Chapter 214 Return to the Golden City (Part 3)

How did the traditional wine business in this world develop?

Just like what Madam Sophie did, she was steady and stable. She opened stores in the entire Patton Territory Kaiyue City and towns.

Trained store managers and employees.

Conducted independent operations.

This was not a big problem. The advantage was that from the production to the sale of Pompeii wine, even a penny of profit was swallowed up by the Pompeii family.

All the money was earned by the Pompeii family.

Now the net profit of Pompeii wine has increased to about 400 gold coins a month, and about 5,000 profits a year.

This was of course a huge sum of money for the former Pompeii. But for the current Pompeii, it feels a bit like a drop in the bucket.

Of course, there is still potential. If Pompeii wine stores are opened in all the cities and towns of Orange, then the annual income may reach millions of gold coins.

If it is opened throughout the kingdom, the profit is unimaginable.

But the problem is that the traditional way of opening stores to start a business like Madam Sophie is too slow to develop.

In this strange and dangerous world, especially now that the entire kingdom is under the shadow of the New Party, unrest may occur at any time.

To put it in an unlucky way, maybe the Pompeii family will be wiped out before they get rich from Pompeii wine.

So Luther plans to change a way to expand the business, agents.

This is beneficial.

Luther plans to find 20 to 30 agents in Orange, and there will be a corresponding agent for each territory of a great noble.

The current cost of producing Pompeii wine is 25 copper coins, which is 2.5 silver coins.

Luther plans to sell it to agents at a wholesale price of five silver coins, only making double the profit. The Pompeii family will only focus on producing Pompeii wine and developing new flavors of wine.

And also run alcohol retail in Patton Territory and Pompeii Territory.

This will of course make the Pompeii family lose the profits of middlemen, because the retail price of a barrel of Pompeii wine is one gold coin.

But the advantage is that this method can instantly expand all sales networks and sell Pompeii wine to every corner of Orange.

For every barrel of wine sold by the agents, the Pompeii family will earn 2.5 silver coins. The more wine is sold, the more money the Pompeii family earns.

In the short term, the Pompeii family can obtain enough funds.

Thus solving the current embarrassment of the family being out of money.

Another benefit is that if Pompeii wine is sold to every corner of Orange, then the sales volume will increase greatly.

The Pompeii wine workshop will also be upgraded to a large factory.

In order to ensure production, the Pompeii factory will recruit a large number of winemakers, which will also create jobs in Pompeii and further prosper Pompeii.

Killing several birds with one stone.

So Luther was determined to win this trip to the Golden City.

After more than 20 days, Luther arrived at the Golden City.

It was midwinter when they set out from Pompeii, and now it is the beginning of spring. The main reason is that the team is too large and too bloated, so they naturally walk very slowly.

Luther was a little impatient and thought to himself.

"When will we invent a train and lay out the rails?"

Speaking of which, the whole Orange is a place where rails are laid. There are few mountains and it is basically plains.

But these are too far away, and we have to eat one bite at a time.

Because the whole Orange is too chaotic now, what if thieves, adventurers, and new parties destroy the railway?

The most important thing is that Orange is still under the rule of the Libyan Count. What if the Count takes a fancy to the railway?

At present, the Pompeii family still wants to develop the Pompeii metropolis and have a strong strength.

After Luther arrived at the Golden City, he asked the team to stop outside the city wall. Then he took a small number of knights and a cart with 100 barrels of Pompeii wine into the city and went to the office of the Sabretooth Mercenary Group.

There are two reasons for coming to the Sabretooth Mercenary Group. The first reason is that Luther hopes to reminisce with familiar people such as the Battle Axe Knight, the Orleans Knight, and Mr. Al, and give some Pompeii wine as a gift.

The feelings of a group of people are cultivated in the war. If these people do not want to be mercenaries in the future, they can be recruited into the Pompeii family.

This line cannot be lost.

The second reason is that Luther brought so much Pompeii wine and had no place to put it. He planned to put the Pompeii wine in the base of the Sabertooth Tiger Mercenary Group outside the city, which not only ensures safety, but also saves the cost of renting a warehouse.

The warehouse rental fee in the Golden City is very expensive.

This kills two birds with one stone.

Luther is a guy who can save money.

Luther, Pompeii is a face guy in the entire Sabertooth Tiger Mercenary Group, not to mention that the Pompeii family is not as good as before.

The Pompeii family was a country lord. Sol, Pompeii advertised to the outside world as a mid-level knight, a small and inconspicuous family.

The Pompeii family now has a large knight family.

This is incomparable.

Luther was warmly received by the Battle Axe Knight. The deputy leader of the Sabertooth Mercenary Group also asked his mistress and assistant, the female knight, to make a cup of coffee for Luther.

Coffee is not produced much in this world and is a relatively luxurious drink.

The last time he came, Luther did not enjoy coffee.

"Luther, how come you have time to come to the Golden City? Shouldn't you be busy with the hot spring resort and the development of Pompeii now?"

The Battle Axe Knight asked curiously.

The news of the Pompeii family has spread throughout Orange, so even the Battle Axe Knight, a rough mercenary, knows about it.

He is full of emotion about this matter.

Thinking of Pompeii back then, hehe.

If it weren't for Old Sol taking out 100,000 gold coins, he would not care about Old Sol. Now, with the current reputation of the Pompeii family, no matter where he goes, he can enjoy the most basic treatment.

And how long did it take for this change?

Less than a year.

Thinking of this, the Battle Axe Knight felt a little sad.

The female knight next to him was also very curious. According to the situation, Luther should not appear in the Golden City.

Luther smiled and replied: "I brought a hundred barrels of Pompeii wine as a gift for you, the Sabertooth Mercenary Group. The purpose of my trip this time is to open up the sales of Pompeii wine."

"Pompeii wine, that's a good thing." The eyes of the Battle Axe Knight were bright, and his stomach gurgled a little, and he was tempted by the wine bug.

Pompeii wine is a very, very special wine. It is not very popular with the nobles, but ordinary civilians cannot afford it.

Its audience is nobles with strange tastes and middle-class civilians.

The audience is very small.

But those who like Pompeii wine are very loyal to Pompeii wine. The mercenaries of the Sabertooth Mercenary Group are particularly fond of this Pompeii wine.

Because the lives of mercenaries are too exciting and too passionate.

They need strong liquor to get drunk from time to time to relieve their tense nerves.

Even the Battle Axe Knight and the Orleans Knight, these senior knights, are not immune to this.

However, the Golden City is too far from Pompeii, and the mercenary group cannot send mercenaries to buy Pompeii wine.

So although the Battle Axe Knight likes to drink Pompeii wine, he can rarely drink it.

Now Pompeii wine has been sold in the Golden City. Others don’t know, but the Battle Axe Knight must be the first to support it with both hands and feet.