Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Although more beets were purchased this year, the sugar content in the beet residue is still high, which is very good for fermenting with straw to make alcohol. The alcohol output produced in this way is twice as high as before.

You should know that in the past, the alcohol produced by mixing straw and bean dregs with sugar-containing substances such as sand dates could only reach 10%, but now the extraction rate can reach 20% to 30%.

He once added millet and some grains to these three ingredients, but the resulting raw liquor was only more than 40% pure. There were problems with the equipment and local yeast, and the output was low.

When the Lu family proposed a purchasing plan, Zhao Sheng rejected it on the spot and told them that such large-scale production was a waste of grain, which meant that three pounds of grain could not produce one pound of such wine.

Moreover, the time, manpower and material resources consumed are more than three times as much as before. If the area is expanded for reproduction, further construction will be needed, and the investment cost is also an astronomical figure. It will take at least three years to recover the investment.

The Lu family didn't know how Zhao Sheng made the calculations, but their family also had a wine-making workshop. He calculated according to Zhao Sheng's instructions, and then added the profits that Li Xin had, and he felt that this business could be done.

He didn't even consider the reason why Zhao Sheng didn't want to make wine.

In the end, it was not a problem that Zhao Sheng could consider, but the Lu family gave too much.

Ten kilograms of five kinds of grain were exchanged for one kilogram of liquor, plus the construction costs of the factory, and the equipment was invested by Dingzhou County.

At that time, the alcohol content of the liquor in the army was only about 38 degrees. If Zhao Sheng made it by mixing grains and alcohol and then blended it, he could obtain a large amount of food.

The biggest benefit of this is that it can feed the army and the people of Dingzhou.

The two parties agreed that the transaction would take place in Dingzhouying, so they also had to consider the jar, transportation, and the risk of damage.

It’s not that the Lu family couldn’t go to Dingzhou for transportation, but they deliberately gave up this part of the profit and let these soldiers come forward to help them with transportation.

On the one hand, it saves manpower and material resources for long-distance transportation, and on the other hand, it is much safer with military escort.

As mentioned earlier, there was a river in the Luancheng workshop. After being transformed by Zhao Sheng, the kinetic energy generated by the river fluid was effectively utilized. After the appearance of refined iron, he first built a set of crankshafts and connecting rods.

At the same time, bearings were also produced, and there were several sets of hydraulic hammers in the workshop, which could be used to manufacture military equipment.

Blacksmith Lu was determined to forge his sword after Zhao Sheng explained the relationship between the heat treatment temperature and the carbon content in the material and other metals.

Although we cannot say that the sword can really cut through iron like mud, these weapons on the battlefield are no longer so easy to break, and they can hold their own against the enemy to the end.

In addition, the workshop's hydraulic hammer can quickly forge armor, providing an extra layer of protection for soldiers on the battlefield.

In fact, the Prince of Dingzhou had an army of 200,000, but in order to reassure the dog emperor, Li Xin only had 100,000 people in the Dingzhou camp.

The others were dispersed among the counties, but now Luancheng has 20,000 employees, which was a force that could not be underestimated in ancient times.

In this era where both the military and the people are present, the population of counties and prefectures also represents the standard of whether a place is prosperous or not.

Zhao Sheng’s ultimate idea is to develop his own military strength, and people’s livelihood issues are just a little benefit he provides as a time traveler.

The Wei family never found the source of the sugar, but they discovered a ready-to-eat food workshop in Dingzhou, and they also found that there were such workshops in other places.

The other is the Princess Mansion in Luancheng, which encloses a large city and serves as a food processing workshop.

So far, all they have found are biscuits, dried tofu, protein foods, and they have heard of a kind of very delicious white wine, but they have only heard of it so far.

Shangjing, Zhao Wei's residence.

"Uncle, what do you mean by Dingzhou doing this? And why haven't we heard about this in Shangjing?"

Wei Rong thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of this protein meat. It's made from beans. I thought it was common food, but I've never eaten it."

"Maybe Dingzhou's grain production is too low, so they're trying to come up with some emergency food."

"Maybe." After hearing what Zhao Wei said, Wei Rong also believed it.

After all, his people didn't find anything unusual in Dingzhou. As for the food that could be eaten immediately, it was said to be a pickled vegetable with a strange taste.

"I always feel that there is something strange about Dingzhou recently." Zhao Wei usually pays attention to the developments in Dingzhou, but he also knows that whether the Prince of Dingzhou rebels is not his concern.

However, many new and strange things happened in Dingzhou this time. He felt that this should not be something that the Prince of Dingzhou could do. As for the workshop set up by the Princess's Mansion, its scale was so large that it exceeded his imagination.

After being reminded by Zhao Wei, Wei Rong also felt that something seemed strange. Fortunately, these did not affect the Wei family's status in Beijing, so he was too lazy to care.

On the contrary, he was a little confused by the actions of his other nephew in Chuzhou. Although Zhao Wei was making things difficult for Zhao Heng because of a woman, at this critical moment when the court was replacing the crown prince, Zhao Heng should have supported Zhao Wei.

At this time, Zhao Heng was planning a big thing, which was to clean up the officials planted by the second in command of Chuzhou.

Fu Gang gathered the remaining people together according to the salt gang brothers he had contacted earlier. Looking at the faces of only a hundred or so people, he almost cried out loud.

Back then, there were more than 10,000 people in the Chuzhou Salt Gang. It seems like just yesterday, but everything has changed overnight.

"We've asked you to come here today for one reason. Our warehouses and salt reserves in Binzhou have been converted by the government into assets of the Cao Gang. This is the family business that our brothers have worked so hard to earn. We must use the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty to legally obtain our property."

After hearing what Fu Gang said, the people below thought to themselves, is he crazy, or are they stupid?

Seeing that everyone was a little hesitant, Liu Meng said loudly to them, "The captain can say such words, which is reliable. If you are not sure, relying on the hundred or so of us will not even be enough to fill the gaps in their teeth."

Zheng Jun also said at this time: "Brother Liu is right!"

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The next day, Fu Gang dragged his injured arm and came to the Binzhou County Court with a complaint in his hand to beat the drum to appeal for justice.

The county magistrate of Binzhou is called Cui Zhendao, who was placed here by the Cui family of Boling. Although he is of no use, he can still scare people by managing the people in Binzhou.

When I saw Fu Gang coming with a hundred or so people, I knew they were here to cause trouble.

"Who is in the hall!"

After the bang of the gavel, Cui Zhendao shouted loudly.

Fu Gang thought to himself, when I was the leader of the Binzhou Gang, I wished that the two of them could be together every day, either eating and drinking in restaurants or picking up girls in brothels.

Now he looks at me and pretends to ask me questions.

But now in the lobby he could only control his attitude and get down to business, so he handed in the petition and expressed his demands.

Cui Zhendao read the petition, which mainly concerned the warehouses near the salt field and the salt stored in the warehouses, and demanded that the Cao Gang return them.

He felt bitter after reading the petition. Not to mention that he couldn't afford to offend the Cao Gang now, even if he could offend them, who would be willing to risk the wrath of the world for a few people from the Salt Gang?

Fu Gang had been prepared for this. He knew it would not be so easy to get his property back. On the contrary, his purpose was to file a lawsuit. As for what to do next, he had someone to cover for him.