Chapter 33: The Wicked Lottery
Fan Lou has never been so prosperous, the door of Fan Lou has not yet opened, the outside has been densely surrounded by people, Kaifeng City seventy-one stores all gathered in Fan Lou.
"I've kept you waiting!" Fan Sanming stepped forward and hugged his fists.
"It's okay, it's okay! Fan shopkeeper! Congratulations! Sun Yangzheng's shopkeeper said loudly.
They all said that their peers were enemies, but the shopkeepers of other main stores congratulated Fan Lou one after another, and they were extremely well-informed, and they all learned that Fan Sanming had given up the winery business and would specialize in brewing alcohol for doctors in the future.
"Tongxi, Tongxi, today is not a happy event for you, Fan Shenyi's secret recipe for liquor is about to appear, this is a great event for us and other wineries!" Fan Sanming said the scene.
A group of wine owners glanced at each other, revealing a strong sense of competition, anyone knows that if they can get the secret recipe of liquor, who can soar to the sky and become the first restaurant in Kaifeng City.
"Don't wait outside for a long time, please go into the Fan Tower to rest." Fan Sanming stretched out his hand to invite.
"Don't dare, I'd better wait for Doctor Fan to come!" Shopkeeper Sun said respectfully, and other shopkeepers of the wine shop also said yes.
Soon, a carriage appeared in front of Fan Lou, and Fan Zheng jumped down.
"I've seen Doctor Fan!"
"Doctor Fan is young and promising, not only has extraordinary poetry, but also has the benevolence of a doctor!"
A group of shopkeepers stepped forward to compliment.
Fan Zheng bowed slightly, and took the lead in entering Fan Lou, and everyone followed.
"Let's get started!" Fan Zheng sat upright and clapped his hands.
"Wine tasting begins!" When Fan Sanming heard this, he immediately shouted excitedly.
Soon, one by one, the Fan Lou guys placed a wine pot and a wine glass in front of each wine owner, and the whole Fan Lou was full of wine.
The owner of the seventy-one wine shop suddenly had fiery eyes and understood that this wine was the wine of the poets and immortals that swept Kaifeng - liquor.
"Everyone, please!" Fan Sanming stretched out his hand to invite.
The winery owners couldn't wait to pick up the flask, and the wine crossed a graceful arc and poured it into the wine glass.
"The hops are dense and enduring."
"The wine is clear and free of impurities."
"The wine is mellow and intense."
Everyone is a wine shopkeeper, and they don't know how much wine they have seen, but they know that the wine is better than the wine they make.
I couldn't wait to raise my glass and drink it all, and my eyes lit up.
"The entrance is soft, and the throat is a line!"
"The empty cup is fragrant, and the aftertaste lingers around the nose."
As soon as the liquor was entered, everyone knew that this wine was not a lie, no matter which aspect was enough to crush all the good wine on the market, everyone suddenly became addicted to alcohol, drank several glasses in a row, and was addicted.
"Good wine, worthy of the wine of poetry immortals, but although this wine is good, there is a little bit of a bad thing, that is, it is too strong!" Shopkeeper Sun took the lead in saying.
"Too strong is also a disadvantage?" Fan Sanming retorted.
Shopkeeper Sun shook his head and said: "The wine is naturally strong, but the people of the Great Song Dynasty have been drinking the low-alcohol wine brewed for a long time, and suddenly changed to high-alcohol wine, I'm afraid it won't be suitable at all!" ”
Fan Sanming was silent for a moment, he naturally knew that what Shopkeeper Sun said was the truth.
Fan Zheng said: "This is true, but compared with the advantages of liquor, it is not trivial at all, if anyone is dissatisfied with this liquor, they can withdraw from the auction." ”
Shopkeeper Sun was stunned when he heard this, he originally wanted to suppress the price, but he didn't expect Fan Zheng to make a move that didn't follow common sense and directly flipped the table.
The other winemakers were also silent, and none of them were willing to abstain.
"This wine is indeed much better than ordinary wine, and the Dujia Distillery is willing to bid 3,000 yuan to buy the secret recipe!"
"I'm willing to pay 3,100 yuan outside the building!"
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A number of winery owners couldn't bear it anymore and raised their prices one after another.
"My Sun Yangzheng store is willing to bid 5,000 yuan!" Shopkeeper Sun was shocked.
"Five thousand!" The owners of the winery immediately gasped, their winery was probably not worth five thousand yuan, and they couldn't come up with so much money at all.
Seeing that the wine owners fell silent, Fan Sanming frowned and said: "You should know that the value of liquor is not only 10,000 guan, but 5,000 guan is too little!" ”
Shopkeeper Sun shook his head and said: "Although the liquor is good, it is already the limit of my Sun Yangzheng store, you ask which restaurant in Kaifeng City can take out 5,000 guan." ”
A group of wine shop owners bowed their heads one after another, some of them really had no money, some were afraid of Sun Yangzhengdian's power, and some had reached a tacit understanding with Sun Yangzhengdian.
Fan Sanming couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect to fall into such an impasse.
"Since the price can't be negotiated, Fan has a compromise method, Fan can share the secret recipe of liquor with every winery here, and each household only needs to make a hundred!" Fan Zheng suddenly said loudly.
"One hundred!"
The owners of the workshop were excited, they didn't expect that they would be able to go around and get the secret recipe of liquor.
Shopkeeper Sun's face changed and he sneered: "If all of our seventy-one stores can brew liquor, what is the difference between it and our current situation." ”
The workshop owners frowned, they are now making money by making wine, if each one has a secret recipe for liquor, everyone will still earn the same money, and they will give Fan Zheng an extra hundred yuan.
"That's right, the secret recipe can only be of maximum use in the hands of a few people, if everyone has it, then it is not called a secret recipe, and it has no value." A winery owner said solemnly.
Fan Sanming also frowned, and just wanted to step forward to make amends for Fan Zheng, but heard Fan Zhenglang say in a loud voice: "What you said is right, the secret recipe is only valuable in the hands of a few people, and there is no other winery in the world that knows the secret recipe except for you seventy-one." ”
"Boom!"
The winery owners were shocked and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.
"It can't be! The imperial court has a liquor system, and we can't sell liquor privately. Shopkeeper Sun shook his head.
Fan Zheng explained: "Baijiu is extracted from other brewed liquor, using the koji of the imperial court, and paying the liquor tax in full, which does not violate the liquor system, otherwise how would Fan dare to refine liquor at home." ”
The winery owners nodded slightly, and refined the brewed wine again, which is indeed not a violation of the liquor system.
"Since you pay the same money, I will divide the territory of the Great Song Dynasty into seventy-one equal parts, for you and others to draw fairly, and five of them also include the grand prize of Dali, Tubo, Western Xia, Goryeo, and Liao."
Every time Fan Zheng said a neighboring country, the breathing of a group of wineries was a little heavier, the liquor was very strong, most of these neighboring countries were in a bitter cold place, and they needed this wine the most, especially Liao, which is one of the big countries in the world, if they can enjoy Liao, it is enough to make a winery rich overnight.
Shopkeeper Sun looked at the heart-pounding group of wine owners, and suddenly became angry, Fan Zheng's move made Sun Yangzheng's plan to win the secret recipe of liquor at a low price failed.
Fan Sanming immediately threw himself into the ground of Fan Zheng's admiration, Fan Zheng not only increased his income greatly, but also reduced the risk of a group of wine owners, after all, spending a hundred times, drawing a big Song Dynasty territory is enough to make a small profit, if it is drawn to a big country such as Liao, there will be a hundred times the income, no one will be moved, even if there are people behind Sun Yangzheng's store, I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress it.
"However, this recipe is unfair to other local wineries, and the secret recipe of liquor can only be kept secret for one year, and after a year, this secret recipe will be made public in the Great Song Dynasty, so that other wineries can also use it for free." Fan Zheng said again.
"I've spent a hundred times, and I've only been able to use the secret recipe for a year? That's too expensive, isn't it? Shopkeeper Sun said dissatisfied.
The other wineries also showed unhappy expressions, after all, the huge interests were in front of them, and no one was willing to give them up.
Fan Zheng said unhurriedly: "There is only one person's secret recipe called the secret recipe, can you still call the secret recipe if you wait for seventy-one wine shops to know it?" With the joint efforts of us and others, it would be nice to be able to keep it secret for a year, but in order to make up for it, only seventy-one of you wineries will be able to use the brand of liquor in the future. ”
"Of course, if you don't want to, you can skip this hundred yuan, and after a year, you can get the secret recipe for free." Fan Zheng added.
The faces of the wine shop owners changed, in Kaifeng City, seventy families all use the secret recipe of liquor, and if he doesn't use it, how can there be a way to live.
And after handing over this hundred, not only can he keep his market share, but also have the opportunity to double the value of the land in Liaoguo, which is to retreat to the second, he will draw the Great Song Dynasty territory to change hands, and one hundred can easily return to the capital.
Fan Sanming said in a clear voice: "Doctor Fan is kind-hearted, and the secret recipe of ten thousand guan is sold to you at a discount of seven thousand and one thousand, which can not only allow you to keep the status of Kaifeng City Wine Workshop and obtain the signboard of the wine of poetry and immortals, but also give you the opportunity to increase in value, what else can you hesitate about such a good thing." ”
Although the secret recipe of liquor was handed over to him, he would earn more, but it would take a long time and a lot of pressure, but now he could easily obtain more than 7,000 yuan of income without risk, and the world could not find fault with it.
"Evil side, this is evil side!"
A group of winery owners shouted wildly in their hearts, but they were helpless,
Fan Zheng laughed secretly in his heart, he was a conspiracy, and he used the routine of the lottery in later generations in the secret recipe of liquor, not to mention winning the lottery 100%, there was still a 71 in 71 chance to get rich, and no one could refuse.