Chapter 175: The Wine King
In addition to Chu Huan and Linlang, Han Yuan, the master master, is also in the house, and is reporting the situation of the winery to Linlang.
"The food sent by Quanjusheng can last for more than three months." Han Yuan's expression was still very serious: "However, the wine brewed from these grains was also ordered last year, so if we can't be sure that there will be food supply in three months, we can't easily accept any orders, otherwise there will be no goods available at that time, and we will definitely breach the contract, causing great losses to us and Sheng Quan." ”
Linlang's expression was solemn, and he nodded slightly: "I know, so I didn't sign a contract with another family." After a pause, he asked, "Someone has no ulterior motives and deliberately spread the difficulties of our winery, and now rumors are spreading...... In the winery, do you have any ideas? ”
Han Yuan groaned slightly, and finally said: "Big Boss, I won't tell you, everyone's mind is indeed a little flustered, and there are rumors in the county town that we and Shengquan are going to close the wine shop, so everyone is uneasy, there are always many people who are absent-minded and make mistakes frequently in doing things for a while." Fortunately, I have already talked to them a while ago, and everyone is a lot more stable, but their hearts are still not steady. ”
Linlang sighed lightly: "This is also a helpless thing, I can't complain about everyone." ”
Han Yuan Zhengse said: "Big boss, it's okay to suffer a little setback in the winery, as long as we can hold on, we may be able to survive it." But I heard that the Xinzhou Fang family has taken the opportunity to win the hearts of the people in Fucheng, the big boss, this Xinzhou Fang family must be guarded against, I am only worried that even if we really survive the difficulties, but the wine market that the old owner spent countless efforts to build was occupied by others. ”
Linlang frowned slightly, bowed slightly, and groaned slightly, before saying: "In a few days, the imperial wine selection will begin, and there is no other way to solve the current predicament between us and Sheng Quan." In fact, I know in my heart that the Xinzhou Fang family can be so unscrupulous in Yunshan Mansion, firstly, because the other Fang family already has some strength, and secondly, it is also because Liu Juguang and the Fang family colluded with each other and were determined to bring us and Shengquan down. If Liu Juguang hadn't colluded with the Fang family, there wouldn't have been so many merchants from Yunshan Mansion attending the banquet on the first day of the Lunar New Year. After a pause, he continued: "They are intent on suppressing, if we and Sheng Quan want to survive, we only have this chance to select the imperial wine, as long as we win the name of the imperial wine, then all the problems will be solved, otherwise it will be ......!" At this, a wry smile appeared on her pretty face.
Han Yuan immediately said, "Big Boss, we must have the name of those imperial wines this time." The old owner's lifelong wish is to make the wine of Heshengquan become the imperial wine, and now we are encountering such a dilemma, to be honest...... We have no other way out than to win the name of imperial wine. ”
Linlang nodded and said, "Exactly." He asked, "Is the cellar safe to be sealed?" ”
Han Yuan nodded and said, "There will never be a problem, I will arrange two guards there every day, just in case!" ”
Chu Huan didn't speak beside him, and couldn't help but ask at this time, "Is there still a lot of wine in the wine cellar?" ”
Linlang shook his head and smiled: "It's not that I care about the wine inside, it's just that there is one thing in it, we must be foolproof!" ”
"Oh?" Chu Huan showed a look of doubt.
Linlang had already gotten up and said with a smile: "Let's go over and take a look." At that moment, under the leadership of Han Yuan, he led Chu Huan to the wine cellar together, but he asked people to call the owner of Liang Fang over, and just like last time, he entered the underground wine cellar.
In the wine cellar, there is still a strong aroma of wine, and the owner of Liang Fang is holding a torch, looking very humble.
This time, Lin Lang led Chu Huan to an iron gate in the underground wine cellar, Chu Huan had already smiled and said, "Is what you said here?" ”
He remembered that the last time he opened the cellar, he had seen this iron door, at that time this iron door was not opened, and he didn't know what was stored inside, today Linlang led himself over, looking very cautious, it seems that the things inside are very important.
Linlang took out a key, carefully opened the iron door, glanced back at the owner of Liangfang, and said, "Uncle, you just wait outside, you can't see fire inside!" ”
Liang Fang Master nodded, and Linlang led Chu Huan and Han Yuan inside.
The owner of Liang Fang held a torch in front of the door, the torch shone into the room, after Chu Huan entered, he found that it was a very narrow small room, the whole room was dense, as soon as he came in, there was even a feeling of suffocation, and the four walls of the room and the roof of the ground were all covered with gold soil, and only one table was placed in the room, but on the table were two molds made of gold clay, which resembled a wine jar.
Linlang walked to the table, stared at the two molds, and after a while, asked Chu Huan softly, "Do you know what is in here?" ”
Chu Huan was puzzled: "Is it wine?" ”
Linlang bowed her head slightly and smiled: "It's wine, but it's not ordinary wine." ”
"It's bamboo sake!"
"It's not your average bamboo sake." Linlang said with a smile: "The brewing process is the same as bamboo sake, but it is more mellow than ordinary bamboo sake!" Pointing to the gold clay mold, he said: "These two outer altars are completely made of the finest gold soil, which is purer than the gold soil outside, and there are two jars of bamboo sake wrapped in them, do you know how long they have been placed here?" ”
Chu Huan shook his head.
Lin Lang said solemnly: "This is after the last selection failed, my father personally sealed it the next day, and the difference between these two jars of wine here is five years in a few days!" ”
Chu Huan was stunned.
He knows that ordinary bamboo sake, under the action of gold soil, can be out of the cellar in half a year, and the wine is already mellow and sweet, and the gold soil in it is purer, the brewing environment is better than the outer room, and it has been stored for five years, what kind of taste will such bamboo sake be?
"This is the King of Wine!" Linlang's eyes showed a little confidence: "This is also our last grasp, if nothing else, our Su family's bamboo sake should be able to enter the final showdown with the Fang family." Although the Fang family inevitably got through to the officials behind his back, if his alcohol was too poor, the officials who participated in the selection would not dare to cover it. ”
Chu Huan said with a smile: "If the inferior wine can also be rated as the imperial wine because of the money, then the nobles in the palace will drink the inferior wine, and they will definitely be furious, and the Fang family will inevitably be unlucky, and even the officials who select the imperial wine will not be able to escape." ”
Linlang said with a smile: "That's right. Then he said solemnly: "So although the Fang family is secretly doing something, the wine in the bright is not weak." The best thing about their Myokusodo is Chiba Red, and in the past five years, I guess they must have prepared good wine. My father built this gold and soil cellar with his own hands, and these two jars of wine kings were also sealed by my father back then. If you can finally face off with the Fang family, then these two wine kings will definitely come in handy! ”
Han Yuan said solemnly: "In the last selection, the Fang family colluded with the selection officials and took away the name of the imperial wine. This time, I want to see if the imperial court will still send that corrupt official here? Our two wine kings, don't say that in the Xishan Road, that is, in the entire Great Qin Empire, it is also one of the best, if it can't succeed this time, it is really God's eyes. Xiang Linlang asked: "Da Dong, these two wine kings, are they going to be brought back to Fucheng today?" ”
Linlang shook his head and said: "The old wine that has just come out of the cellar is the most mellow, although there are only a few days left to carry out the imperial wine selection, but it will take some time to enter the final evaluation." When we finally face off with the Fang family, we will take out this wine king, and we should have a few more chances of winning. ”
Han Yuan bowed slightly, and said, "Big Boss, from today onwards, I will send more people to guard here, and I won't let anyone come close." ”
Linlang smiled and said, "Everything has a master worker." ”
Chu Huan saw that Linlang was full of fighting spirit, smiled slightly, Linlang saw Chu Huan looking at him, his face couldn't help but be hot, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Seeing that the big proprietor is so confident, I think that this time we and Sheng Quan will definitely win the name of imperial wine." Chu Huan said with a smile: "Let those people in Yunshan Mansion take a look, the real wine king is still He Shengquan!" ”
Chu Huan and Linlang stopped in the county seat for a while, and arranged some things, and then returned to Fucheng, and at this time, Fucheng, as long as the slightly larger inns were full, and the wine merchants and wine merchants who came from all over the country were still in an endless stream, and on the streets of Yunshan Mansion, the carriages followed one by one, and on the carriages of the wine merchants, a flag would be erected, and their names would be marked on the flag.
For example, "Huizhou Qianli Xiangqian", also such as "Tongzhou Baihe Quanzhao", the name of the place in the front, the name of the wine shop in the middle, and the surname at the end, are erected on the carriage to swagger through the market, just like if you are to advertise for yourself.
This is a grand event in the wine industry, and the participating wineries, no matter how big or small, will put on a show as much as possible to earn some face.
Chu Huan and Linlang rushed back to the mansion before dusk, and just entered the mansion, Fat Liu had already greeted him, looking very anxious, and when he saw Chu Huan, he hurriedly said, "My lord, you are back!" ”
Chu Huan saw that Fat Liu looked anxious, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Why are you so anxious? ”
Fat Liu hurriedly said: "My lord, the lord sent someone to look for you before, and I have something to say, because you are not here, so leave a word, if you can rush back before dark, you will meet twenty miles outside the south city gate." ”
Linlang heard it on the side, a little worried about Chu Huan, Chu Huan smiled and shook his head, signaling that Linlang didn't have to worry, and asked, "Do you know what the Lord of the Commander asked me to do?" ”
Fat Liu looked left and right, and then said in a low voice: "People from Beijing, the governor personally went out of the city to greet him, and the commander asked him to go to guard, and he also transferred you to guard!" ”
Chu Huan nodded, and didn't say much at the moment, his armor was now placed in Su Mansion, and he went to change into a suit of armor, fish scale armor and eagle feather helmet, which was very majestic, Linlang saw his lover dressed like this, and his heart was even more rippling, and he only felt that Chu Huan was a first-class man in the world.
On official business, it is not good to delay, Chu Huan led Fat Liu and Wang Han, rode to the south city gate, and went out of the city for ten miles, and sure enough, he saw a group of officials waiting, a ten-mile pavilion had already been built on the side of the road, Qiao Mingtang and several officials were drinking tea inside, and Luo Shiheng, the commander of the guard's army, was also suddenly in it, although the relationship between the two was bad, but on this occasion, there was also talking and laughing, which seemed very intimate.
Hundreds of soldiers covered in armor and swords guarded both sides of the roadside, in addition to Wei Tianqing's Praetorian Guard, there was also Luo Shiheng's guards, and the flags held by the soldiers on both sides were not only different shapes, but also had different patterns on them.
The Weisuo Army is a unified long flag, and there are patterns on the flag, nothing more than two kinds, one is the squatting tiger, and the other is the Teng Leopard, and the banner of the Great Qin Weisuo Army has only these two patterns.
The Praetorian Guard is a pennant, and there is a flag belt at the corner of the pennant, which flutters, and it is also very eye-catching, and the flag is an eagle pattern.
The armor of the soldiers and generals of the two armies is also different, compared to the guard army, the armor and equipment of the Praetorian Guard are much more sophisticated, and the black scale armor on the body of a guard general like Chu Huan is also very expensive, and the protective effect is also excellent.
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