The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 15 Distilled Wine

After half a month's journey, Huo Yu and his group successfully arrived in Chen State, Yuzhou. The first thing they did when they returned to Chen State was that Liu Chong announced to all the servants of the palace that although Huo Yu was the adopted son, he was treated as his own and should not be neglected. Wu's even arranged her personal maid, Yu'er, to serve Huo Yu's daily life.Then he ordered the housekeeper to inform the officials and celebrities of Chen Guo that a banquet would be held in the palace two days later to celebrate the birth of his adopted son.

During these two days, under the deliberate arrangement of King Chen, some of Huo Yu's masterpieces were spread wildly in the territory of Chen State. For a while, officials, big and small, and big families began to collect information about Huo Yu.As soon as the person involved, Huo Yu, arrived in Chen Guo, he arranged for Dian Wei to inquire about the situation of bandits near Chen Guo, and then went to his parents on time every day to say hello, and talked with Wu Shi by the way, and shut himself in the room for the rest of the time to recall the distillation. The practice and process of wine.

Two days later at noon, the Palace of Chen was full of people, and Liu Chong officially introduced Huo Yu to officials of the Chen Kingdom and members of the major families, saying, "If you have such a beautiful child, you will die without regret"!After the banquet, drunk Liu Chong called Huo Yu to the study, "My son, no one in Chen Guo will know you Huo Yu from now on, hahaha", "Thank you foster father." Is there anyone who knows how to make wine?" Liu Chong thought that Huo Yu wanted wine and didn't care, and told Huo Yu to go to the housekeeper if there was anything, but Huo Yu had no choice but to say goodbye to his adoptive father.

The next day, Yu'er was asked to find Uncle Qi, the housekeeper. Uncle Qi had been loyal to his adoptive father for more than 30 years. Although he was thin, his eyes were piercing and his steps were steady. He looked like a smart and capable person.

"Seventh Uncle, the adoptive father told me to come to you if I have anything to do. I want to know if there are blacksmiths and people who know how to make wine in the mansion?"

"My lord, the palace has a brewery and a blacksmith workshop, but they are far away from the palace"

"Is there anyone you can trust?"

"Don't worry, son, I'll arrange it right away, it only takes half an hour"

After saluting to Huo Yu, he turned and went out. Less than half an hour later, Uncle Seven led a blacksmith and a brewer to come.

"The young master has been brought here, and the old slave is leaving."

"Uncle Qi, wait a moment, this matter is confidential, and I will trouble you in the future."

Seventh Uncle nodded and stopped talking, so Huo Yu spent more than an hour in front of Seventh Uncle to tell the blacksmith and the brewer respectively the items to be made and the things to be prepared for the distilled wine.Uncle Qi knew the importance of the matter when he heard the words, and he promised again and again that he would never leak the secret.Seeing that the arrangements were made properly, Huo Yu planned to walk around the mansion to familiarize himself with the familiar environment. After two days of coming here, he basically didn't go out, and Yu'er was there to guide him in everything, so he ordered Yu'er to take him around, and came as soon as he walked. When he arrived at a martial arts training ground, Huo Yu found a long spear and danced with his hands itching for a while.

"Good grab!" A sudden sound interrupted Huo Yu's practice, and Huo Yu turned around to find a burly man in armor standing on the sidelines.

"Damn this subordinate for interrupting the young master's martial arts training," the man hurriedly saluted.

"It's okay, it's okay, Yu is also on a whim, dare to ask the general?" Huo Yu asked

"The last general, Liu Ji, is the captain of the personal guards of Prince Chen's residence. I heard that the young master is a member of the Penglai Spear God the day before yesterday. Today, I saw that he lived up to his reputation."

"Hahaha, General Liu praised it in seconds. It is said in the world that the foster father is good at crossbows, and all the guards are good at shooting. I wonder if I have a good eye today?"

"Young Master, what's the difficulty if you want to see it? You're making a fool of yourself."

After ten crossbow arrows were shot, Huo Yu clapped his hands and cheered. Liu Ji was not humble either.It wasn't until Yu'er reminded him to go to Wu's place to pay his respects that Huo Yu left, and made an appointment to go to the military camp to discuss frequently in the future.

Ten days later, the seventh uncle of the housekeeper told Huo Yu that everything was ready and that he could go to the wine shop. When he went out, Dian Wei came back and told Huo Yu that the bandits in the country of Chen had been found out. .After arriving at the distillery, Huo Yu inspected the tools used to distill the wine, then ordered the fire to be raised, and poured the prepared wine into the container.At sunset, the first batch of distilled wine was produced, and the brewers present were silent for a long time. After Huo Yu agreed, except for a pot left for the adoptive father, the rest was shared equally among everyone.After Dian Wei drank it, he called it Xianniang. After drinking it, Uncle Qi knew that the matter must not be spread, so he arranged for people to guard the house strictly, and would kill anyone who leaked the secret without mercy.

In Prince Chen's Mansion, Liu Chong asked Liu Ji to take 300 guards to strictly protect the brewery after tasting the wine, and said to Huo Yu: "My son, the wine made will be famous all over the world."Huo Yu took the opportunity to reveal all his thoughts. After listening, Liu Chong immediately made a decision. Huo Yu will be in charge of this matter with the assistance of Uncle Qi, the housekeeper. After the first two batches of wine are finished, the next batch will be paid as tribute, and the other batch will be sold on a small scale in Chen Guo , Rare things are more expensive, such a 1000 gold altar of immortal brew is definitely worth the money.Afterwards, Huo Yu handed over all the matters to Uncle Qi, and he himself became the hands-off shopkeeper, dragging Dian Wei around the guards of Prince Chen's Mansion all day long. Although Uncle Qi was tired, he felt that the young master trusted him. It is arranged in this way, so I do my best when I do things.

Most people who practice martial arts are straightforward and worship the strong. Huo Yu and Dian Wei's martial arts skills are unmatched. In addition, Huo Yu doesn't have the airs of a young master, and soon Huo Yu became one with the soldiers of the personal guards.Liu Chong also taught Huo Yu his skills of crossbow shooting from time to time. Although the personal guards only had 500 members, all of them were masters of martial arts.

In December 182 A.D., distilled liquor had already come out. In addition to the tribute part, the ministers of the DPRK and China each got a jar. The distilled liquor on the market in Chen Guo was even more sought-after, and the price was even fired up to 12 gold a jar. Liu Chong Seeing this, he laughed from ear to ear, and kept urging Huo Yu to produce the third batch. Huo Yu said helplessly that the brewery must expand its scale. Besides, there is not enough manpower now, and once it expands to 3000 guards, it will be too busy. , if the secret is leaked out, the loss outweighs the gain.Hearing this, Liu Chong frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly said to Uncle Qi: "Ah Qi, go to the Prime Minister of the Country quickly, I have something important to discuss." Seeing the butler leave, Liu Chong smiled at Huo Yuyan Said: "My son, as a father, I know what you are thinking. Besides, there are still 300 rhubarb crossbows in the arsenal of Chen Guo, no less than 3000 crossbow bolts, and countless weapons and armor. Things cannot be done clearly.”

"Thank you foster father, the boy is doing this to allow Chen Guoneng to have enough capital to protect himself when troubled times come."

"My father knows, you, when the prime minister comes, he will be responsible for opening the warehouse to release food and recruit refugees, so as not to be caught by those who want to."

"baby wake up"

Half an hour later, the Minister of State, Luo Jun, came late. Luo Jun, whose name was Xiaoyuan, was from Wushang County, Kuaiji County.He worked hard to govern, rewarded production, and supported the people. He was deeply loved by the people, but because he refused to borrow food, he was killed by Zhang Kai, a killer secretly sent by Yuan Shu.

(End of this chapter)