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“Yes, that also requires some very strong white wine.”
“How much poison is it?”
“The more poisonous it is, the better.”
“The more poisonous it is, the better?”
“yes.”
Geum Ki-ryung and General Ha look at each other as they hear that they need some very strong distilled liquor.
General Ha asked in a cautious voice.
“Your Majesty, you wouldn’t be pouring alcohol on the grains, would you? Grain can become moldy or rot if it comes into contact with water…”
Do you think I don’t know that?
I answered, thinking that I should also sell my worries.
“Of course. I won’t touch any alcohol or grain, so don’t worry.”
“yes?”
Then, after hearing my answer, General Ha blinked.
He looked like he didn’t understand why I asked him to bring me some alcohol and he didn’t even touch it.
But Geumgi Ryong didn’t forget the trust move I showed him, so he asked me how much I needed first.
“How much is the sheep?”
“Just a moment. First, I need to take a closer look at the size of this.
In response to Geumgi Ryung’s question, I looked inside the grain storage warehouse.
‘Let’s see… There’s only one small window and one wooden door… Luckily, the top is well sealed.’
The warehouse where grain was stored was built like a castle, with a stone ceiling and wooden doors and small windows as the only passageways.
And down there where the grain is, it seems to be deep, but this space is not that big.
It was a space of about ten by twenty ja, or about six by three meters, and this was a very efficient way to catch bugs in the grain.
“I think one large jar like this would be enough for each grain container. Oh, and it would be nice if you could also get me some paper and glue.”
Geum Gi-ryong nodded as I explained the jar I had seen at the market with my hand.
At that moment, General Ha spoke in a worried voice.
“Your Majesty, if you don’t know, try starting from one place.”
It seemed like the idea was to try something as a demonstration so that we don’t fail if we do as we’re told, but Geum Gi-ryong said that there was no need to do that.
“Is there really a need for that?”
Then, General Ha answered politely while looking at my expression.
“Oh, it’s not that I don’t trust Confucius. It would take several days to get that much baijiu, but since we have a jar of baijiu that we’ve brought to drink, I thought it would be a good idea to try one place first while we get the other baijiu.”
He looks very careful, perhaps because he is the person who manages the grain warehouse.
I nodded as he made excuses so that I wouldn’t feel bad.
With this much grain, it’s understandable that they’re being cautious.
“Okay, then you can get a jar of soju, some paper, and glue right away.”
“The grass is made by grinding wheat and rice, and I have a lot of paper, so I will prepare it right away. Please wait a moment.”
The governor ran out and gave instructions to a few workers, and immediately the wheat and rice were ground and the grass was churned.
As it was a granary, it was overflowing with rice, and inside there were mortars and millstones for grinding grain prepared on one side.
Let’s wait a moment, a few workers came shuffling around carrying large jars and placing them in front of the warehouse.
There are five jars that are not large enough for me to fit into, but large enough to hold in my arms.
In terms of quantity, it was enough to fit into a jar the size I mentioned.
-Less.
“There are five small jars. Is this okay, Confucius?”
“Yes, it’s even better.”
First, I slightly tore off the wax paper covering the jar’s lid and dipped my finger in the alcohol to taste it.
So that we can see how poisonous it is.
Because I had to check the alcohol concentration before I could use it.
-Tch.
Let’s take a bite with our fingertips and bring it into our mouths, the savory taste spreading in our mouths.
I felt the alcohol spread quickly as it went down my esophagus and reached my stomach.
A very strong drink that tells me where my esophagus and stomach are.
In my previous life, I had also made a Chinese liquor called Pegal, a strong liquor with an alcohol content of 40 to 60 degrees, so it was probably of the same type.
‘Oh, it’s poisonous. It must be around 50 degrees?’
The higher the concentration the better, but this should be enough.
He said, pointing inside.
“I think it would be okay to just put them all in the middle of the warehouse where the wheat is.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Five servants moved the jar back inside, muttering.
When all the jars were placed on the grain, the general came with the boiled grass and paper.
“I have brought paper and glue, Confucius.”
“Then let’s proceed right away.”
The general arrived and entered the warehouse.
And I tore off all the wax paper blocking the mouth of the jar, which was as big as me, containing alcohol.
-Whew.
The pungent scent of alcohol rises as you open the lid.
He asked as he took off the lid, opened the wine jar, and came out of the warehouse.
“Now close the door and seal all the cracks in the windows and doors with glued paper. There should not be even a small hole.”
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“Yes, Your Majesty! Do you hear? Everyone, block all windows and doors!”
“Yes, General!”
A relatively easy task of applying glue and paper to doors and windows.
Soon after, the windows and doors were boarded up with glued paper by the servants.
Finally, check all the processes carefully.
Now that the whole process was over, he smiled at Geumgi Ryong and said.
“Okay. That’s it. Now just wait about three days.”
“Is this the end?”
“As simple as that?”
When I said it was all over, Geum Gi-ryong and Chief Ha looked at me with surprised expressions, so I nodded and explained.
“Yes, the maggots that normally grow on rice cannot stand the strong smell of alcohol and will all die in three days. All you have to do is wait three days.”
“Heh heh···.”
Everyone seemed confused by the very simple and easy method.
But really, this could get rid of 100% of all rice weevils.
The reason I asked you to bring me alcohol was precisely because I needed the ethanol in alcohol, which is a very effective pest control, especially for killing bugs in rice.
‘Isn’t this the best way to get rid of weevils and moths?’
Many people like alcohol and take it lightly, but ethanol, which determines the alcohol content of alcohol, is actually toxic and is classified as a class 1 carcinogen.
Moreover, when ethanol is broken down in the liver, it becomes acetaldehyde, which is also known to be highly carcinogenic.
However, if you drink it mixed with water, you will only get drunk, and it is not a very toxic substance to humans right now.
Ethanol is highly toxic to insects.
Grain transport ships in the past had to fumigate rice before importing or exporting it to kill any insects present.
Fumigation is the process of disinfecting grains with pesticides that are harmless to the human body, in order to prevent any insects that may be present in the grains.
By the way, the substance used in this fumigation process is ethyl formate.
Ethyl formate is an environmentally friendly volatile substance found in grapes and wine.
It is a compound of ethanol and formic acid. It is a volatile substance that does not remain and is instantly broken down into ethanol and formic acid when it comes into contact with food.
So, while having both ethanol and formic acid would be an excellent disinfectant, if you can’t get hold of pure ethanol or formic acid, high-proof alcohol alone can be sufficient for disinfection at home.
Acetone, which is easy to obtain at home, is about six times more effective than ethanol in killing insects that inhabit grains, but since that would be difficult to obtain in this day and age, ethanol alone was sufficient.
‘When using ethanol, it is necessary to seal the space like this.’
“Then let’s open the door after three days. Oh, and if you open it just out of curiosity, the effect may be weakened, and if you go inside with a lamp, you shouldn’t do it. It could start a fire.”
“Okay, okay. Okay.”
“I will tell the workers to be careful.”
The ignition point of ethanol vapor is about 120 degrees.
Ethanol vapor would have filled the container in about three days, so I warned them that something bad could happen if they opened the door, and decided to open it after three days.
***
We returned from the granary to the three-story luxurious guest house built right next to the Yellow River.
This was the guest house owned by Geum Gi-ryong. After eating dinner with Geum Gi-ryong, I returned to my room and looked out the window to explain to Hwa-eun what had happened that day.
They say married men don’t have freedom, but I didn’t have freedom even though I’m not married.
‘So you’re saying you’ll come back in three days?’
‘Yes, Hwa-eun.’
It was about two hours away from where Hwa-eun was, but I had to come back in three days.
What I am explaining is that we decided to stay here for three more days because we had to set sail from a complicated port.
‘Just in case, you shouldn’t do anything dangerous without me. Okay? Even if Seol Unnie is by his side, So-ryong won’t feel safe.’
‘Hey. Hwa-eun, when did I ever do something so dangerous…’
‘···.’
Was silence this scary?
When Hwa-eun kept talking to me, I got goosebumps from the silence and memories I had forgotten came back to me.
Since I had done something dangerous, I answered quickly and avoided the crisis.
‘Ah, I did, I did it… Of course. Hwa-eun.’
After answering like that, I could feel the satisfaction in his answer.
Even though my business was over, I still had to talk to Hwa-eun for about two hours.
I heard that in their past lives, couples used to talk on their cell phones until they went to bed. How on earth do they do that?
When I thought that I did well not to date in my past life, I finally heard Hwa-eun’s greeting, as if she had finished talking.
‘Okay. Then, be careful when you work.
I told the children not to talk in the meeting room until they got back, because I was afraid it would disturb them while they were working outside.’
‘Oh, you mean the group chat room?’
‘Group chat room? Oh, I know what you’re talking about. Yes. That’s it.’
Hwa-eun manages the group chat room while Jeong-in goes out to work.
Yes, while she is helping me like this, I must be careful not to do anything dangerous like Hwa-eun said, and when I was pledging that, Hwa-eun’s voice was heard.
‘Then get some sleep and I’ll talk to you again tomorrow.’
‘Okay, Hwa-eun. Hwa-eun, sleep well too.’
Now that I’ve finished saying my goodbyes before going to bed, I’m free.
Hwa-eun isn’t my wife yet, but what am I without a wife?
Chicken and beer!
After talking for two hours, I felt a little hungry, so I immediately pulled the rope in the room and called the servant.
Because Geum Gi-ryong told us to order as much room service as we want.
-Daughter.
“Have you found it, sir?”
It was now time for everyone to go to sleep, but as soon as the bell rang, a servant appeared outside the room, as if he had been waiting.
As expected, a high-class guest house is a high-class guest house.
He opened the door and asked with a smile.
“Yes, can I have some roast duck?”
“Okay, sir. And is there anything else you need?”
The scent that was stuck behind my back for a moment and was about to stick its head out.
He pulled the scent down from behind his back with his hand and made an X with two fingers.
‘Hyang-ah, no! The servant sister will be surprised.’
‘-Tsurut? What is this, Dad?’
‘It means no.’
‘Tsrrrr. Aha···.’
A question that is asked again when you tell Hyang-i that marking an X is not allowed.
“customer?”
“Oh, can I get you something to drink? What would be cool and sweet?”
“How about some refreshing sour plum powder with ice floating on it? It’s refreshing and sweet because it contains plum and sugar.”
Is this sanmaetang?
When I hear the name, I get the feeling it’s plum tea.
‘Oh, I guess it’s plum tea?’
“great.”
“Okay, just wait a moment.”
A cool plum tea with ice floating in it wasn’t bad.
It would have been nice to drink makgeolli instead of beer, but I can’t drink alcohol because of my age.
It would have been great if I could watch a sports game there, but I couldn’t expect that, so I just looked out the window and thought about the duck meat.
-Cluck.
Drooling that comes out without me knowing.
As I was imagining the taste of roast duck, Bin came to the window and asked what I was doing.
-Tsururur? “Dad, what are you doing?”
“Just, like, looking at the moon?”
-Tsurut? 『Moon?』
Bin looking at the sky outside the window at my words.
It was when I was looking at Bin-i and the half-moon and then turned my gaze to the surface of the Yellow River.
-Burrrrrrr.
Bubbles of air rose slightly in front of a large island in the middle of the harbor.
“What? Is there methane gas coming out of the accumulated mud?”
I thought it was methane gas rising from the rotten mud, but then I heard Bin’s voice.
-Tsururut? “Dad, he’s sick.”
“what!?”
When I turned back to sleep, startled by Bin-i’s words, Cho came up to me and asked.
-Tsurut? “Dad, should I go?”
It was clear that there was something in the water that communicated with the children.