For Li Sheng, the Tang Dynasty is worth being fascinated by. There are not many things to spend on. Especially as the Tang Dynasty is a "society", there are really too few things in this "society" that can interest Li Sheng.
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Productivity and information technology have determined this. As a contemporary young man who has long been accustomed to mobile phones and computers connected to wifi, Li Sheng is now experiencing this in the seventh century.
However, it's not completely devoid of interesting stuff.
Because recently.
Li Sheng wants to run the Blue Manor on Qiongzhou Island. In addition to various necessary things for business, there is one thing that is particularly necessary and can be said to be indispensable.
This thing is wine.
What's a place to visit without wine? Even if a knight in ancient times went out to rest in a small shop in the wilderness, he would have to order three pounds of beef and ten pounds of wine to make it pass. Li Sheng, although he does not suffer from alcoholism
, I don’t have a special hobby for wine, but it is indeed difficult to find some fun in this era that is on the same level as in my previous life.
Of course, even for wine, this era is far from Li Sheng's era - think about what the standard of good wine was in the Tang Dynasty? It was just clear, but the variety of modern wines is simply difficult to count.
but.
During this period, Li Sheng actually heard an interesting story.
That is to say, the Lion House in Chang'an has recently launched several types of drinks, with various flavors.
As soon as I heard the news.
Li Sheng suddenly couldn't sit still.
Because in Li Sheng's memory, the wine and brewing methods of the Tang Dynasty were similar across the country - the key point was that this was still the Zhenguan period, which belonged to the early Tang Dynasty.
In the early Tang Dynasty, even Lu Yu's Tea Classic had not yet been published, and Comrade Lu Yu himself had not yet been born. Tea soup was still a delicious soup, but it had not become the ultimate hot drink that had been popular for thousands of years.
Compared with tea, the wine culture, which requires more food as a basis, is naturally less developed.
The culture of ancient times is completely different from that of later generations. Compared with later generations, wine in ancient times was basically used to show off status and build consensus with people of the same class on a large number of occasions.
But later generations are different. Wine and tea are just drinks. Although there is still a considerable degree of wine culture, wine itself is no longer a "quintessence of heaven and earth extracted from grain" and has become a completely disenchanted
Everyday items.
However, although wine itself is disenchanting, modern business is not a vegetarian. It will come up with countless tricks every minute to re-empower this thing - to put it simply, it is to establish a "culture" to make it similar to religion.
That kind of charm directly affects the depths of people's thoughts.
Although Li Sheng understands this, after all, in modern society... no matter what industry or field there is, there is no circle, no culture, no "quasi-religion" of his own, even things like shoes that are consumables no matter how you look at them.
Yes, let alone a wine with a long history. Although Li Sheng was aware of this, he did not directly regard it as a sign of "unbearable" and discard it like some people did.
As a product of business society, as a young man, Li Sheng has a much clearer understanding of business society than the older generation, and he knows that everything has this kind of approach. This kind of thing is the fusion of liberal arts and science.
It is also the core method that has made the Western world prosperous and strong for hundreds of years in modern times.
With this kind of understanding that is better than that of his father's generation, Li Sheng will naturally not choose to "abandon" mindlessly - to put it bluntly, it is actually an escape, but choose what he needs in a more calm manner.
This kind of selection does not actually include wine, because the wine culture in modern society... has long ceased to be the version of the older generation that weighs heavily, and has become a trick in nightclubs.
As a young man studying science and engineering, he cannot be said to be extremely far away from things like nightclubs. He can only be said to be a world away. Then again, as far as Li Sheng is concerned, even if he is rich and free, he will not go to places like nightclubs.
, its essence is just to give some people some pleasure, or to provide other people with a pitiful place for superstition.
But apart from the atmosphere of the nightclub itself, Li Sheng is still interested in the alcoholic products in the nightclub. He has actually been to the Qingqing Bar himself. But in my country of Datang...
Naturally, Li Sheng had forgotten all these things a long time ago, but recently I heard that the Lion House in Chang'an had actually started to sell a variety of wines of different specifications, instead of the unified "Liquor from the Lion House", which made Li Sheng
Sheng was very shocked.
Although it is just simple differentiated marketing, from Li Sheng's perspective, this is a business initiative that can be described as groundbreaking.
Then of course we have to do some serious research!
To put it simply, I drank first as a token of respect, and by the way I met old acquaintances, Lao Li, Lao Wei...etc.
Li Sheng was very interested in this wine, so he talked to Lao Li and others about many ways to drink it. The most important thing was to prepare the wine, such as mojito depth bombs and the like.
The meaning of "cocktail" is that a variety of wines are mixed together, and the colors are as colorful as chicken tails. This is the origin. Like lobster, it is not originally synonymous with wealth and fame. But excluding these things, Li Sheng is still quite fond of this kind of thing.
Interest, because bartending can be classified as a "creation" in a sense, and it naturally has the value of appreciation and research.
So continue.
Li Sheng followed the idea that the owner of the Lion House came up with and expressed his idea. He also simply called the bartender over on the way and ordered more than a dozen fruits and juices.
Let’s show it to Li Er and others.
And Li Sheng was so excited.
Unavoidably, Li Er and others were a little confused. What happened to Li Sheng? Why did he suddenly become obsessed with wine again?
Li Er was especially shocked, because when she was in the palace, Empress Changsun always said that if she saw Li Sheng, she must give her a lot of advice and warn him not to indulge in drinking and sex.
Li Er's ears were numb when he heard this. Besides, every time he met with Li Sheng, there was always a chance to discuss things, so there was no time to think about it. Of course, the more important reason was that if Li Er agreed to Empress Changsun's treatment of her children
If you have strict requirements, then you have to be strict with yourself even if you have no choice.
Of course, these are all trivial matters. The main reason is that Li Er did not expect that he would finally have the courage to discuss this national policy with Li Sheng. It is said that this is actually a bit against the principles, but Li Sheng actually didn't care, as if he didn't care at all.
These things are normal.
At this time, although Li Sheng was still chatting enthusiastically about drinking, Li Er was a little bit embarrassed.