In the afternoon, Xiao Jie's car finally stopped outside the gate of a manor.

This manor is called Qifeng Manor, covering an area of ​​more than 6000 mu. In addition to more than 1000 mu of fertile land, the manor is complete with streams, woods, clear springs, hills, pavilions and pavilions. In addition, there are more than [-] Zhuangding No. People, the manor is surrounded by high walls, and patrols are arranged at twelve hours a day, and no one else is allowed to come close.

This manor was originally a royal manor, which was bestowed upon Xiao Jie by Xiao Ji when he was appointed king of Qi.

There are three manors under Xiao Jie's name. This manor is the farthest from Luoyang, and it is also the smallest. The other two are near Luoyang, and they are much larger than this manor.

The reason Xiao Jie chose to come to this manor was because the other two manors were given to him by the Wang family, and he wanted to find a suitable opportunity to return them to the Wang family.

They may be opponents in the future, and they can't still accept the Wang family's soft mouth and take the Wang family's short hand.

Because the guards rushed to notify him in advance, the manager of the manor brought more than 1000 Zhuang Ding in the manor, no matter men, women or children, they all stood at the gate to welcome Xiao Jie.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness King Qi and Princess Qi."

When Xiao Jie and Su Yao got off the carriage, all Zhuang Dings knelt down together, and some children who were at a loss were forced to kneel down by their parents, for fear of offending Xiao Jie.

They are tenant farmers in name, but in fact they are all Xiao Jie's domestic slaves. In their eyes, Xiao Jie can decide their life and death with a single word.

"Get up."

As soon as Xiao Jie spoke, all Zhuang Ding dared to stand up, but most of them still kept their heads down and did not dare to look at Xiao Jie.

The manager of the manor is surnamed Qian, and he has been the manager of this manor for decades. Although the manor has changed hands several times, the manager Qian is as stable as Mount Tai. This is the first time he has seen Xiao Jie.

Although Guanshi Qian didn't know why Xiao Jie suddenly thought of coming to the manor, he knew that he had to make a good impression on Xiao Jie.

Knowing that Xiao Jie was here for the first time, Guanshi Qian stepped forward and volunteered to show Xiao Jie a tour of Qifeng Manor.

Xiao Jie was not polite, and directly asked Guanshi Qian if there was a brewery in the manor.

In Xiao Jie's impression, this kind of large manor is actually a small isolated village, which has all the livelihood facilities such as blacksmith shop and brewery.

Although Guanshi Qian did not understand why His Royal Highness asked about the brewery when he first arrived, he still honestly told Xiao Jie Manor that there was a brewery. winemaking.

Xiao Jie didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked Guanshi Qian to take him to the brewery, but Guanshi Qian didn't dare to ask more questions, and obediently led the way.

Xiao Jie originally wanted Su Yao and Dong'er Xiangling to wander around the manor, but now Su Yao just wants to follow Xiao Jie. Naturally, the two maids can't run around, so they have to follow behind.

Not to mention Pang Hu, when he saw Xiao Jie came to the manor, he asked the winery, thinking that Xiao Jie was taking care of him, and he secretly thought that he did not follow the wrong person, and ran to the front of Qian Guanshi alone, thinking that Qian Guanshi left Slow and keep urging money to manage things faster.

Soon, Guanshi Qian brought Xiao Jie and his party to the brewery.

The scale of the brewery is not large, there are only a few master brewers who are busy, and when they saw Guanshi Qian coming over, they all greeted Guanshi Qian.

Manager Qian was angry and frightened, so he hurriedly told the brewers loudly that this is His Royal Highness Qi Wang and Princess Qi, you bastards, don't hesitate to salute.

All the winemakers turned pale with fright, and bowed down to Xiao Jie and Su Yao one after another.

Xiao Jie would not get angry because of such a trivial matter, but just asked the brewer to pick a jug of freshly brewed wine and bring it to him.

Xiao Jie didn't answer, but smiled and said to Pang Hu who had been staring at the wine jar, "Old Pang, try it."

Pang Hu was not polite, took the wine jar, unsealed the seal, raised his head and gurgled, and after drinking most of the wine, he wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and exclaimed happily.

"How does it taste?" Xiao Jie asked after seeing that he drank to his heart's content.

Pang Hu shook his head: "So-so, too bland, not satisfying."

The faces of Guanshi Qian and the winemakers all changed in an instant, and they cursed in their hearts why this person is so ignorant of good and evil, why can't he say something nice?You won't die if you say good things, but we may die if you don't say good things.

Pang Hu's answer was already expected by Xiao Jie, but it's not the winemaker's fault.The brewing technology of the Ning Dynasty is still relatively primitive. The degree of brewed wine is generally below [-] degrees, and the highest will not exceed [-] degrees. If the brewing technology is even worse, it may be three to five degrees. The degree of liquor is similar to that of beer and fruit wine in later generations Almost, it's no wonder Pang Hu finds it unsatisfying.

However, Xiao Jie certainly knows how to increase the alcohol content, so that even the most ordinary wine can become a good wine in this era.

Xiao Zheng walked in front of Guanshi Qian, but Guanshi Qian was too frightened to lift his head and breathe.

"I have a blueprint here. You can find someone to help me make it according to the pattern. I want it tomorrow, and I will also prepare some plaster for me." Xiao Zheng squatted down, took out the blueprint that he had drawn earlier from his arms, and stretched it out. Get under Qian Guanshi's nose.

As if Guanshi Qian was granted an amnesty, he hurriedly took the blueprint with both hands, without looking at it, and kept saying, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the small one will be done well."

After Xiao Jie explained, he called Su Yao to go to the manor with him, and the two maids and Pang Hu followed suit.

After King Qi and his party walked far away, Guanshi Qian dared to get up, tremblingly opened the blueprint given by Xiao Jie, and several brewing masters also came together.

(I will insert a blueprint here if the conditions are met in the later stage, maybe some lucky readers will use it after time travel)

The drawings drawn by Xiao Jie are not complicated, and Guanshi Qian and the brewer can understand them. Although they don't understand what His Royal Highness Qi Wang is doing with this thing, but Guanshi Qian knows what not to ask, just do it, otherwise At that time, I missed His Highness's affairs, and I couldn't afford to walk around.

Guanshi Qian didn't talk nonsense right away, he asked the master winemakers to stop their work quickly and clear an open space in the winery. He immediately went to find the craftsmen, even if he didn't sleep tonight, he still had to make the things on the blueprint.

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The next day, when Xiao Jie and the others came back to the brewery, the simple distillation device he wanted had already been erected overnight.

Needless to say, the efficiency of this money manager is quite effective.

Su Yao and Pang Hu looked at this strange device, and at Xiao Jie, they didn't know what Xiao Jie was going to do.

Xiao Jie didn't want to explain too much, and directly asked the winemakers to pour the sealed wine into the cauldron. The winemakers didn't know, so just as they were about to ask the reason, Guanshi Qian gave a sharp look, and their curiosity disappeared instantly. Follow Xiao Jie's wishes obediently, and start pouring wine into the cauldron one by one...

The wine quickly filled the cauldron, and the whole brewery was filled with the smell of wine.

"Add some plaster to it." Xiao Jie gave the second order.

The wine masters were dumbfounded, and they often add gypsum to the wine. This is the first time they have heard of this kind of trickery. Is the wine still drinkable?

Guanshi Qian saw that the brewers were standing stupidly and did not dare to move, so he was so angry that he did it himself, adding gypsum to the wine little by little. Jie, let's see when Xiao Jie calls to stop.

In fact, Xiao Jie has no idea how much gypsum to add. He just read in other time travel novels that the alcohol concentration of brewed wine is not high, and it may be further oxidized to acetic acid during storage, which is called "rancidity".In order to avoid rancidity, an appropriate amount of lime is often added to the mash before fermentation to neutralize the acetic acid to reduce the acidity and make the mash clear.Now that the wine has been brewed, Xiao Jie doesn't know if adding lime is still useful, so he can only give it a try.

Feeling that Guanshi Qian had already added a lot, Xiao Jie called to stop, asking them to put the lid on and start cooking wine in the stove below.

This time the winemakers were finally a little smarter, they knew what not to ask, they just did as they should, and the stove burned up quickly.

As the fire got hotter and hotter, it was obvious that the wine in the pot began to boil, and the whole winery began to be filled with a stronger aroma of wine.

Soon, the bamboo tube on the top of the pot lid began to drip the first drop of liquid, which dripped into the wine jar below.

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