Chapter 160: Seeking Cooperation
Since distilled liquor has not yet been invented, it is a very profitable opportunity for Anhe, after all, compared with brewed liquor, the emergence of distilled liquor is simply an epoch-making change in the brewing industry, and it will definitely sweep the entire Datang society, and the profits in it are so large that it is unimaginable that if you can keep the secret of distilled liquor, then Anhe will definitely become one of the richest people in Datang. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, An He is now ready to take it out and open a large-scale brewery with Yu Chi Xunyu and others, which is mainly due to two considerations. The most direct reason is that Anhe's economic strength is too weak, and if there is no large investment, then he can only make a small fuss, and he doesn't know when he will have the capital to expand the scale.
And the deep-seated reason is very complicated, since he came to Datang, there is a strong sense of insecurity, he has crossed here, there is no one relative, if he is an ordinary ordinary ordinary person in Yongcheng to live a peaceful life, it will be forgotten, but God has made himself an official, and he is also an official who seems to have a good future, he has read too many officialdom novels and TV series, and knows that officialdom is complicated, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there seems to be a group of harmony above the court, but in fact, the dark tide is surging, and the struggle is very cruel. If you are not careful, you may fall into the trap of others.
Although An He doesn't have much interest in being an official, since he can't help himself and has become a military attaché, he can't escape if he wants to. Anhe wants to keep himself, the most effective way is to have a strong strength, so Anhe wants to use the interests that can be generated by his knowledge in later generations, take himself as the center, and form a group with a strong background, so that when others want to move him, it is to touch the interests of this group, as long as the people in his group are strong enough, no one can move himself, and Li Daozong, Wei Chi's family, etc. are the first people to be wooed by An He, and the reason why Wei Chi Xunyu and Wei Chi Xunyu are also pulled in. is to save the idea of helping his two brothers.
"Well, the workmanship is very fine, there should be no problem!"
An He personally inspected the still, and found that the workmanship was very fine, the iron pot and the wooden barrel were tightly fitted, a small hole was opened in the middle and upper part of the barrel, a copper pipe was inserted diagonally upward, the top end was in the shape of a spoon, the lid of the wooden barrel was actually a low barrel, there were water outlet holes and water inlet holes on both sides, the bottom was an iron cone, and the tip of the awl was facing the spoon head below. When used, cold water is added to the low barrel constantly, and then the lees are put into a large pot to steam, the boiling point of alcohol is relatively low, it turns into a gas when it is heated, and it turns into a liquid when it encounters a cold conical bottom, and then drip into the spoon below through the tip of the awl along the lines, and then flow to the outside of the barrel through the copper pipe.
Distilled spirits have a high degree of content, generally reaching fifty or sixty degrees, and can only be drunk after blending. The longer it is sealed, the stronger the flavor becomes, and even after opening, it can be stored for a year without spoiling. Distilled spirits have great advantages over non-distilled spirits, and once they are introduced, they will definitely replace the current non-distilled spirits.
When An He was intoxicated with the great wealth that distilled liquor had brought to him, Qingyun came to report that Wei Chi Xunyu and they had come, and An He hurriedly asked someone to bring them here, intending to steam the liquor in front of them once, and then let them taste this spirit, and explain everything with facts.
After a while, Wei Chi Xunyu and others came here while walking and talking, and An He hurriedly greeted him, after all, it was either an elder or a brother who came, and he didn't dare to take any shelf.
"Boy Anhe, see all the seniors!" An He stepped forward to give a salute, and in addition to Yu Chi Baolin, Li Daozong, An He and Wei Chi Xunxi, there were also Cheng Zhijie and Cheng Zhijie's two sons Cheng Chuhei, Cheng Chuliang, and Yu Chi Cannon, who had not appeared for a long time.
"Xiao Anzi, don't be polite, you show your might on the polo field, fight the Tibetans, your name is full of Chang'an!" Li Daozong squinted his eyes, smiled and helped An He up, and even made a joke about him.
"Hehe, you're too old to win awards, the kid is just doing his best!"
An He smiled and said modestly, while looking at the Jiangxia King who had outstanding military achievements in the royal family.
Li Daozong looked to be in his forties, thin and tall, with an ancient appearance, with three long beards, and he looked very graceful, and he couldn't tell that he was once a commanding general, but like a scribe holding a scripture in his hand, but when he looked at people, his eyes were confused, and his eyes were a little short-sighted, which was caused by the fist of Wei Chi's cannon.
Counting it, this Jiangxia King is really good in the Tang Dynasty, especially won the trust of Li Shimin, even if he was dismissed because of corruption and bribery, he was soon used again, if he didn't offend the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang later, and died on the way to distribution, it is estimated that he would live longer.
Wei Chi Cannon smiled:
"Hahaha~, don't be modest, you kid, your prestige on the court, the old man has heard about it at home, and it's many times stronger than those bullshit guards in the palace!"
Wei Chi's cannon is still a Taoist robe, but it is not immortal.
The old guy who hadn't fired a cannon for many years started firing a cannon again, which caused everyone to laugh.
"That's it, who doesn't know your kid's name now, there are a lot of familiar requests in my house these days, just for me to introduce you and visit you, a big celebrity in Chang'an!" Yu Chi Baolin also spoke.
"A few days ago, watching your kid train soldiers, you really have a set, especially which two weapons you developed really opened the old man's eyes." Cheng Zhijie on the side sighed.
They all praised An He in unison, after all, An He was famous and they had no conflict of interest, and secondly, they still had to ask for others. At the same time, he unanimously called An He a brat, and was so titled by several celebrities in the Tang Dynasty, and An He sounded pleasing to the ear.
"Hehe, all the seniors praised it!"
An He said with a smile, the atmosphere at the beginning was good and very harmonious.
"I invite a few seniors to come today, mainly because I have made a new wine in my house, and I would like to invite you to taste it!"
"Wine?"
Li Daozong and the others all frowned, the purpose of their coming today was all for the business that An He said was to make a fortune, not to drink any new wine.
"Fourth brother, you ......"
Wei Chi Xunyu is also in a hurry, he doesn't care about business or anything, he is afraid that An He will offend these people because of this, and his grandfather and father will be fine, but Cheng Zhijie and Li Daozong are different, Cheng Zhijie, although Li Daozong is not as popular as Li Shimin when he was alive, but his prestige and potential strength cannot be underestimated, these two people are not easily offended by An He.
"Hehe, big brother, you don't have to worry, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it after drinking!"
An He interrupted Wei Chi Xunyu's words, and then waved his hand to Huang San and said:
"Raise the fire!"
With his order, Huang San immediately lit the firewood under the pot. The work before distillation is ready, and it is time to raise the fire to distill.
Cheng Zhijie and the others were inexplicable, and they didn't know what An He was doing.
After a short time when the fire was raised, the lees in the pot gradually warmed up, and the alcohol in it was heated and turned into gas, and then condensed into a liquid when it met the cold lid, and dripped down the tip of the awl into the copper spoon.
Soon, a thin stream of liquor flowed out of the brass pipes on the walls of the barrel and was caught by the sprinkler jar that had been prepared long ago.
"Hmm~, what a fragrant wine!"
With the flow of wine, a strong aroma of wine spread in the workshop, and Cheng Zhihe, who was extremely good at wine, sniffled, and couldn't help but pick up a spoon and pour some wine into his mouth.
"Holy, shut up! Do you want to die? ”
Frightened An He slapped the spoon off, and now what comes out is the head of wine, although the taste is very fragrant, but it must not be drunk directly, because the formaldehyde content in it is extremely high, and drinking too much will kill people. (To be continued.) )