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"Hmph!" Hua Mulan stopped her hands and asked, "Speaking of business, what do you think of us selling this kind of wine?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Of course you can, but this wine is too strong, too irritating to the taste buds and throat, it is only suitable for the military and ordinary people to drink, and the dignitaries and literati may not be used to this kind of wine! But it doesn't matter, the taste of this wine can be improved through blending, alcoholization and esterification!"

"What? Blending, purification?" Hua Mulan was confused.

Zhao Junsheng explained: "Blending is blending, adding water and some other wines to improve its taste; this new wine is very spicy when it is just brewed, because it contains some things that make people feel spicy, which requires aging. Put the newly brewed wine in a large tank and seal it in the cellar for a year or so. During this period, the ingredients in the wine will undergo slight changes, which will improve the quality and taste of the wine! The esterification will also be completed during this period. It makes the wine more aromatic!"

Hua Mulan frowned and said, "Is it going to be sealed for a year or so?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "This kind of new wine can be sold to ordinary people after being brewed to reduce its alcohol content by blending. It is sold at a higher price than the current wine on the market. Comparable! But to sell good wine, you must expand the scale, and carry out large-scale storage alcoholization and esterification of the brewed wine! Wait a year and a half to open the seal for tasting, and then sell it after proper blending. It can be set higher, after all, the cost is also high!"

Hua Mulan said: "If you want to expand the scale, you can't do it in the palace. I think you have to move the winery to Huangzhuang outside the city. There happens to be food and firewood there, and the place is big enough. If there is not enough food and firewood, you can buy it." It can be purchased from the private sector!"

"You're right. If you really want to expand the brewing scale, you must move the winery to Huangzhuang outside the city. You can figure it out!"

Hua Mulan nodded and agreed: "Okay, this wine is really going to be brewed and blended to taste like fine nectar, the price must not be lowered, and the price is not too high!"

Hua Mulan acted resolutely, said that it would start at the beginning, and ordered the maids and eunuchs to move the winery to Huangzhuang outside the city the next day, set aside a special land in Huangzhuang as a place for winemaking, set up the Royal Winery, and sent special personnel manage.

Zhao Junsheng asked someone to bring a jar of newly brewed spirits. He tasted the taste first. The wine brewed from pure grains is easier to blend. He added some basic wine and distilled water, and kept trying to change the blending ratio, and then tasted the taste. Spicy The taste will be suppressed, but the blending of non-grain wine is more troublesome. Even if the bartender is skilled, it is difficult to suppress the pungent and spicy feeling, so we can only reduce it as much as possible.

After many experiments, Zhao Junsheng finally blended a kind of wine with a relatively mellow taste, which should be more than 40 degrees according to his feeling. He recorded the detailed process and proportion of the blend with a pen and paper.

In the blink of an eye, winter passed and spring came, and in February of the 15th year of Qianguo, Zhao Junsheng sent Xuan Weijuan to see him.

Wei Juan was ordered to lead the troops to fight against Juquwushi. During the three months at the end of the year, he had been making preparations for the conquest. The soldiers and horses were stepping up their drills. In terms of logistics, they had also been raising food, grass and other military supplies.

After receiving the notice, Wei Juan immediately rushed to the palace to have an audience, "I see Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Pingshen!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the opposite side of the stone table: "Sit down and talk! The army has been preparing for almost three months, how is the preparation going? When can we start?"

Wei Juan clasped his fists and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, the winter training of 2 troops has ended, and the soldiers are currently resting, and all the logistics and supplies are in place. I believe that the soldiers can leave after three to five days of rest!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Okay, then we will set off in five days!"

"Yes!"

"It's spring now. Soldiers are prone to acclimatization during marches and battles. Medicines and medical officers must be prepared; the remains of fallen soldiers must be incinerated and returned to the ashes in time. Soldiers should also pay more attention on weekdays. Hygiene, bathing and changing clothes frequently; no one is allowed to drink unboiled water during the march and during the battle, and once an epidemic occurs, the sick soldiers must be separated from the normal soldiers as soon as possible!"

"You have led troops for many years, have experience, and are a veteran. I won't tell you more about these things that need to be paid attention to when marching and fighting. You just need to know it yourself!"

"Yes, Your Majesty reminded me well, I will remember it!"

Zhao Junsheng beckoned, and several eunuchs brought some side dishes and a jug of wine. Zhao Junsheng picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for Wei Juan, saying, "I will practice it for you today! Come, I will drink with you!" A cup!"

Chapter 775 Suspicion

Wei Juan picked up the wine cup and hurriedly drank it with Zhao Junsheng. As soon as he drank the wine, he was stunned. The mellow and long taste made him unable to express, "This wine..."

Zhao Junsheng smiled and asked, "How is this wine?"

It took a while for Wei Juan to come back to his senses, and blurted out: "Good wine! I am also a good wine man, but I have never had such a good wine. This wine should only be found in the sky. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is fine wine!"

"Drink this again!" Zhao Junsheng picked up another flagon and poured a glass.

Wei Juan drank it all in one gulp, the hot feeling sank to his abdomen and then rushed straight to the door. He couldn't help saying: "It's so strong! It's strong enough, this is the wine that a man should drink!"

"Come on!"

The eunuch brought two jars of wine, one jar was full of pungent loose-boiled wine, and the other jar was fine wine that had been blended.

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the two jars of wine, each twenty catties, "These two jars of wine are worth a thousand gold each, and I will give it to you! General Wei, I wish you success!"

The Wei family immediately got up and bowed down: "I thank the Lord for your kindness, and I will definitely live up to your majesty's high expectations!"

Zhao Junsheng's eagerness to send his family members to conquer Juqu Wuji was not only worried that he would become a serious problem on the frontier, but also because he was eager to open up the Hexi Corridor, restore the smooth flow of the Silk Road, and inject new vitality into Daqian's economy.

In this era, it is impossible to reach the Western world by sea or land. There is no fixed route, and there are no ships that can be used for ocean voyages. To strengthen economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, we can only take the Silk Road.

Therefore, even the goods from the Southern Dynasties have to be shipped to the west through the territory of Dagan, the goods of the entire Eastern world must enter the area controlled by Dagan if they are to be sold to the West, and the goods from the West must also enter the Dagan territory if they are to be shipped to the East. Territory, regardless of whether Daqian can dominate the world or not, the huge profits from the trade between the East and the West will definitely be earned by Daqian!

The only thing to do now is to open up the Hexi Corridor and restore the smooth flow of the Silk Road. This is the top priority!

Wei Juan led the army to set off in February of the 15th year of Qianguo, and it took more than a month to arrive in Liangzhou. After a short rest, they marched towards Jiuquan, passing through Zhangye along the way.

When the army arrived in Zhangye, a large amount of military supplies were immediately transported over. This time, the Dagan court had already made a decision to completely open up the Hexi Corridor, and conscripted [-] civilians to help transport the luggage. city ​​equipment.

At the end of March, the army of Wei's family marched towards Jiuquan, and Juqu Tianzhou, Juqu Wuya's cousin, was in charge of guarding the city. However, his force was small, only more than [-] people, and he could only defend the city.

At this time, the crops outside Jiuquan City were not yet mature, and it was the time when the crops were not harvested. The Wei family led an army to besiege and attack the city, which lasted more than half a month, causing the city to run out of food.

This Juqu Tianzhou was also a ruthless man, he killed his wives and concubines, and shared the meat with his soldiers and generals to eat. Even so, Juqu Tianzhou still failed to block the offensive of the Gan army.

On April [-]th, the Wei family members attacked Jiuquan, captured Juqu Tianzhou, and sent people to escort Qianjing.

It was already very hot in June in Qianjing, and when Zhao Junsheng was sitting in the main hall processing the memorials, he was still sweating even with the palace lady fanning the wind.

When the palace was originally designed for safety reasons, it was designed as a stuffy jar. There was no cool breeze in the hall, and Zhao Junsheng couldn't stand the heat.

"I can't do it, the weather is really killing people! Then someone, find someone to send me these memorials to the pavilion by the lake, where I can review the memorials!" Zhao Junsheng got up and walked out after saying that.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Zhao Junsheng walked out of the hall, he bumped into Hua Mulan.

"Oh, I almost ran into it, where are you going?"

Zhao Junsheng took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, "It's so hot, I asked them to move all the memorials to the gazebo by the lake, and go there to review the memorials!"

"Drink this iced sour plum soup, it should cool you down!" Hua Mulan said and handed over the bowl in her hand.

Zhao Junsheng took a sip from the bowl, "Ah-comfortable! Then what, do you have any more? Give each of the palace people a bowl to relieve the heat, don't get too hot!"

"Do you still need to order? I have already explained it!"

"Let's go, walk with me!" Zhao Junsheng said, holding the hand of his youngest son who came with Hua Mulan, "Boy, have you finished your homework? Do you understand what the teacher said?"

"It's okay!" said the younger son.

Zhao Junsheng stopped: "Hey, it seems that you have no pressure. I will test your knowledge in a few days!"

"Just take the test! But if you do well in the test, what reward will you have?"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "There is no reward! This is your job to study and study, and you should do well in the exam. Don't talk to me about conditions! But... if you can get the top three in the end-of-year assessment, During the Chinese New Year, I will give you a big red envelope!"