What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 83 A Day in the Life of a Heroine (Begging for First Subscription)

Su Mo is someone who readily accepts good advice.

The heroine told him not to stop, and of course he was too embarrassed to stop...

Petite and delicate, she is naturally Su Mo's favorite.

But now it seems that the aesthetic standards have been reversed by the female centurions.

No, strictly speaking, it's not a change; he still has a particular fondness for petite and delicate figures. The word "added" would be more appropriate!

I have no doubts now.

Seeing the female warrior's panicked expression as she hid the thin blanket behind her back, he noticed her.

Su Mo's expression was somewhat strange.

This is the first time, both in this life and the last!
He smiled and said, "I'll go get you a basin of water."

Chen, the female knight, blushed and dared not speak, but simply nodded gently.

Su Mo had just gotten her some water when she was shoved out of the room.

Knowing that the female knight was shy, Su Mo washed himself, then went to the inner room, picked up paper and pen, and began to sketch.

He wasn't very good at using a calligraphy brush, so he used a homemade charcoal pencil.

Just as I finished roughly drawing the blueprints for the distiller, I saw Chen Qianyu walk out with a slightly unnatural gait and a flushed face.

The female warrior looked curiously at the strange drawings on the table and couldn't help but ask, "Su... Lang, what is this?"

"Why does it look so strange?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "The equipment for brewing baijiu (Chinese liquor)."

"With these blueprints, it's easy to brew that clear, water-like liquor."

Chen Qianyu was startled and asked urgently, "If that's the case, why did Su Lang draw such an important item?"

"What if it gets stolen?"

Although the female knight-errant is naive, she knows the importance of money, an essential item for a great hero traveling the martial arts world.

Anyone could see that the liquor from yesterday was of immense value.

Su Mo explained, "This is intended as a gift for Lord Baihu, so naturally it needs to be drawn."

Chen Qianyu's eyes widened: "Given to her?"

"The Su family's secret techniques are meant to be passed down to future generations; how can we give them away!"

Seeing the heroine's angry yet reluctant expression, Su Mo couldn't help but chuckle: "It's not like I'm giving it to her for free!"

"We need to bring back a seventh-rank official!"

"We can have one more... well, one more powerful backer!"

He paused, then added, "What's so special about a mere bottle of liquor?"

"I have plenty of ways to make money."

"We're just waiting for a junior officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, then we can begin our grand money-making plan!"

Chen Qianyu said angrily, "This is nothing!"

"So all you know is that female centurion, huh!"

The heroine looks so cute when she's jealous and angry!
Su Mo couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "Don't worry, your husband won't favor one over the other!"

"When my father-in-law comes another day, I'll give him a big gift!"

The pretty lady Chen blushed and snorted, "Shameless! Who's your...father-in-law!"

Then he couldn't help but ask, "Uh... what kind of big gift?"

Su Mo laughed and said, "Anyway, it won't be any worse than baijiu!"

Ms. Chen's eyes widened: "Even better than baijiu?"

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is it possible to earn one hundred taels of silver a month?"

Su Mo...

How can someone be so self-deprecating!

If you're refining salt, you can only earn a hundred taels of silver a month. You might as well find a tree stump and smash your head against it and die.

This is a truly massive deal involving confiscation of property and the extermination of entire families!
Of course, he wouldn't explain the details to this naive and innocent female knight-errant.

It's safest to deal directly with that old hand Chen Bao.

"One hundred taels of silver a month is definitely not a problem."

Su Mo smiled and said, "We'll talk about that when your father arrives."

"If things go well, I guarantee you a monthly allowance of ten taels of silver!"

Chen's eyes immediately lit up with stars.

I can already imagine how wonderful it would be to live on a monthly allowance of ten taels of silver!

Isn't this more money than being a servant?
How can I possibly spend all of it?!

Ten taels of silver!
I can’t spend it all, I can’t spend it all!
Su Mo looked at the blueprints again carefully and found that there were not many flaws, although some loopholes were left.

Judging from the performances of Wang Xiuzhi and Xue Shan, it's clear that there's a large market for baijiu (Chinese liquor).

However, according to Su Mo's estimation, the profits wouldn't be very high for quite some time. At most, it would be a profit of ten thousand taels of silver per year.

Too much food is needed!

Even the lowest alcohol content of cloudy liquor was controlled by the government, let alone the white liquor that was consumed ten times more!

If large-scale production of baijiu were to occur, it would be strange if the imperial court didn't issue a ban.

The real purpose of baijiu is to refine high-concentration alcohol!
In ancient times, even a small wound could be fatal.

Its true magic lies in its ability to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation!
The flaw in the blueprints lies here.

Without understanding the principles of distillation, it's difficult to make any improvements and unlikely that alcohol can be extracted.

Or rather, it can actually extract alcohol.

The conversion rate will also be disgustingly low.

If the Embroidered Uniform Guards do not uphold martial ethics and take money without doing their jobs.

He managed to convey the true effects of alcohol to the Empress, ensuring that the Imperial Guards would not gain any advantage.

Of course, killing a thousand enemies will result in eight hundred casualties on your own.

Su Mo wouldn't do this unless absolutely necessary!
Su Mo carefully put away the blueprints.

Suddenly realizing something, he frowned and looked up at the female knight who was still dreaming of her ten taels of silver monthly allowance: "I didn't say anything inappropriate yesterday after I was drunk, did I?"

Chen, the female knight, chuckled: "You wrote a lot of poems last night, but I can't remember them all."

Xue Yishu took out a piece of paper and wrote it down.

Chen Qianyu looked at Su Mo curiously: "She was so excited, her eyes were practically sparkling when she looked at you!"

"Are Su Lang's poems really that amazing?"

Su Mo replied proudly, without the slightest blush, "Of course!"

It's good that nothing else was said.

Then he asked, "Where are Bi'er, Wang Xiuzhi, and Xue Shan?"

Chen Qianyu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Qin went home early."

"You were drinking so enthusiastically that you even said you wanted to become sworn brothers, but I pulled you away..."

He paused, then added, "It was Xue Yishu who told me to pull you away."

"That clerk Dong is quite cunning. He wasn't drunk after all. He later accompanied Magistrate Xue back with Xue Yishu."

As she spoke, she snorted, "That Mr. Wang said he wouldn't eat braised pork intestines, but in the end he ate them all by himself, and even gnawed on the pig's feet!"

"That's not all."

"He ran to the courtyard with the wine jar, saying he wanted to make three with the moon and its reflection, and Master Dong couldn't drag him away!"

"Then he squatted down on the ground, demanding that Baihu and Yaowan accompany him for drinks!"

"It seems like they gave something to Baihu and some pills, but I wonder if it made our dog sick!"

Su Mo was dumbfounded...

After a long pause, he asked, "And then?"

Ms. Chen gestured towards the courtyard with her lip: "Then she fell asleep by the courtyard!"

"I'm afraid they still haven't gotten up yet!"

Su Mo was speechless.

I didn't have the habit of getting drunk and acting crazy in my past life, and I don't seem to have it in this life either.

Wang Xiuzhi has it!

What else could this be but a drunken tantrum?
When I got up and went to the courtyard, I saw, sure enough, that old fellow Wang Xiuzhi, lying on the edge of the well with his collar wide open, holding a wine jar in his arms.

Presumably hearing the noise, he opened his eyes and looked at Su Mo.

He rolled over and continued to sleep soundly!

Su Mo...

Want to emulate the unrestrained and unconventional Azure Lotus Sword Immortal?
Su Mo looked at the White Tiger Pills again.

These two puppies are curled up together, fast asleep in the corner; it's a bit unusual.

I'd usually be awake by this time.

Su Mo was about to look away.

Suddenly I was stunned.

It's day!

Why do those two mountain dogs exude such a strange aura?

The aura was extremely faint, seemingly magical, yet not quite!
Su Mo blinked hard, completely dumbfounded!

What exactly is going on?

What on earth did that drunken old man feed those two dogs?!
Isn't it said that cultivating immortality is very difficult, and that only one in ten thousand can actually do it?
How come even my own dog can cultivate?
Do monsters really exist in this world?
Su Mo had met several cultivators and even encountered a dried corpse!
But I've never actually seen a monster!

The problem is, if even dogs can cultivate, wouldn't it be surprising if they encounter a fox spirit or a rabbit spirit in the future?
(End of this chapter)