all patronized; For those poor people who want to drink but have no money, Xun Gang will also move a little to him, anyway, he can't drink much, and the machine produces more! Not only does it not hurt the muscles and bones, but it can also buy the hearts of the people, why not? Ruffians and hooligans or something, do you still need to be afraid of Dian Wei? Not only are they not afraid, but these people are simply here to send money! Collecting protection money? Playing out first, then forcing him to drink, and finally being carried out by his companions, this is basically a daily script.

The crowd worked for about ten days, and the money received was simply staggering. Five baht alone is nearly 500,000! Gold, jewelry, cloth, grain and other things are weighed in catties, and you can buy food in certain places to support an army, and if you are lucky, you can buy good horses and build an elite cavalry!

A very small number of these money came from civilians and hooligans, most of them were corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and those people spent a lot of money, and they wanted to make a lot of money with the gambling of the triple capital, but they didn't expect this wine to be so strong! However, Xun Gang didn't dare to make too much money from these people, what if he was retaliated against? After these people left, he hurriedly asked someone to send a pot of distilled spirit, which could be regarded as winning their favor and laying the foundation for ruling Yuzhou in the future.

After all, these scholars are strong and powerful, and they are much more powerful than the emperor!

"Qian County is a big county in Yuzhou, and there must be a lot of rich people around; We have made so much money in this place of Yangzhai, but I am afraid that when the time comes, the 500,000 yuan and gold, silver and jewelry will be doubled! Xun Gang's hands kept moving, but he was thinking about the future in his heart, "In charge of Yuzhou, you will inevitably need a lot of money to build an army, buy ordnance, grain and grass, and make so much money now, just to prepare for future actions." Ha ha! I didn't expect that just by building such a machine, I could do so many things in this era! ā€

In a few days, I should be able to leave for Qiaoxian......

Xun Gang has secretly made up his mind in his heart, and now it is almost July, and it has been nearly twenty days since he left home. Some time ago, Xun Biao also sent a letter, saying that his father did not intend to pursue his escape, but since he went out and didn't mix with people, then don't go to see him!

Xun Gang smiled secretly in his heart, this old man is still so arrogant, he must miss me in his heart! But...... The female brother died, no matter how soft Xun Shuang was, Xun Gang still didn't plan to forgive him, just like Xun Gang didn't even plan to forgive himself; After all, if you don't take this as a warning, I'm afraid that you will do it again in the future!

"My lord."

Just when Xun Gang was in a trance, Guo Jiaxing rushed in, and hurriedly said: "Lord, I have already discussed with a wealthy businessman in Yangzhai City, he is willing to exchange the gold stored at home for five baht, but the exchange rate he wants is higher than we imagined, and he wants two pots of wine brewed by the lord, lord, you see ......."

Xun Gang waved his hand indifferently and said: "It's okay, it's just two pots of wine, so why not let him be proud in front of the guests for a few days?" As for the exchange rate, the five-baht coin is not worth much now, and everyone knows it; What exchange rate is he going to use? ā€

"Fifty-five baht for sixteen taels of gold."

Is 50,000 for a catty...... Xun Gang pondered for a moment, and immediately nodded, taking advantage of the fact that the depreciation of the five baht is not so strong now, he agreed to how much money he had; When Dong Zhuo made a small amount of money, the five baht money was really worthless!

Guo Jia nodded and asked, "Then lord, do you need to change these cloths, food, jewelry, or something?" ā€

Xun Gang shook his head, after all, gold is only for storing assets, and cloth and grain are the most effective currency; If you change these, you're simply adding to your own blockage.

After explaining everything, Xun Gang asked some villagers to help first, called Dian Wei and Xu Shu at work, and said: "Now that this fine wine has been tested, there is no point in staying here any longer; After Feng Xiao exchanged the five baht coins, we called two carriages and headed for Qian County. ā€

The three of them nodded, after all, making money here is secondary, mainly to verify whether this machine is useful or not; Now that the experiment has been successful, there is no need for them to stay any longer.

"Whew-"

After everyone left, Xun Gang looked at the barren fields in the house, and he was about to embark on the road of competing for hegemony with the princes after all......

"I am the one who changed this glorious history!"