Chapter 82: The Gift
Morava River Beach
This is already a dangerous area, but Ernst's insistence makes Bert and his party have no choice but to choose to accompany him, but Bert is ready to deal with dangerous things that may happen at any time.
"Bert, we ignore one thing, the canal is also an important ...... to open up foreign trade"
"Your Excellency, the carrying capacity of the Morava River is not high."
Before Ernst could finish his words, the local youth could not help but speak, slightly stunned, and Ernst chose to be silent as he looked at the Morava River, which had only a few fishing boats.
But soon Ernst's eyes lit up as if he had noticed something, and then he asked the local youth: "There is a lot of yellow sand piled up here, and if it is cleaned up thoroughly, some small tonnage ships should be fine!" ”
This time, before the young man could speak, Bert couldn't help but speak: "But that requires a lot of money, and the funds in our hands are not very rich now......
"I didn't say that the canal should be cleaned now, maybe two years, maybe three years, and I believe that the economy of Moravia should improve somewhat."
Ernst's indifferent attitude made Bert smile bitterly, perhaps...... This is a rather inaccurate term, because perhaps in a few years the economy of Moravia will not be as good as it is now.
Bert knew exactly what Ernst was thinking in his heart, but he didn't explain it and there was no need to explain, after all, Ernst was the master here, and Bert was just the butler.
"Things need to happen on the vineyards as soon as possible, and I hope that next year there will be Moravian red wines for sale in the Czech Republic."
From the beginning of the Middle Ages until now, red wine has been traditionally handmade, but now Ernst has to do it with the rapid process, packaging and sale of red wine.
Objective? The purpose is simple, the wine is now handmade, whether it is a noble estate or an ordinary wine mill, and there is no brand effect even now.
It was at this time that Ernst made Moravian red wine appear all over the world earlier, similar to the Lafite in his previous life.
Competitiveness? Compared with the red wines of the aristocratic estates, Ernst deliberately competed for quantity, and compared with the ordinary small mill Ernst competed for quality, and Ernst aimed at the middle and lower classes.
In fact, only these two levels of red wine can occasionally make money, high-end red wine is very valuable but often priceless, once it appears too much, it is easy to be abandoned by the aristocracy, even if it tastes very good.
The aristocracy was keen on money, but at the same time they were reluctant to put a price on everything, especially some representative things, because that would make them feel ashamed.
In the eyes of the aristocracy, red wine symbolizes gifts, friendship, and it is something that has nothing to do with money, which fully explains the sentence just said that once the wine has a clear price, it will be rejected by the nobles.
As for the problem of the assembly line, although it is not yet possible to achieve automation, there is still no problem with simple manual operation of the production line, especially for a nobleman like Ernst.
The matter is left to Bert and ignored, the engineer and the site are the business of Bert's servants, and all Ernst needs to do is give orders and wait for the results.
Naturally, the idea of red wine was not in Ernst's mind, he had no talent for business, and the idea came entirely from Massena, whether it was himself or anyone else, Ernst did not know and did not need to know.
Thinking back to what Ernst had done when he came to Moravia, the bank, the land reclamation, the Moravian agricultural machinery company and the current wine estate, the only real possibility of making money was the wine estate and the future land.
Moravian Agricultural Machinery Company? It would be nice if he could draw less cash from Ernst in the future, after all, it could be converted into a military industry at any time.
The military industry is the most profitable in wartime? That's true, but that's just about businessmen. Whether helping Archduke Ferdinand or his brother Mysimilian, Ernst needs to control an absolutely elite army.
The army is the most money-burning, which is why it is estimated that in the future it will be difficult for the Moravian Agricultural Machinery Company to make money, and its supply object can only be Ernst alone.
Banks can only shrink in Moravia for a short time, profits are very limited, and when they begin to develop in more than ten years, they will encounter a war, at that time there is no run on Moravian banks is a fortunate thing, profits? That's just a wish.
If it weren't for these, Ernst wouldn't have tried his best to expand his financial resources, after all, the things in the mysterious space are very unstable, and if you want to make money there, you can only do it with the idea of gambling.
Back at the castle, the first thing to welcome was the little Rottweiler, who was driven aside by a casual touch of his head, and Ernst did not have the Western idea that dogs are also part of the family.
A dog is a dog, and it is common to touch and tease it when you think about it, and it is common for you to drive it to the side directly after being irritable, and it can be said that the status of the little Rottweiler here is no different from that of other animals.
"Lord Earl, Richard today? Baron Karpache sent a Hanoverian horse and said it was a gift for you. ”
The servant reported today's events to Bert, and Bert reported to Ernst again, and Ernst, who was wiping his face under the service of the handsome maid, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
"Richard? Baron Karpac? ”
"Horse Ranch!"
After a slight reminder from Bert, Ernst remembered the chubby rancher.
Mr. Baron, who is of Jewish descent, is not very popular, especially since he is born out of wedlock, and his penchant for small bargains and does not flinch from money, which makes him a character to be shunned by Moravian aristocratic circles.
"He gave me a gift?" Ernst's eyes were full of vigilance, such a guy gave himself a gift and was absolutely a thief.