Chapter 55: This Wine, One of a Kind

"Wow!"

"This wine smells so fragrant!"

The brewers and workers in the distillery all gathered together.

Everyone was looking at the result they had completed for the first time.

This kind of wine was something they had only ever seen in their lives.

To put it bluntly.

This kind of wine had completely surpassed all the wine on the market.

Even the Imperial Wine given to the Emperor could not compete with it.

"General, we succeeded!"

Du Wei hurried to tell Chu Feng this good news.

Being able to complete such an epoch-making wine was a great honor for him.

"Master Du, for this wine to be successfully brought into the world, your contributions are indispensable!"

"General, you are too kind; if it weren't for the ideas and methods the General gave us, this kind of wine would never have been possible to create!"

Du Wei did not dare to claim the credit at all.

The success of this wine absolutely relied on the methods provided by Chu Feng.

He had lived for so many years, and it was the first time he had seen such a brewing technique.

"Wow!"

"What is that smells so fragrant?"

Zhu Kang came over here without even saying hello.

Ever since he knew that Chu Feng was going to brew an extraordinary kind of wine.

He often came to the distillery to look around from time to time.

Although he was a scholar, he was still very fond of things like wine.

He would have a little drink every now and then.

"Old Zhu, you came at just the right time; let you be the first to taste this first successful barrel of wine."

"Oh? Really!"

Zhu Kang hurried over with a trot.

When he saw the wine in the barrel, he was so excited he couldn't control himself.

"Here, take it!"

"Many thanks!"

Zhu Kang took the wine ladle Chu Feng handed over, then carefully scooped up a ladleful.

Gulp!

"Wow!"

"So spicy, so hot, so refreshing!"

The wine entered his throat.

Zhu Kang suddenly felt as if he had swallowed a knife.

Once the wine entered his stomach, it felt as if a flame had been ignited inside his body.

An indescribable fragrance instantly bloomed in his mouth.

"Refreshing, too refreshing, this damn thing is the real wine!"

After drinking this kind of wine.

Zhu Kang suddenly thought that he had simply lived in vain all these years.

Those wines he bought at high prices now looked no different from water in his eyes.

A real man should drink this kind of wine.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Old Zhu, stop drinking, you'll drink too much if you keep going!"

Chu Feng hurried to grab the wine ladle from Zhu Kang's hand.

As a result, Zhu Kang hurriedly protected the wine ladle in his arms.

"Old Chu, I'm not drunk, I can still drink more!"

Before the ladle could even be extended, Zhu Kang fell to the ground on the spot and couldn't get up.

"Oh my!"

"I told you not to drink too much, aren't you quiet now!"

Puchi...

A group of women looked at Zhu Kang's comical appearance and covered their mouths to laugh.

It was the first time they had seen that Zhu Kang, a scholar, actually had such a side.

"Master Du, Miss Chen, I will leave the work here at the distillery to you both!"

"Rest assured, General, we will not fail our mission."

"Rest assured, General, I will work hard with the sisters!"

Chen Xuan was the oldest among these women.

She naturally became the leader among these women.

"Good, I'm counting on you!"

After handing the task of the distillery over to the two of them.

Chu Feng then carried Zhu Kang to his residence.

Then he handed him over to his steward.

The next day.

Zhu Kang sat up from the bed in a daze.

"Huh? Where am I?"

"Master, you're awake!"

Wu Guanjia happened to come over to deliver food at this moment.

Zhu Kang glanced outside and discovered that it was already the afternoon.

"Old Wu, how long have I been asleep?"

"Master, you slept straight through from yesterday morning until now!"

Actually, there were some things Old Wu did not tell him.

Because Zhu Kang was sleeping so soundly.

During this time, he had come over several times to check Zhu Kang's breathing.

If not for the fact that there was still breath in his nose, he would have thought that Zhu Kang had died.

"Ah, this wine, it really is good wine!"

Having awakened, he was still reminiscing about that taste from back then.

That was truly the best wine he had ever drunk in all these years.

The scene shifts.

The news of Chu Feng's success in brewing wine spread like wildfire.

Aside from Zhu Kang.

Several Colonels in the military camp also found the brewery, just like sharks smelling blood.

"Wow, what is this wine? It's so fragrant!"

"I once had the opportunity to taste the wine bestowed upon the Dingyuan General by the imperial court, but that wine is nowhere near as flavorful as this one!"

Xiang Yuan and Qiu Ming squeezed together, sharing their opinions.

Their eyes were fixed tightly on the wine in the barrel, just like mice seeing cheese.

"The taste of this wine is truly extraordinary!"

Lu Shuwan also gave this wine a very high evaluation.

Although she had not tasted it yet, the scent alone was already enough.

"General, could you let me have a taste of this wine!"

Xiang Yuan fawned over Chu Feng like a sycophant, "If you let me have a taste, I'll do anything you ask!"

"General, me too!" Qiu Ming chimed in.

This wine was simply too tempting; it was no wonder they were acting this way.

"You may drink it, but you can only have one bowl!"

Chu Feng held up one finger, "We are currently in a tense moment, so we cannot let our guard down!"

"Yes, General!"

The two immediately gave their word.

Then they impatiently scooped up a bowl of wine.

Xiang Yuan took the wine bowl and immediately gulped down a mouthful.

The intense aroma of the wine, accompanied by a scorching heat, exploded inside his body instantly.

In an instant.

He felt as if his strength had increased significantly.

"Good wine, truly good wine!"

This was the kind of wine a real man should drink.

In a word: refreshing!

Qiu Ming's situation was basically the same as Xiang Yuan's; this was also his first time drinking such wine.

If not for the fact that Chu Feng only allowed them one bowl, he would have really wanted to jump into the wine vat and drink his fill.

"Colonel Lu is from the capital; I wonder if you could provide some feedback?"

Chu Feng scooped a bowl of wine and handed it to Lu Shuwan.

The high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital were all people who were not short on money.

Therefore, Chu Feng especially hoped to use his product to open up a market in the capital.

"Let me taste it!"

Lu Shuwan took the wine bowl Chu Feng handed over and then slowly took a sip.

"So... so spicy!"

This was her first time trying such a stimulating wine.

Just one small sip made her feel as if her body were on fire.

Yet the intense wine aroma that followed left her incomparably intoxicated.

Now she could be absolutely certain.

Aside from here at Chu Feng's, one could absolutely not find a second place in the world with this kind of wine.

"If I were to give an opinion, it's that this wine is too strong; it is suitable for soldiers on the battlefield and various people from the pugilistic world."

"Although the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital are also keen on fine wine, this kind of wine is too overbearing; if you could weaken it slightly and enrich the mouthfeel, they would definitely spend a fortune on it!"

Lu Shuwan immediately gave her own views and opinions.

She did not expect that Chu Feng could actually produce such a fine brew, and she could not help but feel even more curious about Chu Feng.

"Hmm, the opinions you gave are very spot on; you have precisely grasped the customer demographic!"

"What? What 'precisely', what 'grasping customers'?"

"It means understanding other people's needs and formulating the types of liquor they like."

"Oh! So that's it!"

Lu Shuwan nodded.

Her mind had gained some more rather strange knowledge.

At the same time.

Chu Feng also began to adjust the alcohol content of the liquor based on the opinions Lu Shuwan had proposed.

And he enriched the taste of the liquor according to the preferences of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

Once this liquor was released.

It immediately received high praise from Lu Shuwan.

She stated that this liquor could absolutely sell like hotcakes in the capital.

Moreover, this liquor was absolutely one of a kind.

"Alright, now that we have the product, the next step is to promote the liquor!"

When it came to the field of promotion, this stumped Chu Feng.

Ancient times are different from modern times.

One could hire celebrities for endorsements or run advertisements.

Here, one could only rely on people's word of mouth to gradually promote it, but the speed of making money this way was too slow.

He had to obtain immense wealth in the shortest amount of time to deal with the upcoming Turkic invasion.

Just at this moment.

Zhu Kang gave a very good suggestion.

"Old Chu, if you want to make a name for your liquor, I can actually recommend a good place to you."

"Oh? What place?"