The Song Dynasty implemented a patent wine policy.
The monopoly on alcohol is called Qiejiu, which means that the government strictly restricts the private brewing and sale of alcohol, and the government sells it exclusively and enjoys its benefits exclusively. The most the people can do is drink some soup.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were three forms of wine tasting. The first was the official wine service, which was exclusively brewed and sold by the government.
Second is the maipufangchang. The so-called "maipu" means promising to pay a certain amount of taxes to the government and obtain the right to open a shop, brew and sell wine.
Finally, there are the licensed wine merchants. In the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to ensure the income of the official wine class, the government strictly divided the official wine prohibition areas in the form of legislation, that is, the locations of the capital, the cities where the state capitals are located, and the rural wine shops. In this range
Within ten miles, private households are generally not allowed to sell private wine, resulting in no other branches but the official one.
However, outside the official forbidden areas, wine merchants who have obtained the government's license can brew or sell wine. This is the licensed wine merchant.
In Tokyo, there are two categories of sake brewers. The first category is those who brew and sell wine using official koji. Most of these brewers live in the Ganqu District and are called Kyoto sake brewers. The so-called ganqu is the government’s custom of brewing koji.
The implementation of monopoly is equivalent to indirect monopoly. Beijing wine merchants can purchase koji from the official Quyuan and then brew and sell it themselves. The other type is the shops that pay taxes to obtain the right to brew and sell wine, which are called rural wine merchants.
Obviously, Zui Xianju belongs to a Beijing wine shop.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the larger restaurant was called the Zhengdian, and the smaller restaurant was called the Jiaodian. The difference between the two was that the Zhengdian was qualified to buy koji wine, while the Jiaodian was just the sales agency of the Zhengdian.
Nowadays, the price of Guanqu is very expensive, worth two hundred yuan per pound, and the best wine is not sold by the government to the outside world. They, the Beijing wine merchants, have to pay an additional amount of white rice, glutinous rice, etc. after paying the price of Guanqu.
Only with money can we sell wine to others.
By the time Beijing's wine merchants finished brewing the wine, their profit margins had been reduced to a very small amount, and the imperial court took all the profits. At its peak, a large restaurant like Fanlou purchased 50,000 kilograms of distiller's yeast a year, which was a typical example of small profits.
More sales.
However, in recent years, due to the sharp decline in Zuixianju's business, Wu Furong naturally did not dare to make more wine, so the surrounding foot shops naturally became Jade Xuan's sales outlets, which made matters worse.
Although the Northern Song Dynasty was the only dynasty that encouraged drinking, the private wine industry was not very developed and could not be compared with the prosperous government-run wine industry.
After Li Qi understood it clearly, he gave a two-word evaluation--cheating.
He was almost trapped in his grandmother's bay.
Li Qi paced back and forth in the room angrily for more than a dozen times, shaking his head and saying: "No, if we do it like this, we will still make a penny, and there is no way we can compete with Jade Xuan."
Wu Furong asked doubtfully: "Then what are you going to do?"
Li Qi sneered and said: "Brew it yourself, go fuck yourself with the official song."
"It can't be done. It's absolutely impossible."
Wu Furong hurriedly stood up and said nervously: "Now the government is strictly investigating those who brew koji privately. If they are caught, they will have to go to jail. In the early years, they would have been sentenced to death. This is absolutely unacceptable."
"There is nothing in this world that is impossible."
Li Qi snorted coldly and said: "Uncle Wu, please remember that there is a kind of person in this world whose words cannot be trusted, and that is politicians, those who are officials, and even the emperor."
"Master Li, please don't say these words to others." Wu Furong quickly interrupted Li Qi. He was already frightened by Li Qi so much that he was sweating profusely and his fingers were trembling.
"I know this."
Since he almost lost his life at the hands of the demon last time, Li Qi has restrained his speech a lot, but sometimes he still can't help but say a few rebellious words. He nodded and continued: "You must first listen to what politicians say.
Whether it is related to one's own interests, if not, then it is nonsense. And these laws are drawn up by those who are officials. They are just for profit. Since there are interests, there must be loopholes and loopholes.
Naturally, benefits will leak out. Do you understand?"
Wu Furong shook his head, looking completely puzzled.
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Let me ask you, murder is a rightful thing, right?"
Wu Furong nodded and said, "Of course."
Li Qi said again: "Okay. If a soldier of our country kills a Liao soldier on the battlefield, will the government sentence him to death?"
Wu Furong said in shock: "This - of course not. If he can go into battle and kill the enemy, not only is there no fault, but he works hard and should be rewarded. How can he be sentenced to death?"
"Isn't that the end of it? It's the same murder, so why does one have merit and the other has fault?" Li Qi shrugged.
Wu Furong wondered: "How can this be the same?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "What's the difference? We just need to turn this dead man into a Liao soldier, and then everything will be fine."
"Becoming a Liao soldier, what kind of reform is this?"
"As for how it will change, I haven't thought about it clearly yet. Anyway, it's just the wine money. I don't plan to share it with the court. If I want to share it, I have to take the lion's share." Li Qi snorted.
"this---!"
Wu Furong stared at Li Qi dumbfounded and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He had always been a dedicated businessman, but now that he encountered the gangster-like Li Qi, it was really difficult for him.
"Brother Li, Brother Li."
At this moment, Wu Xiaoliu's voice was heard outside.
"Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Xiaoliu opened the door and walked in, followed by Chen Anan, but their expressions were very strange.
"Uncle, you are here too!"
When Wu Xiaoliu came in and found Wu Furong there, he was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue.
"Brother Li, shopkeeper Wu."
Chen Anan saluted Li Qi and Wu Furong respectively, and secretly tugged on Wu Xiaoliu's sleeve with his hand.
Naturally, this little gesture did not escape Li Qi's eyes. He frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wu Xiaoliu glanced at Chen Anan, chuckled, and said, "That's right, I just found Anan hiding in the kitchen to steal some wine."
"oh?"
Li Qi asked Chen Anan: "Is what Liu Zi said true?"
Chen Anan nodded, looking like he was admitting his mistake.
Li Qi suddenly laughed and said: "You kid, if you want to drink, just tell me. Do you need to steal it?"
There weren't many drinks these days, so the kids were curious and drank some wine. Li Qi thought it wasn't a big deal. Anyway, the wine from the Northern Song Dynasty had a low alcohol content, so just don't drink too much.
Seeing that Li Qi was not angry but smiling instead, Wu Xiaoliu was stunned and said hurriedly: "Brother Li, you don't know, he also poured water into the wine pot."
Li Qi had a strange look on his face and asked curiously: "Anan, why are you pouring water into the wine pot?"
Chen Anan lowered his head and said, "I was afraid of being discovered by you, so that's why I did this. Brother Li, I know I was wrong."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "You are quite clever, okay, let's forget it this time, don't do it next time, you will waste a good bottle of wine.
"
When Chen Anan saw that Li Qi didn't blame him, his face lit up and he nodded in assurance.
Li Qi shook his head with a smile and said to Wu Xiaoliu: "Also, Liuzi, you did something right. Anan did something wrong. You should tell me or your uncle in time so that we can help them correct it in time.
Come here. But you must also remember that when facing outsiders, no matter what Anan does wrong, if you betray Anan like today, I will never let you go."
"I understand." Wu Xiaoliu said while sweating profusely.
Li Qi nodded and said to Chen Anan: "Anan, you are the same, do you know?"
Chen Anan nodded.
"Okay, you can go out first. Oh, by the way, Anan, you have nothing to do anyway. Tomorrow you will follow Uncle Tian and help them with some work, you know?"
"Oh, I understand." Chen Anan nodded. He would never dare to disobey what Li Qi asked him to do.
After Wu Xiaoliu heard this, he secretly laughed in his heart. Brother Li is so awesome. He doesn't say anything, but he punishes you in different ways.
Li Qi looked at Wu Xiaoliu's expression and didn't know what he was thinking. He smiled and said: "Liuzi, don't laugh either. When I finish what I'm doing, I will test your and Dazhu's cooking skills.
If you're not qualified, just become a bartender."
Wu Xiaoliu immediately said with a sad face: "Well, I will practice harder."
"Okay, that's it, you go out first."
After Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan went out, Wu Furong laughed and said: "Master Li, your discipline method is really eye-opening for me!"
Li Qi shook his head and smiled.
"This Anan is very naughty. Only you can control him. He poured water into the wine bottle and thought he could hide it. If others drink it and find that the wine has become weak, wouldn't it be revealed? It's a loss.
The kid can figure it out." Wu Furong shook his head and said helplessly.
When Li Qi heard this, he was startled and said in his mouth: "If you pour water into the wine, will the taste of the wine become lighter?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Wu Furong asked in surprise.
Li Qi didn't seem to hear Wu Furong's words, and repeated: "Jiuqu, low-alcohol wine, add water, make it lighter..."
After reading for a while, Li Qi's eyes suddenly lit up and he said happily: "I know, I know how to turn this dead man into a Liao soldier."
Wu Furong was puzzled and said: "How can a dead person be transformed into a Liao soldier? Mr. Li, are you saying you are doing a trick?"
"Yes, I just want to do tricks."
Li Qi had a sinister smile on his lips and said, "Uncle Wu, help me prepare something for tomorrow."
"what?"
"wine."
Li Qi sneered: "Return to the damn official song, go to hell."
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