Chapter Seventy-Six: Who Said It Was Wine?
"Adou, although there are still some smuggling transactions at the moment, after all, Cao Cao and Sun Quan have banned the sale of hero wine, isn't it a bit ...... for us to brew so much?"
Now that it has developed to more than 100 pots in the Jingzhou Wine Factory, looking at the clear liquor that flows out like a clear spring, Mi Fang, who does not know Liu Chan's specific counterattack methods, is still a little worried at this time.
Speaking of which, because of Liu Chan's previous order that ice paper and books could be purchased with gold and silver, without caring about food, the current Mi trading house has turned the corner.
Therefore, for Liu Chan's 'adventurous' behavior, Mi Fang, who is now striving to be safe, is naturally a little incomprehensible.
"Haha, uncle doesn't have to worry, Cao Cao Sun Quan forbids alcohol, why don't we sell alcohol?"
Looking at Mi Fang's worried expression, Liu Chan couldn't help but laugh playfully.
"Don't sell alcohol? Then let's steam so much wine out ......"
Ignoring Liu Chan's playful smile, Mi Fang was confused by his contradictory words.
You know, this liquid in front of you exudes a rich aroma of wine, you can't just open your eyes and talk nonsense and sell it as vinegar, right?
"Wine? Hahahaha, uncle, you are mistaken, who said this is wine? This substance is called 'alcohol', and it is a healing elixir specially designed to treat the creation of hardware! ”
In the face of Mi Fang's doubts and incomprehension, Liu Chan touched his lips up and down, and 'pointed at the deer as a horse' and exchanged the liquor in front of him for a bluffing name of 'healing elixir'.
"What? Alcohol, but also a healing elixir? Adou, you're not talking nonsense, are you? Cao Cao Sun Quan is not a stupid person, this wine is wine, how can it be fooled by changing the name? ”
Looking at Liu Chan in front of him who was talking nonsense with his eyes open, Mi Fang couldn't help but be speechless for a while.
Just kidding, Cao Cao and Sun Quan are also at the same level as Liu Bei, if they can fool them by changing the name of the wine, then they are really too contemptible, right?
"Uncle, this wine is made from grain, but our healing 'holy medicine' and 'alcohol' are refined from hero wine, how can it be the same as ordinary wine?"
In Mi Fang's suspicious and speechless expression, Liu Chan pointed at the pots in front of him with a wicked smile.
It turned out that what was being steamed in the pot at this time was not the sorghum that was steamed on a daily basis, but the finished hero liquor that had been brewed from sorghum before.
That's right, selling this hero wine as a 'healing elixir' is the way Liu Chan came up with to deal with Cao Cao's and Sun Quan's joint economic sanctions.
You must know that in this era of cold weapons without guns, after a battle, there are usually not many people who die directly on the battlefield. It was the wounded soldiers who really caused a large attrition of the soldiers.
The reason for this is actually very simple, that is, there are not enough drugs and treatments.
Therefore, after a big war, except for a few people, the vast majority of wounded soldiers can only resign themselves to fate, and they lose their lives due to wound infections caused by various viruses and bacteria.
But you must know that if these wounded soldiers who have been baptized in battle can survive, they are all experienced veterans, and their combat power is far from being comparable to that of new soldiers.
And this alcohol is precisely the nemesis of various viruses and bacteria, which can treat these experienced veterans to the greatest extent.
Therefore, in line with the purpose of counting in one fell swoop, taking advantage of the opportunity of this counterattack against Cao Cao and Sun Quan's 'economic sanctions', Liu Chan also pushed the boat to use this killer weapon in advance.
"Adou, let you say that the sky is broken, isn't this steamed wine still wine? Although it is a little stronger......"
Hearing Liu Chan's quibble, Mi Fang, who had already tasted this 'holy medicine' when it was just made, looked at him again speechlessly.
Speaking of which, although the previous hero wine was already considered an extremely strong wine in this era, judging from the light blue flame that was still slightly red and yellow after being ignited, Liu Chan knew that its degree was not too high compared to the spirits of later generations, and it was only about fifty degrees at most.
Although this kind of alcohol is enough for drinking, it is still less effective when used as disinfectant alcohol. That's why he re-steamed and purified the wine again.
In fact, strictly speaking, this sorghum wine that has been distilled for the second time is almost sixty or seventy degrees, which is still slightly insufficient compared to real medical alcohol.
But considering that this era does not have the super viruses that have been cultivated by antibiotic viruses in later generations, it is almost enough to use this degree of spirits as alcohol. Therefore, Liu Chan did not make that effort to purify this sorghum wine into real alcohol.
After all, this 'holy medicine' is for the purpose of both external application and 'internal use', so why bother with that effort?
"Uncle, facts speak louder than words, can we find a few people to try?"
Seeing that Mi Fang still didn't believe it, Liu Chan didn't argue with him, and immediately asked one of the guards to pick up a jar of purified spirits and leave.
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"Villain, thank you for the wine!"
In a military camp in Jiangling City, several soldiers who were accidentally injured by swords and guns during the drill didn't even care about the bleeding wounds on their bodies at this moment, and their eyes stared directly at the jar of wine in front of Liu Chan.
"What wine, a bunch of drunkards! This is the healing elixir 'alcohol' that this son has just made, and it is specially designed for healing your wounds......"
Looking at the saliva-swallowing appearance of the few wounded soldiers who were finally found in front of him, Liu Chan couldn't help but laugh and scold.
"Healing elixir? Young master, since it's medicine, isn't it just for drinking, hehe......"
Seeing that Liu Chan, the young master, had no arrogance at all, and the second master had always been kind to the soldiers, several wounded soldiers were not restrained, and directly grasped the word 'holy medicine' in it to make a fuss, and proposed the use of 'internal administration'.
"Don't talk nonsense, this holy medicine is used to wash wounds, hurry up and expose the wounds......"
While speaking, under the suspicious eyes of the second master, Pang Tong, Mi Fang and others, Liu Chan, who took matters into his own hands, immediately picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl of freshly baked 'holy medicine', and then picked up a bamboo stick wrapped in silk cotton and began to clean the wounds of these wounded soldiers.
"Ah~"
It didn't take long for several wounded soldiers to quickly clean their wounds in a burst of ghost crying wolf howls, and then they were bandaged by Liu Chan with strips of linen that had already been boiled in boiling water.
"Remember, wash the wound with this alcohol every day. In addition, the cloth strips used for bandaging should also be boiled and dried in water first, otherwise the arms and legs will only be sawed at that time! ”
After handing over the remaining spirits to a tun chief for safekeeping, in order to prevent these people from being lazy, Liu Chan even used his legs and arms to intimidate them.
"Adou, is this the end?"
Seeing that the use of this so-called 'healing elixir' was so sloppy, Mi Fang, who was already full of doubts about it, was even more skeptical at this time.
"Otherwise, do you have to cut off their arms and legs and take them back? Haha......"