Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

Today's events show that whether you want to deal with Village Chief Cui or want to live a better life in this troubled time, you must have strong strength. If you want to improve your strength, you must first get rich, and brewing is an important part of it.

"Wine wine?"

Li Mantun looked at Li Zhen suspiciously.

"But we are not familiar with the winemaking process, have no experience in winemaking, and don't know how to sell it. Can this work?"

"It doesn't matter!"

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "My nephew has already found a sales channel and a manufacturing method. As long as our wine is good enough, there will be no problem of no one buying it."

"The dozen or so jars of wine I brought back are the raw materials for my winemaking. Tomorrow I will go to the city again, get the customized stuff back, and then we can officially start."

"That's good."

Silent all night.

The next morning, after dinner, he got up and went to Chang'an City, took back the customized utensils, and bought twenty kilograms of large apples on the way back.

After returning home, he peeled off the pulp, took out the apple seeds separately, dried them, ground them into powder, and carefully stored them away.

Although Li Zhen was not an expert in winemaking, as a top student in the previous world, he had naturally studied chemistry and knew some winemaking techniques in the previous world. He was knowledgeable and it was natural for him to design such a simple device for distilling wine.

After all the equipment was ready, Li Zhen assembled them all first, then asked his second uncle to find a bricklayer to build a distillation stove, and then started distilling.

Suddenly, a strong smell of wine wafted from around Li Mantun's house.

This surprised the neighbors living around Li Mantun's home.

It was obvious that the aroma of wine came from Li Mantun's house.

"This idiot really made wine?"

"This smells much better than the Tanghe Daqu wine which costs 40 wen per pound!"

"Old Wang, I have tasted the Sanlejiang sold from the Western Regions. The wine brewed by that idiot Li Zhen is probably even better than that Sanlejiang!"

“…Is it really that amazing?”

"Don't underestimate this fool Li Zhen. When he killed Hu Chuankui with one punch, I knew he was no ordinary man. Brewing wine is no problem for him!"

"Tsk, Old Li, your Erdan used to bully the fool Li Zhen. I remember when Li Zhen's family was short of food, you were the one who laughed the most happily!"

"How can this be possible? I say, Old Wang, don't say anything careless and don't slander our Old Li's name. If the Li family hears it, it will ruin the relationship between neighbors!"

"Okay, no more talking, let's get back to work!"

After hearing this, people dispersed.

Li’s Restaurant in Shenxing Town.

Cui Lizhang was sitting in a prominent position with Zhang Mingyuan beside him. Li Zhen walked over with a pot of wine and two pounds of cooked braised pork, and handed them to him with a smile.

And this wine, of course, has something added to it.

Although the toxicity of apple cores is limited, if they accumulate to a certain level, people will be poisoned.

"Captain Cui, I bought a few pounds of cooked beef for you to drink with. Please enjoy it slowly."

"Ok!"

Cui Geng nodded with a haughty look on his face.

"You idiot, I heard people say you were brewing wine, is that true?"

Cui Geng asked arrogantly with his nose in the air.

"Exactly!"

Li Zhen answered casually.

"Hahaha!"

Cui Geng burst into laughter.

"You are such a fool, you know how to make wine. You are just like an old sow climbing a tree!"

"It is! It is!"

Zhang Mingyuan next to him quickly interjected.

"I don't know whether this idiot's head was kicked by a donkey or caught by a door. He actually wants to make wine. It's ridiculous!"

"If a fool could make wine, I would write my name Zhang Mingyuan upside down!"

"Ha ha!"

"Killing me!"

Amid the laughter of Zhang Mingyuan and others, Li Zhen walked away disdainfully.

After some experiments, Li Zhen used 100 kilograms of Tanghe Daqu to distill 15 kilograms of high-proof liquor, which he put into three 5-kilogram jars. At this point, the preliminary work of brewing wine was completed.

"Yes! It's done!"

A wine jar was handed to Li Mantun, who took it with joy. He put his nose to the mouth of the jar and smelled it.

“What a rich and fragrant wine!”

Li Mantun's eyes fell on Li Zhen with infinite surprise.

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Zhen brought too many surprises to Li Mantun's family! Whether it was beating Hu Chuankui to death with one punch, or forcing Zhang Chuang to reveal the inside story of the molestation in the ancestral hall, plus earning more than 200 taels of silver in one day, solving the family's food famine in one fell swoop, these are things that ordinary people can hardly achieve in their lifetime!

"This... Could it be that my elder brother is in heaven and has helped Zhener to become wise?"

"Uncle is waiting for me at home. I'm going out for a while."

After all this trouble, Li Zhen naturally had to find a place to sell this thing for a good price.

Under the watchful eyes of Li Mantun's family, Li Zhen picked up a jar of strong liquor, walked out of the house, and headed straight for Baoyue Tower.

This is what Li Zhen had thought of a long time ago. It would be no problem for him to use the wine to solve his household expenses by himself, but he was unable to develop it into an industry to make a lot of money in a short period of time. Moreover, in troubled times, if he did not have a big backer, even if he could brew strong liquor, he would not be able to preserve it, and in the end, who knows which wealthy family would benefit from it.

Baoyue Tower is almost the ceiling of entertainment venues in Chang'an City. Its customers are either rich or noble, and they can afford to consume any expensive drinks. Moreover, the power behind it cannot be underestimated. If one can cooperate with Baoyue Tower, it will be of great benefit to oneself.

Compared to the last time I came to Baoyue Tower, the area in front of the gate was much quieter this time.

But it is still bustling with people, with a constant stream of carriages and horses, and all kinds of dignitaries constantly coming in and out.

Li Zhen walked in. This time there was no servant blocking his way. He must have received instructions and did not dare to block Li Zhen from entering or leaving again.

Li Zhen bowed to the waiter who came to greet him, "Young man, I have an old acquaintance with Mr. Pan, and I came here to see him. I hope you can let him know."

When the servant saw that Li Zhen could call out Mr. Pan's name, he naturally did not dare to neglect him. He said, "Sir, please wait a moment," and turned around to go upstairs.

Not long after, with the sound of footsteps, Pan Meichen came down from upstairs with a suspicious look on his face.

"So it's Mr. Li?"

Pan Meichen was naturally impressed by Li Zhen. Li Zhen had made a big splash at yesterday's poetry reading.

"Mr. Li, you have once again come to our Baoyue Tower, which is enough to make our Baoyue Tower shine. Welcome, welcome!"

Pan Meichen bowed to Li Zhen and said with a smile.

"Sorry to bother you today. I have a business matter that I would like to discuss with Mr. Pan. I wonder if it is convenient for you?" Li Zhen bowed.

"Business?"

Pan Meichen was stunned, but then said with relief: "Of course it's convenient, I wonder what business it is?"

As he spoke, he led the way and took Li Zhen up to the second floor, into a luxurious reception room.

The two hosts and guests sat down and exchanged greetings.

“I don’t know what kind of business it is, but Master Li wants to take care of Baoyue Tower?”

Pan Meichen bowed to Li Zhen and asked softly.

"Shopkeeper, please look!"

Li Zhen placed a jar of wine he was carrying on the table, broke the mud seal, and immediately a rich aroma of wine wafted out.

"Why does this wine smell so good?"

Pan Meichen asked in surprise.

Li Zhen reached out and took a wine glass, poured a little in, and handed it to Pan Meichen.

"Mr. Pan, please look."

The wine was crystal clear and had a strong aroma.

As the owner of Baoyue Tower, Pan Meichen had naturally tasted countless wines, but this was the first time he had seen such a clear and mellow wine.

"What kind of wine is this?"

"Xiao Ke has just been brewed and has not been named yet."

Li Zhen smiled faintly.

This wine was purified by him using ten times the amount of Daqu. Although it is still not as good as the liquor in his previous life, its alcohol content is at least 50 to 60 degrees.

"is it?"

Pan Meichen picked up the wine glass, put it under his nose and sniffed it. The strong aroma of wine made his whole body shudder, and then he picked up the glass and drank it all.

He just felt like he drank a ball of fire, which was extremely spicy, but then it left a long-lasting aftertaste.

"This wine is so strong, much better than Sanlejiang!"

"If, in this city of Chang'an, this wine is sold..."

Li Zhen continued to persuade him, but he had not finished speaking yet.

Pan Meichen's eyes widened.

He is a businessman, an outstanding businessman, and naturally his grasp of business opportunities is different from that of ordinary people.

He almost immediately thought of how tempting this fine wine would be for those dignitaries who loved wine so much!

After a long while, Pan Meichen took a deep breath and asked, "Is this the business that Master Li was talking about?"

"Yes!" Li Zhen nodded. "Yes, Mr. Pan, do you think this business is worth doing?"

"Of course it's worth it!"

Pan Meichen said without hesitation, "I wonder how much this wine costs, and whether it can be produced in large quantities?"

"Let alone the cost, as long as there are enough people, mass production will not be a problem."

Before the deal was done, Li Zhen would not reveal all his cards. "So, what does Mr. Pan think the wine will cost?"

"Fifty taels!"

Pan Meichen stretched out his hand without hesitation. It was obvious that he was very confident in this wine.

Li Zhen smiled and continued.

"If we give this wine a grand name, such as nectar, and put it in an exquisitely carved porcelain bottle, and then supply it in limited quantities, then Mr. Pan, what is the price?"

Although she hasn't tried it yet, Pan Meichen can imagine that if it's really as Li Zhen said, then not to mention fifty taels, even one hundred taels or two hundred taels would be scrambled for.

It took a long while for Pan Meichen to come back to his senses.

"I wonder how Mr. Li plans to handle this business?" Pan Meichen asked calmly.

"The first option is for both of us to agree on a price, and I'll sell it to Baoyue Tower."

"The second method is that you pay to build a workshop, and after the brewing is completed and sold, we split the profits equally."

"The third method is for you to buy the recipe directly, and then I will have nothing to do with this wine anymore. But the price..."

Li Zhen didn't say anything else, but it was obvious that if he bought it directly, the price would be absolutely jaw-dropping.

Pan Meichen nodded, then lowered her head to think.

After a while, Pan Meichen said.

"Then we will use the second method. My Baoyue Tower will give Master Li three thousand silver coins at once, and we will also spend another three thousand silver coins to build a workshop. After the Qiongjiangyuye is sold, the two parties will share the profits equally. What do you think, Master Li?"

The benefits of this nectar were tempting, and Baoyue Tower was wealthy enough to directly bid 6,000 taels of silver to cooperate.

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Give me five thousand silver coins. One thousand will be used as a workshop. The remaining two thousand can be used to buy a shop in the city to sell the nectar alone."

"Mr. Li, the workshops and shops are easy to deal with, but three thousand taels of silver to supply Mr. Li is already a lot!"

Hearing Pan Meichen say this, Li Zhen didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and drank tea.