Su Mi rolled her eyes at him." Uncle only knows how to lie to me."”
"No, sister-in-law, listen to me." Yang Yi complained.”
Su Mi nodded, looking as if she was quietly watching him perform.
"Now that the wine industry is flourishing in the Song Dynasty, I think we can open a winery.”
His words were not boasting. During the Jingde years of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, the total tax on wine, tea and salt was 12.33 million, of which the wine tax was 4.28 million. During the Qingli years of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, the wine tax alone could earn 17.1 million in a year. In 40 years, the wine tax had increased fourfold. From this, one could see the prosperity of the wine industry during the Song Dynasty.
Although the wine industry was developed in the Song Dynasty, he had the secret recipe. Moreover, distilled liquor was not popular in this era, and high-grade liquor had not appeared yet.
This could be seen from the signature wine he drank at the Crane Pavilion today. The alcohol content was not high, and it had a faint taste, but it was still so popular. When he invented the retorting apparatus and made high-alcohol wine, wouldn't it be popular in Bianjing City?
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in 640 AD, China had already learned how to make distilled liquor. Therefore,"Tang defeated Gaochang and obtained its method", indicating that the Tang Dynasty had already produced wine.
Bai Juyi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in a poem,"The lychee is newly ripe and the color of the cockscomb is the same. The wine is just beginning to bloom and the amber fragrance is fragrant."”Yong Tao also had a famous sentence: "Since I arrived in Chengdu, I was cooked with wine, and I didn't think of entering Chang 'an."
Li Zhao's National History supplement also recorded the burning of spring in Jiannan and so on. The above was based on the name of the distilled liquor. From the perspective of the retorting process, during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was "Zhen (steamed) soda water" in Chen Zangqi's "Herbal Remains".
Yang Yi guessed that the reason why distilled liquor did not become popular was because the Tang people did not understand the principles and the equipment used for the process was not strict enough. During the process of the process, a lot of alcohol was released into the air along with the steam. It was a waste and the effect was not very good.
He could use this opportunity to create a celebrity wine industry!
The wine was divided into various grades and sold to the common people, as well as the dignitaries.
The truly high-quality white wine only appeared at the end of the Ming Dynasty when the technology was perfected. He was also a few hundred years ahead of the rest and was the leader.
Am I considered a pig standing on the wind? Yang Yi thought silently.
Su Mi frowned." But there are so many restaurants and wineries in Bianjing. How can we stand out? Besides, you're a High Scholar. How can you do such things?"”
Scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen, wasn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Yang Yi smiled and said," Don't worry, Sister-in-law. I found a secret recipe in an ancient book. I'll definitely be able to make the best wine. When the time comes, I'll hire a few waiters. You can take charge."”
Su Mi was speechless. This…"
"Sister-in-law, you have to believe me.”Yang Yi said confidently.
Su Mi was a little amused. What did Top Scorer have to do with brewing wine? Could it be that her uncle had mixed her up with those ignorant women and thought that scholars were omnipotent?
However, she knew that Yang Yi was doing this for her own good, so she did not refute him. Instead, she nodded her head lightly with an expression that said," I believe you." In any case, it would not matter if she failed. At most, she would lose some silver.
.....
The next day.
"What?" "Your winery is actually selling for two hundred strings of coins!" Su Mi exclaimed.”
Then, her face turned red, as if she realized that she had lost her composure.
At this moment, Yang Yi and Su Mi were at the entrance of a winery. There was a faint smell of wine inside.
This small winery could no longer be operated. The owner was about to make a move when Yang Yi brought his sister-in-law over to buy the winery.
There were many wineries like this that could not continue to operate. There were many of them in the vast Bian Capital. Every day, there were some that went bankrupt, and there were also new small workshops.
The owner of the winery in front of him was about 40 years old and had dark skin. He had a bitter look on his face as he said,"Little lady, my Drunken Fragrance Square is not far from the Imperial Street. This price is already not expensive.”
Yang Yi pointed at the pile of tools inside and said,""But Boss, I don't need these at all.”
The owner of the winery looked troubled. He couldn't sell these things to anyone except those in this industry.
Yang Yi sighed and said,"How about this, Boss? 180 strings of money. These utensils plus the winery."”
The man hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth when Yang Yi was getting impatient.""Alright!"
After that, Yang Yi took Su Mi to a carpenter and left him a blueprint. He had drawn it last night. The best material to make a retort was glass, but glass was fragile. Metal was the second best, but he did not have that much spare money now.
After giving his instructions, Yang Yi brought Su Mi back.
"Uncle, with so much money, what if..." Su Mi said worriedly. She had thought that she would not need much, so she naturally did not care. Now, she realized that the price had exceeded her expectations.
Yang Yi smiled and was about to speak.
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