Lao Wu and Zhang Sancha on the grassland had just left the Daheihe River, and Liu Heng took Zhao Yutu to the back mountain of Hutouzhai.

On the back mountain of Hutou Village, there is a courtyard built with blue bricks.

There are war soldiers on the tiger flag at the main entrance of the yard. Several corner towers are set up in the yard, and there are also war soldiers on it. There are patrol teams patrolling from time to time around the courtyard wall.

From time to time, the fragrance of wine floated out of the yard.

"How is the sales of sorghum wine brewed in our winery now?" Liu Heng asked Zhao Yu's picture beside him.

The yard in front of me was built after the New Year of the Year of the Tiger Flag. Now the Tiger Flag is not short of silver. No acre brick is used for building houses and yards, and all have been changed to burnt blue bricks.

There are many open spaces in the back mountain of Hutouzhai, and the newly built winery is placed in the back mountain of Hutouzhai.

There is no shortage of idle open space on the mountain. After cleaning up the flat, you can directly build a circle of walls with blue bricks and start building houses. Such a yard is as big as several wineries together.

"Since we took the wine from our Tiger Banner to sell it, it has been more than two months since Shandong merchants came to buy wine. They also asked our mule and horse store if we could help them deliver the wine to Shandong, and they could give them more money." Zhao Yutu looked happy when he spoke.

The tiger flag is not short of silver, but all it is short of large amounts of silver. The 10,000 taels of silver sent to the Governor's Office and the General's Office was already trying hard to get it all.

There are more than 2,000 soldiers in the tiger-shaped flag nowadays, and there are still many miners in the iron field to support it. The more than 200 riders of the horse team and the war horses, eating horses alone every day is a considerable expense.

Several workshops in the Weapon Bureau kept smashing silver into it. The fire guns were just formed and they began to study riding guns. Each one needed silver.

Due to the lack of silver, the tiger flag has not yet been equipped with large quantities of self-generated muskets, and only self-generated muskets are equipped with a small number of combat troops.

The artillery in the artillery field is still being cast continuously. Although the quantity has been limited, the gunpowder and iron bullets consumed every day are all silver.

Zheng Tie took away a lot of iron tools, but after walking for so long, he didn't send a penny of money back.

As the director of the Logistics Bureau, Zhao Yutu has been forced by silver in the past few months and his beard is almost pulled away.

Fortunately, there are two places where money comes from Dongshan Iron Farm and Xujiazhuang, which can continuously bring benefits to the Tiger Flag, barely maintaining the situation.

If the tiger flag had another large amount of money, he wouldn't know where to make it.

Liu Heng looked at the exterior wall of the winery and said, "Another squadron of soldiers come over to ensure that there are always patrolling the exterior wall to prevent the winemakers and apprentices in the winery from having an affair with people outside, and our brewing craftsmanship is circulated."

"No one should come to Hutou Village!" Zhao Yutu said hesitantly, "Since we have occupied this place, even hunters and people who chop wood nearby have rarely come to Hutou Village."

"That's because there was no such winery before." Liu Heng said, "We are just starting to sell wine in the tiger flag. Please note that there are not many people in our country. When the days are long, those who are interested will find out the profits of our winery. Then people will have the idea of ​​making winery."

Zhao Yutu said in confusion: "How can others calculate our own profits? Unless there is an insider, the matter in the winery will be spread out."

Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "No need for an insider. Just pay attention to how much sorghum we have collected, and you can see some things. Moreover, the winery in the back mountain of Hutouzhai is a new wine cellar. The sorghum wine brewed by others is sour and hard to drink. Our sorghum wine is like a knife, and it is even stronger and has a more mellow taste. It would be abnormal if no one cares about our brewing technology and formula."

"Who would have thought that ordinary sorghum wine could produce such good wine as long as the first pot is discarded." Zhao Yutu sighed.

Liu Heng smiled.

There are sorghum wine everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, which is the same sour and astringent but hard to drink. Usually, only if you have bitterness and strength, you will spend a copper plate to satisfy your cravings.

Nowadays, the tiger flag also brews sorghum wine, but due to the craftsmanship, it turns decay into magic, making the sorghum wine that is difficult to swallow suddenly become a good wine.

Although the taste is not as good as those old-fashioned wineries, the sorghum wine brewed by the Tiger Flag is strong enough and mellow enough to suit the tastes of the northern people, and the cost of sorghum brewing is also low.

For those good wines with historical age and famous food, you need to choose the best from the best and choose the best from the best. If the wine is slightly worse, the taste of the wine brewed will become worse.

The sorghum wine with the Tiger Flag may have a worse taste than those famous wines, but because it is brewed with sorghum, the profit in the middle is much larger than those of the famous wines, and the price is not that expensive, and the audience is wide. Especially relying on the grassland, Beilu loves this kind of spirit wine the most.

Zhao Yutu said: "It's a pity that Zheng Tie and his team took away a large number of iron tools to sea. If they sell these iron tools nearby, the winery could double its size."

Liu Heng smiled and said, "The brewing process of our winery can only be kept confidential for the time being. Maybe it will be researched by others at any time, so the benefits brought by the winery cannot be long-term. However, Zheng Tie and others can open up sales for the tiger flag. This is a long-term transaction."

"I understand." Zhao Yutu said: "It's just over two months that the winery has brought tens of thousands of taels of silver to the tiger flag. Now, many merchants from Xuanda and Taiyuan come to Xujiazhuang to buy our wine and sell it."

Liu Heng said: "The brewing process of sorghum wine is too simple. Even if we keep it secret, it will be discovered sooner or later. If the tiger flag wants to really make a lot of money, it still needs to target Beilu and the sea."

Zhao Yutu nodded in understanding and then said, "Bei Lu likes strong wine. Our wine is strong enough and will definitely win the favor of Bei Lu. Unfortunately, the trade route on the grassland has not been opened yet, otherwise it can be sold directly to Bei Lu."

"No hurry." Liu Heng said, "The people we sent to the grassland to calculate the days are coming soon, and maybe we can bring back good news."

"I hope so." Zhao Yutu sighed, "If our tiger flag can sell private salt, there is no need to deal with the Beilu. Sitting in Lingqiu will make money."

Liu Heng looked upright and said, "We can't touch private salt, at least we can't touch it now. Now the people who sell private salt in Datong are either from the Dai Palace or from the general's sect. With the strength of the tiger flag, they are really looking for death."

The reason why the tiger-shaped flag is today is entirely because Lingqiu is a small place and a private iron field, which gives the tiger-shaped flag the opportunity to develop.

Even so, he deliberately did not touch those businesses that were quick to make money, because the background behind these businesses was not something that the tiger flag could be provoked. Otherwise, with the strength of the tiger flag and the knowledge in his mind, he could completely expand the business of private salt.

But he was sure that if he dared to touch the private salt, he would not be a deputy general, but the entire Datong general. In addition to the Dai Royal Palace, most of the Datong officialdom would not be able to withstand the tiger flag.
Chapter completed!