Magic Tower Starry Sky

Chapter 200: coffee wars

As Lin predicted before, it will not be related knowledge and technology that restricts coffee. To be honest, this thing has no technical content at all.

As long as it is something to eat or drink, after eating it once or twice, someone will always come up with something similar. Even if there is some difference, can't you eat or drink? It's like running, don't people stop running without the guidance of professional coaches, without competing in world-class competitions? of course not.

The so-called coffee technology, at best, is a field that many people agree with, and everyone praises each other. The same is true for the tea ceremony. In essence, it is just to pursue the taste that I think is more delicious, but there are always people who have different tastes from themselves.

There is only one thing that really restricts coffee, and that is the source of raw materials. The reason why the Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao can be sold at a sky-high price is not because it is 'rare'. And Lin came to Midi for more than ten years, maybe he didn't go to many places, most of them were limited to the southwest peninsula of Midi world. Besides, I am not a botanist, but I have only seen coffee in that mountain village, and I have never seen tea.

But what does that saying say, the power of the masses is great. Driven by interests, not only magicians were mobilized, but adventurers, mercenaries, and even some residents living in remote mountain villages were also mobilized. News can spread so quickly, of course, relying on the spread of the forum.

In this way, within the scope of Xijia District alone, several wild coffee forests of a certain scale were found abruptly. Even the other three divisions in the southwest peninsula have made gains.

However, no matter what kind of production, there will be cost considerations, including labor and transportation, which are difficult to ignore. What's more, in some deep mountains and old forests, where there are more monsters than people, if you want to collect local coffee, it will not be possible in a short time.

For the long-term plan of the coffee industry, Lin of course handed over what he knew about coffee cultivation. But if you want to grow coffee, you have to face the growth period of the plants. Woody plants are not comparable to herbaceous plants. It will take three to five years from the seedlings to produce formal output.

Among all kinds of difficulties, the mountain village outside Wulian City has become the most stable and large-scale source on the table at this stage.

In the first half of 727, coffee knowledge began to spread widely, except for helping someone who sold books earn a lot of kir (gold coins). Apart from Lin, the only Master Smith who knew how to make a bean roaster in Wulian City was so busy that he stopped his original business and specialized in making machines. For this reason, many additional apprentices were recruited as helpers.

And those who are capable and don't care about the cost also transport coffee beans back from various places and start business. As more and more people come into contact with coffee, more people know about it, and more people drink it, many unique characteristics of coffee are found out one by one. The advantages are endless. As for the downside, it's addictive and in increasing demand.

'Liquid black gold', this is the first alias of coffee in Midi. And the description is not too much, it can even be said to be a bit underestimated.

What kind of joke is it that you have to take out kiel (gold coins) to drink a drink?

The price that Lin negotiated with the mountain village residents at the beginning was that one wooden barrel could hold 30 kilograms of processed raw beans, and five wooden barrels would give them 1 Kiel. One gold coin is exchanged for a full 150 kilograms of green beans. It is unimaginable how many cups of coffee can be brewed. These days, the highest asking price for a cup of brewed coffee I kil...  

I don’t deny that some people are hyping it up, and I don’t deny that it is a seller’s market now that coffee production has not increased. The pricing power is in the hands of others, and the market mechanism is still far away. People who want to drink coffee can only be slaughtered by others.

It is precisely because it is so easy to make money that so many people are jealous. Going to the door to make trouble is still a trivial matter, choking it from the source, or poaching people who are already familiar with the coffee bar business with high salaries. When the means become more and more radical, the conflict will of course expand further. Finally, in the autumn of 1727, which was the season of rich coffee, an unimaginable melee broke out.

Yes, that's right, a melee. To put it plainly, it is war. Don't think that coffee is something only the nobles know how to enjoy. There are also nobles and some merchant families who are involved here. In short, they are a group of powerful people.

Will such a person give in easily when they have a dispute with others? Especially the interests of coffee are involved.

Since the reasoning doesn't make sense, then don't make sense, and just use your fists to describe the truth.

From a war of words to a small-scale conflict, and finally a war between nobles. Lin's heart was broken when he heard that someone started a war over coffee.

In the afternoon, in the cafe at the corner of the college, Lin rarely enjoyed the afternoon leisurely here. Sitting across from him was a regular customer of the cafe ─ ─ Juan Javier. The two naturally chatted about the recent war, and the great magician said: "Because of the things in the cup, some people have killed each other. You, the instigator, won't come forward to stop them?"

"What can I do to stop it? What position do I have to stop it? If I rashly intervene in everything they do, I'm afraid I will die without a burial."

"Find out some more methods. Being able to reduce the cost, including the selling price, is a supreme achievement."

"Hey, my halloumi sells coffee at a conscientious price. The exaggerated price of a cup of Ikiel has never appeared, and it has always been Ijiang鍉 (1 silver coin)."

"Ah, I miss the time when I could drink for free."

"It's still possible now. It's not about putting the relevant equipment and raw beans in the college's warehouse. Doesn't your Ann Marie know how to operate it?" Lin has not changed the treatment of a certain great magician. What you enjoyed before is what you enjoy now. Afraid of offending the other party, he turned his head and left in a fit of anger.

In all fairness, Juan Javier stayed in the academy and lived in the academy, which helped a lot. Whether you are sitting here, the shock is small. Or become a long-term employee of the academy, as long as you stay in the academy, you will be blocked by the group of children, big and small, and you will almost have to answer every question. So for the great magician's complaints, Lin could only coax him with a shy face.

Juan Javier put on a gesture and complained: "Old Gai, do you know that? I came to drink coffee with your apprentice, but it's not enough to fill in my salary. I have to post it backwards. Not right."

"It just shows that your Excellency should restrain yourself. The more coffee is absorbed by the body, the more effective it will be, and the more people will rely on it."

Such unnutritious conversations would come up every so often, and someone felt very helpless.

However, the situation has developed into a small war, which shows that the more courageous the people on the stage, the more reckless they will act. Finally, what Lin least wanted to see happened.

Someone is eyeing the green coffee beans he bought a year ago. This year's consumption is only a small amount of drinking, that is to say, I still have a certain amount of coffee beans in my hands.

It's not just for face-to-face negotiations, some people even secretly went to visit the warehouse in the community's home.

Fortunately, this year, the performance of the academy led by Lin has won him some respect. Don't dare to carry out any unruly intentions too blatantly.

For this group of conspirators who show signs of resurgence, there is a huge and insurmountable gap staring at them if they want to hide in the dark and plot. Anyone who steps on the Lich's bottom line will disappear from the main plane of the Lost World without a sound.

But no matter how the world changes, life is still the same. In the college, the students' studies are also in full swing. Old John Goodman's angry shout left no doubt that this guy could live another hundred years.

However, in the training crowd, there are a few people that cannot be ignored, and that is the few people who have successfully passed the second ring apprentice assessment.

After becoming a second-ring magic apprentice ~www.wuxiamtl.com~, working hard towards the goal of becoming a formal magician is the most important topic for all second-ring apprentices. So for such a child, it is obviously inappropriate to use the previous schedule.

The training before becoming the second ring was so densely arranged that there was no gap. This is to hope that this group of children can concentrate on the road of magic learning and make rapid progress. But when you reach the second ring road, you have to start preparing for further development.

A magician is not only good at fighting and killing. In every field, there is a place for Faye. But also because there are too many choices, it is impossible to cultivate all aspects at the same time. You can only pick a few that you are interested in, and focus on strengthening your skills in this area.

So what are you interested in? This issue became Lin's most important focus when he planned to arrange these second-ring magic apprentices.

However, rather than tailoring a set of courses for each of them, Lin finally chose the simpler method, which is to let them manage their own time outside of the courses. Of course, physical training in the morning and evening is indispensable.

As for how to use this free time, one can probably see what the final development of these second-ring magic apprentices will be.

Fortunately, among this group of children, there is no one who will completely let go of himself when he loses discipline. Some people choose to continue to live that tense life, and some people start to play with the things they are interested in. Maybe you find the same thing for the time being, and it is not the direction you are really interested in, then look for the third and fourth items.

But whatever their choice is. For Lin, the current practice can only be regarded as an experiment. Experiment to see how these children who passed the second ring apprenticeship assessment will arrange their suddenly empty lives. Is this appropriate for the children? Or maybe they should just keep practicing them until graduation.

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