Chapter 93 New Wine
All the backbone of the "Zhongyi Society" have more or less mixed with "Triumph White Sugar" or other sugar businesses with the names of "flowing white sugar" and "escape white sugar", but not many people insist on using it as core industries.
A sugar cane from serving to harvesting. Although the sugar industry is indeed the most profitable, because the royal family controls the imperial court, the profits in the elite areas are basically divided up by royal princes and princes. The agent Weiser, who was taken out by Zhang De, now has no longer the main business of selling "triumphant sugar".
Duke Zou Guo and Princess Langya and his wife, now both in the Duke’s Mansion or the Princess Mansion, are actually the income from the dried mushrooms.
After the sugarcane leaves are crushed, they are a very good base for mushrooms. One of the most famous things in the Gongfu kitchen is that you can eat "chicken stewed mushrooms" every day.
The yield of Agaricus bisporus is not low. The concept of "mouth mushroom" was accepted by people at that time after the fifteenth year of Zhenguan. As for mushrooms and Ganoderma lucidum, it is mainly used to make dry goods.
Ganoderma lucidum, which was originally quite qualified, was turned into a "wholesale" and really disgusting many people.
Putting aside the little bit of sugar profits, although the Duke and Princess Mansion have long since not participated in specific court affairs, their lives are more comfortable than those of the top leaders of most powerful yamen.
At least Hou Junji lived a comfortable life as before he broke a gold mine.
Especially after moving the capital, the "back-kitchen effect" of Duke Zou's mansion was amplified, and even the emperor had been to his brother-in-law's mansion several times to fight guerrilla warfare.
Originally, the residues in the sugar industry were mainly used as feed or "snacks", but a "brain" of sugarcane farmers or fishermen in Changxi County actually developed a new wine.
They also use distillation technology, but the essence behind it is of great significance.
In addition to wine and other fruit wines, most wines use grain. The wines in the Zhenguan year are still not cheap. Although they do not "sweetened", of course, they really need to "sweetened". The government will probably add a handful of sugar to go back...
After all, Sprite has not been invented yet.
"Molasses", or the residue of the sugar-making industry, are not food. In terms of reputation, they are naturally better than grain and wine, and even the emperor will publicly appreciate and promote it.
In fact, sometimes in order to avoid being squirted by trolls, the emperor has to grit his teeth and serve wine even when he holds a banquet. No matter how expensive it is, he has to block others' mouths first.
But if you have "melly wine", you can save a lot of money. Not only can you make a reputation, but you also need to have a relaxed pocket. More importantly, according to the average yield of 80 stones per mu of sugarcane in the 18th year of Zhenguan, the output of this wine will definitely not be low, and the market for grain wine can be quickly calmed down.
The only regret is that the yield of sugarcane will drop sharply after crossing the Yangtze River. Before large-scale potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer, it is too difficult to get sugarcane into the soul in a short period of time.
With the production of sugarcane, the resistance to the expansion of "sugarcane wine" can be shaken. It is probably the big families in the northern region, especially the wealthy families who have a large amount of land resources, grain storage.
In terms of rate of return, the profit of alcohol sales is far higher than that of salt and iron. It is only because winemaking occupies a large amount of food that has had to ban alcohol from time to time in previous dynasties. Even if the imperial court bans alcohol, the noble families never paid attention to it. An important reason for the popularity of "private wine" is that like the "five surnames and seven hopes", they fundamentally regard the laws of the court as shit.
If we look back at the time, people will recall the taste of "Jimo Lao Wine" and "Kongfu Family Wine", but in fact, the existence of these wines itself is promoting a status in the world.
Fang Yiai only saw the future of "sugar cane wine", but as the Jianghan Observer and the emerging "mountain" in the Tang Dynasty's officialdom, what Lao Zhang saw was the tragic phenomenon of Fang Yiai being beaten by Lao Tie of the Central Plains in the future.
At that time, the wealthy families in the north criticized "sugar cane wine" and would not bother with whether the wine occupied food, but would only talk about it with wine. As for privately in official interactions, "sugar cane wine" is regarded as "sweet wine", Lao Zhang could also predict it.
In fact, Zhang De vigorously promoted grape planting in the past to try to reduce the cost of wine as much as possible and then replace the "high-end wine" market.
All the tribute wines in the imperial court were collected by aristocratic families without exception. Even if there were occasional merchants, they were just "white gloves" from noble families. They had never made a fortune by making a fortune purely by technology and then successfully tribute.
It’s a pity that grape planting itself encroachs on fertile land, and its ability to resist risks and is far less than that of sugarcane. Therefore, although the output of wine has greatly increased and the price has continued to decline, it still cannot cause a fatal blow to the local tyrants.
However, "sugar cane wine" is different. It appears in the form of "by-products" and is an additional benefit per unit per mu. At the same time, like wine, it does not produce food invasion, and is morally perfect. The only flaw is probably that it is a bad origin and is too low-end.
If the old and new nobles really want to isolate them, they really have to play with their own style, and Lao Zhang has no choice.
But there is one thing that is, whether it is new or old, it is unlikely that it will rely on its massive amount of food to sell its own fine wine.
Just based on the amount of "sugar cane wine", even though Lao Zhang knew that Fang Yiai was likely to use him as a "gun", he would not mind fighting with these "old wines".
However, if you want to fight the "old wine", Lao Zhang cannot just do it himself, and it is also necessary to form a gang. In addition to the old ministers of the Qin Wang Mansion such as the Yuchi family, Zhang family, and Qin family, such as the Feng family in Lingnan, Xian family, Wuxian Lu family, and Yu family, they also have to give some sweetness.
These Southern Dynasties were also homeless and were originally "old wine". They were just "old wine". Obviously, these "old wines" didn't mind changing to "slow wines".
It’s all about rushing, so it’s better to change to a better reputation.
As for the "Zhongyi Society" who are thirty-year-old "I dare not say that they are all of them, but it is not too much to do a 70-8-year-old job. After eating pasta for so many years, isn't it just a county magistrate of Yangzi County?
It is enough for the lower-level bureaucrats to have the "Zhongyi Society" and the "old men" waving flags and shouting.
After all, how can a real "helper" at the level of nuclear weapons be used casually? Although Lao Zhang has the intention to clink a glass with "Laojiu", the one who is really impatient is obviously Comrade Li Shimin, the chairman of the nuclear weapons-level Datang Empire Co., Ltd....
In order to think about this matter, Lao Zhang wrote a memorial to Liaodong very rarely, but did not pass Changsun Wuji, but used Li Lizhi's name.
It probably starts like this: Dad, how are you doing recently? I'm very good in Wuhan, everything goes well. I want to tell you something, have you heard of "sugar cane wine"? Buy one bottle and get one bottle and get free shipping...
Chapter completed!