Chapter 132: Distilled spirits are king
"Uncle!" Ma Chao heard that Han Sui really said this sentence, and he couldn't help but be shocked!
In other words, Ma Chao has no disgust with Han Ying at all. The reason why he is so reluctant to marry Han Ying is because he has always regarded Han Sui as an enemy in his subconscious. In history, Han Sui's killing of Ma Teng's wife made Ma Chao haunted after all. Second, Ma Chao and Han Ying have no emotional foundation, even though Han Ying is beautiful, sassy and heroic, and has the demeanor of a lady, but such an arranged marriage always makes Ma Chao feel a little embarrassed.
This man, to be honest, is cheap!
In his previous life, if he met a woman like Han Ying on the street, Ma Chao might not know how many times he could think about it in his heart. But now that he understands the real character, he began to pretend to be reserved......
Ma Teng, Han Sui and others all moved their eyes to Ma Chao. Especially Han Ying, her pretty face is blushing, and she is even more beautiful. However, on this blushing delicateness, there is still a pair of fire-breathing eyes staring at Ma Chao!
Ma Chao was worried in his heart, and suddenly saw the wine bottle in front of him. couldn't help but smile indifferently, picked up the wine jar and said, "Uncle, I just arrived here today, and I gave my nephew a big gift." The nephew couldn't repay him, but with this wine, he made his uncle drunk! ”
"Oh? The virtuous nephew should not underestimate Han, the old man is not talented, but he also likes the things in this cup. If you talk about getting drunk, I'm afraid this wine is not strong enough! Han Sui saw Ma Chao's panicked look before, frowned and thought for a while, and then became indifferent again. At this time, when he heard that Ma Chao invited him to drink, he also got off the donkey to see what tricks Ma Chao was playing.
Han Sui said that he could drink it, which was not a big deal. Jincheng is the border land of the Han Dynasty, and the winter is bitter and cold, and it is all warmed up by spirits. Han Sui's amount of alcohol has gradually come out in Jincheng.
But Ma Chao was extremely confident, he suddenly opened the mud-sealed wine jar, and suddenly the aroma of wine was rich, and the whole hall was full of Wenchen and military generals, all of whom sniffed and were in high spirits. After Ma Chao poured a cup, he handed it to Han Sui. Han Ying, who was on the side, also forgot about the anger against Ma Chao just now, and was attracted by the rich aroma of wine.
Han Sui took the ear cup, sniffed his nose, and suddenly his eyes lit up, the aroma of the wine was really much richer than the wine he had drunk, and he was about to drink it, but Ma Chao stopped him: "Uncle, it's okay to taste it, this wine is strong, and if you drink it in a hurry, it hurts your body." ”
Han Sui burst out laughing, but after seeing Ma Chao's serious expression, he said, "Okay, I'll listen to my nephew." ”
Taking a sip gently, as soon as the wine was in his mouth, Han Sui suddenly frowned, and his eyes became very grateful when he looked at Ma Chao. After a long while, he took a long sip: "What a strong wine, it's like a fire." ”
Ma Chao smiled, what kind of martyrdom is this, it's just one steaming, at best, it's about forty degrees, and when it is steamed three or four times, it is called fierce. If you had made alcohol in advance, maybe you would have been in a state of alcoholism without me doing it......
However, compared to Han Sui, who is used to drinking brewed wine at more than ten degrees, this wine is indeed much stronger, and his analogy is not outrageous.
Ma Chao has long thought about brewing: the wine in the Han Dynasty was brewed wine, which is similar to modern beer and rice wine. If you talk about fruit wine, it is even more like a drink. And the ancients still drank spirits, with grandeur and pride. This market is the place where I want to expand.
When I first crossed, there were many big and small things, wars and disputes, and this matter was also delayed. And a few days ago, Ma Chao ran into the arsenal with all his strength, just to let the carpenter who made the bellows for himself make a few more distillation barrels for himself. To this day, this first steamed wine has just been produced, and Ma Chao used it to sell it to Han Sui.
"Shaft! This wine is so fragrant that my father has never tasted it, so you will use it as a favor? When Ma Teng saw Han Sui's appearance, he couldn't help but be a little moved.
Ma Chao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly poured a cup for Ma Teng. But he didn't specifically remind Ma Teng, in order to make Ma Teng make a fool of himself, as a punishment for him yelling at himself.
How could Ma Teng not know Ma Chao's ghost idea, but this wine looks refreshing and dry, how strong can it be? Ma Teng didn't believe in evil and wanted to take a sip, but when he saw Ma Chao's thiefy virtue, he hesitated again, so he took a sip less.
As soon as the wine entered his throat, Ma Teng felt that his throat was burning like fire, and he was out of breath for a while, tears flowed, choking on the wine juice everywhere, and the impassioned words below were all run away without a trace, and finally only two words were choked: "Good wine!" ”
As soon as Ma Teng said this, the others couldn't help it. However, they didn't dare to let Ma Chao pour wine. And Ma Chao was also interested, waved his hand and asked several maids to step forward and pour a cup for everyone one by one.
Everyone had learned from the past, picked up the wine, tasted it carefully, and then looked at each other and nodded again and again: "Sure enough, sure enough, it's really strong." ”
Han Ying couldn't help it at this time, took a sip of a glass of wine, and realized the fire in her chest and abdomen, which was both comfortable and uncomfortable, and the expression on her face was very rich. The milky white face suddenly appeared a trace of redness, as bright as a burning cloud, and the eyebrows were a little fascinated.
provoked Ma Chao to be a little stunned: This little girl's skin is already very good-looking, but I didn't expect that after drinking the wine, it will have more flavor.
"Virtuous nephew, I am afraid that this kind of elixir jade liquid came out today, I'm afraid it's not just to give a gift to my uncle, right?" Han Sui is such a smart person, seeing that Ma Chao deliberately brought out the good wine that even Ma Teng had not tasted today, how could he not know that Ma Chao still has a backhand?
"Uncle is wise, if this wine is sold outside the market, what does uncle think?" Ma Chao also took a slight sip of the distilled liquor and said with a smile.
Han Sui's eyes flashed, and he suddenly fell into deep thought: spirits are quite marketable in Liangzhou and the prairie, and it can be said that there are almost no men there who do not drink, even women, and they can drink a few sips. And among them, the vast majority of warriors are fond of spirits. In addition, the bitter cold of the north, when it comes to the harsh winter, if you want to go out, or when you are migrating, you need to use spirits to ward off the cold.
However, spirits are very difficult to obtain, and the production of spirits in Liangzhou and the prairie itself is too low, and the strength is not as good as this wine.
If, as Ma Chao said, this wine is marketed in Liangzhou and the Saiwai Prairie, or it is resold to the Western Regions...... That business opportunity is definitely an endless river of gold.
Han Sui is the first leader of Jincheng and even Liangzhou, and his wisdom is not blown. Moreover, he is not one of those sour Confucians in the Central Plains, and he is also very enthusiastic about making money as a businessman: if you have money, you can buy blade equipment; If you have money, you can compile more parts; If you have money, you can even build Jincheng into another Chang'an, or directly capture Chang'an......
However, when Ma Chao said these things at this time, he must have his plans, but I have to say that the wonderful bait he threw out made Han Sui have to accept it.
"The virtuous nephew is really a good vision, in this way, this Liangzhou and the Saiwai grassland, and even the entire Western Regions will be fragrant for thousands of miles......" Han Sui said here, his eyes turned, and then he smiled slightly mysteriously, and continued very proudly: "The virtuous nephew is so wise, and an ugly girl from a certain family is also considered virtuous, it is better to ...... today."
'I'm rubbing! Han Sui, you can't be so shameless! If the master is really lustful and accepts your daughter, don't cry when you arrive! Ma Chao heard Han Sui's last sentence, and was so angry that he almost jumped up and scolded his mother.