Chapter 11 Chambers of Commerce
Ying'er wiped Su Chen's sweat from time to time on the side, and there were two winemakers next to her who watched all this intently, for fear of missing something. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In essence, the two of them didn't believe that Gongzi could make any peerless wine, but after witnessing Su Chen's improved fermentation technology, the two of them were convinced, and now it was up to them to take this last step.
Although Ying'er didn't know what her son-in-law was busy with, she always felt like she was very powerful, after Su Chen recovered from her illness, Ying'er found that she couldn't see through her son-in-law, he could create miracles every time, and every time she was worried in vain.
After half an hour of busy work, the first bowl of distilled spirits was baked, and the thick aroma of wine wafted in the air, making the two winemakers move their fingers.
"Taste it, you two, what is this wine?"
Su Chen handed a bowl of wine to the two of them, and the two of them took a sip in turn, and without preparation, they both choked on a mouthful, and their throats hurt hotly.
"Hahahaha, this wine is not the horse urine of the past, this wine is strong, you drink it slowly, you can find its deliciousness."
Su Chen also took a sip while speaking, this pure natural grain wine, but it is not ordinary, he tasted about forty degrees, which is not high, but compared with the original ten degrees of wine in the Han Dynasty, it is the elixir and jade liquid.
"Good wine, good wine, my old man has made wine all his life, and today I found out that those things in the past, as the son said, were all horse urine, and after drinking this kind of fine wine, I am afraid that I will never want to drink that horse urine in the future."
"Hahahaha, my husband's words are wrong, this winemaking matter will depend on the two of you in the future, you two are guarding a treasure house, are you still afraid that there will be no wine to drink, but this kind of secret recipe, remember not to pass it on."
"The old man is awake, and the son is relieved."
Su Chen also casually ordered that if these two people couldn't believe it, he wouldn't have brought them in to do this secret thing.
At present, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not broken out, so although there are occasional twists and turns in Dahan, it is generally stable, and the price of grain is still within the normal range.
The Su family did not have much grain in stock, so Su Chen ordered that all eighty percent of it be used to make wine, and after a month, 40,000 catties of wine were obtained, all of which were distilled by weight.
Winemaking is an industry, and the residues can be used to feed livestock, so that the Su family has more meat on the table every day.
After discussing with his father, he was going to divide the new wine into three grades, the first grade, and two distillations, which were directly distilled at 40 degrees, and named Wuyuan Xianjiu.
The second class, a single distillation, the alcohol content is about more than 20 degrees, named Su Xian drunk, this third class, that is, undistilled, about 15 degrees, named hero drunk.
The first two grades are mainly for the family, and the third class is really for the consumption of ordinary people. The name of the wine is mainly to make the name of the Wuyuan Su family, after all, in this era, reputation is also very important.
In addition, Su Chen also brewed a kind of wine, which added medicinal herbs, and those who practice martial arts can eliminate fatigue and even recover their physical strength after drinking it, this medicinal wine is still in the experimental stage, mainly for those who practice martial arts, and the price is also extraordinary.
He doesn't need to personally participate in specific affairs, with Su Wu supervising him, he is more at ease, Su An has gradually grown up after training during this time, and he can help Su Chen share a lot of responsibilities many times.
Su Chen didn't forget what he said a month ago, after the brewing was successful, he made a post and invited Wei Xu and others to the mansion for a banquet.
Wei Xu was quite happy to get his post, during this time, Su Chen lived in a simple place, everyone did not meet, I heard that he made a peerless wine, Wei Xu and the others didn't believe it, they came together between three and five, and they were bound to taste the legendary wine.
As soon as Su Chen entered the lobby, he heard a heroic voice: "Brother Su Chen, don't you know, your eldest brother Cao Xing, I am the best wine, if you don't come up with good wine today, we won't spare you." ”
Cao Xuan gave him a good impression last time, he didn't look domineering, in fact, Cao Xing's situation was far worse than him, although he was the leader of the younger generation of the Cao family, but he was a concubine and a child, so he has been ostracized.
"Then Brother Cao, you have a blessed mouth today."
The cooking at the end of the Han Dynasty was very simple, almost just eat it when it was cooked, and Su Chen didn't think of a way to improve it, in fact, he really didn't have time to worry about these little things, not to mention that the food here was unpolluted, even if it was sprinkled with a little salt to cook it, it tasted good, and the sad thing was that this salt was really bad.
Su Chen sat down at the top of the head, waited for the servant to serve the wine and food, and then said: "Everyone, this wine is very strong, the mouth burns the throat, you must not drink it when you drink it for the first time, you have to drink it slowly to taste the taste." ”
"Brother Su Xian, aren't you afraid that we will drink all of your wine?" As soon as his words fell, one of them did not believe in evil, so he directly scooped up a large bowl and poured it into his mouth.
Su Chen fixed his eyes and saw that this person was not Hao Meng, who else could it be, and saw that Hao Meng had a bowl of wine in his throat, and suddenly showed a very painful expression, and he couldn't hold back his breath and squirted out, coughing non-stop.
"Ahem, ahem!"
"Hahahaha." Naturally, his actions were ridiculed by everyone, Hao Meng didn't speak, and when he recovered his strength, he only said: "Brother Su Xian, I have taken it, this is indeed a peerless wine." ”
Although the others didn't believe it, they didn't drink it like Hao Meng, and after they finished tasting it, they couldn't help but drink it.
The beautiful words were sung in the lobby, and everyone asked Su Chen where did he get such fine wine? Could it be that it is also the wine left by the immortals?
Su Chen told them that this was indeed the recipe left by the immortals, called Wuyuan Immortal Brew, which was regarded as a memorial to the name of the immortals.
Halfway through the wine, some shrewd people had already realized Su Chen's intentions, and only one of them asked, "Brother Su, I don't know how much this fine wine is worth?" ”
Su Chen knew that the meat drama was coming, so he straightened his clothes and said: "Everyone, this party is feasting and drinking first-class wine, called Wuyuan Immortal Brew, fifty catties and one jar, and the price is 100 gold. In addition, there is also a second-class wine, named Su Xian Drunk, which is also fifty catties and an altar, priced at fifty gold, and a second-class wine, called Hero Drunk, which is still fifty catties and an altar with a price of ten gold. ”
"Hiss !!!!"
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cool air when they heard it, this 100 gold and one jar of wine, it can really be regarded as a sky-high price, but they didn't expect to be ruined by them like this, after listening to Su Chen's offer, they drank it again, and they all seemed to be drinking gold.
After Su Chen finished speaking, someone asked, "Dare to ask Brother Su, how much aging wine is there in the house?" ”
"Naturally, it's as much as you want, how much." Su Chen showed his fox tail at this time, and said: "Everyone, we are gathered here, out of righteousness, we are all like-minded people, I mean, we have become a chamber of commerce with the backing of our respective families, and only local families are involved for the time being, the name is called Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce, this wine is the first product of Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce, what do you think?" ”
"Is Brother Su serious?"
"What exactly is the charter of this chamber of commerce?"
"Brother Su, can you elaborate?"
When it comes to the interests of everyone, Su Chen explained very clearly, and everyone listened very carefully, Su Chen had discussed with his father before, with the funds contributed by each family to occupy the shares, the Su family has an absolute stake in the Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the specific details will not be discussed for the time being.
Sujiu is distributed by the Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the sales in other places are also sold by the Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce in the local area to find partners and sell together, so as to form a huge community of interests, first of all, Wuyuan County, then the entire Wuyuan County is a self-annexed state, and finally the entire Han Thirteen Prefectures.
Everyone listened to the blood boiling, although the wine was good, but it could not stop their desire to return home, in order to enhance the persuasiveness, Su Chen no one sent Su wine ten catties each, let them take it back to the elders of the clan to taste.
Early the next morning, the patriarchs of the major families in Wuyuan County gathered in Su Mansion, and there was no need for him to negotiate with these old foxes, and there was no need for him to come forward with his father and Wu Bo.
However, he also suggested that it is best to trade with grain, and it is said that it is wine to consume grain, in fact, Su Chen wants to hoard grain and grass from now on, in the troubled times, in addition to talents, whoever has food can recruit soldiers, so it is imperative to store grain.
The result of the discussion came out, the Su family of the Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce occupied fifty percent of the shares, the Cao family occupied half of the shares, the Wei family stood one percent, the four small families divided one and a half of the shares, and the remaining twenty percent of the shares were used to bribe the court.
The Han Dynasty is now the most powerful in the middle of the Chang Wang Fu, so in order to let Su wine be distributed in the Han Dynasty, then there must be a point, not only that, Su wine should be sold in the state, from the history of the thorn to the Taishou in various places, it is also necessary to dot, and the income of these two shares is to dot up and down.
Su Chen felt that the money was not spent in vain, if he could really climb these high branches, then his Su family would have truly entered the Han Dynasty.
The major families in Wuyuan County were integrated into one by the Su family, and with the Su family as the leader, the past grievances and grievances disappeared and were replaced by a new community of interests.
If you want to say the saddest thing in this, you have to say Zhang County Order, the Su family is doing this, Zhang County Order is like a puppet here, I heard that he is already operating, and he is ready to be transferred back to Zhongshan County to be a county order.
40,000 catties of Su wine was introduced to the market, and it was soon shipped to all parts of the state, and the families of the Han Dynasty were the most well-informed when they were informed, and the reputation of Su wine spread quickly.
"Are you saying that the Wuji Zhen clan also wants to take a stake in our Wuyuan Chamber of Commerce?"
The news brought by Zhang Xianling surprised Su Chen, but he didn't expect this old boy to be related to Zhongshan Wuji Zhen, the current head of Wuji Zhen's family is called Zhen Yi, and his wife Zhang is Zhang Countyling's sister.
For Wuji Zhen, Su Chen has admired the name for a long time, not for anything else, because Zhen Yi gave birth to a daughter, and this woman's name will be passed on to future generations, that is, Luo Shen Zhen Mi.