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    On the stone platform on the hillside, Barrett looked down at the manor built halfway up the mountain, as well as the grape trellises stretching on the hills. The gray-black old vines and colored new strips lingered wantonly on the established framework.  Clusters of scattered swaying green leaves are like the sparse sleepy eyes of a group of people who are about to wake up.  It¡¯s a pity that it¡¯s not the grape picking season, otherwise you would have seen strings of crystal clear gemstones and hard-working farmhands picking in the vineyards all over the mountains and plains.  This is Chen Hill Manor, one of the most important gold mines in Boreham Territory, a well-known winery in the surrounding area.  "I didn't expect that the earl would really trust you, Barrett! He actually handed over this winery to you, Barrett." Clematis, who was following closely behind Barrett, was looking at him with gleaming eyes.  There are still some sparse grape trellises.  Barrett stretched while turning around, and then looked at his companion with his hands on his waist: "Clematis, are you thinking about those drinks?" "Produced by Chenqiu Winery  The brandy is something that major chambers of commerce are competing for every year. As long as I can get a little more quota for the church, I can definitely get a lot of church contributions. I have seen related tasks on the church¡¯s internal task panel.¡±  Clematis looked at Barrett with eyes full of hope.  Barrett tilted his head and breathed out through his nose, but Clematis in front of him remained unmoved.  After looking at each other for a while, Clematis couldn't help but said: "I'll pay the head office myself! Tell me how many credits you want, Barrett!" "That's not necessary. Although the auction part  I can't influence it, but as the manager, I still have the right to decide part of the quota. As long as the price given by the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' church is reasonable, it should be enough for you." Barrett said suddenly.  The voice changed, "But of the church contributions you received, you must exchange at least half of them for adventure consumables used by the team." The profession of manor steward still has a lot of authority, and for someone like a winery,  The job of a gold mine manager is even more lucrative.  Although those in power don't like their subordinates to be corrupt, leaders who understand human nature will never solve problems with force alone.  Because they understand that if you want horses to run, you should give them grass.  Therefore, although the territorial supervisory agencies impose extremely strict penalties on behaviors such as embezzlement, corruption, and concealment of reports.  But it also leaves enough benefits for administrative officials to use flexibly. However, how to maximize the effects of these benefits is also a test for those bureaucrats.  The former winery managers all had their own connections, and they also used this transaction method to obtain considerable benefits for themselves.  Therefore, what Barrett did was completely within his own authority and would not cause any trouble.  As for only taking 50%, that is because the remaining rights are used as channel fees.  "Do as you say!" Clematis, who knew Barrett's tough attitude, knew that he had no room for bargaining on this matter.  Looking at Clematis' pouted mouth, Barrett nodded and then turned around and walked off the stone platform: "Go to the manor! Don't keep the handover personnel waiting." After entering the manor, Barrett's  The handover went smoothly.  Although the original steward felt sorry for this good job, the Bolum family managed the territory very well, and he couldn't resist with just a transfer order.  On the other hand, although the position after his transfer is not as powerful as here, his status within the system has been slightly improved. If he wants to operate in the future, it is also a good starting point.  However, it is still unknown how much subsequent operations will cost and how long it will take.  Therefore, it is impossible for the former steward to look good on Barrett.  So after completing the handover, he left the manor with his belongings and garrison.  Looking at the carriage that was driving away, Barrett turned his attention to the assistant sent by the family to assist him: "It seems that my arrival is not very popular! Should we go and take a look at ours next?"  "Product?" "Okay! I'll arrange it right away." The man with the mustache immediately walked into the small room.  Immediately afterwards, he brought in a winemaker who was responsible for the reception, and then he led the players to visit the winery's aging storage room with a flattering look.  Will a fire burn you?  Although the winemaker believed that his ability would not prevent him from finding a job, he did not want to be troubled.  Following the footsteps of the winemaker, the players creaked up the oak stairs, one by one, towards the specially opened cellar.  The winemaker holding a lantern pointed to a piece of wine next to him after getting down to earth and said: "These are the first stage of wine storage. The second stage is in that direction, and there are special partitions between the two to distinguish them. Finally?The finished product is stored in the deepest part of the wine cellar. It cannot be seen from here. I will take you there in a moment.  ¡± Under his introduction, players began to understand that in the first step of aging, the barrel and the wine formed a stable combination that was almost inseparable. In this combination, the oak provided the wine with its own flavor.  The tannins and aromas will slowly blend with the tannins in the wine. The alcohol in these oak barrels is called the water of life. During the process of being tamed by the yeast, the alcohol will evaporate through the fine lines of the oak barrels.  Into the air, this process will make the water of life soft, round and full of flavor. But on the other hand, the balance of the components in the wine cannot be ignored. If the wine is stored in oak barrels for too long, the oak will be damaged.  The tannins will dominate and destroy the original aroma of the wine. Therefore, the filled and sealed barrels will be stored in underground or semi-underground wine cellars for about 6 months in winter and summer.  The temperature difference between seasons should be less than 5 degrees, and the relative humidity should be around 75%. This climate environment will help slow synchronous oxidation, and at the same time, the wine will also slowly evaporate during the first six months.  After a month of slow transformation, the initially aged wine will be transferred to another barrel to remove the residual material that settled at the bottom of the barrel, and the wine will be exposed to a certain amount of air to allow it to breathe.  This stage will last for several months until the wine itself reaches a satisfactory state, after which both the aroma and taste will take on different characteristics in order to achieve the same quality in each barrel.  The wine will be blended. After that, it will go through the processes of clarification, filtration and bottling. In the old days, most wines were blended twice or even three times. Nowadays, more chemicals are used in the market.  The blending of raw materials is becoming increasingly rare, but in this world where there are problems with the filtration process, only spirits extracted from fermented grape juice can be obtained.  It has the qualification to be aged in oak barrels, and then the liquid that has been waiting for several years can be regarded as standard brandy. The winemaker led the players to the deepest part of the wine cellar, and then he turned the knob of a wine barrel and removed it from the wine barrel.  Several alcohol glasses were taken down from the shelf on the side: "Please invite some of you to taste the products that will be sold next month. I have already ordered people to prepare the bread and cheese to accompany the wine. Someone will bring them down later.  " Looking at the amber liquid in the crystal cup, Barrett took a sip and used his taste buds to feel the unique flavor of the unsweetened wine. After tasting the wine, Barrett gave the winemaker a look, and the other party left  He said at the spiritual conference: "Please follow me, and let's go see the distillation equipment in the manor.  That is the craftsmanship of the dwarf masters in the territory. They are indispensable for the stable quality of our winery.  " The smooth metal pipe felt very comfortable under the protection of tung oil. Barrett flicked the pipe with his hand and turned his attention to the huge distilling dish: "This tool is generally rarely used!  Pay attention to maintenance when not in use.  " "Don't worry!  Everyone will pay great attention to this kind of guy who eats.  "The man who is usually responsible for looking after the room said very seriously. "In Barrett's eyes, although the craftsmanship of this distillation tool is very exquisite, it is not much progress compared with the original. I don't think I will use supernatural powers.  Under the circumstances, technological progress in this area has become very slow. Of course, this is related to the fact that the existing equipment is already sufficient and users have not improved. Next, Barrett and others were arranged to visit the most important parts of the winery.  One of the important equipment is the wine cellar. These semi-buried cellars use the traditional mud tank fermentation process, and the bottom of the cellar is covered with a layer of latex-like mud.  , is the most important reason for the different flavors of the wines in each winery. After experiencing it, this will also be an important place to take care of. If someone makes trouble, just stir it a few times with an unclean stick.  The quality of the winery's wine will be affected." Looking at the pools exuding the aroma of wine, Barrett turned to remind his companions behind him.  After hearing this, the expression on the winemaker's face changed slightly: "Master Steward, it seems that you are still prepared for this business!" "The still is destroyed and the dwarves can work on it.  If the wine cellar is destroyed, it will be a year's loss at most. If something happens here, the impact will be really huge." Barrett, who touched his chin, then turned around and knelt down to pat Noodles on the shoulder.  The soft mud at the bottom of the pond is the residue of the brewing raw materials that have settled over decades.  Don't look at it, it sounds goodIt seems disgusting, but for winemakers, this layer of stuff is priceless.  This is like the brewing process of most fruit wines. In order to speed up the fermentation of the wine, koji is a very important part. When making wine at home, the white precipitate at the bottom of the container after the first fermentation can be collected and retained to become the next product.  The koji is used to brew wine; the koji can also be used to brew other fruit wines.  Of course, these cellar muds need careful care, because once foreign matter is mixed in, the wine produced in the future will have a strange smell.  The entire wine cellar must be cleaned again before it can be used, and it will also take a long time to cultivate qualified cellar mud.  More importantly, even if everything is restored as new, the new wine will not have its original flavor.  Similarly, among Chinese liquors, the special fermentation ingredients necessary for strong-flavor liquors include pit mud.  Because the cellar aroma of strong-flavor liquor is mainly produced by cellar mud, the so-called rich cellar aroma is a comment on the wine based on the natural aroma it emits.  That¡¯s why different brands of liquor have different flavors.  After being suddenly assigned such a heavy task by Barrett, Noodles' facial muscles were a little cramped: "You can't let me stare at it 24 hours a day!" "That's not the case. Normally no one would  To carry out sabotage. You usually only need to pay attention to whether there are suspicious characters near the manor." Barrett paused at this, "General defense work can be left to the militiamen in the manor.  We have to be responsible for keeping things safe. " "It's true that after we have this manor, we don't seem to be able to go out and take risks as we did before," Noodles couldn't help complaining.  At this time, Anvil couldn't help but speak: "Don't complain. Not to mention the players, even most of the aboriginal adventurers are envious of such treatment! Since you have received benefits, how much is it?"  You should pay some price." "Actually, you don't have to stay all the time. You can go out when it's time to go on a mission." At this point, Barrett nodded, "I will arrange a noodle for you through the system now.  As for the teaching mission, go ahead and train the militiamen in the manor. That experience will also reduce your burden in the future. "Barrett, you can issue system missions!" After hearing this,  It was noodles, and other players on the side also exclaimed.  After turning his neck and looking at his companions for a few times, Barrett nodded: "This is normal! Since I have been given management rights, is there anything wrong with not releasing some tasks related to this solemn business?" "  In other words, if we get any positions in the future, we will also have this kind of authority." Clematis became interested immediately.  Then Barrett said maliciously: "Clematis, your chance is obviously earlier! There is still a shortage of temple priests in the North." "I won't stay in that kind of place!"  Lamatis stamped his feet and glared at Barrett hatefully.  (To be continued.) : Visit the website
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