The "original pulp" was encapsulated in a very inconspicuous and even rustic-looking large clay pot, Wei Hong knew that the liquor blended from this clay pot could fill at least thirty clay pots that were larger than the one in front of him, so Lao Wang was very nervous, for fear of breaking it.

So the last time Nicole hoisted these clay pots, Lao Wang was also present, and the number of clay pots that had been transported this time was even more, Lao Wang frowned and stared at these clay pots being hoisted into a few two or four ** carriages waiting nearby, these carriage drivers were all black, all slaves in the Duke's estate.

When the large clay pots were carefully placed into the wagon, a dozen wooden boxes stuffed with dried artemisia grass were hoisted to the docks, and these goods were also for Lao Wang.

The wooden crates contained thick-walled glass bottles, but the glass bottles were a little less transparent, looking translucent, apparently made from the glass factory's broken glass, which was used to hold Lao Wang's blended wine.

According to the market intelligence passed on to Lao Wang by Pimont, the "Old Captain" in glass bottles is now selling for sky-high prices, and Lao Wang has decided to expand the production of this variety.

So one old and one young, Wang Wei and the others watched in a daze as these clay pots and wooden boxes were carried into the carriage, until they were almost finished, Wei Hong suddenly remembered something, and said to Wang Lao:

Uncle Wang, is the packaging of this wine made of frosted glass?

What's wrong? I think it's good......

Wei Hong responded, your old wine is put in a pound of frosted glass bottles, and the selling price is only less than 20% cheaper than the fairy cave milk wine in transparent glass bottles, too expensive, right? Who can afford it?

I don't know who can afford it, it's in short supply every time anyway......

Lao Wang replied disappreciatively, still not taking his eyes off the goods.

Well, that's also a waste utilization, and I found out that the big guys in the family really know how to do business......

Wei Hong shook his head and sighed.

When Lao Wang heard this, he turned to Wei Hong and said:

You're biased against blended wine, right? You think the wine is not pure when it is blended, right? Wrong! Let me tell you, even in the old world, this wine is the best quality! This is what I spent a lot of effort to develop, the collection of the essence of the old world brewing technology, coupled with my continuous exploration, this is the high-grade liquor, to be honest, if it weren't for the front of the fairy cave milk wine block, with the quality of this wine, I dare to sell more expensive than the fairy cave, you know?!

Know......

Wei Hong immediately nodded honestly in agreement, but muttered in his heart—your old man's continuous exploration? Isn't it just to use the people in the Red Mansion to do a taste test, Su Gaofei once complained to me that once my brothers went to your old experimental farm to chat and drink, but the next day after drinking, my brothers drank and pulled their stomachs for a day......

However, Wei Hong didn't say this, and at this time Lao Wang was already a little excited:

"I use translucent glass bottles to save costs for the glass factory, and as soon as the electric melting furnace is opened, good guy! That electricity bill! You don't know how much waste frit is produced every day in the glass factory! Lao Zhao said that it was grounded glass that was useless and had to be re-boiled, and I said at that time how could it be useless? It can be used to make a glass bottle, although it is not very transparent, but the hazy one is actually quite attractive, and it is better than porcelain clay pots!

Now it seems, I was right! This wine is paired with a frosted glass bottle, it is really good-looking, I decided, this wine will be specially bottled in translucent frosted glass in the future, with transparent glass? Don't make our wine a little lower......"

Wei Hong nodded like pounding garlic when he heard it, yes, yes, well, it makes sense, I heard that the test sales were good last time, how about we use colored ground glass bottles next time?

Well? Sounds good......

Lao Wang nodded in response.

By the way, Uncle Wang, complain about it, what kind of strange name did you give this wine, old captain? I feel that the grade is low, do you always think about it, this wine is put in the court, as soon as you say the name, old captain? In the eyes of those nobles, this kind of people are associated with vulgarity, and it is really not as good as the fairy cave milk wine, the three words of the fairy cave are wonderful, and the word milk wine also makes people greedy......

After listening to Wei Hong's words, Lao Wang tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at the young man in front of him, suddenly smiled, patted Wei Hong's shoulder and said: Xiao Wei, I heard that you like to read, it seems that you have really gained knowledge, that's right, what you said makes sense, let me think about it......"

After a while, Lao Wang's eyes lit up and he patted Wei Hong's shoulder, which made Wei Hong, who was caught off guard, bared his teeth and hurt a little.

"There it is! How about calling it a duchess? ”

"What? Woman...... Duchess? Uncle Wang, from the old captain to the duchess, this jump is too big, right? ”

Wei Hong first looked confused when he heard this, and then shook his head to show that he couldn't accept it.

"No, no, no! This name is the best, rest assured, the duchess will definitely agree, you think, this wine is produced in the duchess's estate! Isn't it natural to call a duchess? ”

The more Lao Wang talked, the more energetic he became.

"Okay, but if you really want me to buy wine, then buy the kind that comes in a small clay pot, it tastes the same, and it's much cheaper."

Wei Hong shook his head and said.

"What? Young man, too ...... Let me tell you, the packaging is different, the taste is different, silly boy, hehe, not to mention that I really added a secret ingredient to this bottled wine. ”

Lao Wang's response made Wei Hong very curious.

"What's the secret material?"

"You just know, don't tell anyone, I added a little **......"

"Holy! **！？ ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! ”

"Don't worry, Uncle Wang, except for our traversers, no one here knows what ** is."

"Well, anyway, you can just put a whistle on your mouth, it's actually hemp, and it's a lighter hobby than cigarettes."

Wei Hong was a little puzzled when he heard this, so he asked Lao Wang - why do you add ** to the wine?

Lao Wang corrected with a serious face, it's not **, it's hemp! Very slight narcotics, let me tell you, the old captain's taste is a little strong, and it is also a little spicy tongue, after adding hemp juice, it has a slight anesthetic effect on the mouth, plus the fruit recipe of the fairy cave milk wine I also mixed in, so this duchess drinks softer and more delicious than the old captain, all in all, five words - it tastes great!

That...... Old Captain this brand?

Continuing to produce, the high-end old captain was packed in porcelain, and the ordinary one was packed in clay pots, but in frosted glass bottles, the brand was called the Duchess......

All right...... You're getting old......

Really?

Sincerely......

……

Soon after Lao Ba and Han Lotian came to Timor Island, the old man and his child did a big thing in Dili City - they joined forces with Pimont to open the first bank since the establishment of the port in Dili City, called Dili City Bank.

Previously, the board of directors of the "Northbound Fund" held a special meeting on this matter to discuss and timely increased the capital of the two banks, Aofa and ICBC, so that the total registered capital of the two banks reached 600,000 taels of silver.

The purpose of this is to provide the two banks with the financial means to establish a joint-stock bank in partnership with the Portuguese Viceroyalty of Timor.

A few days later, after negotiations between Portugal and Macao, the total registered capital of the joint-stock bank reached 500,000 taels of silver, including 100,000 taels of silver invested by the Portuguese Viceroyalty of Timor, a bank office building in a prime location in Dili City, and 50,000 taels of silver by the Timor Company.

Under all these arrangements, the Governor's Office and the Empire Offshore Company accounted for 30 per cent of the total shares of the Bank, while the remaining shares were divided equally between the two banks, Auda and ICBC.

As a result of the negotiations, the chairman of the board of directors of the bank was Ba Fengtian, the president was Han Lotte, and Pimont, Degus and the Duchess were members of the board of directors, and the Duchess was elected chairman of the supervisory board.