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

This is to make it easier for him to investigate and investigate the tastes of Datang people.

There are two types of wine that sell best at present, one is called sake and the other is called baijiu.

In fact, the degree of sake called sake is the opposite of the taste, and it is more like the wine drunk by later generations. Not to mention the clarity, the taste is mainly spicy.

The name of baijiu, in fact, should be called rice wine in later generations. The liquor is white, with a sweet taste and low alcohol content.

In fact, both kinds of wine are brewed from grains, but the difference in technology makes one kind of alcohol high and clear to the bottom, while the other is turbid.Actually, there is no difference between the two.

And after confirming that the people of Tang Dynasty can also stand the spicy wine taste of later generations, it will be much easier. Although there is no essence and other chemical reagents at hand, he can simulate it with other additives. For example, cinnamon oil is a good thing.

Chapter 49 Du Ruhui Comes Secretly

For Zhang Nuo, being able to use knowledge to create wealth is a very proud and proud thing.

In later generations, he talked about marriage with his girlfriend several times, but the woman's family disliked him for his low level of education, and the result was nothing.

But at this moment, he is simply the representative of the top intellectuals in Datang, and he is still the kind of man who combines arts and science.

For example, cinnamon oil, Zhang Nuo forcibly created it through steam distillation based on its property of being soluble in ethanol but insoluble in water.

And because of the volatility of this stuff, even though Zhang Nuo tried to seal it with cork and other methods as much as possible, the whole yard can still smell the slightly pungent but very strong aroma of cinnamon oil.

However, it is not without good news. It is simply based on sake on the market, and after adding cinnamon oil and alcohol to enhance the concentration and taste, it has been unanimously welcomed by everyone in the house.

Different from the soft taste of the previous sweet-scented osmanthus wine, this kind of cinnamon wine can burn from the throat all the way to the stomach, but when the rich aroma of this kind of wine is mixed with the aroma of cinnamon oil, it is extremely refreshing.

So far, another new wine has been finalized, and it is destined to be a fine wine that sells better and is more expensive than the previous sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

Looking at the six wine jars that have been blended out three times in a row, Zhang Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that this formula can be mass-produced after preliminary inspections and trials.

He has devoted himself to this these past few days, but he is really tired. If he still can't produce results, he himself feels that it is worthless.

At this time, Hongyu was playing backgammon with his younger sister, and Hongdou was also yelling as he watched from the side.

Seeing that Hongyu was a little bored, Zhang Nuo made it for her to play with.

At that time, Hongyu saw Zhang Nuo coming in with Go, and thought that her husband was going to have a hand-to-hand game with her, but unexpectedly, he taught her such a simple game.

But after playing together with Xiaomei and Hongdou for a few times, the big beauties and little beauties became addicted to this game.

Especially for the two girls, Xiaomei and Hongdou, Go is too complicated. Let's not talk about taking one step and watching three moves.

But backgammon is different, the rules are so simple that one or two sentences can explain it clearly, but they can play games with each other in the middle, creating scenes of repeated fighting.

This is much more comfortable than being rubbed against the ground by Hongyu in Go.

Therefore, under the premise that Hongyu, who wanted to get along with the younger sister, let go of the water a little bit, the three beauties, big and small, were actually able to kill back and forth.

Zhang Nuo is naturally so happy. At present, there are still too few entertainment activities in Datang, and he doesn't have much time now. He can only get some gadgets to pass the time for them. The feeling of looking at him is simply exhilarating.

At this moment, he was thinking, if he wants to get out mahjong one day, that thing is a good thing that lasts for a long time.

Just when Zhang Nuo finished his work and was about to take a break, Gou Zi came over and said that someone who claimed to be Zhang Nuo's old friend had come.

Zhang Nuo was a little puzzled, Gouzi knew Lao Li, since he didn't mention his name, it must not be Lao Li, but he didn't have many old friends here.

When I came to the lobby, which had been restored to its normal appearance, I saw, oh, it turned out to be Lao Du, and this was Lao Li's friend, and calling him an old friend was not considered an overstep.

"Old Du, why did you come here alone today? I thought you would come with Lao Li."

Du Ruhui was standing by the wall at the moment admiring Zhang Nuo's framed "Humble Room Inscription", nodding as he read it, looking so intoxicated like drinking nectar that Zhang Nuo was startled when he greeted him.

Du Ruhui turned his head and saw that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang was coming, and immediately grinned to the ear.

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, you are not kind. I saw the masterpiece you wrote for him in Lao Li's study, and then read the beautiful essay you wrote for yourself. You are obviously a master of both poetry and literature, but you didn't tell me?"

"If I knew it before, my old Du would have to ask you for an answer with a shy face, but it's not too late today, haha, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, you can't let me go home empty-handed!"

Zhang Nuo also laughed, and this old Du was still talking to himself.

In fact, he doesn't feel much about these things. Poems are ready-made, and they are all in his mind. It is nothing more than writing a few words. How much effort can it take?

So he waved his hand indifferently, and said proudly,

"Don't worry, we are all friends, how can I let you go back empty-handed, let's eat and drink first, and tell me what you want later!"

Du Ruhui grabbed Zhang Nuo, who was about to go into the kitchen to make some side dishes, and said with an apologetic smile,

"No, don't worry about eating and drinking, you can come any day, and you won't die of starvation if you don't eat for a day, but your excellent writing is not common, you write it for me first, let me have my eye addiction, it doesn't matter if I eat or not!"

Seeing that Lao Du was quite resolute, Zhang Nuo nodded indifferently. While telling Gouzi to go to the backyard to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he asked,

"Old Du, tell me, what do you want to write?"

Du Ruhui pondered for a moment, then said slowly,

"A few months ago, when the Turkic soldiers approached the city, I only hated myself as a powerless scholar who could not fight the enemy and stained the battlefield with blood."

"Besides, every time I think about this late at night in the past few months, the more I think about it, the more I feel aggrieved, so I hope that I can ask for a military poem from shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, which can be regarded as a solution to my depression."

Zhang Nuo nodded after hearing this, thinking that Lao Du is still an old cynical youth, he usually seems to be joking, but unexpectedly he is also a passionate young man.

Zhang Nuo closed his eyes and began to think silently. Military poems and frontier poems are simple, but which one to put out still needs to be considered.

At this moment, Gouzi had already brought all the four treasures of the study. Du Ruhui saw that Zhang Nuo was thinking with his eyes closed, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take them, spread them neatly on the table, and started grinding the ink himself.

Not long after, Zhang Nuo finally found a poem in his heart that fit Lao Du's wishes. Although it was not a famous poem written by Li and Du, as a military poem, it seemed to meet Lao Du's requirements.

Zhang Nuo, who already had a plan in mind, opened his eyes sharply, picked up the writing brush at the side, dipped it in ink, and wrote it on the paper without any hesitation, all in one go.

"The beacon fire shines on Xijing, and I feel uneasy. Yazhang resigns from the Phoenix Tower, and the iron cavalry circles the Dragon City."

"The snow is dark and the flag paintings are withered, and the wind is full of drums. It is better to be a centurion than a scholar."

Seeing Zhang Nuo stop writing, Du Ruhui hurried over, but just seeing Zhang Nuo for the first time, Du Ruhui couldn't help shouting,

"It's better to be a centurion than to be a scholar! Shopkeeper Zhang is amazing!"

Chapter 50 Differences among nomads

Du Ruhui finally got his wish and got Zhang Nuo's entry into the army!

"The words are good, and the poems are even better. It almost expresses my old Du's heartfelt words. Shopkeeper Zhang is amazing!"

Du Ruhui was obviously extremely satisfied, and praised Zhang Nuo without any disguise.

Zhang Nuo looked calm, just kidding, buddy, what is the level of poems that future generations can remember?

Those are all famous stories that can be passed down through the ages!

If it weren't for the fact that Lao Du is more honest and nice to speak, would it be Lao Du's turn to do such a good thing?

Just kidding!

You must know that he hasn't fully paid for his hacks now, there are only so many poems in his stomach, and if one is taken out, one will be missing.

At this time, Du Ruhui carefully rolled up the entire page, gently put it aside, and waited to take it away when he returned home later.

The biggest harvest of this visit has come, Du Ruhui is very happy, and the whole person is much more relaxed.

Sipping the fine wine that Zhang Nuoxin made, Lao Du leaned back in his chair so chicly.

In particular, the sentence in the humble room inscription on the wall, "There is no messy ears without silk and bamboo, and there is no hard work without copybooks" really hit his heart.

This little shopkeeper here is simply a holy place for laziness.

The cinnamon wine made by Zhang Nuoxin is a perfect match with the slightly greasy meat. A mouthful of meat and a sip of wine, and chatting with the well-informed shopkeeper Xiao Zhang from time to time, it is comfortable and comfortable!

However, there is also a downside, that is, the new wine developed by Zhang Nuo is a bit easy to get drunk.

No, after just one bottle of wine, Du Ruhui's face was already flushed.

Although he was not so drunk that he was in a coma, his voice was much louder.

I don't know if it was stimulated by Zhang Nuo's alcohol today, or the blood in Zhang Nuo's heart was aroused by Zhang Nuo's marching in the army today, or if he is the Minister of the Ministry of War and is concerned about military affairs. Du Ruhui sighed while chatting,

"Brother Zhang, the Turkic people are just a bunch of white-eyed wolves who can't get enough to eat. Don't think they retreated this year, but as long as there is a chance, they will definitely rush over and bite us hard."

Zhang Nuo also drank a lot at the moment, but as a man who drank [-]% baijiu in later generations, this [-]% liquor only made him a little excited.

Zhang Nuo has a very bad habit, that is, he becomes talkative after drinking, and the more he drinks, the more talkative he becomes. If he is at the height of his drinking, he will stop chatting with someone whenever he sees him, and he can't even talk. kind of.

Although it hasn't been completely over at the moment, this feeling of being slightly drunk is actually the most comfortable, so when Du Ruhui lamented the war in the northern border, Zhang Nuo brought his historical knowledge and internet trolls with him The contribution jokes are a bit ready to move.

"Old Du, you don't have to worry about that. Those high-ranking officials and ministers in the imperial court are not the ones who are far-sighted and take the first step to see the next step. You, a small businessman, don't need to worry about it?"

Du Ruhui didn't mind Zhang Nuo's belittling, as he came more often, and seeing His Majesty being complained about by shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, he would feel that he was insulted by shopkeeper Xiao Zhang in person, as if it really didn't matter.

So Du Ruhui leaned on the back of the chair, half-closed his eyes and replied with a smile,

"Worry what's wrong, the Tang Dynasty is rich, and we are also honored to wait for merchants, so it's right to care about the important affairs of the court in your spare time."

"Brother, you are talented, tell me, why are Turks and white-eyed wolves so hated?"

In fact, Zhang Nuo didn't want to complain about Lao Du, but just thought it was funny. Lao Li and his gang thought that they were high-ranking officials in the imperial court. , It’s all a bunch of people who are full and have nothing to do.

But Zhang Nuo really liked chatting with this group of people.After all, these old fellows, including Lao Li, speak more and more nicely now.

"Old Du, you have to understand that Turkic people, Xianbei people, and Huns are different from us Central Plains Han people. In the final analysis, we rely on farming to support our family, while these foreign people rely on grazing to support their families. .”

"This brings about the biggest difference. Those who have been dealing with the land for many years have learned the virtues of the land, while those who have been dealing with livestock for many years have learned how to compete with natural selection."

"The so-called virtuousness means that we only believe in our own hands and work hard silently, and eventually there will be rewards. This is what the so-called heaven rewards hard work."

"And those who believe in natural selection believe in the whips and knives in their hands. If they don't have others, then go and grab them."

"You are stronger than him, he is more docile than a dog, he will only beg for a few bones from your hand safely, but when he is stronger than you, he will be more vicious than a wolf, and will find every opportunity to be cruel I will bite a piece of your flesh hard, and then chew your bones."

"We think that foreigners are white-eyed wolves, but from their point of view, he did nothing wrong. As long as you are strong, I will submit to you, but when you are weak, you deserve to be bullied by me!"

Zhang Nuo talked a lot at once, leaving Du Ruhui in a daze.

This is the first time someone has analyzed Turks and other forces from the perspective of national characteristics. For hundreds of years, the Central Plains has not been bullied by foreigners.

But looking back, this is really the case. Isn't the foreign race just staring at the neighbors in the Central Plains all the time.

As long as the Central Plains Dynasty is strong, it will immediately come up to pay tribute, wishing to be the number one younger brother.

But if there is a serious internal trouble in the Central Plains Dynasty, then I will be embarrassed. It is this group of people who burned, killed and looted the most.

Now, if you think about it with the theory of shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, isn’t it natural selection? If you are strong, I will admire you and follow you, and if you are weak, I will kill you.

However, Du Ruhui saw that Zhang Nuo could see the relationship between countries and the characteristics of the nation so clearly, so he was completely interested.

It seems that this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has proved that he knows the affairs of the court like the back of his hand, and now he seems to have a deep knowledge of poetry and books, but looking at it now, he is also familiar with military affairs!

So can you ask him how to deal with the Turks?

The court has been arguing for several months over whether to fight the Turks and how to fight the Turks.

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is often asked all over his head, and it just so happens that today's chat is here, maybe Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper can surprise people?

Thinking of this, Du Ruhui hurriedly approached Zhang Nuo and said flatteringly,

"Shopkeeper Zhang, you said that if I, the Tang Dynasty, send troops to fight the Turks, how should I fight to win?"

Zhang Nuo waved his hand nonchalantly,

"Old Du, don't worry, I, the Tang Dynasty, fight against the Turks, and we can win no matter what!"

Chapter 51

Zhang Nuo is not talking about it, but in history, the early years of the Tang Dynasty really drove the Turks to kill, and the title of Tang Taizong Li Shimin Tian Khan was not earned.

It was forcibly killed with iron cavalry. If someone is interested in looking at some unofficial history, they can see that in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the killing was really frightening.

Seeing Lao Du's hesitation to speak, Zhang Nuo smiled and continued,

"Old Du, you have to understand that there are two types of so-called military affairs. One is local wars, that is, soldiers fight against soldiers and generals face to face. I fought many famous generals like this."

"Ambush, fire attack, siege, rush, interception of food, etc. are all commonly used by generals in this kind of war. If they are used well, they can make great achievements with fewer enemies and more enemies."

"This kind of thing is based on skill and a little bit of luck, but when it comes to the second type of war, that is, the national war, it is actually the national power that is fought."

"If the Tang Dynasty and the Turks go to war, if our Tang Dynasty is strong enough, then we don't need to use any insidious tricks, just use Huanghuang Tianwei to press head-on, and occupy one place if we hit one. No matter how you detour or outflank, as long as the Turks dare Come, you are facing an army."

"And the most important thing is that as long as the national strength is strong enough, the Turkic war can even be used as a training ground, and the military guards will be sent to the front round in turn to fight steadily and thoroughly eliminate the Turks."

Du Ruhui's blood boiled with enthusiasm when he was described by Zhang Nuo. If it was really what Xiao Zhang said, then he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, would be very happy.

Turkic dissatisfaction?Yes, transfer Zuo Wuwei to Pingzhi!