Chapter four hundred and seventy first wine fortune
When Li Qi entered, he first cupped his hands towards Liang Shicheng and said, "I have seen the Taiwei before."
Liang Shicheng nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly saw that the person following Li Qi was the Korean envoy. He couldn't help but be startled. He pointed at Pu Zhiqian and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Pu Zhiqian hurriedly stepped forward and said with a flattering smile: "Pu Zhiqian has met Lieutenant Liang."
Liang Shicheng said oh oh oh a few times, but glanced at Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded slightly, indicating that Park Zhiqian already knew about this.
Liang Shicheng smiled and said without changing his expression: "Our family just sent people to the post house to find Ambassador Pu He, but they were in vain. Unexpectedly, Ambassador Pu He came one step ahead of us."
It's not a secret, this can make you come around. I'm so impressed with you. A flash of admiration flashed in Li Qi's eyes.
Goryeo's reputation was not very good to begin with. When the envoys from other countries saw that he had arrived earlier, they all looked at him angrily, with a hint of disdain in their eyes.
Pu Zhiqian said with a smile: "Liang Taiwei, I just came to see the official Yan Envoy today to ask about the agarwood matters. I never thought that I would meet Liang Taiwei and all my friends. What a coincidence."
It seemed that he had inquired in quite detail, and actually knew the origin of the title of Official Yanshi. Li Qi glanced at Pu Zhiqian for a moment, with an elusive light shining in his eyes.
Liang Shicheng knew that he had not told the truth and had no intention of going into details. He knew it and asked, "Then do you know what I want to talk to you about today?"
Pu Zhiqian nodded and said: "Envoy Guan Yan just told me. It's a coincidence that I also plan to buy some Unparalleled in the World."
"That's great."
Liang Shicheng chuckled. Although he didn't know how to do business, the more he sold, the more he earned. How could he drive the money out? He then said to Li Qi: "Come on, Li Qi, let me introduce it to you. This
These are my good friends from Da Song."
As he spoke, he introduced the envoys from various countries to Li Qi one by one.
Since these envoys would come to the Song Dynasty once or even several times a year, they all spoke Chinese, but the names of some envoys were difficult to remember.
Li Qi raised his hands to say hello one by one, and everyone returned the greetings, not daring to show any slights. After all, they still remembered the scene of the New Year's Day gathering, and they knew that this young man was a new nobleman of the Song Dynasty.
After the greetings, Li Qi stretched out his hand towards Liang Shicheng and said: "Captain, please take a seat."
Liang Shicheng waved his hand and said, "You'd better sit down. We don't know how to discuss business. Just sit on the side and watch. Don't give in anymore."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, then it is better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders."
"please."
"Everyone, please take a seat."
After everyone sat down, Li Qi first bowed his hands to everyone and said some polite words, and then said: "I heard that everyone is very fond of the small shop Tianxia Wushuang, I wonder?"
One person suddenly said: "It goes without saying, just based on the words "Wushuang in the World", I think everyone will favor this wine. I'll tell you all. Last time our prince attended the banquet of the Four Nations, and after returning home, he was very fond of "Wushuang in the World".
Much appreciated.”
This person is the Xixia envoy, Li Hamo.
Li Qi waved his hand and said with a modest smile: "Li He is so flattering."
Another person said: "But this unparalleled wine is a bit too expensive. It is several times more expensive than some good wines."
This person is the envoy of Dali, Wang Yun.
"What Ambassador Wang He said makes sense." Li Qi smiled and suddenly said: "Actually, to be honest, from the perspective of a businessman, I don't want to do this business."
Everyone was shocked, Pu Zhiqian hurriedly asked: "Why is this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's very simple, because there is a favor that cannot be refused. After all, this business has been handled by the emperor. Let me tell you, if it were anyone else, I can guarantee that I would have sold it.
The price is determined to be higher than today. What businessmen care about is money, and naturally the one with the highest price gets it. But it is different now. The emperor asked me to do this business with you. Naturally, my price, which is unparalleled in the world, cannot go up. But don’t get me wrong.
, I’m not complaining, I just want to tell you the truth.”
Liang Shicheng laughed heartily after hearing this. He didn't believe that Li Qi would sell wine to these people at a cheap price.
When the envoys heard what Li Qi said was reasonable, their brows were filled with joy, as if Li Qi had given them wine.
Then Li Hamo asked hurriedly: "I don't know how much the official Yanshi plans to sell it to us."
Li Qi pretended to be unwilling and said: "This is ten sticks and one bucket."
Everyone's eyes lit up. Compared with the first-class wine like Tian Xia Wushuang, the price is really not expensive at all. But before they could get happy, Li Qi said again: "This is the lowest level of Tian Xia Wushuang, the middle-class wine."
The best ones sell for 30 guan per barrel, the better ones sell for 40 guan per barrel, and the highest price is 60 guan per barrel."
The joyful expressions on everyone's faces suddenly froze.
Li Hamo said: "Is this the best in the world the unparalleled one, but is it the legendary unparalleled one?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Peerless brewing is not that easy. It takes three or four years, and the output is very small. It is impossible to sell it. The only ones that are available have been reserved by the emperor."
Pu Zhiqian said: "Well, the official Yanshi, what we drank at the New Year's Day meeting last time was of that level that is unparalleled in the world."
Li Qi smiled and said: "That is naturally superior, but it is not the best."
Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment and gave Li Qi a look, hinting that there was something wrong with what he said.
Li Qi pretended not to see it.
Wang Yun didn't believe it: "Isn't it possible? Doesn't the emperor of your country drink the best Tianxia Wushuang?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It seems that you still don't understand Tianxia Wushuang. Good wine needs time to mature. In other words, if you drink the same kind of Wushuang today and drink it tomorrow, the latter will obviously be better."
, so there is never the best in Tianxia Wushuang, only better."
"I see."
Everyone nodded frequently when they heard this.
Wang Yun frowned and said: "Shi Guanyan, if we want to buy it, of course we have to buy the best one, but isn't the price of a barrel of sixty guan a little too expensive?"
"It's not expensive at all." Li Qi smiled and said: "I believe you all know the unique way to drink it. Just like tasting the best tea, you have to drink it slowly, sip it in small sips. Drinking is all about taste.
, if you ask a farmer to taste it, he might think it is juice. Unlike other wines, you can drink a large bowl in one gulp, which is so rude. In other words, if you drink a pot of Unparalleled Wine, it is equivalent to drinking by others.
A jar of other wines. I have also made statistics for this. Comparing Tianxia Wushuang with rice wine, a good wine person spends three guan more on rice wine in the same month than Tianxia Wushuang.
, based on this calculation, my unparalleled wine is much cheaper than those wines. This is just one of them."
Liang Shicheng almost laughed when he heard this. I just told you a few days ago. How can you find the time to do statistics? But this statement is really novel.
Everyone was stunned for a moment after being fooled by Li Qi. Li Hammer asked: "What else is that?"
"The other thing is that the quantity is small and the process is complicated." Li Qi shook his head, as if he had lost money, and said: "I'm afraid you won't believe anything I say in this regard, so be it. If you are willing, let's go
A trip to the wine shop will help you learn more about this unique place in the world."
This request was something everyone wanted. They nodded their heads.
Li Qi led everyone to the winery behind the Qin Mansion. Now the winery in Zuixianju has been expanded several times, and Li Qi also built a new winery in his manor.
When the door of the wine shop opened, a wave of heat hit us, and we saw seventy or eighty workers inside working in front of the machines. They looked very busy.
Li Qi saw everyone's surprised expressions and laughed secretly, haha. These are really a bunch of actors.
"Master Li."
When the winemakers saw Li Qi coming, they immediately saluted him.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Thank you everyone for your hard work. Just keep doing it and leave us alone."
"yes."
The winemakers responded and continued to make the wine in a decent manner.
"please."
Li Qi led everyone inside and took a quick look. The three large stills were the most eye-catching.
Pu Zhiqian asked: "Guan Yanshi, what is this furnace used for?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course it is used to brew Tianxia Wushuang, and this boiler is the center of the entire winery, and the rest of the equipment revolves around it."
This doesn't mean that he didn't say anything. Pu Zhiqian nodded his head.
Wang Yun suddenly pointed to a stove on the left and said, "What are they doing?"
I saw a large pot placed on the stove. The pot was filled with water, but the fire was not big and there was a trace of steam. There were two people standing around it. One was staring at the stove and the other was staring at the water in the pot.
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Li Qi smiled and said: "This is the water quality we are measuring. The water we use in Tianxia Wushuang must go through many tests before it can be applied to Tianxia Wushuang in order to achieve the most perfection."
The water used to make wine is so strict. Everyone looked surprised.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Everyone, there are almost fifty or so processes in brewing the unparalleled wine in the world. Each process is very strict and does not allow for the slightest error. Only in this way can we brew the unparalleled wine."
What can everyone say when they see such a complicated process? They can only nod in agreement.
Li Hamo suddenly laughed and said: "Envoy Guan Yan, when you brought us here, weren't you afraid that we would steal our troops and go back?"
Li Qi laughed and said: "Envoy Li He is joking. Since I dare to bring you here, I am not afraid of the secret being leaked. Let me tell you this, even if I give you this winery, you will not be able to brew the world."
Come Wushuang, if anyone doesn't believe it, I can make a bet with him." I also added in my heart, let alone you, even I can't brew it.
Seeing that he was so confident, Li Hamo felt a little guilty and said with a smile: "Guan Yan's words are serious, I just asked casually."
Li Qi took them around the wine shop. After being fooled for a while, everyone was already a little dizzy. Seeing this complicated process, everyone had one head and two heads. After listening for a long time, they didn't understand anything.
Then Li Qi took them to the wine cellar. This wine cellar was newly built and was separate from the unparalleled wine cellar. They saw wooden barrels placed diagonally on the wine racks.
Li Qi led everyone around and said with a smile: "The grades of Tianxia Wushuang are mainly divided by year, followed by purity, and finally the raw materials. The longer Tianxia Wushuang has been aged, the more expensive it will naturally be. Please take a look, everyone.
The barrels have the year, month and day on them, which is clear at a glance. Tian Xia Wushuang is divided into eight categories. These eight categories are divided according to raw materials, that is, fruits, and there are sixteen kinds of flavors. Each one has a profound meaning, and the taste is also
Each has its own characteristics, such as the familiar fire, night, etc. But you have just seen it. If you want to brew a barrel that is unique in the world, you must discard several barrels before you can get such a fine wine. So the price I give you
It’s really not expensive at all. It can be said that you’re making money at a loss. The material of this wooden barrel is of the highest quality, and the price is not cheap.”
What he said later was filled with tears, snot, and overwhelming resentment. Liang Shicheng was so amused that he hid aside and snickered. He added: "With the Tao, people make plans and achieve things by heaven. The right time and place cannot be forced.
, cannot be mastered by humans, so the top-quality Tianxia Wushuang is even rarer. I am still worried that I cannot meet your needs. I also hope that you can be more tolerant and order less if you can buy less.
, let me say thank you first."
When everyone heard this, they thought it was okay and quickly placed their orders. Money was not an issue, they were just afraid of falling behind others.
Since money is no problem, Li Qi has no problem even more.