Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 89 Finally Paying Money

At dusk, under Zhu Yuanfeng's repeated urging, Fan Ning had no choice but to leave and took Zhu Yuanfeng to his home.

As soon as Fanning left, Jupe began to complain about his grandfather.

"That Xishan Traveling Stone is so precious, why would my grandfather want it for nothing?"

Zhu Yuanfu smiled and said to his granddaughter: "Didn't he give it to me as a birthday gift? Since it is a birthday gift, I will accept it as a matter of course."

"I've already given you a birthday gift, okay? Those two bottles of wine are like treasures to Grandpa, which means they are very precious. How can you accept two birthday gifts? Grandpa knows how to bully children!"

Zhu Yuanfu laughed, "He is no ordinary kid. Grandfather was joking with you. To be honest, I really dare not take Fan Ning's things for nothing."

Zhu Pei was really puzzled, "Then why did grandfather accept it?"

Zhu Yuanfu took his granddaughter's hand lovingly and said, "I offered 1 taels of silver, but Fan Ning was not tempted. Instead, he gave me the Mountain Travel Stone. This kid is very arrogant, so I certainly wouldn't ask for his stone in vain. It’s just that it’s vulgar to ask for money at that time, and I will pay him back the favor in the future.”

After a pause, Zhu Yuanfu smiled again: "Your Uncle Zhou is the same, he was just joking with Fan Ning, and he will not ask for that stone in vain, he will return this favor."

Zhu Pei muttered in a low voice: "I have no intention of repaying his favor for the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon Stone."

Zhu Yuanfu smiled slightly and said, "Aren't you planning to invest 3000 taels of silver in his shop? The Three Pools Reflecting Moon Stone is the interest of the investment, and you can just accept it with peace of mind."

"That's right! The usury he owes me is not so easy to pay off."

Speaking of investing 3000 taels of silver, Zhu Pei immediately stretched out his hand and smiled to ask his grandfather for money, saying: "The 3000 taels of silver was saved by me with great difficulty, and I was afraid that he would lose money if I invested it in that brat. Why don't you lend it to me?" Bar!"

Zhu Yuanfu's eyes widened, this little guy has a good plan!She wanted to take the favor, but let herself pay the money.

"Grandfather, are you okay?"

Zhu Pei grabbed his grandfather's arm and said coquettishly, "Isn't 3000 taels like drizzle to you?"

Zhu Yuanfu really had no choice but to agree with this precious granddaughter, "Okay! Okay! Grandfather just promises you."

Zhu Pei was secretly proud, as long as his grandfather took out the money, there would be no source of customers!Supply!Can he ignore it?

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"Old man, this is my home, and what you want is in my home."

Fan Ning brought Zhu Yuanfeng to the door, and he knocked hard on the door, "Mom, I'm back!"

After a while, the door creaked open, Zhang Sanniang saw her son coming back, and said with a smile: "I came back so early, doesn't it mean that the birthday banquet ends at night?"

"I would like to come back later, but there is an old gentleman who can't wait!"

Only then did Zhang Sanniang realize that there was an old man behind her son, she was startled, "Ning'er, this old man is..."

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled and said: "I am Zhu Pei's third grandpa. I have something to ask your son for help. Excuse me."

"Ah! High officials please come in quickly."

When Zhang Sanniang heard about Mr. Zhu's brother, she was a little at a loss, and hurriedly said: "Ning'er, please invite the senior official to come in and sit down. I'll go find your father."

"Mom, you don't need to go to see daddy, the old gentleman will just chat with me about the county magistrate's competition, and I'll be back later."

Zhang Sanniang hesitated, she thought for a while and said, "Okay! Ning'er, greet the guests."

"Follow me, sir!"

Fan Ning took Zhu Yuanfeng to the small building where he lived. Most of the rooms in the small building were closed. Fan Ning opened an empty room on the first floor, pushed the door open, and a strong smell of alcohol came over his face.

This is Fanning's brewery.

Although Zhang Sanniang prefers to search her son's room, she is more open-minded in some respects, and she generally does not interfere with her son's plans to make money.

Fan Ning lit the lamp, Zhu Yuanfeng's eyes lit up, he was immediately attracted by the lamp in Fan Ning's hand, it didn't seem like an oil lamp!
This is an alcohol lamp invented by Fan Ning himself. He distilled and purified the alcohol to [-] degrees, and then it can be used for lighting. .

He originally considered disinfecting his father's wounds, but father's disinfection with concentrated salt water is also good, and alcohol is not needed.

"Could it be wine?" Zhu Yuanfeng smelled it.

"It should be said to be alcohol, the essence of wine. It can be burned, but the extraction is too troublesome and costly. You can only get a glass of Pingjiangfu wine, which is too strong."

Zhu Yuanfeng was full of interest in this new thing. He played with the alcohol lamp for a long time, then put down the lamp and came to the center of the room.

Before distilled wine appeared, the wines of all dynasties and generations were inherited in one continuous line, and the quality of wine was divided by "three wines and five Qi".

The three wines are divided into Shijiu, Shijiu and Sake.

Shijiu is wine brewed temporarily for a certain event, such as Tusu wine for Chinese New Year, realgar wine for Dragon Boat Festival, winter wine for winter solstice, wine for sacrifices, etc.

Due to the short fermentation time, the taste is relatively poor.

Past wine is wine that can be stored for a short period of time. It is relatively mellow. Generally, the wine sold in the market is old wine, which will become sour after a long time.

The hero in "Water Margin" often scolds, "The wine in your bird shop is sour!" 'It refers to the old wine, and even the fragrance that Wu Song drank through the bottle is also the old wine.

Old wine is very turbid, with more distiller's grains and dross, so it is also called turbid wine.

Sake is brewed in winter and ripened in summer. It has the longest storage time and is clear in color. It is the crown of wines and the most expensive.

Li Bai's poem says: "Golden bottle of sake is worth ten thousand dollars", which means that a bucket of sake sells for ten guan.

The famous wines in various big restaurants in Bianliang, Tokyo generally refer to sake, and the Zhongshan Yuanzi’s famous wine, Qian Richun, which Fan Ning brought back from the capital, is a kind of sake.

According to the turbidity of the wine, it can be divided into Fan Qi, Li Qi, Ang Qi, Ti Qi and Shen Qi. Wu Qi refers to turbid wine, so I won’t go into details here.

In addition, citrus wine, wine, pear wine, green plum wine, coconut wine and other fruit wines were popular in the Song Dynasty, as well as milk wine from Khitan and Xixia, or medicinal wine made by rich people.

Zhu Yuanfeng came to the center of the house and saw a rather large charcoal basin, which Fan Ning used to light the fire.

An urn is placed on the charcoal basin, and a small iron pot is buckled upside down on the urn. This is the alcohol condenser. A bamboo tube is hung on the mouth of the iron pot, and the condensed alcohol flows into the bowl along the bamboo tube.

In fact, the principle of distillation is very simple and easy, just like a piece of paper can be broken when you poke it, but it was not until the mid-Southern Song Dynasty that the distillation process finally appeared.

"Master, this is my processing secret!"

Zhu Yuanfeng watched it for a long time, but he still didn't understand.

"Fan Shaolang, I really don't understand, please demonstrate it!"

Fan Ning had already prepared it last night. He took out the remaining half jar of Pingjiang Bridge wine, poured half a bowl and handed it to Zhu Yuanfeng with a smile, "Old man, try this wine first."

Zhu Yuanfeng took the wine bowl and tasted it. He was very familiar with it. It was the Pingjiang Bridge wine brewed by his own workshop.

"I know this wine, so how do I do it?"

At this time, Zhang Sanniang came in with two cups of tea, and she frowned, "Ning'er, why are you inviting guests to drink here? If you don't tell me earlier, I can prepare some dishes!"

"Mom! It's not drinking. I'm teaching the old man how to make wine. It's very important. You should go out first!"

Fanning took the teacup and pushed his mother out.

Zhang Sanniang was at a loss. Seeing that the officials were very focused, she didn't bother to ask any more questions, so she turned and left.

In the room, Fan Ning poured the wine into the urn, and a pot of firewood was lit. After a while, the room began to smell of wine.

The technical core of distilled wine lies in temperature control. The boiling point of ethanol is 78 degrees, and the boiling point of water is [-] degrees, so the water cannot be boiled, and [-] or [-] degrees is the best.

Zhu Yuanfeng's eyes widened and he looked very carefully. He probably already understood a little bit. It seemed so simple, why he couldn't think of it.

"Grandpa, the key is temperature control. Make sure the water doesn't boil, but it doesn't work if it's too cold. The temperature that's almost bubbling at the bottom of the water is the best."

The bottom of the water is bubbling, and it is almost eighty degrees.

Zhu Yuanfeng nodded, he remembered every word of Fan Ning firmly.

"The utensils I made are still too simple, and the smell of wine is overflowing. It's better to seal the top and only open one wine outlet, just like a steamer."

At this time, the bright shochu was already dripping down the bamboo tube into the large porcelain bowl.

Zhu Yuanfeng lay on the ground, staring at the mouth of the bamboo pipe, his eyes widened.

Fan Ning took half of the glass from a small wine glass and handed it to Zhu Yuanfeng with a smile, "This wine is very strong. If the old man drinks it, I'm afraid ordinary water wine won't be able to drink."

"I'll try it!"

Zhu Yuanfeng took the wine glass and began to savor it carefully. The distilled wine is at least [-] degrees, and the taste is quite spicy. Zhu Yuanfeng swallowed the wine, only feeling a fire thread down his throat.

He was startled in his heart, and when a warmth surged from his chest and abdomen, he was immediately surprised and delighted.

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanfeng patted the table and praised: "It's extremely painful, it's a stroke of genius. When this wine comes out, other major stores in the capital will kneel at my feet."

The more he thought about it, the more complacent he became, Zhu Yuanfeng couldn't help but raised his head and laughed.

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "Don't the old man feel that the taste is different from the wine I sent this morning?"

Zhu Yuanfeng thought about it carefully, and it was really different. The wine that Fan Ning sent was not so strong, and it had a special faint fragrance, which was extraordinarily sweet and long-lasting.

"Yes! How did you do it?"

"The old man forgot the link of blending?"

Zhu Yuanfeng slapped his forehead, he is a master of wine making, how could he not know how to blend, any wine has to be blended repeatedly to get rid of the sour taste from the initial brewing.

Pingjiangqiao wine itself is a blended wine.

Fan Ning is based on Su Shi's "The Book of Wine.According to the record in "Brewing Wine", "the brewer must taste it repeatedly and increase or decrease it, and the tongue is the balance." ． ． ． ． ． 'To carry out simple blending.

"Now the wine is too strong, reduce the intensity of the wine by about [-]%, and add a little spice, depending on your preference, so that the taste of the wine will be better. The old man is everyone, so I don't need to say more. "

Zhu Yuanfeng nodded, "I have the best wine mixer in the world, but the idea of ​​adding spices is not bad, I can try it too."

Zhu Yuanfeng pointed at Fan Ning's alcohol lamp and laughed, "How do you make the 'alcohol'?"

Fan Ning chuckled, "It's the same method. Pour the burnt wine into it and burn it repeatedly. The wine that burns three times can be ignited. I want to remind you that refining alcohol is very dangerous and should not be exposed to open flames."

"You mean, the wine was burnt?"

Fan Ning nodded with a smile, "The old man also saw it with his own eyes. It was made with fire. I named it Taihu Shaojiu."

"Taihu shochu! Well, this name is different."

Zhu Yuanfeng took out half of the jade from his bosom and handed it to Fan Ning, "Take the half of the jade to Zhu's Silver Shop in Changzhou County and tell the shopkeeper Wang that the bank number is Seven Five Four, and then you can get 3000 yuan with the half of the jade." Two denarii."

Fan Ning was taken aback, "What is the old man doing?"

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled slightly, "This is for you separately. I will buy the store for you, and I will also give you half of the commission. Aren't you going to open a Kistler Museum? Buying goods requires money, and I guess you don't have any."

Fan Ning quickly declined, "Old man, this is not acceptable. Now that we have made an agreement, let's do as we agreed, and we cannot change our minds. Besides, Zhu Pei also wants to invest 3000 taels of silver."

Zhu Yuanfeng forced the jade stuff to him, and said with a smile: "I didn't give you the 3000 taels of silver for free, I still have conditions!"

Fan Ning refused again and again, so he had no choice but to accept Yu, and said helplessly, "Please tell me, old man!"

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled and said: "I have three conditions. First, I am very interested in this alcohol lamp. I found that it is much brighter than an oil lamp, and it does not hurt my eyes. It is a good thing. If you sell it to me, this technology I will sell the spirit lamp to the palace for a high price.

Secondly, I want to take your shochu utensils with me. I’m afraid I’ll forget them when I go back. You’d better draw me another set of shochu utensils.

The third condition is that you take two days to come to Pingjiang Bridge Winery and teach my winemaker and wine blender, how about it?This 3000 taels of silver is not easy to get! "

Of course, Zhu Yuanfeng was not in a panic because he had too much money. He insisted on giving Fan Ning 3000 taels of silver.

This kind of advantage cannot be taken advantage of. Even if Fan Ning was young and didn't realize that he was at a disadvantage, what about his parents?
Once his parents feel that this deal has suffered a big loss, they will sell this brewing technology to others in all likelihood, and their exclusive possession will be in vain.

This is the principle of taking advantage of a small advantage and suffering a big loss. Zhu Yuanfeng has been in the mall for many years, and he knows that this kind of advantage must never be taken, and he must make up all the money that is due.

Fan Ning nodded, "I agree to all three conditions, but I want to remind the old man that this shochu technology must not be leaked."

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled wryly, who is afraid of leaking the technology?

"You don't have to worry about this problem. The winemakers and wine blenders are all old people who have been with me for 30 years. They are loyal to me, but you make me worry. Don't go out to show off your good wine. I’m worried that the threshold of your house will be trampled down by wine merchants pouring in from all over the place.”

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "Grandpa, please rest assured!"

(End of this chapter)