Song Yongchen led six merchants to a wing in the backyard of the Kaifeng government office.
Then, he asked: "Who is Sun Ci?"
Sun Ci immediately stood up and bowed: "I am Sun Ci!"
Song Yongchen looked at him deeply: "You're good!"
Sun Ci quickly lowered his head: "I am just grateful to you for your great kindness!"
Song Yongchen did not say any more, but looked at the others and said: "You businessmen, I am very pleased to know that the country is difficult and the country is hard!"
"Please rest assured that the imperial court will not treat you badly."
Everyone bowed happily and said, "How dare we hope to be rewarded by the imperial court?"
But inside, they were already overjoyed.
Song Yongchen smiled, clapped his hands, and two officials came in holding a bunch of books.
Song Yongchen picked up one of the books, raised it, and said: "These are books, and they are all the secret methods used in the palace to make wine."
"Your Majesty knows that you are all righteous merchants, so you will give this secret method to all righteous merchants as a reward."
With that said, he started to distribute.
One copy per person was delivered to the six people present.
Everyone looked at the books that were delivered to their hands, although they didn't quite believe that there was anything remarkable about the so-called palace secret method.
There was even some scorn in my heart.
Because, in the Song Dynasty, the real good wine was always among the people.
What about the wine in the palace?
Maybe in the era of Taizu and Taizong, they were still a little particular about it, but today I can only say that it is not unpleasant to drink.
But everyone still thanked him one after another.
This book given by the royal family is enough to scare many people and avoid a lot of trouble just by keeping it at home.
Song Yongchen continued: "In addition, this year, Guanquyuan has a new kind of distiller's yeast, which will only be supplied to the restaurants of all Yishang."
"This wine koji is specially prepared for the wine brewed using the palace's secret method."
As he spoke, he calmly picked up a porcelain bottle that was placed on the table behind him.
After opening the lid of the porcelain bottle, the rich and mellow aroma of wine immediately spread in this small wing.
Song Yongchen poured the wine from the bottle into small bowls.
Then, he smiled and said to the six merchants in front of him: "You all righteous merchants, you can come and have a try..."
When Sun Ci smelled the aroma of wine, he couldn't sit still.
The aroma of the wine is really mellow and rich.
Just by smelling it, he knew that this must be a good wine, and it was a good wine that was not available on the market today.
Sun Ci immediately stepped forward and picked up a small wine glass before everyone else.
He looked down at the pure and flawless wine in the bowl.
Then he put it in front of his nose and smelled it, and the aroma of the wine shook his mind.
This is truly a wine like no other!
He gently picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The hot taste immediately hit his forehead.
"Good wine!" he praised loudly and drank it all in one gulp.
The wine enters the throat, spicy, mellow, sweet...all kinds of feelings come from the body.
After a while, even my body seemed to have warmed up.
"What a delicious wine!" Sun Ci praised.
Others came forward one after another to drink tea one by one.
Then, everyone's eyes lit up.
Song Yongchen looked on and said with a smile: "Fellow businessmen, is this wine good?"
Everyone nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
They are in this business, so of course they know what kind of impact this brand-new, never-before-seen wine will have once it goes on the market.
Song Yongchen chuckled: "To be fair to you businessmen, this year, Guanquyuan only has tens of thousands of kilograms of koji that can brew this kind of wine..."
"And you righteous merchants are the only merchants who can apply for this kind of distiller's yeast."
Everyone's breathing began to quicken.
This is giving them money!
When there were only six restaurants in Bianjing, they could supply this kind of wine in limited quantities.
Everyone among them knows that this will bring huge profits!
Because there are ready-made examples in Bianjing City.
The lamb wine brewed by Yuxian Zhengdian is the best lamb wine in the world.
As a result, the top-quality wines can be sold for hundreds of dollars for just a dime.
As for this, the supply still exceeds the demand.
Yuxian Zhengdian has therefore become the largest Zhengdian store in Bianjing City. There are thousands of foot shops under it, spread throughout the capital.
Song Yongchen looked at their expressions, smiled and poured himself a small cup.
Then he took a sip, and the sweet, mellow and spicy wine lingered in his mouth.
This kind of wine has been tried on a small scale in the palace since its birth.
Almost everyone who drank it was delighted.
The officials even ordered people to soak various medicinal materials into wine and then gave them to Li Xian.
Order Li Xian to have a drink every morning and evening.
As a result, the pain that had troubled Li Xian for many years was miraculously relieved.
Thinking of this, Song Yongchen looked at the six merchants in front of him: "Of course, the price of this wine koji is a little high."
"It costs about a thousand yuan per catty!"
"So, you still need to act according to your ability!"
One thousand yuan?
It is more than four times that of normal koji!
For jiuqu, the price is indeed very high.
However, no one flinched because they knew this was an opportunity to get rich.
As long as the wine they brew can have the taste and texture of the wine they just drank.
So, buying hundreds of dollars for one dime, or even more, is not a dream.
So, they all bowed and said, "Everyone knows, we are not afraid of the high price!"
Song Yongchen smiled and nodded: "In that case, the wine koji in the Guanqu Courtyard will be divided equally among the six this year."
"Wei!" The six people bowed their hands.
Song Yongchen nodded: "Then, in a few days, I will order people to deliver the wine to all restaurants."
"Everything is arranged by Duzhi!" The six merchants worshiped one after another.
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Song Yongchen walked lightly to Zhao Xu, who was taking a nap in the Plum Blossom Hall of Kaifeng Mansion.
"Is the matter done?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Reporting to everyone, it has been completed." Song Yongchen lowered his head and replied: "All the righteous merchants will thank you again and leave."
"Good!" Zhao Xu nodded: "Next, we should let others know the price and consequences of not following me!"
When he said these words, his face looked a little ferocious.
He has given those people enough opportunities and time.
But they don't move at all, they just want to be misers.
Well!
Since you are going to be misers, I will impose the maximum punishment on you.
Let you and others see it but not eat it.
I also want you to regret today's mistakes for the rest of your lives.
And for merchants, what kind of punishment is the most terrible?
Beheading, ransacking homes?
K.
But Zhao Xu couldn't deal with so many people at once.
It's impossible for him to do such a thing, it's not in line with his character.
Hence, the current policy.
Let them think of today with heartache and regret in the future.
At the same time, let those guys behind them wake up: Your wealth is given by me.
Not following me would be disloyal.
There is no reward for disloyalty!
There may even be penalties!
Thinking like this, Zhao Xu clenched his little hands.
He certainly has reason to be angry.
The reason is very simple. The two dozen or so wine merchants who owe him money are different from most other businessmen doing business in Bianjing City.
For other businessmen, making a fortune from doing business can be attributed to a combination of intelligence, luck and sweat.
But these wine merchants are different.
They are completely the products of the policy, and they feed off Zhao Xu.
Now, these guys who are eating Zhao Xu's food are doing things like breaking the pot!
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
Thinking like this, Zhao Xu told Song Yongchen: "After the liquor brewed by these six wine merchants is put on the market, if there are still wine merchants, they have not clearly recognized their position."
"Then, starting from March, Guanquyuan will no longer give them credit for music."
"They have to pay as much as they buy the distiller's yeast. They can't lose a penny. If it's less, they won't sell it."
"No!" Song Yongchen lowered his head.
Zhao Xu closed his eyes and sat on the mattress.
When he did this, no one could find fault with him.
Even if those people went to complain in front of the two palaces, it would be useless.
Because Zhao Xu has given them enough opportunities and face.
They were the ones who refused to drink the toast themselves but had to drink the fine wine. Zhao Xu satisfied them, which was reasonable and reasonable.
To be honest, Zhao Xu is still willing to supply them with wine koji.
Instead of directly expelling these guys from the ranks of the main stores in Bianjing, it is already the end of benevolence and justice.
They should be grateful.
Note: The system of quequ in the Northern Song Dynasty was very distinctive. It was a credit system.
That is to say, sell the wine first and then collect the money.
Generally, the accounting period is based on the year, and the money for this year's liquor is usually paid in the first month of the next year.
In this way, wine merchants can have more capital turnover space.
And the government's distiller's yeast can also be sold in more quantities and better.
At the same time, since it is on credit, the government will try its best to facilitate the wine merchants.
So that they can make money and continue to buy high-priced liquor from the government.
In a sense, this kind of system design actually indirectly tied the royal family and the merchants of the main store together.
Therefore, some people say that the Northern Song Dynasty was the dynasty most likely to develop capitalism.
This makes sense.
Of course, if things develop under normal circumstances, this process will be extremely long.
Because the Northern Song Dynasty was a feudal dynasty, and because in the eyes of the Northern Song emperor, merchants were actually just wage earners.
Taking the main store in Bianjing as an example, the emperor's only purpose in supporting these people was to squeeze them and make them work for him and make money.
Nuomi money and white waste money are the best evidence.
Therefore, the main stores in Bianjing are constantly rotated and replaced.
Because many genuine stores have been squeezed out of business.
