The next morning, Ji Yan woke up early and ordered the servants and maids to carry the wine out of the secret room. He arranged for a portion of them to send most of the wine to the company's kitchen for sale. A portion of the wine was sent to the emperor, and a portion was returned. He gave it to his father and mother. There were still two jugs of wine left. Ji Yan instructed Little Swallow, Puppy, and a few other attendants to bring the wine.
He walked to the place where the historian had agreed. When he arrived, he saw the historian and Shi Jin waiting there. Ji Yan said with a smile. The two teachers came quite early, but I'm late. Come, let's sit down and talk while drinking. Historians and historians. He could smell the fragrance of wine from far away. The historian took the two wine jugs and looked at them. This old man has drunk quite a bit, but this wine is transparent and refreshing. It smelled fragrant. He had never seen anyone brew it.
Ji Yan said with a smile. This was brewed by this young master. Two pots of wine were brewed from millet and kaoliang. The alcohol content of the millet wine was slightly lower and the taste was sweet. The kaoliang wine is a little stronger. Please enjoy it slowly. Let's chat while drinking.
Shi Wen and Shi Jin hurriedly placed the two jugs of wine on the table. Ji Yan sat in the middle of the table, ready to listen to the two historians talk about that dusty past.
On the side of the desk were some bamboo tubes and scrolls. After Ji Yan left yesterday, the duty officer had compiled some allusions and letters from the era of King Ping of Zhou. Today, he had placed them on the desk in advance for Ji Yan to read at any time.
Ji Yan smiled and said to the two officers,"Teachers, you guys taste the wine first and see how it tastes." Let me take a look at these historical books and letters.
Because there was no paper in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, all records were recorded in bamboo slips. This was also the reason why there was such a style of writing in ancient times. After all, each bamboo slip could record very few words. It was best to record it in classical Chinese, which could use the least number of words to record the most information. Ji Yan casually picked up the bamboo slips and the letters in the bamboo tubes and began to read them slowly.
On the other side, the historian Shi Cheng and Shi Jin picked up the two pots of wine and poured them into the wine bowls. They took a sip carefully and felt that it smelled fragrant. It was soft in the mouth and smooth in the throat. It was fragrant and comfortable. After the two historians tasted it, they felt that the taste was indescribably sweet. Then, they couldn't help but gulp down a bowl and finish it.
After the bowl of wine entered his stomach, he felt a burning sensation in his throat and a heartburn in his stomach.
Ji Yan brewed and tasted the wine. According to the memory of his soul, the wine was about 40 percent alcohol. However, Ji Yan might have forgotten that in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the wine was fermented and had a low alcohol content of 5 to 15 percent. It was similar to today's beer. If these people drank it fiercely, they would definitely not be able to stand the distilled wine of their descendants.
As soon as the wine was in their stomachs, the two officers began to pour wine down Mei He's throat. They could not help but drink two more bowls of wine. Ji Yan began to flip through these dossiers and letters. He saw a few more letters from the State of Chu. The contents were probably written by the ruler of the State of Chu to King Ping of Zhou.
The governor of Chu reported some details to the King of Zhou Ping at that time, which involved when to escort the Crown Prince and Queen to Luoyi.
At the end of the letter was the name of the ruler of Chu at that time. The next letter involved the ruler of the Chu Country at that time. It was a letter asking King Ping of Zhou when he would confer the title of Marquis on the ruler of the Chu Country. The following letter caught Ji Yan's attention.
On the outside of the bamboo tube, there was a note stating that the ruler of Chu was called Xiong Tong.
After opening the bamboo tube, the contents of the letter were written in the tone of a nephew paying his respects to his uncle. Xiong Tong called himself Ji Tong and reported to the King of Zhou Ping at that time.
Ji Tong asked if the Emperor of the time, King Ping of Zhou, could bestow the ruler of Chu with the title of Marquis?
At the end of the envelope, the name was Ji Tong.
Ji Yan was puzzled when he saw this. He didn't put these letters into the bamboo tube and prepared to ask the two historians later.
When Ji Yan put down the letter and was about to ask the two officers for advice, he looked up and saw that the two officers were already drunk and had fallen asleep on the table.
Ji Yan looked at the two officers who were sleeping soundly on the desk. His heart ached for them. Their alcohol tolerance was too low. They got drunk after a few bowls of wine. In his previous life, two catties of high-alcohol wine was not a problem for him.
Ji Yan called out. The maids and attendants carried the two officers to the side room to rest and then walked towards their own bedroom.
On the way back, Ji Yan thought that perhaps the alcohol level had affected the condition of these two historians. After all, in his previous life, when he was in school, he had learned a Chinese class. There was an essay called 'Three bowls of rice can't pass the post.' Wu Song beat the tiger'. The Chinese teacher had said,"
During the Song Dynasty, the wine that Wu Song drank at that time was a kind of fermented wine. The alcohol content was very low, similar to the alcohol content of beer today. If it was the current distilled liquor, not to mention 18 bowls, one would be drunk after drinking three bowls.
Ji Yan returned to his secret room and adjusted the alcohol content of the distilled liquor appropriately. Then, Ji Yan took a carriage and led the servants and maids to his young master's kitchen.
As they approached Young Master's Little Kitchen, the shop was filled with people talking and laughing. Ever since Ji Yan built a Young Master's Kitchen here, this place had become a place for wealthy families around Luo Yi to clock in every day. These wealthy people and ancient tycoons would come here every day to enjoy the delicacies.
Apart from enjoying the special taste of the imperial court, it was also a symbol of status. Anyone who hadn't been to Young Master's Kitchen before would feel that they had lost their status.
Ji Yan jumped off the carriage and walked towards his young master's kitchen. The rich people who saw Ji Yan on the way all bowed to him. After all, Ji Yan represented the status of the emperor and the royal family.
These rich people did not lack money, but they lacked political status. Therefore, these rich people were very willing to associate with people of noble status like Ji Yan.
Ji Yan had arranged for many servants and maids to stay here. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the main food was boiled and roasted. There was no such thing as stir-frying. Ji Yan asked some craftsmen to make a few pots. Ji Yan selected a dozen clever maids to cook personally and teach them the basic cooking skills. Every day, he cooked dishes for these rich people to enjoy.
Just as Ji Yan was about to enter his main hall, he bumped into Zhao Da. Ji Yan hurriedly went forward to stop Zhao Da." Minister, take care. You're lucky today. I'll let you have a taste."
Zhao Da said softly. Young Master was an item that the palace used. Ji Yan smiled, revealing his eight pearly white teeth."It's the wine of the royal palace. I've met you today, so I'll give you a chance to taste it and see how it tastes."
When Zhao Da heard that there was wine, he immediately became excited and quickly turned around to walk back with Ji Yan. After entering the main hall and sitting down, Ji Yan asked the attendant to pour two bowls of wine for Zhao Da to slowly taste.
After all, Zhao Da was an ancient financial magnate. He often traveled between the various vassal states and had some insight into the wine produced by the various territories. Zhao Da didn't drink the wine directly. Instead, he looked at the wine in the bowl first. He felt that the wine was fragrant and translucent, completely different from the wine he usually drank. The wine of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were all fermented wines. Many of them were turbid and the color was very similar to the color of kiwifruit.
However, these turbid wines made these corporations happy every day.
Of the two bowls of wine placed in front of Zhao Da, one was made from millet, and the other was made from broomcorn. The alcohol content was generally between 40 degrees. Zhao Da picked up the bowl and wanted to finish it in one gulp, but Ji Yan said with a smile. Minister, this wine is strong, don't choke. He tasted it in small mouthfuls. Zhao Da took a sip carefully. He felt that the taste was completely different from ordinary wine. This wine felt extremely refreshing.
Zhao Da was also a martial artist. He raised the bowl and poured it into his stomach. He felt a burning sensation in his stomach and his throat felt like it was on fire. Then, the comfortable feeling came.
Good wine! Good wine!
Zhao Da shouted. This shout shocked the surrounding people.
In fact, when Ji Yan entered Young Master's Kitchen and the attendant served Zhao Da wine, the fragrance of the wine had already spread around the kitchen. These attentive rich people had already begun to pay attention to the conversation between Ji Yan and Zhao Da. Wine! Moreover, it was used by the palace. The rich men couldn't help but surround Ji Yan and greet him. Young Master, is this the wine of the royal palace? Can you reward me and let me taste it?
We don't lack money!
Zhao Da stood up shakily. It seemed that the bowl of wine had made him a little drunk. Zhao Da slowly walked up to Ji Yan. Young Master, how could an ordinary person easily come across such fine wine that was used by the imperial court? Young Master, please wait for a moment. I'll be back in a while.
Zhao Da parted the crowd, got into his family's carriage, and whipped away. Ji Yan called for the servants to serve wine to the group of rich people. After tasting the wine, these rich people directly drank a bowl of wine. Those who couldn't hold their liquor were about to get drunk.
Ji Yan said with a smile. Drink slowly. This wine is strong. Everyone, drink slowly. As he spoke,
Lord Zhao brought a group of people to the company's kitchen. Ji Yan looked up and saw that they were the corporations of Luo Yi, which were also the wealthy families of Luo Yi. There were a total of eight families.
Under Zhao Da's lead, these corporations walked to the main hall of Gongzi's small kitchen. Zhao Da said to Ji Yan. Young Master, how could an ordinary person enjoy such fine wine so easily? Let's discuss this. How about giving us priority in supplying this fine wine? Ji Yan liked to deal with corporations. They were rich!。Zhao Da didn't wait for Ji Yan's response. He waved his hand and had a servant hand over a heavy package. Zhao Da laughed loudly. This is two hundred taels of gold. Young Master, please keep it. The other seven corporations also directly handed over their gold bags.
" Thank you for your generosity, Young Master." Zhao Da cupped his hands and thanked him." The fine wine of the palace is given to us first, and we, the Eight Great Families, have priority in enjoying it."
The eight corporations were all beaming with joy. After all, this was also an honor.
The remaining one was Ji Yan, who called for the servants, collected the gold, and served the wine to these corporations.
Ji Yan beckoned for the eight tycoons to sit down, then turned around and beckoned for the servants to serve the wine and dishes.
As a result, many vegetables were not imported into China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Ji Yan could only maximize the potential of the ingredients he had.
After all, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was mainly boiled and roasted. Today, the leftover fried mutton, fried chicken, fried fish, roasted duck, roasted goose, fried bean curd, cabbage, tofu, chives, eggs, green onions, white tofu, and fried bean sprouts with pine nuts were served.
Some of these dishes only appeared in modern times, and Ji Yan had already removed them for you in advance.
The corporations sat there, eating, chatting, and drinking. Ji Yan moved to the side, and the few of them chatted while drinking.
Everyone knew that the wine was strong, so they didn't dare to drink it directly. Zhao Da shakily took a sip of wine and said," I see that young master has such achievements at such a young age. This old man thinks highly of him and wants to sponsor him. What do you think?"
Beside him, a tycoon surnamed Wang said,"Young Master Ji, you're just ten years old. You're still young. Why don't you wait a little longer and see?"
Zhao Da smiled. When I was ten years old, I was already robbing people on the roadside. Young Master is not young anymore. It's time for him to gain experience. We want to invest in him. What do you think?
Speaking of killing people, the other people's eyes also revealed a trace of ruthlessness. In fact, these few corporations were not good people when they were young. They robbed, killed, and set fire to their homes. They made a shady business and quickly accumulated wealth that could rival a country. When they were old, they hid in Luo Yi and lived a comfortable life.
Zhao Da drank his wine and said that according to the Great Zhou's laws, if nothing unexpected happened to Young Master, he would inherit the throne of the Son of Heaven in a few years. "We're investing a little in advance. It can be considered a political investment. Everyone will advance and retreat together.
Ji Yan watched them eat and drink. He thought to himself that he had agreed to shoot arrows with his mother a few days ago, but he had delayed it because of the things that had happened in the past two days. He had to go and take a look, or else he would be punished again.
Ji Yan greeted the group of corporations, got on the carriage, and headed straight for the palace.
When he arrived at his bedroom, he asked the servant in charge if the wine for the emperor and his parents had been delivered. The servant whispered,"I've already prepared the young master's orders. What else do you need?" Ji Yan said,"Take a look." I'll call a few servants, bring a few bottles of good wine, and some stir-fried dishes to follow me to my mother's palace.
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