The designs that Xia Qi drew were tools used to distill wine.
The three craftsmen were all honest people. Although they did not understand what the things in the picture had to do with brewing wine, they did not ask any more questions.
The three of them were quite skilled. Xia Qi gave them a day's time, and in less than four hours, Jing ran over to tell Xia Qi that the thing he wanted was ready.
The bronze retort designed by Xia Qi was divided into four parts.
There was a heating port at the bottom, a solution container in the middle, a cooling cover plate at the top, and a guide tube.
This design was definitely not the most reasonable.
Because Xia Qi only knew the principle of distilled liquor, but he did not know what the boiler looked like.
However, as long as the principle was correct, the result would naturally not be bad.
Xia Qi told the three craftsmen to move the retort into the courtyard. He told them how to operate it and handed them a large jar of light wine that he had prepared.
Then, Xia Qi went back to his room to catch up on his sleep.
Last night, he did not sleep for the entire night in order to draw. At this moment, he was already extremely tired.
After an unknown period of time, a clumsy voice sounded in Xia Qi's ears.
"Your Highness, wake up!"
Xia Qi had yet to open his eyes when he smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
Opening his eyes, he saw Zhuo staring at him with a red face.
"Done?"
Perhaps it was because of the smell of alcohol, he spoke a lot more clumsily than before.
He nodded vigorously and said excitedly,"Your Highness, we followed your method and steamed that jar of yellow wine eight times. The wine was crystal clear and pure like water. However, the fragrance of the wine was even stronger. Just smelling it made me feel intoxicated.”
Xia Qi stood up and went to the courtyard.
At this time, the sky had already darkened.
Thorn and Cone Nail's grumbling could be heard from the courtyard.
"This huge jar of good wine has been steamed a few times, and only this small jar is left. I told you to drink less, but you didn't listen.”
"His Highness ordered me to taste the effect every time I steam it. Besides, I only take a sip every time. How can I drink too much?”
"There's so much good wine left, and you dare say it's not because of you?”
Listening to the two of them argue, Xia Qi found it a little funny.
He quickly walked forward.
"Distillation is a great loss to begin with. You two don't have to take it to heart.”
Then, Xia Qi turned his head to look at the small wine jar placed next to the retort.
He had brought 20 catties of yellow wine with him, and now there were less than 5 catties left. All of them were here.
Opening the lid of the jar, Xia Qi leaned closer to take a sniff. A fragrant smell of alcohol entered his nostrils, causing him to involuntarily shiver.
Good heavens, this degree was probably fifty degrees higher!
Xia Qi nodded in satisfaction.
"Tomorrow, I'll get someone to send wine over. In the next few days, you will use this method to make strong wine!”
Two days later, in Qi Nian Palace.
Zhao Gao walked in with a memorial.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Qi personally sent an invitation. He said…he said that he would hold a banquet in the palace and invited Your Majesty to attend it today.”
Brother Zheng raised his eyebrows.
He wasn't angry, but it was quite strange for Brother Zheng to receive Xia Qi's invitation.
Ever since he became the monarch and personally attended the court, Brother Zheng had never received a banquet. The number of times he invited officials was not considered many.
In short, Great Qin's current atmosphere was one that advocated hard work and simple living.
It was fine for the officials to eat and drink behind closed doors, but there was no custom of private banquets.
Especially those like Xia Qi, who directly said that he was here to witness the banquet, there was not a single one.
"Who else has been invited to this banquet?" Brother Zheng asked.
"Young Master Qi said that he has invited all the young masters and Great General Wang.”
Brother Zheng nodded, and a faint smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
Outside the door, after receiving Zhao Gao's affirmative reply, Xia Qi smiled and bid farewell to Zhao Gao before heading towards Fu Su's residence.
He had created a high-alcohol white wine, but how to sell it was a big question.
This appraisal banquet was Xia Qi's idea. To put it bluntly, it was a trade fair.
High-grade white wine was limited by its raw materials, so its price would not be too low. Its target was Great Qin's nobles.
For such high-end customers, nothing was more important than reputation.
Xia Qi invited Brother Zheng and the princes. This was a top-down advertising method.
Brother Zheng was Xia Qi's favorite advertisement spokesperson.
When Brother Zheng came up with a name for the high-alcohol liquor, the reputation effect would immediately come.
When they were selling, they would put up a banner.
"His Majesty personally named it!"
"Even His Majesty said it was good after drinking it!"
With this combination of punches, when the high-alcohol liquor was released, those rich and powerful people would definitely fight for it.
Otherwise, Xia Qi would twist his head off.
Don't ask, it's useless to ask!
At night, the palace where Xia Qi lived was brightly lit.
In the main hall, the princes were all sitting upright in their seats.
Brother Zheng and Wang Jian were sitting together, and the two of them were chatting.
"Your Majesty, this old minister is puzzled. What does Gongzi Qi mean by this?”
Wang Jian sat there, feeling uneasy all over.
Looking around, other than Brother Zheng and the princes, he was the only one who was a foreign official.
Moreover, this banquet in the palace was not hosted by Brother Zheng, but by Xia Qizhi.
This made Wang Jian a little confused.
Could it be that this kid wants to use this little trick to drive a wedge between me and His Majesty?
With this kid's intelligence, he shouldn't have done such a childish thing!
"Old General, please relax. Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Old General and Young Master Qi are old friends.”Brother Zheng said indifferently.
Wang Jian glanced at Xia Qi, who was sitting not far away from him, and cursed silently in his heart.
Old friends are old friends, but we only have a friendship that doesn't go well with each other.
This kid definitely did not have any good intentions!
Soon, Xia Qi signaled for the servants waiting outside to serve the dishes.
The dishes were nothing special. They were no different from what the princes usually ate.
However, when the wine was served, everyone was stunned.
There was a small pot of wine on each table.
As soon as the wine was served, a rich aroma of wine wafted out from the hall.
Wang Jian stared at the small copper pot with his mouth agape.
There were few generals in the army who didn't like wine.
Wang Jian was even more addicted to alcohol. Usually, he would feel uncomfortable all over if he did not eat or drink a few mouthfuls.
However, he had never smelled such a clear and rich aroma of wine in his life.
In a moment of desperation, Wang Jian could not care less about etiquette. He raised his hand to grab the wine jug and filled his bronze wine cup to the brim.
The wine was poured into the glass. Under the dim yellow light, it sparkled with a crystal clear appearance.
"This is wine?" Wang Jian stared blankly at Xia Qi.
"Old General will know if it's wine or not!”Xia Qi laughed.
Wang Jian raised his wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
Then, he closed his eyes and his body trembled slightly. At the same time, his face gradually turned red.
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