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It was mid-April when Di Pang and I returned to Amelia.

The breath of spring is getting stronger and stronger, and the fields on both sides of the road are also full of green wheat.

After handing over the task of building the intelligence network to Di Fat, Lu Qi devoted himself to the restoration of the territory and the recruitment of the Southern Army.

Due to the great role he played in the war, he and his Black Hawk Knights have become a topic of great interest among northerners.

The bards also compiled poems about his heroic deeds on the battlefield leading the Black Eagle Knights and Redanian heavy cavalry, and sang them everywhere.

Many mercenaries who wanted to make contributions came to Amelia one after another to participate in the recruitment of the Southern Army.

Soon, the entire Southern Army recruited [-] people.

As for Lu Qi's private army "Black Eagle Knights", it has also expanded to 3000 people.

With [-] soldiers in hand, Lu Qi suddenly became one of the few powerful vassals in the entire Temeria Kingdom.

Such a rapid rise, coupled with a strong military force, naturally made the villains jealous.

The courtiers began to speak ill of King Foltest in front of him.

Hearing the words in his ear, Foltest was somewhat disapproving.However, after consideration, some pertinent suggestions were accepted, such as placing some middle-level generals in the Southern Army Corps, so as to prevent Lu Qi from completely controlling the entire Southern Army Corps and giving birth to disobedience.

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For the king's paratroopers, Lu Qi did not have any objections, but readily accepted them.

This move made the monarchs and ministers of Temeria breath a sigh of relief for some reason.

In their view, if Lu Qi really wanted to be disobedient, even if they joined forces, they might not be Lu Qi's opponent.

You know, this young man in a high position is the Northern God of War who ended the war by himself.

However, what they didn't know was that Lu Qi had no intention of usurping the throne at all.

On the one hand, Foltest is very interesting to him. In the Middle Ages, when family blood was valued, promoting himself so vigorously was beyond the reach of ordinary kings; big interest.

His goal is to prevent the frost from coming, not to unify the continent.

What's more, with his current prestige and status in the Kingdom of Temeria, he is like the emperor of a side of the country. Except for Foltest, who would dare to babble in front of him? !

Rather than being a notorious usurper, it is more comfortable to be a powerful minister who is deeply trusted by the king.

Wouldn't it be more relaxing for the king to govern the country, and he was only responsible for defeating all enemies?

Therefore, even knowing that the other vassals in Temeria feared him, Lu Qi didn't care too much, but focused on his own one-acre three-point land.

Because, a very serious problem is imminent

. . .

Amelia Castle, Lord's Hall.

Sitting on a seat carved with a black eagle relief, Lu Qi, who was wearing a black aristocratic jacket, frowned, quietly watching the somewhat thin middle-aged man in front of him.

That was his treasurer, and an honor graduate of Oxburgh College.

"You mean, our vault is almost empty?!"

"Yes."

"How long can it last?"

"If the current construction efforts and military pay are maintained, it will be at most until the middle of next month."

If the chief financial officer hadn't come to report, Lu Qi would not have known that after a wave of territorial construction and recruitment, he seemed to be running out of money!

Although his territory fully covered the three new provinces of Soden, Anglin, and Rivendell Valley.However, most of these areas have been baptized by the flames of war, have not yet recovered their vitality, and do not receive any taxes at all.

During this period of time, he has been unable to make ends meet, spending all the wealth he has accumulated.

Touching his chin, Lu Qi raised his head slightly, and then asked:

"Then what's the solution?"

"We can borrow a sum of money from the dwarf's bank to spend this spring and summer temporarily, and return the money to the bank after we receive the tax in the autumn."

Borrowing money from the dwarven bank is the daily operation of the lords of the northern countries.The dwarves are also very willing to integrate into human society in this way, expand their influence, and ensure that they will not be regarded as thorns in the eyes of humans like elves.

"Since that's the case, let's do it."

Although accepted the suggestion of the treasurer.However, this method of treating the symptoms rather than the root cause is not what Lu Qi wants.

Watching the chief financial officer leave, Lu Qi, who stayed in the hall alone, looked at the huge hall of the lord, and murmured to himself:

"It seems that we still have to find a way to make money"

Chapter 595 Science and technology is the primary productive force [Add more "time cooking noodles" for the elders]

There are thousands of ways to make money, and Lu Qi only needs one.

As long as there is a characteristic industry that can bring a lot of income in the long run, it is enough for him to get rid of the current financial crisis and become richer and richer.

Like the banks of the dwarves, the wine of Toussaint, the hides of Kaedwen, the mines of Korvir

And in this medieval world where the sun rises and the day rests, and there are few entertainment activities, what industry is the most popular and has huge profits?

Of course it is the entertainment industry!

Casinos, fighting arenas, brothels, taverns, these are all good places for people to be intoxicated and willing to put the coins in their hands into the boss's pocket.

Among them, the industry that Lu Qi intends to enter is not the traditional one, but the wine making industry!

In this wizarding world, there is no such thing as alcoholism or alcoholism.

Because, limited by the technology of the times, the alcohol content of the brewed wine is not high.Therefore, almost everyone I meet is an alcoholic who drinks wine like water.

From kings and aristocrats to common people and beggars, everyone likes this.

Of course, except for Regis, a vampire who took 50 years to revive because of a drinking mistake in his early years, and thus quit alcohol

No matter it is the Eastern East wine of Beauclair or the Mahakam spirit of the dwarves, they are must-have top wines on the banquet tables of all countries.

The highest price for each bottle of Dongzhidong wine can reach ten crowns.

And Lu Qi learned from the owner of the winery in Toussaint that the cost of each bottle of Dongzhidong wine is less than two crowns, and the profit has reached five times.

It can be seen from this that the brewing industry is simply huge profits. Compared with robbing Heshan Bank, it is more profitable!

That's one of the reasons why he looked to the wine industry.

Of course, he didn't do it on a whim, but planned it long ago.

As early as when he stayed in Toussaint for a short time to work as a witcher's assistant, he had observed the wine-making process up close.

After that, Lu Qi discovered that the reason why the wine produced by Toussaint tastes so good is entirely due to its pleasant climate and fertile volcanic ash soil, which is very suitable for the growth of vines, and the quality of the grapes is very good.

And their brewing technology should not be too backward.

The Toussaints, who value tradition, have always used the winemaking process left by their ancestors without any progress or change. That is, the grapes with excellent quality are picked and screened, then poured into a mixing tank for manual pressing, and peeled. , remove the pomace, separate the must, and ferment in containers.

However, even modern winemaking is done in this relatively traditional way.It's just that the labor was reduced and replaced by machines.

However, Lu Qi thought of a kind of alcohol that this backward world definitely does not have, and that is distilled alcohol!

Yes, all the wines in this world are brewed wines with low alcohol content.

As for the distilled wine with a higher alcohol content and a more mellow taste, there is no such thing!

Lu Qi had tasted the dwarf's Mahakam liquor, but it was only slightly stronger than ordinary beer and wine, and it could not be called "spirit" at all.

Even if he doesn't know much about the brewing process, as a social successor with a nine-year compulsory education, his chemistry score is still passable. Of course, he also knows that compared with brewed wine, distilled wine only has one more distillation process in the manufacturing process .

The key equipment is the distiller.

As long as there is a still, he can purify high-alcohol spirits that have never been seen on the market, and make all kinds of modern distilled spirits, liquor, whiskey, and brandy!

Although I don't know anything about the structure of the distiller.However, Lu Qi knew who would make the still.

And that person is his friend

. . .

On the border of Toussaint, in a forest in Sansreto Valley.

Accompanied by strong magic fluctuations, a portal that was torn open suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Qi, who was wearing a black cloak and a long sword around his waist, walked out slowly.

Looking at the surrounding environment, Lu Qi frowned, and murmured: "It seems that there is a slight deviation in the transmission coordinates, please pay attention next time."

"Let's find someone to ask the way first."

While speaking, he walked towards the edge of the woods

Using unskilled teleportation magic, after arriving directly at the border of Toussaint, Lu Qi came to Bauclair non-stop, and found Regis who was appreciating ancient elf paintings with a certain earl of Toussaint.

That's right, Lu Qi's friend who can make stills is exactly the high-ranking vampire who has lived for hundreds of years and has quit drinking—Reggis!

Speaking of which, he didn't know that Regis could make such things as stills by accident.

During his long life, Regis learned a lot of things. Art, medicine, and alchemy were his specialties.

Among them, when he was chatting, he often mentioned that he used the alchemy process to make various alchemy potions.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Lu Qi is like this. He learned that this senior vampire is also an outstanding alchemist.

Seeing Lu Qi who suddenly appeared, Regis blinked his eyes and showed a gentle smile as always:

"Oh Alex, nice to meet you, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see you. I need your help with something."

After Lu Qi explained his purpose, Regis thought about it, and then readily agreed to his request.

After visiting Milva, whose belly was growing, Lu Qi and Regis left the pleasant climate of Toussaint together.

With a "swish", a dark portal suddenly appeared in the lord's courtyard in Amelia Castle.

Lu Qi and Regis walked out from the portal.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Lu Qi nodded with satisfaction: "Well, there is not much deviation this time."

"I have to say, Alex, your magical talent is the most outstanding among all humans I have ever seen." Looking at the black-haired man with great interest, Regis' eyes sparkled with curiosity. Liang: "Even teleportation magic, which is difficult for many warlocks to master in their lifetime, can be learned in just a few months. Such a learning speed is simply amazing."

Hearing this, Lu Qi shrugged his shoulders, put on a look of indifference, and said very embarrassingly:

"Perhaps, this is the difference between a genius and a mortal."

. . .

In the next few days, under Regis's hand-drawn manufacturing drawings and personal supervision, the first large-scale distiller device was manufactured in the heavily guarded winery!

Soon, a large amount of fermented winemaking raw materials were sent to the winery, where distillation, purification, filtration and other processes began, and finally a bottle of Amelia spirit with extremely high alcohol content was produced.

When Jilian, the deputy head of the Black Eagle Knights, gulped down a large glass of transparent spirits, his entire face flushed red all of a sudden.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was filled with excitement, "Your Excellency, I've never had such a strong drink! It's so fucking cool!"

Hearing this, the corner of Lu Qi's mouth curled up, looking at the wine bottle filled with transparent liquid in his hand, he couldn't help shouting in his heart:

Technology is the primary productive force!

Chapter 596 Fire Wine

Although the production process of distilled wine is not complicated, it is very simple.

Anyone who knows something about alchemy can make a simple distillation device.

However, due to the backwardness of the times and the policy of ignoring the people, the advanced knowledge of alchemy, which involves magic, science, etc., is simply out of reach of ordinary civilians except for scientists or warlocks who have specially studied it.

And these people are full of thoughts about how to use alchemy to make different magic elixir and potions.

Naturally, they would not have thought of applying this distillation and purification technology to the winemaking process.

After all, if they want to drink fine wine, they can just buy it with money.

In this way, under the advanced thinking of modern people in a different world, a distilled liquor with high alcohol content, which is unique on the market, was born in this medieval magical world!

The final distilled wine was named "Fire Wine" by Lu Qi, which means that after one sip, the stomach and even the whole body will be as warm as if being burned by a flame.

However, Lu Qi was not in a hurry to release this real spirit on the market, but came to Vizima himself, held a small and high-class wine tasting party, and invited the king and courtiers to taste the "Wine of Fire".

Although I don't know why Lu Qi suddenly started brewing wine.But they were unimpressed with the prospect of the young governor diving headlong into the brewing business, mocking his product in private as a surefire sell.