The banquet ended and worries arose.

Liu Bei looked at the starry sky with a melancholy face and said sadly: "I don't know what the chance of winning will be when I go to attack Guan Hai this time?"

"Brother, don't worry, with me and my second brother here, then Guan Hai is considered a bird!"

Zhang Fei yelled carelessly.

Guan Yu comforted from the side: "Brother, since you come, you can rest assured. The Yellow Turban bandits are originally a group of snakes, insects and ants, so there is no need to worry about it!"

Looking at the left Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei felt at ease, and this time he might not be competitive.

This is really a stumbling block for Liu Yi, and it seems that he cannot join the army in the future.

The next day, Liu Bei went to the military camp to transfer 800 elite soldiers, and together with his 500 troops, he went to Qi to suppress bandits. Before leaving, Liu Yi ran over to see him off, but he almost burst into anger.

Liu Yi returned to the military camp and was idle. He remembered that he had to spend gold to buy an official position. He tried his best to find the way to make money. There was really something that could be made quickly.

That is distilled liquor.

Most of the wines in the Han Dynasty were rice wine, and the alcohol content was not high, so it was difficult to trigger the nerve elements of the old alcoholic. If a high concentration of distilled liquor could be created, it would not only be used as a strategic reserve material in the future, but also bring a large amount of income to yourself.

Do what you say, practice is the only indicator to test the truth.

Liu Yi went to the Central Army camp to file a falsify with Zou Jing, saying that he had a distant relative in the local area and had been separated for many years and wanted to find something to show etiquette.

Zou Jing nodded and agreed without thinking too much.

Liu Yi left Pei Yuanshao to stay in Ruishi Camp, and only brought Li Yuanba and eighty Xuanjia troops out of the camp, and began to search along the streets and alleys of the county town. However, this time they were not looking for people, but looking for wineries.

Not to mention, I really found a place in the most remote place in the west of the city. There is a Zhou winery with its gates dilapidated and it must have not been repaired for many years.

Liu Yi got off the horse and came to the winery gate. He was about to pull the door, but with a light touch, the door broke open by itself.

"Is anyone here!"

Liu Yi Tansheng asked.

Lao Jiucai heard a broken cough from inside, "There is no wine sold, you can go somewhere else!"

Hearing this sound, it seems that the owner of the house is old and weak.

"Old man, can you go inside and explain in detail?"

Suddenly, there was a tick and twitching sound. A white-haired old man in his seventies and eighties walked out of the inside with a crutch, came to the gate, rubbed his eyes, and said in surprise: "So it's the official! If you are rude, I hope the official will forgive you!"

Liu Yi bowed and said, "It's a crime for disturbing the old man's cultivation."

"You are polite, the old man has lost his life. Please come in quickly. I heard that this official doesn't have a local accent like a local!"

"I am very meticulous! I am a subordinate of the Youzhou soldier, Zou Jing. This time, I was invited by the prefect Gong Jing to attack the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou."

"oh!"

The old man led the way in front and invited Liu Yi and Li Yuanba into the hall, sighing: "Now there is only the old man left in the winery. No distinguished guests have arrived for a long time, so I hope the official will forgive me for the poor hospitality!"

There were not many decent guys in such a huge hall, and even the seats were covered with dust.

Liu Yi didn't care about it. He flicked the dust gently, sat down, and asked, "Old man, why are you the only one in such a big winery?"

The old man replied: "The official has no idea. The old man's surname is Zhou and his name is Kang. His ancestors made a living by brewing wine for four generations. His life is quite fulfilling. He never thought that three months ago, the old man's family was in trouble while visiting relatives in Qi. There was no news yet. The old man was very old and physically exhausted. He was no longer able to support the winery alone, so he dismissed the craftsman and closed the business."

It’s really hard to recite every family!

Liu Yi immediately comforted: "Maybe the old man's family has just been hiding for the time being. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion has subsided, they will all come back."

Zhou Kang shook his head and said sadly to Liu Yi: "The official does not need to comfort me anymore. I am also a person who lives one day and counts one day. I will have a few days left."

Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable. Liu Yi said again: "Old man, I really have something to ask for when I come here this time. I don't know if I can lend it to you for a winery!"

"Does the official want to make wine?"

Liu Yi nodded solemnly and said slowly: "To be honest, it is a novel wine, a wine that is several times stronger than the wine we drink now. It will definitely open the old man's eyes. I am willing to pay fifty taels of gold as a levy fee."

Liu Yi's words instantly attracted Zhou Kang's attention. He has been working hard all his life to brew wine. He was so excited that he heard that he could produce stronger wine.

Zhou Kang had a meal, and then there was fifty taels of gold. Even if he sold the winery now, it would not be worth so much money. He immediately waved his hand and said, "The official is too arrogant and respects the Zhou winery. If the official wants to use it, it will only work. I don't charge a tiny cent. But after the wine is finished, I will be satisfied with it."

"good!"

After getting the approval of the owner, Liu Yi immediately took action, took out the gold in his hand, and ordered the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army to purchase rice, sorghum, and wheat, and then asked Zhou Kang for his ancestral wine chorus.

This koji is the top priority for brewing wine. If it is not fermented well, the wine brewed is basically in vain. I think Zhou's winery has lasted for four generations, so it should not be bad.

In the afternoon, the Xuanjia soldiers who went out to purchase the ingredients came back, and Liu Yi immediately started cooking the ingredients.

Mix the rice, wheat and sorghum and cook in a pot to cook half-baked.

Again, spread the boiled ingredients in a bamboo sieve, wait a little cool, add the wine koji and mix well, put it in the earthen pot while it is hot, ferment it, cover it and cover it and keep it warm.

The fermentation process takes two or three days, so Liu Yi simply lived in Zhou's winery.

When the smell of wine overflows, the fermentation is completed. At this time, remove the insulation quilt and let it sit for several days before the wine will appear.

Finally, steam the wine, put a large cast iron pot on the pot shop, add an appropriate amount of water, wheat straw and pork bones. The pork bones can remove the odor and improve the taste of the wine.

Put the wood on the steamed wood, lay a layer of wheat stalk, cover the lid of the large pot, boil the water in the large iron pot and let the water vapor overflow in the cage, and then add the fermented wine.

Place a pig iron tip pot on the cage, seal it with a sand cloth, then add cold water to the cage top iron pot, change it at any time to keep the water temperature low, continue to steam and cook the wine, and then use Zhongtong bamboo to guide the distilled wine down.

After the task was completed, Liu Yi tasted the wine he brewed himself. It was fragrant and really fragrant. The alcohol content should be around 40 degrees.
Chapter completed!