The banquet was not grand. The count called over the officials of the Coral Island and Levis called over some of his subordinates to have a chat.
After the dinner, Liszt found an opportunity to go into Levis's study with him.
"Brother, how good are you at tasting liquor?" Liszt took the bottle containing the original flower wine from the servant's hand, unscrewed the cap, poured a glass, and pushed it in front of Levis. "Taste this liquor and give me an evaluation."
"I'm very good at judging liquor. Well, what kind of liquor is this? Where did you get it?" He picked up the glass and asked. "It tastes bad, stinky, and looks like a poor quality liquor. The liquor I drank when I was fighting in the Eagle Kingdom tastes better than this liquor! "
After that, he put the glass to his lips and touched it a little. "It tastes sour and has no strength. This liquor is too poor."
Putting down the glass, he didn't say anything more. His meaning was self-evident.
Liszt's face remained unchanged and he continued to ask, "Brother, how much do you think a bottle of this liquor can be sold for?"
"How much is a bottle?" Levis narrowed his eyes. "Liszt, don't tell me this liquor is brewed in Flower Town?"
"As you said, this is the self-brewed liquor I'm working on, flower wine. It's just that it hasn't been successfully brewed yet and the quality of the liquor obtained is very low. But anyway, I have already researched the liquor brewing technology, haven't I? "
Hearing this.
Levis's eyes were already shining and he couldn't wait to open his mouth. "What? You have developed the liquor brewing technology? God, Liszt, don't lie to me. Do you know how valuable the liquor brewing technology is? There are only five kinds of liquor in the Grand Duchy, three of which are in the hands of the Marquis and two of which are in the hands of the Grand Duke. "
The Count commented that Levis, who has been on the battlefield, has matured.
But at this moment, Levis is still the same Levis, and his eyes are red. "Grandpa hasn't mastered the liquor brewing technology!"
"Don't be too surprised, brother. It's just the liquor business. Compared to magic potions, the liquor business is nothing."
"It's nothing!" Levis's breathing was heavy. "Of course the magic potion is valuable, but it's barely enough for me to use. Father needs the potion from Tulip Castle, I need it, and maybe Lytton will take a portion of it in the future. There's also Lvera. She will definitely be shameless enough to snatch some of it! "
With the magical power of the Great Tulip Sprite, the Black Tulip could produce a large amount of magic potions, but there were also many people who were counting on this batch of magic potions.
Of course, the Black Tulip business was signed by the three siblings.
But once the power of the Great Sprite was used, the share that should be turned over to the Count would not be left untouched. At most, Levis would eat up all the increased profits.
"I'm not as lucky as you. You've got Intermediate World of Warcraft, Black Tulip, Flame Mushroom, and even Thorn Potion. You're the only one who has them!"
"It seems that you can't make much money from magic potions, brother."
"Of course I can't, I can't even earn a single share. The money from my other businesses is all spent on magic potions. Do you know that every time I take a bottle of magic potion, I feel pain for a long time … You're not an Elite Earth Knight yet, so you can't understand the pain and joy of an Elite Earth Knight." His expression was almost distorted.
"So, brother is very short of money."
"You know the answer."
"What if I'm willing to share the liquor business with you?" Liszt threw out the bait that he had prepared – he was too lazy to continue acting.
Levis's exaggerated expression and tone were simply exaggerated performances. He did not put his heart into it at all. He had probably guessed some of the situation when Liszt asked him to taste the liquor – Levis was never a fool. He had been promoted to an Earth Knight in his youth and was known as a genius.
If it was an outsider, Liszt might have pretended to be polite.
Since they were brothers, he might as well make it clear.
Sure enough, hearing Liszt's words, Levis immediately put away his exaggerated acting and put on an eager enthusiasm: "What, Liszt, you mean you want to share the liquor brewing technology with brother?"
"Brother has already told me the preciousness of the liquor brewing technology. Before I separate, it doesn't matter who has it. If one day I want to separate, I will give you the liquor brewing technology as soon as possible. My idea is that I will make the liquor, you are responsible for the sales, and we will split the profits in half … "
After a round of bargaining.
The two brothers had basically determined the way of cooperation.
Levis would provide protection for the liquor business, provide the raw materials needed for brewing, and be responsible for external sales, accounting for 60% of the profits; Liszt would be responsible for brewing the liquor, accounting for 40% of the profits – Liszt was basically satisfied with the share of 40% and 60%. It was normal for the channel to take a big share, not to mention providing protection.
If one day the two brothers really separated.
The cooperation would be suspended, and the technology would be shared.
"The current liquor brewing technology is still under improvement, and it will take some time to really brew qualified liquor. The most important thing is that the brewing equipment is in urgent need of a batch of iron, but Flower Town is extremely short of iron. I hope you can help me solve it. "
"Are you interested in the spoils of this time?" Levis touched his chin, knowing that if he wanted to get the liquor business, it was essential. "Iron has always been the most sought after spoils of war. This time I didn't bring back too much iron ore. I don't have much at my disposal … Three thousand pounds of iron ingots, I can't get more."
"Three thousand pounds, that's about it."
"Don't think it's too little. Three thousand pounds is enough to make Viscount Tricke and Viscount Jonas jealous. By the way, I forgot to ask you, why did Flower Town's Flame Mushroom stop? "
Liszt pondered for a moment and replied, "I want to store the potion."
"Ah?"
"Don't be surprised, brother. Although my talent is not as good as yours, with Ella, I don't want to go further. Even if I fail, I still have to try. "Liszt said half-truthfully. No one knew that he was already an elite Earth Knight.
"What about the Black Tulip and the potion Thorns?"
"The Black Tulip will still be supplied to you. I also plan to store the potion Thorns."
"That's a pity … It's hard for me to persuade you not to try, just like Lvera. I can't stop her willfulness. But I still hope that you can think about it more. If you change your mind, come to me again. As a brother, you have to believe that I can take advantage of anyone, but I won't take advantage of you. "
"Of course, I firmly believe in this."
Then, the two talked about the serf sale. With the liquor business as a foundation, no one cared too much. They quickly reached a deal to buy 2,500 serfs at the price of 500 gold coins.
"I'll give you the gold coins later."
"As long as they are delivered before the fleet sets off." Levis did not ask Liszt where he got so many gold coins. He was getting more and more confused about his brother.
Ignorance and timidity no longer appeared, replaced by shrewdness and generosity.
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