The Black Duke of the Pirate

Chapter 44 044. Reinhard Workshop

Three days later, according to the recorded process, he slightly changed his thinking on the raw materials for fermentation. He mixed the five main materials of corn, rice, highland barley, sorghum, and sweet potatoes, and gradually ground them according to the proportion. In the wine barrel, add the ingredient molasses, cook and gelatinize, cool, add koji and distiller's mother, seal it up, and put it into the excavated cellar for fermentation.

The first batch of fermentation materials totaled 4000 tons. The purchase of five raw materials including corn, rice, and highland barley cost 5000 million Baileys, plus the consumption of the fermentation process, as well as the excavation of the fermentation tank and the purchase of a series of expenses for the fermentation barrel. , with a total expenditure of [-] million Baileys.

With [-] tons of materials, it is estimated that about [-] tons of original wine can be brewed. After blending, it is conservatively estimated that more than [-] tons of finished wine can be obtained.

Before dawn, I specially inspected the prices of various wines on the market. Generally, ordinary rum is around 1500-2000 Baileys per catty, and slightly better wines can be sold for 4000-5000 Baileys. These are the common people can consume From the beginning, the wine that the nobles drink is mainly red wine, and each bottle costs tens of thousands or even 10,000+ Baileys.

Therefore, Liming negotiated with everyone on pricing, and finally set the market price at 3000 Baileys/jin.

As for the businessman acting as an agent for the hero white series, the price will naturally be lower. He plans to recruit a large number of distributors in Beihai, and use the distribution method to initially establish a sales channel in Beihai.

If calculated according to the market price, one hundred tons of finished wine is worth [-] million Baileys.

If the price is too high, it may cause insufficient purchasing power. After all, the hero white series must first open up the market in Polkaya, and the common people in Polkaya don’t have much money.The price should not be too low. Hero white is positioned as a good wine that any commoner can afford, and its taste is different from those rums and wines on the market. Although it is a low-end route, the price cannot Too low, otherwise it will have a certain negative impact on other series of Heroes in the future.

This Hero White series is mainly aimed at civilians, pirates, and soldiers. As for businessmen and nobles, Dawn will launch wine specifically for this group in the future.

After doing this, Rontgen finally gathered the few craftsmen in Polkaia. Large-scale distillation equipment can only be manufactured by craftsmen who understand blueprints. The masters studied day and night for a week, and at dawn over and over again, under the impatient disassembly, one of the craftsmen finally understood the operation principle of the distillation equipment, and finally manufactured a large-scale distillation equipment.

The craftsman who understood the operation principle of the distillation equipment was appointed by Li Xiao as the chief craftsman, responsible for developing and improving the distillation equipment. At the same time, he signed an employment agreement with more than a dozen craftsmen, and each of them can get at least one million Berries every year. Salary income, and dividends in varying proportions.

Distillation is a thermodynamic separation process. To understand the operating principle, one must have a certain understanding of thermodynamics, mixed liquids, solids, and boiling points. Li Xiao can understand it not because of his understanding of thermodynamics, but because of his previous life. I have seen the disassembly steps of every step of the distillation equipment, and I know exactly what the distillation equipment needs to be able to operate.

The craftsman who comprehended the distillation equipment was the most famous craftsman in Polkaya. If it wasn't for the help of Prince Clovis, Li Xiao would not be able to manufacture large-scale distillation equipment for the time being.

After the distillation equipment was successfully manufactured, Lixiao and the craftsman began to study the blending equipment and cooling equipment non-stop. Compared with the distillation equipment, these two are much simpler. In just two days, the craftsman has completely figured out the principle.

Because the selection of the winemaker has not yet been determined, the first batch of brewing can only be done by Li Xiao himself.

The entire fermentation process lasted fifteen days, and the winery's assembly line was also built during this process.

At the end of April 1509 in the Haiyuan Calendar, Dawn, Blatter, and Roentgen stood at the gate of the factory to visit. When they looked up, they saw a huge factory building, including warehouses and fermentation tanks.

The winery covers an area of ​​about [-] square meters, with a height of [-] meters. It is divided into eight entrances and exits. The factory area is divided into fermentation area, distillation area, cooling area, flavoring area, blending area, filling area, finished product warehouse, and Office, laboratory.

This is a complete set of factories with assembly line operations. Various large and small areas and supporting facilities have been assembled. In addition, Li Xiao took out some management concepts from her previous life and trained several people for a long time. The training is completed before the factory is completed, and the brewing work can start only after today's cutting is completed.

As early as half a month ago, Li Xiao asked Sisi to write the book himself, and made a big publicity about Li Xiao's winery. At the same time, Prince Clovis was behind the scenes, and Li Xiao was a great hero who saved countless civilian refugees. The spread spread quickly, not only everyone in Polkaya knew about it, but even the surrounding Maple Leaf Country and Wutan had heard about the establishment of the Reinhardt Brewing Company.

"Line up!"

A loud voice rang out among the countless crowds, and then the civilians who were onlookers automatically separated a passage, and their neat steps hit the ground with a clattering sound. Dawn turned his head and saw a naval team of [-] people coming in unison. .

The naval team was carrying muskets on their backs, and the leader was Colonel Ulma, wearing a white coat with the word "justice" written on it, with a cigar in his mouth, and laughed when he saw the dawn: "Brother Reinhardt, the winery is open!" , I have nothing else to give, just give you a set of opening salutes."

With a big wave of Urma's hand, a team of hundreds of sailors lined up under the rostrum, each raising their guns to the sky, waiting for Urma's order.

"Thank you, Colonel." Li Xiao went to greet him with a smile, and then ordered in a low voice: "Roentgen, go and get 2000 million Baileys, and return the gift to the naval officers."

After Urma heard this, the smile on his face deepened. He gave Li Xiao a lot of face, and Li Xiao naturally couldn't be too petty.

The civilians gathered around were very surprised to see the navy team, not only the civilians, but Barron on the other side was even more surprised. Unexpectedly, in just over a month, this guy was actually connected with the Kadan Branch. Ma's relationship is very unusual.

Dawn invites Ulma to visit the winery together. In addition to Dawn and his companions, there are also Captain Ulma, Holt Barron, the nobleman of the kingdom, Harvey who has become a farmer, and the butler sent by Ketok gentlemen.

As the leader of Mai Lin, it was inconvenient for Ah Bao to attend the cutting ceremony, so he didn't come in person, but sent a subordinate to give a congratulatory gift.

After entering the gate, hundreds of workers stood in several rows under the arrangement of Anubi. When everyone entered the factory at dawn, they shouted in unison: "Leaders from all walks of life are warmly welcome to come and guide the work."

Seeing this ingenious and unprecedented welcome ceremony, both Ulma and the nobleman laughed.

In the main hall of the winery, various precautions are hung, as well as the rules and regulations of the winery.

His surname was Reinhard, and he called it the Reinhard Brewing Company on the surface.

However, the subject of transactions within itself or with various parties, including the navy, gangs, and the revolutionary army, will be called Reinhard Workshop (Reinhard Workshop).

(End of this chapter)