The most important thing in making ale is wort. This year's harvest is the most abundant thing in the village right now. Wheat is the most abundant in the village. After the government collected taxes, each family saved enough food for two years, and the remaining food was stored in the village's warehouse.
To make ale, you need to start with wort.
After processing a basket of chicken feet, he put them all into a pot and simmered them, then squeezed out fresh wheat straw and handed it to Li Yuan.
Just after putting down the tea, Li Yuan looked at a bowl of green wheatgrass juice and asked, "What is this?"
Zhang Yang collected the wheat straw and explained: "Drinking this will help lower your blood pressure. It will be of great help to your old age and you will benefit a lot."
Li Yuan smelled it first, then took a sip and said with a bitter face, "It smells like grass."
It means that Li Yue has cold water to dilute the wort, add some caramel and mix well.
Li Yuan had just finished two large bowls, but the old man still had a sad face.
"You always treat it like medicine. It's good for lowering blood pressure, and it's not easy to store. You can only drink it like this once a year. It's a rare and good thing to drink."
Li Yuan wiped his mouth and took another sip of tea to dilute the taste in his mouth: "Is the ale so bad?"
"That's not true. Ale is refreshing."
Women from several villages brought baskets of malt on their shoulder poles, and more than ten baskets of malt were placed on the ground. These were all used to make wine.
Zhang Yang washed the malts and put them into earthen jars, then poured water into them to let the malts react with the water.
Brewing beer using the ancient method is not easy.
The ratio of water to malt can only be explored by yourself.
I watched more than ten baskets of malt arrive.
Li Tai's guards were called and they were asked to take turns shaking it continuously. Zhang Yang told them, "Just keep shaking like this for two hours. Just don't let the malt sink to the bottom."
The guard became even more excited when he heard this.
"Don't go too fast, the frequency should be stable." Zhang Yang warned again.
Several guards nodded after hearing this.
The most important thing is the fermentation process. The fermentation of ale takes about half a month.
Li Yue was looking forward to making the ale. Her eyes were fixed on the malt, "Can this really make wine?"
"There used to be a guy who accidentally poured wheat into a water tank when he was picking up wheat. After a few days, he discovered that the water in his water tank had the sweet taste of malt. He drank a lot.
Then he got drunk."
After listening to this short story, Li Yue thought about it and murmured in a low voice: "Why does it sound like my husband made it up?"
"The story is not important. What is important is that this ale is not easy to preserve."
Li Yue was doubtful, but of course she was looking forward to having new drinks to drink.
Li Tai walked with Niu Chuang and listened to his explanation, "These malts are easy to spoil when stored, and it would be a pity to lose them. I knew that Lishan Order needed them, so I sent them all."
Seeing the baskets of malt being delivered, I almost built a wall.
Niu Chuang glanced at the busy village and said, "Recently, another man in our village got married."
Li Tai nodded, "Good thing."
Niu Chuang is in charge of Lishan Village, which is also a princess fiefdom, and Chu Nan, the county magistrate of Lantian County, is in charge of a larger population.
He was born as a county magistrate, and he was well-educated and literate, so the people in the county admired him very much.
Believing himself to be inferior to others, Niu Chuang looked at his son who was learning how to read, hoping that his son could be better.
He worked under Lishan Ling, who was both the consort and the Minister of Rites in the court.
Now all that's left is to confer meritorious deeds.
Although I am just a local official in a small Lishan Village, even the county magistrates from other places would speak politely to me when they see me.
If not for comparison with Shangguan Yi, Niu Chuang would have felt that he was already very promising.
Compared with Shangguan Yi's ability, Niu Chuang felt that he had suffered the loss of not having read a book, and now he still needs to continue to read and read.
Li Tai frowned and said, "Brother Niu, men in our village can only marry women over twenty years old?"
Niu Chuang nodded, "This is all ordered by Lishan Order, even if you are one year younger."
"Anyone who is not married at the age of twenty is someone no one wants to marry."
Li Tai thought about it, ordinary women would already be married in 28 years.
Niu Chuang smiled and nodded, "There are also a few people who had originally agreed to get married, but after knowing that our village would marry a twenty-year-old girl, they regretted their original marriage and wanted to raise their daughter to be twenty before marrying again."
Li Tai nodded as he listened, "No wonder the surrounding counties gossip so much about us in Lishan."
"I have discussed this matter with Lishan Ling before. Even Lishan Ling can be shameless. What are we afraid of?"
Hearing this, Li Tai burst out laughing.
Niu Chuang continued: "Taoist Master Sun Simiao also said that the best age for a woman to have a child is twenty years old. Sooner or later, it only takes two or three years."
The construction of the workshop is inseparable from Niu Chuang's manpower, and the people brought out by Niu Chuang are all skilled in workshop manufacturing.
Li Tai should always consult with him on construction matters.
After filtering out all the wort in the earthen pot, Zhang Yang told them: "These worts are kept waiting for fermentation. The malt residue can also be used to feed poultry after drying. Don't waste it."
The guard nodded and went to do the work.
It will take some time for the ale to ferment.
Li Yue ate the hawthorn given by his wife, and the family did not return home until evening.
The imperial court has been very busy recently, especially the Zhongshu Province. Usually in the evening, all the officials here have left.
At this moment, there are still a lot of officials coming and going in Zhongshu Province.
Fang Xuanling's eldest son, Sun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others have been sitting in Zhongshu Province handling various political affairs since the end of the morning dynasty.
It was late at night, and there were still two or three officials lying on the desks, planning to take a nap for an hour, and then wake up to deal with various departmental arrangements.
There was an emperor who was determined to become stronger, and officials from all departments in Chang'an City were surrounding him.
One after another, political orders left Chang'an City and headed towards various counties.
In the morning, Zhang Yang came to Chengtian Gate early to wait for the court.
Zhang Xiangxiang looked sleepy and said, "The news I just sent is that as Zhang Shangshu expected, Dasu and his party developed symptoms halfway through the trip."
"Did you stop?"
"We are no longer moving forward." Zhang Elephant cheered up, "As Zhang Shangshu said, this is what happened after going deep into Tubo."
"what's the situation."
Li Xiaogong's voice came from behind again.
There is no way around this. It is inevitable that the conversation in front of Chengtian Gate will be overheard.
Zhang Elephant told Li Xiaogong about Tibet.
After hearing what he said, Li Xiaogong frowned and said, "So wouldn't it be impossible for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Tubo?"
Zhang Yang looked up at the Chengtian Gate and didn't answer. It wasn't until the Chengtian Gate opened that everyone walked in.
If you want to obey, just obey. This person has been here for many years, and Xu Jingzong is always there no matter what.
As autumn is approaching, Chang'an City has entered its driest season.
The morning session went smoothly, and Zhang Yang also managed to catch up on his sleep while standing. It was always a comfortable day when no one was impeaching him.
After the morning court, Zhang Yang went to Zuozangku, originally planning to bring two volumes of books back for his wife to read. At this moment, there were several guards standing in front of Zuozangku.
The old eunuch who followed Li Shimin was also present.
On weekdays, no one passes by or comes here.
"Zhang Shangshu, His Majesty is in the warehouse."
"Then let me go in after Your Majesty has finished reading the book." Zhang Yang held his hands and planned to stand outside the door and wait.
The sunshine today is quite comfortable, with some warmth but not too hot.
No one passed by the door, and the cleaned floor and door edges still looked old.
There were two coughs, and Li Shimin walked out of the warehouse.
Walking to the door, Li Shimin whispered, "Did you deduce the taxes in Guanzhong from the clues found in the scrolls here?"
"It's just land tax." Zhang Yang emphasized.
In fact, the main source of taxation in the imperial court was land tax. In the Tang Dynasty, when commercialization was only in its infancy, other tax sources were scarce.
"Your Majesty is in a good mood. It seems that the trouble in Guanzhong has been solved."
Thinking of owing this boy money, Li Shimin's original smile disappeared and he said solemnly: "I was in a good mood."
"I hope your Majesty can always be in a good mood."
"Most of the books and files here are related to the labor of the people on the land. I will have people take care of this place, so that no one can enter again in the future."
"Your Majesty said so."
When Li Shimin discovered the importance of the files in this place, he would definitely take good care of it.
Li Yue used the files here to calculate the number of acres and taxes.
If other people enter the warehouse, they might see some things they shouldn't know from the files here.
Li Shimin took out a token and said, "With this token, you can come and go here at will."
Zhang Yang smiled and took the token, "By the way, I still have something to make up my mind about, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to make a decision."
"speak."
"I want to renovate Qujiang Pond."
Li Shimin glared, snorted coldly, and left.
No reply was left. Was the emperor's look just now accurate or inaccurate?
There are three or two guards guarding Zuozangku. Like other important places in Guanzhong, the guard here will be changed every half an hour.
Zhang Yang collected the token and walked into the library, where the files were placed on the bookshelf.
I took a few volumes of construction-related books and a few volumes of Zuozhuan annotations for my wife before leaving.
When the Ministry of Education and the Sixth Department started to be busy, no one noticed me, and my life became much easier.
"Lishan orders you to stay."
Hearing the voice, Zhang Yang stopped and turned around. There was an old man in front of him. He took a closer look and found that he looked familiar.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Yang finally remembered who the visitor was, "I have met Old Master Kong."
I can’t remember the last time I saw Kong Yingda.
After leaving the Imperial College, he went to work in the East Palace.
Kong Yingda stroked his beard and said: "The imperial examination is about to take place. I know that Lishan Ling is quite accomplished in mathematics, so I asked Taoist Li Chunfeng about sutra calculation."
"Taoist Master Li Chunfeng's mathematical attainments are indeed very high."
"After several inquiries, Li Chunfeng recommended Lishan Ling to Lao Cheng. I wonder if Lishan Ling can come up with a question for the first subject of arithmetic."
"For things like the imperial examination, it's not appropriate for me to set the questions."
Kong Yingda smiled and said: "Of course it's appropriate. Li Chunfeng is today's master of numerology, and he was inspired by the Lishan Order in numeracy."
The boy who saw Kong Yingda handed him a pen and paper.
Zhang Yang was thinking about whether this question should be easier or more difficult.
Then I thought about it and I was not sure about the mathematical level of the scholars of the Tang Dynasty.
With a slightly simpler version, you can get some odd variations and even the same questions.
Furthermore, you can also give some questions about normalization formulas and induced formulas.
Seeing that Zhang Yang was still hesitant, Kong Yingda said: "Lishan Order does not need to have a big burden. I will not only ask one family, but also ask other people."
After thinking about it again, Zhang Yang wrote down a sequence question, "This question should be possible."
After taking the question, Kong Yingda glanced at it first and then nodded with a smile.
This old man was quite old, so he didn't know whether he could understand the question clearly. Zhang Yang held up his hands and said, "This is a question about a sequence of numbers. It's about proving common ratios and equal ratios."
"I'll take a closer look when I get back."
After sending Kong Yingda away, the situation in front of me is very satisfying. Everyone has their own things to do.
I lifted the package on my back and saw that the volumes were heavy.
When I walked out of Zhuque Gate again, I saw Niu Jinda who was assigning soldiers to deliver documents to various guard houses.
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "General Niu's beard has finally grown back. It's really gratifying."
Looking at Niu Jinda's half-length beard, it made several soldiers chuckle.
Seeing that General Niu's eyes were about to burst into flames again, Zhang Yang left quickly.
At home, the little bear is getting stronger and stronger. If it hadn't been for the fact that it didn't dare to fight back when Xiao Wu bullied him, the child who is still growing his teeth would be no match for this bear.
Xiao Wu is sitting on its back, reading Shuowen Jiezi.
The little bear carried Xiao Wu on his back and walked with difficulty.
Li Yue was still looking at the derivative question in a daze.
Zhang Yang put the scroll aside, "Can you understand it?"
Li Yue held the pen in her hand, "It seems that I can understand part of it, and it seems that I am still walking in the same place."
There was a question written on the board, but Li Yue didn't answer it for a long time. However, she drafted it for three days. The complex linear dominant function was very difficult for her current level.
It can also exercise her thinking skills.
The topic on the board was left open for three days, and Li Yue just drafted it for three days.
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "After solving this problem, your math skills will reach a new level."
Li Yue sat cross-legged, holding a teacup in both hands, "Our cotton production has tripled, but demand still exceeds supply."
"Your father also said that he wanted to buy cotton cloth from us before, but there has been no news about this matter since last year."
Li Yue took a sip of tea and sighed: "The government's expenses are tight. There are so many soldiers and horses in Chang'an City and the Guards Mansion. It's not that there is no news. I'm afraid my father is also stretched thin."
Zhang Yang nodded with great approval, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the emperor who lived a difficult life.
The emperor will not remain poor forever. If you give him a year or two to collect taxes, he can still become rich quickly.
It's just that the wealth left to him by the former Sui Dynasty was not rich, and it would be difficult to start as an emperor.
Li Yue said leisurely: "The powerful and powerful families all hide their wealth. My father has to borrow money from his son-in-law just to collect grain."
"Such words are very dangerous, and it's not good to be heard."
Zhang Yang looked at the door of his house, and based on Li Chengqian's previous experience, one of the two aunts would always stay at the door when the couple was at home.