Li Jie and Lin Huai's group came to the brewing workshop and introduced as they walked: "This method uses sorghum as the raw material, boils it into three parts and mixes it with wheat koji, puts it in the grain cellar, and steams it for a month, that is, roasts it.
"Re-brewing must go through several rounds before it is completed. The first round is called raw sand, the third and fourth rounds are called sunshades, the sixth and seventh rounds are called big returns of sand, and the subsequent rounds are called small returns of sand. Finally, the wine is ready to drink."
Lin Wen, the shopkeeper in charge of the winery, carefully recorded the winemaking method Li Jie said. When the three of them separated, the paper used for recording would be destroyed. Everything must be recorded in the mind and not left on the paper.
To prevent the formula from being lost, in his opinion, this recipe is worth tens of thousands of dollars and can be passed down from generation to generation. No matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.
When Li Jie talked about the key point, Lin Wenfa asked: "Be careful, this method is complicated and requires a lot of manpower. The scale of the wine shop in the clan has always been small, so I'm afraid there won't be enough manpower. If we blindly recruit people, I'm afraid it will inevitably lead to problems."
If the process is leaked, why should you teach me?"
Li Jie smiled indifferently and said: "Uncle Jiu, don't worry. Firstly, our output will not be too large and we will only trade on the mutual market. Secondly, we can use the segmentation method and hand over each process to different people."
People do it, and key steps such as feeding and distillation are left to the family members. Even if a leak occurs, there will not be much loss."
Lin Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he laughed loudly: "This method is wonderful. Even if there is a leakage problem, only one of the joints will be leaked. In the future, all secret recipes in the family can be produced according to this method, and there is no need to worry about leakage problems in the future.
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Lin Huai also sighed: "Shenzhi, it's a blessing for the family to have you return to the family! The segmentation method you proposed allows the family to have no worries. Production will start when the utensils are ready."
Assembly line production has actually existed since ancient times. However, due to the poor traffic at that time and the slow transmission of information, as well as the conservative atmosphere in society at that time, it has not spread. In fact, this is not a mysterious thing. As long as standardized production
can be seamlessly connected, and standardized production started earlier. Weapons production during the Qin Dynasty has been standardized. The dimensional errors of similar weapons unearthed are extremely small. The parts on the Qin crossbow can be used with each other thanks to the extremely small errors.
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Li Jie said modestly: "This is what Shenzhi should do. The family is the backing of all of us, and we are also the beneficiaries of the family's strength."
Lin Huai nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. This nephew is indeed a rare talent. The last clan meeting discussed cultivating him as a leader of the next generation. Many people in the meeting thought that he would return.
He objected on the grounds that his family time was too short.
This time Li Jie directly contributed such a valuable wine-making secret recipe to the family. After this time, no one would object anymore. Lin Huai was extremely satisfied with Li Jie at this moment. He felt that Li Jie was all over his body.
sparkling.
Li Jie then explained the details of winemaking to Lin Wen several times in detail. Lin Wenfa asked: "Why do we have to go through eight fermentations and eight times of steaming the wine? Doesn't this increase the cost greatly? And we sell directly.
Go to Tartar, those barbarians know what good wine is and what is bad, as long as the wine is strong enough, they won't care so much."
Li Jie explained: "Uncle Jiu, only after repeated fermentation and cooking, the final quality of the wine is top-grade. This is also to distinguish it from the shochu on the market. We are taking the high-quality route, pricing and high output.
If the quality of the wine does not meet the requirements, it will be difficult to break out among those time-honored brands."
Lin Huai said from the side: "Just do what Shen Zhi wants. By the way, since this brewing recipe is provided to the family by Shen Zhi, I won't bother the two masters, and you can name it."
Li Jie pondered for a moment and said, "How about calling me Zui Liuxia? What do you think, Uncle Clan?"
Lin Huai clapped his hands and said hello: "Okay! But it is taken from Meng Haoran's 'If the child's face can be retained, why not be drunk and the clouds are flowing'?"
Li Jie nodded. Unexpectedly, the clan uncle could immediately think of the source. Lin Wen also clapped his hands and applauded: "I heard Shen Zhi say that the wine brewed by this method is very intoxicating. The name is very appropriate. Even the flowing clouds can make you drunk.
, not to mention people? Good! Good! It’s both elegant and vulgar!”
"By the way, Uncle Jiu, the packaging of Zui Liuxia must be exquisite. Ask the skilled craftsmen of the clan to carve it out of nanmu. Remember, it must be luxurious. As long as others see the packaging, they will know that this wine is "expensive"."
Lin Wen thought for a moment: "Will this scare others away?"
Li Jie smiled slightly: "How come, our target group is those high-end customers. As long as the quality is guaranteed, they don't care how expensive it is. Everyone in the world has a desire to compare. As long as it can satisfy their psychology, then the price is not
Question, if you are worried, try my strategy first and see the effect."
"Also, you can ask someone to try it for free during your first transaction. I believe that anyone who has drunk Liuxia will never forget its taste."
Lin Wen sighed repeatedly: "Oh! I have been working here for most of my life. I really didn't expect that there are so many ways to do business. When you said it, I suddenly became enlightened. No wonder people say that you know it from birth. Now I kind of believe this statement.
Hey, Shenzhi, you have never had any contact with merchants, have you?"
Li Jie thought that these methods would be known to everyone in later generations, but the ancients were too sincere and always operated with integrity. The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and there are not many categories to choose from. It is not like the productivity of later generations, where there are many similar products. If you don't do an inventory,
I am afraid that if I recruit from outside, I will lose everyone.
"I know a little bit about it. My family even runs a grain store and a cloth shop. I just figure out these ideas on a daily basis."
Lin Wen shook his head: "You are too modest. These are not things you can think of by just thinking. Only a genius like you can think of them."
Li Jie waved his hands repeatedly: "Uncle Ninth is too much, and my nephew can only talk about it on paper. I'm afraid he is not able to run it in real life. This time Shen Zhi went to the capital with his family, and the shop in Fuzhou City still needs to be built."
Uncle Jiu will take care of you, thank you for your trouble."
Lin Huai coughed: "Don't worry, Shen Zhi. I have discussed it with your Ninth Uncle before. When the time comes, let his third son Haoxuan help you take care of the shop. Haoxuan is a smart man. I think there will be no problem. He will make a profit during the period."
If the clan doesn’t take any of it, I’ll give it all back to you.”
Hearing this, Li Jie hurriedly said: "It's okay not to take any money. As usual, we should hand over two layers of profits to Haoxuan. We can't let him work in vain."
Lin Huai waved his hand: "No, Haoxuan's part of the income will be paid by the clan, and he will not suffer any loss."
Seeing that Li Jie was still thinking about talking, Lin Huai's face turned serious: "Even if you didn't submit the secret recipe for brewing wine, the clan would still do it. What's more, just by brewing wine, the clan can earn a lot of money every day, and it has already occupied a lot of money."
It’s a huge bargain, so be careful and you don’t need to say anything more!”
After everything was discussed, Li Jie returned to the city with a brisk pace. Once Zui Liuxia starts selling, there should be no need to worry about money issues.