Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 573 Royal Winery
Li Jing smiled and said: "Cheng En, it's good if you have this heart, you are not young, and your teeth are not good, so don't eat."

"Thank you, Lord Guo, I just want to try it." Wang Chengen said with a smile.

Li Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, if you want to suffer this crime, you can take it back and eat it. But let me declare in advance that I didn't force you to eat it. Don't blame me if you feel uncomfortable after eating it."

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Grandpa, you and the emperor can eat it, and this old slave can also eat it. What's more, it is the blessing of this old slave to eat the leftover food of the Duke and the emperor."

Li Jing shook his head, looked at Zhu Youjian and said with a smile: "Cheng'en is a thoughtful person. With him by the emperor's side, I don't have to worry about many things. But there is one thing, the words are too popular. I want to listen more." Yes, it must be confused."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Brother Li is saying that Cheng En is really a good person. Cheng En, our Duke does not praise people easily. There are so many servants around me. Except for you, he doesn't even look at him." Eye-catching, don't let the Duke down."

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "This old slave has listened to the emperor and the Duke of the country all his life."

Li Jing waved his hand: "Come on, serve the food quickly, and bring another pot of wine. I'll have a drink with the emperor."

"Brother Li, you are just recovering from illness, why don't you drink it?" Zhu Youjian said hurriedly.

Li Jing smiled and said: "It's okay, but I still don't drink white wine. I remember that Taiyuan, Shanxi seems to have brought a few jars of wine into the palace. Let's drink some wine today."

"Okay then, Cheng En, bring me a jar of wine." Zhu Youjian said.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Take three more glasses, and you still need to use glasses to drink wine."

"Hehe, brother Li really knows how to drink!" Zhu Youjian laughed.

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Wang Han, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem saying 'Grape Wine Luminous Cup', which means drinking wine should be particular about the cup. We don't have luminous cups, but we still have glasses."

(Note: Wine is not foreign wine. China has been brewing wine since the Han Dynasty, and has experienced many ups and downs. During the Tang Dynasty, even ordinary people began to drink wine, regardless of gender. In the Song Dynasty, due to the northern grape production area Occupied by Liao and Jin, the wine industry entered a period of low ebb.

The Yuan Dynasty was the most prosperous period of China's wine industry and wine culture. Because the Mongolians loved to drink kumiss and wine, they vigorously promoted the grape industry in the Central Plains, and even opened official gardens in Taiyuan and Nanjing to plant grapes. Under the promotion of the imperial court, the wine industry reach the highest peak.

The Ming Dynasty was a period of great development of China's wine industry. The variety and output of wine greatly exceeded that of the previous dynasty. Because the wine tax was incorporated into the commercial tax, and the commercial tax was only [-] per cent, the cost of selling wine was greatly reduced, which promoted the The development of distilled spirits and Shaoxing wine.Without preferential policies, wine will lose its former glory and gradually lose its competitiveness.

However, wine has been developed for more than 1000 years, and the foundation is still there. There are still wineries in Guanzhong, Taiyuan and other places.

Although wine was also produced in the Qing Dynasty, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, China's local wine gradually declined and was eventually occupied by foreign brands. Even the famous Changyu Wine only survived for 50 years and went bankrupt in 1948.So much so that later on, most Chinese people thought that wine was foreign wine and winemaking technology imported from foreign countries. )
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Although my palace is not as rich as the previous dynasty, I still have a few luminous cups. Cheng En, bring the luminous cups, and let's learn how to drink wine from the Duke!" "

Hearing this, Wang Chengen hurriedly ordered the little eunuch to clear up the food on the table, and ordered the little eunuch to notify the imperial dining room to serve the dishes, while he went to the inner storehouse to get the cups.

After a while, Wang Chengen returned with a jar of wine and a brocade box, while the little eunuchs came in with bowls and dishes.

Li Jing couldn't help but shook his head when he saw it, and said, "The emperor has prepared too much, right?"

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "I know Brother Li is frugal, so I didn't prepare too much. There are only sixteen dishes in total."

Li Jingjing nodded, turned his head to look at Wang Chengen and said, "How many dishes does the emperor have for each meal?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "Generally there are four dishes, but if you eat with the queen or concubines, it will be eight dishes."

Li Jing shook his head and said: "No, inform the imperial dining room that the emperor will guarantee at least eight dishes for each meal in the future. Frugality is frugal, but it can't be too shabby. The emperor of Ming Dynasty only has four dishes for each meal. If it is spread, people will not be laughed at! "

"Yes, I will pass on the Duke's order tomorrow." Wang Chengen said hastily.

Li Jing waved his hand: "Come on, take out the cup and pour the wine!"

Wang Chengen hurriedly opened the box, took out the cups, and placed them in front of Zhu Youjian and Li Jing, then opened the wine jar, and filled Zhu Youjian's and Li Jing's glasses respectively.

The moment the wine glass was full, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but exclaimed.

Li Jing picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, your luminous glass is as white as suet, which is the perfect vessel for drinking wine. You see, after the wine is poured into the glass, under the light of the candle, it looks like blood. Warm and crystal clear, adding a bit of poignancy and beauty.

Wang Han's poem goes: "The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink the pipa, immediately remind me, Lord Mo Xiao is drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times." 'It's really a wonderful poem to persuade wine, especially to persuade this wine.Come, let me toast the emperor! "

Zhu Youjian raised his glass and said with a smile: "Brother Li is really elegant with his poems to persuade you to drink. However, you should not respect me for this glass of wine, but I should respect you. Brother Li, you are dedicated to the country, and you are always thinking of me. I don't think it's right, so give Brother Li a cup. Please!"

Li Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you and I are of the same mind, and we all hope to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty. It is our duty to do things for the country. It is inappropriate for the Emperor to persuade you to drink. Well, let's not pay respects." Let's go, let's do it together."

Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "That's exactly what it should be."

After all, the two toasted and drank.

Putting down the wine glass, Zhu Youjian pointed to Li Jing's glass and signaled Wang Chengen to pour the wine. When Wang Chengen filled Li Jing's wine glass, Zhu Youjian said, "Brother Li, you asked me to have dinner today, and you talked so much again. I have already understood the meaning of the words. Alas, I misunderstood the words of the villain and almost put Brother Li in a difficult situation. I lacked consideration in doing the facts."

Li Jing smiled, picked up his wine glass and watched silently, as if waiting for the next sentence.

Zhu Youjian smiled bitterly and said, "It's Zhou Yanru, it was Zhou Yanru who suggested this to me. Brother Li, I really have no other ideas, just want to express my heart."

Hearing that Zhu Youjian took the initiative to say Zhou Yanru's name, Li Jing secretly heaved a sigh of relief.As long as Zhu Youjian doesn't carry Zhou Yanru's burden, the rest will be easy to deal with.

Putting down the wine glass, Li Jing said with a smile: "I know that the emperor has no other intentions. If the emperor wanted to test me, he would not use such a clumsy method. It seems that someone bewitched the emperor, and the emperor did not think about it before committing a crime." Such a mistake."

"Thank you brother Li for your understanding." Zhu Youjian said hurriedly.

Li Jing said with a smile: "Zhou Yanru wants to be an official with all his heart, he is obsessed with officials, and his character is really inferior. It is in vain for him to boast that he is full of knowledge. In my opinion, he has read all those books into the stomach of a dog."

"Brother Li, why don't you arrest him in my name?" Zhu Youjian asked hurriedly.

Li Jing waved his hand: "It's just a jumping clown, there's no need to waste energy on him, let him jump around. Well, let's not talk about this person, we don't have to spoil our drinking."

Taking a sip of the wine, Li Jing continued with a smile: "Your Majesty, how are the preparations for the New Year's celebration going? If you have any difficulties, just let me know, and I'll ask someone to do it for you."

"Hehe, Mr. Shen and Mr. Yang have already made arrangements. Brother Li will preside over the ceremony with me." Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

"Is the money enough? If not, I'll ask your sister to bring you some." Li Jing smiled.

Zhu Youjian shook his head hurriedly and said: "Enough, enough. Master Shen brought your words to my sister-in-law after returning to Beijing, and my sister-in-law sent someone to give me 10 taels of silver that day. Cough, it was originally agreed that we will be alone Half of the payment is good now, my sister-in-law has covered it herself."

Li Jing laughed and said, "Hahaha, your sister-in-law has money, who would spend it if she doesn't spend it? It's okay, it's good to save your money, save it for another business."

Zhu Youjian heard that his eyes lit up: "What good business is there? This time, you can help me think of a quick way to make money. Don't do business like porcelain. I have already invested a lot of money in the porcelain factory. "

Li Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry, the more you press, the more you will earn in the future. Don't worry, I will guarantee that you will make a lot of money in the porcelain factory."

"Listen to you, I will let them continue production at the porcelain factory. Tell me quickly, what good business is there?" Zhu Youjian said anxiously.

Li Jing tapped the cup in front of him lightly and said, "Just do this business."

"Make a luminous cup?" Zhu Youjian asked in surprise.

Li Jing shook his head and smiled, "Make wine."

Zhu Youjian pondered for a while and said: "It seems that there are not many people drinking wine now."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Not much, but the king of Chu is so thin, and the palace is so starved to death. If everyone knows that you and I like this kind of wine, do you think everyone will drink it?"

"Hahaha, if Brother Li tells others that you love to drink wine, I guess all the officials in Ming Dynasty will drink wine, and those wealthy businessmen and gentry will flock to it even more." Zhu Youjian laughed.

"If even the emperor likes to drink it, ordinary people will definitely drink wine. The so-called good at the top must be good at the bottom. With the two of us helping to promote wine, it is difficult for this wine to sell well. How about it? Do it or not? This business?" Li Jing smiled.

"Do it, of course. Since ancient times, wine sellers have made huge profits. Brother Li gave me such a good idea. How can I not do it? Not only do I have to do it, but I have to do it!" Zhu Youjian said hurriedly.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Since the emperor wants to do it, then I have something to say first. Your winery is a royal brand. Don't make some bad wine to fool everyone. Don't say that I won't help you promote it."

"How can it be? The Royal Winery of the Ming Dynasty naturally wants to make the best wine. This is a gold-lettered signboard. If we make bad wine, isn't that a blow to our own brand?" Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

Li Jingjing nodded and said, "Also, your royal glass factory is going to make some wine glasses. Have you seen this glass?"

(End of this chapter)