Chu Tianxiu came back from the Prime Minister's Office and the Censorate, but he didn't care about Prime Minister Kong Hanyou's ugly face.

He is going to continue to tinker with the county exam questions.

On this day, Xie’s mansion sent someone to send an invitation post to Chu Tianxiu.

He said that the prince-in-law Xie Anran was officially issued an edict by the court to "recruit" as the governor of Danyang County and would take office tomorrow.

Danyang County has more than ten county towns, with its capital in Wanling City.

Although Wanling City is not too far from the Jinling Emperor Capital, about 300 miles, it is probably two or three days to take a carriage.

The prefect of this large county is quite powerful. In addition to being unable to appoint and remove the county magistrate and the commander, other small officials can even be appointed and removed by themselves.

The county magistrate has a heavy burden and is not as comfortable as the county magistrate. If he takes office, he may not be able to return to Jinling City without following the imperial edict.

Xie Anran went here for a few months or six months. I am afraid that only a big festival can he return to Jinling.

The scholars and playboys in Jinling City were preparing to see off to the prince-consort Xie Anran.

It coincides with the Spring Equinox, and scholars often hold "Spring Outing Poetry Festivals" to gather for banquets and enjoyment.

Everyone took advantage of the fact that they were sending their son-in-law to Wanling to become the county magistrate, so they simply did two things, a spring outing and a farewell trip together.

Chu Tianxiu was a little surprised when she heard the news.

Xie Anran was recruited by the court as an official and became the magistrate of Danyang County... Isn't this his superior to the Danyang County Magistrate? Although this superior can't control him, the county Magistrate!

The speed of this Que Sheng is even stronger than that of the Rockets.

Most of the county magistrates of Dachu were beyond the reach of the world.

However, Xie Anran, the number one talented man of the top ten families in Jinling, has become famous for a long time. He is a versatile talent with literary and military strategies. He became famous in Jinling City at the age of more than 20.

In addition, he was loved by his grandfather Xie Huyong since childhood, and he often kept him around him to learn a lot. Whether it is poetry, literary talent or full of strategies, he is beyond his reach.

Those young scholars from Jinling clans could not defeat him.

But he even looked like a handsome guy, which made him even more jealous.

It was Xie Anran who was too arrogant and disdainful to become an official and never participated in the palace examination.

If it weren't for the great talent of Jinling and handsome, the emperor wouldn't have liked Xie Anran to be the princess Xiang Ling's son-in-law.

After becoming the prince-consort, Xie Anran felt that his life would be over. He "do nothing" and mingled with Xiaohunhou, Shen Wanbao, Prince and others, becoming the four famous playboys in Jinling City.

Now that Xie Huyong has resigned from office and returned to the country, no one in the Xie family can hold on to the store and faces a major crisis.

Xie Anran, the second largest playboy in Jinling, couldn't do anything to go on and make some contributions to the Xie family.

As the eldest grandson of the old prime minister Xie Hu Yong of Xie's residence, and the current princess Xiang Ling's son-in-law, the emperor valued it, and it was not surprising that he directly recruited him as a county magistrate.

As a playboy in Jinling, the second son went to Wanling City to take office. It was unlike Chu Tianxiu, the magistrate of Danyang County who took office, just going on an outing, and just being a mess.

I'm afraid I won't see you for a long time, so the boss Chu Tianxiu must have gone to see you off.

Li Yu also received a post from the Princess's Mansion, found Chu Tianxiu, and asked: "Husband, Xie Anran became a county magistrate, Princess Xiang Ling also wanted to follow him to Wanling City and invited many sisters from the boudoir to see him off. Let's prepare some gifts to see him off?"

To see off, of course you can't go empty-handed.

The Xie family is not short of gold, silver and wealth, everything is available, basically nothing is needed.

This gift is not interesting, either.

If you want to give it, of course, it is better to give it to rare things that others cannot take out.

“Uh~!”

Chu Tianxiu nodded slightly and thought, "Let me think about it."

He suddenly thought of something and slapped his head.

have to!

Just it!

Now this thing has not appeared at all in the Great Chu Dynasty.

This treasure is the favorite of literati and poets since ancient times. Whether it is for drinking it by yourself or seeing it off, it is a top-quality good thing!

It is most suitable to send Xie Anran to his post.

I set off tomorrow and I will give it to you now, which is still time.

Chu Tianxiu immediately ordered his servants to bring some tools in Yuyuan, and sent people to recruit a few carpenters and blacksmiths to make distilled utensils and tinker.

"Husband, what are you going to do?"

Li Yu was curious and took Di'er and Zuer to help.

"Make a Drunken Immortal Brew for your husband, and you can pour it into one cup~ Let you try it fresh!"

Chu Tianxiu smiled mysteriously.

...

Of course, there was wine in the Great Chu Dynasty, which was made of natural fermentation using grains, grapes and other fruits.

The wines of the Great Chu Dynasty were all fermented wines with low concentrations.

The degree of this fermented wine is too low, about six to ten degrees. Most fermented wines are slightly stronger than beer.

The mixed cold wine sold by Hongmen Inn is less than once, just to smell the wine.

There is a wine cellar in the Pingwang Mansion, with various home-made rice wines for drinking during festivals and banquets.

As a modern person, Chu Tianxiu has always treated the "wine" of this era as a drink.

I often hear the so-called "not drunk for a thousand cups". In fact, it is this kind of low-alcohol wine. People with large alcohol content will basically not get drunk.

The ancients also called low-alcohol wine "thin wine", while strong wine was called "thick wine".

The concentration of the wine is increased by heating and distillation, which is called distilled liquor. One distillation or even multiple distillations can obtain liquor of about 30 to 60 degrees.

The Great Chu Dynasty had not yet invented a more powerful distillation method.

Once distilled liquor is released, no one dares to brag about "not drunk without a thousand cups", and "one cup is poured" becomes commonplace.

Chu Tianxiu led the craftsmen to work.

This distillation tool is also simple.

A stove is placed on top of the stove, and a large sealed heating pot containing wine is added to the top to guide it to the cooling pot on the side.

The cooling pot is made of double-layer iron sheet, and the outside is wrapped with circulating cold water to cool down.

After cooling the evaporated wine, collect it again.

In half a day, this simple distillation utensil was made.

The carpenters and blacksmiths didn't know what the strange thing made by the little marquis were used for. After finishing their work, they were sent away.

Chu Tianxiu didn't plan to leak the distillation method out.

Chu Tianxiu poured a large amount of rice wine that had been brewed in the royal mansion into a heating pot, started to heat it up, and slowly distilled it. When the water temperature exceeded 80 degrees, the alcohol inside vaporized in large quantities.

Half an hour later.

The distilled liquor slowly flowed out of the cooling pot.

Finally, a large pot of turbid rice wine steamed out a small bucket of wine. All the residue in the old pot was poured out.

The wine has no impurities, it has obviously become as clear as water, crystal clear as a stream.

The alcohol smell is extremely strong and domineering.

"Son-in-law, can you drink it directly?"

Joo said a little greedy.

"Of course, just take a small sip."

Chu Tianxiu nodded.

Joer curiously doubled the glass cup. After taking a small bite, she suddenly burst into tears. "It's so choking, so spicy! Why is it so intense?!"

Chu Tianxiu tasted it.

This degree is probably about thirty degrees.

This is the first distillation, and if repeated several times, it can be improved even higher.

However, if you use it for drinking, there is no need to increase it too much for the time being.

Unless you make some alcohol for disinfection, it will need to be raised to 75 degrees.

For the people of Dachu who have never drunk real white wine and are used to drinking thin wine in large gulps, thirty degrees is already a thick wine that they have never drunk before.

If you accidentally drink a few more cups, you may be drunk to death.

Li Yu tasted a little.

When I first tasted it, I really felt it was very spicy.

But after savoring it carefully, I gradually felt that the wine tastes mellow and strong, fragrant and long aftertaste.
To be continued...