Daqin: Check in at the beginning of 18 and ask Zulong to abdicate

Ying Zigao said seriously to Cui Zixuan: "What Aiqing said is right. Brewing wine does consume a lot of food."

Cui Zixuan hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is the establishment of a government-run brewery going to be postponed?"

"I have issued an edict on this matter."

Ying Zigao hurriedly said, "It won't stop."

Cui Zixuan hurriedly asked curiously: "Your Majesty, you just said that brewing consumes food, why..."

"Although wine making consumes food, it can bring benefits to the court."

"The government-run brewery will use aged grains to brew spirits from now on."

Ying Zigao hurriedly said seriously: "Soon, leftover potatoes will be used to make wine!"

"Potato leftovers?" Cui Zixuan couldn't help being taken aback, and asked earnestly, "Your Majesty, how can potatoes be used to make wine?"

"Potatoes can certainly make wine." Ying Zigao said seriously: "Not only potatoes, corn, cherries, plums, citrus, but also wine can be made!"

"Your Majesty, if potatoes can really be used to make wine, that would be great."

Cui Zixuan thought about it carefully, and hurriedly said: "Potatoes are produced in large quantities, but they are not durable to storage. Potatoes that cannot be eaten in time will rot after a long time.

It is used to make wine, but it also just solves the problem that potatoes are not easy to store. "

Hubu Zuo Shilang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am worried that the wine made from potatoes will not taste as good as wine made from other grains!"

Hearing this, Ying Zigao said confidently: "Don't worry, Aiqing, wine made from potatoes, as long as the correct process is adopted, the taste will definitely be as good as wine made from other grains!"

After sending away Zuo Shilang and Cui Zixuan, Ying Zigao called the craftsman in charge of the brewery over.

At this time, the craftsman in charge was already wearing official clothes carefully cut from fine silk, and an official hat on his head, as if he were a low-level official of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Due to his outstanding performance in the task of brewing distilled wine, this craftsman has been officially appointed as the supervisor of the official brewing workshop, and he is already an official of the 400-shi Daqin court.

"Your majesty!" The brewing craftsman knelt down on the ground when he saw Ying Zigao, and said respectfully.

"You are already the court official of my Great Qin Sibaishi, why do you still call yourself a young one?"

Ying Zigao said seriously: "Remember, you must call yourself a subordinate in front of your superiors, and a humble minister in front of me!"

The brewing craftsman's heart suddenly became hot, and he looked at Ying Zigao gratefully, and said in a trembling voice: "I understand!"

Ying Zigao nodded triumphantly, and then said, "I called you here to let you try making wine from potatoes!"

"Your Majesty, use potatoes to make wine?" The wine maker couldn't help being startled, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he hurriedly said: "Potatoes are a food that has only been produced in large quantities this year, and no one has ever thought of using them to make wine..."

"No one has thought about it, I just want to try it!" Ying Zigao said indifferently!
"I understand." The brewing craftsman was still a little uncertain.He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have never used potatoes to brew wine, so I don't know the effect and the taste of the brewed wine. I really don't know what to do."

"I use the craft of making wine from potatoes here. People draw it into pictures."

As Ying Zigao spoke, he handed a copy of the blueprint to the accompanying eunuch.

The brewing craftsman opened the drawing and took a closer look, and his eyes lit up!
Busy and serious, he said: "Your Majesty, this winemaking technique is very good! The process is simple and clear, very comprehensive, and has high efficacy! As long as you use this technique, you will definitely be able to brew high-quality wine!"

Seeing the excited look on the craftsman's face, Ying Zigao couldn't help feeling secretly proud.

Drawn on the drawing is the traditional complete brewing process of vodka.

This is the crystallization of wisdom that brewing craftsmen have painstakingly summed up after hundreds of thousands of years. Can the brewing craftsmen of this era be amazed.

"Just follow the craftsmanship I gave you, and experiment well!"

Ying Zigao said with a serious face: "I have brewed good wine, and I will reward it for my merits!"

After dismissing the brewing craftsmen, Ying Zigao took out Guo Shoujing's imperial examination paper and began to read it carefully.

I am reading this wonderful article.Ying Zigao felt more and more that Guo Shoujing is really a great expert in water conservancy engineering, a great scholar!
Looking at the current national treasury, through the salt and iron official operation, glassware and spirits have increased a large amount of income, and the national treasury is full.

The reclamation and frontier defense has been well promoted by the garrison in northern Saibei.

Saved a lot of garrison expenses.

The national treasury is full, and winter is the slack season. It is time to dig canals and make preliminary preparations for the two canals of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Sui-Tang Grand Canal!
Thinking of this, Ying Zigao called Guo Shoujing to the imperial study.

"My minister bows to His Majesty!" As soon as he came in front of Ying Zigao, Guo Shoujing hurriedly knelt down on the ground and bowed with gratitude.

"Aiqing quickly flattened your body." Ying Zigao glanced at Guo Shoujing appreciatively, smiled and said, "You are my new champion in science and engineering! You are also a member of the Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Industry. I have a lot of talents in engineering. Big projects are waiting for you!"

"Your Majesty, it is all thanks to His Majesty's appreciation and promotion that I was able to successfully obtain the ranking in the imperial examination and be appointed as the No. [-] Scholar by His Majesty!"

Guo Shoujing said gratefully: "Your Majesty's grace and favor, I am so grateful!"

Hearing this, Ying Zigao knew that the argument between himself and the Minister of Rites had reached Guo Shoujing's ears.

Immediately said loudly: "I appreciate you because of your talent! Now that you are an official of the imperial court's Ministry of Industry, you have to show your talent in your work!"

"I understand!" Guo Shoujing said seriously!

"Your palace examination article, I think it makes sense!"

Ying Zigao nodded, took out Guo Shoujing's palace examination paper, and said seriously: "Especially, the construction of a canal in Lingnan to connect the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River, I think it is very valuable, and this project is also very meaningful!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Shoujing said seriously!

"I plan to dig this canal in the near future!"

Ying Zigao said with a straight face, "You will be in charge of the excavation of this canal!"

Guo Shoujing was taken aback at first, and then said with a look of fear: "Your Majesty, I have little talent, and I have just entered the court, so I dare not take on such a heavy responsibility!"

"I have confidence in you!" Ying Zigao said seriously, "I believe you have the ability to successfully repair this canal!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!" Guo Shoujing couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this!
Immediately said loudly: "I will definitely do my best to complete this project well, and I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's expectations!"