Villager of Daming

Chapter 558: Distilled and processed wine as medicine

Chapter 558: Distilled and processed wine as medicine (first update)
"There is a skill that is better than our hard-working soldiers. Craftsmen are popular. There is no need to work hard. The person with the lowest number will be awarded ten guan."

On top of the archery tower on the city wall, a soldier holding a telescope for lookout looked at the steam engines and snowmobiles running around with envy on his face.

That was when the comrades were getting familiar with the operation. After they had finished practicing, they pulled the sled and went out to transport the goods.

The craftsmen who participated in making the parts will receive at least ten rewards each, which will be given to them after they return.

"You haven't seen the hardships they endured when they were apprentices. The craftsmen who came with the team were only one in a hundred.

They usually don't get rewards, but they only give extra rewards in special circumstances when they build steam engines and other things.

You are learning literacy and arithmetic, and when you are good at it, you are thinking about how to be a craftsman of parts. "

The soldier next to him thought clearly that there was a gap between craftsmen and craftsmen. Of course, good craftsmen made more money.

Soldiers who fought well received a lot of rewards. Now that they are not fighting, their lives are not in danger, and they still receive military pay every day.

"How do you think Xiaqiu Village came up with this idea? Put coal and water in it, and the things will move on their own, and they can also drive other things to move together."

Another soldier was stamping his feet and talking on the spot. His feet were frozen and his toes were numb from the cold.

"Waterwheel, the waterwheel was connected to something to help grind rice. It's the same as the current thing."

"Why didn't you think of it? According to what you said, flintlock guns and muskets are the same, can they be the same?"

"How can I think of it and still stand on the archery tower shivering from the cold? I wish I had a drink."

"Tired of living? Are you not satisfied with giving you fresh vegetables in this winter?"

"Does Xiaqiu Village know how to make wine? The grain we save can be used to make liquor. Even if we drink a tael, it's good."

"Artisans know how to make it. Yingtian Mansion's beer is just a trade between Xiaqiu Village and His Highness King Qin! It is made from Lala rice seedlings. The germinated wheat is not tasty, so it is made into beer."

"I seem to smell alcohol, lees."

"Yeah, yeah! Yes, has it been brewed? Is it steaming? You can drink it after steaming."

The soldiers smelled the smell of alcohol and kept sniffing as if they had drunk it.

……

"Your Highnesses, the smell of wine is too strong. Let's go out and wait, otherwise we will end up drunk here."

In the special distillation room, the manager called Zhu Biao and Zhu Chong out, and they came to watch the fun.

The herdsmen had fish to eat, and they offered some milk. The horses, cows, sheep, and camels in the army all had milk for a period of time after they gave birth.

The milk was usually given to the wounded, and later made into ghee and cheese. Sometimes they also imitated the herdsmen and made kumiss to drink.

The alcohol content of kumis is low, and the army does not have distillation equipment, so the taste is not very good.

The soldiers had alcohol, but they did not dare to drink it. It was for life-saving purposes.

Considering everyone's hard work and the cold weather, we made a lot of wine with milk, and now it's time to distill it.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi came over to take a look, but Xun was confused. He didn't take a deep breath until he came out.

"I've done a lot of physical work. Drinking wine can really relax me." Zhu Xi raised his sleeves and smelled it, but he couldn't smell the alcohol.

"People who have just finished work have a fast heartbeat and blood circulation, so they cannot drink immediately. They should wait for a while to rest before drinking a little.

In particular, you should not eat too much food, otherwise you will easily collapse after drinking wine, and the bleeding in your head will not stop. "

The commander first explained the situation. The soldiers and craftsmen worked hard, and non-combat attrition could not occur just because of drinking.

"Yes, I've heard that if you win a war and then come back to drink, the people will disappear." Zhu Biao thought of something.

"If you want to put it in the military discipline, you can't drink it to death." Zhu Fang supported.

"It's a pity that the local population is too small. The Ming Dynasty must improve medical standards and reduce the number of people who get sick and die. At the same time, it will increase the output of the land so that people can have enough to eat, especially non-staple food. It is impossible for people not to eat meat.

If soybeans are used instead, it is easy to develop stones, not to mention soybeans are not cheap. "

The chief turned to talk about the auxiliary problem of Ming Dynasty's population. The population was originally small, especially after the war, people died of illness.

The key areas produce little food, and at the same time there is a lot of uncultivated land, making it difficult to farm in mountainous areas.

The mountains need to be dug up first before we can have flat land. Otherwise, we need terraced fields, which require livestock. It’s okay to plow and harrow the plains with steam engine-powered equipment.

Zhu Biao and the two listened, including when there is no water on the mountain during the terraced fields, then put in a steam engine, use a screw diversion machine to turn the water up, and build canals from above for irrigation.

A reservoir can be built on the top of the mountain, but it must be covered well to prevent people from falling in and drowning.

People who work there must tie a rope. If they fall in, they can get up by grabbing the rope, and steps can be built into the pool.

Especially children, those who can't swim are not allowed to play close to it, and those who can swim are not prepared to jump into the reservoir.

Zhu Biao asked someone to help him take notes. He was afraid that he would forget when he turned around. Regardless of the trivial things the chief said, they were all targeted.

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The herdsmen were the first to get wine. They could only make low-alcohol fermented milk wine without distilling equipment.

In the past, butter was made just like the herdsmen Zhu Biao's team met on the road, using wooden barrels and wooden plugs to beat it.

Now they also have a hand-cranked milk separator, which saves a lot of effort and time.

"Luo Lu, they said that if you want to drink strong wine in the future, you can take the milk wine you brewed to the city and the castle.

They help with the distillation, just leave them something to make cheese with.

This wine is too strong, so you have to sip it in small sips. You'll get drunk after two big sips, so you can save it. "

Da Ji rushed the children to study, while the mother-in-law rushed to Luo Lu's house to do handicrafts, and invited Luo Lu to drink.

The two of them had two taels each, just smoked fish and a plate of cucumbers... strips?Come and eat.

Today, the cucumbers were divided among the seven members of his family. Four cucumbers were given to him. He took out one and cut it into strips that were not much thicker than cucumber shreds.

Two people ate these cucumber strips with dipping sauce, which they treasured very much.

Not to mention winter, in previous summers, if they wanted to eat cucumbers, they had to go to the south near the Yellow River. Others grew cucumbers, and they used cheese and ghee in exchange.

Mainly in order to exchange for salt, I need a few cucumbers along the way. If there are too many, they are useless and cannot be stored.

Eating cucumbers in summer already feels good, let alone winter.

Luo Lu brought a few lettuce leaves, a handful of green onions, and a plate of salted dried tofu.

In the past, they would have mutton to eat. If they killed the sheep in winter, they could keep it for a long time and prepare some when eating.

Now I can't bear to kill them, and the old ones who can't give birth have been given to the prince and the king of Qin.

Therefore, there are always vegetables to eat now. It is an exchange and I guarantee that you will not suffer any loss, including the sauce. This is Jubiqi's black bean sauce. It is very dry and needs to be stir-fried with water.

Luo Lu picked up a piece of salty dried tofu, bit off half a centimeter of it, and said with a click of his lips: "Their snowmobiles are very powerful, and they can only run fast on the snow in winter!"

We will discuss with them later to see if we can tell them the place where we set up our tent during the winter, and they will come every two days.

My family plans to do half-grazing and half-farming, planting a little land that is easy to manage, and then going to graze it, so that we won’t follow the water and grass.

In winter, you can live in a fixed place, or next to a bunker. "

(End of this chapter)

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