Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The main purpose of Li Shen's visit this time was to see how the wine at Cui's Restaurant was. I just heard from the waiter that the Cui family’s wine is sold all over the country. There were even some Hu merchants who purchased goods and sold them to the Western Regions and other countries. The Cui family's business is indeed not small.

The Cui family's most famous wine is called Shenxian Zui. It means that the gods will get drunk even if they drink. Li Shen opened a jar of immortal drunkenness and the aroma came out, and poured it into a bowl, which turned slightly yellow. The rice wine is all turbid and yellow. The Shenxian Zui is only slightly yellow, which is enough to show that this wine is indeed good.

Li Shen doesn't know how to drink and doesn't understand the quality of wine. So he said to Xue Rengui:

"Rengui, how about you try this divine drunkenness?"

Xue Rengui picked up the bowl and took a sip, after thinking for a while he said, "Your Majesty, this Immortal Drunk is indeed a good wine, full of alcoholic flavor. When I was working in Dongshi, I often heard that the Immortal Drunk in Yunlai Restaurant is very strong. Today's taste is indeed the case. , no wonder this wine is so expensive, it’s really worth the money.”

When Li Shen heard Xue Rengui's praise of the wine, he also picked up the bowl and took a sip. Smack your lips and feel it. The temperature is not high, just over 20 degrees. In his previous life, Li Shen often went out to eat and drink with his friends. Although the alcohol content is average. The lowest alcohol liquor Li Shen ever drank was 32 degrees. It is also much drunker than this god. In his previous life, Li Shen didn't know how to taste wine, but he could also tell whether the alcohol content was high or not. 32 degrees, 42 degrees. Fifty degrees. Sixty degrees. He drank them all. I even secretly drank the [-] Degrees collected by my friend’s father once. As a result, I became confused after just one glass of wine.

Li Shen asked about the stone after tasting it. "How much does this wine cost?"

"Your Majesty, this jar of wine costs two thousand dollars," Shitou replied.

"Two guans of money? Is it so expensive?" Li Shen was surprised. Is this Datang drink so expensive? That's not how it works in TV dramas.

"Your Majesty, the gods are drunk at this time. The best wine. Everyone in the palace comes here to buy it. It is usually drunk by the nobles." Lan Yuer explained

"Since they are all drunk by dignitaries, he can't sell much in a year. How many kilograms does this jar weigh?" Li Shen asked

"Your Majesty, this jar of wine is a small bucket, weighing four kilograms at the end of the month," Shitou replied.

"What's the price of other wines?" Li Shen asked again

At this time, Xue Rengui, who was next to him, replied: "Your Majesty, people drink wine for 150 coppers per dou, some for [-] coppers per dou. The most expensive wine is [-] wen for a dou."

"Yes, Your Majesty, even this Yunlai Restaurant. In addition to the Immortal Zui with the best wine, there are also Immortal Zui who are used to making money. This pot is a dou. There are also 500 Wen." Shitou added.

Li Shen knew that the dou they talked about was different from the dou they used to buy rice. In the Tang Dynasty, there were big fights and small fights. Da Dou enters about twelve times. The small bucket weighs about four pounds. A big bucket buys rice, a small bucket sells wine. A jar of wine is almost a small bucket.

So Li Bai always talks about drinking one or two buckets in his poems. Because people in the Tang Dynasty drank brewed wine with very low alcohol content, such as rice wine, rice wine, fruit wine, etc., they often drank in buckets when relatives and friends got together, just like drinking beer in later generations.

It seems that this fairy drunk can have an alcohol content of more than 20 degrees, which is really good wine. What the common people drink is about ten degrees Celsius. Li Shen felt that this business could be done. It depends on how to do it.

If the Cui family does not dare to use tricks, they must find allies. And also need to build a workshop. It definitely can’t be done in the palace. Confidentiality measures must be taken and a trustworthy person must be found to manage it.

Xue Rengui definitely can't do it. He is a military commander, not unlike Li Shenxin. It is Xue Rengui who has no business acumen. And letting him do business is a bit of a waste of talent. Where to build the workshop. Workers, talents who manage sales. Partner. Doing business is not that simple.

Everyone walked out of the restaurant after dinner. Li Shen just thought of a question. How to arrange Xue Rengui. It's definitely not possible to take it back to the palace. You must first arrange for Xue Rengui to have a place to live. And he still has his wife in his hometown, so he must take her over. Only in this way can Xue Rengui serve Li Shen without any worries.

"Rengui, I am currently in the palace. There is no palace outside. I would like to arrange a place for you, what do you think?" Li Shen asked Xue Rengui

"Your Majesty, I plan to go back to my hometown in Hedong first. See my wife. Tell him that I have a future by worshiping the prince. Tell her not to worry. Live a good life at home." Xue Rengui replied

"Rengui, why don't you take your wife to Chang'an with you? I have two villages of food towns in Huangzhuang, south of the city, and [-] acres of fertile land. I will give you [-] acres of fertile land. Let you be my food town. I'm here The city is buying you a house, and you can bring your wife to live with you. Now I will give you a salary of one custom per month. When I leave the palace to live in the future, you will be my guard. I will give you a longer salary. What do you think?" Li Shen was ready to take good care of this future general.

"This... Your Majesty is not right. Although I am now a disciple of His Majesty, I have not done anything for Him. I can't bear His Majesty's kindness." Xue Rengui heard that Li Shen gave him a house and land. Also need consistent money every month. He dared to work as a coolie for only three to five hundred yuan a month.

"Okay. Stop talking. Just listen to my arrangement. How much will Shitou bring when he leaves the palace?" Li Shen asked Shitou after deciding.

"Your Majesty, I brought twenty habits with me when I left the palace. I just used five habits." Shitou replied.

"What? Five cents for a meal? Is this Yunlai Restaurant a shady restaurant?" Li Shen couldn't believe it. Five thousand yuan. One meal was gone. Is the Zhenguan Reign so expensive?

"Your Majesty, you ordered all the best dishes in this restaurant. You also ordered a jar of Immortal Drunk." The maid Chunxiang reminded me.

"Huh, that's too expensive. I won't come here again next time. It's a black shop. It's just a black shop." Li Shen said firmly.

Li Shen thought for a while and suddenly remembered that he had thought of doing business in partnership with Changsun Wuji yesterday. Isn't the Duke Zhao's Mansion nearby? Go borrow some money. And let’s talk about the cooperative business first. But you definitely can't talk to Zhao Guogong directly. You, a prince, win over the Duke and the important officials of the court, what do you want to do? Li Shen would not do anything taboo. He had already thought of a compromise.

"Let's go to Duke Zhao's Mansion." Li Shen waved his hand and said.

A group of people went straight to Zhao Guogong's residence. Zhao Guogong's residence is not far from the imperial city and covers an area of ​​more than 20 acres. Generally, the size of a Duke's mansion ranges from five to fifty acres. It mainly depends on whether there is free space in the neighborhood and the number of people in the family. The area of ​​a square in Chang'an City ranges from [-] to [-] acres. Therefore, the princes do not live in large groups. There is not such a big place to build a mansion. At most two or three families together. I think Qin Qiong's and Cheng Yaojin's houses are right next to each other. But Yu Chigong's residence is not in the same place.

When they arrived at Duke Zhao's mansion, Li Shen asked Shitou to step forward and lay down his token. Usually it’s a greeting. But Li Shen was not prepared today, so he just used the direct Prince Token. Moreover, Li Shen did not come to see Duke Zhao today. He came to see Princess Changle. Princess Changle is Li Shen's half-sister. So visit Changle. No one will say anything. The concierge quickly went in to report.

Princess Li Lizhi of Changle was married to Changsun Chong, so she had to live in the Duke's Mansion. If you are Princess Shang, you can live in the Princess Mansion. Changsun Chong was the only one to marry Li Shimin's daughter. This shows that Li Shimin trusts and values ​​Changsun Wuji.

Li Lizhi was also stunned when she received the notification from the steward. She had met Li Shen a few times, but had never spoken. When she got married a few years ago. Li Shen is only five years old. I don’t know why Li Shen came to find her. But if you don't understand, you won't understand. We still have to welcome him, after all, Li Shen is now a prince. Also saved her mother.