My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 205: Moutai mixed with Coke, more fun after drinking

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Xu Da feel itchy. Could it be that His Majesty had discovered some new way of drinking?

Thinking of this, he could no longer hold back and hurriedly said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."

Zhu Yuanzhang was so proud that he ordered people to replace crystal glasses for everyone. He also took ice cubes from the ice cellar in the palace, broke them into pieces, and put the crushed ice cubes into everyone's glasses.

Then, in everyone's surprised eyes, he ordered people to pour Coke for everyone.

Looking at the Coke with bubbling bubbles, everyone was amazed. What kind of magical drink was this? It didn't look like something that decent people would drink.

However, the rising bubbles brought out the unique fresh smell of Coke, which made everyone unable to resist the urge to take a sip.

"What's wrong with you guys? This is really good stuff!"

Seeing everyone hesitant, Xu Da took the lead in picking up the crystal glass and took a sip.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Adding ice to the cola not only made the sweetness of the cola more refreshing, but also diluted the original sour taste, but he felt more energetic.

Amazing, so amazing!
Especially now that it is the hottest time of the year, the weather is starting to get hot. Although it is night, there is still a hint of heat. After taking a sip of ice cola, I immediately feel cool all over.

I couldn't help it, so I picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp. I felt cold from head to toe, completely chilled to the bone.

"Hiccup~~"

After burping comfortably, Xu Da looked very pleased, "Comfortable!"

Seeing Xu Da's satisfied look, everyone picked up their cups and took a sip.

Sure enough, the icy cool, refreshing sweetness coupled with the strong feeling of bubbles instantly filled the entire mouth, fully stimulating every taste bud.

This is the refreshing feeling. This drink called Coke can really make people feel happy.

Empress Ma also praised it highly, "Chongba, this cola is really worthy of its name. It makes people feel happy after drinking it. In the summer, we can drink this iced cola often!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, "Sister, you are right, Coke with ice is indeed a great drink to cool off."

But at the same time, he thought to himself, it might not be that easy to drink it often. It depends on how much Lao Li can send to him.

Not only Queen Ma, but other female members of the family also fell in love with this sweet, sour and bubbly drink in an instant.

The emperor's grandsons, such as Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunhuan, were only concerned with drinking ice cola and didn't even care about French fries and potato chips.

"Your Majesty, your idea is still brilliant!" Xu Da praised sincerely.

"We have more than one good idea!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled mysteriously, poured ice cubes and cola into the cup again, then picked up a bottle of Moutai, poured it into the cup, and mixed the Moutai and cola together.

"Tian De, try it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the wine!"

Xu Da took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, ignoring the jealous looks of Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others.

At this moment, the unique sauce aroma of Moutai mixed with the bubbly sweetness of Coke blended into a whole new taste. This new experience made Xu Da unable to stop.

Seeing Xu Da's intoxicated look, Li Wenzhong, Tang He and others could no longer hold back and followed his example, adding ice to their Coke, Maotai, Guojiao, and Jiannanchun...

After drinking, everyone showed astonished expressions, and Li Wenzhong was full of praise. "This wine called Guojiao has a strong aroma, but after adding cola and ice cubes, the mellow wine like a raging fire and the cold cola blend together, just like the fusion of fire and ice, this is called..."

Li Wenzhong thought for a long time and finally came up with a sentence that he thought was very appropriate, "This is called ice and fire!"

"Ice and Fire, what a great name!"

Xu Da praised, "Your Majesty, please give this wine the name Ice and Fire!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was in high spirits and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, okay, Coke and liquor, from now on we'll call it Ice and Fire!"

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere became more and more heated. Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and others kept toasting each other, while the women drank ice cola and chatted about family matters, and were also in high spirits.

Only Zhu Yunwen had a sad face. He found that his fourth uncle, whom he had always been wary of, no longer snatched the French fries, but he did snatch the Coke!

And the French fries were not spared either. There was someone even more ruthless than the fourth uncle, his sixth aunt, Princess Huaiqing. When it came to grabbing the French fries, she was as good as any man.

And he had no other choice, because he found that his mother was also suppressed by Sixth Aunt and couldn't eat the French fries at all.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the dinner came to an end. After the eunuchs removed the bowls and chopsticks, the palace maids served tea to everyone.

The female relatives, along with their children, accompanied Empress Ma in playing in the Imperial Garden, and the nobles knew that this was the real highlight of the evening.

"Nephew, tell us about your experience of the Ming Dynasty's first maritime trade."

Although all the information about maritime trade had been summarized by the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and placed on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk, he had not yet read it in detail. He wanted to hear what Xu Huizu had to say first.

After all, in addition to escorting the goods, Xu Huizu was also responsible for inquiring about the local people's sentiments and military strength.

When he was in the desert, Xu Huizu did a very good job, and he was also steady and down-to-earth, which was why Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da felt confident in letting him go out to sea.

Everyone looked at Xu Huizu curiously, and Zhu Di and Li Jinglong were even more eagerly looking forward to it. What a great honor it would be to be able to achieve great things overseas!
"Your Majesty, this trip to the sea has broadened Huizu's horizons. The situation on the sea is completely different from that on land!"

As Xu Huizu told his story, everyone seemed to follow him and embark on that magnificent journey.

The trade with the first stop, Ryukyu, was particularly smooth, and Ryukyu also made it clear that it was willing to use treasure notes for trade with the Ming Dynasty. Part of the gold shipped back this time was used by Ryukyu to exchange for treasure notes.

"The King of Zhongshan in Ryukyu has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and his people also regard the Ming Dynasty as the Celestial Empire. Everyone is proud to be able to speak the Ming Dynasty's official language. I think that the Ming Dynasty can establish a closer relationship with the Ryukyu Islands, such as building a port and using it as a berth for the Ming Dynasty's fleet. Going a step further, it can also station troops there permanently."

Xu Huizu's words made everyone's eyes light up. If troops were stationed in Ryukyu, the projection of Ming's military power would be further expanded, and it could also directly deter Japan!

Together with the Korean Peninsula, once an incident occurs in Japan, troops can be sent directly to Japan from two directions!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that if he wanted to station troops in Ryukyu, he would have to further strengthen the construction of the Ming navy. Perhaps, the name of the navy could be changed to navy as stated in the video.

This matter should be used as a guideline for the development of Ming Dynasty's military power and armaments, and should be coordinated and deployed in detail.

"Although Ryukyu is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, there are still Japanese pirates raging around it, posing a serious threat to merchant ships. I think the Ming Dynasty can use this to persuade the King of Zhongshan to agree to the Ming Dynasty's garrison."

"Good boy, not bad, not bad. You are indeed the son of Xu Tiande. Your opinions now have some of the elegance of your father back then."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Xu Huizu on the shoulder and laughed, and Xu Da's old face was also full of smiles. Seeing his son growing up well, he felt both relieved and happy.

Only Zhu Di and Li Jinglong had envy in their eyes that was almost overflowing.

(End of this chapter)