Everyone looked at the man's vow and frowned in confusion.
Could it be that the thing in this jar is really wine?
One of them came closer and smelled it, and immediately exclaimed: "Hey, come and smell it, this thing seems to be really wine?!"
Everyone quickly came closer to take a closer look.
The aroma of wine immediately hit my nose.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all shocked and speechless.
This jar was opened under their noses, and they were sure that nothing was added to it.
Is this really wine?
Some people didn't believe in evil, so they directly took a spoonful and put it into their mouth, and immediately exclaimed: "Really, it's really wine!"
The others hurriedly fetched spoons and took a spoonful of liquid from the jar to taste it carefully.
It's spicy in the mouth and has a long aftertaste. It's really wine!
And compared with ordinary rice wine, this wine is not only clearer, but also has a richer taste. It is definitely a good wine!
Some people even didn't believe in evil and continued to take a spoonful and taste it.
But what he drank into his stomach was still sweet and fragrant wine.
Unexpectedly, Master Hu actually made fine wine from sugarcane bagasse?!
Everyone was astonished, as if they had witnessed a miracle happening with their own eyes.
The eyes of those old craftsmen were as wide as copper bells, and even their hands were trembling.
This completely overturned their years of experience in winemaking and their outlook on life.
But facts speak louder than words. Even if they didn't believe it, everything still happened under their noses.
Using sugarcane bagasse, you can really make wine!
Just when everyone was stunned, several people squeezed in from behind without mercy.
"Come on, come on, we're going to distill the wine!"
These were the workers who were originally responsible for distillation in Hu Mansion.
The alcohol concentration of the wine brewed now is still relatively low.
Only through distillation can we obtain the fine wine like that offered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The alcohol used for disinfection must be made through double distillation.
The process of distillation is also a technique that everyone in the brewery should learn.
However, because this technique is relatively simple and there are many people who have mastered it, Hu Changan did not stay here to demonstrate it himself. Instead, he entrusted the old workers to demonstrate it to the newcomers.
At this time, the old craftsmen who were recruited no longer looked as confident as before.
They all lowered their heads and obeyed the steward's arrangements.
After seeing Hu Changan's amazing wine-making skills, no matter how many years of experience the veteran craftsmen have, they are still newbies here and have to learn everything from scratch.
They have completely put aside their pride and decided to start from scratch.
However, there was no dissatisfaction in their hearts. Instead, they were filled with deep joy.
Fortunately, they were smart enough to change jobs early. Otherwise, they might not be able to master this magical wine-making technique in their entire lives!
Now they have an opportunity to improve themselves, and they are grateful!
...
However, Hu Changan didn't know that he had a group of old fans.
At this time, Hu Changan was supervising the new iron-making method at the Ministry of Works.
The blast furnace and coal are now in place, just waiting for practice!
The craftsmen at the Ministry of Industry were all surprised when they saw Hu Changan continuously bringing in these black things.
They had never seen anything so strange.
One of the craftsmen asked Hu Changan cautiously: "Shilang Hu, I wonder what this dark thing is?"
Hu Changan smiled slightly and said: "This thing is called coal, and it is specially used to replace charcoal."
What?
Instead of charcoal?
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Could it be that Mr. Hu is competing with Mr. Liu and intends to bring down the entire Ministry of Works?
Now Liu Dong has completely become famous from the Ministry of Industry, and the Liu family where he belongs has also made a statement that it will never provide charcoal to the Hu Mansion in the future.
At this time, the Hu family and the Liu family may have completely formed a feud.
So when Hu Changan proposed using coal to replace charcoal, everyone's first reaction was that it should be related to Liu.
After all, the Ministry of Industry is a big customer of the Liu family.
After all, the number of people using charcoal is in the minority, and governments like the Ministry of Industry are the main ones using charcoal.
After all, the iron-making furnace must maintain a certain temperature all year round in order to meet the standards for iron-making.
The amount of charcoal consumed here every year is absolutely astronomical.
If the Liu family loses its major patron, the Ministry of Industry, then the Liu family will definitely suffer a lot of blood.
However, the craftsmen did not want to get involved in the fight between the Hu family and the Liu family.
After all, Liu is the only charcoal supplier in Yingtian City.
If the coal provided by Hu Changan cannot reach the temperature required for ironmaking, then the interests of the Ministry of Industry will ultimately be lost.
If the iron smelted in the workshop of the Ministry of Work does not reach the quantity specified above, then it is the craftsmen like them who will be punished by His Majesty!
As the person in charge of the iron-making workshop of the Ministry of Works, Steward Jiang was the first to speak out: "Shilang Hu, you must not act out of emotion!"
"I know you and Mrs. Liu won't deal with them, but you can't use the Ministry of Industry as a bargaining chip!"
"If you refuse to use the charcoal provided by Liu and instead use your own coal, if the iron cannot reach the corresponding temperature during smelting and cannot make iron tools, we will all be punished together!"
Hu Changan was also stunned when he heard this.
In fact, he had long forgotten about Liu's troubles. He didn't expect that the people in the Ministry of Industry were quite good at thinking about it.
But looking at the worried eyes of everyone in the Ministry of Industry, he couldn't explain it easily.
Cleaning up something like this is the most difficult thing.
When others preconceptionally think that you are already dark, then no matter how hard you try to wash it off, it will still become darker and darker.
It seems that now, seeing is believing is the only way to go!
Hu Changan cleared his throat and said to everyone: "Isn't there still some charcoal left in the warehouse? How about we turn on two stoves today to compare?"
"If my coal does not burn at the same temperature as charcoal, then we will continue to switch back to charcoal!"
When everyone heard this, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Shilang Hu had not yet been overwhelmed by anger and could still listen to the advice.
However, no one believed that the black coal brought by Hu Changan could burn with as much firepower as charcoal.
After all, they have been using charcoal.
And the source of charcoal is very clear, it is wood cut from trees.
It is an unbreakable truth that wood can burn to produce heat.
As for coal, which has unknown ingredients, they have no idea what it is.
Can this weird thing be burned?
Even if it can burn, can the heat of this coal be comparable to the charcoal they have been using?
A big question mark was placed in everyone's mind.