TPITWOHEF

Chapter 160

On the day Xiao Yunzhou heard his daughter's inner thoughts, he wrote a letter that very night and sent it by express courier to the Ministry of Works.

The letter contained only one request: for Liu Runnian to develop one of the disinfectants Chuchu had mentioned in her thoughts—high-proof alcohol.

As for other mystical substances like ether, Xiao Yunzhou had heard of them but didn't yet understand how to produce them, so he had to put those aside for now.

Fortunately, it was feasible to increase the alcohol content of Jing Country's existing spirits through distillation.

Liu Runnian indeed didn't disappoint him. This morning, he had sent new alcohol and a report by express courier!

"As luck would have it, Liu Runnian from the Ministry of Works just happened to produce this alcohol."

"I thought this would be perfect for the abscess problem Doctor Meng mentioned, wouldn't it?"

"Wei Zheng, bring in the alcohol. Let all of you try it," Xiao Yunzhou gestured to Wei Zheng.

[Oh!]

Xiao Chuchu had just washed her face in the sunlight and had some fragrant cream applied by Liu Chaniang. She was contentedly watching the live broadcast from Head Imperial Physician Hu's side inside the imperial tent.

She had just connected when she saw this scene.

[My goodness, I remember that in ancient times, before distillation technology, all alcohol was below 30 proof.]

[Only after distillation could high-proof alcohol be obtained.]

[My uncle actually managed to do it?]

Xiao Chuchu watched intently as Wei Zheng personally carried a clay-sealed jar of alcohol into the tent.

Before Xiao Yunzhou could speak, Meng Can called out loudly, "Let me!"

His eyes were bright, and his movements were quick yet careful. Before Head Imperial Physician Hu and Meng Chun could react, he had already removed the clay seal.

Meng Can leaned in to look into the jar, but immediately straightened up.

"So strong... The smell of this alcohol is so potent!"

Before it was even poured out, an unprecedentedly strong aroma of liquor spread out, forcefully invading the noses of everyone in the medical tent.

Wei Zheng, who usually attended to the emperor and never drank, stepped back instantly and covered his nose and mouth. "What a pungent smell!"

Even Xiao Yunzhou couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; this wasn't to his liking either.

But his eyes brightened. Just as the secret techniques from the Immortal Realm mentioned in his little princess's thoughts had said, the distilled liquor outclassed all of Jing Country's strong spirits, possibly two or three times the strength of the current spirits!

[Oh my, I hate that this system's live broadcast doesn't include smell and taste,] Xiao Chuchu grumbled. [System, you're not good enough, I can't even smell it.]

[But never mind, Father Emperor and Wei Zheng were scared off by the smell of this alcohol, so it must be very nose-stinging. A little baby like me who can't handle alcohol~]

Liu Chaniang listened intently beside her, her movements slowing as she stitched on the pigskin.

[Oh, Meng Can carefully poured out a small cup. Wow, it's white liquor...]

[Could it be over 70 proof?]

Xiao Chuchu marveled.

[Using this for disinfection would definitely be more reliable than the current low-proof alcohol.]