The distiller Zhao Ce had only one rough idea in his mind.

When I was studying and taking chemistry classes in the past, the distillation equipment was a small and transparent one.

I have never seen an ancient still.

Due to Zhu Houzhao's instructions, the guards went door to door and seconded two stills to the winery in the city.

Zhao Ce walked into the kitchen and saw the distiller that was taller than a human.

Zhao Ce looked up and couldn't integrate this big guy with the instruments in his mind for a moment.

There were also employees of the winery operating company on the side, and they also followed.

When he saw Zhao Ce bringing people in, he knew that he was a nobleman from the capital.

The employee enthusiastically introduced the distiller to Zhao Ce.

"The mouth of this dropper is connected to the wine stalk, and the steamed wine drips from it."

"If the young master wants more wine, it will burn his tongue after steaming for four or five times."

He was so strong that his tongue was burned...

Zhao Ce thought about the white wine he had drunk, and the wine that was steamed four or five times should be about forty-five degrees.

Then distillate it twice, it should be almost the same.

Zhao Ce explained: "Distillate twice at a lower temperature, and the distilled alcohol cannot be eaten."

"Save them all for later use."

"Alcohol?"

The employee who explained to Zhao Ce repeated the word with some confusion.

"Oh, the essence of wine is alcohol."

He said flatteringly: "The name of the young master is really unique."

Zhao Ce waved his hand, but did not respond to his flattery.

After the explanation, he returned to the private room.

They were going to stay here tonight, and Liu Jin was busy organizing the place for Zhu Houzhao and Zhao Ce to live.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Zhao Ce coming, he quickly asked, "How? But what good wine has been made?"

"Hurry up and try it for me."

Zhao Ce smiled: "Young Master Zhu, the wine I made is called alcohol that cannot be drunk, it can only be used to clean wounds or surrounding objects."

Zhu Houzhao understands this.

"I know this. If you are injured, you will be better if you pour some strong liquor to wash your wound."

Zhao Ce said: "The principle is similar, but alcohol is more useful than these high concentrations of spirits."

Zhu Houzhao heard that she had not made good wine and she lost interest.

I asked someone to ask about the situation outside the city.

Lord Lu happened to make arrangements to come back and quickly walked up to report to Zhu Houzhao.

"My master, the officials have submitted their reports to the court and have also asked the soldiers from Tongzhou Treasury for help."

"Now the victims have been properly placed outside the city, and the doctors in the city have also been summoned. They can start to deal with the plague after the imperial doctor comes."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Well, it's done well."

"Yong Xibo said that it is a zoning treatment, and it is also disinfected with boiling water, vinegar, etc., can it be done?"

Lord Lu answered without blinking: "It's being done."

"This year, the government office has confiscated all autumn taxes, and the officials will try their best to find a way."

Seeing this, Zhu Hou praised Lord Lu for a few words, and asked him to go down and work hard.

When Lord Lu turned around and left, he heard Zhu Houzhao ask the people next to him if he had found the cow with smallpox.

Lord Lu subconsciously glanced at Zhao Ce who was standing next to him, and quickly withdrew his eyes.

"Hmph, what kind of vinegar to buy?"

"So many victims can't even afford to eat, so where can I get so much money to buy vinegar?"

"Take His Highness the Crown Prince and make trouble together. Even if you are a noble in the court, how many lives will you have?"

Lord Lu said, and ordered someone to guard the city gate closely.

If Zhu Houzhao and others want to leave the city, he must come to understand the situation clearly before letting it go.

......

After Lord Lu left, Zhu Houzhao had nothing to do again.

He looked at the empty street and chatted with Zhao Ce: "The government probably doesn't have much money to allocate this year. If you want to buy jealousy, it's probably a bit difficult."

"or......"

Zhu Houzhao said wisely: "Now we have confirmed that the shops in Tongzhou can pay a lot of commercial taxes, why don't I just have someone come to collect them first?"

Anyway, his father agreed, as long as he can come up with the data that makes him excited, he will stand on his side.

This commercial tax will be collected sooner or later.

Now Tongzhou is in need of money. Is it just because my prince is here, so I just have someone come to collect it?

There is also a form that has been prepared before, just take it to your door to collect taxes!

Zhao Ce was a little hesitant about Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.

"The court has not made a decision yet. Wouldn't it be better to act rashly like this?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.

"What are you afraid of?"

"When I went out, I received the oral order from His Majesty."

"I said I could collect it if I could!"

"The situation in Tongzhou is now urgent, so I will take people to collect it first. I can buy vinegar or grain from the money I have collected."

"That's what it's decided!"

Zhu Houzhao was so happy that he recruited people and asked them to start levying commercial taxes from merchants tomorrow morning.

Zhao Ce looked at his actions and stopped persuading him.

This is the emperor's only son. Even if he makes a huge mistake, he will not be punished.

And if he dared to do this, he probably received the emperor's tacit approval.

The two of them had lunch in the restaurant, and Liu Jin persuaded Zhu Houzhao again and asked him to go back.

Zhu Houzhao was thinking about collecting commercial tax tomorrow, but he refused his proposal unhappily.

Seeing that Liu Jin was like this, he didn't dare to mention it again.

He just pulled Zhao Ce and said secretly: "Yongxibo, please advise me and let him go back to the capital first."

"To be honest, our young master has a very ordinary identity."

"If something happens, we can't afford it!"

Although Liu Jin's evaluation in later generations was very poor.

But no matter what his character is, Zhu Houzhao is his master.

Only when Zhu Houzhao is well can he continue to live so well.

Zhao Ce glanced at him and nodded, "Yes, I'll go and persuade him."

"But after you return to Beijing, you must be quarantined for a few days to ensure that there is no problem and contact with outsiders."

Liu Jin looked at Zhao Ce as if he was looking at a life-saving straw, and repeatedly said, "Thank you, Yongxibo."

"If Yongxibo wants me to do anything in the future, I will do my best."

Zhao Ce laughed and thought to himself that if you gain power in the future, it might be different.

Liu Jin said, and urged Zhao Ce to persuade him quickly.

The guard who had sent out to find the cow ran in panting.

"Eunuch Liu, I asked us to find the cow we were looking for."

"Some refugees outside the city were infected with smallpox, and the cow was carried by the fugitive, so they were infected because of it."

"But this sick cow was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city and could not enter the city, so he was placed in an empty place outside the city."

Found it?

Zhao Ce could no longer wait.

After all, if he finds it earlier, he will be able to go back sooner.

"How much alcohol has been distilled, put it on first, I want to use it."

"Take me out of the city, I want to use this diseased cow for an experiment."

Zhu Houzhao, who was inside the house, also heard about the news and shouted that she wanted to go and see it.

Liu Jin complained in his heart, and he really didn't know what to do with this ancestor.

Finally, he was persuaded and only asked people to clear the people on the street, and then the soldiers on the city wall also moved to the other side.
Chapter completed!