Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"In Europe, many people use this kind of wine to compete in alcohol consumption. If the few princes don't have enough alcohol, then they won't drink anymore. I'm afraid they would lose their manners if they drink too much!"

Mao's meaning was very clear. There was no problem with this wine, it was just that its quantity was high … In any case, the people of the Qing Dynasty did not know what the number was. It was probably just like how fierce they were, not what kind of people were above them!

On the surface, Yi Kuang seemed to be dealing with Cai Bixia, but he was also keeping an ear, he just wanted to know what Hairy # 2 said. When he heard that the alcohol was a little higher than Erguotou, he immediately felt relieved!

late Qing was a mature age of Chinese spirit distillery technology, the capital's popular Erguotou, and also resale to the mouth of the stuffy donkey, they were all distilled wine!

After the grains were fermented with wine, it naturally formed alcohol. However, regardless of how much the grains fermented the alcohol, the alcohol content would not be too high.

So you see the world's primitive fermented wine, such as rice wine, wine, beer and so on, alcohol content is not high!

Because there was a limit to the amount of alcohol fermented by bacteria, if the alcohol concentration was too high, the bacteria would also be killed. At that time, the fermentation would naturally stop!

Wu Song had drunk eighteen bowls of strong liquor on Jingyang Gang. It was only a dozen degrees of rice wine. Was he really going to give a fifty degree Erguotou a try?

Wine accuracy is low, not easily intoxicating, so there is a thousand cups of the common saying not to get drunk!

But it wasn't a good thing to not get drunk. He drank so much that his stomach almost burst. He didn't feel dizzy at all. Wasn't this what he wanted to feel?

In order to improve the quality of wine, the distilling technology was created. The principle was very simple, it was to use all means possible to vaporize the water in the low-alcohol liquor and leave the alcohol behind!

The less water there was, the higher the alcohol quality would be!

That was the theory behind the Erguotou. After distilling the liquor, the first pot would produce a pot of liquor. This was what was commonly known as the Erguotou. Since it was too strong, it could be used to make incense.

The Chinese also bought this wine to disinfect the battlefield!

The second pot of distilled wine had the best taste. It was the second pot that the people of the capital loved to drink. The third pot was as light as water and was sold to laborers at a low price.

Yi Kuang thought back to the battle results of his high level alcohol drinking. Erguotou had also drank two catties before, his alcohol capacity couldn't be worse than a woman's!

Wasn't this Green Elf a little stronger than Erguotou? What was he afraid of? This was still his own palace, he wouldn't lose out no matter what!

"Lady, please! This King will keep his word. If you drink one cup, I will definitely drink three! "

"Good!" Delightful, bring the ice! And sugar cubes! "

Opening up a bottle of absinthe, a thick medicinal fragrance pervaded the air, causing General Gui's nose to twitch as he puzzledly asked, "Why is there such a strong medicinal smell? This is medicinal wine? "

"That's right, Your Highness is right!" Mao pointed at the absinthe and said, "This is actually European medicinal wine, the green is actually the color left by the herbs such as wormwood and anorak."

"The wormwood has always been considered a good medicine for treating rheumatism, so it was first used to treat rheumatism!"

"Later on, I don't know what happened, but a lot of artists in Europe... Oh, this is what we call a learned man who suddenly falls in love with this taste, and as a result, people treat him as a regular drink! "

"However, even though it's called drinking often, it's still only a small portion of people. Many commoners can't stand the smell of this medicine …" Of course, the most important reason is that this wine is very expensive! "

"That's why it's not very popular, very few people …"

Yi Kuang clapped his hands when he heard Er Mao's words, "Haha … "I've been suffering from rheumatism these days, and Mr. Cai has sent me some good European medicinal wine. It's so wonderful, so wonderful!"

"Doesn't this make sense?"

Cai Bixia had a faint smile on her face, ignoring Yi Kuang's vulgar seduction, she was only adjusting the terms of those few Italian crystal openmouthed cups!

The small cup was not big, it was about two taels of wine, but it would not fill up the cup. absinthe did not drink it directly, the medicinal taste was too strong, and the effects were not easy to spread!

There was naturally a imperial chef with exquisite knife skills in the palace. Cai Bixia asked the imperial chef to carve her ice balls that were as big as the diameter of the wine cup.

The chef deliberately asked the prince if he wanted to show off his knife skills, "Excuse me esteemed guest, is this ice ball round? Is there nothing else? "

Cai Bixia laughed, "Adding ice will make the wine taste better. No matter how you carve it, it will still melt in the end …"

"Esteemed customer's words are wrong!" The imperial chef kowtowed, "As the saying goes, one should never complain about details. Since this is ice used by nobles, we should pay more attention to it!"

"Oh? "Then be careful, I won't stop you …"

It was a good day for the imperial chef. It was cold and chilly at the entrance. Currently, there were plenty of people who wanted ice cubes during the winter. The spring water from Jade Spring Mountain was stored in a large copper vat in the palace, which would be replaced with new ones every day.

The top of this copper jar was covered in a thick layer of ice. Just scooping a few would be enough to suppress the flow of wine.

The imperial chef pulled open the toolbox. It was densely packed with knives, chisels, and all kinds of sculpting tools. In a short moment, ice was flying everywhere and the ground was littered with snow-white powder.

Cut, cut, chop, chisel, chop, cut, pick... It was a series of flowery work!

In less than three minutes, a sparkling and translucent ball of ice the size of a cup appeared on the tray!

"Good!" As expected, his cooking skills were excellent … "Where did you find this cook?" Prince Li Shi Duo immediately clapped his hands. "Such a divine skill, you'll have to borrow it for my house to use for a while …"

"Hey …" "It's nothing, just a few servants. Take it and lend it to me."

Cai Bixia looked at the exquisite ball of ice that resembled a wyvern, on the tray. On top of it, there was a coiled ball of ice dragon hair, it was extremely lifelike!

"Good technique, it really is a godly technique …" Raising his head, he looked at the imperial chef Cai Bixia and asked: "These are rewards! What would you like me to reward? "

The imperial chef kneeled on the ground with a proud expression, "Your highness has bestowed it upon me, this servant does not dare to choose between good and bad!"

Cai Bixia opened her mouth and said, "I'll let you choose, the first choice is that I give you a redemption, in exchange for your freedom, what do you think?"

"How about three thousand silver taels for the next day?"

Yi Kuang's eyes lit up, this Cai Bixia had some skills, even a chef wants to poach him? Prince Ching looked at the family servant who was kneeling on the ground and laughed coldly.

"Since Mr. Cai has spoken, let's do as Mr. Cai says …" "This is my son's servant, his name is Liu Baiwei, if you like it, you can take it!"

He did not expect that Liu Baiwei, who was kneeling on the ground, would kowtow three times: "Thank you, noble silver …" This servant can marry a wife! "Thank you noble silver Zi …"

Hahaha … Several princes immediately laughed, "This dog slave is really smart, he knows that silver is good stuff!" "Hahaha, getting married is easy!"

"There will be a meeting in my residence the day after tomorrow. As long as you are satisfied with the operation, you will be given a mansion in the south of the city! "Hahaha …"

"Thank you for your reward, Prince!" "Thank you for your praise, Prince …"