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There is no doubt that people in the Tang Dynasty love wine.

There are too many verses related to wine in the texts that future generations need to memorize and write silently.

Some people analyzed the reason and said it was because there were few entertainment projects at that time.

Some people say it was because there were too few things to keep out the cold at that time, so they needed to drink to keep out the cold.

Others say it was because the alcohol content at that time was so low that everyone could take a few sips.

In any case, the business of the brewery under Zheng Zhixun's name has always been excellent.

This is where most of his expenses come from.

Hearing what Yan Kai said, he said generously: "What share are we talking about? The profits from the wine you brewed by yourself should naturally go to you."

"Young Master is right!" Butler Zheng also agreed.

In the eyes of the two of them, they really couldn't see any prospects for just such a thing, or just some steamed wine.

"One yard belongs to another yard. After this thing is built, it belongs to Zhixun. I want [-]% of the pure profit of the liquor."

Yan Kai shook his head, maybe these two people didn't know the meaning of monopoly.

Yes, among drinkers, there are those who like low-alcohol drinks, and some who like high-alcohol drinks. Not everyone will like such high-alcohol drinks.

But it's enough to just sell it to drinkers who like high-alcohol drinks, because it's an exclusive business.

For low-alcohol wine, if this one doesn't taste good, you can buy it from another one. If this one is expensive, you can buy it from another one that's cheaper.

But when the time comes, this is the only high-quality wine in the entire wine market. You will have no other choice or bargaining room. If you want to drink, you will have to buy wine from the Zheng family.

This kind of exclusive business is the most profitable business.

The future relationship between him and the Yan family is not known yet, but he still wants to talk about it now. People have complicated hearts, lest they see the huge profits and feel unhappy.

Yan Kai even only wanted [-]% of the net profit, because this was just his first business in this world, and he believed that he could produce more things in the future.

But now that I am attached to the Zheng family, this [-]% of the net profit is enough as my start-up capital.

At Yan Kai's insistence, Zheng Zhixun signed a contract with Yan Kai.

The two of them were now very interested in abacus, so Yan Kai ignored them and left the two of them in the study with abacus while he went to the craftsman.

Everyone is familiar with it, and the craftsmen also know Yan Kai's status in the Zheng family courtyard.

If Yan Kai asks you to hit something, then just hit him.

This time the thing is obviously much more complicated. After all, it is to contain wine for distillation, so the sealing requirements are much higher.

Several craftsmen discussed with Yan Kai and decided to make a small one first to test it out.

Those containers can be customized in the future at the pottery making place. As for now, I went to the kitchen to find some ready-made ones. The places that couldn't be sealed were sealed with dough and tung oil, and the pipes were temporarily made of bamboo pipes.

Several people worked together, and in a short time, an extremely ugly still was ready.

This thing was also designed by Yan Kai based on his little knowledge of physics.

A large vat is filled with wine, and the bottom is slowly heated, and then a craftsman is asked to make a beveled copper sky pot above.

Some well water is installed on the outside of the sky pot, so that the steam steamed from below will condense quickly when it is cold, and then flow along the slope to the guide tube on one side, and finally enter the collector next to it.

This can be said to be a crude distiller that cannot be more crude.

After finishing it, it was almost lunch time. Yan Kai asked two people to go home with the wine steamer and a small tank of wine.

The food at home has been prepared, and the family is waiting for Yan Kai.

Yan Laoer's eyes lit up when he saw Yan Kai's wine vat on the side.

As a result, Yan Kai sat down to eat and didn't even mention letting him drink. This made him feel upset, but he didn't dare to say anything.

The lunch meal felt a bit lacking in flavor.

After dinner, Mrs. Yan went to clean up, while Yan Kai began to play with the wine steamer in the yard.

"Brother, what is this?"

"To make money."

"But it looks so ugly, hee hee hee."

"Hahaha, it's a bit ugly. I'll make some good-looking ones when the time comes."

I built an earthen stove with stones, took out a few unburned firewood from the kitchen stove and stuffed it in, and the fire started immediately.

Yan Kai opened the wine vat and carefully picked up the wine vat, then carefully poured a vat of wine into it from the funnel at the feed port.

The corner of Yan Laoer's mouth twitched as he looked at it. The wine smelled like good wine. I've probably never had such a good wine in my life, yet Yan Kai poured it into the ugly vat.

Fire is used to burn the wine below. Even Yan Laoer knows that when the wine is heated, it will disappear in a short time. Isn't this a waste of things?

Yan Kai carefully adjusted the firewood below.

He vaguely remembered that the boiling point of alcohol seemed to be less than [-] degrees. Of course there was no thermometer here, so he could only listen to the sounds inside through the big urn.

As soon as there is a boiling sound inside, you must quickly control the fire and make it smaller.

Because what boils first must be the alcohol.

After all, this crude sealing equipment could not be completely sealed, and the aroma of wine began to permeate the entire courtyard.

Yan Laoer sniffed and followed the smell and took two steps closer to Yan Kai. Then he became alert and felt that he was losing face, so he took two steps back.

After a short while, I couldn't resist the temptation again and took two steps forward, and so on.

The dripping sound gradually began to appear in the collector, indicating that the wine was really steamed out.

While Yan Kai was operating, he directed the two little ones to help him carry firewood.

There wasn't much wine to begin with, and for about half an hour, Yan Kai could smell the smell of alcohol leaking out getting weaker and weaker, so he thought it was almost done.

After putting out the bottom fire and waiting for a while, the entire wine steamer had almost cooled down before Yan Kai went up and opened the seal.

There was about a third of the liquid left in the large vat containing the original wine. Yan Kai dipped a little of it with his fingers. There was still some wine smell, but it was already very bland.

Then he opened the small tank that collected the wine. The wine inside was only a little more than one-third of the original wine.

In other words, the efficiency of this wine steamer is about three to one.

As for the degree, you have to try it to know.

But just by smelling it, the strong smell of alcohol already made Yan Kai feel dizzy.

The two little ones even covered their noses and ran away.

Just when Yan Kai wanted to taste it for himself, Yan Laoer's voice suddenly came from beside him: "Kailer, you are not yet an adult. This wine smells very strong. If you drink it, it will hurt your health. I'd better let my father bring it on!"

Yan Laoer's words were said with awe and justice. Yan Kai had never seen him acting like a drunkard making trouble just now.

Thinking about it, I have never drunk wine in this world. Although Yan Laoer has drunk some low-quality wine in the past, at least he has more say than himself.

So he handed the wine bowl to Yan Laoer.

Yan Laoer was overjoyed, took the wine bowl, raised his head and took a sip. He had been holding it in for too long.

"Hiss...oh...huh...huh..."

After taking a sip of wine, Yan Laoer felt a burning sensation begin to churn in his stomach.

As for this wine, it's probably almost [-] degrees, but who told them to drink wine with more than [-] degrees? Even at thirty degrees, it was an unprecedentedly strong drink for Yan Laoer.

"Dad, how do you like this wine?" Yan Kai looked at Yan Laoer and asked for his opinion.

Then I saw the corners of Yan Laoer's mouth slightly raised in a smile, then his eyes closed, and he fell backwards to the ground with a snap.

Yan Kai: "..."