C3157 Ancient Rome's Lead Sugar

Ancient Rome's winemaking technique originated from the ancient Greece. At that time, the winemaking process required the production of glucose syrup in advance, which was to first heat and concentrate the grape juice.

Because the Ancient Rome uses cheap lead pots extensively, during the stir-frying and boiling process, it will accelerate the infiltration of lead particles!

This wine, again fermented by a mixture of glucose syrup and fresh grape juice, was an essential daily necessity for the Romans.

Wine was easy to sour in the barrels. Wine with a sour taste had already been accepted by the people, but wine with a sweet taste was the best wine in the Ancient Rome era.

The problem was the taste of sugar, because it was difficult for humans to obtain sweetness in nature. In an era when sugar cane and beets were not grown on a large scale, sweetness was considered a top luxury.

Only honey and fruits were the sources of human sweetness. Honey was a rare and precious ingredient that only the rich could enjoy, and fruit was not readily available due to its seasonal nature.

Absence became a sign of identity, and being able to eat sweets during the Roman era had always been a standard of entry for the upper classes!

Society favors sweet taste, so people naturally prefer sweet taste wine, and the wine stored in the barrel is always sour quickly!

In the end, people chose to store wine in lead containers!

The excited Romans found that instead of a sour taste, wine stored in lead containers became sweet and mellow over time!

This secret was immediately spread throughout the Roman world! However, later generations of chemists solved the mystery. The so-called sweet taste was actually the taste of lead acetate produced by the chemical reaction of the acid and lead ions.

What is lead acetate? Friends who have studied chemistry know very well that it is lead sugar!

The older the wine, the more lead acetate is produced, so the wine is thought to taste sweeter, and lead sugar is an industrial product itself toxic!

Drunk Romans drank lead sugar wine, drank spring water above the standard of lead ions, filled lead plates with hot soup... The country quickly entered an era of collective lead poisoning.

This was a disaster that no one could escape from, not even slaves, because the water you drank was polluted!

The spring water flowed through a lead pipe, and the spring water permeated through the lead ions would be even sweeter. The experienced geological exploration team of the later generations could even guess from the taste of the mountain spring water that this mountain contained mineral deposits such as copper and lead.

Micro amounts of metal can indeed affect the taste of humans!

In this disaster, the Romans had an average lifespan of 33 years, while the nobles had an average lifespan of 25 years. Heavy metal lead destroyed the fertility of the Romans, deposited in their bones and destroyed their brain cells.

The reason why Rome would be conquered by the barbarians in the end, even though it was once the most prosperous, had a lot to do with the avalanche of their health!

And the war that destroyed the municipal infrastructure that Rome was so proud of was, to a certain extent, the fortune of the later Europeans!

A Madiao was a patient with minor lead poisoning, the symptoms occurred very slowly. It seemed that his father did not have such a situation, so the genes given to him were healthy.

A healthy child growing up to drink wine for a long time can start drinking poisoned wine, even drinking water and food may be contaminated.

One or two years isn't obvious, but ten years later it will have an effect. This is the same as smoking cigarettes, it's harmful to your health.

The lead elements had already started to corrode A Madiao's brain cells, so it seemed a little strange to see this person outside. Maybe this guy's descendants were not healthy either, the Savoy dynasty might even be exterminated!

After understanding this, Xiao Letian could only feel pity for this King of Spain. This was a pitiful person, but he was actually just a patient.

But! For the sake of our Chinese people, we can also be like the elders at Geneva's lakeside, enjoying a peaceful and prosperous life.

After three rounds of drinking, of course, they were all drinking French champagne which was filled with gold. No poisonous red wine would dare to touch them!

They had tried five dishes before, but under Xiao Letian's warning eyes, the Chinese officials all ate very little!

When these ghost-like warriors saw that the leader refused to drink the red wine of the Ancient Rome no matter what, they knew that there was something wrong with the food and ate less.

After greeting each other, Xiao Letian finally broke the silence from the crowd and started to lead the conversation towards the Philippines!

"Your Majesty! "Since you have accepted the invitation of the Spanish Parliament to take the throne soon, it is up to you to decide the internal and external affairs of Spain!"

"The incident with the Dragonfish and this unexpected war, I need Spain to give me an explanation!"

A Madiao's eyes revealed a look of withdrawal, but his subordinates quickly winked at him, asking him to do as she was told.

"Cough, cough …" For Dragonfish Events... I... I think it's a misunderstanding. The Spanish governor can't be so unwise... "

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether it is possible or not, my diplomat has been bombarded by your side! All the European envoys and business groups in Manila can testify! "

"Can a misunderstanding explain all of this? Misunderstood and put my envoys in jail for torture? "Please don't challenge my patience!"

As Xiao Letian spoke coldly, the hand A Madiao was hiding under the table involuntarily pulled back. He tried his best to recall the words he had said before.

"Mm …" The incident with the Dragonfish was a conspiracy... Because... Is it a coincidence that you started the Chinese rebellion afterwards? I think this is your Chinese people's... A plan is a plan! "

Luo Huo, who was at the side, almost laughed out loud, and thought to himself, "What is this thing? "He's still stuttering, his eyes are filled with cowardice and cowardice, this is a coward!"

Xiao Letian didn't want to bully such a terrified patient, but he had no choice.

The leader purposely looked gloomy. Xiang Ying, who was sitting at the very end of the table, jumped out like a spring and respectfully cut a cigar for his master.

Thick smoke pervaded the alcohol table, and in the smoke, Xiao Letian's face looked sinister and terrifying!

"Dear Your Majesty! "I can complain to all of Europe about the uprising of the Chinese. I can even invite all of the countries in Europe to form a notarial mission to take a look!"

"I can let them see how cruel your Spaniard is to rule and suppress my Chinese people! Do you want to see the real mass graves? I'll take you there myself! "

"You are not allowed to resist after killing ten thousand Chinese people? Your Majesty, please give me an answer! "

The smoke made A Madiao cough continuously. It's not like I did a sin... What has it got to do with me? "