Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 12
After Li Chengqian and others returned to Beijing, Changsun Wuji took over as Pei Ji's Shangshu Zuo Pushe, which was also a signal for the new emperor to officially take over the court.Xie Yingdeng was also appointed by the left guard of the East Palace. Qin Huaiyu Jin Zuo Wuwei Yueqi Zhonglang General, commanded the newly formed heavy cavalry. It can be said that everyone got something, except Li Chengqian who didn't get any rewards.

Li Chengqian, who returned to the East Palace, started his plan to make a fortune. As a senior drinking buddy, how could Li Chengqian not know what kind of profitable industry this is.

Li Chengqian wrote down the brewing method of baijiu, which is divided into seven steps: selection of raw materials, cleaning of raw materials, cooking and gelatinization, cooling, mixing fermented grains, fermentation, and wine steaming.

The craftsmen of the East Palace use sorghum, glutinous rice, and southern rice as raw materials. To ensure the quality of the wine, they need to put the grain into baskets before soaking the rice, wash the grain with well water, and wash off the residual rice crumbs to ensure that the grains are pure. Essence.Wash and soak for 12 hours, drain and set aside.

Clean the cold steaming cauldron, drain the remaining water, boil the water, steam it in the steamer, and then pour baskets of grain layer by layer, push them away, and spread them flat in the rice cooker.Steam rice on high heat, pour the last basket of rice into the bucket, cover the lid and continue steaming rice on high heat, after a while, the hot air will be sprayed thinly, and the rice fragrance will come out.

Steamed grains, one grain at a time, ensure that there will be no lumps during the mixing process.In order to ensure that there will be no problems in the fermentation process, Li Chengqian asked the winemakers to check the fermentation situation at any time.

Be very careful, smell here, look there, Li Chengqian knows that small changes in the fermentation process may affect the normal fermentation.After the fermentation is complete, start to steam the wine, first pour deep well water into the pot.After the water is boiled, the fermented grain wine grains are poured into the barrel for distillation.

After about an hour or so, the wine came out, and the wine flowed into the wine jar through the connecting pipe of the wooden barrel. Li Chengqian dipped in the dipping wine. Based on his experience, the degree was about 60 degrees, and he was very satisfied. He rewarded the wine craftsmen for two Ten guan money, and ordered the steward to remake several sets of wine-making equipment, expand production, and strive to produce [-] catties within two months.

If you do this kind of business by yourself, you will inevitably be impeached by the censor, so it is necessary to find a partner. Besides, you need a share capital to buy a share. Li Chengqian needs a lot of money right now. One is to store food for the Northern Expedition. Second, to expand your own winery, the most important thing is that money can make money.

Li Chengqian thought for a while, and said that there were only two most difficult people to deal with in Zhenguan Dynasty, one was Cheng Yaojin, who was feared by everyone, no one could do anything about this guy who made jokes.

Li Chengqian once saw with his own eyes the three censors fainted in anger. The old man was not ashamed, and he would often brag to his colleagues how he fought against the Confucians. Thinking of this, Li Chengqian shook his head.

This old guy is too difficult to deal with, and I may not be able to get along with him. Besides, I have a lot of contacts with the lieutenant general recently. Although Li Shimin didn't say anything, it doesn't mean he doesn't think about it. This will also give others an excuse to attack him.

The other candidate is Changsun Wuji. When he was young, Changsun Wuji was a famous prodigal son in Chang'an City, needless to say his drinking capacity.In Li Chengqian's memory, there are very few people who can drink him anyway. Now that he is old and in the center, he has naturally restrained a lot, but who doesn't know that Changsun's family's wine collection is the best in Chang'an.The most important thing is who knows that the eldest grandson is rich, and not ordinary rich, so in the end Li Chengqian decided to knock his uncle for a fortune.

Zhao Guogong's Mansion in Chongdefang, Chang'an

Changsun Wuji felt a little strange about Li Chengqian's arrival, shouldn't he be studying in Chongwenkan?Why is Your Highness coming to the minister's house today when you are free?"

"Uncle, what is your name, Your Highness? This is at home, and it's not in court. Can't you come if your nephew is fine? Besides, I'm here today to give uncle a gift."

Hearing the word gift giving, Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows. The prince Li Chengqian is a poor man. Although his sister is a queen, she will not give Li Chengqian too much money.

One is that the influence is not good, and the concubines in Li Yuan's harem have to be gagged, and the other is that Li Chengqian is still young and has too much money in his hands, and Empress Changsun is afraid that he will imitate the bad.

Seeing Changsun Wuji's hesitation, Li Chengqian signaled Heng Lian to put the three cans of wine on the table. At this time, Changsun Wuji's doubts became even greater. Changsun Wuji had never drunk any wine in the palace. Could it be that His Majesty is hiding it.

"Uncle has never drunk any wine in the palace. If you are not polite, be careful, uncle will report to your mother's queen, saying that you teased the elders." Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"Come on, come on, Heng Lian, let our Minister of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Pu shoot, to see if he has drunk the wine in our East Palace."

Henglian opened the lid, and a fresh fragrance rushed towards Changsun Wuji, um, what kind of wine is so fragrant, under the gaze of Changsun Wuji, Henglian poured the transparent wine into the cup.

"How about it, uncle, have you seen such crystal clear wine before, you?" Before Li Chengqian could finish speaking, Changsun Wuji snatched the wine glass from Henglian's hand and drank it down in one gulp. Changsun Wuji blushed, and a hot line ran from his throat to his stomach.

Changsun Wuji coughed and pointed at Li Chengqian, speechless. People who don't know the inside story will definitely think that Li Chengqian has poisoned the wine when they see this scene.

After a while, Changsun Wuji got angry and shouted: "Okay."

Li Chengqian signaled Henglian to continue pouring wine for his uncle.When he drank the third cup, Changsun Wuji put down the glass contentedly: "Chengqian, what is the name of this wine? Uncle has never tasted it before. It is indeed a good wine. It is fragrant and sweet, and has an endless aftertaste." The intoxicated look on his face made Li Chengqian feel a little more sure of success.

"Uncle, there are three kinds of wine. The one you just had was Nan'erfeng (sorghum wine), and the two jars are Lihuabai (rice wine) and Fengchunfeng (glutinous rice wine). Uncle likes good wine, so why don't we bring it here for Uncle to taste a few."

"It's just good wine. What did the old minister drink before? That's called wine. I don't think this wine is cheap. Your Highness has a heart."

"Uncle, do you want to be able to drink it every day?" Li Chengqian's appearance now looks like those who are rumored to be in later generations.

"Chengqian wants to start the wine business with uncle, but I don't know what uncle wants!"

"Oh, how much share capital does Your Highness want?" Changsun Wuji asked with great interest.

Li Chengqian raised three fingers: "30 people account for [-]% of the members plus a piece of land for building a winery"

Hearing such a large amount, Changsun Wuji was shocked: "Why don't you go grab it, and why do you need so much money?"

"Uncle, each kind of wine is divided into three grades. The top-grade wine is three hundred per jar, the middle-grade wine is fifty per jar, and the low-grade one is ten per jar. Uncle has just drank it, so he should know that this kind of wine will not worry about selling at all. What do you need so much money for, uncle will soon know, anyway, it is beneficial to Datang.”

Changsun Wuji walked around the house a few times, this wine is good wine, if he disagrees and let others get a chance, the Changsun family will lose out, what kind of person is Li Chengqian, the trip to Huazhou is enough for him to get close I know my nephew who is growing up.

The huge benefits made Changsun Wuji unable to give up, and he gritted his teeth: "Well, Your Highness is so precocious, so I don't think he would do anything out of the ordinary. This business veteran has done it, and he will send the money to the East Palace later. , As for the land His Highness wants, I still have a piece of land in Weinan, so I will give it to Your Highness."

Seeing that Changsun Wuji agreed, Li Chengqian almost jumped up happily. With the money, many of his plans could be realized. Li Chengqian straightened his clothes: "Don't worry, uncle, this business will bring a lot of income to Sun's family. It's better than now." That's good, and uncle should also pay attention to this."

When Li Chengqian's finger pointed at his hand, Changsun Wuji was puzzled. There was no problem with his hand. There was nothing wrong with shooting as a servant just now. Hands, siblings, Changsun Wuji instantly became nervous: "Your Highness's kindness today, eldest grandson!" The family has nothing to repay, and from now on, the eldest grandson's family will never refuse to be used by His Royal Highness."

Soon Changsun Wuji knew what it meant to be moved in less than three seconds, and his nephew was too deceitful.

(End of this chapter)