I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

No wonder it's yours and mine's every now and then, and it tastes extraordinarily heroic.

After thinking about it carefully, don't you have to pour down a big cup of beer when you drink beer.

For Zhang Nuo, who is familiar with chemistry in junior high school, the purification of alcohol is really too simple. It is nothing more than taking advantage of the fact that the boiling point of alcohol is lower than that of water, and evaporation plus condensation will do.

And when he was thinking about how to make a condenser with the things he had at hand, he suddenly saw an experiment that interested him very much from the experimental activity 8 of Unit [-] of "Personal Education Edition Junior High School Chemistry Ninth Grade Volume [-]" .

【Removal of Insoluble Impurities in Coarse Salt】

Good guy, the novels that dare to love future generations are all deceptive. There is no need for a doctorate in engineering, a master in science, or a historical genius.

Optically knowing the difference between alcohol purification and crude salt purification is enough to make you prosperous and rich in ancient times.

It seems that if you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid to travel all over the world. There is still some truth to this sentence!

However, the purification of coarse salt is more troublesome than that of alcohol, and it is necessary to find ancient substitutes for chemical reagents. For now, let's think about his fine wine strategy!

Find two bamboo poles, one long and one short, first open the middle bamboo joints one by one, and then make a hole in the short bamboo pole, just to insert the long bamboo pole.

In this way, two bamboo poles, one long and one short, form a very original right-angled pipe.

Then Zhang Nuo excitedly ran to the place where the bath water was boiled at home on weekdays. While directing Zhang Erniang, who was watching the fun, to clean the cauldron quickly, he took the lid of the pot aside and began to drill holes.

He wanted to connect the bamboo pipe to the pot lid. As long as it was sealed properly, the steam that evaporated after the alcohol boiled would run out along the bamboo pipe.

In this long bamboo pipe, coupled with the cool air temperature, the most primitive and crude condensation device has been formed.

At that time, high-purity alcohol will come out from the other end of the bamboo pole.

Although Zhang Erniang didn't know what the master's family was busy with, but seeing Zhang Nuo's high-spirited appearance, she could only work honestly according to the master's arrangement.

After a while, the pot was cleaned, and the original condenser tube on the pot cover was also ready.

Zhang Nuo carried a large jar of wine, poured it into the pot bang bang, and then arranged for Zhang Erniang to start a fire, while Zhang Xiaomei was careful, so Zhang Nuo arranged for a clean porcelain bottle to be filled with alcohol at the end.

As the raging fire continued to burn, it didn't take long for the pot to start tumbling.

Immediately afterwards, from the end of the original condenser, a drop of alcohol-smelling liquid flowed out.

Zhang Nuo was really happy and distressed when he smelled the strong smell of wine.

Naturally, I am happy because I have succeeded in refining the alcohol, but I am distressed because the strong smell of alcohol is actually the alcohol evaporating. It is all money!

Chapter 21 The Future of Zhang's Liquor Industry

It didn't take long at all, and there was almost a catty of wine in the porcelain bottle that Zhang Xiaomei was holding.

It hurts to think about it. This catty of wine is exchanged for ten catties of wine, and that's not counting the labor, venue, firewood and so on.

Zhang Nuojin's batch of wine is relatively good, and a jar of ten catties of wine is about [-] Wen.

In other words, the cost of raw materials alone for the catty of high-concentration alcohol in my little girl's hand is five hundred cash.

However, this thing cannot be sold for the time being. If you drink it directly, you must die on the spot. Alcoholism is no joke.

Moreover, despite the fact that there are so many online articles in later generations who went back to the ancient times to sell high-quality wine and made a fortune, Zhang Nuo can be regarded as a serious practitioner and representative of the catering industry in the Tang Dynasty.

He thought about it carefully, and for this group of Datang people who are used to drinking low-alcohol rice wine, if you suddenly ask him to drink [-]-degree baijiu, there may not be many people who really say it tastes good.

He has to proceed step by step, starting with wine with a temperature of around [-] degrees, divide it into a series of multiple varieties, and make it for him at [-] and [-] degrees, and make it into different tastes.

Zhang Nuo was not at all embarrassed about the fact that he was inspired to make wine from the teacher Fusang, who is both virtuous and talented.

It’s all said to be learning materials, so it’s something to be proud of when you learn by analogy and come up with some top business ideas.

Look at problems with a serious and academic perspective, and see the subtle business thinking and advanced chemical knowledge inside.

However, Zhang Nuo still has a lot of things to think about right now, such as how to arrange the personnel, how to arrange the venue, and how to find a stable supplier of bulk raw materials?

There are a lot of problems that require him to think carefully. If he doesn't think about these things clearly, no matter how good he makes the wine, it's still a small business.

He let the rich and powerful people in the Tang Dynasty fully understand what is really good wine!

When I am successful and famous, I will get some high-quality "Made by Mr. Zhang" limited editions from time to time, and cut leeks and wool one by one.

At that time, Gao Gaojiu will be paired with a magnificent packaging to be responsible for collecting wool, which will definitely make those top figures in the Tang Dynasty spend a lot of money happily.

Medium and low-alcohol wine is responsible for cutting leeks, so that those petty officials and ordinary people can buy them once or twice a month without feeling distressed.

That way you can make money continuously.Moreover, he, Zhang Nuo, is no longer a restaurant owner who smells like copper.

At this moment, if anyone can make a good wine that is highly praised, it will be a very elegant thing, and it will be very face-saving. Thinking about it is also very flattering!

Maybe when the time comes, give Li Shimin some rare collections with unique tastes, and then you can advertise that they are the same models for the queen, and you can't raise the price?

Thinking about those wineries in the later generations who would often launch a lot of money such as cellar money, state banquet money, and special contribution money, Zhang Nuo felt that he was afraid that he could sell the richest man in Chang'an just by selling wine.

Forget it, I can't think about it anymore, my mouth is watering any more!

When people are immersed in their own emotions and thinking, time always passes very fast.

Zhang Nuo felt that he was just thinking about his future career development, and Gouzi had already brought back two brothers, Liu Dazhuang and Liu Erzhuang.

The two brothers seem to have packed them here on purpose. Although the clothes are worn out, they are well-washed and their hair is neatly combed. It's just that with the green fluff around their mouths, it doesn't matter how you look at it. Like how old you are.

Zhang Nuo first asked about the situation of the two, and Liu Dazhuang, who was the eldest brother, answered alone, while Er Zhuang, as the younger brother, stood aside obediently and did not speak.

It turns out that this old Liu's family also suffered from the war. The father of the two brothers also followed Li Tang to fight the world, and worked hard to build a small family business.

It's a pity that I didn't live a good life for a few days. Not long after Er Zhuang was born, he became seriously ill, and after a year of suffering, the orphan and widow passed away.

Fortunately, the human nature is simple these days. The comrades in the past helped each other a little bit, and Mother Liu also gritted her teeth and went around doing odd jobs to help people with laundry and cook, which forced the pair of brothers who were one year apart to grow up.

The two brothers have been working around since they were seven or eight years old to help reduce the burden on the family.

At this moment, there are sixteen and fifteen, and their mother and father were still anxious to find a home for the two brothers to make a living, so that they could talk about a house and wife in the future.

Before they went out to search, Gouzi came to the door with good news.

For Gouzi, this orphan and widowed mother is also very familiar. He has been an old neighbor for many years. Two days ago, Gouzi took his wife and younger sister to clean up their belongings happily, and the brothers Da Zhuang even went to help.

I also know that they have found a good owner, and the salary is not low and generous.

Gouzi was very proud to take out the usual money and family allowance given by Zhang Nuo, and publicized the kindness of the master's family everywhere, making the surrounding neighbors envious.

But the Da Zhuang family never expected that they were still envious at home last night, and today Gou Zi came to the door with a message, saying that the master was looking for an apprentice chef.

This made the big strong lady very happy, she hurriedly tidied up the two boys, and then sent the two boys to follow Gouzi quickly.

After listening to the introduction of the family situation of the Da Zhuang brothers, and Gou Zi's family of three as guarantees, Zhang Nuo was not worried about recruiting dubious people into the family.

However, the profession of chef is a craft after all, and whether it can be used in the end depends on the truth.

If it is a mule or a horse, you will know what rank it is.

When you come to the kitchen, you don't need to light a fire on the stove.

A big radish, a kitchen knife, first sliced ​​and then shredded, you will know the knife skills once you try it.

The two brothers were not stage-frightened, and took the kitchen knife seriously and started to work.

Not long after, the two radishes became thin shredded radishes.

Zhang Nuo checked it carefully, then nodded slightly, it's okay!

The so-called knife work, under normal circumstances, actually has no technical content, it is a handicraft that practice makes perfect.

There is no trick to this matter, if you practice more without rushing, your knife skills will naturally reach the standard.

Zhang Nuo noticed just now that even if the movements were not very standard or fast, at least the two brothers were very serious in their pursuit of cutting the radish as thick as possible.

That's pretty cool!

The most taboo in the kitchen is to be anxious when cutting vegetables. The more anxious you are, the more mistakes you make.

You can cut it slowly, as long as the cut thing can be used, even if the chef tells you a few words, it doesn’t matter, after all, the speed can be raised slowly, as long as you are proficient.

But you can’t do it in a hurry. It seems that the swishing is very neat, but when you pick it up, it’s thick and thin, and it’s useless at all. Then this kind of apprentice basically said that it’s just one or two times.

Chapter 22

After inspecting the homework of the two brothers, Zhang Nuo spoke under the slightly nervous expressions of the two brothers,

"You two brothers can go back, come early tomorrow morning, we will go to the dental office to sign the contract!"

"From tomorrow onwards, you will be working in the kitchen. Let's start with knife skills, help me, and keep your eyes open to learn."

"The monthly fee is the same as a dog's. It's five hundred. I cover all the food and lodging. If you need help with other chores, remember to help me when you have time!"

When the Da Zhuang brothers heard Zhang Nuo say that they could go back, they almost cried, but they didn't know that they had been hired until later.

At this moment, he thanked Zhang Nuo without a word, and then quickly took the usual settling allowance that Zhang Nuo rewarded, ran back to pack his things and announced the good news!

Early the next morning, as soon as Fangshi opened, brothers Liu Dazhuang and Liu Erzhuang came over carrying their luggage, and their mother also came over.

Zhang Nuo didn't understand what it meant when he saw the two brothers coming with his old lady, but he didn't understand until Liu Dazhuang scratched his head and spoke with a little anxiety.

It turned out that the two brothers were worried that the old lady would be at home alone, so they hoped to find a job for the old lady to wash vegetables and clean up. As long as they took care of food and lodging, no wages were required.

Zhang Nuo was quite satisfied with this kind of filial behavior.

Naturally, he wouldn't save that little wages, and with a wave of his hand, the big strong lady was Liu Sanniang, who was paid three hundred Wen just like Zhang Erniang.

It just so happened that Liu Sanniang could be Zhang Erniang's companion when she came over. Even if there are not so many people in the kitchen for the time being, as long as the wine making business starts in the future, there will be not enough people.

It's nothing more than a few more months, it's training in advance, and then these advanced employees can lead the new employees, maybe they can make a standardized production or something in Datang.

Seeing that the most worried old lady had also become a servant of the master's family, the brothers of the Liu family almost knelt down to Zhang Nuo, and Liu Sanniang thanked Zhang Nuo without a word.

It made Zhang Nuo feel a little embarrassed. In future generations, it would be nothing more than recruiting two apprentice chefs and handymen, but now, it would be like saving someone's life.

Gouzi went out to do some shopping, and Liu Dazhuang followed him. He held up his hand and recognized the way, and Liu Erzhuang went into the kitchen and began to tidy up.

Zhang Erniang and Liu Sanniang picked up brooms and rags to clean the originally spotless lobby.

Zhang Xiaomei went to the backyard. She had to wash the clothes that Zhang Nuo changed yesterday, and she had to find time to wash the clothes for her brother, and then she helped Zhang Nuo clean up the room.

Zhang Nuo was a little swollen at the moment, seeing these people dexterously looking for work on his own initiative, as if he was a rich family.

This also strengthened his determination to open a brewing workshop. The sooner the workshop is set up, the better it will be!

Thinking of how much money he will make in the future, Zhang Nuo is very happy right now.

Looking at the alcohol in the ordinary white porcelain bottle in his hand, Zhang Nuo had a thought, and went out to buy something. The wine would have to be seasoned.

It is sad to say that most of the wines that can be seen on the market in later generations are actually made by perfumers hired by large wineries with high salaries.

But the crafts there are too complicated, and Zhang Nuo, who is still relying on elementary and middle school textbooks to win the world, obviously can't handle it.

However, there are profiteers in later generations who can mix alcohol with water and add essence, and they can make good wine that tastes good. As a senior catering practitioner, Zhang Nuo, a real man who must drink red wine with Sprite, can't help it?

Cocktail practice is currently the most suitable wine development plan for him.

Think about future generations, Cuba Liberty and Long Island Iced Tea sound so foreign, and they sound like high-end cocktails. Isn’t Nima just wine mixed with Coke and some lemon or something.

At this time, Zhang Nuo didn't have lemons on hand, but he had sweet-scented osmanthus honey, tangerine peel, and ginger, a common ingredient in cocktails.

With these things in hand, Zhang Nuo expressed his confidence in brewing one or two best-selling Datang wines.

Putting on his pure white flamboyant brocade suit, with jade pendants, money bags, and sachets hanging around his waist, he made it look like the policeman patrolling the streets back then, and then pulled on the little girl who cleaned up, Zhang Nuo held his head high. Just go out.

This time he went out not only to purchase supplies, but he also thought about buying back the old house that he had sold before.

He remembered that the old house was sold to a neighbor in the same city, and that neighbor took over with good intentions, but actually bought it and did not live in it for the time being.

The old house is in Yongpingfang. The people in the shop are basically civilians and small businessmen, and most of them live by doing small business and handicrafts.

Their old Zhang family also came here in the same way. If they take back the old house now, they might be able to recruit a group of good craftsmen.

He thought about turning the old house into a workshop, and the neighbors were all acquaintances, so it was safe to put it there.

Even when the time comes, workers will only need to cross a road to get to and from get off work, and even the second- and third-tier dealers live not far away.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, so Zhang Nuo simply turned around and went to Yongping Square first.

But it didn't take long for Zhang Nuo to feel pain in his eggs, and without him, his legs were sore.

Chang'an City is not a small county town. As a large city with a population of over one million, Chang'an City now covers an area of ​​more than 80 square kilometers.

You know, the capital city in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was only 60 square kilometers.

Judging from the location of Yongping Square, Zhang Nuo would have to walk from the city center to the Second Ring Road.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo found a car dealer very neatly and rented a carriage, and he chartered the carriage very generously for a day.