The next day.
Early in the morning, Cheng Chumo, like an idiot, stepped on a skateboard that was specially developed for young people by the Strange Interest Pavilion workshop and wobbled to Li Zexuan's door. His flashy appearance attracted a lot of attention along the way.
Of course, he didn't buy this skateboard from the Strange Taste Pavilion. Firstly, Cheng Chumo didn't have much pocket money right now. Secondly, he didn't have the patience to wait in line. He got this skateboard through the back door. Now, everyone in Chang 'an City knew that he and Li Zexuan were so close that they almost wore a pair of pants together. Therefore, Sun Huaiyuan directly gave him a skateboard.
This guy obviously forgot the pain after the scar healed. Last time, he fell so miserably on the skateboard. Now, he immediately started to walk around on the skateboard again.
Li Zexuan saw Cheng Chumo in the yard with the skateboard. For a moment, he almost thought that he had traveled back in time. Cheng Chumo's appearance was really too out of place.
"Hehe, Xiao Xuan, I realized that the skateboard you're selling this time is better than the one you gave me last time!"
Cheng Chumo proudly patted the skateboard in his hands. Now that he had this thing, he didn't even want to ride a horse when he went out. Obviously, this thing was much more convenient than riding a horse.
Li Zexuan curled his lips. This time, the skateboard from the Strange Taste Pavilion was connected by roller bearings. Of course, it was better than the one he took out last time.
"Chou Niu, you're using this. Aren't you afraid of falling again?"
Li Zexuan joked.
"Hehe, Xiao Xuan, you're underestimating me. How could I fall twice in the same place?"
Anyway, bragging didn't cost him anything, so Cheng Chumo decided to show off.
Li Zexuan shook his head and ignored him.
Cheng Chumo remembered his purpose for coming here today. He said, "Little Xuan, my father agreed yesterday. The winery is yours. You can use the craftsmen inside without worry. They have all signed a contract with my family. They won't sell out our secret recipes for no reason."
Li Zexuan was overjoyed. "That's great! I'll ask Faubert to make a dozen more sets of distillation and purification equipment. We'll move all the winemaking equipment over there as soon as possible. We'll try to officially start mixing Tenderness and Drunken Immortal in large quantities within the next two days."
He was indeed worried about the confidentiality of the new wine's formula. Now that Cheng Chumo could solve the problem, it was for the best. Last night, his father had also told him that he had already bought two saltpeter mines. Now, he didn't have to worry about ice cubes anymore.
Cheng Chumo quickly nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice. "Yes, yes, yes. We have to do this as soon as possible. Little Xuan, how much do you want to set the price for this wine?"
Cheng Chumo couldn't wait for Li Zexuan to go to his winery right now. That way, when he and his father wanted to drink, they could directly go to the winery and get a pot of wine. Drinking their own wine didn't cost them any money, right?
Li Zexuan had already considered the price of the new wine. Last night, he had learned about the wine market of the Tang Dynasty from Li Jingmo. The most expensive wine of this era belonged to Jiannan Braised Spring and Yingzhou Rich Water. A bushel would cost more than a hundred thousand yuan.
This wasn't an exaggeration. There was a shortage of food in the Tang Dynasty. Wine was generally expensive, and famous wines were even more so. Li Bai once wrote in "A Difficult Journey": A bushel of golden wine is worth ten thousand yuan, while a jade plate is worth ten thousand yuan. Jiannan Braised Spring was a famous wine.
A bushel of wine in the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to ten liters, and one liter was equivalent to 1.25 catties. The price of a catty of Jiannan Braised Spring was about six to seven hundred yuan in modern times. Of course, this was only based on the exchange rate of copper coins to gold and silver.
However, there was a problem that couldn't be ignored. The prices of goods in the early Tang Dynasty were extremely cheap. A bushel of rice could be bought for three to four copper coins. If it was converted to gold in modern times, one yuan could buy six kilograms of rice.
Therefore, if one were to compare the prices of the time, the copper coins used for 500 grams of Jiannan Braised Spring were equivalent to the purchasing power of 15,000 yuan in modern times. Only a tycoon like Li Bai would be able to afford it.
His good friend Du Fu, in his later years, when he was poor and destitute, he could only drink three hundred copper coins a bucket of inferior quality wine. Otherwise, how could Du Fu write a poem like "Come early, drink a bucket of wine, have three hundred copper coins"?
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and said, "Chou Niu, I plan to set the price at two strings per liter for our Tender Village. I plan to set the price at five strings per liter for the Immortal Drunken Wine. What do you think?"
The alcohol concentration in the Tender Village was lower, so it could be sold at a cheaper price. However, the Immortal Drunken Wine used distilled and concentrated alcohol. Just the cost alone was much higher, so the price couldn't be cheap.
These words were earth-shattering. Cheng Chumo opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief,
"I say, Xiaoxuan, have you gone crazy thinking about money? Five strings per liter? Why don't you go rob a bank? Who would be willing to drink such expensive wine? "
Li Zexuan shook his head and said, "Don't tell me you think that the Immortal Drunken Wine isn't worth that much?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but recall the taste of the Immortal Drunken Wine. The moment he recalled it, his gluttonous bug was hooked. He smacked his lips and said with difficulty,
"The taste of the Immortal Drunken Wine is indescribable. I'm afraid that we won't be able to find such a good wine in Tang. However, the price of five strings per liter is too high. Ordinary people really can't afford to drink it."
Li Zexuan smiled and said,
"This wine is not for ordinary people to drink in the first place. Moreover, the wine used in the Immortal Drunken Wine is a famous wine that has been concentrated several times. Three catties of Jiannan Roasted Spring is only enough to condense one catty of the raw spirit we need. After mixing in other ingredients, the cost of one liter of Immortal Drunken Wine is more than three strings of cash. Therefore, the price of five strings per liter isn't expensive. "
After Li Zexuan said this, Cheng Chumo understood. He quickly said, "It seems that it's not expensive. Let's set it at this price."
The Cheng Family also had 10% shares in the winery. The more the Immortal Drunken Wine made, the more money they would get.
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After agreeing on the price of the new wine with Cheng Chumo, Li Zexuan sent someone to inform Faubert of the workshop to get another twenty sets of distillation equipment. Then, he brought Cheng Chumo to the Drunken Immortal Inn. The conditions to launch the new wine were ripe. He needed to inform Manager Liu.
Cheng Chumo followed Li Zexuan because he wanted to have a free meal at the Drunken Immortal Inn.
"Uncle Liu, why is it so quiet here today?"
Li Zexuan walked into the Drunken Immortal Inn and was shocked to find that there were only three or four tables of people eating in the main hall on the first floor.
"Sigh, Young Master, you don't know. Although the Yunxi Restaurant launched the Nibbling Chicken to compete with us in the past, there were still some diners who were willing to stay and eat at our Drunken Immortal Inn.
But yesterday, they found an imperial chef and launched many famous imperial dishes. Our already few diners became even fewer. Now, those who are willing to eat here are those who live close to us. "
Manager Liu frowned and sighed as he poured out his grievances. The Drunken Immortal Inn's performance was not good. He was somewhat ashamed to meet his boss.
Li Zexuan patted Manager Liu's shoulder with a smile and comforted, "Uncle Liu, don't worry. I've brought a few new things to the Drunken Immortal Inn. The Drunken Immortal Inn will soon become popular again."
Cheng Chumo, this clown, also winked and said, "That's right, that's right. Shopkeeper Liu, you can rest assured. I, Old Cheng, guarantee that in two days, the Drunken Immortal Restaurant will be hard to find, haha!"
Apart from Li Zexuan, perhaps no one was more confident than Cheng Chumo in the Land of Warmth and Immortal Drunken Immortal Inn.
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