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People will drink significantly less alcohol.

Wu Song used to be able to eat dozens of bowls of rice.

But if you switch to strong liquor...

It's only enough for a few bowls.

With a decrease in quantity, the imperial court's revenue will likely also decrease.

Moreover, distilled spirits consume a lot of alcohol.

However, the price of alcohol cannot increase by the same multiple.

The world is still mostly populated by poor people.

The cheapest wine costs only a dozen or so coins per pound.

Even the best wine costs only a few hundred coins per pound.

A pound of wine cost several hundred coins, which deterred most people from entering.

Moreover, the people most likely to change their minds and switch to strong liquor are inevitably the poor.

Most pampered wealthy people don't like strong, spicy liquor.

The target audience determines that spirits cannot be sold at high prices.

Therefore, Zhao Yuan abandoned his idea of ​​large-scale development of spirits.

Chapter 1727 The Power of Wine

However, Hsu Kuan-chung pointed out that spirits have a better consumer base.

Those were people from the Liao and Jin dynasties.

The north is bitterly cold.

People drink alcohol not only to satisfy their appetite.

It was also for keeping warm.

Although science has proven that drinking alcohol does not keep you warm.

But even in later generations...

People still have a habit of drinking a shot of strong liquor when it's cold.

The Liao people knew how to brew wine.

The Jin people acquired Liao craftsmen.

Naturally, they also brew wine.

They only imported small quantities of fine wines from the Central Plains.

Because the wine they brew is actually quite similar to the wine from the Central Plains.

But spirits are different.

Higher alcohol content

The flavor is also spicier.

Without a doubt, once the strong liquor is released,

The wines brewed by the Liao and Jin dynasties themselves would lose their competitiveness.

Spirits, like tea and silk, are expected to become a key export product for the Great Liang Dynasty.

To exchange for Daliang's wealth,

Moreover, it will not aid the enemy, but will only harm them.

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The next day, Zhao Yuan ordered the craftsmen to begin making the still.

They also selected a manor outside the city to house a distillery.

The guards were not only composed of regular soldiers.

There were also secret agents under Shi Qian's command.

All relevant individuals who can be kept in captivity should be kept in captivity.

Even those that cannot be kept in captivity have been given a gag order.

Leaking the information would be a capital offense.

The inner distillery was originally located in the city.

However, distilled spirits require fire.

To sell large quantities of spirits,

One can imagine that

How much smoke and dust needs to be emitted?

Therefore, Zhao Yuan set up the liquor distillery outside the city.

In order to reduce pollution in Tokyo,

Wen Huanzhang proposed that all workshops that consume large amounts of charcoal and firewood should be moved outside the city.

This suggestion has been approved.

However, the various departments are still conducting their investigations.

You need to choose a place with convenient transportation.

It also needs to be located downwind of Tokyo.

To prevent the wind from blowing pollutants to Tokyo.

Officials in power at court cherish their lives very much.

This concept didn't exist before.

As soon as Zhao Yuan brought it up,

Everyone responded enthusiastically.

The cost of relocating businesses is not within their considerations.

This decree had already spread throughout the city.

Zhao Yuan would naturally not openly violate the laws and regulations of the imperial court.

Although the world nominally belongs to the Zhao family.

After a busy day outside the city,

at dusk,

Zhao Yuan was heading towards the palace.

From afar, they could see Li Kui sitting on the steps at the entrance.

Li Kui saw the King of Liang and his entourage returning to the palace.

He suddenly stood up.

They ran over.

The Liang King's personal guards were all veterans of Liangshan.

Knowing Li Kui's temperament,

He didn't dare to ask for trouble.

Go and stop Li Kui.

Zhao Yuan saw Li Kui run up to him,

"What are you doing here?"

Li Kui laughed and said, "I've come to ask for some wine."

"I arrived at noon,"

"The guards at the gate said you left the palace early this morning."

"They don't know where you went either,"

"I had no choice but to wait at the door."

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "I've gone to make arrangements for Jianlie Winery."

"Just pass on the message if you want the wine,"

Why wait here?

Li Kui glared and said, "I sent my personal guards to deliver the message."

"The eunuchs inside said it was only a reward from the Prince of Liang,"

"There's no precedent of anyone coming to ask for it back,"

"They don't dare to make the decision."

Although it was said that they dared not make the decision.

But she refused.

Although the eunuchs of Daliang could no longer interfere in matters outside the palace,

But they served royalty.

He inevitably has a bit of arrogance.

Furthermore, no one actually came to ask for it back.

Wu Song and his companions also enjoyed strong liquor.

It's not that I'm afraid to speak up.

However, they would never come to ask for it the next day.

Zhao Yuan couldn't say that the people in the palace had done anything wrong.

"There's not much wine left from the distillation the day before yesterday,"

"Otherwise, I'll have someone deliver them to your door."

"Come with me to the palace,"

"I'll have someone send the rest of the wine back to you."

"The distillery should be producing tomorrow,"

"I'll send it to other people later."

Upon hearing this, Li Kui immediately exclaimed with delight,

"They don't need to deliver it,"

"I'll go in and move it with you."

Zhao Yuan led Li Kui into the Liang King's palace.

He had someone bring over all the leftover strong liquor from yesterday and give it to Li Kui.

He then ordered two bodyguards to escort Li Kui back.

To prevent Li Kui from getting drunk and causing trouble on the way,

He was arrested by the Kaifeng Prefecture.

There's really no one who dares to cause trouble on the streets of Tokyo these days.

Whether civil or military officials,

As long as the law is violated,

They were all put in shackles and taken back.