The second uncle, Shen Tong, runs an inn, and there are channels for raw materials for wine and food, which can be used as a workshop.

Shen Tong's father and son are also quite powerful, the Fuman Inn was closed for seven days, and all the guys obeyed the arrangement.

Song Che first asked the shop guys to buy sake lees at the major wineries in the city-

Even in modern industry, it is impossible to produce wine within seven days unless it is blended with alcohol, and distillation and purification on distiller's grains is the only way to obtain fine wine quickly.

In ancient times, winemaking was made through grain fermentation and precipitation, and most of the filtered lees would be discarded, but the real essence was in it.

The price of the things that should be discarded is naturally cheap, and it costs 100,000 taels to buy 10,000 catties of distiller's lees, and only 20 taels to buy wooden retorts, firewood, iron pots, and other utensils needed for distillation, and then counting the miscellaneous labor costs, at most only 200 taels can be used to finalize the deal.

After all the materials are ready, Song Che plans to test it first, and if it can really be effectively purified, it will not be too late to start construction on a large scale.

Fifty catties of distiller's lees are put into a wooden retort and flattened, a bucket of bowls is placed in the middle of the retort and on the distiller's lees, and the edge is sealed with a towel to ensure airtightness, plus an iron pot, the pot is mixed with cold water to cool down, and finally steamed on the stove.

"The fire should not be too big, so as not to boil the water in the pot too hot, which will affect the distillation effect." Song Che commanded.

Don't look at Shen Wenjun as a Jiangnan lady, she can go to the hall, enter the show, and go down to the kitchen, she skillfully ignites the firewood, and while controlling the fire, she asks: "Speaking of which, what is distillation?" ”

Song Che pointed to the iron pot and said: "The principle is actually very simple, after the lees is heated, it will evaporate the water vapor containing alcohol, and the water vapor will rush upward, and the iron pot will condense into water droplets when it encounters cold water, and drip from the bottom of the pot into the bucket bowl, so that the spirit is born." ”

Shen Wenjun digested it for a while before he gently spit out a sentence: "It's unheard of." ”

Song Che said with a smile: "The art of distillation, if you learn it, you can even save your life, for example, if you get lost in the desert, you can use it to get water to drink." ”

Shen Wenjun was puzzled: "The desert is full of wind and sand, where is the water for you to distill?" ”

Song Che blinked: "Pee." ”

"Huh......" Shen Wenjun didn't dislike it, "I'd rather die of thirst than drink my own urine." ”

"Urine, of course, can't be drunk directly," Song Che said, "but pure water can be extracted by distillation - put urine in a pot urn, hang a small bottle in Wengkou, bury it in a sand pit during the day, cover it with an iron blade, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge, the scorching sun heats and evaporates, and the cool night condenses into dew, and you can get a bottle of clean drinking water the next morning." ”

"I'm curious where you got all this knowledge."

"Survive in the wilderness."

"Wilderness...... Survival? ”

"Uh...... It's just a wild history, and I usually like to read it. ”

Song Che casually made up a reason to explain.

Shen Wenjun said: "In the future, you will find out this wild history and show it to our father, he often goes out to do business, especially in the direction of the Western Regions, passing through many Gobi Deserts, with this life-saving knowledge, people can rest assured." ”

Song Che smiled and said: "The Shen family has me, why do you need your father-in-law to do it yourself in the future?" ”

Shen Wenjun said: "Dad is not an idle person. ”

Song Che smiled: "Wouldn't he be idle if he added a few grandchildren?" ”

Shen Wenjun rolled his eyes: "Steam your wine!" ”

After the clock, the water temperature gradually increases.

Song Che signaled to stop the fire, and brought the iron pot from the retort, which had just been opened, and the smell of wine was refreshing.

"It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant......" Shen Wenjun couldn't help but lean closer to his nose to sniff.

Song Che used a rag and carefully took out the bucket bowl, and the pale yellow, steaming distilled liquor filled the bowl!

"That's ...... It's done?" Shen Wenjun was excited.

"No, no, no, this is the first time it has been steamed, and the wine must be very strong."

Song Che said, picked up a chopstick, dipped it in distilled spirit, took out a fire stick from the stove, and as soon as it touched it, a blue flame burned!

Sixty degrees of liquor can be ignited, this wine burns so strongly, it is possible to say less at 65 degrees, or even 70 degrees!

The highest liquor in ancient times was only about ten degrees, but this time it has increased by six or seven times, and even an old drunkard will pour a glass.

Baijiu, it stands to reason that 52 degrees has the best taste, but it is still too high for the ancients, and it may be more acceptable to freeze it at 30 or 40 degrees.

Song Che took a small can, put it into the distilled liquor that had just come out of the cage, handed it to Shen Wenjun and said: "This wine is violent, it is not suitable for drinking, it can always be prepared on the body, if it is injured, use it to disinfect, the effect is very good." ”

"The chopsticks are burned, it's really strong, but is there a way to reduce its power?"

"Steaming again, making wine is the same as boiling medicine, the first time it is bitter and strong, the second time it is clear, the third time it is light, and the three times it is neutralized and confused, and it can dilute its degree."

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On the same day, Song Che steamed three times and brewed three times, and steamed nearly ten catties of new wine with 30 catties of sake lees, with a mellow taste and just the right degree.

After the experiment was successful, in the next few days, Song Che called on all the guys to fetch wine day and night.

On the afternoon of the sixth day, all the 10,000 catties of distiller's grains were distilled, and nearly 3,000 catties of new liquor were obtained, all of which were sealed in large vats and loaded with five carts, just waiting for the market to open tomorrow.

That night, the moon was clear and the wind was clear.

The beautiful woman tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Song Che held Shen Wenjun's jade hand, which had nowhere to place.

"Naturally, I'm worried," Shen Wenjun said: "Tomorrow, we will go to Yang's Commercial Bank to report the results, we haven't made a penny except for winemaking in the past few days, in case this wine can't be sold, we won't be a bare pole?" What a shame that is! ”

Song Che smiled and reassured: "Don't worry, the market will open tomorrow, and within three quarters of an hour, I will let this wine be out of stock." ”

"Hey, by the way, I haven't asked you how you're going to price this wine these busy days?" Shen Wenjun asked with wide eyes.

Song Che sold it first, "The specific price will be known when the market opens tomorrow." ”

"I also sent someone to inquire, and now the best seller is Yang Song, Wang Ning, Chen Rencai's Longjing tea, high-quality river fresh, and high-quality bird's nest, which have more than 10,000 taels of income;

We now have 3,000 catties of wine, which is converted into 2,000 corners, and if you want to squeeze into the top three, the price of a dime wine needs at least five taels;

Throughout the entire Jiangnan, the best pure pear blossom brew is only a dime of eighty wen, even if it is a palace jade liquid, it is not sold for a high price of five thousand wen; ”

At this point, Shen Wenjun sighed lightly: "Alas, I am really whimsical, I can be satisfied without hanging eggs, and I still want to be among the top three......"

Song Che smiled and didn't say anything, just asked: "By the way, madam, how are the top three sold to sell more than 10,000 in seven days?" ”

"What else, quality and relationship," Shen Wenjun said: "Longjing, but the imperial tea specially provided for the royal family, although the grade sold this time is not as good as the royal family's special supply, but it is also a fine tea, just one pound will cost a full ten taels!" With the status of the Yang family in Yangzhou, and this good tea, who doesn't buy a few boxes with a face?

River fresh, the land of fish and rice, the fishery is developed, the Wang family is a famous ship businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, on the afternoon of the day of the selection of businessmen, Wang Ning transferred three large cargo ships from Hangzhou, barricade the river and cast nets to fish, a boat can catch thousands of catties! and then sold to major restaurants and inns at a low price;

Bird's nest, this thing is more expensive, at least 30 taels of fine products, Chen Rencai's mother is in the bird's nest business, bought at almost the cost of the price, and then sold at several times the price, the income is obvious. ”

"In this way, the top three don't have any shrewd sales methods, they all rely on their own background."

"That's the case, but don't we also rely on the help of the second uncle to steam so much wine in seven days?"

Indeed, in ancient times, when human feelings were extremely sophisticated, it would be difficult to move an inch without a background.

The business selection competition is just a game for the rich.

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