The strongest peasant city

Chapter 49 The Power of Wine Heart Grass
"It turns out that Mr. Li is also aware of the current situation of Longquan Distillery!" Li Xiaogang smiled lightly, and then his words turned sharp: "I just don't know if Director Li has come up with any policies to save the distillery?"

Li Yong said: "If I figured out something, would I still sit here and sigh?"

Li Xiaogang stood up and said: "If you want to make a good and big factory, capital, management, technology, and products are all interlinked and indispensable! Today's Longquan Distillery is short of funds, lagging in management, monotonous in products, and poor in technology. lag behind, how can it be prosperous like this?"

Li Xiaogang's words were not concealed at all, which seemed a bit harsh, but because of this, Li Yong valued Li Xiaogang even more.

"Does the gentleman think that my small factory full of problems has the possibility to take off again?"

Li Yong asked eagerly.

Li Xiaogang said with a smile: "50 years ago, your grandfather started from scratch and was able to develop to where you are today. Now your grandfather has laid a foundation for you. If you don't develop well, it will be a joke!"

What Li Xiaogang said made Li Yong think deeply. Li Xiaogang was right. Fifty years ago, his grandfather had nothing but led a group of poor people to create a famous Longquan brand. , my own factory, skilled workers, such favorable conditions are many times better than those when my grandfather started his business. Why can't I let Longquan take off again?
"Excuse me, sir, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

Li Yong looked at Li Xiaogang eagerly, as if he saw an opportunity for Longquan to take off again.

Li Xiaogang said straightforwardly: "I came this time to buy Longquan Distillery!" Li Yong was very disappointed by Li Xiaogang's words, and his face immediately turned cold, and the enthusiasm just disappeared without a trace.

"Sorry, I will not sell Longquan Distillery to others! Please go back!"

Li Yong's tone made Li Xiaogang a proof first, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "I know, the reason why you have been unwilling to sell Longquan Distillery is because of the Longquan brand! This is the three generations of your family. It was bought with blood and sweat, I understand that you don’t want to pass it on to someone else! But then do you have the heart to watch this brand disappear completely?

Longquan Distillery is already in danger at this time. Although you are still struggling to support it, how long can you last?a month?Or half a year?Or...won't make it through a week! "

Li Xiaogang's words were spoken in Li Yong's heart. He clearly knew that from the day Longquan Distillery officially closed its doors, Longquan's brand, which has been soaked in the efforts of three generations of his family, will be completely forgotten by the world. , become history!
"However, if I sell Longquan Distillery to you, wouldn't that also mean the destruction of the Longquan brand?"

Li Yong said unwillingly.

"No! I will not let Longquan disappear, on the contrary, I will make it brilliant again! Even if I buy Longquan Distillery, I will continue to use Longquan as the brand name of our new products, and you are still Longquan Distillery Director of the factory! At that time, I will provide you with funds and new products, regain the market we lost, and promote the Longquan brand to the whole country and even the whole world!" Li Xiaogang's firm expression made Li Yong a little moved.

"You really won't give up on Longquan?"

Li Yong asked hesitantly, Li Xiaogang knew that his heart was moved, so he nodded sincerely at that moment.

"Okay, you have convinced me! But you have to convince my grandfather and father! They are much more difficult to deal with than me, hehe..." Li Yong said with a smile.

Li Xiaogang nodded and said: "No problem, I will convince him! But before I go to convince them, I will first use your winery's equipment to develop my new products, and then I will bring them to you My grandfather and father believe that it will save a lot of effort! Hehe..."

"Are you that confident?"

Li Yong looked at the smiling Li Xiaogang, and asked wonderingly, "What kind of wine is it?"

Since he was about to become his subordinate soon, Li Xiaogang didn't hold back any more towards him, and said, "Do you know why I want to buy your winery at this time?"

Li Yong shook his head in confusion.

Li Xiaogang sighed and said, "You also know the heavy rain a few days ago?"

Li Yong nodded and said, "Why don't you know, I heard that the farmers suffered a lot due to the heavy rain!"

Li Xiaogang said: "Yes! If the large amount of malted wheat in the hands of farmers cannot be fully utilized, tens of thousands of peasant families will fall into an unprecedented predicament! I am a farmer, and seeing the worries and despair on the faces of the villagers, I It hurts! So I wonder if I can make wine with these malts..."

"You are a farmer!?"

Li Yong looked at Li Xiaogang in surprise and said.

Li Xiaogang said with a chuckle: "Yes, I am a farmer! Why, it doesn't look like it?"

Li Yong shook his head and said, "It really doesn't look like that at all! But now I feel more and more that it may be a very wise decision to hand over Longquan Distillery to you!"

"Don't worry, you will be proud of your decision today for the rest of your life!" Li Xiaogang patted Li Yong's shoulder confidently and smiled.

Li Yong smiled and nodded, and said: "By the way, didn't you say you want to research some new products, let's go now!" After Li Yong finished speaking, he pulled Li Xiaogang and walked towards the factory building.

Li Xiaogang shook his head and said in his heart: "This Li Yong is really a whirlwind! But he has a youthful vigor, and he will definitely be a good factory manager in the future, even..."

Under the enthusiastic greetings and surprised gazes of the workers, Li Xiaogang followed Li Yong into the brewery.

As soon as you enter the room, you will be greeted by a strong and intoxicating aroma of wine.

The wine made from pure grain is more fragrant than the wine blended with alcohol.

When he came to the factory, Li Yong smiled and said to Li Xiaogang: "Do you want to disperse people so that your technology won't be leaked?"

Li Xiaogang smiled and said: "It's okay, let them watch it! I can let them watch it from beginning to end and they still don't know anything. Do you believe it?"

Looking at Li Xiaogang's smile, Li Yong is now more and more confused about Li Xiaogang.

"Now send someone to find some barley!" Li Yong was taken aback by Li Xiaogang's words, "Are you really planning to use barley to make wine?"

Li Xiaogang rolled his eyes at him and said: "Nonsense! Everyone uses grain to make wine. If we don't produce new ones, how can we defeat them? Go!" Li Xiaogang dismissed the mumbling Li Yong, and began to look at the rich Traditional brewing equipment.

A huge steamer, next to it is an equally huge fermentation furnace that is sealed and has no suspected gaps. A pipe is connected to it, and the other end is a filter pool. After several filtration processes, the finished wine flows into the wine jar along the pipe. , put on the mud seal.

Although the process is very simple, only in this way can the true quality of the grain wine be maintained. Li Xiaogang is very satisfied with all these.

At this time, Li Yong also directed the workers to bring several bags of malted wheat.

"Pour the malt into the steamer!" Li Xiaogang was not polite, and ordered loudly. It was the first time for these brewers who had worked for many years to see someone using malt to make wine. They were very curious and obeyed without any displeasure. According to Li Xiaogang's order, pour all the malt into it.

Then he looked at Li Xiaogang waiting for his next instruction.

Li Xiaogang put his hand into his bosom pretendingly, but in fact, he used this to cover up and took out a wine heart grass from Nuwa's ring.

Nuwa God Ring is a vacuum space, so things can be stored without corruption for thousands of years.

After such a long time, the wine heart grass is still green.

"This is?"

Li Yong waited for a long time but saw that Li Xiaogang just took out a stalk of grass, he couldn't help being a little puzzled.

Li Xiaogang smiled and said: "This is the biggest secret of the new Longquan wine!" After speaking, he casually threw the wine heart grass into the cauldron.

Li Xiaogang's behavior puzzled Li Yong. Although he had never seen wine heart grass, it was like a child's play for Li Xiaogang to rely entirely on a weed of unknown origin to make wine.

Seeing Li Yong's suspicious and distrustful eyes, Li Xiaogang didn't mind at all, just smiled and let his suspicion go.

After about half an hour, a strong aroma of wine began to come out of the huge steamer.

"How is it possible?!" Li Yong and the workers were a little dumbfounded.

This is just the first step. Cooking the grain should not produce this kind of bouquet at all.

"Is it that mysterious grass?"

Li Yong looked at Li Xiaogang with piercing eyes, Li Xiaogang just smiled and said: "After three hours, move the cooked grains to the fermentation furnace to ferment, then put another tree, and it will be ready in about half an hour." Make wine! How the effect is, we will see!" Li Xiaogang took out a wine stalk and handed it to a worker beside him.

The worker tremblingly took the wine heart plant over carefully, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, suddenly there was a bang, Li Xiaogang suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly looked, it was too late, that A worker had fallen to the ground and passed out.

"What's going on here?"

Li Yong stared at Li Xiaogang dumbfounded, Li Xiaogang smiled wryly and said: "This grass is called wine heart grass, and the body contains the spirit of wine! It is said that people in ancient times used it as wine. The raw material is the wine squeezed from a wine heart plant, which can be mixed with water for hundreds of people to drink, so it can be seen that the alcohol it contains is only pure! Don't worry, he just smelled the wine heart plant and fell drunk That's all.

After speaking, he turned his head to look at everyone and said, "Pay attention from now on, when operating wine heart grass, you must stuff cotton in your nostrils or wear a mask!"

"Aren't you joking! Just the smell can be intoxicating? Why have I never heard of such a plant in this world?"

Li Yong said in surprise.

Li Xiaogang chuckled, and said in his heart: "I found this in the depths of Cong Shennongjia, it would be strange if you knew it!"

(End of this chapter)