Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

The two of them called out my name right away, so there was only one explanation: they had heard about my brewing and came here because they were attracted by my reputation.

Li Zhen thought.

"Buying wine?"

Changsun Wuji was stunned, and Fang Xuanling next to him changed his expression slightly and quickly interrupted.

"Exactly. I wonder what Mr. Li Zhen's wine tastes like and how much it costs?"

"Gentlemen, it is inconvenient to talk here. Please come to my house for a chat. Please!"

Li Zhen led the way and walked towards the Li family.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and followed closely.

After an incense stick of time, the three arrived at Li's house.

"Aunt, hurry up and make some side dishes and some food, we have guests coming to our house!"

As soon as Li Zhen entered the house, he shouted loudly.

"coming!"

Li Ru responded and went to the kitchen to work.

Several people came to the main hall of the Li family. An octagonal table was placed in the main hall, and eight armchairs were neatly arranged around the table.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who had never seen an eight-immortals table or an armchair, stared at the furniture in front of them with curiosity.

When Li Zhen saw them, he quickly pulled out a chair and said, "Please take a seat, two distinguished guests." He then led the two to the front of the table.

Fang Xuanling and the other man sat on the chairs pulled out by Li Zhen, looking very comfortable.

At that time, most families used couches to entertain guests, which required them to kneel. After a long time, their legs would ache and it was very uncomfortable.

Well, this chair is good. It allows you to relax your legs very well and has a backrest to lean on, so it is very comfortable to sit on. I will definitely get a set from him if I have the chance.

The two looked at each other and felt that the table and chairs were not simple. It turned out that the person was valued by His Majesty and had some skills!

"You two, I'll ask my family to cook a few dishes, and I'll treat you two to wine tasting later."

"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Li." Changsun Wuji bowed.

"It doesn't matter." Li Zhen waved his hand.

"When I entered the village just now, I saw that your village had already started spring plowing. I noticed that the plow you used was quite extraordinary and saved a lot of time and effort. Mr. Li, can you tell me why this is the case?"

Fang Xuanling spoke to Li Zhen.

"Plow? Oh, that's called a curved plow, and it's my latest invention. The plow we used before was very inefficient, and my cooperative has more than a thousand acres of land that needs spring plowing. In order to save time, I improved the original plow and changed it to the current one, which saves time and effort."

Li Zhen felt that the curved plow was a very simple thing, so he did not say much about it. After all, his soul was that of a modern man.

"Then how much land can be cultivated every day?" Fang Xuanling asked.

When Fang Xuanling heard that the curved plow was invented by Li Zhen, he was even more shocked by Li Zhen's talent.

"One ox and one plow can plow six to eight acres of land a day." Li Zhen pondered for a moment and spoke.

"what?"

Although they had long known that the efficiency of the curved plow was much higher than that of traditional plows, the two were still greatly surprised when Li Zhen told them the specific number of acres.

You know, under normal circumstances, two cows can only plow three or four acres of land a day. Now only one cow is used, and the efficiency has increased by two times. This is shocking.

"Mr. Li, I am very curious about this curved plow. Can I take one away to study it?"

Fang Xuanling naturally had his eyes on this curved plow.

"no!"

Li Zhen blurted out almost without thinking.

"What if I pay for it?"

Fang Xuanling still didn't give up.

"So how much does this gentleman want to pay?"

Fang Xuanling stretched out a finger.

"One thousand taels, isn't it a little less?"

"No...it's one hundred taels!"

Fang Xuanling hurriedly explained.

"Do not sell!"

Li Zhen quickly refused. He might consider selling it for one thousand taels, but one hundred taels was absolutely not acceptable.

"Master Li, if your curved plow is fully promoted in the Tang Dynasty, how much wasteland will be reclaimed? With more land, more food can be grown, and the people will no longer go hungry. Now that the Tang Dynasty has just been established, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue. People are hungry and miserable. If you can give it up, it will be a great thing that benefits the country and the people. For the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty, please don't be stingy!"

"Tang people?"

Li Zhen was shocked when he heard this and immediately became curious about the identities of the two.

Li Zhen used his mind and empathy to check the identities of the two people. He was shocked to find that they were Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji.

Li Zhen had an idea and thought, why not use this opportunity to seek an official position or title for himself?

Thinking of this, he bowed to the two of them.

"Of course there is no problem with doing it for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, but I am a businessman. If it does not benefit me at all, I will feel very uncomfortable."

"So what do you want, sir?"

Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up, there was a way.

Li Zhen pondered for a while and then spoke.

"We merchants have a low status and often suffer from unexpected disasters, so I want a title, and preferably an official position."

Title? Official position?

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he thought, “Isn’t this exactly what I want?”

"No problem. I have some connections in Chang'an City. It won't be a problem for me to ask for a title for you, my little brother."

Changsun Wuji patted his chest and assured.

"Thank you both, that kid!"

At this time, Li Ru prepared several side dishes and brought them out.

Li Zhen stood up, took out a pot of wine and three wine glasses from the inner room, and placed them on the table.

"The food is here, please serve!"

Li Zhen took the wine glasses and filled three glasses with wine.

The wine was crystal clear, as pure as water, and a strong aroma of wine began to spread in the room.

"It smells so good!"

The two of them raised their noses and took a sniff; the smell alone was intoxicating.

When they looked into the wine glass again, they were shocked.

As important ministers of Li Shimin, they had naturally tasted countless wines, but this was the first time they had seen such clear and mellow wine.

"What kind of wine is this?"

Fang Xuanling asked.

"Xiao Ke has just brewed it, and its temporary name is nectar." Li Zhen smiled faintly.

This wine was purified using ten times the amount of Daqu during the night a few days ago, and it was prepared just for moments like this.

"is it?"

The two men picked up the wine glasses, put them under their noses and sniffed them. The strong aroma of the wine made him feel comfortable all over, and he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

They just felt a ball of fire burning from their mouths to their stomachs, followed by an endless aftertaste.

"This wine is so strong, much better than the Jiannanchun tribute wine."

The two nodded repeatedly, seeming to be extremely satisfied with the wine.

"I wonder how much this wine costs?"

Changsun Wuji asked.

Li Zhen stretched out a finger.

"Twelve?"

Fang Xuanling was stunned. The price of this wine was not low. You should know that Jiannanchun, as a tribute wine to the royal family, was only eight taels of silver per pot.

"No? It's one hundred taels!"

Li Zhen smiled slightly.

"what?"

Fang Xuanling was horrified.

Changsun Wuji smiled faintly and said that good wine would naturally be expensive.

"I am the only one who has this wine in the entire Tang Dynasty."