The next day, Philisto drove Russell to the cigarette factory and tried out the newly developed cigarettes. They tasted good. Nivino is a good subordinate. After Russell's teachings, he has now learned to think and do things independently.

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He mixed the cut tobacco with chocolate and food essence to give the cigarette a chocolate bean flavor, which smelled a little bitter but was very sweet when smoked.

Niveno wanted to make cigars, but could not find suitable tobacco leaves. After all, the tobacco leaves of cigarettes and cigars are different, and the tobacco leaves of cigars are extremely important.

But there are no places near the Mediterranean that can produce cigar tobacco. Even if tobacco is produced in Libya and Turkey, it is a second-rate product.

Besides, although the profits from cigars are huge, the sales volume is pitifully small. Instead of spending a lot of time making cigars, it is better to concentrate on making cigarettes.

Moreover, cigars are not accessible to ordinary people. People who really know how to taste cigars will only smoke those produced in Cuba and Dominica, because they are world-famous.

Rich people would never even take a look at cigars produced in small places, they are of no quality at all.

So Russell refused. This business was not very interesting.

His savings now amount to 12 million lire, including 7.3 million lire worth of gold and 4.7 million lire in cash.

Even if you keep this amount of money and don't use it, you can only exchange it for 120,000 yuan in reality.

Of course, Russell was not in a hurry. Although the red health bar on his basic panel was full and the return button at the back also lit up, he didn't want to go back too soon, not only because he didn't make enough money, but also because of Marlena.

When oil, maritime passenger transport, trade, and tobacco are running smoothly, then he will have to consider whether to return.

The open space next to the tobacco factory also needed to be utilized, and Russell had people build tobacco processing rooms and warehouses. Originally, he wanted to move the tobacco factory to the center of Sicily because the current transportation was too inconvenient. But after thinking about it carefully, it was not possible.

What's the use? It not only wastes people and money, but also causes a lot of trouble and thieves.

After leaving the cigarette factory, Russell took Philisto and others to the winery.

He has high hopes for the winery, because the profits from tobacco and alcohol are considerable, and high-quality red wine can quickly enter the high-end market and win praise from many nobles.

The day after Old Fuado made distilled wine, Russell sent someone the recipe for making red wine. This recipe was kindly sponsored by Senator Hagen. He bought it from an old Italian nobleman and used the recipe to

10% profit from investment.

It has to be said that Russell and Hagen are old friends, so Hagen did not open his mouth like a lion, but instead gave a friendly price. You must know that the red wine formula is the highest secret in any winery. Some wineries keep the formula secret in order to keep it secret.

It is divided into five steps, and five people are responsible for their own work according to the steps to prevent the leakage of the formula.

But after Russell got the formula, he didn't explain too much to Lao Fuya, nor did he say anything to threaten them. He just told them to brew red wine and your life would be better.

As soon as I entered the winery gate, I saw nearly a hundred gardeners digging for grape roots. The original grape variety was not good, so I had to replace it with Sicily's specialty black pearl grape, which is the main raw material in the recipe.

When old Fuado saw Russell coming, he immediately took young Fuado and his fiancée, saluted and said hello to Russell, and respectfully called him Mr. Godfather.

Little Fuado and his fiancée have married, she has obtained the status of the town of Casticutto, and is now a resident of Sicily.

The couple was so grateful to their godfather that they even said they were willing to work as cows and horses.

"Mr. Godfather, we have brewed black pearl wine, please taste it."

Russell nodded.

I tasted the black pearl wine in the wine cellar and found it to be delicious, sweet but not astringent, with a winey aroma on my tongue.

Its color is much darker than ordinary red wine, and it is mainly used for blending... It contains several kinds of dried fruits, such as oranges, mint leaves, etc.

"Mr. Godfather, if our wine is stored for a period of time, it will have a different taste and texture."

Old Fuado was a winemaker, and his thoughts only stopped on the taste and texture, and did not think about how to sell red wine.

But Russell had to think, and he already had an idea.

"Blend distilled liquor with black pearls in a ratio of one to three and try it."

Old Fuya was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything and went straight to the operation.

When the blended wine appeared, the color was much lighter than before. After taking another sip, Lao Fuya had an indescribable feeling.

"Mr. Godfather, you are so wise. The red wine blended in this way is not only sweet and full of fruity aroma, but also has the concentration of strong liquor, which makes the touch of the tip of the tongue more and more numb. It is like dancing ballroom with a beauty, and the whole body is full of heat.

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Russell took a sip and nodded: "This is the real Duke Black Pearl! That's the name of our wine. Ballroom dancing with a beauty? A good metaphor. Old Fuado, what did you use when making wine?

step?"

"Mr. Godfather, I brewed it strictly according to the recipe. First, I used a hammer to hit the koji, like hitting a girl's back..."

Russell shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no, this metaphor is inappropriate. When our winery brews Duke Black Pearl red wine, we use hundreds of blooming girls to step on the raw materials with bare feet, crush and remove the stems, and let the original juice ferment naturally."

Old Fuya was stunned for a moment, "This..."

"The higher the high-end red wine, the more stringent the brewing process. You just make the wine step by step, but you don't think about how to sell it. What is our salesman's advertising slogan?"

Old Fuado was dumbfounded, while little Fuado next to him had bright eyes and understood Russell's words immediately.

"Godfather, our salesman's advertising slogan will be that hundreds of young girls who have not yet left the palace will step on the raw materials with bare feet to crush and remove the stems, and then the girls will press it with their own hands, so that the koji will naturally ferment, so that it has such a sweet taste and intensity."

Russell looked at little Fuado and nodded, "You are very smart. You need a gimmick to advertise widely. But what if such advertising words are rejected by the market and sales cannot increase?"

Xiao Fuado said plausibly: "That must be someone spreading rumors! We must hold him accountable and change the bottle and label to put it on the market again."

Russell patted little Fouado on the shoulder and said, "You are very business-minded. From now on, you will be in charge of sales and your father will be in charge of brewing. I will hand over the entire winery to your family."

"Mr. Godfather, we are very grateful. How could I be so kind to you?"

Russell said: "You are technical talents. The most indispensable thing here is people who shout and kill, but technical talents are very scarce."

There are two meanings to this statement, and Lao Fuado obviously understood.

"Mr. Godfather, please rest assured that the lives of our family can be entrusted to you."

Russell said to the three of them: "After little Fuado's child is born, how about Philisto adopting an adopted son?"

The three of them looked at Philisto together, knowing that this was the grace of the godfather.

"Godfather, I listen to you."

"Very good, then it's decided."

Old Fuado said gratefully: "Mr. Godfather, we have nothing to offer in return. We will guard the winery with our lives and will not let you down."

When Philisto drove Russell away from the winery, the father and son looked at each other, and the excitement in their eyes was revealed. In the past, they were just at the bottom, but now they have become the heads of Mr. Godfather's industry, and their status has risen instantly.

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Besides, if the unborn child recognizes Philisto as his godfather, his future will be even more limitless.

On the way back to the town, Philisto explained the internal personnel arrangements of the winery.

Half of those gardeners were arranged by him to keep an eye on the goings-on in the winery and act as secret sentries to protect the winery.

There is no need to worry about someone stealing the formula, let alone anyone having second thoughts.
Chapter completed!