542 See the opportunity early
Zheng Peng didn't speak, he asked someone to send a fire fold, and as soon as he approached the bowl in front of everyone's eyes, a flame suddenly ignited and began to burn. *With* Dream *Small* Say .lΔ
"No, this, this wine can be burned?"
"It can't be a trick, right?"
"The first time I've seen wine burn, is it still wine?"
"Watching General Zheng pour out of the wine jar, there shouldn't be anything wrong."
"I also think so, the emperor is here, General Zheng will not bully the king, right?"
When everyone was talking, Song Jing couldn't hold back and said to Zheng Peng, "General Zheng, can the old man try it?" β
"Of course, Song Xiang, please."
Song Jing was not polite, took the jar of wine from Zheng Peng's hand, poured it into a bowl himself, put it on his mouth and gently wiped a small sip, after confirming that it was a strong wine, he used a fire to break it, and soon, the wine burned again.
There was a gasp at the scene, and everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them.
Zheng Peng once again refreshed their cognition.
"Hmph, General Zheng's move, I'm afraid it's a bit grandstanding." An unsociable voice suddenly appeared in the crowd.
Zhang Jiuling turned his head and saw that it was Wang Jinye, the chief bookkeeper of the Guozijian, frowned and said, "The master of the king, why do you say this?" β
Zheng Peng held a roasted tail banquet, saying such things when he was so happy, it was clear that he was not giving face to the host, as Zheng Peng's confidant, Zhang Jiuling took the initiative to stand up for Zheng Peng.
Needless to say, Zheng Peng sabotaged Cui Wang's marriage, so that the Taiyuan Wang family was humiliated, Wang Jinye, who came from the Taiyuan Wang family, saw Zheng Peng's spring breeze proudly and was a little angry, and deliberately demolished the stage.
Wang Jinye said unceremoniously, "This wine is brewed with grain, and the grain is made into wine to burn it, isn't it a disguised change of grain?" Burning grain for suffocation, that is to waste the blood and sweat of the people, General Zheng is not ashamed, but proud, this is not grandstanding, if this kind of extravagant wind spreads to the people, how much adverse impact will it cause? β
When he spoke, Wang Jinye spoke loudly, making many officials nod secretly.
Although the Tang Dynasty has a smooth wind and rain and a surplus of grain, it is too wasteful to use grain to make wine and then burn it, especially when the emperor and so many civil and military officials are present, it is too inappropriate.
Some officials who were good friends with Zheng Peng began to worry, for fear that Li Longji would be angry, and maybe he would have to take off his new official robe before he could put it on.
Cui Yuan glanced at Wang Jinye without a trace, and in his heart, he was already thinking about how to collect his materials and prepare to give him a pair of "small shoes" to wear.
If someone targeted Zheng Peng before, Cui Yuan would definitely like to see it, but the problem is that this time is different from the past, Zheng Peng is his grandson-in-law, it can be said that he has relied on him for the rest of his life, and now he is targeting Zheng Peng, but he is not his own face.
Don't give face to Bolingcui's family.
Seeing the two arguing, Gao Lishi's mouth moved, and finally he didn't say anything.
It's okay to say in private, it's inconvenient to talk at this time, but I just glanced at Zheng Peng with some sympathy, and I had to go too far.
Many ministers are also whispering below, all discussing this matter, and they are roughly divided into two factions, one faction thinks it is harmless, and the other faction thinks that Zheng Peng's behavior is inappropriate.
Just when the situation was a little sour, Guo Ziyi suddenly knelt in front of Li Longji and said loudly, "Weichen congratulates Your Majesty on adding another sharp weapon." β
Guo Ziyi's action was a little sudden, and her voice was also loud, and she suddenly became the focus of the scene, and everyone stopped and looked at Guo Ziyi, wanting to see what he had to say.
Li Longji was also frightened by Guo Ziyi's actions, and soon said a little strangely, "What did Guo Qing's family say, sharp weapons?" What is a weapon? β
Guo Ziyi said with a straight face, "General Zheng said that those wines can help clean up wounds and is a good medicine to speed up the recovery of the wounded, this is one of them; The second is that this wine is strong, Weichen has also tasted it, only drink a little bit and feel the blood boiling all over the body, people are also ambiguous, drinking this wine, a moderate amount can refresh the mind and drive away the cold. β
"The third point is very important, just now Weichen saw it, when this kind of wine is burned, it is colorless, tasteless and smokeless, and there is no trace after burning, if the soldiers are fighting in the field, they use this wine to cook, they can eat a mouthful of hot food, and they can improve their combat effectiveness, and they are not easy to be discovered by the enemy, and they are not aware of ghosts."
Zhang Shuo clapped his hands and praised, "Just one benefit, it is worth promoting, there are as many as three things, absolutely, and when the time comes, the war readiness materials will be distributed to the soldiers, which is equivalent to another layer of protection for their lives." β
Speaking of this, Zhang Shuo saluted Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that after verifying that this wine is effective, it can be used by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty." β
Li Longji looked at a bowl of wine that was still burning, and then at Zheng Peng, who had a calm face, nodded and said, "Quasi-play." β
With Li Longji's quasi-play, this matter can be regarded as directional, Wang Jinye was a little depressed, but he still pretended to apologize to Zheng Peng.
Zheng Peng felt a little unhappy in his heart, but it was not easy to tear his face on this occasion, just a haha to deal with the past, anyway, it was all some faΓ§ade work, and it could be regarded as an old fritter in officialdom, who wouldn't be guilty of this matter with a virtual snake?
After some twists and turns, Zheng Peng took a set of exquisite tableware and sent it to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, let's start eating, if it's cold, it won't taste good." β
Li Longji motioned for Gao Lishi to take it, and did not rush to taste the food, but walked to a secluded place on the side, and Zheng Peng followed with interest.
"Zheng Aiqing, I ask you, can this liquor really help injured soldiers heal?" Li Longji asked with a concerned expression.
For Li Longji, he has eaten all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and for him, nothing is more important than the lives of soldiers.
In ancient times, the medical conditions were very poor, and there were many casualties in the era of cold weapons, and the mortality rate of wounded soldiers remained high.
Most of the wounded soldiers are brave soldiers who rush to the front, these soldiers are brave and good at fighting, experienced, after experiencing life and death, they take death more lightly, and once they recover, they are an elite soldiers, which is much stronger than retraining elite soldiers.
"Your Majesty, many soldiers soak arrows and weapons in and dung when they are fighting, why is this?" Zheng Peng asked.
"I know that this kind of wound is easy to suppurate, not easy to treat, and the mortality rate will be greatly increased, which is conducive to reducing the opponent's troops."
"That's right" Zheng Peng said, "Some experienced soldiers, when digging arrows or hidden weapons, will put the tip of the knife on the fire to roast it, this is not a ceremony, but to disinfect it, it is very simple, people drink unclean water, eat unclean things are easy to stomach pain, the wound is the same, being stained by dirty things, it will deepen the injury, this kind of liquor can help wash away these dirty things, so that the wounded can get better quickly, of course, this is only an auxiliary effect, not an elixir." β
Leave yourself a way back first, so as not to deify the alcohol that cleans the wound, and then you will not be able to cure yourself and get into trouble.
Zheng Peng knew that it was useless to tell Li Longji about bacterial infections, Datang's level of science and technology was too low, and bacteria that could not be seen clearly by the naked eye were unreasonable to them, so they simply used dirty things as a metaphor.
Li Longji nodded again and again when he heard this, "It makes sense, when I was a child, I saw a child from a common family let a snake bite, and I didn't have money to see Langzhong, so the adult poured him a bottle of wine, and after waking up drunk, he jumped around again, the emperor's younger brother ate fish when he was a child, and once he had a fish bone stuck in his throat, the emperor let him drink a few sips of wine, and the thorn was gone, but I didn't expect this wine to have this effect." β
Is it okay to drink with a fish bone stuck in your throat? Zheng Peng had only heard of drinking vinegar, but when Li Longji said this, it was not easy to ask, and he explained, "Your Majesty, not all wine is fine, and it takes special wine like Weichen to have this effect." β
The alcohol used in medical treatment is about seventy-five degrees, and most of the wine in Datang is twenty or thirty degrees, which is far from reaching this standard, Zheng Peng hurriedly clarified.
"Very good, Zheng Qing's family has made another contribution, this wine is so important"
Without waiting for Li Longji to finish speaking, Zheng Peng immediately said, "Your Majesty, this kind of wine is very complicated to brew, and if you are not careful, this wine will be harmful to the injury, and Weichen is willing to provide this wine to the imperial court and only charge the cost price." β
Speaking of which, Zheng Peng explained, "If it's three or five hundred catties, no, it's three or five thousand catties, and Wechen will donate, if it's a large amount, I'm afraid Wechen won't be able to resist." β
The cement that could have been used for a large fortune was offered, it was a thriving cash cow, Zheng Peng felt heartache when he thought of it, and when he saw Li Longji's eyes glowing, he first exaggerated the difficulties, and then took the initiative to provide only the cost, hoping to keep it.
Zheng Peng wanted to slap himself, just let them drink properly, and expand his popularity no matter what, but he was stunned for a while, and he wanted to show the magic of wine, so he just clicked it, so there was Wang Jinye's attack, Zhang Jiuling, and Guo Ziyi to relieve himself.
Guo Ziyi not only observed the details, but also had a good brain, and immediately applied it to the battlefield, so that Li Longji became interested.
Seeing that this wine was so good, Li Longji really wanted to get it in his hands, but he heard Zheng Peng say that it was very complicated, and he couldn't turn the magic medicine into a poison, and Zheng Peng also understood the matter of "donating" cement, seeing Zheng Peng's nervous face, he smiled in his heart, and finally relieved
"That's it, just let the Ministry of War find you to purchase at that time, and you don't need to pay the cost price, just give a suitable price." Li Longji said generously.
Now that the treasury is full, Li Longji doesn't care about this little money, and besides, the winery itself is the largest shareholder.
"Thank you, Lord Long." Zheng Peng breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked him.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and saved the distilled spirit.
It was cut down and saved a chicken that could lay golden eggs.
Seeing that the two had negotiated, Gao Lishi said respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Zheng, it's not too early now, it's better to eat, the two of you don't move, and the rest of the guests won't eat first." β
Zheng Peng turned his head to look and saw many officials wandering around the long table with food, wine, and pastries, but no one moved, obviously not daring to rush ahead of Li Longji.
"Your Majesty, let's eat first, it tastes good."
Li Longji laughed, "Okay, let's see what is wonderful about Zheng Aiqing's buffet, Lux, go." β
"Yes."
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