Early the next morning, Li Kuan asked Xi Junmai to find a few craftsmen.
He planned to try making distilled liquor.
Li Kuan really didn't dare to compliment Tang Dynasty's wine.
Apart from being turbid, the alcohol content was also very low.
It was basically similar to beer in the future.
If he called the men of several provinces in the future who could drink more to drink with the people of the Tang Dynasty.
That would not be a competition of wine.
They could step on the restaurant and drink Tang Chao's people to the ground.
In Li Kuan's opinion, if he could make distilled liquor, not only would he be able to bring in a lot of money.
The alcohol could also be used to disinfect the wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Every time there was a war, the wounded soldiers would get infected.
They didn't die on the battlefield, but they died because their wounds were infected because they didn't receive timely treatment.
If there was alcohol that could disinfect the wound, the casualties caused by wound infection could be greatly reduced.
Not long after, Xi Junmai brought a few craftsmen over.
They were obviously a little reserved when they arrived at the Chu royal manor.
Greetings, King Chu."
Li Kuan waved his hand to signal them to stand up and handed them the drawings of the retorting device.
"Can you forge this thing?”
The retort was different from the big iron pot, which could be made by any blacksmith.
And it was impossible to build a retorting device without a blueprint.
This item was related to Li Kuan's money, so he had to be careful.
If they could forge it.
Li Kuan would leave them to work in his manor.
To prevent the technology from being leaked.
What Li Kuan wanted to do was to monopolize the distilled liquor. After all, there was no anti-monopoly law in the Tang Dynasty. They probably didn't even understand what monopoly meant.
The blacksmiths took the blueprints and gathered together to discuss in low voices.
After a while, a leader walked out and said respectfully to Li Kuan.
"Although this thing is a little complicated, it can still be forged.”
"Alright, you guys can forge here.”
Then, he ordered the servants to lead the blacksmiths to Li Kuan's newly built blacksmith shop.
As early as yesterday, in order to make it easier for him to forge something that needed to be kept secret in the future.
Li Kuan had someone build a blacksmith shop overnight.
After about two hours, the blacksmiths had finished building the retort.
Li Kuan nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the boiler in front of him.
The craftsmanship of the Great Tang craftsmen was still very high.
"Well done, each of you will be rewarded with five strings of money. From now on, you will work in this manor.”
Li Kuan said to the craftsmen while holding the retort.
When the craftsmen heard that they had been rewarded with five strings of money for making such a small toy, their faces were filled with joy.
Moreover, they had the opportunity to work for King Chu, so they all agreed.
"What's your name? Remember not to reveal the things I've asked you to forge today, not even to your families, understand?”
"Li Kuan instructed the leading craftsman.
"This lowly one is Liu Tiezhu. This lowly one guarantees that we won't reveal anything.”
Liu Tiezhu quickly replied.
"Alright, you can go down. You can also bring your family to the manor and do something within your power.”
Li Kuan said to Liu Tiezhu.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
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Li Kuan walked into his room and asked someone to bring out a jar of high-end sake from the Tang Dynasty.
He poured the wine into the retort and began to heat it up.
As the temperature continued to rise, the distilled liquor, which was as clear as mountain spring water, flowed out of the retorting device.
The rich aroma of wine filled the room.
Li Kuan picked up the wine bowl and took a sip.
Well, it was about 40 to 50 degrees.
"Gulp!"
Xi Junmai, who was standing next to him, swallowed his saliva and looked at the wine in Li Kuan's hand with shining eyes.
Seeing Xi Junmai's expectant expression, Li Kuan handed the bowl to him.
"Come, try this wine."
Xi Junmai took the wine bowl and poured a big mouthful into his mouth.
Cough, cough, cough…* Cough cough *
As soon as he drank it, Xi Junmai's face turned red and he coughed dryly.
"What a strong wine. I've never drunk such a strong wine before, but it's really delicious.”
Li Kuan chuckled as he looked at Xi Junmai, whose face was flushed red.
How could it not be strong?
This was more than twice the alcohol content of the Tang Dynasty wine.
Just as he was about to say something, Li Kuan's God of Fortune, Shen Wansan, arrived.
After giving Shen Wansan 200,000 taels of silver, Li Kuan did not let him expand the restaurant quickly.
Li Kuan planned to build up the restaurant's reputation first and then expand it after it had formed a brand effect.
Now, with the recipe and the distilled liquor, this plan could be brought forward.
The moment Shen Wansan entered the house, he could smell the fragrance of wine.
"What wine is this? Why is it so fragrant?”
Shen Wansan asked.
"This is the wine I brewed myself.”
Li Kuan handed the wine to Shen Wansan.
Xi Junmai laughed as he looked at Shen Wansan, who was about to drink. He wanted to see Shen Wansan make a fool of himself.
As expected.
Shen Wansan took a big gulp like Xi Junmai. Then, he coughed crazily.
"What a strong wine. It's fragrant and mellow in the mouth. May I ask if Your Highness can mass-produce this wine?”
Shen Wansan's keen sense of business allowed him to smell a huge business opportunity.
"Sure."
Li Kuan answered with certainty.
Hearing Li Kuan's answer, Shen Wansan's eyes lit up, but he hesitated on what to say.
"When you go back, take over a winery. I'll give you the recipe later. Remember not to leak it.”
Li Kuan said to Shen Wansan as if he could see his hesitation.
"I'll go now. With this wine, the restaurant will quickly become famous and begin to expand.”
As he spoke, he wanted to go back.
"Don't worry, I still have something good to give you. Let's have a meal here and talk while eating.”
Li Kuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he called out to Shen Wansan and asked the kitchen to prepare a table full of dishes.
Not long after, a table full of delicacies was served.
"Your Highness, the treasure you're talking about can't be a dish, right?”
Smelling the rich fragrance, Shen Wansan swallowed his saliva and said.
Li Kuan smiled.
"Come and try it. How is it?"
Shen Wansan picked up the food and put it in his mouth. An intoxicated expression appeared on his face.
After tasting all the dishes, Shen Wansan looked at Li Kuan and said,""If the chef of the restaurant can also cook such dishes, I guarantee that in half a month, Fuyuan Restaurant will be famous throughout Chang 'an.”
"This is the treasure I want to give you. Only I have the cooking method of this dish. Even the imperial palace doesn't have it.”
Li Kuan said to Shen Wansan as he picked up a mouthful of food.
Shen Wansan became excited when he heard that.
What was the most profitable thing? The most profitable thing was unique. Others didn't have it, only he had it. The buyer could only buy it from him.
In addition, the dishes were so delicious. How could they not earn money?
After the meal, Li Kuan asked Zhang Dade to make a copy of the recipe that he could make from his experiment for Shen Wansan to take away.
He also gave Shen Wansan the method to make the distilled liquor.
Of course, he could only get the retorting device from Li Kuan. Without the retorting device, it was impossible for others to make distilled liquor.
That night, Li Kuan dreamed that he was swimming in a pile of silver.
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