Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 97 Not to make money, but to make friends

Liu He didn't expect that after Zhang Fei, this Cui Yu would also cry after tasting high-grade wine, and it seemed that he was also a good drinker.

Like to drink is a good thing!
Observing the expressions of everyone in secret, Liu He was secretly delighted that this feast was not for them to eat and drink for free.

There was only one or two glasses of wine on each person's table, and some people drank it in a hurry before they tasted it. They shook the jug unwillingly, and then looked at Liu He eagerly.

Zhen Yao couldn't help asking: "May I ask you, where does this wine come from?"

"I brewed this wine by accident!" Liu He smiled triumphantly, then frowned and sighed: "It's a pity that this kind of wine requires a lot of food, and the yield of wine is extremely low. It only took half a year to brew one liter." That's all."

"This kind of fine wine is really the best in the world, and naturally it cannot be made easily." Zhen Yao's eyes fluctuated, as if he was thinking about the authenticity of Liu He's words.

In the midst of everyone's strange comments, Cui Yu wiped away tears and stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Excuse me, how much wine do you have left, I want it all!"

"This..." Liu He looked embarrassed, and smiled helplessly: "To be honest, there is only half a liter of wine left, and it is going to be left to my father..."

"How much, I'll buy it!" Cui Yu looked excited, took two steps forward and said: "Since you have the method of brewing wine, you can recreate it as much as you like. It won't be too late to give it to Liu Gong when he returns, but I... I really can't wait any longer. ”

Liu He lowered his head and thought. The price he originally set was ten times that of the raw grain, but now it seems that the price is still a bit low.

Rare things are more expensive, if you don't take advantage of the present to make money, you will be a fool plus three levels!
There is a saying in later generations that there is three catties of grain and one catty of wine, but the current equipment is too crude, and there is no blending, so it is far from reaching this ratio. It is basically a ratio of five to one. The higher the purity, the more times of distillation. but also to reduce.

In this era, a douliang of rice was about 1 yuan, because of the war, it had risen to 40 yuan, and a bucket of turbid wine was about 100 yuan. Because of the price increase of food, it had increased by nearly ten times, and there was even nowhere to buy wine.

Liu He originally wanted to set the price of distilled wine at around 1 renminbi per dou of wine, but he needed to exchange 1500 dou of rice plus 10 renminbi, mainly for food, which is the most scarce material.

But he suddenly realized that the price was still low, and the price of turbid wine was raised to 500 yuan. The price of 1500 yuan was simply an insult to this cross-age invention.

Today's distilled liquor is even more precious than Moutai and Wuliangye in later generations, and the value of this one alone cannot be calculated by cost price.

Some things, the more expensive they are, the more valuable they are!
For example, Erguotou costs 50 yuan and Maotai costs 1 yuan.

Su Shuang sighed at the side: "To be honest, I spent more than five thousand dollars to buy this jug of wine. If you can brew such a fine wine, I'm afraid it will be worth ten thousand dollars."

Hearing this, Liu He didn't know how to set the price, and secretly sighed that his business acumen was still too lacking. Although he had ideas and skills, he was still too lacking in business operations.

After all, in the previous life, he was just a student who was not deeply involved in the world, and he didn't have such a high level of thinking.

Cui Yu saw that Liu He was in a dilemma, thinking that he didn't want to sell wine, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm willing to pay [-] yuan, and I hope you will give up."

Liu He's heart skipped a beat, and he finally made up his mind. He said with a smile, "Master Cui is a good drinker. I can make it happen, but it doesn't have to be [-], just [-]?"

"Really?" Cui Yu was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Liu He would take the initiative to lower the price. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu He said with a smile: "Today, the gift of wine is not for making money, but just to make friends!"

Zhen Yao and the others were also a little surprised. There is no one who takes the initiative to save money in business, and gave up [-] yuan as soon as he opened his mouth. It is really a big breath.

Another person hurriedly asked: "I wonder if you can still brew this wine?"

"Of course, it's just that we need a lot of food." Liu He nodded slightly, and said slowly, "There's still... time."

Cui Yu calmed down from the excitement, and hurriedly said: "As long as Junhou can brew it, I want as much as I have."

Zhen Yao couldn't sit still after hearing this, and stood up and said, "My Zhen family also wants this kind of wine."

Several other people got up one after another and gathered around Liu He's case, staring at him with gleam in their eyes, as if seeing sparkling jewels.

"Cough cough, everyone, please sit down, please sit down first!" Liu He waved his hand, gesturing everyone to take their seats, and said, "Everyone also knows that due to frequent wars, I don't have much food left to accommodate refugees in Zhuo County. Secondly... As the head of a county, I should be headed by governance and security of the people, and brewing wine is only occasionally done, so..."

Cui Yu had completely lost his composure when they first met, and was the first to shout excitedly, "I'll pay for how much food you need!"

Zhen Yao also hurriedly said: "If you are not afraid to pass on your skills to others, I am willing to find someone to help. I can invite the best winemakers in Jizhou and even the Central Plains."

Others are also scrambling to be the first, no matter whether they pay for food or people, they all say that there is no problem. Let alone selling this kind of wine for business, if you find one or two to give as a gift, sometimes it is more effective than gold, silver and jewelry.

Everyone's response far exceeded Liu He's expectations, and they immediately re-discussed the matter of wine making with everyone. At present, large-scale production is not possible, and with limited manpower and energy, they can only adopt a predetermined method.

After everyone discussed, the price of one liter of wine was finally set at [-] yuan. Distilled wine is slightly lighter than water, and one liter weighs about one kilogram.

The catty in this era is different from the market catty in later generations. 30 catties is 1 jun, and 4 jun is 1 stone, which is 120 catties. The different units make Liu He always make mistakes in his estimates, so he simply remembers the ratio to calculate.

Assuming that 1 liter of rice can cost up to 1000 yuan, 1 catty of wine can be exchanged for 50 shi of grain, and the cost is only 5 liters of grain. Counting labor and other inputs, it is a huge profit!
But Liu He doesn't just want money. What is most lacking now is food. They can only pay [-] yuan at most, and the rest must be exchanged for food, and the scheduled period is three months.

The three-month cycle is to solve the problem of money and food for spring plowing.

After the discussion, Cui Yu immediately ordered ten liters of wine to be delivered in batches within half a year. The Zhen family also ordered ten liters, and the rest each ordered five liters. It wasn't that they didn't want to order more, but Liu He suppressed quantity.

The first is to consider the issue of productivity. Liu He dare not promise too much, and secondly, he also has the intention of hunger marketing. It will be more cost-effective to book in large quantities when the price of food drops.

Originally, everyone met to discuss the issue of going to the Valley Mutual Market, but in the end they discussed the distilled liquor for a long time, which was a bit of an upside-down, but the ending was happy for all, and the wine promotion event was a complete success.

Cui Yu left behind [-] yuan, happily holding half a jug of wine, and left on the same day, fearing that someone would rob him, while Su Shuang and the others stayed in the city temporarily. They all want to see how the performance is.

Liu He intends to use all the [-] yuan to renovate wine-making equipment. From the wine pond to the wine cellar, everything must be planned in Dukangting City. This will be a cash cow in the future, and it may attract a group of good wine talents to come.

"Who else in the Three Kingdoms are alcoholics..."

Liu He searched in his mind, it seems that apart from Zhang Fei, Chunyu Qiong is the only one left? ?

(End of this chapter)