Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 58 Distillation and Purification
"Father Bin really deserves to be Gu's number one think tank. That's right, Gu is indeed worrying about money and food. Right now we not only need to recruit soldiers, but also prevent snowstorms, plus the building of weapons and equipment, the salaries of officials and soldiers, and other expenses. Right and wrong. No matter how big the Zhen family is, they still don’t want to spend it like this. I am very distressed after thinking about it. Although the Zhen family has shown that they will do their best to help me, and they have indeed done so. But until now, But we still haven't been able to provide them with a little convenience. Although the Zhen family has started to do business in Chenliu County, we have taken great care of them in terms of taxation and land, but speaking of it, they are still helping us to promote Chenliu's economic development I don't want to unilaterally oppress the Zhen family endlessly, but I hope for mutual benefit and win-win results." Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh, not only admiring Yu Yunwen's cleverness, but also lamenting the loss that he could not give feedback to the Zhen family.At the beginning, he and Zhen Jiang made an alliance, one of which was that Liu Xie would help the Zhen family to keep the name of the top three business families, and even help it to develop further.It's just that now it's entirely the Zhen family's unilateral contribution. Although no one in the Zhen family has complained so far, the man's self-esteem still makes him feel very guilty.Especially now that he and Zhen Jiang are in a strong relationship, he doesn't want others to think that he got close to Zhen Jiang for the wealth of the Zhen family. He will try his best to protect this very warm and unforgettable relationship. Can not tolerate anyone's slander.

"Your Highness's worries are not unreasonable. The so-called worries of the emperor, His Highness's distress is the distress of our courtiers." Yu Yunwen nodded and said.Just for a while, he didn't have any good ways to help Liu Xie. He was good at military affairs, but he didn't know anything about business affairs.

After being silent for a long time, Yu Yunwen resumed speaking under Liu Xie's expectant eyes: "Since ancient times, the way of money and food has been nothing more than increasing income and reducing expenditure. Now our source is the Zhen family, and we want to find a new source in a short time. Supporting our recruitment, even if the Zhen family is not careless, I am afraid it will not be an easy task. The so-called throttling means saving expenses, but our finances are already done with the least amount of money under Song Gong's scheduling. Most of the things, if you want to save money on this basis, it's not easy."

The hope in Liu Xie's eyes dimmed little by little with Yu Yunwen's words. He originally thought that the smartest and flexible person around him would give him some feasible advice, but he didn't expect Yu Yunwen to talk for a long time, except to let him understand how hopeless he is now. Besides, it's really useless.

"However, besides increasing income and reducing expenditure, we still have a way to go, and we can perfectly help His Highness achieve the goal of mutual benefit and win-win with the Zhen family." Yu Yunwen made a big turning point, which almost didn't make Liu Xie angry go.

"Father Bin, what's your opinion, tell me quickly." Liu Xie seemed to have found his way in the dark, and couldn't help but move a little closer to Yu Yunwen, and asked excitedly.

"Businessmen have always sought to make profits with rare goods. Rare things are more expensive. The rarer the goods, the more people will buy them, and the higher the selling price. Your Highness was born in the Ouchi Imperial Palace, so the rare treasures you see are naturally different. few."

"Father Bin, the treasures of the palace are all in Luoyang and have nothing to do with us." Before Yu Yunwen finished speaking, Liu Xie couldn't help but interrupt.

Yu Yunwen smiled, and then said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the palace jewels and jades, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are naturally not taken away. But besides that, the palace is also praised by the world for things that can be continuously produced artificially, such as fine wine and fine wine. Normally no one would dare to get these things that the royal family can enjoy in the market, but now there is a reason, and we have no choice but to get rid of this concern."

"Oh, Father Bin, do you know how to brew imperial wine?" Liu Xie naturally sneered at the concern that the imperial wine could not be circulated among the people. Now that the big man is about to die, who will guard these shackles and wait for death.If it really helps him revitalize the Han Dynasty, he would like to demolish the entire palace to recruit soldiers.

"This..." Yu Yunwen smiled awkwardly. Although he used to be Liu Xie's housekeeper, everything in the palace was always afraid of outsiders knowing.He was fortunate enough to taste the imperial wine treasures several times as a reward from Liu Xie, but it was really difficult for him to tell what they were made from.

"It's over, it's over, Father Bin has also started to do things unreliably, just gave me a glimmer of hope, but turned around and pissed it out for me. Brewing wine, I'm not the son of the Moutai distillery. How do I know how to brew that thing? I only know that the liquor of later generations is made through continuous fermentation and distillation. How can I know the specific steps? Hey, no, although I don’t know how to make wine, I still understand the principles of distillation and purification Yes, the alcoholic beverages currently in circulation on the market are completely incomparable to the liquors of later generations in terms of taste, strength, and aroma. If I distill and purify the alcoholic beverages brewed by Zhen's family to obtain new alcoholic beverages, even if I think about it, I can't compare with them The Moutai Wuliangye of the later generations must be far better than the so-called palace wines of this era. At that time, the money will flow like water, and the beauties will be drunk, and I will be happy." The more Liu Xie thought about it, the more he felt that the plan was feasible. , the eyes can't help but shine.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Yu Yunwen stretched out his palm and shook it gently in front of Liu Xie a few times, and then Liu Xie came back to his senses.

"Well, Father Bin, I already have a wonderful idea, but it's hard to say whether it will succeed or not. If it does, I will tell you first." After Liu Xie finished speaking, he didn't care whether Yu Yunwen understood it or not. He immediately got up and went to find Zhen Jiang. If he wanted to reform the drinks of this era, he still couldn't do without Zhen Jiang's help.

Seeing Liu Xie rushing out in a hurry, Yu Yunwen couldn't help but smile helplessly. His Royal Highness's temper is really unpredictable, but he is very interested in Liu Xie's so-called brilliant idea, let's wait and see.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu held umbrellas for Liu Xie, and the three of them wrapped themselves in cloaks and went out.Zhen Jiang took the initiative to bid farewell to the mansion that Zhen's family bought in Chenliu as early as Song Lian's visit.After all, she is still Yunying's unmarried woman, so it is inevitable that there will be no rumors if she stays in Liu Xie's mansion.

Liu Xie and the other three walked forward on the snow. Although the cold wind howled and made their faces hurt, and even Dian Wei's stubble was frozen with ice, Liu Xie felt indescribable joy and expectation in his heart. , once the liquor is brewed successfully, he will no longer have to worry about money and food for a long time.

When the three of them finally arrived at Zhen's house, Zhen Jiang was in the back room, warming herself over the charcoal fire in a daze. She didn't know what she was thinking.It wasn't until she heard the report from her servants that she came to her senses when she learned that Liu Xie was coming. She hurried out to greet him without even having time to put on her cloak to cover the snow.Liu Xie naturally felt distressed when he saw it, and quickly took off his cloak and put it on her. Xu Chu and Dian Wei naturally couldn't let Liu Xie catch the cold. Dian Wei was the first to give Xu Chu a look, and Xu Chu had no choice but to take off his cloak. Give Liu Xie his cloak.

When they saw the back room, they immediately closed the door and surrounded themselves in front of the stove to keep warm. Liu Xie didn't care that everyone was still there, so he grabbed Zhen Jiang's hands and said, "Jiang Er, I'm here to ask you for help this time, can you help me?" Can't refuse."

(End of this chapter)