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Chapter 42 Surprising Profits!

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were taken aback.

Needless to say, Zhu Biao has never drank alcohol at all.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he drank wine, but only when he was poor.

Later, when I got rich, people below me would buy drinks for me.

And the wine he drank when he was poor was naturally the cheapest and worst.

The so-called seventy-eight cents per pound of wine was the price of the bad wine Zhu Yuanzhang drank when he was poor.

What is he drinking now?

That's called tribute wine!

The wine made by Liao Tiancheng was ten times and a hundred times better than his own tribute wine!And this is the only one!
It is indeed inappropriate to calculate it at seven or eight cents per catty.

"Tiancheng, how much do you plan to sell this wine for per pound?"

Liao Tiancheng smiled and shook his head: "This wine is not for sale."

"Ah? How can we make money without selling, how can we repay debts, and how can we continue to distribute money to the victims?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply puzzled by this.

"I misunderstood, I mean, part of this wine will be given away, and the rest will be auctioned!"

"Auction? Can wine be auctioned?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was confused for a while.

I’ve heard of auctions of antiques and slaves, but I’ve never heard of auctions of wine!
But Liao Tiancheng was full of confidence: "The things in the auction are all rare things. My wine is unparalleled in the world, so auction is the best choice! Only auction can make enough money, and only auction can be worthy of our Ming Dynasty." Only a batch of serious liquor can truly make a name for itself!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that what Liao Tiancheng said made sense.

If you think about it carefully, this wine is originally very good. If you put it on the market, it will probably sell for several hundred yuan. If you put it up for auction, it might be worth several times!
If one kilogram of wine can buy a guan, then this 15 kilograms of wine can be sold for 15 guan!

The original purchase of these [-] stones of sorghum cost less than [-] guan!

Fifteen times the return!

This profit is simply terrifying!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt sweaty and excited just thinking about it!
After no longer worrying about profitability, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Liao Tiancheng's decision to give it away.

"Tiancheng, who are you going to give this wine to?"

"Who else can I give it to? Firstly, to you, my uncle, to Brother Zhu, and secondly, to the current emperor! There are only so many people I have contact with or have indirect contact with, and there is no place to send it to if I want to."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly felt a little closer to Liao Tiancheng.

But Zhu Biao immediately declined: "Brother Xian, if you give this wine to my father, I won't want it."

Naturally, Liao Tiancheng refused: "Brother Zhu, these are two different things. Giving it to me is because of my friendship with him, and giving it to you is because of our friendship. There is no conflict."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and felt that this prospective son-in-law was really emotional. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

But Zhu Biao also had his own reasons: "Brother Xian, didn't you say that this wine can be auctioned? Why don't you keep it and sell it for more money. When the large amount of grain is purchased in the future, the price of wine will definitely drop. Then you must give it to me. It’s okay to accept the vat of wine for my brother. Now, everything is about making money!”

Zhu Yuanzhang also came to his senses: Yes, what is more important than making money now?We have one big tank that can last us a year. Having two big tanks is just a waste!

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly refused: "Tiancheng, he is right, I don't want the jug of wine anymore! You can just give the emperor one jug."

Liao Tiancheng smiled bitterly: "I can't refute this reason! Okay, I will make arrangements for you two when we go out for drinks again!"

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace with a large vat of liquor, feeling very happy.

"What are you paying tribute to the emperor? We are the emperor! This vat of wine belongs to us! With this wine, who will drink those bland things in the future?"

Thinking of the strong aroma of wine, Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed his saliva all the way.

Liao Tiancheng didn't rest here, he was going to find an auction house to sell the wine.

But Zhu Biao felt that Liao Tiancheng would be easy to get ripped off by himself, and might also be embezzled by some officials above him, so he took the initiative to take over the job. "Brother, please leave all the wine to Brother Wei. Brother Wei has connections and connections. Only if I step in can the wine be sold smoothly."

In this worldly and sophisticated Ming Dynasty, Liao Tiancheng naturally knew that he seemed to be a count now, but in fact he had no foundation and could be manipulated by the big shots, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

The contact during this period of time made him feel that the many accountants in the house were actually pretty good.

This Brother Zhu doesn't pay close attention to the accounts, but he can always use his status to handle some difficult things for Liao Tiancheng.

"Well, maybe I can let him be my general manager in the future! After all, the liquor industry will definitely be its own thing in the future. It will be a giant. Having him take care of it will save you worry and effort!"

Zhu Biao had no idea that his dignified prince had been secretly arranged by Liao Tiancheng to take on the role of chief steward.

With hundreds of jars of liquor, Zhu Biao arrived at a large manor on the outskirts of the city.

There are many carriages here, and they are obviously rich and distinguished people.

"Prince is here!"

Following the doorman's melodious call, people inside immediately came out to greet him.

"Left Prime Minister? Why are you here?"

Among the crowd, Zhu Biao saw Li Shanchang at a glance.

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "I heard that there was a good jade auction today, so I came over to take a look. What is this, Prince?"

"I'm here to sell something."

Zhu Biao pointed to the hundreds of carriages behind him, and Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment.

"I heard that the prince is making wine with Uncle Guangfeng recently. Could it be that this car is full of newly brewed wine?"

Zhu Biao nodded slightly: "Exactly."

Li Shanchang walked around a wine vat and smiled: "If you don't sell this wine for a year and a half, I'm afraid it won't fetch a good price. If the prince is short of money, I can pay to sell these wines." Bought them all!”

Zhu Biao was not in a hurry: "Then I wonder how much money the left prime minister can pay?"

"This wine looks like it weighs five hundred kilograms per jar, so I bought it for one hundred cents per kilogram!"

One pound is one hundred coins, one jar is ten taels of silver, ten strings.

Three hundred jars of wine, that’s three thousand strings.

This price seemed good, but in fact it was ridiculously low, and was rejected directly by Zhu Biao.

"I, Uncle Guangfeng, commissioned me to auction this wine here. The price is too low. Prime Minister Zuo, I'm sorry."

Li Shanchang didn't expect that he was kind enough to help the prince sell wine, and was ridiculed for his low bid, and he couldn't stand it.

"Prince, the wine you just brewed is too low for a pound of one hundred cents? Have you been deceived by Uncle Guangfeng?"

Li Shanchang's voice attracted more people to become officials.

Among the people present, although the only real big shot was Li Shanchang, there were also second-generation officials and second-generation rich people like Xu Da's eldest son Xu Huizu.

This group of people had gathered enough, and Zhu Biao simply planned to show it off to pave the way for the next auction.

"Come here! Open a jar of wine!"

Zhu Biao ordered, and someone immediately opened a jar of wine.

The strong smell of alcohol suddenly filled the air, and everyone was in a panic!
"Ah! It smells so good!"

"Such a strong smell of alcohol! Enough!"

"I was lucky enough to drink imperial wine once, but it is definitely not as good as this! This wine seems to be really the best!"

"This time, Prime Minister Zuo made a mistake!"

(End of this chapter)