Chapter 32: Laughing at the Rise of Wind and Clouds (4) Seeking Recommendations Click

  It's late at night!

  A wine jar had long been empty, turned over on the couch, swaying back and forth. The mouth of the jar would still drop a few drops of turbid wine from time to time, leaving marks on the ground after falling. Ren Aocao was drunk, lying on the bedding, sleeping soundly, and making uneven noises.

  He went home after dinner...

  As I was leaving, I brought Liu's instructions and a prescription, and left with satisfaction.

  In Liu Quan's eyes, such a degree of Si Shui Hua Jiao was clearly not up to his standards. However, for others, being able to drink such a fine and sweet wine was something they couldn't even dream of. This wine should only be from heaven, how could it be brewed by humans? To the point where Tang Lie, after finishing drinking, felt dizzy and painful: "If there's no more Hua Jiao good wine in the future, how will I survive?"

  The wine color is still very turbid, especially when drinking to the end, a strong acidity of rice wine can be tasted.

  That is to say, the effort of refining oneself has not yet reached home, how can such wine and water be taken out to meet people? Of course, Liu also knows that wanting to reach the requirements of later generations is obviously not very possible. Whether it's from hardware or other conditions, they are still not mature enough.

  Liu Kan's requirement for Shen Shi Zhi was: to be able to drink until the end and produce a feeling of aged wine.

  The color of the wine does not need to be completely clear, but at least it should present a deep yellow color. Only after reaching this condition can we consider that the first step is completed.

  If there is a first step, then naturally there will be a second step.

  If it reaches Liu's requirements, further fermentation is necessary until the wine color is completely clear and the liquid is rich and fragrant. Shen Shi said: "To achieve this step, it's not easy... Ah Qian, in fact, we don't need to do so, nowadays' wine is already good enough."

  "Okay?"

  Liu Kan sneered, "Such poor wine, how can it be offered to heaven and earth, the eight directions and all the gods?"

  "You..."

  Shan Yu seemed to have understood Liu Quan's meaning, staring at him in surprise, unable to speak for a long time.

  Liu Jian said: "I want to let people all over the world drink my Suishui Huajiao, I want to put a jar on every ordinary family's dinner table. In addition, I also want Xianyang Wangshi, everyone knows the name of Suishui Huajiao... Brother, this is just our stepping stone."

  This guy actually wants to rise to the imperial court with this fine wine?

  Shan Shi read Liu Jian's profile for the first time and found some parts hard to understand. However, due to his trust in Liu Jian, Shan Shi didn't say much and just nodded in agreement.

  Later, Liu Gan designed several medicinal wine recipes based on the physical condition of the people in Pei County. This was not difficult for Liu Gan. In those years, in order to prepare for the exam, he had memorized the "Qian Jin Fang" (a famous Chinese medical book). Although he had forgotten more than half of it now, as a recipe for health preservation, he still remembered it clearly. Some ancient recipes are still very beneficial for regulating the body and activating the meridians.

  It wasn't until Liu Gan arrived in this era that he found out that brewer's yeast and yeast had already appeared.

  However, the brewing techniques were backward and there weren't many types of wine. Liu Gan had never thought that he could make too much change in this era, but some things were just at hand, it was just a matter of following the trend. But some things still needed to be done slowly.

  Tang Lei got drunk!

  Liu Jian has also gone back to sleep...

  In the gatehouse, Cao Can quietly watched the charcoal fire in the stove slowly go out, his eyes deep and profound, looking out of the window, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

  It was not because Liu Quan made fine wine that Cao Shen couldn't sleep, but because of the words Liu Quan spoke while drinking.

  At that time, Ren Jun said: "Guan brothers, now in our Pei county city, I admire two people. One is you, and the other is Liu Ji."

  But Liu suddenly became furious, "Old Ren, don't associate me with that good-for-nothing. Although I, Liu, may not have any great abilities, I am also not willing to be associated with him as an object. With his parents still alive at home, he goes out to loaf around and doesn't work diligently. Every day all he knows is to talk big, making people detest him."

  Ren Ao said unhappily: "Guan brothers, you misunderstood Liu Ji... That person is someone who does great things."

  "Doing big things?"

  Liu Gan sneered, "You can't even handle small matters, how can you talk about big things? Old Ren, in my opinion, there's no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. Everything is the result of a series of small things piling up. Take the Qin people, for example. How did they manage to sweep across the six states? Without the hardships and entrepreneurship of the Qin kings throughout the ages, without Shang Yang's reforms, without Zhang Yi's horizontal alliances, without Bai Qi and Wang He's fierce battles, how could there be today's great Qin Empire?

  Let's talk about the six nations again...

  How mighty it was in those days, but why did it perish one by one in just a decade or so after two hundred years?

  That is not something that happened overnight, but rather the result of 200 years of accumulation.

  I don't read many books, but I know one principle: as the saying goes, "If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old." Even if someone becomes famous for a short time by luck, they won't last long. I know that all of you... and Mr. Xiao respect Liu Ji very much, but I still look down on him."

  Ren Ao was left speechless.

  Later, thanks to Tang Li's mediation, they didn't end up quarreling.

  However, in Cao Shen's heart, a huge wave surged: all along, including me, everyone thought Liu Ji was a great man. But why did Liu Ji become so unbearable in Ah Guan's eyes? Were we wrong or was Ah Guan wrong?

  He couldn't say it clearly, but he didn't know how to refute Liu Jian's statement either.

  Liu Jian said very clearly: he can admire Liu Ji's means, but still look down on this person. What Liu Jian referred to was probably not Liu Ji's ability, but Liu Ji's character. But a great man doing things, being bound by trivial matters, how can they achieve great success?

  Two completely different ideas collided violently in Cao Shen's mind.

  After five hundred years of Spring and Autumn, Warring States, some ideas have taken root in people's minds. Cao Can was no exception, he didn't know whether Liu Kuang's words were right or wrong. Leaning against the wall, Cao Can watched as the fire in the stove went out, and suddenly let out a long sigh.

  It doesn't matter, some things are only counted when they are seen.

  Ah Jian is young after all, and since the others don't have a good impression of Liu Ji, it's inevitable that he would be influenced. In the future, he will naturally come to know what kind of person Liu Ji is.

  Although Cao Shen negated Liu Kan's statement, in his heart of hearts, he couldn't help but feel a hint of agreement.

  Let's take it one step at a time...

  Not long after, Emperor Qin issued a formal decree: under his rule, no fiefs would be granted, but instead the commandery and county system would be adopted, with officials dispatched to manage uniformly.

  In the same month, the First Emperor issued another edict: to collect all gold and iron in the world.

  Every household, except for the necessities of farming and living, is not allowed to collect any weapons. The collected gold and iron will be transported to Xianyang, melted and cast into twelve golden statues. These twelve golden statues are like the nine tripod cauldrons of the Zhou Dynasty, protecting the Great Qin for thousands of years.

  First proclaimed himself emperor, and later unified currency, unified writing, and established prefectures and counties.

  Now, the Twelve Golden Men began to cast, and all of this also made some things that had been deeply buried in Liu's memory gradually become clear.

  Everything seems to be moving forward along the track of history... so what will happen next?

  Liu Kan began to feel a little pressure!

  He is familiar with history, and it is proceeding step by step. When will that chaotic era known to all come again?