The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 49

[Chapter 49 On Wine]

The Emperor of Chu said with a cold face: “The Yangjiangchun produced by Yuezhou Royal Tribute is sold in the capital for only two taels of silver. How can your new wine be sold for ten taels of silver?”

The boy was calm and steady .

, and the talent of Wang Zuo, if it is polished a little, it may not be a piece of rough jade.

But if he is really of despicable character, although he can be cultivated a little, he will not be regarded as a confidant who will assist the future prince.

Emperor Chu’s question was to dispel his doubts.

If he cannot defend himself, it means that what is spread among the people is fact, and this person cannot be reused.

Fang Xiu hurriedly said: “Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. Although my new wine is not as famous as Yangjiangchun, it is mellow and fragrant, making people have endless aftertaste. Even a drunkard who does not get drunk after a thousand cups can only drink one cup at most.” , ten taels of silver, not expensive. “

Limited to craftsmanship, the alcohol content here is generally not high, and the strength is not enough to be considered a good wine.

It is simply distilled ‘get drunk and you’ll rest’. It’s strong enough, but it lacks the mellow aroma that real wine should have, and it’s also not up to the level of fine wine.

But comparing the two, ‘Getting drunk and then resting’ can be regarded as a fine wine.

“There is such a fine wine in this world? As the emperor of Chu, why have I never heard of it?”

Emperor Chu still had a cold face, clearly not believing it at all.

He was also a drunkard. When he lived in the East Palace, he was often reprimanded by the late emperor for getting drunk.

After inheriting the ceremony, although he was not as addicted to alcohol as he was when he was young, he still had a drink from time to time.

The fine wines from each state are included in the annual imperial tribute list.

As the supreme ruler of Chu State, tasting wine is not a trivial matter.

If there is any new wine brewed in various places, it will be sent to the palace as soon as possible. There is no way he has not heard of it.

Faced with the Chu Emperor’s doubts, Fang Xiu did not panic and explained: “I brewed this wine for only half a month, and your Majesty has not heard of it. It is common sense. If your Majesty wants to taste it, I will go back to my house.” After that, he immediately ordered his servants to deliver this wine to His Majesty.”

Seeing that Fang Xiu looked calm and seemed to be very confident in the wine he brewed, Emperor Chu was already convinced.

His tone slowed down and he asked: “I heard that you are idle and uneducated. How do you know how to make wine?”

What kind of son of a bitch is he slandering me again?

Fang Xiu had a dark look on his face and said, “I am not idle and uneducated. I study at home from time to time.”

“Okay.”

Before he could finish his explanation, Emperor Chu waved his hand indifferently and interrupted. He said: “I know it all. Please tell me where you learned the method of brewing wine.”

Fang Xiu took a deep breath and said slowly: “This method of brewing wine was learned by me myself.”

“Oh. ?”

A look of surprise flashed in Emperor Chu’s eyes, and he asked with interest: “You are so young, you actually know how to drink?” Fang Xiu thought for a moment and said, “I know a little bit

about drinking

.”

Not as good as the Emperor of Chu.

But when it comes to understanding wine, even if he lives for a few hundred more years, he won’t be able to compare.

Life in the orphanage was not easy. In order to pay for tuition, he did everything except selling his body.

During the summer vacation of my second year of high school, I worked as a liquor salesperson in a supermarket for a period of time. I am very familiar with the types, brewing methods, and characteristics of liquor.

Seeing the confidence that Fang Xiu exuded when talking about wine, Emperor Chu raised his eyebrows and asked, “In that case, tell me how to distinguish the fine wines in the world.” How to

distinguish fine wines?

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said slowly: “I believe that fine wines should be distinguished by aroma.

The sauce aroma is prominent, elegant and delicate, with a long aftertaste, fragrant but not bright, low but not light. This is the sauce aroma.

The cellar aroma is rich and sweet .

Sweet, harmonious fragrance, long tail, fresh and mellow

aroma, harmonious taste, mellow and soft, refreshing and refreshing aftertaste, soft and

elegant in the mouth .

“It’s spicy, the aftertaste is pleasant, this is the aroma of rice.”

It is somewhat new to distinguish fine wines by their aroma, rather than by region.

It’s just soy sauce, strong, light, rice, how come I have never heard of it.

Emperor Chu was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and wanted to ask him: Do you have any evidence for distinguishing fine wines by this?

But if you really ask this question, doesn’t it mean that as an emperor, you have been in the wine country for decades, and your knowledge is not as good as that of a child.

So, he just nodded and said calmly: “Not bad.”

After saying that, he fell into deep thought.

Half a stick of incense had passed, and Emperor Chu still had that indifferent expression.

Fang Xiu, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn’t hold it any longer and called out: “Your Majesty”

“Huh?”

After coming back from his trance, Emperor Chu looked at Fang Xiu, suddenly remembered something, and sat back on the throne. , said: “Come here, give me a seat.”

After talking about wine, I almost missed the business.

Regardless of this person’s character, that article is a solid strategy to safeguard the country.

If this article can really solve Chu’s worries, even if this son cannot be reused, he should be given a generous reward.

But there were several places in the article that he still felt were inappropriate after much thought, so he summoned him to the palace for questioning and clarification.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Fang Xiu stood up, saluted Emperor Chu, and bowed.

Hearing Emperor Chu’s voice of “granting a seat” from the Nuan Pavilion, the young eunuch guarding outside was startled and hurriedly moved a stool.

“Fang, Mr. Fang, please sit down,”

the young eunuch forced a smile and said tremblingly.

Fang Xiu looked indifferent, glanced at him, and sat down.

When the young eunuch saw his cold eyes, his heart skipped a beat and he retreated helplessly.

Emperor Chu glanced at the young eunuch with a thoughtful look on his face.

After a while, he suddenly asked: “Tea and horse trading, returning to the country, what is your answer?”

Emperor Chu’s question was completely out of the box. One moment, he was talking about wine, but the next moment, it turned to the military affairs. .

But

Fang Xiu knew that this was the real purpose of Emperor Chu summoning him to the palace.

From this point of view, the review of that article is very consistent with the current predicament of Chu State.

Fang Xiu replied without any hesitation: “That’s my answer.”

The Emperor of Chu was silent for a moment and then said: “If the tea-horse trade can be implemented, it is certainly a strategy to stabilize the country, but there are many people in the grassland who have a long-term vision. , will not allow this policy to be implemented, so it is still superficial. “

Indeed, once the imperial court implements the tea-horse mutual trade, the grassland tribes will definitely unite and cut off the trade between the two sides. In the long run, whether the imperial court can sustain it is a huge variable.

As the supreme ruler of a country, Emperor Chu would never risk pursuing this strategy.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said: “I thought that the tribes on the grassland have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, and there have been countless battles, big and small. Now that the Qiyan tribe has risen, the relations between the tribes have eased slightly. But

how can the hatred accumulated over the past century be easily To solve the problem, your majesty can send envoys to various ministries to persuade them. Whoever implements the tea-horse mutual trade first will be given more benefits.

Even if it fails in the end, in the long run, there will be gaps between the ministries. If there is no food, no salt and iron, there will be more benefits.

If they are suspected by the Qiyan tribe, they will definitely be annexed.

When the time comes, if the tea-horse mutual trade is implemented, there will be a response from the various tribes, because they have to do this!”

(End of this chapter)