"Not bad! It has a mellow flavor and lingers on the teeth and cheeks. It is truly a rare and unique wine."
Yan Mansion.
On the dining table, there is a bottle of beautifully packaged liquor with two large characters "Maotai" on it and a few small characters "Special for State Banquet, Limited Edition" below.
With a glass of wine in his stomach, Yan Zhenlin's face was full of intoxication.
As the left prime minister of Dali, he held a high position and had drunk countless good wines, but none of them could compare with the wine in front of him.
In comparison, what he drank before felt like drinking water.
I'm really not afraid of not knowing the goods, I'm just afraid of comparing goods.
"Dad! Is this wine really so good?"
Seeing this, Yan Ruxue looked at her father with bright eyes.
Although she drinks some, her ability to distinguish between good and bad wine is naturally not as good as her father's.
I just think this wine is very fragrant and tastes great.
Yan Zhenlin said: "Of course."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but drink another drink, smacking his tongue.
Yan Ruxue couldn't help but ask: "How does that compare with the wine in the palace? Qingfeng also gave some to His Majesty, saying it was for the state banquet to advertise the wine."
Yan Zhenlin said firmly: "There must be no problem. The wine in the palace is incomparable to this."
"But is this really brewed by Qingfeng?"
Before Yan Ruxue could answer, Mrs. Yan beside her was already unhappy and shouted, "What? Are you still suspicious of my uncle?"
"Other than my uncle, who else can grow watermelons in this cold weather? And make such good wine?"
"..."
Mrs. Yan was babbling a lot.
If the talented man were here, he would definitely give his mother-in-law a thumbs up. She must support her for protecting her uncle like this.
Comrade Lao Yan looked aggrieved and said, "Isn't this just a casual question?"
"You can't even ask. Have you forgotten the sweet potatoes from before? There are also Ping'an County and Changjin County. Besides my uncle, who else has this ability?"
Lao Yan feels so miserable! This uncle can't say anything now.
have to!
Just keep drinking and that's it.
Mrs. Yan was still a little reluctant when she saw this, and said: "What? Are you still not convinced?"
"Then tell me, what can you do about Sweet Potato, Zhuge Liannu, Ping'an County and Changjin County?"
"Once prime minister? Humph! I think you have done two things right in your life."
Comrade Lao Yan wanted to refute.
But if you think about it carefully, what Madam said doesn't really work.
The once dignified prime minister was demoted to be worthless in front of my uncle. The key is that there is no way to refute.
But what the lady said later gave him some comfort, and he couldn't help but ask, "What two things?"
Mrs. Yan said: "The first thing is to fall in love with our uncle and find a good husband for Xueer."
All right!
After all, I'm still my uncle.
Comrade Lao Yan twitched the corners of his mouth and asked again: "What about the second one?"
Mrs. Yan snorted, "Think for yourself!"
Comrade Lao Yang thought for a long time, but he had no clue.
Mrs. Yan seemed a little angry.
Yan Ruxue snickered on the side and concentrated on eating melon, eh! This is real melon eating. After all, the melons planted by my husband are so sweet!
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"Maotai, special offer for the state banquet. Where is this wine offered as tribute? Why have I never heard of it?"
"I don't know, but the wine is really good, and the packaging is innovative. I guess it's a tribute from someone else. I didn't see the limited edition written on it!"
"It's a pity that we can't buy such a good wine."
"..."
The so-called advertising actually means taking it out and sharing it with everyone during the state banquet.
Of course, it is impossible for Lao Zhu to say a few modern lines like an advertising star.
It's completely unnecessary.
Because the wine has not yet been released on the market, this is just a warm-up in advance to let the wealthy people in the court and Kyoto know that there is such a special wine for state banquets.
When it is actually put on the market, regardless of whether they like to drink or not, even if they collect it, these people will compete to buy it.
However, the word Maotai obviously still made people aware of something.
In a certain private room.
Yang Guozhong looked slightly gloomy and asked, "Is this wine Lin Qingfeng's masterpiece?"
Dong Changtian nodded, "According to information from the southwest, Lin Qingfeng has been in Maotai Town, Bozhou during this period and built a winery. If nothing else, it should be the case."
Yang Guozhong sighed in admiration, "What a wonderful Lin Qingfeng. Not to mention the things in the court, he is so good at wine making. He is really a strange person."
"pity……"
There was a look of regret in his eyes, and he paused and said, "Your Majesty has granted us a marriage, can't he be used by us?"
There was another voice in the private room, "I'm afraid it won't work. The reason why His Majesty granted the marriage was precisely because he and the fourth prince were on opposite sides."
Dong Changtian said: "Not bad!"
"Besides, winemaking is just a small way. No matter how good the wine is, what will happen? It's completely idiotic to think that a pot of wine can change anything."
"This wine is so fancy that it's just like his new city. It's not for the eyes but for the purpose."
A bottle of wine was indeed a trivial matter, and several people did not take it seriously. Although the wine was good, it was nothing more than that. They were more concerned about the situation in the southwest.
Yang Guozhong asked: "How's it going in the southwest?"
Dong Changtian said: "Except for Bozhou and Guiling, other places have not changed much for the time being. Even if there are some business activities, the impact is limited."
"Furthermore, there are a lot of scholars coming in. In the past two months, the number of scholars and Yi girls registering their marriages with the government has doubled."
Yang Guozhong nodded.
It was expected that when the imperial court promulgated such a decree, such a situation would inevitably occur.
However, after all, scholars are in the minority.
"Guiling is the capital. There are a lot of businessmen coming in, and a large number of students. There have been quite a few changes, but this should be temporary. When Enko is over, it will return to its original state."
"Besides that, Bozhou has undergone the biggest changes. The new city already has a certain outline. What's more, there are also many cases of intermarriage between Han and Yi people there."
Dong Changtian continued.
Yang Guo asked: "There are also many scholars there?"
"That's wrong! Enke is in Guiling, they shouldn't go to Banzhou!"
Dong Changtian shook his head and said: "Not scholars, but many workers in the past inland. According to the policy issued by Bozhou, Han Yi families can reduce the head tax."
"Not only that, it is said that Bozhou is also building a large number of employee welfare houses. Han and Yi families can register. Whoever gets married first will be given priority to purchase low-priced employee welfare houses in the order of registration."
"It's not just employees, but also businessmen. If they marry Yi girls, or their children marry Yi people, they can get tax reductions."
Yang Guozhong's expression changed, "Aren't those Yi people xenophobic? Do they agree?"
Dong Changtian said: "I don't know the details. There should be little resistance. They also reduce taxes, especially for employee welfare housing. It is said that the model houses are very beautiful and very tempting. Forget it for the older generation of the Yi people, young people all want to move into the new city. I heard that many people work on the construction sites over there and marry Han women.”
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