His Excellency the Count of Grandet

In conversion, 1000 million francs at this time is equivalent to 500 billion US dollars in later generations (only a little more), and you know that this is by no means a small problem.

Charles has a headache.Logically speaking, this matter was entirely Eugenie's own idea, and had little to do with him.But the question was, would his uncle really agree to such an agreement?

Of course, this is not to say that Father Grandet cherishes his daughter and hopes to leave all his property to Eugenie.In fact, if Grandet passed away, he would definitely wish to take all the gold to another world to continue his great business of earning money.

But of course that is impossible.

So, if Eugenie renounces the right of inheritance, who will Grandet turn to to manage the large sum of money left behind?

While this is indeed a problem, it is too early to consider it.The old cooper's body was still strong, and when he was alive, no one could think of his gold.Moreover, Charles always felt that the money had to be left to Eugenie, so he had no intention of interfering at all.

Then again, he has a lot of things in his hands. If he is in a hurry to find a job, he will just wait for a volcano named Victor to erupt!

Eugenie did not know Charles' reason, but she also felt that it could not be done overnight.So the two reached a short-term goal, that is, after Mrs. Grandet's health improved, he would send them both to Eperna.

"Father has a small house there, I think you should be more comfortable with it," said Charles. "But have you really made up your mind?"

Eugenie nodded.Grandet asked her to have a good look at the textile factory, and told him in detail when she went back; what she thought was that maybe she could work in this industry to support herself-the father and daughter really coincided a bit. "Of course. Although I am a novice, I will work hard."

Charles never doubted this.He felt that he was running out of words to persuade her. "I'll keep an eye on what you said about the lawyer; but, of course, if you change your mind in the meantime, you can always let me know."

If others don't know how much money Grandet earns, Charles is certainly not that person.Eugenie, knowing that Charles understood her meaning perfectly, could not help thanking him for not asking the truth; for most people would think her crazy if they knew the truth. "Words can no longer express my gratitude to you." She said, bowing deeply to Charles.

Charles quickly helped her up.At the same time, he was still thinking that his uncle had indeed made a good move; no matter the reason for Eugenie's change, he only wanted the result; the more serious and diligent Eugenie was, the more benefits she could bring to Grandet. .And it was naturally impossible for him to refuse Eugenie's harmless request.

Anyway, let's write a letter to Alphonse first and let him take care of the mother and daughter... Charles can only think so in the end.In fact, when he first realized that it was impossible for him to marry Eugenie, he thought of Alphonse; but he only thought about it and never acted on it.Now that the situation had become like this - he couldn't make Eugenie change her mind, and the prospect was becoming more and more unpredictable - it was up to Alphonse to act on his own.

He died before leaving the teacher, and his talent skill tree really didn't hit the matchmaker!

Although it is temporary, this matter is finally settled.After all, although Eugenie didn't want the gold and cared more about her mother's health than before, she didn't intend to make her father angry either.Then, going to Eperna is the best way to compromise.Maybe she can do some other business, and that's not right now.

Afterwards, Guillaume took care of it, and Charles took the lead and went to Bordeaux.He has long been used to things like business trips, and he has long been used to them. Bordeaux wine merchants, board merchants, and chamber of commerce personnel are also used to it—because every time Charles comes, there is a lot of movement——

The first time I bought several manors, the second time I leveled several stone mountains, and the third time - I even got a first-tier winery!

Compared with the tenants who have been tied to the land for generations, Shire's rate of ascent can be described as more than a rocket ride?Even if other merchants are used as reference objects, the expansion of Shire's business is not surprising.And in the past two times, everyone has been able to draw a prediction for the third time——

Sure enough!It should be said, is it worthy of Charles Grandet?

"I heard that Mr. Michel took the initiative to entrust the full authority of the Haut-Briand Chateau to the young Mr. Grandet!"

"It's more than that, isn't it? I heard that Mr. Michel also donated half of his assets to Mr. Grandet, in exchange for Mr. Grandet's full supervision of the winery!"

"He alone is worth half a winery? Impossible?"

"Why not? Don't you know that Mr. Grandet and Mr. Lafitte also have a good personal relationship? Otherwise, why can Mr. Grandet obtain so many low-interest loans from commercial banks and the central bank? "

"Really?! Then he is too powerful!"

"No, no, your news is too late—Mr. Grandet has been in and out of the Tuileries Palace many times, and the fabrics produced by their factory are very popular with His Majesty. Now that he has become His Majesty's guest, do you think he can do it? Isn’t it natural to see these things?”

All of a sudden, the taverns and squares in the Bordeaux area were full of such discussions.Some of them are barely reliable, and more of them are people's own guesses—most people have a great enthusiasm for gossip about people like the number one wine merchant, not to mention Shire's triple jump speed.

But Shire didn't notice it for the time being, because he was only concerned with running affairs in the winery.It's the late spring season now, and the time is not suitable for making some big moves.So he only gave some detailed suggestions on terroir and grape pruning, and then concentrated on handling the wine in the wine cellar.

If we must say, apart from the terroir, the important condition that makes Haute-Briand Chateau one of the best famous chateaus in France is the grapes that have been domesticated in the field for many years and the aging that has been accumulated year after year.Unless there is a time machine, these two advantages cannot be defeated at all.

This is Michelle's bargaining chip, and it is also something that Charles should focus on.

In fact, Haut-Brion Chateau already has relatively detailed operating procedures from oak barrel production to bottle filling to ensure the quality of wine.What Shire can do about this is to add icing on the cake; it can't be considered useless, but it can't be regarded as very important.

If Michel insisted on asking Charles to take over Chateau Brion just for this reason, then it would be meaningless except for political parties.But of course, Shire never gave the mediocre impression of "this person is dispensable".

The product is already very good, so what is left is packaging and promotion?

First, let's talk about packaging.At present, most French wine bottles are divided into two categories, Bordeaux and Burgundy.But no matter which one it is, there is a label on the dark glass bottle (ordinary table wine does not even have this kind of treatment), and there is nothing else.

Although excessive packaging is a waste of resources, at least it can be made more beautiful in terms of the original bottle and label, right?

Referring to his impression, Ciel asked the workers to make new impressions.The top of the bottle cap is engraved with the debossed logo of Chateau Brion, and then sealed with paper and wax seal (with the chateau logo embossed on it).The label has also been redesigned. In addition to the year, the origin of the label is also subdivided into a certain land code in the manor. A black and white line drawing of the manor building is printed in the middle, and a simple description of the wine grapes used is printed below.

This has led the trend in the eyes of others, but in fact Shire is not very satisfied.He wanted to find an artist to design the label, but the search for candidates, brand inspiration, etc. could not be rushed for a while, so he had to put it on hold temporarily.

To be honest, the cost of these details is not too high, but it is an extremely effective marketing tool.As the saying goes, people depend on clothes, and so do commodities.Especially for luxury goods that are positioned in the middle and high class, how can we do it without spending a little effort?

In addition, there is a more important reason, which is the intangible brand value.In layman's terms, it is the word of mouth of consumers.A good wine with perfect details and good publicity will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and it will be easier to leave a deeper impression in people's minds.Like time, this is something that money cannot buy, but it is an intuitive proof of the quality of the wine.

Word of mouth comes from quality; the better the word of mouth, the more successful their advertising strategy and the better their income—they cannot easily increase wine production, but after expanding market demand, the price of a single bottle of wine will naturally rise.If the price of a bottle of good wine was equal to [-] bottles of ordinary wine before, then it may become [-] bottles, [-] bottles... or even [-] bottles.When the time comes, the market will be in short supply, so we can go on to do hunger marketing...

Analyzing specific issues in detail, although it is the same winery and under the same supervision, the business model of Haute-Briand Chateau is completely different from that of the chateau purchased by Shire before-the positioning determines the difference.You know, Shire expects Chateau Haut-Brion to open up the international market!

Because of this, Shire named the best one Emily when labeling the series of wines in the cellar, and designed an extra portrait neck label on the bottle.This approach is not uncommon, but it is the embryonic form of the group industry in the future——

It is also time to consider integrating resources and going international!

Within two days, Charles did receive the expected letter.It was written by Victor, telling him that it was time to leave for the port of Brest to meet—

There is an entire expedition team that has been approved by the king - including businessmen, bankers and government officials - has set out from Paris, with a common goal - the United States!

The author has something to say: Author's Note: The conversions at the beginning of this chapter refer to the Louisiana Purchase Act of 1803 and are measured as a percentage of GNP.

Victor: Wait, what about the two-person world that was agreed upon?

Charles: You think too much.

Ferdinand: You think too much +1

Victor: Children who are underage...you can ignore this.

Charles: What are you thinking, should minors be taken care of?

Victor: ...why is it always me who gets hurt (>﹏<.)