Europeans were fond of sweetness, otherwise sucrose would not have become one of the main goods of the great voyage in the 18th century. Europeans had to add sugar to drink coffee, and also add sugar to tea (such as milk tea), which was basically sugar-free. However, in later generations, because of the development of medicine, Europeans learned that eating too much sugar was not good for health, which reduced the consumption of sugar.
As of now, Europeans can’t eat sugar. Sugar is sold in pharmacies in Paris, not in grocery stores with daily necessities.
Marin made some brown sugar produced in Grenada and mixed it into the rye Erguotou, and provided it to the fat brothers to entertain the civilians of the court. Sure enough, this rye Erguotou mixed with brown sugar is very popular. The sweetness of the brown sugar covers the faint bitter rye taste of the rye Erguotou, making the wine taste better. Then, the civilians naturally became more likely to get drunk...
After several civilian staff asked about the bags, the fat brothers asked about the storage location of the correspondence between France and the Principality of Gedes - a confidential office next to the Foreign Minister's Office in the front yard of the royal palace...
This office is controlled by the archivist who is the second son of a local Baron in Paris. This archivist named Paul is low-key and mediocre. Because of his poor family background and not very outstanding, there is no hope of promotion. Therefore, this guy is a bit scattered. Of course, as an archivist, he is still conscientious.
The fat brothers found out that Paul's only hobby was playing cards. However, he did not gamble. It was not that Paul didn't like to gamble, but that this guy had no money...
As the second son of the Baron family, Paul had no inheritance rights. In this Europe where the eldest son was all-inclusive, the second son without inheritance rights was naturally poor. His father was worthy of his ability to help him find a job in the palace. In addition, he also had a residence in Paris, married a pretty good wife, and gave birth to three children.
However, because of the meager salary, he still had to support his wife and three children. Therefore, Paul did not dare to gamble because he did not have any extra money to gamble...
After the Fat Brothers received the news, they passed the news back to Orich through the branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Paris. After all, Marin once ordered that the Fat Brothers were only responsible for inquiring about the news and not stealing letters. After all, they were Marin's most important pawns and they could not be exposed because of stealing letters.
After receiving the information sent back by the Fat Brothers, Marin thought for a long time and decided to start with Paul's hobby of playing cards. What should we do specifically? Marin planned to arrange for the people from the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce to bribe a few poor noble children in the local area and get along with Paul. Then, he tried to be a card friend of Paul. After a long time, he lured Paul to gamble. In the early days, he deliberately lost some money to Paul and led him into a trap. Finally, he made a game and Paul owed a gambling debt...
When Paul owes a gambling debt that he cannot afford, he can threaten Paul. Then, it is not too easy to let him steal a few letters from the archives he keeps. Anyway, letters from the Principality of Gedes are not highly valued by the French.
When Marin gets the letter, he will deliberately communicate with the Duke of Gedes and get a comparison. In this way, he can confirm the evidence that the Duke of Gedes colluded with France. At that time, Marin can take action against the Duke of Gedes... As long as he gets the territory of the Duke of Gedes and the Netherlands, he can exchange it for the Markbour country in Ruhr...
As for the pressure from the French, Marin was not worried. After all, the French themselves did not attach much importance to the Principality of Geders. Moreover, they are now fully supporting several states in western Switzerland to fight the invasion of the Habsburg family. Even if they want to support the Principality of Geders, they will not be able to make any moves for the time being. By the time they can make any moves, the war will be over long ago.
Moreover, after Marin found evidence, he "punished the traitors", and the German princes could not find any reason to object. After all, at the Walms Empire Conference, they did not refute the emperor's orders. Without a suitable excuse, they could not join forces with the French to deal with Marin. As long as France and the princes did not join forces, Marin would have nothing to be afraid of.
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After making plans, Marin found Kohler and asked Kohler to arrange specific matters. After all, he was the boss and could not do everything by himself. Such a secret matter was of course arranged for senior maid Kohler to take care of...
Just in time, the weather was getting colder. After December, it snowed lightly in northern Germany. There was nothing to do when it snowed, but after it snowed, it became cold.
During this period, eating stir-fried dishes will easily get cold. Why? Because as a monarch of a country, the dishes that Marin eats have a poison test. Before serving them to Marin, they need to use silver needles to test the poison, and after that, a maid or guard will eat it first. After a while, there is no response, Marin, Angela and others will start eating.
This is nothing in the general season, but when it is cold in winter, the dishes will get cold after this link. At this time, there is no microwave heating, so it can be baked by the fireplace for a while at most. But it still doesn't taste too hot.
So, Malin thought of the hot pot that he often ate in winter in his previous life...
But, what should I use to heat the hot pot? In my previous life, when Malin bought an electromagnetic heating chassis to heat the hot pot. However, there was no electricity in this era...
Marin knew that honeycomb coal stoves can actually be used to eat hot pot. However, Marin does not plan to launch honeycomb coal now. Why? Because once Marin launches honeycomb coal and honeycomb coal stoves, coal will immediately become a hot commodity. At that time, Marin wants to get the Ruhr area again, the difficulty will be greatly increased.
So, now Marin doesn’t engage in honeycomb coal, and even blocked the technology of shaking coal powder into coal balls, just to limit the popularity of coal. Only after getting the Ruhr area and Newcastle will Marin launch honeycomb coal and then make money with the coal a lot...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! There is no electric stove, nor a honeycomb coal stove, so how should you eat hot pot? Marin began to think...
Suddenly, Marin turned his eyes to a bottle of 40-degree rye Erguotou on the table...
This bottle of Erguotou is also considered a strong wine, which was used by Marin to warm her body. Of course, the effect is average. After all, it is only 40 degrees, which is not strong enough.
The thing of spirits is actually popular in cold areas. In China, the reason why liquor is popular is actually a habit brought by the Qing Dynasty. Manchus come from the cold Northeast, so they naturally like to drink spirits. Like the Russians, they are all caused by the severe cold.
At the earliest, after the white wine distillation technology was developed, the ancient Liaodong was popular for making a knife. However, in the Ming Dynasty, such as the Ming Dynasty where literati ruled, the idea of ​​making a fortune by making a fortune by relying on liquor was somewhat unreliable.
Perhaps, in the Tang Dynasty, where the military status is high, there can be a market for liquor. For example, the reckless men like Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong must like liquor. The Yuan Dynasty must also have a market, because the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were also Mongols from the bitter and cold places outside the border. But if the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty dominated by literati, it would not work.
When literati drink, they will definitely not be strong. Generally speaking, literati in Jiangnan like to use rice wine. The degree of rice wine is relatively low and it tastes like beer. In this way, literati can drink more and chat for a while.
If you burn a knife for a literati, everyone will not be able to continue chatting in just a few cups. Because they are all going down the table...
The famous Erguotou actually appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Because the Manchus of the Qing Dynasty came from the Northeast, they naturally brought the habit of drinking strong alcohol. If there was something to do, the lower part would like to please. Erguotou actually appeared to cater to the needs of the Qing nobles. The habit of drinking strong alcohol in later generations was also brought by Manchus. After all, for the ancients, the so-called fashion was that ministers imitated emperors (mainly not overtaken), small officials imitated high officials, and the common people imitated small officials... As the ruling class, the Manchus all liked to drink strong alcohol. In addition, the Qing Dynasty ruled for more than two hundred years, and then, this trend spread to the whole country... Many people in later generations thought that the ancient Han people liked to drink strong alcohol...
Marin withdrew his diffuse thinking. From the bottle of white wine on the table, he thought of a hot pot in later generations - alcohol pot...
Alcohol is a flammable product, and there is no odor or smoke after burning, so it is a good hot pot fuel.
However, Marin had never used an alcohol pot and did not know the structure of the alcohol pot. Moreover, he knew that alcohol was a dangerous and flammable product. If one is not well controlled, it might burn the hot pot person.
So, to be on the safe side, Marin decided to get an alcohol lamp first. Then, use the alcohol lamp to heat the hot pot...
The alcohol in the alcohol lamp does not easily dissipate and will not cause safety problems. Moreover, the size of the flame can be adjusted by placing the wick. If you want to turn off the lamp, just cover it.
Although I studied liberal arts in my previous life, I also took chemistry classes. I saw chemistry teachers using alcohol lamps to heat them and demonstrate chemical reactions many times. So Marin knew what alcohol lamps looked like.
Moreover, because of the large amount of Erguotou brewing, a lot of alcohol is produced at the same time (alcohol accounts for about 15% of the total). If 85 barrels of Erguotou brewing, 15 barrels of medical alcohol will be produced at the same time.
However, due to the imperfect medical system, the Grand Principal of Beihai did not use so much medical alcohol at all. Therefore, Marin was actually a little worried about the use of alcohol. After all, there was too much medical alcohol...
Making out an alcohol lamp and then using the alcohol lamp to cook a hot pot may be a way to consume...
Alcohol lamps are safer and clean. It is best to cook hot pot. Even Marin plans to open a hot pot chain store like Xue Zhiqian, and use alcohol lamps as heating tools... Well, it can be promoted in Las Vegas, a casino...
Marin found a craftsman and, as required, made a glass bottle for alcohol and a lamp head for wicking. This kind of gadget is really not difficult for craftsmen who can create clockwork.
Soon, an alcohol lamp that can adjust the flame size by dialing the wick was made out...
Then, Marin asked the blacksmith to create a bracket and a small copper pot. The copper pot is placed on the bracket and the alcohol lamp is placed under the bracket. Heat the bottom of the copper pot...
Chapter completed!