The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Why is Erlang worried?" Li Yuan asked, "Is it because of food?"

Li Yuan also wanted to ban alcohol back then, but alcohol is a thing that most people, from high officials to ordinary people, like to drink a little, and it has deeply penetrated into people's lives.

So the ban on alcohol was left unresolved. Li Yuan thought about it at the beginning because the food shortage in the Tang Dynasty was just to save food.

Not to mention that the former Sui Dynasty had four major granaries, which left a family foundation. When the heroes rose up, the first thing they wanted to occupy was the granary, and their eyes were on it.

Luoyang Yongjia Granary was originally in the hands of Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong was in Luoyang and had 100,000 soldiers and horses. Where did the food and grass supply come from? First, it was collected, and secondly, the Yongjia Granary played the biggest role.

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this.

"I have considered this." Li Shimin said, "I also remembered that my father wanted to ban alcohol back then. Although it is no longer mentioned now, if brewing strong liquor consumes much more grain than ordinary alcohol, I still think it is a bit wasteful."

It is not necessary to drink such good wine, but the grain problem is much more important than the wine problem.

"Huairen, this method of brewing strong liquor must not be leaked. If this trend becomes popular, it will not be a good thing for the time being." Li Shimin said.

If the method is leaked and the wealthy families who control money and grain know about it, they will buy and consume a lot of grain to brew wine. In this way, the grain price will rise, but this money-making thing has never fallen on ordinary people. They will not make much more money from farming and selling grain.

"Of course." Li Fu said, "I still expect to make money from the workshop after it is built. It is precious to build a workshop on the farm."

Li Shimin looked worried and sighed.

But it is not good to say more.

"But..." Li Fu narrowed his eyes and showed a slightly cunning smile on his face.

"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu in confusion.

Li Fu's behavior also made Li Yuan unable to deal with it.

"Uncle?" Li Fu looked at Li Yuan: "It's an important matter."

Li Yuan understood and asked his personal eunuch to lead the people in the hall out.

"Can you tell me now?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Fu nodded.

"It will definitely be profitable to build a wine-making workshop on the farm." Li Fu said, "If my second brother is worried about the grain issue, perhaps my method can solve the problem a little bit."

"In the future, the strong liquor produced by the wine-making workshop on the farm can be exchanged for grain." Li Fu said, "If ten kilograms of grain produce a jar of wine, then a jar of wine can be exchanged for twenty kilograms of grain, or even thirty kilograms of grain. In this way, the wine workshop will not lack grain.

Those who have surplus grain at home and want to exchange for wine can naturally bring grain to exchange. Those who can afford it will not care about this little grain."

"In this way, the strong liquor will not be sold to the outside world with copper coins and cloth?" Li Shimin asked.

"It's a high-priced thing. Exchanging it for food is one way, and copper coins and cloth are another way of exchange. But now the output is not enough, so we can only exchange it with food first. When the workshops are built in the future, or when more workshops are opened, we can naturally exchange it with copper coins and cloth. That's all in the future. We will make adjustments according to time and actual conditions, and it's not set in stone." Li Fu explained.

"As for the grain earned by the workshops in the future, I think, since my second brother is worried about this, they must have a place to go." Li Fu looked at Li Shimin with a smile.

"Oh? So you mean, the business of this wine workshop should still be done with the inner court?" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu.

In this way, hoarding food is not bad, but once this is done, Li Fu will probably be criticized in the court.

But so what? Others don't understand, but he, the emperor, has discussed this matter face to face, how can he not understand?

"Of course, it will be a big business in the future." Li Fu said.

When the strong liquor business is established, it will be a big industry.

As for why the palace is allowed to reap the benefits, the purpose is to tie it tightly to the palace. Nowadays, is there any bigger and more generous backer than the palace?

"Uncle, second brother, do you think I am short of money now?" Li Fu spread his hands, looking calm and composed.

"As long as the tea house is there, your Jingyang Palace will not be short of money." Li Yuan said: "This is all the business you came up with."

On the surface, the family's business affairs are all left to the servants, and the master must be clean.

But privately, it is all family business.

"Yes, Jingyang PrinceThe palace is not short of money, but all the glory that the Jingyang Palace has now comes from you, uncle, and the reward from my second brother. "Li Fu said: "Without the identity of the King of Jingyang, without the two of you in the palace as a backer, everything is like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror, which are all empty. Even if there is a good business, others will be jealous and anyone can come up and step on it, and it will not be able to protect it. "

"Therefore, at least half of the property of the Jingyang Palace must be given to the inner court." Li Fu said seriously: "Moreover, the Jingyang Palace is not short of money now, but my second brother is short of money and food. Although the Tang Dynasty is now stable, the Turks on the grassland are still eyeing us covetously. Although I don't go to court to participate in politics, I also know that the Tang Dynasty must solve this hidden danger, otherwise, life will always be in fear, especially in the area of ​​Jingyang County. "

"If you want to fight, it is a contest of people and money and food. "Li Fu said: "The people who least want the Turks to go south are actually the ordinary people who live under the threat of the Turkic army. I used to be such an ordinary person."

"So, I also hope that my second brother can pacify the grassland." Li Fu looked at Li Shimin with burning eyes.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Fight, the grassland Turks must be fought.

As for Li Yuan, he suffered no less from the Turks than Li Shimin.

During the Wude period, the Turks repeatedly invaded, picked his pockets, looted his people, and didn't give him any face.

Being able to defeat the Turks is a matter of face for both of us!

Li Shimin felt Li Fu's expectations.

"Then you can handle this matter. I won't interfere. You must have an idea in your mind." Li Shimin said.

Li Fu smiled and bowed: "Thank you, second brother. ”

I like this kind of leader, who doesn’t understand but lets people do it, instead of giving orders without understanding.

As for the matter of exchanging grain for winemaking workshops, Li Fu has another layer of thinking.