Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness, can you teach us the art of brewing wine just like the art of making ice? We are willing to pay a high price for it. Read"

The reception hall of the palace.

A group of wealthy people crowded into the small room.

After Zhao Xu arrived, after a few pleasantries, some wealthy people couldn't help but ask.

Each of them has a good knowledge. Compared with the art of making ice, King Yan’s brewing art is the business that can really make a lot of money.

Zhao Xu's eyes swept over everyone.

Most of the wealthy families who participated in the ice-making technique last time are here, and there are also some unfamiliar businessmen.

Even the Zhang family, Huang family and Du family shamelessly blended in.

Although the person who asked the question was a small wealthy family, Zhao Xu knew in his heart that he was afraid that a big wealthy family was behind the instructions.

"You all are so well informed. I just made people drink wine, and you already know it." Zhao Xu had a faint smile on his face.

Although the wealth of wealthy families is basically located in the countryside.

But they all have houses and servants in the city, and they usually live in the city.

Especially after Zhao Xu started making ice, they needed to supervise the chamber of commerce, so they had more time to live in Yancheng.

"The wine made by His Highness has a fragrance that spreads thousands of miles away, and we can smell it at home." A wealthy family flattered him.

Everyone laughed in agreement and nodded.

At this time, their attitude towards Zhao Xu was completely different from the first time.

In the eyes of some wealthy families, Prince Yan's Mansion established a pro-army.

Now that he has taken control of the county soldiers and the city of Yan, he has become a veritable king of Yan.

He no longer dared to despise Zhao Xu as before, but he was more afraid.

Zhao Xu laughed along with the wealthy family and said lightly: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you all. This time, I won't sell wine-making skills, but I can sell wine."

Zhang Qian and Huang Du, who were mixed in the crowd, looked at each other with ugly expressions. They guessed it right.

The other wealthy families were still happy.

For them, it would be good if the palace could sell wine to them.

Dong An noticed the expressions of Zhang Qian and others, and felt happy.

They had been bullied by the Zhang family for many years, and finally saw their discomfort.

For a moment, I felt that my father was wise and chose King Yan in time.

"It is said that the best little Drunken Immortal in the Imperial City is sold for twelve taels of silver per jar. I wonder how much silver your Highness plans to sell for one jar." Someone else asked eagerly.

For them, as long as they can get the wine from the palace, transport it out and resell it, they can definitely make a fortune.

Zhao Xu thought about it after hearing this.

A jar of Dasong wine is basically about one pound.

And he needs more than three jars of green ant wine to distill one jar of new wine.

Ordinary green ant wine in Dasong costs three coins.

This means that the cost of his wine is one tael of silver.

Thinking of this, he said: "The wine you get from the palace is only fifteen taels per jar. I don't care how much you buy back and sell."

"Fifteen taels."

"It's worth the price. This wine is much better than some drunk fairy."

"Yes, you can definitely sell it for twenty taels when sold to Jinling City. It is common for the gentlemen of the capital to spend thousands of taels of silver on a banquet."

"No, people don't care about money, what they want is noodles."

"..."

The wealthy families are very satisfied with Zhao Xu's pricing, which is profitable.

Someone said: "Your Highness, I want five hundred altars."

"The next two thousand altars."

"Here comes the Eight Hundred Altar."

"..."

Zhao Xu sat in the main seat, and the numbers shouted by the wealthy people made him secretly happy.

The effect of this free wine tasting is fully realized.

The wealthy people who have personally tasted the fine wine now have no doubts about Wangfu's wine.

no doubt.

This distilled liquor will become an important source of income for the palace in the future.

After all, in addition to Dasong, the drinking culture in surrounding countries is also very prosperous.

It is said that the Beidi people on the grassland are more addicted to alcohol.

In the past, the relationship between Dasong and Beidi was stable and they exchanged what they needed.

Beidi people often exchange cattle, sheep and horses for Dasong's fine wine.

However, although the wealthy families are very enthusiastic, one fact lies in front of them.

He didn't have that much wine.

So he spread his hands and said, "I understand how you feel, but I have just brewed this kind of wine and cannot provide it to you."

"This, this is such a pity." A wealthy clan sighed.

Praising the poor in the north and the rich in the south.

Although the wealthy families in the north have land, they don't have much money.

So in order to make up for this, people often do business southward.

Of course, there are also bold ones who ignore the imperial ban and trade with Beidi.

Although the profit was huge, if the court caught him, he would be beheaded.

"but……"

The disappointment of some wealthy families was palpable, and Zhao Xu could see it.

But he really couldn't bring out so much wine for a while.

However, since he has deliberately attracted wealthy people, he naturally won't let them leave just like that.

Well versed in the deceptions of modern business, he has a way to get these people to pay for the goods without even seeing them.

"It's nothing, please tell me clearly, Your Highness."

Zhao Xu seemed to have something to say, and hope arose in the hearts of the wealthy families.

"But the brewing is very fast, and it won't take long to supply you with the goods. But before that, if you want to get the goods from the palace, you need to pay a partial deposit." Zhao Xu said seriously.

"Deposit?" All the wealthy people looked at Zhao Xu.

"That's right, whoever pays the deposit first will be supplied first when the wine comes out. After all, this wine is very precious. The palace will produce as much wine as you want. You cannot produce it randomly." Zhao Xu continued.

The gentry were discussing again.

Naturally, they felt unhappy if they were given money without seeing anything.

Dong An wanted to cooperate with Zhao Xu, so he shouted: "My Dong family is willing to pay a deposit and ask your highness to be the first to serve wine to the Dong family."

Someone stood out, and other wealthy families suddenly became uneasy.

They all understand the principle of eating meat first, soup second, and ashes third.

As a result, more wealthy families shouted, "I will also pay a deposit."

"I'll go back and get the money right now."

"..."

Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction.

He was not afraid that the wealthy people would refuse to pay the deposit.

This time his business is open to the entire Dasong.

If they don’t buy it, someone will buy it.

After all, he is engaged in an exclusive monopoly business. He is the only one and there is no other company.

The reason why he attracted the wealthy families of Yan County was just to get a sum of money as soon as possible.

At the same time, it only weakens their financial resources.

The decision was made.

Zhao Xu called Qin's accountant over and asked them to calculate the needs of the wealthy family.

Before dark.

The wealthy families sent large sums of money, land deeds and food just like when they made ice.

They were busy until the willow trees rose above the moon, and Qin's accountant delivered the account book to Zhao Xu.

"Your Highness, the wealthy people have ordered a total of 40,000 jars of wine for a total of 600,000 taels of silver. Based on the 30% deposit required by the palace, they should pay 180,000 taels of silver. However, like last time, they took part of the land deed. In exchange for grain, Xiao received a total of 110,000 taels of cash, a land deed worth 60,000 taels and 10,000 taels of grain."

Zhao Xu was having dinner, and Feng'er and Luan'er were standing aside.

Feng'er and Luan'er were not surprised when they heard this number.

After all, the ice-making technique last time cost much more money than this.

Zhao Xu smiled and said nothing.

This wine business has just begun.

As the reputation spreads, more and more merchants will come to Prince Yan's Mansion to buy wine.

At that time, the income of Wangfu Distilled Liquor will be one million taels.

However, in this case, he had to build a winery immediately to expand production.

This ensures continued supply.