The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 252 High Alcohol

The Royal Forest Army I envisioned is an army mainly based on firearms.Naturally, there is no problem when attacking from a distance.but.Once the Mongolian cavalry rushed to ten meters quickly.within five meters.As long as the military order still continues. "Fire." Then the soldiers still couldn't retreat.Instead, pull the trigger of the gun reflexively.This requires all soldiers to carry out the orders of their superiors to the letter.at the same time.Because of the backwardness of firearms.So you have to rely on mass shooting.In order to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy.This requires the Imperial Forest Army to implement the strictest military orders.Otherwise, only a few people retreat.It will shake the confidence of others.

Not afraid of sacrifice.Follow orders.It is the military spirit I endowed to the Imperial Forest Army.

For most musketeers.It only takes three to five months to master the essentials of shooting.Then other time to train intensive projects.In addition to improving their basic physical fitness.The most important thing is the psychological factors of the soldiers.

I drank the tea in the cup and said: "Mother, the Imperial Forest Army is a new type of army. It will train troops according to the child's thinking. The first point is to make all the soldiers obey. Obedience. The reason why the child chose Xie Aiqing as The deputy commander of the Yulin Army. It is because of Xie Aiqing's out-and-out execution ability."

"Execution."

"Yes. Queen Mother. Let's not mention how strong the personal abilities of the imperial guards are. But the 'orders and prohibitions' are the most well-executed in the guard camp. Simply put, it is the strictest military discipline of the imperial guards. This point. Even The well-trained frontier soldiers are ashamed of themselves. And all this is because of Xie Aiqing's contribution."

Xie Daoqing didn't understand very well: "Eat first. Talk while eating."

Quan Jiu took the wine bottle from the maid's hand.Pour wine for everyone one by one.I took a sip and said: "Mother, it is now the training period. My child is not interested in which general is good at fighting. It is to see which general is more capable of training a group of outstanding soldiers. The battlefield is a game for the entire army. It does not rely solely on the personal ability of a certain general. So. Mother, but please rest assured. My son chooses Xie Aiqing. It is not cronyism. I believe that Xie Aiqing is qualified for the post of deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Come. Mother, my son toasts you. Thank you Aiqing. You should accompany me too."

"En." Xie Daoqing drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Daolin also said in one gulp.

Drink three rounds.Xie Daolin, who seldom talks to me usually, started talking more.Maybe after getting in touch with me a little bit more.I think it's because I'm so easy to get along with.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The daily training of the Imperial Forest Army will be handed over to the minister. I promise to let them know what military orders are like mountains."

"En. Thank you, Aiqing. I am completely assured of this."

Xie Daoqing asked: "Officials. Then which minister do you plan to let Xie Daolin take over as the guard commander?"

"Mother, the child is planning to discuss this matter with Xie Aiqing. After all, this position is not trivial. You must choose a loyal and reliable person to take it. Xie Aiqing. It is up to you who will take over this position."

Xie Daolin thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, according to what I see, Lan Yu's deputy commander is feasible."

"Lan Yu. He is highly skilled in martial arts. There is no problem with his loyalty. It's just that he is too young."

My original intention was also to promote one of the original commanders.And Lan Yu and Shen Mo are the ones I am most familiar with.It's just that I'm really worried that Lan Yu's qualifications in the guards are too low.Hard to convince.

Xie Daolin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if you think Commander Lan is too young, I have a way."

"Really. Talk."

"Your Majesty. The imperial guards are all brave men. They have always admired those with high martial arts skills. Your Majesty, why don't you come to a martial arts competition to establish a rule. If Commander Lan can beat all the heroes with skill, then everyone will naturally not be dissatisfied."

"Contest." I nodded. "That's a good way."

"Your Majesty. Among the imperial guards, apart from the ministers, the five commanders have the highest martial arts. Among these five, the two commanders, Lan Yu and Shen Mo, are already very familiar to His Majesty. The other three are Du Chunhui, Zhang Zijian and Fang Kang." .Although there has never been a formal contest between the five of them. But I have a certain understanding of their martial arts."

"Then Aiqing thinks that among these five people, who has the highest martial arts."

"Your Majesty, I'm still optimistic about Lan Yu, Mr. Yuan's apprentice."

"Okay." I agreed. "Xie Aiqing. Tomorrow happens to be the day of the court break. You inform the five commanders to come to the martial arts hall for a competition at half past three in the morning (10 o'clock). The one with the highest martial arts skills will temporarily take over the position of guard commander."

"Yes. Your Majesty. The minister leads the order."

Xie Daoqing saw that we were only talking.He said: "Officials. You talk while eating. Now the weather is getting colder. Eat more food and wine."

"Good. Good." Xie Daolin picked up his glass. "Your Majesty, I offer you a toast."

"En. Thank you, Aiqing. Come on. Drink this cup."

Xie Daolin already has a lot of alcohol.In addition, today is not as restrained as usual.So not only did I drink a lot myself.And kept toasting me.It made me drink a lot more than usual.Xie Daolin sipped and said: "Your Majesty, although this royal wine in the palace is good, its strength is a little weak. Tomorrow, I will give you a jar of military-flavored knife wine. That kind of wine will be enjoyable to drink."

I don't drink much though.But Zhao Xuan is a good player.But drink as much as today.It's my first time.

On the way back.Quan Jiu asked concerned: "Official, you drank too much today. Do you feel dizzy?"

I said casually: "It's okay. Basically, I don't feel dizzy."

"Yeah. I drank so much at once. Why didn't I feel dizzy? That's right. Xie Daolin was right. Maybe it's because the strength of the wine is not strong enough. That is to say, the strength of the wine is low. "I thought about it in a blink of an eye.

The so-called liquor in later generations is brewed by distillation.The production process of liquor in the Song Dynasty was simple.Most of them are only brewed by filtration.Its degree is very low.According to some experts.The degree of ancient liquor may only be equivalent to the degree of beer.That is, around ten degrees.According to the description in "Water Margin".After Wu Song drank eighteen bowls in a row.You can also go up the mountain to fight tigers.It can be seen that its degree is low.

Liquor made by distillation.The degree can generally reach 4 degrees or more.Compared with ancient liquor.There is a world of difference.The baijiu of later generations is obviously high-grade baijiu.In my impression.The technology of brewing liquor by distillation is more advanced than the development of firearms.The production of clocks and so on is much simpler.

I am sitting in the royal study.Carefully recall the knowledge about liquor.Since the advent of things like MSG.The launch of new products is much slower.There are certainly technical issues here.for example.The development of glass has encountered a bottleneck.After all, Shen Yiqiu, Quanjue and others are not proficient in everything.However, there is a lack of talents proficient in chemical engineering in Lin'an University.Of course, there are also factors of my busy schedule.I haven't thought about which items can be developed in this era for a long time.The development of clocks and watches is also due to the coincidence that I met Yang Xiaozhi in college.

Liquor in my country is obtained by distilling fermented mash or fermented mash made from starch or sugary raw materials.Liquor made by distillation.Its wine is colorless (or slightly yellow) transparent.The smell is pure and aromatic.The entrance is sweet and refreshing.Higher alcohol content.After storage and aging.It has a compound fragrance mainly composed of esters.Later generations of liquor are produced all over the country.Among them, products from Shanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou are the most famous.Moreover, the liquors in different regions also have their own outstanding unique styles.The production and brewing of liquor has two methods: solid state fermentation and liquid state fermentation.The solid-state fermentation method also has processes such as Daqu, Xiaoqu, and Bran.Among them, glutinous rice wine has a relatively large proportion in the brewing.The reason is that its manufacturing cost is relatively low.Simple and practical.

There are many theories about the origin of high-grade liquor in later generations.One of the more credible records comes from the "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen, a scientist in the Ming Dynasty.It is written in the book.Shochu (white wine) is not an ancient method.Founded since the Yuan Dynasty.The method is to use strong wine and bad food into the steamer.Steam up.Use a device to take Dettol.All rancid wine can be steamed.Recently, only glutinous rice or millet or sorghum or barley is steamed.Ten days in the urn of Hequ brewing.Steam in a steamer.It is as clear as water.Very strong.Cover wine dew also.

I take out the pen and paper.I wrote down the general steps of the method of brewing in my memory.

First of all, grain raw materials such as glutinous rice or japonica rice need to be pulverized.The purpose of crushing raw materials is to facilitate cooking.Make the starch fully utilized.According to the characteristics of raw materials.The fineness requirements of crushing are also different.The second is to mix new materials, distiller's grains, auxiliary materials and water together.Lays the groundwork for saccharification and fermentation.The third is to carry out steaming and gelatinization.gelatinize the starch.This favors the action of amylase.It can also kill bacteria.The fourth step is cooling.That is, the raw material that will be cooked.Use the method of blowing slag or drying slag.Let it cool down quickly.The fifth point is to mix the unstrained spirits.And water should be added when mixing unstrained spirits.To control the moisture content of the unstrained spirits when entering the pond is 58-62%.The sixth is cellar fermentation.After installing.A layer of bran needs to be covered on the fermented grains.Seal with pit mud.Add another layer of bran.The final step is to steam the wine.The alcohol, water, higher alcohols, acids and other active ingredients in the fermented grains are evaporated into steam by steaming wine.After cooling, white wine can be obtained.During distillation, alcohol, aromatic substances, alcohol-sweet substances, etc. should be extracted as much as possible.And use the method of pinching the head and tail to remove impurities as much as possible.

"Xiaoqi." I called after I finished writing.

"Officials. The younger ones are here."

"Notify Shen Yiqiu and Quanjue to come to see me in the Imperial Study Room at Shenshi tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes. The little one will arrange it now."

Liquor is brewed.Again it should be a huge source of income.Even in later generations.Alcohol taxation also occupies a very important position.

As for the famous wines of later generations.Can only come step by step.Wait for me to brew ordinary high-strength liquor first.Let people go to Sichuan again.Guizhou and other places.What Moutai.Famous wines such as Wuliangye came out.It won't be long.

Most of the memorials in September were about the seven major reform measures.Therefore, the number of daily memorials during this month is relatively small.After I write down the production steps of distilled liquor in later generations.Quan Jiu has finished marking today's memorial.

"Jiu'er. Go to Xianwen Pavilion tomorrow morning to look for information about wine making."

"En. Do the officials want to make wine?"

"Yeah. Jiu'er. I think the current wine is just like what Xie Daolin said. It's not strong enough. So I plan to improve it."

"Okay. Official."

"Jiu'er. Have you finished sorting out all the books in Xianwen Pavilion?"

Quan Jiu smiled and said: "Officials. It's still early. There are too many books here. You have to read them one by one. Jiu Er probably will take a while."