Qin Lin followed Master Zhang into a simple office.
Master Zhang cleared a place after rummaging through a pile of debris, and then saw him pull out stone bricks in that place, revealing an entrance.
In other words, Li Qing guessed correctly, there really is a cellar within a cellar.
Master Zhang did not forget to explain: "Boss Qin, there is actually a wine cellar underneath this winery specifically for wine storage."
"Is this cellar within a cellar a special storage cellar?" Li Qing was inexplicably looking forward to it.
Generally, for the sake of efficiency, winery cellars produce wine at a very fast pace, which creates an environmental problem and makes it impossible to store aged wine.
Therefore, to store aged wine, you need to build a smaller special storage cellar.
Under normal circumstances, this special storage cellar is rarely opened to reduce the impact of external factors.
When Qin Lin followed Master Zhang into the cellar within a cellar, he also saw clearly the scene inside.
The space is not very large, but it is filled with sealed wine jars for storage, both large and small. Judging from the style, it must be affected by the age, and the sizes cannot be unified.
Moreover, depending on the surface oxidation of the large wine vat, these wines were not put in the same batch. Some were put in very early, and some were put in recently.
Master Zhang also explained: "A lot of the wine in here was put in later. Almost every year I put some in without telling everyone."
Qin Lin asked curiously: "Master Zhang, has this wine cellar never been discovered?"
Li Qing also looked at Master Zhang curiously.
He could see that there were more than 10 large wine jars in the corner, which were obviously very old, and he didn't know how many of them had been preserved intact.
Due to technical reasons for storage of wine, waste wine will appear after a certain period of time. The longer the time, the higher the waste wine rate.
This is why wines that are 20 or 30 years old can still be seen on the market, but will be almost invisible for a longer period of time. Once they appear, the price is beyond imagination.
Master Zhang also began to recall at this time: "Actually, I didn't know about this wine cellar at the beginning, the master never told me."
"I discovered mine by accident. I originally wanted to report it when I found it. Who knew those officials were so stupid? When an official came here and said that the quality of materials should be reduced for the sake of efficiency, I simply didn't. said."
"Later, I enclosed this place as my office. The production of the winery was under my control. Other masters would not enter my office casually. As for the management, they did not come to the winery twice a year."
"I can guess that the winery will be sold or even go bankrupt if there are a few people who are not just fooling around. I am going to keep these wines to see if there is a chance to save the winery."
Qin Lin asked again: "Then the people who used to live in this wine cellar don't know about it?"
Master Zhang thought for a while and said, "I'm also curious about this, so after investigation, there should be only one possibility. After the winery was built, it belonged to the cooperative collective at the beginning. Didn't there be a bad period after that?"
"The winery was affected in the last few years of that period and was idle for a long time. Later, the winery was restarted as a county enterprise, and the employees were no longer the same group of employees."
"My master also entered the winery to survive after his son passed away. I just don't know why he didn't tell me about the wine cellar. When I found it, there was obviously wine in it that he put in later."
This seems to be a bit twisty, but it is probably consistent with the wine cellar time mentioned before.
Qin Lin and Li Qing also knew what that period of time meant. The topic was a bit sensitive, and they didn't want to ask more. There was no point in exploring it anyway.
What he is most concerned about now is the wine in the cellar, especially Qin Lin. He just got a wild ginseng and 9 sophora flavescens, and he needs good wine to make wine.
Master Qin added: "Boss Qin, now that you have bought this winery, I believe you can run the winery well, so just use the wine. It may be helpful."
He started working as an apprentice in a winery when he was young and now he is the technical director. Along the way, he has relied on this winery to marry a wife, have children, and support his family. It has become his obsession not to let the winery collapse. read.
Qin Lin looked at Master Zhang's sincere look and nodded.
Although the current name of Qinglin Liquor can be used when promoting wine, it will be easier to promote ordinary wine if there are some old wines.
However, he was a little worried and said: "By the way, Master Zhang, will you be fine if the county finds out what you did?"
To be more serious, this kind of behavior can be regarded as embezzlement of state property for private use.
To be honest, he really doesn't want anything to happen to Master Zhang now.
This old master is quite nice.
Otherwise, the wine in this cellar should be worth a lot of money, and he would have had the chance to move out long ago.
Li Qing smiled and said, "What's the matter? Boss Qin, you only discovered this cellar after you bought the winery, and found that there was a lot of old wine in it."
"Moreover, the contract has been signed. That is also Youcheng's own problem. It is most likely that those few people who are not just toys in Master Zhang's mouth are taking the blame. It is the most ridiculous thing to not know that the winery has such a fortune after being in charge for so long. .”
Master Zhang also immediately said: "Yes, boss, you only discovered this wine cellar after you bought the winery. No one knew about it before."
Li Qing said lightly, "Actually, it's okay even if You Cheng knows about it. You Cheng relies on you, Boss Qin, so these things won't be serious."
Qin Lin was completely relieved when he heard this and said, "Mr. Li, let's take a look at the wine first."
"I'm just waiting for your words." Li Qing almost immediately walked towards the more than 10 jars of wine in the corner.
These 10 jars of wine are obviously the oldest. According to Master Zhang, these may have been put in before the winery had any trouble during that period, so the vintage is older.
Li Qing checked the 10 large wine jars before pouring them. The mud seals were intact and they looked unopened. He looked around along the mud seals before carefully knocking off the mud seals and opening the lids.
After a moment, he smelled the smell coming from inside and sighed: "It's useless wine!"
The smell of waste wine was so unpleasant that he didn't even need to look any further.
Li Qing continued to open the second jar, and this time he frowned: "I'm still drunk."
This also gave him a bad premonition, because the waste rate of aged wine was too high. These 10 jars were too old. Based on the storage conditions at the time, the waste rate was 100%.
Sure enough, after Li Qing completely opened the 10 jars of wine, they were all gone.
Then, he looked at other older wine jars.
According to Master Zhang, part of the wine in the cellar was put by his master in different years, and the other part was put out by Master Zhang every year in different years.
Li Qing's sense of expectation dropped sharply as he drank the waste wine one after another. Sure enough, he opened some older wines, but they were still waste wine.
"Hey, it's all useless." Master Zhang looked at the jars of useless wine and sighed again and again.
Li Qing had already walked towards the jar of wine again. After opening it this time, he suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, this jar has the best aroma of this wine."
I saw that he had come closer to the mouth of the jar, fanned it and smelled it carefully, then reached out to dip a little and put it in his mouth. After a moment, he said: "The 30-year-old wine is pure wine. It exceeds 60 degrees and needs to be blended before drinking."
"I'll get the wine and seduction tools." Master Zhang was about to run out in a hurry.
Li Qing hurriedly shouted: "Don't mess with the inferior wine from this winery, it will be a waste of natural resources."
Only then did Master Zhang remember what the current wines in the winery were, and he immediately stopped.
Qin Lin's eyes lit up when he heard Li Qing's words.
How much is 30-year-old wine worth?
Depending on the category, the price of 500ML of 30-year-old Moutai ranges from 20,000 to 30,000 per bottle.
This type of Maotai is already difficult to buy.
Now with the reputation of Qinglin medicinal wine, this 30-year-old wine cannot be too cheap if it bears the brand of 'Qinglin wine', right?
The key is this big altar, which can mix a lot of wine.
If this was used to make wine, how much would the medicinal wine be worth?
The key is that if the news about this wine spreads, he will bring out some older wines in the future. This is the best cover up, and no one from the outside world will think too much about it.
However, Li Qing had already opened the jars of wine that Master Zhang's master had put in.
Master Zhang found that the wine cellar was not too old, only more than ten years. There was no need to open the wine he put in. Opening it now would be a waste. Waiting for enough years to open it would mean that a batch could be released every year.
From now on, we will continue to put in a batch of wine every year.
In the end, most of the wine was still waste wine, but several jars of good wine were produced, including one jar of 30-year-old wine, two jars of 25-year-old wine, and three jars of 20-year-old wine, all of which were pure wine.
However, the wine jars are not big, each weighing about 200 kilograms.
In other words, 30-year-old puree wine weighs 200 kilograms, 25-year-old puree wine weighs 400 kilograms, and 20-year-old puree wine weighs 600 kilograms.
The combined price of these is very high. If the county knew about it, the people who would take the blame would probably be even worse.
I just don’t know why Master Zhang’s master kept putting wine in it in the first place and didn’t tell him.
Anyway, Qin Lin and the others couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time.
But many times people have some weird behaviors or obsessions that they can't figure out.
Li Qing also told a story about an old farmer who made wine and buried it in his backyard.
The old farmer didn't know the purpose of burying the wine. He just wanted to bury some wine every year. The key was that his storage technology was very good.
Twenty years later, those wines turned out to be worth a lot of money. The old farmer later sold the wines and used the money to open a winery, which has now developed into a very well-known brand of wine.
Master Zhang said at this time: "Boss, this wine needs to be blended before it can be used."
The alcoholic content of puree wine is too high and is not suitable for drinking directly. Generally, it needs to be blended and lowered. Of course, you can also directly add purified water to blend, but the texture and taste will be very different.
Naturally, after blending, the alcohol content of the puree wine decreases, but the quantity increases, which means that the blended wine will far exceed the current quantity.
Li Qing said hurriedly: "Boss Qin, can I help you blend these wines? If you use these wines to make medicinal wine, it should be silver-level, right? Then give me two bottles first."
"I'll give you 4 bottles." Qin Lin said immediately.
With the system, the so-called bronze wine and silver wine are not a problem to him, but having Li Qing mix the wine himself is different.
Li Qing's research on wine is definitely very good, and the wine he mixes will definitely maintain the aroma and taste of the wine. When used to make wine, the quality of the medicinal wine will also be better.
"Deal." Li Qing didn't hesitate, picked up the phone and made a call.
He is actually a little eager to try blending these older wines. After all, this kind of opportunity is rare for him.
As soon as the call was connected, Li Qing said inside: "Mr. Zhuang, it's me!"
"Master Li, what are your orders today?" Mr. Zhuang on the other side of the phone asked immediately. He didn't dare to neglect this Master Li.
Li Qing got straight to the point and said: "Mr. Zhuang, send me a batch of special blending wine and materials to Youcheng. It should be able to blend about 1,200 kilograms of puree wine."
Mr. Zhuang was surprised: "So many? Which winery is Mr. Li at?"
Li Qing said directly: "Don't rush to ask, it won't affect your business, your wine is too low-grade."
"Uh!" Mr. Zhuang was at a loss for words for a moment: "Master Li, can you please stop this? My wine is the leader among mid-range wines, and there is also a wine that has entered the ranks of high-end wines."
Li Qing was too lazy to discuss this and continued: "I'm at the old wine cellar in Qinglin Villa. Remember to deliver the things over quickly."
Qin Lin smiled as he listened to Li Qing's words.
Qinglin Villa has an old wine cellar, and it would be best if the news about the old wine spreads through Li Qing.
Li Qing's identity can be the best cover for him.
If he takes out medicinal wine in the future, the outside world will think that it comes from this old wine cellar.
"Qinglin Villa? Qinglin medicinal wine?" Mr. Zhuang's voice suddenly became louder: "No wonder Mr. Li, you said that my wine is too low-level. Qinglin medicinal wine is now too high-end. It can't be compared. It can't be compared. I understand now It's at the city liquor market, I'll arrange it right away when I get back, and it will be delivered tomorrow morning."
Li Qing hung up the phone and said to Qin Lin: "This kind of old wine is blended with special wine and materials, but the price is not cheap. It costs more than 300 per pound. The blending of these wines is at least nearly 200,000."
"Well, I will settle the settlement with the other party then." Qin Lin nodded. He didn't care about it at all now. After all, if 300 yuan per pound of wine is mixed with 30-year-old wine, it will be calculated in 10,000 yuan. If you add medicinal wine, then That’s calculated based on 100,000 yuan.
"These wines should be capped first." Li Qing looked at the opened wine and said to Master Zhang, "Do you have the capping material and yellow mud?"
"Yes!" Master Zhang nodded quickly and went out to prepare.
It also took Li Qing some time to reseal the open wine jars.
After doing all this, the three of them left the wine cellar again and sealed the entrance.
When he returned to the villa, Qin Lin was still uneasy and directly called Chen Dabei and asked him to bring someone to the base winery to guard him.
I didn't see security guards during these two visits to the winery. Security guards must be arranged by then, otherwise a group of senior chefs will be in trouble if anything happens.
Also let the master craftsmen recruit apprentices and do the heavy work for them. There were no young people before, but the wages were low. If you raise the wages, no one would come.
He doesn't care about how much money the winery can make in the end. What he cares about is that the winery can cover up for him. As long as he doesn't produce a large amount of game wine in the future, no one will pay attention to things that shouldn't be paid attention to.
Mingshi.
In an office at the liquor trading market, after Zhuang Rui finished talking to Li Qing, he put down his mobile phone and said to other people in the office: "Sorry, I have to answer Mr. Li's call."
Others, like him, are in the liquor business in Mingshi.
Naturally, they gathered here today to discuss working together to lower the price of a raw material.
The others nodded in understanding after hearing Zhuang Rui's words.
After all, they knew who it was when they heard the word Young Master Li.
Who in the liquor industry in Ming City doesn’t know about Mr. Li.
The other party is a strange person in Mingshi. A good family does not want to go down the road and insists on studying wine. The key is to study wine and become famous.
When it comes to their knowledge of wine in Ming City, all the well-known master chefs admire Li Shaogan, who is even famous in the entire Fujian Province.
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If it weren't for the fact that the other party couldn't do business because of his status, I'm afraid that if Mr. Li wanted to start a wine business, he could easily surpass them all.
One person asked curiously: "Mr. Zhuang, you just mentioned Qinglin Villa. Does Mr. Li have anything to do with Qinglin Villa?"
Others also looked at Zhuang Rui curiously.
They can't help but pay attention to Qinglin Villa. The Qinglin medicinal wine that has emerged now is so popular. Moreover, as soon as Qinglin medicinal wine comes out, it will directly become the top one.
That kind of level is such that you can't even see the tail of these wines when you look up.
They are all in the wine industry, and they are all in Mingshi. It is difficult for them not to be curious when they hear this name.
Zhuang Rui explained: "Master Li said that he was in the old wine cellar of Qinglin Villa. It seems that there is an old wine cellar in Qinglin Villa that has released a batch of wine. Now there is a shortage of specially blended wine and materials. He asked me to send it over. It seems that Mr. Li is running errands for the other party."
This statement shocked everyone else.
Can Qinglin Villa allow someone like Mr. Li to run errands? It's so incredible.
But this also shows one thing, that is, the wine at Qinglin Villa is really good.
The wine was not good, and Mr. Li didn't even bother to look at it.
