"Stout tastes good." Liu Jun put down the beer glass and said with a smile.

"I made it myself." Lina also took a big sip of the wine glass in front of her, "But I still have to thank you, if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been able to get a liquor license, let alone sell alcohol." ”

If this German restaurant can't sell alcohol, business will definitely suffer. People who come to eat at the restaurant love the dark beer brewed in the restaurant. Germans are very fond of beer, and there are hundreds of varieties of beer in Germany. There are many different recipes for brewing, and there are many kinds of beers that can be brewed.

Beer with sausages and beer with pork knuckles are also classic pairings at this restaurant, which are loved by customers.

However, in Dahan, wine is a monopoly. Although it is not completely monopolized by the government, it does not mean that you can sell it if you want to brew it. According to the regulations of the Han court, all liquor brewers and sellers were required to apply for a special liquor license. Without a liquor license, you can only brew and drink it at home, and it is forbidden to sell it. In the hotel, there is no liquor license, and it is not allowed to operate and sell alcohol.

It is not easy to apply for a liquor license, and the government has restrictions on the number of liquor licenses that can be brewed and sold, which is difficult and expensive. In addition, in addition to applying for a liquor license, the brewing and sale of liquor is subject to high taxes and fees.

This policy was signed and agreed by Liu Jun himself, and of course he knew why the imperial court wanted to introduce this policy. The brewing of wine requires grain, and the brewing of liquor in large quantities requires a large amount of grain. And grain is the most precious material in this era, especially when the Han Dynasty was just established, it has experienced decades of turmoil since the late Ming Dynasty, whether it is official or non-governmental, food supplies are extremely low.

However, the imperial court is still using troops continuously, and there is a large-scale immigration policy to expand the border, so the demand for food is greater. To this end, the imperial court introduced a control strategy for liquor, which was to curb the huge consumption of food in large quantities of liquor, and at the same time to levy an additional tax from the brewing and sales of liquor.

The imperial court also issued a more detailed policy. The use of sorghum, sweet potatoes, rice bran, corn, fruits, etc. is encouraged to make wine, while for pure grain winemaking, the tax is heavier.

Stout is known as dark milk, and its coffee-like color mainly comes from malt.

Because dark beer is brewed from malt and whole wheat pure grains, according to the regulations of the imperial court, it is difficult to apply for a liquor license for this liquor, and the liquor license fee is higher and the tax is also high.

At first, Lina did not apply for a liquor license, and she secretly brewed and sold it. was discovered by the government and was originally to be fined heavily, but in the end Liu Jun helped her solve the problem.

Now Lina has a license to brew and sell beer, which is quite rare. Lina also learned later how valuable the liquor brand Liu Jun helped her get. But Liu Jun helped her so much, but he never mentioned the preciousness of the liquor license, and it seemed that he had just done a trivial thing.

"You must have a good amount of alcohol." Liu Jun watched Lina take a big sip of dark beer and said with a smile.

Lina followed the customs of the locals and also knew the traditional customs of the Han Dynasty. For example, the women of the big men do not show their heads. The more noble the woman, the more so, she opened a shop here, and found that the shops were all men, and even the shopkeepers were all men. Basically, you don't see women. Even in a restaurant like a restaurant, even the waiter is a man.

"Germans love beer the most, and we Bavarians drink beer the most, both men and women. They all love beer. Especially in Munihe, there are thousands of breweries alone. In addition, almost every household in Munihei brews beer, and each farm brews its own beer every year. There is also a dedicated Oktoberfest every year. ”

Lina's family used to have a farm, although there were few hired workers, and they mainly worked as a family. Every year, the family brews their own beer, both dark beer, white beer and clear beer, each with its own recipe.

Almost every family's recipe is passed down from the ancestors, and after the harvest every year, the most lively and happy time is to drive the horse-drawn cart, load the beer brewed by their own family, and take the whole family to the town to participate in the beer festival and celebrate the harvest together.

She started to help brew wine when she was a child, and mastered the beer recipe at home very early, and has a lot of experience in brewing. As an experienced brewer, of course, it is difficult to drink beer.

"My hometown is Hubei, and almost every family in the countryside makes their own wine. However, we brew glutinous rice wine, and in the winter, we start to make wine, burn the fire, steam glutinous rice, help husband and wife, and children go into battle together, so it is not lively. ”

Liu Jun also said with a smile.

Lina and Liu Jun have known each other for a long time, but it is the first time to hear him talk about his situation. She couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask, "Your home is from Hubei?" ”

"Well, my hometown is Hubei, but now I live in Beijing."

"You work in Jingshi?" Lina couldn't help but ask, she had always wanted to know him, but she didn't know where to start. They used to talk a lot, but he rarely took the initiative to talk about his situation, whether it was his family, his job, or even his marriage.

She wondered where he worked and if he was married.

Liu Jun didn't know how to answer for a while, he liked this small shop, and he liked this German proprietress a lot. But this kind of liking is just liking the blandness here.

Here, he is not a high-ranking emperor, just an ordinary eater. Even because the proprietress is a foreign woman, he can chat with her on an equal footing, which is a rare thing in Daming. The women of the Ming Dynasty rarely show their heads, let alone chat with men and women with an equal mentality.

"I'm a editor of the Hanlin Academy." After Liu Jun finished speaking, he was a little surprised, why did he make up such an identity.

Seeing that Lina didn't seem to understand the editor of the official, Liu Jun explained again, "The Hanlin Academy is the Qingshui Yamen, and the editor is only an eight-rank petty official and a leisure petty official. ”

Lina said, "I heard that there are the most learned people in the Hanlin Academy, I remember hearing that you are a lifter, isn't the Hanlin Academy only accessible to scholars?" ”

"You even know that." Liu Jun felt that his identity was too high, although the Hanlin Academy was called the Qingshui Yamen, but in fact it was an important place in the Ming Dynasty, after arriving in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet scholars must be from Hanlin, and they had to take the exam again after the imperial examination was on the list, and each subject of three or four hundred scholars could only take the twenty or thirty Shuji scholars to enter the Hanlin Academy, which shows that the status of Hanlin is noble.

"Who do you hear me say I'm a lifter? In fact, I am a Jinshi of Chongzhen for thirteen years. ”

When Lina heard this, she became more and more happy.

"I heard that the Jinshi are extremely difficult to pass the exam, and those who can get into the Jinshi are all Wenqu stars in the sky."

"You even know Wenqu Xing, it seems that you know Dahan in detail." Liu Jun could only look left and talk about it.

German pork knuckles and dark beer are as delicious as ever, and while Liu Jun is eating, he takes the initiative to change the topic to the matter of opening a cooperative store.

Lina's attention really shifted, she trusted Liu Jun very much, even if she didn't even know Liu Jun's name, but when Liu Jun proposed the partnership plan, she still fully trusted him.

"It costs a lot of money to open a branch, and now the shops in Jingshi are so expensive." Lina had already believed the identity of the Hanlin editor that Liu Jun had fabricated, so she thought that Liu Jun should not have much money.

Liu Jun regretted it for a while, wouldn't it be more convenient to say that he was a businessman. Now that he has become a poor Hanlin, he must not be able to take out a large amount of money to open a branch in partnership at once.

"We can find a bank loan, don't worry, I have some connections and can get a loan." Liu Jun can only say this.

After finishing speaking, he was thinking again that he seemed to be really into the play.

I am going deep into the people's opinions, taking the opportunity to observe the people's feelings, and understand the actual situation below. Liu Jun found a reason for himself to comfort himself, well, taking the opportunity to open a branch, he can just learn about the current situation.

After eating, Liu Jun prepared to leave.

Lina called out to him.

"Where do you live?"

"How?"

Lina looked at him and said, "I see that you like my food and drink, but you don't usually have time to come over." You tell me where you live, and I'll send it to you when I'm free. ”

"Ah, that's embarrassing." Liu Jun hurriedly excused himself, but in fact, he couldn't tell the place at all. He now lives in the Forbidden City, although there are still several mansions outside the palace, but they are all mansions outside the palace when he was not yet the emperor, although these places are still empty, but if she tells Lina the address, she will look back and see that it will be all exposed.

"I'm looking for a new house to live in recently, it turns out that the place is not very good, I haven't found a new house for a while, and I recently used a friend's house."

Liu Jun had to find an excuse.

"What kind of house do you want to find, how many people live there?" Lina asked. She was very smart and deliberately asked how many people lived, so as to explore Liu Jun's personal situation from the side.

Liu Jun understood, but he pretended to be stupid, "I'm alone in Beijing, in fact, I can live anywhere, and the house doesn't need to be too big." ”

Hearing that there was only one person, Lina's eyes flashed with joy.

"Why don't you stay with me for the time being?"

As soon as the words came out, she hurriedly added, "I mean to live upstairs with me, and I rented the upstairs, if you don't dislike it, you can move here temporarily." ”

Liu Jun was stunned, the German girl is so unrestrained?

"I live downstairs in the store." Lina finally felt that what she said just now was a little ambiguous, and hurriedly explained.

Liu Jun thought for a while, "This is not good. ”

The few guards at the next table had already endured a lot of hardship, and they were all sighing in their hearts, do you want to do this, emperor.

In the end, Liu Jun decided not to accept the invitation, because he couldn't really live here every day.

When he left, Lina still looked unhappy.

"What about opening a branch?"

"Today, I will go to the relationship to talk about the bank loan, if the negotiation is successful, I will come back tomorrow, we will talk about the specific opening of the branch, and by the way, we will go to the bank together to borrow the money."

Lina nodded, "Then I'll wait for you." ”

"Well, see you tomorrow." Liu Jun waved his hand and left. After walking for a while, he turned around, and the blonde, blue-eyed, long-legged **** proprietress was still leaning on the door of the store and looking at this side.

Oops, accidentally, it seems that I have overplayed, Liu Jun smacked his lips with some regret and muttered.

(To be continued.) )

PS: It seems that I got food poisoning, and I feel really uncomfortable today, so I barely finished sending this chapter.