Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 228 From now on, you are my brother

General Li Feng's mansion has guests.

Speaking of which, Cao Hong's family had a lot of guests, and it stands to reason that he would not treat ordinary guests seriously, but this time the guest was a little different, and it was Da Sinonong Lu Yu.

Or Lu Yu came to visit...

Cao Hong has been very depressed recently. First, his disciple committed a crime, and his old face was rubbed fiercely by Xu Duling Manchong.

Later, because of the "new agricultural policy", tenant farmers could not be found for thousands of acres of land.

However, it was the old man Cao who proposed the new agricultural policy, and it was the old man Cao who implemented it...

Alas... It is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Hong is just like his grandson in front of Mrs. Cao, how dare he talk back!

Of course... these things, if you think about it carefully, if you really want to talk about the original instigator, it is inseparable from the newly promoted chief minister Lu Yu.

Now, Cao Hong's mood has calmed down a bit. He is still thinking, why is this Lu Sinong targeting him all the time since he didn't eat the rice from Lu Yu's family?

It happened that Dian Wei sent someone to report that Lu Yu was going to invite him to dinner tonight.

Wine must be drunk, after all, it is impossible not to make a meal for nothing, but... Cao Hong muttered in his heart, Lu Yu was punching him, and then gave him a jujube, the more he thought about it, the more he felt bad .

not going…

Unless he, Lu Yu, came to the door with wine and vegetables to apologize, otherwise, he, Cao Hong, would endure a meal for nothing... and would not eat the wine.

Of course, Cao Hong figured it out. Lu Yu is very persistent in his work. Since he asked to see him, he would definitely come. For this reason, Cao Hong didn't eat anything all afternoon, so he just waited for Lu Yu's drink!
Now, dizzy from hunger, Lu Yu finally came.

However, Lu Yu really only brought wine, what about food?

Cao Hong felt very hungry...however, he still pretended to be stubborn and strong!
"Ahem... I won't listen to your apologies." Cao Hong straightened his back, "There are thousands of people in my family, and the daily expenses are a horrible figure. Lu Si Nong, you cut off my money, it's no different. Yu killed my parents... I can't live through this day, oops... oh, I can't live it!"

As he spoke, Cao Hong's expression changed, and there was a feeling of tears pattering down the corners of his eyes.

The only thing that can make him cry is money for this tough man on the battlefield.

Shame on you?In Cao Hong's view, there is no shame at all, for money... he can really risk his life!

"..."

so embarrassing...

Lu Yu knocked on his forehead, put several jugs of wine on the table, and just watched his performance quietly.

Cao Hong clutched his heart, looking like he was about to faint.

"Poor thing. I, Cao Hong, have been loyal and brave all my life. When my eldest brother fell off his horse on the battlefield, I was the first to go up and give him my horse! It's a pity that I only have such a small family, only a few acres of land, and earn so much money every year." It’s a lot of money, it’s okay now, the doorman was killed by Man Chong, and he was put on the throne, the new agricultural policy...even more...It cut off my money, I’m miserable, I don’t say it, but My heart is bitter!"

Speaking of this, Cao Hong wiped away his tears... "Oh..." He sighed, "I'm afraid I will only be able to eat chaff and swallowed vegetables in the future, it's tasteless! It's you, Lu Sinong, who caused my miserable situation. , Lu Sinog...you...touch your breasts...ah no, touch your conscience, won't it hurt?"

Uh…

What a flamboyant acting skill!
Lu Yu was heartbroken, not sympathetic, but frightened. For the first time, he realized that Cao Hong was ashamed, and no one else had anything to do with it!
Ugh…

He sighed helplessly.

If it wasn't for the purpose of easing the relationship with Cao Hong, he wouldn't have come here to listen to Cao Hong crying and complaining!

Of course, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Cao Hong's performance like this, what's his idea of ​​keeping things in order?

"How come General Cao is drunk before drinking it? Come... try my newly brewed rice wine! After drinking it, we will perform again, ah no... after drinking it, it's never too late to get drunk!"

Lu Yu smiled slightly, "This wine is fine wine, if it is not a friend, I would not be willing to take it out."

Fine nectar and jade liquid?

Cao Hong opened his eyes, and he let out a "cough". He actually wanted to say, I'm hungry... Can't you bring some food when you come to apologize?It's not about having wine tonight, the focus is on eating!
But...Cao Hong was reluctant to part with this so-called "fine milk and jade liquid".

Immediately asked: "Why? Lu Sinong's wine is better than my Qiao Pei's Jiu Niang Spring Wine? My Qiao Pei's Jiu Niang Spring Wine is also called 'Gujing Gongjiu', it is a fine wine for the Queen!"

Among Cao Hong's many industries, there are wineries, and the scale is not small.

Therefore... when he heard the fine wine, he felt that he had been greatly insulted. You must know that the "Gujing Tribute Wine" brewed in his winery did not dare to be called fine wine. These four words are too high-level up.

"Oh..." Lu Yu waved his hand. "Your so-called Gujing tribute wine was not bad at first, but compared with my fine nectar and jade wine, it is a bit mediocre. Hey...how did it get involved in the wine? Today, I came to visit General Cao Hong, but there is a problem. Matter!"

"Important matter?" Cao Hong sat down and set up the score. "If it's an apology, I don't accept it unless..."

Cao Hong originally wanted to say, unless you let me join Jinmojinying, so that I can also lead people to rob tombs, touch gold, fight back...

He's thinking about it...

Compared with the benefits brought by the fields, it seems that entering the Mojin camp makes more money.

However, before Cao Hong could speak, Lu Yu's words had already spread. "Apologize? Why should I apologize? Isn't it about the 'Manfu Lord' and the 'New Agricultural Policy'? No matter how big it is, it can't be solved by money?"

Speaking of this, Lu Yu said righteously and righteously: "Actually, I want to discuss a big money-making matter with General Cao for my visit today. After careful calculation, I estimate that it will be more expensive than General Cao's loss due to the new agricultural policy." These two moneys are ten times, a hundred times more!"

"If General Cao is not interested, forget it, and I will take my leave!"

While talking, Lu Yu planned to leave!

I never thought, Cao Hong's brain burst.

Huo…

Ten times more than the money lost by the new agricultural policy?hundred times?Still, still, still...more than that!
When Cao Hong became serious all of a sudden, people were afraid of being serious. Once he became serious, he would not be hungry anymore!
Cao Hong couldn't help but sternly said: "Interested... Interested..."

"Lu Si Nong stay back, please give Lu Si Nong advice!"

"Drink first!" Lu Yu smiled slightly, pointing to the flagon with both hands.

As soon as Cao Hong heard about making money, Cao Hong was overwhelmed, his heart was throbbing and excited.

Besides, the thing about Lu Yu's ability to make money is that pearls and jades come first.

Xiahoudun, Xun Yu, and Cao Chun, who were originally poor and poor, made a lot of money because they cooperated with Lu Yu to open an oil workshop, not to mention the old man Wei Hong, who was about to replace his spittoon with gold and burn it!

Cao Hong had been envious for a long time, but he wanted to get a piece of the pie and joined Lu Yu's so-called business alliance, but he had nowhere to go.

Since Lu Yu took the initiative to find him today, it was justice from heaven.

"What kind of wine to drink? What a waste of time!" Cao Hong picked up the jug and planned to be bored.

Otherwise, he has a bottle, and Lu Yu has a bottle. I don't know how long it will take to drink. The matter of making money is a minute and a moment, and there is no delay.

"Gudong..."

Cao Hong lifted the jug and poured it into his stomach.

Take a sip of wine, it stands to reason... The wine of this era is subject to fermentation technology, and the alcohol content is very low, so it is not a big problem for Cao Hong to blow a pot.

Can…

Not right!

The wine brought by Lu Yu... just entered his throat, and there was a feeling of a fire burning down his throat.

Just in the cold of the evening, the whole body became extraordinarily warm and comfortable.

really...

The entrance is soft, the first line of throat!

Cao Hong, who planned to drink it all in one gulp, actually only drank [-]% and couldn't drink it anymore!
It's so intense...

It was so hot that it almost felt tearing in my throat, but it was also inexplicably refreshing and refreshing.

For a moment, Cao Hong only felt that... at this level of strength, the special wine is the wine. What he drank before was water.

After gulping down his stomach, Cao Hong wanted to express something, but...he found his throat was too hot, and for a while...unexpectedly...he couldn't open his mouth, as if he was choked up, and his whole throat seemed to be reminiscing. This rich and spicy bouquet.

At the same time, Lu Yu spoke.

"General Cao, how do you feel? Is there a very hot and irritating feeling in the throat! Then all the bones in the body are warmed up! My stomach is burning like fire!"

Lu Yu squinted his eyes and asked confidently...

No wonder Lu Yu asked this.

This wine is the distilled wine that he and Guo Jia tried to brew together, which is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica"——

"Shochu is not an ancient method. It was created in the Yuan Dynasty. The method is to use strong wine and lees, steam it on the steam, and use a vessel to take the dew. Any sour wine can be steamed!"

To put it simply, it is to build a specific wine tank to prepare some raw materials commonly used in rice wine fermentation, such as glutinous rice, barley, etc...

It is then fermented in vats for seven days before being bottle distilled.

As for the principle.

It is because an extremely rich "ethanol solution" will be produced during the fermentation process of wine making, which can kill the yeast, making it unable to continue fermentation!
Therefore, during the Han Dynasty, the ethanol concentration of ordinary fermented wine was between 10 and 15 degrees, just like beer!
But... the boiling point of alcohol is 78.2°C.

After heating, the temperature exceeds the boiling point of alcohol but not lower than the boiling point of water, the alcohol vapor escapes, and then condenses to obtain an ethanol solution with a concentration of 80-90 degrees.

After blending, it can be made into high-concentration spirits.

This is the easiest, easiest, and easiest way to brew distilled wine.

Of course...Compared to Lu Yu's enjoyment, Guo Jia is still thinking about how to do double distillation and triple distillation!

For wine lover Guo Jia, the distillation method in this winemaking technique is simply a door to a new world.

And the economic benefits that this distilled spirit can produce in this era is another story.

"Cough cough cough..."

Finally, Cao Hongneng spoke. After coughing repeatedly, he was quite excited. "Lu Si Nong, the money-making business you're talking about is the spirits?"

"The answer is correct." Lu Yu looked at Cao Hong with a smile, and said solemnly: "A gentleman loves money, so get it in a proper way!"

"General Cao's way of exploiting tenant farmers is outdated, and he can't make much money. Rather than sticking to the old game, it's better... Let's expand the territory together and discover new economic growth points... No, it's a new way to make money! General Cao thinks this wine...can make money?"

This…

Cao Hong's face tightened.

It's no wonder that you can't make money. Who would drink this strong wine... that ordinary drink that feels like water.

Compared with this "fine wine and jade wine", Gujing tribute wine will not be fragrant in a short time.

Cao Hong's eyeballs kept rolling. He has many breweries under his command, and he has even begun to think about it. If so... the large-scale promotion of this "fine nectar and jade wine" will bring considerable benefits here!
It is no exaggeration to say that this unique spicy, rich and mellow taste can almost monopolize the entire wine market.

even…

Cao Hong was already dreaming a little bit.

Lu Yu continued to ask: "General Cao, answer, this wine? Can it make money?"

"Of course I can!" Cao Hong blurted out a word, but immediately realized that he couldn't express it so easily...

"Cough cough..."

He coughed lightly and continued: "The general means that this wine is good or not, but it will take a lot of effort to promote it, and only I, Cao Hong, have a large number of wine shops... I can do this promotion and popularization. Nothing! Otherwise... Lu Sinong wants to make money from this drink, this idea is also very stupid and naive!"

"Ahem...Of course, although the general's promotion is laborious, it won't let Lu Si Nong earn less. We are friends! Let's do it! How about we get seven or three points?"

Cao Hong turned his head to look at Lu Yu.

Since he can definitely make money, he must give himself more points. Cao Hong looks like a general, but in fact he is a shrewd businessman.

"Qisan?" Lu Yu blinked his eyes, then shook his head. "Not good...how about Erba!"

"Lu Si Nong is so interesting!" Cao Hong's eyes glowed green. At this moment, he felt that Lu Yu was benevolent...

In the future, who dares to obstruct the new agricultural policy?Cao Hong was the first to refuse.

Of course, Cao Hong felt that he was not so shameless, so he waved his hands again and again. "Old brother, [-]% is enough for me, hey, it's not easy for you to brew this wine, [-]% can't be less, no less!"

ah... ah...

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Yu was stunned.

After a short period of confusion, Lu Yu asked back... "General Cao? Did you make a mistake? I said [-], it was you [-] and I was [-]. Let's trade fairly, and we will be fair!"

Huo…

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Hong was completely dumbfounded. He...he wanted to promote and sell, and in the end there were only two?

Dare to feel... Lu Yu just brewed a wine... only eight?

This is robbery, this is obvious robbery!

"Lu Sinong...doesn't count like that!" Cao Hong blurted out...

Lu Yu waved his hand, not reluctantly. "Everyone has their own aspirations, and I don't like to do things that are difficult for others. Oh, yes, if it wasn't for the fact that I am friends with General Cao, I would have said something straight away!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if General Cao doesn't want to do it. I'll let Mr. Wei take it with him and sell it. If you don't keep it, Mr. Wei will take half of it. I can earn a little more!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Cao Hong was about to cry, if this wine was going to enter Wei's shop, then Cao Hong would definitely not be able to surpass Wei Hong and become the richest man in Yanzhou in his life.

This is his lifelong vision, his lifelong goal.

Of course, only those who are extremely sensitive to money and business can realize the huge potential of this spirit in the market!

Cao Hong shook his head violently.

No, the Wei family must not be allowed to take the lead!

"Lu Si Nong..." Seeing that Lu Yu was about to leave, Cao Hong was not willing to give up, and immediately chased after him. "Twenty-eight is really...too few, so... Sanqi, I three, you seven, you should take pity on me...Because Xu Duling you recommended, my disciple died, there are six people at once, My heart hurts, my liver hurts, my heart is broken!"

"Also... Also, because of your new agricultural policy, my family's thousands of acres of land have no one to cultivate. You... If you agree to me, I will... I will..."

What am I?
Not to mention, at the end, Lu Yu was quite curious... What else could Cao Hong do?

"Ahem..." Cao Hong cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "Sanqi, just Sanqi, if you refuse, then I, Cao Hong, will be shameless. From now on, I will live in your company after packing up Nongfu, eat yours, drink yours, before you sell the wine you brew, I, Cao Hong, will drink it all for you, I will do what I say!"

What Cao Hong said was awe-inspiring. When it comes to money issues, he has always been able to display infinite shameless spirit.

Especially when it comes to "eat yours and drink yours", Cao Hong deliberately poured out all his hala, just being so shameless, you, Lu Yu, can't bite me anyway!
If you don't agree, there are even more shameless things.

At this time, Lu Yu was helpless. He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen such shameless ones. Sure enough, he was not well prepared when he came, but... Forget it, let it be three sevens, let’s count it as Cao Hong favor.

"General Cao, don't be like this..." Lu Yu's expression also deliberately became serious. "You are shameless, ah no... I am touched by your sincerity. From now on, you will be my exclusive wine partner. I will take care of the production and you will take care of the sales!"

"But let's get to the bottom of our ugly words. If you don't speak honesty and fill your pockets, I will have to replace you! There is also a shortage of food this year, and the wine must have a good harvest next year, which is the premise of the successful implementation of the new agricultural policy. , General Cao, don’t rush me, it’s never too late for a good meal.”

Cooperating with Cao Hong, ugly words must come to the fore...

After all, this is a master who loves money like his life. Don't wait until the end, Guo Jia's hard work in brewing wine has made Cao Hong a lot of money!
Who is a migrant worker and who is the spirit of a migrant worker must first establish rules.

"This is natural, this is natural!" Cao Hong smiled with satisfaction...the smile was extraordinarily hearty...

He is like this, if you steal his money, it is tantamount to killing his parents, but if you help him make money, you will be infinitely close to being his parents, it is not an exaggeration at all.

"gone…"

"Don't rush away, I'll invite Lu Sinong to the restaurant, let's have a good meal... From now on, you are my brother!" Cao Hong grabbed Lu Yu's arm, very intimate...

The one who can help him make money is his own brother.

"Don't eat." Lu Yu shook his hand. "It's time to go home, my sister said, cook for me tonight!"

Having said that...

There are still many things to do tonight, and eating with Sister Zhaoji is the most important thing.

Of course, in addition to this, Lu Yu had to meet someone and explain in detail.

As for the attack on Chen Guo and the capture of Chen Guo's [-] troops, Yao sent him to make a front stand in advance and make some secret deployments...

This time it is a consideration of intelligence, and it is also a proof of bravery!

The so-called, the rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building!
There is going to be a storm in the territory of Chen Country, and a storm is coming, so... let it be more violent.

"Let's go, no need to send it off." Lu Yu finally waved to Cao Hong. "General Cao, this is what you said. From now on, I will be your brother!"

"Mr. Manfu was recommended by your own brother, and the new agricultural policy was also implemented by your new brother. Don't make trouble, big brother!"

Uh…

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Hong was speechless!
But soon, he shook his head, as long as the liquor can make money, Cao Hong will fight desperately with anyone who dares to bully his own brother!

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(End of this chapter)