Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 19 [So lively]

It was not until Ethan came to the basement of the Belle Bay Hotel that he finally understood why the Corleone family wanted to take over this hotel, which was not very outstanding in the North District.

It is definitely not as simple as taking advantage of someone’s misfortune.

What appeared before Ethan was a huge fake wine factory.

The Poletta family already had a business of making counterfeit wine, and previously they may have just wanted to pass off inferior goods as genuine ones to make a profit.

Now, this factory has become the strongest heart of the bootleg liquor business.

A steady stream of moonshine would be produced from here.

No wonder the Corleone family is jealous.

Their family has been established in Winster for many years and is considered to be a semi-whitewashed existence. Many businesses have been abandoned, such as fake liquor, which they used to look down upon. Their high-end hotel is known for only supplying real and famous liquors.

Now they somewhat regret it.

The main reason was that no one expected Prohibition to be enacted.

After Francis was killed, this place was handed over to Velen for management.

He already had a tavern business, so taking over this one was quite easy for him.

As for the dock business, he plans to take charge of it himself for the time being.

In this era, the dock is the key to opening the door to gold. Whoever owns the dock can make huge wealth in this wave of bootlegging.

"How much money do we have in our account now?"

After the bloody storm, the actual problem becomes the core.

And the core is money.

It costs money to make bootleg liquor, it costs money to settle various relationships, and it costs money to arm more gunmen. There are so many places to spend money.

"One million three hundred thousand gold Ruien can hold up in the short term, but if we want to increase production and shipment in the future, I'm afraid it will be a bit tight."

Ryan is the official currency of the Kingdom of Antustadt. The name comes from the name of the kingdom's first king, and his portrait is printed on the gold coins.

"Doesn't my father have several properties in the capital? Let's sell them all. As long as we can sell the first batch of goods, the money will keep coming in."

Ethan thought about it and realized that it would be impossible for him to go to the royal capital in the short term. Instead of leaving those properties vacant, it would be better to sell them.

Later, he can buy more.

While inspecting the moonshine factory, Ethan picked up a glass of newly produced liquor and took a sip.

The taste is indescribable, it's like poison.

He spit it out and said, "Is this really not going to kill you?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Pauletta, it absolutely won't. I swear on my mentor's name, it's just unpalatable at best. No one would drink this stuff before, but now, as long as it's alcohol, someone will definitely pay for it, right?"

A middle-aged man with a wretched appearance, a bald head with only a few tufts of hair left, big buck teeth, and a skinny body, rubbed his hands with a flattering smile and looked at Ethan.

This man is the director of the bootleg liquor factory, Walter Jones. Although he is not good-looking, he is very skilled in making fake liquor. It is said that he was once a top student at a well-known university.

"Is there no way to improve it?"

"The current price is the only way to get this taste. If you want something better, you have to pay more."

"Keep trying to improve, Walter. As long as you make the wine taste better at a low cost, I can give you 3% of the profit from each batch of wine."

Nowadays, of course any wine can be sold, but as more and more people get involved in this business, the taste of the wine is definitely the key factor. Tasty and cheap will be the final answer.

Ethan had no good solution for the time being. He wasn't a winemaking expert in his past life, so he could only pin his hopes on this despicable counterfeit wine expert. "Of course, of course, of course, Mr. Pauletta, thank you for your generosity. I will do my best!"

Walter's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he kept rubbing his hands.

After leaving the moonshine factory, Ethan drove towards the dock.

The dock still hasn't opened after Tony's death, and that's why he went there today.

He has summoned all the people at the dock, his authority has been established, and now it is time to show his favor.

"Is the money ready?" Ethan asked, looking out the car window.

"Four hundred thousand, it's all ready, enough to pay them a year's salary." Anya said without hesitation.

She was indeed an extremely qualified assistant. Any task Ethan asked her to do, she could complete it excellently in the shortest time possible.

"How do you feel? What do you think?"

Ethan's question was about her real name, Black Butler.

Of course Anya understood. She thought for a moment and said, "My speed and reaction times have increased, and my strength has improved. Most importantly, I now understand many techniques that I didn't understand before. I can now kill ten of my former selves."

"Continue to summarize. I need to know more clear information."

Ethan himself didn't know much about his real name, and now that he had Anya as a reference, he naturally wanted to get to know her.

Soon, we arrived at Pier 13.

A lot of people had gathered at the dock, and they automatically made way for Ethan's car when they saw it.

Now Ethan's car has become famous. "The car like a spear has arrived, that is Ethan Poletta." This is the description of a very popular newspaper in Winston.

By the time Ethan got out of the car, the noise outside had died down, and many people subconsciously lowered their heads.

There's no way around it, Ethan's reputation is too great.

Even just two days ago, their boss Tony died in front of them.

No one knows how the new boss will treat them.

Fortunately, they soon found out the answer to the question.

Just after they entered the largest warehouse at the dock, the big boss who had been very powerful in Winster in recent days opened a box, which was full of money.

"Everyone, first of all, I must apologize. The family had some problems a few days ago, which caused the dock to be shut down. Everyone suffered losses. This was the family's fault. Fortunately, those minor issues have been resolved. Now, good times have returned. I promise to start work today, and I will compensate everyone for their losses in the name of the family. Now, come up and get your money."

Ethan said as he poured all the money in the box onto the table, then, contrary to his usual behavior, he stomped on the table in a very vulgar manner, looking like a complete gangster.

This action made the dock members in the warehouse feel much more at ease and relaxed.

Soon, a man walked up and took the money Ethan handed him. He started breathing rapidly after just one look at it. That was more money than he could earn in a year.

He couldn't help but pick up the money and shouted, "Get to work!"

Ethan shouted too.

Soon, the entire warehouse was about to be blown off its roof by the shouting.

Words like 'start work', 'Poletta', and 'long live' were flying everywhere.

The atmosphere was extremely warm.

However, at this moment, the door of the warehouse was suddenly and violently broken open, and then someone said sarcastically: "What a lively scene."

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