Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 72
After the morning court, Zhu Biao took Mu Ying out of the palace quietly.

Early this morning, he mentioned about wine, intending to designate Wuliang Xuequ as the national wine of the Ming Dynasty.

Who knew that Li Shanchang came out to stop him, and even said that when Old Zhu returned from the Northern Expedition, he would write a letter prohibiting alcohol.

The prohibition of alcohol in ancient times was basically due to the shortage of food.

I went today to ask her about the grain used for wine making.

Wine making is not uncommon, as long as you put your heart into it, you can make wine with a mellow and strong taste, but not everyone can do it.

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After tossing and not sleeping all night last night, Zhu Biao was a little out of spirits, standing at the entrance of Shen's winery and yawning continuously.

The workers in the wine shop brought several carts of pears and hawthorn fruits to the workshop, and then pushed the jars in with humming and humming.

Zhu Biao stopped him and asked, "What's in here."

The helper didn't know Zhu Biao, so he glanced at him and didn't speak. Manager Shen came out in wine-making clothes, saw Zhu Biao, and greeted him with a smile.

"Master Ma is here."

"When will your lady come back?"

"Hey, my lord, I don't know, the young lady arrived yesterday evening, but our master has gone back to his hometown in Suzhou."

Zhu Biao glanced at Mu Ying, who shook her head to express that she was wronged.

"Let's go and see her, and ask her a few other things about the offspring brought back by her ancestors."

Mu Ying nodded, and the two turned around.

Did Shen know that after giving gifts to several partners, he began to check the account books, and there was newly brewed wine beside him.

During the time she went to Yangzhou, she read endless account books and checked shops every day, and she was never idle.

The other shops are already old shops, and the minor problems were solved by Manager Shen. The most troublesome thing for her was the wine shop.

For now, it can be concluded that the taste of the wine needs to be improved, which is reflected by many shops.

Shen knew whether to close the account book, and said to the person next to him, "Your Highness, drink tea or wine."

"random."

"You know...there is wine on the table, you don't drink tea if you have wine." Shen Zhishi picked up the cup and poured wine for Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao looked at her for a while, laughed, and then picked up the glass: "The wine I brought back last time was too sweet, but it tastes good."

"Really? That's good." Shen Zhishi said.

"You made it according to the recipe. I remember it was at Shi Naian's place. It tasted spicy enough. But after I tasted the wine from Shen's Winery, it was sweet." Zhu Biao glanced at the person who was talking to Xiao Lian in the distance. Mu Ying said: "What are the hawthorns and pears transported in the winery?"

Shen Zhishi blew on the ink on the account book and said, "Wine making."

"How many kinds of fruits are shipped in the winery for wine?"

Shen Zhishi nodded and said: "I added three kinds of fruit, and the red fruit wine left by my grandfather, it tastes very good, so I tried to make it."

"Fruit?" Zhu Biao took a sip and tasted it, but found that it didn't taste like fruit.

"Pure grain wine, drinkers will feel heartburn after drinking it, and too much food is not good, so we asked the winemaker of Shen's winery to choose green plums and hawthorns."

Zhu Biao knew that the cost of wine making was because he hadn't considered it clearly, so he said, "Then why didn't you say it at that time."

"I can handle it."

"You do something for Gu."

"Well, His Highness said. Killing and arson or cheating."

"I'm hungry, I didn't eat anything this morning."

Zhu Biao smiled and pointed to his mouth. He was busy with things today and didn't eat, so he felt hungry now.

Shen Zhishi blinked, then said softly, "Your Highness is waiting for me."

"Okay." Zhu Biao nodded.

Shen Zhishi put the account book aside, got up and left.

After dinner, Shen Zhi went to the south of the city to check the shops and invited Zhu Biao to join him.It was almost evening after checking the shop.

Halfway there, it started to rain, and the carriage was moving slowly. Zhu Biao said, "You take a carriage every day, so I will make one for you."

"Your Highness knows this?" Shen Zhi became curious, he was very similar to his grandfather in his memory when he was a child.

"I let the artisans do it."

It's up to him to do what His Highness wants to do, Shen Zhi didn't say anything.

Back at Shen's mansion, Zhu Biao stood under the eaves and watched the rain getting smaller and smaller.

The rain stopped and it was a bit cooler.

The house of Shen's house was lit up, and the maid's room was also lively. Mu Ying was sitting in the attic opposite, chatting and laughing with Xiao Lian.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Biao didn't want to put on any airs, so he let them go.

The raindrops under the eaves dripped and fell on the stone slabs to form puddles. He turned around the corridor to find Shen Zhifu.

Shen Zhishi was sitting at the table in the boudoir, feeding the silkworms, with a soft smile on his face, gently touching the silkworms with his fingers.

Zhu Biao stood outside the window and looked at her for a while, Shen knew if he saw him out of the corner of his eye, turned his head and looked at him with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

The oil lamp next to him made the eyelashes long.

"What is your Highness doing standing there? Come in and have a look at the silkworms I raise."

After Shen Zhi finished speaking, he closed the window and walked to the door.

"Your Highness doesn't know that you can't stand in front of a woman's door late at night?" She leaned against the door frame and looked at him with a smile: "Do you still want me to invite you?"

Zhu Biao looked at the corridors on both sides, and said with a smile: "Where is anyone, your Shen family has strict rules, and they won't come out without calling."

The two looked at the silkworms, which were white and fat.

"Your Highness can touch them, they are white and soft."

Zhu Biao walked towards her, huddled beside the table, and fed the leaves to the silkworms.

The air is quiet, except for the rustling of silkworms eating mulberry leaves, and the sound of raindrops.

"Your Highness came to see me yesterday."

"The mid-autumn festival invited the wives of the generals, please, you are not here."

"I've been very busy recently."

"Not very busy, I owe you a lot."

"It's okay, Your Highness, don't think so. The method of making sugar is still being explored and familiarized, and it will also increase profits by then."

"It's hard for you, it's usually boring."

"It's not boring. I look at the account books and shop every day, listen to His Highness's business, and see what you do."

"Ok?"

"Yangzhou is very good, the ruins have been cleaned up, and the resident registry of His Highness is also implemented in Yangzhou.

I like to go to Yangzhou the most. When I go back to Nanjing, I can also guess whether you will be bored and tired in the palace walls.

How did those women react when they saw you, but it would be great if I could help His Highness take care of the business. "

"Gu gave it to Fang Zi, and your Shen family did the rest."

"Your Highness saved me."

After stopping to feed the silkworms, Zhu Biao began to help her draw the structure of the carriage.

Zhu Biao drew the wheel with a pen and asked Shen whether he knew it or not: "Change the wooden wheels of the carriage to iron wheels, and the carriage will be softer, so that it can adapt to long-distance travel."

"Is Your Highness caring about me?" Shen Zhifou didn't know why, so he boldly asked a question.

"It should." Zhu Biao smiled.

Shen knew that she was very close to him, so close that she could lean up to him with a slight tilt of her head, but she still didn't dare.

Women always encounter a lot of heartache when doing business, even if the Shen family travels smoothly, there are always times when it is inconvenient.

Meeting her, having her around, and having a woman by his side who helped him manage his business and collected money, his heart was warm.

Seeing that she didn't dare to approach, Zhu Biao stretched out his arms to hug her.

Shen Zhishi froze, then softened again.

"Since the wine started to be sold, I heard that several companies have started to imitate Wuliang Xuequ, but they don't have Fangzi."

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were too many places that needed money, as well as food. Without these basic things, it was always not easy. I have been thinking about it for the past two days, what should I do."

"Are you tired, Your Highness? Don't think about it tonight, just think about something relaxing."

(End of this chapter)