Queen and Her Duke

Chapter 34

To produce alcohol in large quantities, you must have a large brewery.

Wen Lin only found out the next day that in the royal territory outside the city, there is a brewery dedicated to the royal court and nobles. The distillation tools and brewmasters from last night were all from there.

This, to a certain extent, reduces the possibility of leaking alcohol extraction methods.

It wasn't a complicated process, but no one knew the principle, so Wen Lin seized the opportunity. Secrecy was particularly important.

Early in the morning, Brown, brewmaster Ding Han, and a team of ten royal knights were waiting for Wen Lin at the entrance of the royal court.

The knights were solemn and cold, and when they saw Wen Lin approaching from a distance, they gave a uniform knightly salute.

With a slight smile on Brown's face, he didn't seem to be affected by what happened last night, and the winemaker seemed to be more cautious and respectful.

"Miss Wen Lin, without your permission, I will not listen to you or say anything."

They all seemed to be in very good spirits, and they didn't appear to have been violent or intimidated, and it's more likely that Vicia had promised some kind of favor in order to strengthen their secrecy allegiance.

A combination of grace and power, the way to control the next.

Wen Lin nodded with a smile, her peaceful attitude did not change compared to before, "Let's go, gentlemen."

Rejecting the carriage, under everyone's astonished eyes, Wen Lin turned on her horse, tightened the reins, and ran to the depths of the royal city with her steady and swift hooves like a bright letter guide.

The collar button in front of her neck was tightly buckled, and Wen Lin was shrouded in a wide cloak, making it impossible to tell whether it was a male or a female.

I saw a gust of wind rushing by, and the group quickly disappeared outside the royal court.

The Royal Distillery is much bigger than Wen Lin imagined. At first glance, there are about fifty complete sets of distillation tools, and there are about a hundred brewers and apprentices passing through it.

While Wen Lin was looking at it, Ding Han stepped forward and introduced,

"This is the largest brewery in the capital. Every day this brewery produces enough liquor to supply the royal family and major nobles. At the same time, there are about 3,000 barrels of oak wine in the warehouse."

In the context of a society with extremely underdeveloped productivity, the emergence of such a highly efficient brewery was beyond Wen Lin's expectations. She turned her head and said,

"Mr. Dingham, I need ten sets of distillation tools, twenty or so trustworthy brewers, and a separate space. It's up to you to choose who."

Wen Lin dared to use it with confidence if Vicia dared to hand over people to her.

When extracting alcohol last night, it is not difficult to find that Ding Han is a winemaker with a spirit of craftsmanship. Extracting alcohol is a long-term and gradually complicated job. Ding Han, who has a spirit of research, is obviously very suitable.

His wrinkled face twitched quickly, and a look of surprise flashed in Ding Han's eyes. Seeing what Miss Wen Lin meant, he might be entrusted with some important positions.

After Ding Han was detained last night, a vague guess flashed in his heart, which should be related to the liquid obtained after multiple distillations.

Afterwards, Mrs. Yaz, who was beside the Queen, personally came to warn them to cooperate with Miss Wen Lin's needs as much as possible, and at the same time to keep it strictly confidential. If there was any disclosure, they would be beheaded by the whole family.

After the warning, Mrs. Yaz also promised a reward that was hard to refuse.

This incident just confirmed Ding Han's guess.

He is a skilled winemaker, but he is paid only enough to feed his family every month. He has five children, and he will be very grateful if it can improve the life of his family.

The entire brewery was managed by the winemaker Harrison. He stood cautiously on one side, and at the same time heard Wen Lin's request clearly, and was a little reluctant to discuss the venue and requirements with Ding Han.

In Harrison's view, he can arrange such a simple matter alone, so why should he discuss it with a humble commoner?

Harrison didn't have any impression of Wen Lin, but he knew His Excellency Brown, the minister of the royal seal, and the terrifying team of royal knights.

Seeing Lord Brown's attitude towards Wen Lin, Harrison wisely put away his contempt for women.

However, he always asked Ding Han about Wen Lin's identity without any intention. Is there another female official in addition to a female king?

It's ridiculous to have stupid women pointing their fingers at them.

Harrison is an admittedly mean vampire, and the brewmasters' remuneration will always be deducted in half by Harrison, which also leads to their work for the royal family, but their lives have not been significantly improved.

Tightly blocked Harrison's problem, and Ding Han also maliciously added fuel to the story about the fact that they were imprisoned by the royal knights with only a word from Wen Lin last night.

If you want a vampire who bullies the soft and fears the hard to act honestly, it is best to let him know he is afraid first.

Sure enough, Harrison's face became ugly.

Afterwards, he no longer complained about side-by-side, and Ding Han's requests and suggestions were successfully met.

A spacious, bright, well-ventilated stone house is located at the rear and periphery of the entire brewery, far away from others.

Ten complete sets of distillation tools were neatly placed inside, Wen Lin nodded with satisfaction, not stingy with her praise,

"Mr. Dingham, you are more capable than I expected, and I sincerely express my thanks to you."

"It's my honor." Ding Han bowed to greet him, extremely respectful and flattered.

Next came the step of extracting alcohol. Except for Wen Lin herself and the remaining 21 winemakers, all the others were invited out by Wen Lin.

Three detailed demonstration operations, and carefully pointed out the problems that need attention at each stage during the operation.

I heard from Ding Han that they are all skilled and reliable masters.

Wen Lin divided the two into a group, and Ding Han, who had already operated it, was in charge of supervising the work. After the first time there was no problem, Wen Lin let them operate by themselves.

In her spare time, Wen Lin asked someone to bring a pen and paper. She observed every detail of the distillation tool several times more carefully, and drew the plane structure diagram of the distillation tool on the paper.

A cold water tank should be added outside the serpentine tube, the sealing performance of the bath steamer should also be improved, and the arc of the lower end of the gooseneck tube that collects steam can be increased.

Wen Lin slowly drew a new drawing according to the old structure.

Ding Han accidentally caught a glimpse of the content on the paper, and he couldn't look away.

Seeing that Wen Lin didn't mean to block, he boldly walked over, the smooth and precise lines caught his eye, Ding Han opened his mouth wide and asked in surprise,

"Is this the drawing you plan to use to improve your distillation tools?"

"Yes, it can not only extract the alcohol better, but also make the distilled wine taste more glycolic."

In Ding Han's perception, the winemaking tools and winemaking methods currently used in the winery are the most advanced, and the wines brewed are also the best tasting on the market.

Wen Lin actually said that it could make the wine taste more mellow. He subconsciously shook his head, but he faintly felt that what Wen Lin said was true.

Seeing Ding Han's doubts, Wen Lin smiled and said to him,

"In my hometown, distilled wine pays attention to three steps. The fire is boiled, the wine is released from the medium fire, and the fire is rear-ended. According to my observation, in the process of distilling wine, you are on fire from beginning to end, which will cause the wine in the wine. Unnecessary impurities are added to affect the taste,”

Seeing Ding Han's dazed reaction, it was obviously the first time she heard this theory, and Wen Lin patiently explained it to him.

After a while, Wen Lin is also going to try to brew a higher concentration of wine. If Ding Han and the others help, it will be much easier, so now Wen Lin is also willing to explain it to him in detail.

Ding Han had already experienced such a question-and-answer mode last night, so he seemed very calm.

But the other brewers would not be so calm. After extracting the first round of liquid without any variegated color according to Wen Lin's request, they saw Wen Lin and Ding Han who were in a hurry. Stand by and listen.

The long satin dress on Wen Lin's body was very expensive at first glance, and her appearance and temperament were even more outstanding, more noble and beautiful than any noble they had ever seen.

At the same time, she can let the royal court knights follow her, and the wine masters can't imagine what kind of identity Wen Lin will be.

Obviously the nobles don't even bother to look at them, let alone step into the brewery and talk to them so gently and politely.

At the same time, this young lady was so generous that she was willing to give a salary of thirty copper coins a day, which was several times their original salary.

Some are restrained, some are dazed, and some are slightly excited and expecting.

The winemakers could not help but wonder how wonderful it would be if this beautiful and generous lady could become their lord.

It's just a pity, they lamented in their hearts, this young lady is a woman, and it is impossible for a woman to become a lord.

Although they have never seen a woman as strange and bold as she is.

After making sure that Ding Han understood her meaning, Wen Lin noticed that the first round of alcohol had been extracted.

She raised her eyes to look at the other brewers, paused slightly, and then checked back and forth, and there was no variegation.

According to the ratio last night, a total of 250 liters of 90-concentration alcohol was extracted in this round, which temporarily solved the urgent needs of Yinhe Village.

There is still a shortage of about 65 liters of pure distilled water.

After the distilled water was ready, Wen Lin poured the water and alcohol into smaller oak barrels in batches, filling just two small oak barrels.

After whispering a few words to Ding Han, Wen Lin opened the door and asked someone to help transport the two barrels of 75-percent alcohol to Yinhe Village.

Out of prudence, Wen Lin left two royal knights to guard here before leaving, and ordered them to obey Ding Han's orders.

Once again riding on the road, when Wen Lin arrived at Yinhe Village, a piece of news caught her by surprise.

Lucches fell ill, the same disease as the patients in the village.

The other two medical officers that I could see here last time have disappeared this time.

The village is still full of sewage and feces, it is quiet like a ghost village, without the slightest popularity.

The only person I could see was lying down in the middle of a path, dead or alive.

The silver armored knights were still at the entrance of the village, and no one was allowed to come out.

Wen Lin frowned deeply. Could it be that her judgment was wrong last time, or that there was more than one disease, gray leather fever, spreading in the village.

Seeing that Wen Lin had a tendency to enter the village, Brown hurriedly stood in front of her,

"Your Excellency Wen Lin, no matter what, you can't step into the village for half a step,"

Brown said it very firmly, as if he was going to step on his body first.

Wen Lin pressed her temple with a headache. If the cause and route of transmission are not figured out, there will be a great risk of continued spread. If the capital is affected, the consequences will be incalculable.

With a very calm expression and demeanor, she looked at Brown and said, "Mr. Brown, if I go in, they may be rescued. If I don't go in, they will most likely die."

"Your Excellency Wen Lin, kindness will make you fall into the fear of being shrouded in death, not to mention that even if the whole village is dead, plus the knights behind you, I may not be able to match you."

Her Majesty Vicia attaches great importance to Wen Lin, and it is obvious that if Wen Lin is really allowed in, Brown feels that his neck will not hang around his head for a long time.

Brown's voice was urgent and sharp. He was extremely angry. In his anxiety and anger, there was a fear of kingship and an indifference to the lives of the people at the bottom.

This is determined by the general environment. Although there is no malicious intent, Wen Lin still feels a little sad.

After a moment of silence, Wen Lin said, "Mr. Brown, there are not only villagers, but also Bishop Lucches."

Wen Lin is not unselfish, Lucches has a deep and inseparable connection with the Catholic Church.

If he can be rescued, it will undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity to enter St. Margaret's Church.

Wen Lin didn't want to miss it.

The author has something to say: Vicia: I told you not to go, but if you wanted to go, you never listened to me.

Wen Lin: It is better to kneel down and sing conquest, or perform handstand shampooing.