Chapter 25: Tasting New Wine and Thinking About Money
After Yi Xingchen entered the winery, he saw Lucas pouring out a bowl of wine in a wine jar in the brewery, carefully holding it in front of Yi Xingchen with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the new wine I brewed, please taste it." ”
Yi Xingchen took a bowl of wine from Lucas.
When he looked into the bowl, he saw that the wine in the bowl was reddish in color but crystal clear, beautiful and moving, which immediately attracted Yi Xingchen's eyes and made him unable to bear to shift his gaze by half an inch. Faintly, Yi Xingchen's nose even seemed to feel a unique aroma of wine.
At this first sight, Yi Xingchen was already very satisfied with the taste of the new wine, and began to look forward to its taste. With any new wine, taste matters. Only wine with good taste can last a long time.
Yi Xingchen did not hesitate, he held the mouth of the bowl between the fingers of both hands, put the bowl to his mouth, closed his eyes, lifted the bowl, and gently poured a small sip of wine into his mouth.
The taste of the new wine was unusually soft, and Yi Xingchen only tasted a small sip before he felt fragrant. Not only that, but when the liquor flowed down the throat and into the body, it only took five seconds for a hot air to pour out of the chest, backlashing into the throat.
Ahem, Yi Xingchen was caught off guard for a while, and choked. But in this regard, Yi Xingchen did not have a trace of dissatisfaction, but his face was satisfied, and his whole body was full of strength, and for a while, there was a fluttering feeling, floating in the blue sky
"Good wine!" Yi Xingchen couldn't help but shout.
This kind of wine is definitely the wine that men like. Yi Xingchen is not a sommelier, but he is confident that once this wine is launched on the market, it will definitely be welcomed by the public, and the taste is no worse than that of Forget Worry wine. Yi Xingchen thinks.
"This new sake not only tastes good, but also does not damage the body, and can even improve people's mental power and refresh people in a short period of time. The only side effect is that if consumed in excess, the drinker will fall into a deep sleep after a short period of high spirits. When you fall asleep, you are unconscious, you are unaware of external stimuli, and it is difficult to wake up in a short time. Therefore, when drinking this wine, it is best not to be in unsafe places such as in the wild," Lucas explains.
Yi Xingchen smiled, drunk and sleeping, it is not a big deal in Blue Mercury. Although Lucas said it seriously, in Yi Xingchen's heart, he didn't think so.
In fact, Yi Xingchen is more concerned about whether the output of this new wine is less than that of Forget Worry Wine, and whether the production cycle is as long as Forget Worry Wine.
"The flowers and spices that make this new wine are found everywhere in the Valley of Oblivion. In addition, unlike the wild fruits that require the ripening of fruit trees, the growth cycle of these flowers and plants is very short, so the raw materials are still abundant. As long as a stable supply of rice can be guaranteed, the monthly output can be no less than 100 jars. Moreover, if the supply of rice increases, the production of new sake can continue to increase. Lucas replied.
Hearing that the output of this new wine is far more than a hundred times the output of Forget Worry Wine, it is not insignificant for Yi Xingchen.
"The quality of the rice will affect the quality of the new sake. Yi Xingchen continued to ask.
The reason why Yi Xingchen needs to determine whether the quality of rice will affect the quality of new wine is because Yi Xingchen is just a powerless little person in Blue Mercury Huaguo, and there is no way to obtain a stable source of rice for the time being. More importantly, if the quality of the new wine is easily affected by the quality of the raw materials, so that the taste cannot be guaranteed, it will smash the signboard, which is not conducive to Yi Xingchen to build a famous wine brand.
"The quality of the rice has an impact on the new sake. However, this impact is not large, it is subtle, it cannot be discerned by ordinary tasters, and only advanced tasters can taste it. The main factors that affect the quality and taste of the wine are mainly the recipe, procedure and winemaking method. Lucas replied.
Yi Xingchen nodded, as long as it has little impact on the taste, then there is no problem. It's a big deal, Yi Xingchen can launch different batches and different grades of wine. Yi Xingchen and Lucas agreed, and the two finally named this new wine "Linggu Wine", which means that Linggu brews fine wine. At the same time, it can be regarded as a psychological hint, when Linggu wine is launched on the market, drinkers will think that Linggu wine is made of excellent rice.
Yi Xingchen praised Lucas for constantly creating new ideas, and hoped that he would also be able to start classes and teach more qualified winemaking apprentices as soon as possible, so that Xinghuaguo's wine industry can develop and grow. In order to encourage Lucas's enthusiasm, Yi Xingchen assured Lucas that for every barrel of wine sold in Xinghuaguo, he would receive a certain percentage of rewards, and the specific rewards would be decided by Yi Xingchen according to the actual situation.
Lucas was already excited when he saw the king reusing himself like this, and assured Yi Xingchen on the spot that he would live up to the king's expectations, work hard to produce, and contribute to the Xinghua Kingdom.
Yi Xingchen nodded and left the brewhouse satisfied.
On the way back to the palace, Yi Xingchen's mind was occupied by another matter.
This is what he remembered just now when he promised Lucas a reward for his work.
This is a very important question, a question that is very important to the country of Xinghua, both now and in the future, -- that the country needs a general equivalent of the whole country, or a credit currency, in order to measure the value of the labor of each citizen.
With Yi Xingchen's insight, he knows that the establishment of a country cannot allow the people to rely on patriotism to build the country alone, and also requires certain material rewards. While satisfying the needs of the people, it can also improve the enthusiasm of the people.
Of course, the king's reward does not have to be gold, but can also be some kind of practical item. It's just that Yi Xingchen is more inclined to reward a credit currency. Yi Xingchen can provide this credit currency, and the people who have this credit currency can buy goods in the store specially established by Yi Xingchen, so as to ensure the reliability of the credit currency.
Yi Xingchen also understands that Xinghua has just been established, the national strength is weak, there is neither gold nor silver, if you want to establish a complete financial system of the country in a short period of time, it is actually an extremely unrealistic idea. But on the contrary, if you choose to establish a credit system, Yi Xingchen believes that it is still feasible. This credit system is based on the people's belief in the king, and at the same time, this credit system should also be able to unite the people's loyalty to the kingdom.
After making up his mind, Yi Xingchen returned to the palace, and immediately found Sheen and ordered him to plan the items he brought from Blue Mercury. In addition to meeting the minimum subsistence needs of the people, the surplus items will be stored in a credit warehouse.
This credit warehouse does not refer to the palace warehouse that Yi Xingchen uses for teleportation, the two are independent of each other. In addition, an item exchange point will be set up in this inventory warehouse. The Xinghua Royal Palace will issue some universal currency of the nature of incentives, so as to initially establish a credit system.
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