The Rise of the European Emperor

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Europeans are fond of sweet, otherwise sucrose would not have been one of the main cargoes of the great voyages in the 18th century. Europeans add sugar to coffee and tea (such as milk tea), which is basically sugar-free. However, in later generations, because of the development of medicine, Europeans learned that eating too much sugar is not good for health, so they reduced the consumption of sugar.

For now, Europeans can't eat sugar yet. In Paris, cane sugar is sold in pharmacies, not in grocery stores for daily necessities.

Marin got some brown sugar produced in Grenada, mixed it with rye Erguotou, and provided it to the Fatty Brothers, so that they could entertain the court clerks. Sure enough, this rye Erguotou mixed with brown sugar is very popular. The sweetness of brown sugar covers the faint bitterness of rye Erguotou, making the wine taste better. Then, naturally, those civilians are more likely to get drunk...

After entertaining several inquiries about the bags in the civilian staff, the fat brothers asked where the correspondence between France and the Principality of Gerdes was stored—a confidential office next to the foreign minister's office in the forecourt of the palace...

This office is controlled by an archivist who is the second son of a local Parisian baron. This archivist named Paul is low-key and mediocre. Because the family background is not strong and I am not very good, there is no hope of promotion. Therefore, this guy is usually a bit of a mess. Of course, as an archivist, he still does his due diligence.

The fat brothers heard that Paul's only hobby was playing cards. However, do not gamble. It's not that Paul doesn't like to gamble, it's that this guy has no money...

As the second son of the baronial family, Paul had no right of inheritance. In this Europe where the eldest son takes all, the second son who has no inheritance rights is naturally poorer. His father can help him find a messenger to work in the palace, which is worthy of him. In addition, he also has a residence in Paris, also married a good wife, gave birth to three children.

However, because of the meager wages, he has to support his wife and three children. Therefore, Paul did not dare to gamble. Because, he has no extra money to gamble...

After the fat brothers got the news, they passed it back to Aurich through the branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce in Paris. After all, Marin once ordered that the fat brothers were only responsible for inquiring about news, not for stealing letters. After all, they were Marin's most important pieces, and they couldn't expose themselves for stealing letters.

After receiving the information from the fat brothers, Marin thought for a long time and decided to start with Paul's hobby of playing cards. How to do it? Marin planned to arrange for someone from the Paris branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce to buy off a few poor local children of aristocrats to mix with Paul. Then, try to be Paul's poker friend. After a long time, lure Paul into gambling again. In the early days, he deliberately lost some money to Paul to lure him into the trap. Finally, make a game and let Paul owe a gambling debt...

When Paul owes a gambling debt he can't repay, then he can bully Paul. Then, it's not too simple to let him steal a few letters in his archives. In any case, the letters of the Principality of Gede are not very valued by the French.

Wait until Marin gets the letter, and then deliberately communicate with Duke Geddes to get a comparison. In this way, the evidence that the Duke of Guedes colluded with France can be established. At that time, Marin will be able to attack the country of Gede Company... As long as he gets the territory of the Netherlands region of Gede Company, he can exchange it for the country of Mark in the Ruhr area...

As for the French pressure? Marin wasn't worried. After all, the French themselves don't give much importance to the Principality of Gerd. Moreover, they are now fully supporting several cantons in western Switzerland against the Habsburg invasion. Even if you want to support the Principality of Gede, you can't do it for the time being. By the time they can free up their hands, the war will be over.

Moreover, after Marin found evidence to "punish traitors", the German princes could not find any reason to object. After all, at the Worms Empire meeting, they did not refute the emperor's order. In the absence of a suitable excuse,

They were also not good at teaming up with the French to deal with Marin. As long as France and the Alliance of Princes do not join forces, Marin has nothing to fear.

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After making a plan, Marin found Kohler and asked Kohler to arrange specific matters. After all, he is the boss and can't do everything himself. This kind of secret thing, of course, is arranged for the senior horse Kohler to go out and get it...

Exactly, the weather is getting colder, and after entering December, it snowed in northern Germany. It's nothing when it snows, and after it snows, it's cold.

During this time, it is easy to get cold when eating stir-fried vegetables. why? Because as the monarch of a country, the food that Marin eats involves testing poisons. Before serving it to Marin, it is necessary to test the poison with a silver needle, and then let a maid or guard eat it first. After waiting for a while without a response, Marin, Angela and the others would start eating.

It's not a big deal in normal seasons, but when it's cold in winter, after this link, the dishes get cold. And at this time, there is no microwave heating, so it is best to bake it by the fireplace for a while. But it was still not too hot.

So, Marin thought of the hot pot he often ate in the winter of his previous life...

Just, what to use to heat the hot pot? In a previous life, when Marin ate hot pot, he bought an electromagnetic heating chassis to heat the hot pot. However, in this age there is no electricity...

Marin knows that, in fact, the honeycomb stove can also be used to eat hot pot. However, Marin is not planning to launch briquettes now. why? Because once Marin launched briquettes and briquettes furnaces, coal would immediately become a hot commodity. At that time, if Marin wants to get the Ruhr area again, the difficulty will be greatly increased.

Therefore, now Marin is not engaged in briquettes, and even the technology of shaking pulverized coal into briquettes is blocked, just to limit the popularity of coal. Only after getting the Ruhr area and Newcastle, Marin will launch briquettes, and then make a lot of money with coal...

There is no electric stove and no honeycomb stove, so how to eat hot pot? Marlin starts to think...

Suddenly, Marin turned his attention to a bottle of 40-degree rye Erguotou on the table...

This bottle of Erguotou is also considered a strong liquor, which Marin used to warm his body. Of course, the effect is general. After all, it is only 40 degrees, which is not strong enough.

Spirits are actually mainly popular in cold regions. In China, the reason why spirits are popular is actually a habit brought by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Manchu comes from the cold northeast, and naturally likes to drink strong wine.

In the earliest days, after the liquor distillation technology was developed, knives for spirits were popular in ancient Liaodong. In the customs, such as the Ming Dynasty when the literati was in power, spirits were not popular at all. The idea of ​​going to ancient times to make a fortune on spirits is somewhat unreliable.

Perhaps, in the Tang Dynasty, where the warrior status was high, there could still be a market for spirits. For example, reckless men like Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong definitely like spirits. There must be a market in the Yuan Dynasty, because the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were also Mongolians from the bitter and cold places outside the Great Wall. But if you get the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty where the literati dominated, it will not work.

Literati drinking, certainly not spirits. Generally speaking, literati in the south of the Yangtze River likes rice wine. The degree of rice wine is relatively low, and it tastes like beer. In this way, the literati can drink a little more and chat more for a while.

If you burn knives on the literati, you won't be able to chat without a few cups. Because, they all got under the table...

The famous Erguotou actually appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Because the Manchus of the Qing Dynasty, from the Northeast, naturally brought the habit of drinking spirits. If there is a need from the top, the bottom will welcome it. Erguotou actually appeared to meet the needs of the Manchu nobles. The habit of drinking spirits among Chinese people in later generations was also brought up by Manchu people. After all, for the ancients, the so-called fashion means that ministers imitate emperors (mainly not to exceed), small officials imitate big officials, and common people imitate small officials... As the ruling class, the Manchus like to drink strong wine, and the Manchu rule After more than two hundred years, this trend spread to the whole country... Many people in later generations thought that the ancient Han people liked to drink strong wine...

Marin retracted his thoughts of diffusion. From the bottle of liquor on the table, he thought of a kind of hot pot in later generations - alcohol pot...

Alcohol is flammable, and it has no peculiar smell and no smoke after burning. It is a good hot pot fuel.

However, Marin had never used an alcohol pot and did not know the structure of an alcohol pot. And, he knew, alcohol was dangerously flammable. If one is not well controlled, it may burn the hot pot eater.

So, just to be on the safe side, Marin decided - get an alcohol lamp first. Then, use an alcohol lamp to heat the hot pot...  

The alcohol in the alcohol lamp is not easy to escape and will not cause safety problems. Moreover, the size of the flame can be adjusted by dialing the wick. To turn off the lights, just close the lid.

Although I studied liberal arts in my previous life, I also took a chemistry class. I have seen many times that the chemistry teacher used an alcohol lamp to heat and demonstrate chemical reactions. So, Marin knows what an alcohol lamp looks like.

Moreover, due to the large amount of brewing Erguotou, a lot of alcohol was produced at the same time (alcohol accounts for about 15% of the total). If 85 barrels of Erguotou are brewed, 15 barrels of medical alcohol will be produced.

However, because of the imperfect medical system, the Grand Duchy of Beihai does not use that much medical alcohol at all. Therefore, Marin is actually a little worried about the use of alcohol. After all, there is too much medical alcohol…

Get out an alcohol lamp, and then use an alcohol lamp to burn the hot pot, maybe it's a way to consume it...

Alcohol lamps are safer and clean. It's perfect for burning hot pot. Even Marin plans to open a hot pot chain like Xue Zhiqian, and use alcohol lamps as heating tools... Well, it can be promoted in Las Vegas...

Marin recruited craftsmen and, as required, made a glass bottle containing alcohol and a lamp holder that could turn the wick. This kind of gadget is really not difficult for those craftsmen who can make clockwork.

Soon, an alcohol lamp that can adjust the size of the flame by turning the wick was made out...

Marin then had the blacksmith build a stand and a small copper pot. The copper pot is placed on the bracket, and the alcohol lamp is placed under the bracket to heat the bottom of the copper pot...

That night, Marin had a hot pot with his family in a pot heated by an alcohol lamp. It's just that, without chili and hot sauce, Marin doesn't always feel authentic...

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