After convincing Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming, Wei Chen began to teach them how to make glycerin.
In fact, the steps to extract glycerol are not difficult. The first is saponification reaction, the second is filtering impurities, and the third is distillation and purification.
Under Wei Chen's patient guidance, Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming learned it in just two days.
After that, they started to do it themselves. After several failures, they gradually became proficient in their techniques and soon made the first batch of glycerin that met the usage standards.
Sheng Wei was overjoyed, and immediately ordered his people to mix the first batch of glycerin with a batch of sample wine, pack it into small jars, and arrange for his capable men to sell it to large households, food shops, and restaurants in the provincial capital one by one.
Sheng Wei has been immersed in shopping malls for decades, how can he not understand that the smell of wine is also afraid of the depth of the alley?
His previous attempts to test the waters in Youyang were only a small one. His real target was the largest wine consumption market in Jiangnan Province, which is the provincial capital Jiangning.
Sheng Wei rented a store on the busiest street in the provincial capital, placed a long table in front of the store, filled the amber wine in small cups, and gave it to passers-by to taste for free.
How had Zhou people ever tasted this new type of fruit wine that was neither bitter nor astringent, sour and sweet, and looked particularly good? After tasting it, I was immediately conquered by the taste of amber wine.
In this way, thanks to Sheng Wei's efforts, amber wine has become popular in the provincial capital before it is officially launched.
Word spread throughout Jiangning that the Youyang Sheng family had obtained a recipe for a new wine, which is sweet and delicious, shaped like amber, and will be available soon.
Servants from wealthy families and restaurant stewards who ordered wine from all over the place came in droves, almost leveling the threshold of Shengjia Trading Company.
In just a few days, Sheng Wei received orders worth eight thousand kilograms of amber wine. You can imagine how popular amber wine is.
After Sheng Wei's warm-up publicity, Shengjia Trading Company suddenly became unparalleled in the business community of Jiangning Prefecture, and countless people were eagerly looking forward to the amber wine.
On July 18th, which was the day when the new wine ordered by Sheng Wei was officially launched, Wei Chen was also invited to go to the provincial capital together.
Standing outside the provincial capital, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel solemn in his heart when he looked up and saw the tall towers standing majestically.
Jiangning, as a former metropolis and a land of beauty, has Jiangnan Gongyuan, Jiadi Lianyun, the smoke and water of the Six Dynasties, and the romance of Qinhuai.
The prosperity of Jiangning City is undoubtedly the highest in the southeast, and the prosperity near the Bell and Drum Tower is the highest in Jiangning City.
Every decent city in the Zhou Dynasty will have a bell and drum tower, so that the people in the city can clearly hear the morning bells and evening drums every day. To have this function, the bell and drum towers must be built in the center of the city, and Jiangning City is no exception. p>
After Wei Chen entered the city, he walked all the way to the foot of the Bell and Drum Towers, where a majestic square paved with bluestones came into view.
There are many literati and tourists from all over the square gathered in the square, all specially coming to admire the majestic Bell and Drum Towers.
At the end of the square, there are several bustling streets six to seven feet wide, leading to all directions of Jiangning City.
Baotai Street, where Shengjia Trading Company is located, is one of the busiest streets.
The streets are bustling with people, and there are all kinds of eye-catching signboards and advertisements. In addition to countless teahouses and restaurants, there are also gold and silver shops, southern goods stores, pharmacies, bathhouses, silk shops, carriage shops, and grain shops.
Grain and oil shops..., there are countless.
Wei Chen was swayed by the crowds of pedestrians, and his ears were filled with the noisy sounds of hawking and shouting. This experience was really no different from visiting those bustling commercial streets in later generations.
After walking around for a long time, Wei Chen finally found the store with "Shengjia Trading Company" on it. He found that the crowds here were several times more dense than on the street. There were so many people in front of the store that Wei Chen couldn't squeeze in even if he wanted to squeeze in. p>
After Wei Chen inquired with others, he found out that it turned out that the amber wine was on the market today, and Sheng Wei had specially organized a special sale for the new wine, which was half price on the first day of sale.
As soon as the news came out, customers who came to buy wine immediately blocked Shengjia Trading Store. The traffic jam on the entire Baotai Street today is probably related to this.
After understanding the situation, Wei Chen couldn't help but admire in his heart, Sheng Wei is really a genius in business.
He came here just to take a look at the sales of amber wine. Now that he saw such a busy scene at the entrance of the business, he finally felt at ease. There was no need to go in and experience the feeling of being squeezed into a human pie.<
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Moreover, Sheng Wei was probably already busy in the store and probably didn't have time to receive Wei Chen, so Wei Chen didn't bother him.
Wei Chen thought for a moment, found a teahouse on the side of the street, went in to find someone to ask for directions to the Tixue Road Yamen, and then turned around and left Baotai Street.
Nowadays, the biggest official that Wei Chen can reach is Wang Wenqing of Tixue Dao Yamen and Wang Xuezheng.
Wei Chen could barely cooperate with Sheng Wei on an equal footing, but it was mostly because he was pretending to be powerful and borrowed the reputation of this academic and political master.
Although this scholar and Wei Chen are not named teachers and students, they have a friendship between teachers and students. Wei Chen finally came to the provincial capital, and he should pay a visit to him both emotionally and logically.
Wei Chen groped his way to the Tixue Road Yamen, and when he was about to step forward, he was stopped by the doorman.
The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door. Although this Tixue Yamen is not as honorable as the prime minister, it is still very impressive. He looked down at Wei Chen with a condescending look: "This is the Tixue Dao Yamen. You are a small boy."
Why are children trespassing?"
Wei Chen handed over the name card and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "I am Youyang Wei Chen, please let me know."
The disciple took the name card, glanced at the stamp on his head, his expression changed suddenly, and he said with a flattering smile: "It turns out that he is a disciple of Master Xuezheng. Please wait a moment, I will go in and report."
Wei Chen nodded lightly. The doorman didn't even ask for the customary door bag. He simply took the name card and went inside.
After a while, the door returned, leading Wei Chen across the threshold, past a screen wall, and then to a side hall.
"Don't move around here while you're here."
After Menzi finished speaking, he left. Wei Chen had no choice but to sit on the chair and wait.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the maids and servants to come in and serve tea to Wei Chen.
Produced by Ti Xuedao Yamen, it is naturally a high-quality tea. It is much better than the tea foam that Wei Chen usually drinks to refresh himself.
Wei Chen picked up the tea and tasted it carefully, feeling relaxed all over.
After an unknown amount of time, the door opened again, and a middle-aged scribe with a goatee came in: "Sorry, sorry, Dong Weng is busy with the college examination and has no time to come here. My surname is Shen, and I am Dong Weng's secret servant. What can I say to you?" I said the same thing."
Wei Chen took a quick look and felt that the person who came there looked familiar. After recalling it carefully, he remembered that this was one of the masters who accompanied Wang Xuezheng to the Sheng Family Volunteer School that day, and had once commented on his own poems.
Wei Chen knew in his heart that Mr. Shen must be Wang Xuezheng's confidant, so he did not dare to neglect him. He immediately stood up and saluted: "It turns out to be Mr. Shen. I am glad to meet you."
Mr. Shen couldn't help but nodded secretly when he saw that Wei Chen had been waiting for such a long time without any anger on his face.
At such a young age, he has such a calm demeanor, which is rare and rare. He is indeed a talent that Dong Weng appreciates.
He smiled and said: "That day at Sheng's Volunteer School, the children made a great show. I still remember it fresh. It's true that a hero comes from a young boy! I'm afraid I will call you an old friend next time we meet, hahahaha! ”
The "little friends" and "old friends" Mr. Shen refers to do not refer to age, but to fame. Scholars call children students "little friends", while scholars call each other old friends.
If Wei Chen is admitted as a scholar, even if he meets an old boy with a bright head and white hair, he can still call him "little friend" calmly.
Mr. Shen himself has the reputation of being a scholar. He said that he and Wei Chen would become old friends. In fact, he was expressing an expectation and wishing Wei Chen to become a scholar as soon as possible.
Wei Chen said humbly: "How dare you? How dare you? Sir, he is always around in academics and politics, and he is a senior figure. I am a junior and still have many things I don't understand. I need to ask him for advice."
"I already know your talent, so there is no need to be too modest."
Mr. Shen stroked his beard and smiled, and said straight to the point: "I wonder what you are doing when you come to the provincial capital?"