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Li Xin naturally refused.

At this time, among the princes in the court, the fourth prince and the seventh prince were the most competitive. In private, some people even said that this fight for the heir apparent was the "Fourth and Seventh Controversy". At this time, Li Xin was almost tied to the seventh prince. Together, of course we can no longer have any contact with His Royal Highness King Qi.

Otherwise, the Seventh Prince might lose his trust.

However, such a prince of the Ji family, a first-rank prince in the court, asked Li Xin if he would give him face, and Li Xin didn't know how to refuse.

You can't just say that you don't want to, can you?

Colonel Li took a deep breath and said softly: "His Royal Highness Qi, forgive me, I have an appointment with others today, there is really nothing I can do, I have no luck today, next time I am free, I must pay a personal visit to His Royal Highness Qi!"

Ji Huan smiled: "To Lao Qi's place?"

Li Xin was silent.

His Royal Highness Qi waved his hand and said with a chuckle: "Forget it, let's forget about today, but Lieutenant Li must remember what he said, and come to see me next time at Prince Qi's Mansion."

Li Xin was speechless.

This guy, can't you hear that this is a polite word?

Chapter 142 Human life is as big as the sky

Although he didn't know what the fourth prince Ji Huan meant, Li Xin did not offend him, and politely bid farewell to His Royal Highness Qi Wang and came to Wei Wangfu.

Because I had been notified in advance, the seventh prince, Ji Wen, had been waiting for Li Xin in the mansion. After seeing Li Xin, His Royal Highness pulled Li Xin's sleeve while smiling and said, "Brother Xin, why are you doing this now?" just came?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Li Xin said softly: "The two troublesome women from Nanshu in the morning have been sent out of the capital."

The Seventh Prince's face became serious: "The informant from Nanshu is here?"

"coming."

Li Xin said softly: "I'm going to take him with me and give him the status of Habayashi guard in a few days."

Ji Wen frowned: "It's okay to keep him with you, but if you let him enter the Habayashi Guard, if his identity is exposed in the future and the court pursues it, you, the introducer, will be affected."

"Your Highness, I have thought about this matter."

Li Xin said: "The survivors of Southern Shu, everyone has a serious identity. As long as they don't rebel, their identities will not be exposed. I will bring him by my side. He has no chance to rebel. In the future, even Southern Xinjiang When there was trouble, he went back to southern Xinjiang and rebelled, and it has nothing to do with us."

In this era, there is no instant messaging like the later generations, and there is no network extending in all directions. After a person changes a name and surname to another place, as long as he lives a little better, there are basically two people, and the court generally cannot pursue it.

His Royal Highness Wei Wang frowned and thought for a while, finally nodded, and said: "Brother Xin is thoughtful, I am at ease in doing things, from now on, I will leave all matters about Nanshu to Brother Xin, I just ask .”

What he said seemed to be decentralization of power, but in fact he didn't want to get involved with this matter, because as a prince, it was really inconvenient for him to have any contact with those remnants of Southern Shu.

This point, Li Xin is still understandable.

After all, there is no way to understand.

It just so happens that the Seventh Prince doesn't ask about this matter, and he can let go of his hands and feet when doing things, and won't be restrained.

The two talked about Nanshu for a while, Li Xin coughed and said, "Your Highness, have you finished the wine making?"

Ji Wen nodded: "It was done two months earlier, but you were in southern Xinjiang at the time, and it was left untouched in the backyard. I'll take you to see it."

The principle of distilling wine is very simple, because the boiling point of alcohol is only more than 70 degrees. With this difference in boiling point, the alcohol and the aroma in the wine can be distilled out.

The principle is simple, and the equipment is not too complicated. In theory, it only needs a heating device, a sealed pipeline, and a condensing device to complete the work.

As for the raw materials, there is no need to buy them. The Palace of Wei has a lot of good wine in it. It is usually used for communication. His Royal Highness Wei Wang is not a good wine person, so he moved all the wine in the wine cellar all at once. out.

Li Xin arrived at Prince Wei's Mansion at noon, and had been busy all afternoon. Around Shen time, the first drop of distilled wine finally dripped from the clay pot used for condensation.

The only fly in the ointment is that the pipes made of bamboo tubes must have joints, and the sealing is not particularly good, so the conversion efficiency is not very high. About ten catties of wine can only steam about two catties.

For this situation, Li Xin had expected it, so there was nothing to be surprised about. It was the first time that King Wei over there had seen this kind of physical phenomenon, and he stared intently at the porcelain bowl under the condensation tank.

After a stick of incense, there was more than half of the wine in the bowl.

The wine in Prince Wei's Mansion itself is the top quality wine in this era. After such purification, the aroma of the wine immediately overflowed. Even the Seventh Prince, who is not good at wine, swallowed his saliva.

Li Xin reached out and brought the bowl of ready-made wine over, then changed another clay pot, then poured a small glass from the wine bowl, and handed it to the Seventh Prince.

"Have a taste, Your Highness?"

The leader must come first in everything. This is an unchanging rule. Although the Seventh Prince is very polite to Li Xin, Li Xin is very clear that in the future, His Royal Highness King Wei will be his own. leadership.

Ji Wen nodded, reached out to take the wine glass, and drank it down in one gulp.

A pungent aroma rushed straight to the throat.

The Seventh Prince coughed violently, complaining endlessly.

This kind of distilled spirits is at least about [-] degrees, and usually needs to be blended again. Ji Wen is used to drinking ordinary low-alcohol alcohol, so she will naturally suffer a bit after drinking a glass in one gulp.

After taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down and said with emotion: "What a strong wine!"

Li Xin also poured himself a glass, and took a sip lightly.

It looks like about seventy degrees.

Due to the crude equipment, it is difficult to produce high-purity wine, and it is already very remarkable to be able to reach [-] degrees.

Li Xin turned his head and glanced at the seventh prince whose face was already slightly red, and said with a soft smile, "Your Highness, how is this wine?"

Although Ji Wen drank some wine, he was still clear-headed. He shook his head lightly: "This wine is too strong. I'm afraid people nowadays won't get used to it for a while."

Li Xin had already made up his mind, and said softly: "This wine is a bit strong, but it will be just right after a little more blending. Don't worry, Your Highness, since this thing is made, I will have a way to sell it."

Li Xin narrowed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "According to the old gentleman who taught the Dharma, the steamed liquor is used to clean wounds and prevent external evils from entering the body!"

The so-called external evil entering the body is actually a wound infection. In this era, there is no effective disinfection method. Therefore, in ancient times, many people fought with others and died after lying down for a few months at home.

Most died from wound infections, tetanus.

With high alcohol, this problem is easily solved.

Ji Wen's eyes lit up: "What Brother Xin said is true?"

"It's true."

Li Xin bowed his head and said, "Your Highness can send some to the army for trial use. After the effect is obtained, the Ministry of War can purchase this spirit on a large scale. As for the private sales, leave it to me."

The Ministry of War is responsible for the promotion and transfer of generals, as well as the distribution of equipment in the army. Things like spirits should also be counted as military supplies.

As for private sales, it is even simpler. Li Xin has been doing this in his previous life. For him, with such a rare product, it is easy to sell it at a high price.