Chapter 56: The Chime Bell
"Brother Li! Is that okay? It's almost half an hour. Where is the good wine you mentioned?" Qi Jin squatted in front of the big cage where steam was rising, looking at the copper tube stretching out on the cage, and said impatiently.
Li Fan poured the last bit of sand on the top of the cage, pressed some of the steam rising inside, and then said: "What's the hurry you are! You're so good at staring at the condensation tube, so why don't you come and help me with your work!"
Qi Jin curled his lips and walked over reluctantly, saying, "Brother Li, you are the same. You can ask Ma Guang to find a few people, but you have to do it yourself. Isn't this full and full!"
Li Fan rolled his eyes and said, "I can't tell you clearly. If you find someone to work, will your method of steaming wine be leaked?
This thing is not difficult. If someone learns it, what should we brothers eat?"
While the two were talking, they piled sand and soil around the cage, trying to keep the steam in the cage.
This is the method Li Fan saw in a later-century documentary. At that time, the workers in the winery did this, and it seemed that they were not sandy. As for what it was, Li Fan didn't know.
Anyway, it is absolutely fine to seal the cage and try to let the steam circulate in the cage. You should be able to steam the wine and produce high-level white wine.
As time goes by, the condenser made of double-layer copper tubes gradually seeps out of liquid. The rich aroma of wine floats in the yard.
Smelling the tempting aroma of wine, Qi Jin could no longer move. His eyes were fixed on the wine bowl under the condensation tube. He had just received a bowl of wine and immediately poured it into his stomach.
"Hey...!" Before Li Fan could stop him, Qi Jin stood there in a daze, his face turned red, and it took him a long time to breathe a sip of alcohol.
"Good wine!" Qi Jin came to his senses after shouting. Looking at the wine flowing to the ground, he shook his head and felt regretful, and put the wine bowl under the condensation tube.
"Brother Qi! This is not the case for distilled wine. You have to take a small sip. In addition, if you drink the wine, you will have a headache the next day..."
Before Li Fan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Jin and said, "You have to drink three hundred cups of wine even if you have a headache!"
"It's up to you! When it's just a headache, don't slap things off!" Li Fan had no choice but to deal with Qi Jin. This guy was just addicted to alcohol and let him suffer a loss once and he would know the lesson.
As the first drop of wine flowed out, more and more wine fell from the condensation tube. Before long, the big bowl was filled.
Li Fan took some with a small cup and took a sip, which was only thirty or forty degrees, and it didn't meet his requirements at all.
After thinking for a while, Li Fan said, "Brother Qi! When no wine is flowing out, pour out the wine and steam the wine again."
"Still steam? Isn't this a waste of good wine?" Qi Jin held the big bowl and was unwilling to let go, as if he had a candy friend.
Just as they were talking, a stiff Chinese sounded outside the yard: "Dear Ming, the method of creating a medley gun has been handed over to you. I don't know when I will see His Majesty the Emperor!"
After hearing this, Li Fan was stunned. Why did Matteo Ricci chase him to the winery?
Since he created a medley for Li Fan, Matteo Ricci will come to see Li Fan whenever he has time, which is nothing more than trying to meet Comrade Xiao Zhu urgently.
But as a missionary, it is really difficult to enter the palace. Even if Li Fan has a waist card that passes through the palace, it is impossible to bring people in.
Li Fan had no choice but to let this guy wait patiently and recommend him if he had the opportunity.
When he opened the courtyard helplessly, he saw Matteo Ricci with the expression of a resentful woman. Li Fan shivered and said helplessly: "Mao Ricci! You must know that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty cannot be seen just by wanting to see him. This requires a suitable opportunity!"
"I know! But sir, you promised me that you can build a medley gun..." Matteo Ricci's voice was filled with resentment.
"Okay! Don't look at me with that look. In a while, postmen from all over the country will send people to the capital. His Majesty the Emperor will definitely come in person. How about I recommend you to you?" Li Fan said helplessly.
The post station was taken over to the royal family by Comrade Xiao Zhu, so it must be integrated and some necessary training. Many days ago, the edict had been issued.
Every station will send smart and powerful people to the capital, and Li Fan will provide necessary training. Someone has arrived at the nearest distance, and only those who are far away may get news, so this matter cannot be rushed.
Comrade Xiao Zhu will definitely show up at that time, and just introduce Matteo Ricci to Comrade Xiao Zhu. As for how Matteo Ricci impressed Comrade Xiao Zhu, Li Fan didn't care.
He just recommended it, but could not convince Comrade Xiao Zhu. It was because Matteo Ricci had no ability and had no connection with him.
Matteo Ricci was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately thanked him with gratitude. Looking at the other party's smiling blond hair and blue eyes, Li Fan remembered China a hundred years later.
There is no way! This is the impression engraved in Li Fan's bones. He is born to have no good feelings for men in other countries, and women... are a different story!
"Matte Ricci! Don't be too happy too early. In addition to the emperor, the Ming Dynasty has the same position as the empress dowager!
But the empress dowager believes in Buddhism, you know..." After Li Fan said that, Matteo Ricci's emotions immediately collapsed.
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"Godmother! This is the self-ringing bell that the child has found for you. Do you like it or not?" Li Fan said with the bell held in his hand on the table.
This is the treasure he knocked from Matteo Ricci's hand. When he took it out, he was still a little reluctant to let it go. In Li Fan's opinion, this thing is just that.
Although there are various gems inlaid on it, it is not a small difference compared to the numerous clocks and watches in later generations.
Empress Dowager Li glanced at the clock, nodded slightly and asked someone to put it away, saying, "There are a few in the palace of the sound of the bell, but this is also your intention. You can continue to tell the story of the Legend of the Condor Heroes!"
After the story was told, Li Fan stood up and left. Zhu Yao'e, who looked unhappy, walked out behind the screen.
"Mother! That Li Fan is so hateful. After finishing the The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he made another magical eagle. Let's put him in the palace and let him leave until he finishes talking?"
Empress Li said with a smile: "You child! You are talking nonsense! Li Fan is the minister of the emperor. If you lock him up, who will do your royal brother?"
When talking about Li Fan, Empress Dowager Li unconsciously smiled. Not only did she hear the wonderful story, but she also brought benefits to the royal family.
A royal trading company in the Ming Dynasty allowed Comrade Xiao Zhu to have abundant treasury. When spending money in the palace, there was no need to be as petty as before.
Take Queen Li’s diet as an ordinary meal. In an ordinary meal, birds include: roasted swans, roast gooses, steamed chicken, fried chicken, etc., which does not include other ingredients.
The cost of the palace alone makes the people in the palace smile, and they will naturally double the price of Li Fan.
"Then...! Queen Mother, is it good to give this self-ringing bell to Yao'e?"
Chapter completed!