I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Du Qi is a rare manufacturer of perfume. After all, it was given to Li Yanyun and Qianxue, and he did it by himself. The simplest perfume manufacturer, the most complicated part, involves the distillation and purification of alcohol.

This is the trickiest one.

For this, Du Qi took a lot of thought and searched many distillation methods from memory, and finally got a series of distillation tools, from steaming pots to intercepting wine vapor, and then condensing the vapor to form The puree of the wine, this is at least the original wine above 70 degrees.

Today’s drinks are very low. But it is about ten degrees, and there are even lower degrees. To talk about the highest alcohol level, Du Qi encountered only 20 degrees. It didn’t taste much, and the aroma was not as strong as the original wine.

The original wine purified by Du Qi only has two jars. He took out half a jar of wine, which was divided into two halves, usually used to soak dried roses, and the other half was used to soak dried jasmine. After the two kinds of flowers are soaked, just wait for the fragrance of the flowers to infiltrate them after sealing.

Du Qi soaked the flowers, put the bottle in a cool place, and fetched the rest of the original wine. He took a light sip, and the wine entered his throat. The mouth was full of wine, but it was also more spicy and strong. For those who like to drink spirits, this is definitely good wine. But people who are not used to drinking strong alcohol may faint after a drink or two.

Stop wine like this for a while, especially after cellaring, it will taste better.

Du Qi’s mind turned, thinking about the problem of Distilled Liquor water. To manufacture a more refined wine, a large amount of wine needs to be purified and distilled, but the raw wine obtained in this way is actually very small and the loss is too large in the middle.

If large-scale wine making, the consumption of food will be extremely huge, which is an astronomical figure. The land in the Western Regions is more scarce than the central plains. It is certainly unrealistic to make wine on a large scale by yourself. After all, you cannot ignore the storage of food just because you make wine.

However, drinks can be purchased.

Du Qi had an idea in his mind, and immediately arranged for someone to summon Shangguan Yi and other cabinet members to the great hall. This is to let everyone rank First Rank. Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, Laiji and Guan Zhilan entered, and the four took their seats.

Shangguan Yi said: “His Majesty summoned us, but what’s the matter?”

Du Qi said: “I called you here today, I just found a little jade Liquid. So I specifically call you all to taste and taste carefully.”

He waved his hand, and the waiter immediately picked up the plate. Four small jade glasses were placed on the plate. There is not a lot of wine in each glass, so there is less than half of it.

Shangguan Yi picked up the wine glass and sniffed lightly and said: “His Majesty, the taste of this wine is too pure. This is the first time that the minister has smelled this kind of wine, and there is a sense of desire to smell it. A sense of immortality.”

As a child of Upright Sect, Shangguan Yi came from Cháng’ān and tasted a lot of fine wines, but this kind of wine gave Shangguan Yi a feeling that his mind was swayed by him.

Ma Zhou, Laiji and the others also put them in front of the nose and sniff slightly.

This fragrance is rich and tangy.

Du Qi waved his hand and said: “Taste it.”

Shangguan Yi took the wine glass to his mouth, took a sip, and the strong entrance made Shangguan Yi’s eyes and face widened immediately. There was an incredible look. Immediately after the wine entered his throat, Shangguan Yi couldn’t help but si si uttered, but the smell of the wine filled the taste buds. At this moment, Shangguan Yi let out a sigh of relief, only to feel a sense of ecstasy all over his body.

Comfortable!

It’s so comfortable!

Ma Zhou, Laiji, and Guan Zhilan also tasted gently. The three Zhong Guan Zhilan can drink strong wine. He opened his eyes and said, “His Majesty, this wine is really wonderful. The minister is in Puchang. In the county, I drank alcohol without telling my father, and boasted that I tasted Qiongyeyuye all over. There has never been a drink that can match this one. It tastes good, and it is really delicious. The entrance is strong, and the drink is exquisite. The feeling is very comfortable.”

Ma Zhou and Laiji both felt good after drinking. However, the two of them don’t drink strong alcohol, so although it is delicious, after a sip, there is a feeling of mind floating.

Shangguan Yi couldn’t help but said: “His Majesty, how did you get this wine?”

Ma Zhou and the others, also looked towards Du Qi.

Curious expression in the eyes.

Because of the taste of this wine, it is really good, but I feel dizzy after drinking it.

Du Qi looked at the expressions of several people, but he also shook his head. To say that the distilled and purified raw wine is indeed more delicious, but it has not been cellared and does not have enough years of precipitation. In fact, it is still not enough pure. But for Shangguan Yi and the others, this is already a peerless wine, an extremely pure wine.

Du Qi said: “The manufacture of wine is quite complicated, and it cannot be stated clearly in one or two sentences. In total, a jar of more than ten kilograms of wine, the manufacturer estimates that only a pot of wine. This is the case. Wine manufacturing consumes more food than the previous winemaking.”

Shangguan Yi wrinkled after hearing it frowned and said: “Wine is a good wine, but according to His Majesty, this wine cannot be made on a large scale. Brewing, because it costs too much food. Now in Xia Country, although granaries have been built in various places to store food to deal with natural disasters that may occur at any time. However, the foundation of our Xia Country is not strong enough to be able to make such large-scale wines and cannot stand it. Toss.”

In the past dynasties, winemaking was even prohibited.

Because it consumes too much food, in Xia Country’s current situation, ordinary wine making is not a big problem. When it comes to the wine given by Du Qi, it must not be brewed on a large scale.

Ma Zhou echoed: “His Majesty, the minister also agrees.”

Lai Ji said: “The minister also agrees.”

The three of them hold the same The opinion, after all, drinking is only to satisfy the appetite, but in the end we still have to consider the long-term development of Xia Country, not for a little drink, regardless of the people’s livelihood.

Du Qi said: “The brewing of this wine is produced in the country and certainly cannot be brewed on a large scale. However, the food needed can be purchased from other places, or purchased from Great Tang, or from Buying in India. Or, buying large quantities of alcohol from Great Tang, no matter what, it’s good for us. After all, buying alcohol at a low price and selling this purified alcohol at a high price will definitely make a lot of money. Money.”

Shangguan Yi said: “But although this wine is delicious, it’s easy to drink if you drink too much.”

Du Qi said: “The wine right now is too pure, sure It’s impossible to sell directly. A little blending will make it softer to drink. So don’t worry about this.”

Shangguan Yi tentatively asked: “His Majesty means, do you want the government to come forward to run it? “

Nowadays, there are many state-owned industries, and the finance of the entire Xia Country comes from this. If it were not for the financial resources of various industries, there would not be the prosperity of Xia Country today.

Du Qi shook his head and said: “Imperial Court is no longer in charge of the operation of liquors, independent of the household department, as my internal treasury. The managers are Empress and the concubine, and they are responsible for the management. Since then, Nei Treasury and State Treasury have been separated. All of my expenses are drawn from Nei Treasury. It is also a rule that the emperor cannot withdraw State Treasury money at will.”

Shangguan Yi listens Afterwards: “All Listens to your Majesty!”

The money of State Treasury is related to the long-term stability of Xia Country. If the emperor intervenes at will, or the emperor wants to repair the palace, or the emperor wants to build a building, From State Treasury, then State Treasury can’t stand the toss. State Treasury is separated from Neiku, and the emperor does not interfere with the financial operations of State Treasury, which is beneficial to Xia Country. Even if the wine is handed over to Empress, it is also cost-effective.

In fact, this is also the purpose of Du Qi calling a few people.

Ma Zhou and the others also agreed and praised Du Qi Enlightened Sovereign. They don’t care whether Du Qi’s internal library can make money, as long as Du Qi does not withdraw money from State Treasury at will, or even stand up The rules do not interfere with State Treasury, they all agree.

After Du Qi and Shangguan Yi and the others agreed, they delineated State Treasury and internal library responsibilities. When Shangguan Yi and the others left, Du Qi called Li Yanyun and Qian Xue to tell the two People are purifying alcohol and preparing to sell alcohol.

The operation of this wine mainly relies on the purchase of wine from Great Tang for purification, and a small amount of it is brewed by ourselves.

Li Yanyun and Qian Xue have both seen the world, and they took a sip of the wine, feeling the purity of the original wine, they are busy responding, and the two are even more grateful to Du Qi .

Because they have a second industry.

Glass is one.

The drink is another.