Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 33 New Green and Red Mud
How could Liu Liang not know that one of the top generals of the Chang family in the capital, the Zhongyong Earl's Mansion. Moreover, Liu Liang's immediate boss, Deputy Chief of Jingyuan, deployed Ge Huaimin, who was extremely at odds with the Chang family.
In other words, the Chang family wants to regain military power all the time. This is because Ge Huaimin wrested the military power in Jingyuan from the veteran general Chang Shide. At first, this incident was a big deal and many people were arrested.
, and also killed many people. Liu Liang vaguely knew that some secret things even involved the royal family.
If it were the Chang family, this would be troublesome. Liu Liang lowered his head and pondered, his brows furrowed into knots.
After pondering for a long time, Liu Liang sighed helplessly. The Chang family aspired to military power, and now by chance, Liu Zihao was arrested for poisoning an officer's horse, and the Commander-in-Chief card was also seized. How could he not make good use of such a big deal? Time is running out.
More than ten days have passed, and I am afraid that the Chang family has already gathered the direct relatives and is frantically impeaching Ge Huaimin.
What's even more frightening is that Ge Huaimin still doesn't know anything about the cold arrow behind this.
As soon as he thought about it, Liu Liang thought of his nephew Liu Zihao, and his heart suddenly ached. For Liu Zihao, Liu Liang could be said to have devoted all his energy and love to him. Even his own children felt jealous. But now, he is unable to save him.
You can only choose to give up. This is like tearing a piece of flesh from your heart.
The only person who wants to fight against the Chang family is Ge Huaimin, who is of comparable strength.
And he, Liu Liang, does not have this qualification yet.
"Let's go." Liu Liang gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice. After that, he flicked his cloak and strode away. As for Fei Boyan and the other two, they seemed to have been forgotten by him. At this moment, he felt so sad and angry that he couldn't even think about it.
The group got on their horses and roared away.
"It came in a hurry and left in a hurry." Fei Boyan squinted his eyes and said with emotion.
"He is a ruthless person." Supervisor Lei Bin commented with a serious face.
"He is a ruthless person who is willing to give up when he is willing to give up. He is not sloppy." Fei Boyan nodded and said.
Yao Pingyuan didn't speak, he just looked at his retreating figure, silently lost in thought. In fact, he still had something to say that he wanted to say to Liu Liang alone. Who knew that Liu Liang left immediately without giving him a chance to speak.
This made Yao Pingyuan feel a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After gathering their emotions, the three of them went home.
Inside the house, there is still something lurking about the Langshan bandit, which needs to be dealt with urgently.
When Liu Liang got on the post road, he had calmed down. He slowed down his horse and thought about his thoughts.
Now that the matter has reached the capital, it is destined not to be rectified. But the matter itself is not that important. The Chang family just needs an excuse to attack Ge Huaimin to seize the military power in Jingyuan. Above the court, you and I are fighting for profit.
, as for a little person like Liu Zihao, who would care?
Even if Liu Zihao is lost at this time, it will not affect the Chang family's rebellion.
Thinking of this, Liu Liang reined in his horse suddenly, his eyes flashing and frightening.
"Ji Yi, do you have any orders?" the guard beside him asked.
Liu Liang was stunned, nodded, and then slowly shook his head, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.
"It's a good opportunity, why don't we sneak into the military camp and rescue the young master." Another guard was obviously close to Liu Liang. Seeing Liu Liang's hesitation, he showed his loyalty and tried to please Liu Liang.
"Are you willing to wait?" The guard's words hit Liu Liang's fancy. He raised his eyes, glanced at the guards coldly, and said unhurriedly, "This is Liu's private matter. It doesn't matter if you don't want to."
"I am willing to serve Jiyi." All the guards were not stupid and said in unison.
"Okay, Liu would like to thank all the brothers in advance." Liu Liang raised his eyebrows and said with cupped fists.
Liu Liang dared to take risks to save people. In fact, he had a 70% or 80% chance of success. The reason why he had such a high chance of success was based on his understanding of the combat power of the border troops. There was never any peace on the border, whether it was the Xixia Dangxiang or the Hengshan Qiang.
People would come to kill them from time to time, plunder the people, steal property, and wars continued.
On the other hand, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, due to the long period of peace and the lack of military morale, the camp has been rotting from top to bottom. As far as Liu Liang knows, the hinterland is severely underpaid. A battalion of 500 people can maintain a real number of 300, which is very rare.
As for the soldiers, most of them are old, weak, and lack training. They can no longer ride a horse or draw a bow.
When Liu Liang thought about it, Shayuan Prison would only be worse, and it would not have even half of its combat power.
However, the ten guards around him are elites in the frontier army. Everyone has been on the battlefield and gone through blood and fire countless times. They are all good at martial arts and are good at fighting on foot and on horseback. To be proud,
With these ten people, they can destroy the Xiaoqi camp. Not to mention just sneaking in and quietly rescuing one person.
"Find a secluded place, recharge your batteries, and take action tonight."
"I humbly obey my orders." All the guards responded in unison.
Shayuanjian is a flat river, and as far as the eye can see for more than ten miles, there are few high hills. The group of people galloped for a long time, but they could not find a place to hide their troops, and they couldn't help but feel angry.
It took them four days and five nights to travel from Jingzhou to Shayuan Prison, which was thousands of miles away. If they said they were not tired, it would be a lie. But when they arrived at Shayuan Prison, they had no chance to rest and started on their way back. Now.
, I wanted to find a ravine to take a rest or even eat some solid food. No one would be tired if I left them alone.
"Look there." Someone pointed ahead and shouted in surprise.
Everyone followed and looked, and saw a large group of war horses neighing and galloping towards the east. The shouts of the herdsmen came from a distance. In the morning light, thousands of horses galloped, raising dust and sand all over the sky, blocking everyone's sight.
Everything becomes vague, dreamlike, and a magnificent picture.
In the vague dust, a line of low mountains is exposed, and the shadows of flowers are reflected in the indigo. Like mist surrounding the shadows of flowers, like flowers dancing in the clouds, it is the famous flower shadows of Arashiyama in Shayuan Supervisor. It is so beautiful.
"Drive." Liu Liang shouted loudly and ran towards Lanshan first.
A group of guards followed closely behind, and their figures slowly merged into the sand and disappeared.
At this time, Qin Chong was lying on a flatbed truck, being pulled by Sanbao'er, and he was also heading towards Lanshan.
In addition to Qin Zhong, the car also contained many items, such as large jars, small jars, and charcoal incense powder, which he used to refine glycerin. Qin Zhong bought ten jars of fruit wine on the market, which were used for testing.
Used to test the amount of glycerin in order to find the best taste. It was just a bitter experience and I was sweating profusely.
"Master, I need to pee." San Bao'er threw the handlebars and ran away without waiting for Qin Zhong's response.
"A lazy donkey makes a lot of shit and urinates." Qin Chong muttered, stood up, pulled up the cart and drove away.
There was no urine in San Bao'er, but he was very tired, so he tricked Qin Zhong into pulling the cart.
"Master, these items cost a lot of money. If you can't earn them back, you will lose money."
"You've said it eight times." Qin Zhong curled his lips in disgust.
"I bought this with real money." San Bao'er was unconvinced and talked back to Qin Zhong.
"Come here and pull the cart." Qin Zhong glared.
"Ah? Master, please hold me first, I haven't peed yet." After saying that, he ran away.
The two of them wandered around and played all the way, and it was already noon when they arrived at Lanshan. In the workshop, smoke was rising, and the two women who lived here temporarily were cooking. When they saw Qin Chong and the other two arriving, they seemed a little embarrassed.
I didn’t know how to deal with it for a moment. When I saw the goods on the car, I quickly came over to help.
"Are you getting used to living here?" Qin Zhong had nothing to say, and he didn't know what to say to the woman.
"I'm used to it." The older woman answered.
"In a few days, some brewing craftsmen will come over," Qin Zhong said.
"Oh." The two women nodded and stopped talking.
However, Qin Chong could feel the flash of panic in the two women. They had suffered a catastrophe and were reduced to this level. They would panic at the slightest disturbance. In this era, there are many such women, who just drift with the tide.
, just living day by day. No support, no hope, no future.
"Let me give you a new name." Qin Chong did not comfort him, but said with a smile.
The two women pursed their lips tightly, with a hint of shyness on their faces, and nodded slowly. A woman's maiden name is a very private matter, and will not be disclosed casually unless she is a close relative.
At this time, there are six wedding rituals: accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting gifts, asking for dates, and welcoming in person.
After the acceptance ceremony, the man's family will ask a matchmaker to ask the woman's name and birth date, so that the man's family can perform a divination and fortune telling to see if the birth signs are consistent and determine whether they will get married. This is called name asking.
Although Qin Zhong's move was well-intentioned, it seemed a bit frivolous.
"Your name is Xinlu, your name is Hongni." Qin Zhong pointed casually and settled on the name.
It's a wine shop, with green ants' newly fermented wine and a small red clay stove. Qin Zhong nodded with satisfaction and turned around and entered the house. He did this with some intention. A new name, a new life. The past is dead, and today is reborn.
.He will tell San Bao'er that the past of the two women must not be mentioned to anyone again and completely erased.
"Come here to move things, what are you doing standing there in a daze?" The boy was very tired from three meals a day. Seeing the two women in a daze, he immediately rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "Young Master really doesn't know how to name names, what are they? Fresh green? Red mud?"
After receiving their new names, the two women's moods seemed to have changed and they became obviously cheerful.
"Your name is San Bao'er?" An older woman named Xin Lu came over and picked up a jar of wine and asked San Bao'er, "Three Bao'ers a day? San Bao'er?" She seemed to find it funny.
He immediately frowned.
"Hmph, it sounds better than your Xinlu." San Bao'er muttered and gave Xinlu the back of his head.
With the help of fresh green and red mud, the car was quickly emptied of everything. Near the kitchen, Qin Chong cleared a piece of land and placed his purification equipment, two two-foot-tall large jars.
The first step is to make soap. What is left after making soap is the raw material for refining glycerin.
Qin Zhong looked at it carefully and felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
"Boil lard." Qin Zhong ordered. He occupied the kitchen and began to boil lard.
According to Qin Chong's instructions, San Bao'er first added quicklime to water to make lime slurry. Then, he added soda powder. Soda powder is used for making dough and is readily available in the kitchen. After a while of stirring, the lime slurry changed, and some substances
It settles down, and a layer of clear liquid floats on top.
Hongni was young, so when she saw the clear liquid, she reached out and wanted to touch it.
"Can't touch." Qin Zhong quickly grabbed her. This is caustic soda. Don't you want your fingers?
Hongni was startled, her face turned red, and she shrank behind Xinlu.
At this time, the lard was boiling in a large iron pot and gradually melted.
Instructing San Bao'er, he carefully skimmed out the liquid. Seeing that the lard was almost cooked, he immediately poured the liquid into the hot oil pan. There was no violent reaction, and everything was normal.
After taking off the fire and waiting for a while, there was a change in the pot, and the yellow soap slowly solidified.
"Quick, scoop it out." Qin Zhong commanded, scooping out the pure soap that had not yet solidified, pouring it into a copper basin, adding rouge powder, stirring evenly, putting it aside, and waiting slowly
Cool and solidify.
This is soap. Although Qin Zhong didn't make it himself, he still felt full of accomplishment. He looked at Xin Lu and others with pride and said, "This basin is called soap. It can be used for washing and bathing."
The residue left in the iron pot was glycerin sweet water. After removing the alkaline precipitate, it turned yellow and had a strong fishy smell that made people feel nauseous. The new green and red mud covered its nose and hid outside the door.
Qin Zhong pinched his nose and directed San Bao'er to pour the glycerin sweet water into the jar.
The jar was filled with gravel and charcoal, which could act as a filter. After a while, clear water flowed out from the bottom of the jar. This was glycerin, a key ingredient in Qin Chong's money-making plan.
Qin Chong, who had the experience of later generations, knew very well that glycerin can remove the bitter taste of fruit wine. Moreover, because of the sweetness of glycerin, it can also greatly improve the taste of fruit wine, making it the best fruit wine additive.
As long as the bitterness of the fruit wine is removed, the wine is filtered and clarified. By then, the sweet and delicious fruit wine will be clear and translucent. In an era when everyone is enjoying wine, do we still need to worry about sales?
The next step is to distill the fruit wine.
First use a fine sieve to remove impurities in the wine, and then use a simple distiller to distill and purify the fruit wine.
The copper pipes were already made, but they were hammered out piece by piece by a coppersmith. The sink was also ready, hung to a suitable height, and filled with cold well water. A hole was drilled in the lid of the pot and the copper pipes were connected.
When everything was ready, I changed the iron pan and started heating the fruit wine.
The wine is heated and rises along the copper tube on the pot cover. The copper tube enters the sink, where the water vapor condenses and then flows out along the copper tube, becoming pure and clear wine.
After distillation, the degree of the fruit wine increased slightly and the fruit flavor became more intense. According to a certain proportion, glycerin was added for blending. After several experiments, the best taste was found, and the research and development of the new fruit wine was completed.
"The wine smells so good." Hongni sniffed and moved closer to the new wine jar.
"It's clear and bright, it's so beautiful." Xinlu praised, saying that impurities are inevitable in today's fruit wine.
"Try it." Qin Chong encouraged with a smile.
I took a bowl and took a sip. Everyone felt different.
"Sweet." Hong Ni said.
"Well, the fruity flavor is stronger." This is fresh green.
"Is the bitter taste gone?" San Bao'er screamed strangely and took another big sip.
"The alcohol content is still not high." Qin Zhong frowned, not satisfied. After one heating and distillation, ten jars of fruit wine became six jars, but the alcohol content only increased slightly, which made him quite disappointed. Due to the craftsmanship, this
The alcohol at that time generally had a low alcohol content. Even the strongest Shaodaozi was only thirty or forty degrees.
Of course, these days, there is no concept of alcohol content.