I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Pei Yao also nodded. Many old comrades had already asked him how to make sugar.

The principle of juice extraction and sugar making is very simple. Anyone who is interested can learn it as long as they watch it.

It is not easy to prohibit this situation. We are all citizens of the Great Zhou, and you cannot be the only one to get rich.

Liu Wenzhuo brought some bottles and cans and said:

"The number one scholar Lu Weibin once said, 'Investigating things leads to knowledge'. If we study the principles of things, we can develop other knowledge."

"This sugarcane can be used to make juice, but can it also be used to make wine?"

"I tried it, and it's basically the same as making rice wine."

"By fermenting sugarcane juice, you can make alcoholic beverages."

Liu Wenzhuo took out a jar.

The poured wine exuded a mellow aroma, and Pei Yao couldn't help swallowing.

After drinking this wine, there is a light sweetness.

In addition to sweetness, there is the aroma of mellow wine.

What a wine!

"Sir, this wine will definitely sell well!"

Pei Yao had been in the military camp and had drunk a lot of good wine.

Although the wine brewed by Liu Wenzhuo is not strong, it has a sweet aroma and will definitely be popular.

Moreover, this light sweet wine can give people the pleasant feeling of drinking sugar water.

Liu Wenzhuo said: "Wine can be sealed and stored for a long time, and this kind of wine is also particularly suitable for drinking at sea."

"We can start by selling this wine to the sailors passing by."

"As long as they are satisfied with the drink, they will definitely take it to the land!"

Pei Yao admired him beyond words.

"Many people said before that you are the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, but I still don't quite believe it."

"Now I believe that you must be the reincarnation of the God of Wealth!"

Liu Wenzhuo said: "Don't be supernatural, just study things to gain knowledge."

Soon, this new sweet wine called sugarcane wine became popular in Kangping Port.

Everyone who is involved in shipping knows about this sweet wine.

Ships need a lot of wine.

It’s not entirely because of the sailors’ alcoholism. Long-term voyages on the sea require a large amount of fresh water. However, in that era, there was no technology for disinfection and sterilization, so the fresh water was boiled river water.

The water and the buckets may be contaminated, and fresh water will deteriorate if stored for a long time.

Wine contains alcohol, which has a bactericidal effect.

Wine can be stored longer than fresh water, so many ships would store a warehouse specifically for wine as a source of fresh water.

Of course, those wines were all rice wines made simply from wheat.

Liquor like sugarcane wine is naturally more popular than the bland rice wine.

With two special products, sugar and sugarcane wine, Kangping Prefecture’s income increased instantly!

Seeing that the government treasury was becoming increasingly abundant, Liu Wenzhuo immediately opened an official school in Kangping Prefecture.

Kangping College was built next to the sugarcane workshop and sugarcane wine workshop.

Liu Wenzhuo provided free food and accommodation, allowing the Dai Yue people to send their children to study.

At the same time, night schools were opened to teach factory workers how to read and write, and to fully promote the writing and language of the Great Zhou.

Dai Viet was also in the radiation area of Central Plains culture, and of course everyone understood the dignity of scholars.

Now Dai Viet is also a territory of Da Zhou, and in the future, officials of Dai Viet must be selected through imperial examinations.

Studying can help you become an official.

At the very least, workers who can read will earn much more than those who cannot.

Life in Kangping Prefecture gradually improved.

Many people began to think about how to struggle.

As Liu Wenzhuo expected, sugarcane, which has no technical barriers, soon became popular in various prefectures and counties in the Dai Viet region.

Some county magistrates even issued decrees that the people had to plant one acre of sugarcane for every acre of rice field they planted.

The sugar cane was transported to the port of Da Zhou by ships.

Zhang Laowu was originally from a poor family in Huajiang Prefecture.

He is almost forty years old and still single, and his family has no land.

Ever since Lu Weibin came to Huajiang and implemented the policy of allocating land tax to each household, he cracked down on the powerful and wealthy, including the former Prime Minister Gao Yao, and sold all their farmland at low prices.

With the help of a low-interest loan from Huajiang Prefecture, Zhang Laowu finally bought three acres of land.

A few days ago, Zhang Laowu decisively planted mulberry trees in the farmland and now he has a wife.

Although Zhang Laowu's wife is a widow who fled from the Huaihe River and has a little girl as a burden, he has three acres of land, a wife and children, and a warm bed. There is always hope in such a life.

Zhang Laowu's wife is also pregnant, and Zhang Laowu hopes to have a son.

Now Huajiang Prefecture has established a public school, and all children from good families can enroll.

Public schools not only teach people how to read and write, but also allow students to continue their studies if they can pass the exams.

Zhang Laowu also thought that if his son really had a talent for studying, he would let him pass the imperial examination and become an official, just like the top scholar Lu Weibin, and bring benefit to the local area!

Zhang Laowu had just sold silk at the market and had a few taels of silver in his hand. He planned to go to Li the butcher to buy some minced meat.

But when Zhang Laowu passed by a shop, he saw a lot of people crowded there.

Sugar shop?

Candy seller?

In the past, people in Huajiang Prefecture also sold sugar.

By boiling malt, you can make sweet maltose.

However, it has been a long time since there have been vendors selling sugar in Huajiang Prefecture. That kind of sugar is only eaten by poor families, while rich people and businessmen all eat honey.

If it weren't for Lu Weibin, the poor people in Huajiang Prefecture might not be able to survive, let alone eat candy.

Or buy some candy?

The little girl at home is just feeling greedy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Laowu also joined the queue.

Although the line is long, this candy shop's business is fast.

When Zhang Laowu arrived, he saw the price of candy. Was it so cheap?

But how is this sugar different from maltose?

Maltose is all yellow in color and looks like silk-like sugar balls.

But what this store sells are square white candies.

What is this?

Zhang Laowu pointed at the candy and asked, "Is this sweet?"

The waiter was also very enthusiastic. He broke off a piece and handed it to Zhang Laowu, saying, "Sir, this is Da Yue cane sugar. Please try it."

Zhang Laowu carefully took the candy, licked it, and was stunned!

So sweet!

This is sweeter than the honey that rich people eat!

Eating candy makes people happy, and Zhang Laowu felt that his mood was much better.

Zhang Laowu asked, "Is this really the price?"

"Of course, our store has sold hundreds of kilograms!"

Zhang Laowu immediately said, "Take three taels!"

The waiter simply took the expired Xindibao, wrapped the sugar cubes, tied them up with a rope and handed them to Zhang Laowu.

Zhang Laowu took the candy and returned home happily.

His wife immediately took the pork, and seeing the paper bag in his hand, she asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Call Xiaoting out."

Zhang Laowu's wife quickly called her daughter out.

Although Xiaoting is only eleven years old, she is very clever and can already weave brocade.

Zhang Laowu was also very good to his stepdaughter and spent money to send her to study at the home of an old-fashioned female worker in Huajiang Prefecture.

Now Xiaoting can weave brocade that looks like flowers.