Chapter 169

The war in the East Indies is going on in full swing, and on the other side, Gao Da's business empire is also constantly expanding.

It is August in Spain, and the temperature is not as hot as imagined. The main reason why Spain can become one of the tourist destinations in later generations is the comfortable weather in Spain.

The four seasons in Madrid are distinct, with hot summers and cold winters.

But such distinct four seasons have limits. The winter in Madrid will not be below zero, and the average temperature is between 3 and 10 degrees Celsius.

The average temperature in summer is about 27 degrees Celsius, and the hottest is only a little over 30 degrees Celsius, which is not enough to make people sweat profusely.

If nothing else, Gao Da still enjoys the climate of Spain. The summer in Spain is sunny, which can be said to be cloudless.

With a comfortable climate, Gao Da naturally cannot stay in the palace as a homebody. Since the summer began in June, Gao Da and Wang Hou Suofei have not stopped their steps, wandering around the interior of Spain, appreciating different scenery.

Although the area of Spain is not large, equivalent to a province in later generations. But small Spain has several different climates, the climate and temperature of the interior and the seaside are different, and the scenery also has its own characteristics.

In the middle of summer, Gao Da took Wang Hou Suofei, two maids, and a large number of servants to the Balearic Islands of Spain for fun.

It is not unreasonable for Spain to become one of the most popular tourist countries in the future. Not to mention the beautiful Balearic Islands, even just ordinary coastlines have unimaginably beautiful scenery.

The turquoise seawater and golden beaches, coupled with the azure sky and a few white clouds, decorate the ordinary beach scenery into a beautiful picture scroll, attracting countless tourists.

What can attract the royal family to come is naturally the most beautiful scenery on the Spanish beach.

Ses Illetes Beach is still very famous in Spain in later generations, and was even once hailed as the top ten beach scenery in Spain.

Ses Illetes Beach is located on Formentera Island in the Balearic Islands of Spain, and is known as the most beautiful beach in Spain, with its own relatively unique characteristics.

Formentera Island is mainly based on tourism, and the only reason why it can attract a large number of tourists is the beauty of the beach scenery of Formentera Island.

And Ses Illetes Beach is the most beautiful beach scenery on Formentera Island, and it is also the tourist destination chosen by the most people.

Of course, it has been more than 100 years since later generations, and Formentera Island is just a small island with a small population, and there are not many tourists coming.

The reason why Gao Da chose Formentera Island as the destination for tourism is that the beach scenery here is indeed beautiful, and the second is that few people will come here, which is more secret and safer for the royal family.

Gao Da's going out to play is certainly not as simple as ordinary people. Even when traveling on Spain's own territory, the number of servants and guards following him is as high as several hundred.

Following Gao Da are the royal family's exclusive private doctor, two quirky maids, dozens of servants with various duties, and hundreds of guards.

Gao Da does not like his tourism to be disturbed, so before going to the Balearic Islands, he had already asked Butler Luo Lun to instruct local officials not to come and disturb without permission.

Being able to go out to play, Wang Hou Suofei is also quite happy.

After all, she is less than 20 years old, and playing is her nature, so Gao Da is naturally willing to indulge her.

Accompanying Wang Hou Suofei walking on the soft beach, Gao Da's mood is also very good. Spain's development is flourishing, and the colonization of Africa is also very smooth, which makes Gao Da's mentality very relaxed.

Not long after, Gao Da and Wang Hou Suofei returned to the center of the beach and lay on the lounge chairs that the servants had already prepared.

Two large sun umbrellas were set up next to the lounge chairs, and Anna and Alice were standing on the side, responsible for serving Gao Da and Wang Hou Suofei closely.

Wang Hou Suofei knows the relationship between Anna, Alice, and Gao Da well. In fact, this kind of thing is unavoidable. Before Wang Hou Suofei married to Spain, her mother, Princess Sisi, had already told her and urged her not to care too much about this kind of thing.

A king does not like a queen who interferes in everything. For Wang Hou Suofei, it is enough for her and Gao Da to live their own lives well and give birth to a few princes and princesses for Gao Da.

Anna came to Gao Da's side cleverly and massaged Gao Da with a smile. Alice walked to Wang Hou Suofei's side and was also performing massage services.

What makes Wang Hou Suofei glad is that although Gao Da also has lovers, there seem to be only Anna and Alice at present. After all, they have been following Gao Da since Italy, so Wang Hou Suofei is not easy to say anything.

At least Gao Da is much better than other nobles. Some nobles only like to have affairs, and they are all married women. Isn't this more fancy than Gao Da?

Enjoying the massage of the maids and blowing the sea breeze that is not hot, Gao Da admits that such days are indeed comfortable.

But comfortable is comfortable, always feeling that something is missing in the mouth, lacking a bit of the soul of summer.

After thinking about it, Gao Da finally remembered what he was missing, which is the famous fat house happy water in later generations.

In the sultry summer, how can you lack iced happy water? The sweet and sour taste of the drink and the stimulation of carbonic acid are the soul that summer should have.

Although Gao Da is not very clear about the specific time of the birth of Coca-Cola, it is certain that the birth of Coca-Cola is definitely before the twentieth century.

And this kind of thing has no technical content. Sweet and sour drinks plus carbonated water can become carbonated drinks, plus ice cubes, and you have a soul.

Carbonated water was born half a year ago, and the original raw material of cola is cola fruit, which is a very common fruit in the tropics.

"Coca-Cola Company?" Butler Luo Lun searched his memory and did not find a company with such a name: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. In my impression, there is no such company. Maybe it doesn't exist, or maybe such a company is not famous locally."

Gao Da nodded, his heart full of excitement.

Since the Coca-Cola Company has not been born yet, Gao Da will naturally not miss the huge beverage market.

Cola is not only popular in later generations, but also popular in this era. No one can refuse the temptation of enjoying a glass of iced cola in summer, unless there are two glasses.

Gao Da remembers that Coca-Cola was sought after by everyone as soon as it was born. And the value of cola is not expensive. The rich in the United States often hold glass bottles containing cola, drinking cola while walking on the road.

If cola could be born earlier, it might not be impossible to achieve the same success. After all, the production of this thing is not difficult, just need a gimmick, and it can become popular in the streets and alleys at any time.

As long as the first cola can quickly go global, even if other colas are born later, even if the taste is not inferior, they cannot compete with the cola that was born first.

The first point is about cost, and the second point is that after people get used to the taste of a cola, they will often feel that the taste of other colas is not so refreshing.

Although he already has the idea of making cola, Gao Da is not in a hurry.

The production formula of cola at the beginning is indeed very simple, nothing more than a carbonated drink made of cola fruit, carbonated water, and white sugar.

To make cola a huge success, you must ensure that every bottle of cola produced has the same flavor, and this taste is welcomed by most people.

"A drink made of cola fruit and carbonated water?" After hearing Gao Da's order, Butler Luo Lun did not ask why, but nodded to indicate that he understood.

Although he didn't know the purpose of Gao Da ordering people to make such a drink, since it was the King's order, he naturally did it.

And doing so is not complicated. Carbonated water and cola fruit are relatively common things. It is nothing more than adding these things together to make a drink. For Gao Da, it is naturally something that can be done as soon as he thinks of it.

The next day, Gao Da received three large glasses of drinks.

Butler Luo Lun explained: "Your Majesty, these three glasses are drinks made according to your instructions. From left to right, the closer to the right, the higher the proportion of sugar added.

These drinks have already been tasted by people in advance, and it is determined that there will be no discomfort after drinking them. You can taste them first to see which taste you want."

Gao Da nodded, and was very satisfied with Butler Luo Lun's speed of action.

This is also the power of the King in this era. What he wants to do is really just a thought.

From such a glass of carbonated drink to cars and cannons, they can all be manufactured into specific finished products according to his own ideas.

Gao Da has already drunk a lot of cola in later generations, but Gao Da has not tasted the taste of the original cola.

What is the difference between this carbonated drink made of cola fruit and sugar and the cola of later generations?

Gao Da first poured a small glass from the drink on the left and took a careful sip.

How to say the taste, there is a taste of diluted cola, but it is not sweet, and there are few bubbles.

Then the cup in the middle, the taste is slightly richer, and the sweetness is moderate.

Then the cup on the right, the taste is about the same as the second cup, but the sweetness is more obvious, but both have a disadvantage, that is, fewer bubbles.

This is also a problem that cannot be helped. Compared with the production process of cola in later generations, the production of carbonated water in this era is simpler, and the content of bubbles in the water is naturally lower.

Simply put, the bubble content of the current carbonated water is equivalent to the bubble content of the carbonated drink of later generations poured into a cup and left for more than ten minutes.

Although there is carbon dioxide gas, the content of the gas and the stimulation of drinking it into the mouth are not as intense as in later generations.

The cup on the far left of these three drinks can basically be ruled out. Not only is the taste lighter, but there is no sweetness, and it doesn't taste good.

To say the difference between the cup in the middle and the cup on the right, it is actually more like the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

The cup in the middle has a stronger carbonated taste, and the cup on the right is more sweet, each with its own characteristics. If the bubbles of the two drinks are fuller, it is really like Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

But unfortunately, the carbon dioxide content is a big problem, which also leads to the fact that these drinks do not taste as refreshing as imagined.

"Pour out the cup on the far left, and keep the cup in the middle and on the right. These two flavors can be made richer, and it would be better if there were more bubbles.

Overall, it is about the same as the drink I imagined. I believe it will be welcomed after it goes on the market," Gao Da said with a smile.

Drinking drinks by himself can only make himself happy, but if these drinks are made into commodities and sold to all of Spain or even all of Europe, then everyone in Europe will be happy.

Of course, Gao Da will not deny that what he is eyeing is actually the huge beverage market. This most original cola is not troublesome to make, and the cost is actually not high.

It is not an exaggeration to say that most of the cost of glass-bottled cola is concentrated on the glass bottle, and the cost of the cola in the glass bottle is actually not high.

But the birth of plastic bottles still needs a long time. Before that, glass bottle filling is a relatively clean and convenient way of transportation.

"Get some more ice cubes, and that's it," Gao Da continued to order.

Carbonated drinks must be enjoyed with ice cubes, so that they can gather the soul of carbonated drinks.

Butler Luo Lun nodded and went to prepare the ice cubes Gao Da needed.

Speaking of ice cubes, I have to thank technology for the improvement of daily life.

Before the birth of the ice machine, people naturally had other ways to make ice cubes. But such methods of making ice cubes have various disadvantages, the most important of which is low output and difficulty in preservation.

This also leads to the fact that only those high-ranking officials and great nobles can enjoy ice cubes in summer.

Since the birth of the ice machine, ordinary people can also enjoy a glass of ice water in summer, which was unimaginable before.

For Gao Da, the ice cubes made by the ice machine are naturally purer, and it is more reassuring to drink.

Within a few minutes, Butler Luo Lun brought a large basin of ice cubes, emitting cold water vapor in the hot summer.

Anna and Alice didn't need to say much, they hurriedly stepped forward to take the ice cubes and added ice cubes to the cups of Gao Da and Wang Hou Suofei.

Watching the ice cubes being put into the cups one by one, filling the drink that was only half left back to a full cup, Gao Da smiled and looked at Wang Hou Suofei: "Taste it, this is a newly made drink, it is just right for summer."

Wang Hou Suofei nodded. Just now she wanted to taste this unknown drink, but after hearing Gao Da say that it tastes better with ice cubes, she decided to wait for the arrival of the ice cubes.

Watching the cola with ice cubes emitting visible cold air, and after a layer of water mist on the outer layer of the cup, Wang Hou Suofei did not hesitate anymore, picked up a glass of cola and tasted it in small sips.

"It's delicious! Gao Da, what is this? Why have I never seen it?" Wang Hou Suofei's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked at Gao Da with curious eyes, asking impatiently.

"Cola, or call it Coca-Cola." Since the brand of Coca-Cola was not born, Gao Da naturally didn't mind copying the name of cola directly.

The name Coca-Cola is still very appropriate. Cola tastes very delicious, and it is made of cola fruit. The four words Coca-Cola have fully explained the characteristics of Coca-Cola.

"Coca-Cola?" Wang Hou Suofei nodded.

"How is it? Iced Coca-Cola, isn't it more compatible with summer?" Gao Da said with a smile.

"It's just great. If this thing can be mass-produced, it should be welcomed by many people," Suofei nodded, expressing her affirmation of Gao Da's previous statement that Coca-Cola and ice cubes are more compatible.

(End of this chapter)