Rise of Empires: Spain

The war in the East Indies was going on vigorously, and on the other hand, Carlo's business empire was also expanding.

It was August in Spain, and the temperature was not as hot as expected. The main reason why Spain became one of the tourist destinations in later generations was the comfortable weather in Spain.

Madrid has four distinct seasons, hot in summer and cold in winter.

But such four distinct seasons are limited. 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 over 30 degrees Celsius, which is not enough to make people sweat.

Apart from anything else, Carlo still enjoys the climate in Spain. Spain in summer is sunny and cloudless.

With a comfortable climate, Carlo naturally cannot stay in the palace as a otaku. Since the summer of June, Carlo and Queen Sophie have never stopped, wandering around the inland of Spain, enjoying different scenery.

Although Spain is not large in area, it is equivalent to a province in later generations. But small Spain has several different climates, the inland and the seaside have different temperatures, and the scenery has its own characteristics.

It was summer, and Carlo took Queen Sophie, two maids and a large number of servants to visit the Balearic Islands in Spain.

There is a reason why Spain can become one of the most popular tourist countries in the future. Not to mention the beautiful Balearic Islands, even ordinary coasts have unimaginable beautiful scenery.

The turquoise water and golden sand, coupled with the blue sky and a few white clouds, decorate the ordinary beach scenery into a beautiful picture, attracting countless tourists.

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

Ses Ilets Beach is still very famous in later Spain, and it was even once known as the top ten beach scenery in Spain.

Ses Ilets Beach is located in Formentera Island in the Balearic Islands of Spain. It is known as the most beautiful beach in Spain and has its own unique characteristics.

Formentera is mainly based on tourism, and the only reason it can attract a large number of tourists is the beautiful scenery of Formentera's beaches.

And Ses Ilets Beach is the most beautiful of Formentera's beaches and the most popular tourist destination.

Of course, more than 100 years have passed since then, and Formentera is just a small island with a small population, and not many tourists come here.

The reason why Carlo chose Formentera as a tourist destination is that the beach scenery here is indeed beautiful, and secondly, few people come here, which is more secretive and safer for the royal family.

Carlo's outings are definitely not as simple as ordinary people. Even if he travels on Spain's own land, the servants and guards who follow him add up to hundreds of people.

Accompanying Carlo are the royal family's exclusive private doctor, two quirky maids, dozens of servants with different duties, and hundreds of guards.

Carlo didn't like being disturbed on his trip, so before going to the Balearic Islands, he had asked Butler Loren to tell local officials not to disturb without permission.

Queen Sophie was also very happy to be able to go out and play.

After all, she was less than 20 years old, and it was her nature to love playing, so Carlo was naturally willing to indulge her.

Carlo was in a very good mood walking on the soft beach with Queen Sophie. Spain's development was booming, and the colonization of Africa was also very smooth, which made Carlo's mentality very relaxed.

Not long after, Carlo and Queen Sophie returned to the center of the beach and lay on the lounge chairs that the servants had already prepared.

There were two large parasols next to the lounge chairs, and Anna and Alice stood on the side, responsible for serving Carlo and Queen Sophie.

Queen Sophie knew the relationship between Anna and Alice and Carlo. In fact, this kind of thing is inevitable. Before Queen Sophie married to Spain, her mother, Princess Sissi, had told her and told her not to care too much about this kind of thing.

A king doesn't like a queen who interferes in everything. For Queen Sophie, it is enough for her and Carlo to live their own lives and give Carlo a few princes and princesses.

Anna came to Carlo's side obediently and gave Carlo a massage with a smile on her face. Alice walked to Queen Sophie's side and was also doing massage business.

Fortunately for Queen Sophie, although Carlo also has a lover, it seems that there are only Anna and Alice at present. After all, she has been with Carlo since Italy, and Queen Sophie can't say anything.

At least Carlo is much better than other nobles. Some nobles simply like to have affairs, and they are all married women. Isn't this more colorful than Carlo's?

Enjoying the massage of the maid and blowing the not hot sea breeze, Carlo admitted that such a day is indeed comfortable.

But no matter how comfortable it was, I always felt that something was missing in my mouth, a bit of the soul of summer.

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

In the sultry summer, how can we miss iced happy water? The sour and sweet taste of the drink and the stimulation of carbonic acid are the soul of summer.

Although Carlo is not sure about the specific time when Coca-Cola was born, it is certain that Coca-Cola was definitely born before the twentieth century.

And this kind of thing has no technical content. Adding carbonated water to a sweet and sour drink can turn it into a carbonated drink, and adding ice cubes will give it a soul.

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

"Coca-Cola Company?" Butler Luo Lun searched the memory in his mind and found no company with such a name: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. There is no such company in my impression, maybe not, maybe not. The company is not well known locally.”

Carlo nodded, his heart full of excitement.

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

Coke was not only popular in later generations, it is also popular in this era. No one can resist the temptation of enjoying a glass of iced Coke in the summer, unless there are two.

Carlo remembers that Coca-Cola was a hit upon its birth. Moreover, Coke is not expensive. Rich people in the United States often hold glass bottles containing Coke and drink Coke while walking on the road.

If Coke could have been born earlier, it might not be able to achieve the same success. After all, it is not difficult to make this thing. It only requires a gimmick and it can become popular on the streets at any time.

As long as the first Coke can quickly go global, even if other Cokes are born later, even if the taste is not inferior, they will not be able to compete with the Coke that was born first.

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

Although he already had the idea of ​​making Coke, Carlo was not in a hurry.

The recipe for making Coke was indeed very simple at the beginning. It was nothing more than a carbonated drink made from cola nuts, carbonated water and sugar.

For Coke to be a huge success, it must ensure that every bottle of Coke produced has the same flavor, and that this taste is popular with most people.

"A drink made of cola nuts and carbonated water?" After hearing Carlo's instructions, Butler Lauren did not ask why, but nodded to show that he understood.

Although he didn't know what Carlo's purpose was in ordering people to make such a drink, since it was the king's order, he naturally followed it.

And it is not complicated to do so. Carbonated water and delicious fruits are relatively common things. It's nothing more than adding these things together to make a drink, which is something Carlo can do naturally.

On the second day, Carlo received three large drinks in a row.

Butler Lauren explained: "Your Majesty, these three cups are all drinks made according to your instructions. From left to right, the cups closer to the right have more sugar added.

These drinks have been tried in advance to ensure that they will not cause any discomfort after drinking. You can taste it first to see which flavor you want. "

Carlo nodded, still very satisfied with Butler Lauren'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.

As small as a cup of carbonated drink, as large as a car or cannon, you can create specific finished products according to your own ideas.

Carlo has drunk a lot of Coke in later generations, but Carlo has not tasted the original taste of Coke.

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

Carlo first poured a small cup from the drink on the left, took a sip and tasted it carefully.

What should I say about the taste? It has the taste of diluted cola, but it is not sweet and has fewer bubbles.

Then came the middle cup, which had a slightly richer taste and a moderate sweetness.

Then came the cup on the right, which tasted almost the same as the second cup, except that the sweetness was more obvious, but both had one disadvantage, that is, there were fewer bubbles.

There is nothing we can do about this. Compared with the cola production process of later generations, the current production of carbonated water is simpler, and the content of bubbles in the water is naturally lower.

To put it simply, the bubble content of current carbonated water is equivalent to the amount of bubbles in later carbonated drinks poured into a cup and left for ten minutes.

Although there is also carbon dioxide gas, the content of the gas and the irritating sensation in the mouth are not as intense as the market outlook.

The leftmost cup of these three drinks can basically be eliminated. Not only is the taste lighter, there is no sweetness, and it doesn't taste good.

The difference between the cup in the middle and the cup on the right is actually more like the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

The cup in the middle is more carbonated, and the cup on the right is sweeter. Each has its own characteristics. If the two drinks had more bubbles, they would really look like Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

But unfortunately, carbon dioxide content is a big problem, which also makes these drinks not as refreshing as imagined.

"Pour away the cup on the far left, and keep the cups in the middle and right. The taste of these two cups can be made stronger and have more bubbles.

Overall, it's pretty much the same drink as I imagined. I believe it will be popular once it's launched. Carlo said with a smile.

Drinking your own drinks can only make you happy, but if these drinks are made into commodities and sold throughout Spain or even Europe, then all Europeans will be happy.

Of course, Carlo would not refute that he was eyeing the huge beverage market. This most primitive cola is not difficult to make, and the cost is not high.

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

But it will take a long time for plastic bottles to be born. Before that, glass bottle filling is a relatively clean and convenient way to transport.

"Get some more ice cubes, nothing else." Carlo continued to order.

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

Butler Loren nodded and personally prepared the ice cubes that Carlo needed.

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

Before the birth of the ice maker, people certainly had other ways to make ice cubes. But this method of making ice cubes has various disadvantages, the most important of which is that the output is not large and it is difficult to preserve.

This also leads to the fact that only those dignitaries and 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 Carlo, the ice cubes made by the ice machine are of course purer and more reassuring to drink.

In a few minutes, housekeeper Loren brought a large basin of ice cubes, which exuded cold water vapor in the hot summer.

Needless to say, Anna and Alice hurriedly stepped forward to take the ice cubes and added ice cubes to Carlo and Queen Sophie's cups.

Watching the ice cubes being put into the cups one by one, and refilling the half-remaining drink back to a full cup, Carlo smiled and looked at Queen Sophie: "Try it, this is a newly made drink, just right for summer."

Queen Sophie nodded. She wanted to try this unknown drink just now, but after hearing Carlo say that it tastes better with ice cubes, she decided to wait for the arrival of the ice cubes.

Seeing the iced cola exuding visible chill, and a layer of mist on the outer layer of the cup, Queen Sophie no longer hesitated and took a cup of cola to taste it in small sips.

"It's delicious! Carlo, what is this? Why have I never seen it before?" Queen Sophie's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked at Carlo with curiosity, asking impatiently.

"Coke, or call it Coca-Cola." Since the Coca-Cola brand has not been born, Carlo naturally doesn't mind copying the name of Coke directly.

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

"Coca-Cola?" Queen Sophie nodded.

"How about it? Iced Coca-Cola, is it more suitable for summer?" Carlo said with a smile.

"That's amazing. If this thing can be mass-produced, it will be popular with many people." Sophie nodded back, expressing her affirmation of Carlo's previous statement that Coca-Cola and ice cubes are a better match.