This chapter is "My horse feeds the sheep".
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Levis not only sent his tutor, Frank, but also came to Flower Town in person. "Liszt, has the flower brew been successfully improved?"
"Of course, you can taste it yourself."
"I can't miss this."
Three kinds of flower wine that can be sold on the market have been delivered to the castle, so Levis can taste the flower wine in the castle.
First, he drank the third grade, the lowest grade of flower wine. When the white wine entered his mouth, his eyes immediately lit up. "Well, not bad, it's pure and tasteless. It can be sold!"
Then he drank the second grade of flower wine. "This tastes better, but the wine is a little soft."
Finally, there was the highest grade of flower wine. After drinking it, he had a full three minutes of aftertaste before he exclaimed excitedly, "What a good wine! Liszt, we are rich. The quality of flower wine is no less than that of gin. These are two different tastes of white wine. Flower wine is more suitable for aristocratic banquets! "
His evaluation was similar to that of Gort. They both saw the vast market behind the flower wine.
"So next, we should discuss how to expand the brewing scale and how to sell it on the market." Liszt doesn't like drinking, but he is very clear about the popularity of the white wine market.
Alcohol may not be a panacea, but when it works, it can numb people's senses and relieve all pain and stress. It allows people to escape from all kinds of difficulties and frustrations in reality and enjoy that moment of haziness and peace, as if the soul is sublimated.
Levis picked up his teacup, trying to make himself look less urgent.
But his anxious eyes betrayed his thoughts. "Leave the sales to me. Coral Island will definitely be dominated by flower wine. Red Crab Island will also be dominated by flower wine. I can also sell it to Golden Island … But how do you plan to arrange the production of flower wine?"
"Expand the scale of the brewing workshop and recruit more winemakers and winemaking apprentices. Flower Town is understaffed. Brother, you have to support me and sell me a batch of your winemakers."
"I will give you ten winemakers directly!" Levis waved his hand. "But they don't know how to brew white wine. You have to teach them the technique."
Liszt got straight to the point. "Give me their families as well. Only then will I be willing to teach them how to brew wine."
Levis glared at him. "You still don't believe me … Forget it, send their families over!"
"Don't forget about the materials. There is a wide range of materials for brewing liquor. Grains, fruits, taro, and sweet potatoes can all be used to brew liquor. However, the flower wine is mainly made of corn. I will not change the main material for brewing in a short time. In the future, I will study other grain brewing techniques as appropriate. "
"Tulip Castle doesn't have a lot of corn, but we don't have much to eat either. I'll send them all to you!"
"Tulip Castle's corn alone is not enough. You had better plant another batch of corn this year and buy a batch of corn from various places."
As the saying goes, wine is food.
The yield of grain was between 25% and 45%. A catty of grain could not produce half a catty of wine. In ancient times, when there was not enough food to eat, the government would forbid private brewing to prevent wasting food and expanding famine.
Because corn is not the staple food of Coral Island, Liszt chose to brew wine with corn. He may have become a noble and his ass is crooked in the ruling class, but he still has kindness in his heart. He doesn't want to take away the only rations of the serfs on the island because of the liquor business.
However, no matter how he thinks about it, there will still be a batch of serfs' rations that will be used to brew wine.
He could only try to remind him, "Brother, brewing wine will waste a lot of food. I hope to buy corn from the outer islands as much as possible, or give a certain tax subsidy to the serfs who grow corn."
Levis looked disapproving. "You don't have to worry about such a small thing. The serfs have their own reasonable arrangements. I will ensure that there is enough corn for you to brew wine and it will not delay the production of flower wine."
Seeing this, Liszt could only sigh in his heart.
Then he shook off these compassionate thoughts and said, "Iron, I also need a batch of iron, at least 10,000 jin, for making wine making utensils."
"Didn't you just get 13,000 jin of iron from Tulip Castle?"
"I bought those myself. You will provide the raw materials for the brewery according to the agreement."
"I can't get so much iron. I have to get it from Tulip Castle's warehouse. In that case, the profits from the liquor business will definitely be taken away by others. "Levis frowned.
"Brother, it is right to be divided the profits. Although the flower wine is a deal between the two of us, if we leave others behind, father may not say it on the surface, but he will have complaints in his heart."
"You are being sarcastic!" Levis was very unhappy. "I provide the raw materials and I am responsible for the sales. I only account for 60% of the profits. You only provide the technology, and even the winemaker is sent by me, so you get 40% of the profits. Now, even the mouths of the other people in Tulip Castle have to be taken care of by me. Don't you think it's too cruel? "
"If it weren't for my technology, brother, you wouldn't be able to do the liquor business. Think about it, once the flower wine is spread, how many gold coins can be brought in every year and how many more potions can be added for you … Maybe within a year, you can become a Sky Knight. "
Levis is 24 years old this year and will be 25 years old a year later.
If he can really become a Sky Knight at the age of 25, it will at least prove that his talent is no worse than that of the Count.
These words hit Levis's nerve. He grabbed his hair, gritted his teeth and nodded. "Okay, 13,000 jin of iron, I will pay, but the flower wine must be produced on a large scale as soon as possible!"
"Of course, the technology has matured, just waiting for the materials to be ready." After Liszt finished talking about the brewing materials, he suddenly thought of the packaging problem. "How are you going to sell the flower wine?"
"I will sell it as gin is sold. The liquor market on Coral Island will only have flower wine in the future. I will discuss it with my cousin on Red Crab Island. It will be very simple to take it down. Golden Island can be handed over to Luo Liya to sell. She should be able to eat Golden Island and Nova Island together. "
Liszt became interested. "Is Luo Liya sure to be my sister-in-law?"
Levis smiled and beamed with joy. "Do you think I was just fighting during the development order? My dear brother, you still have a lot to learn … Marquis Roderick has approved my union with Luo Liya. I will go to Golden Island in March to confirm things."
It seems that this matter is already clear.
Liszt gave a thumbs up and returned to the topic. "There are three grades of flower wine. Do you want to package it?"
"What packaging? Just make it the same as gin. I'll get the pottery workshop to make a batch of clay pots to use as wine bottles," Levis replied directly.
"That's not right. Flower wine should be distinguished from gin so that the nobles can see it at a glance."
Liszt rejected Levis's idea and said, "Ten-year flower wine, packaged in wooden bottles, carved with a yellow Tulip, sold for five to fifteen silver coins, occupying the small aristocratic market; 50-year flower wine, packaged in pottery bottles, carved with a red Tulip, sold for fifty to eighty silver coins, occupying the middle aristocratic market; 100-year flower wine, packaged in jade bottles, carved with a black Tulip, sold for as much as it is expensive, limited, mainly for high-ranking aristocrats."
"Where did you get the ten-year-old and hundred-year-old wine?" Levis was surprised.
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