In the next few days, Zhang Xu began to purchase large quantities of saltpeter.
He opened a shop in the city to buy saltpeter.
The price of one tael of silver per catty was enough to drive the people of Shuofang City crazy.
Anyway, winter has already arrived in Shuobei, and most people don't have much to do, so they just go around scraping saltpeter off the walls all day long.
Places such as latrines and animal sheds where saltpeter is easily precipitated have become gold mines in the eyes of many people.
According to Zhang Xu, there were even people who made trouble for secretly running to other people's barns to scrape saltpeter from the walls and ended up in the government.
However, wall saltpeter is indeed not heavy.
Even though it only fills half a bucket, if you press it tightly, it can actually cover the bottom of the bucket.
Yun Zheng's worry about not being able to spend the money also became a reality.
Fortunately, he was mentally prepared and did not feel disappointed.
...
...
Just get as much as you can!
Once you have stabilized the situation, you can start looking for saltpeter and sulfur mines.
Only by finding saltpeter and sulfur mines can one think about making hot weapons like muskets.
"Sixth Prince, Sixth Prince..."
Just when Yun Zheng was daydreaming, Zhang Xu's voice sounded in his ears.
"ah?"
Yun Zheng came back to his senses, "What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?"
Zhang Xu looked at him with a look of confusion, and said jokingly, "Are you not intoxicated by the aroma of this wine?"
"Don't mention it, I'm a little dizzy." Yun Zheng laughed and asked, "Is it time to serve the wine?"
"It should be...coming soon, right?"
Zhang Xu answered uncertainly, then sniffed hard, greedily smelling the aroma of wine in the air.
"The wine is out, the wine is really out!"
At this moment, a burst of excited cheers came from the workshop.
They both rejoiced at the same time and ran inside quickly.
Looking at the clear wine flowing out of the bamboo tube, Zhang Xu's eyes widened.
A group of older Tian soldiers also gathered around, each of them with tears in their throats.
“It smells so good!”
"It would be a great honor to have a sip of such fine wine!"
“What a good wine!”
"I have lived for most of my life, but I have never seen such good wine..."
Everyone sniffed the aroma of the wine greedily and praised it continuously.
There was no distillation technology before the Dagan Dynasty.
In the past, most alcoholic beverages were turbid.
Even the fine wine in the palace is not so clear.
"Your Highness, please try it!"
Zhang Xu took the bamboo ladle and handed it to Yun Zheng, his throat surging.
Although he was eager to try it right away, the technique of steaming wine was taught by Yun Zheng.
Naturally, Yun Zheng had to taste the first sip of wine.
"Taste your uncle! You want to kill me!"
Yun Zheng laughed and scolded Zhang Xu, "This is a head of wine, you can't drink it! Otherwise, you will have a headache to death!"
"Ah? You can't drink?"
Zhang Xu was stunned, and asked impatiently: "When can I drink it?"
"Wait a minute!"
Yun Zheng smiled at Zhang Xu and everyone else, "Don't worry, you'll have plenty of wine to drink! But I'll make it clear, if anyone dares to get drunk, I'll transfer him somewhere else!"
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, everyone nodded.
Winemaking is definitely a great job.
Not only is it warm, but you can also drink such delicious wine.
If they were transferred to do something else, they would regret it to death.
After letting the wine flow for a while, Yun Zheng asked someone to bring in a large vat to collect the wine.
Yun Zheng scooped up a mouthful of wine and drank it, and a burst of heat instantly came out of his stomach.
Well, it should be over fifty degrees!
Even if it is not aged, it still burns the throat.
It was not until Yun Zheng took the first sip of wine that everyone started to try it.
“Ahem…”
Suddenly, a violent cough was heard beside Yun Zheng.
Most of the liquors in the Dagan Dynasty have an alcohol content of more than 10 degrees. If it has an alcohol content of 30 degrees, it is considered a strong liquor!
It was the first time for everyone to drink such a strong liquor, and they all started coughing due to the spiciness.
However, even though everyone was in a terrible state, it did not affect their praise for the wine at all.
"Good wine, this is truly good wine!"
"It's worth it. This old man's life is worth it..."
"It's intense! It's powerful!"
"My stomach is burning now!"
"This wine is best for drinking in Shuobei. When it's cold, a sip of it will warm your whole body..."
Everyone praised him and looked at Yun Zheng with admiration.
If it weren’t for Yun Zheng, they wouldn’t have known that wine could be brewed this way!
Zhang Xu coughed for a while, and finally recovered. He quickly told everyone, "Stop crowding around, and get to work. You'll have to drink wine later!"
Having said that, Zhang Xu pulled Yun Zheng outside again.
"Your Highness, how much silver do you think this wine should be sold for per pound?"
Zhang Xu looked at Yun Zheng with excitement.
He could already imagine the scene of this wine selling like hot cakes!
This kind of strong liquor is simply a life-saving elixir in a cold place like Shuobei!
It's freezing cold, but a sip of this strong liquor will warm you up all over!
"You decide the price!"
Yun Zheng laughed, "However, you can only sell half of this wine! The remaining half needs to be steamed a few more times and stored. I will use it in the future! In addition, keep the wine separately, it may be useful in the future!"
He needs to keep more alcohol on hand.
In the future, the disability rate can be reduced as much as possible.
Money is certainly a good thing, but human life is more important!
"good!"
Zhang Xu agreed, and then winked and said, "Your Highness, won't you give this fine wine a name?"
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "Just call him Zhang Gongzui!"
Is Mr. Zhang drunk?
Zhang Xu instantly understood what Yun Zheng meant and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, no! This is all due to His Highness. How can I, Zhang Xu, take credit for it? If you ask me, it should be called Zheng wine, a wine for men of integrity to drink!"
"Zheng wine? I'm still drinking fake wine!"
Yun Zheng looked at Zhang Xu with a look of confusion, "Alright, it's settled, let's call him Zhang Gongzui!"
"this……"
Zhang Xu paused slightly and wanted to say more, but was stopped by Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng said seriously: "Some things are suitable for you to do, but not for me. Do you understand?"
I fought in Shuobei!
How could it be embarrassing to let people know that I came here to make wine?
Zhang Xu thought for a moment and understood Yun Zheng's meaning. He bowed and said, "Thank you for the name, Your Highness!"
"How about this?"
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Let's not be so polite!"
"Yes, yes!"
Zhang Xu's eyes were slightly red, and he said excitedly: "Even if I, Zhang Xu, achieve nothing in this life, I can be famous for all eternity just by relying on this Zhang Gongzui! Your Highness is so kind, how can Zhang Xu not thank you?"
What the hell?
Is there such a saying?
Zhang Xu is still a good young man with ideals!
yes!
Celebrity for all time!
For people in ancient times, this might be a great honor!
Isn't it the lifelong pursuit of some people to become a famous figure for eternity?
"Okay, stop being so sentimental."
Yun Zheng patted Zhang Xu's shoulder and said, "Pack a few jars of wine and bring them back, and let the people in the mansion taste it!"
"well!"
Zhang Xu nodded repeatedly.
To Yun Zheng, it’s just the name of a wine, perhaps nothing.
But for him, this is a great honor!
People in later generations, if anyone gets drunk like Zhang Gong, won’t they think of themselves?
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