How could Li Yunxing not know the impact of Prohibition.

Throughout the ages, countless kings have tried to implement the "prohibition of alcohol", and the implementers of this system are also innumerable: Dayu, Liu Bei, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty...... They have all tried to promulgate their laws everywhere in the world in order to achieve the goal of abolishing Prohibition.

In the end, they all ended in failure.

There are two reasons for this.

First, because the supervision of the prohibition of alcohol consumes huge human costs, from high-ranking officials to civilians, in order to achieve a complete ban on alcohol, it needs to consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, but the original intention of the prohibition is lost.

The second reason is that wine seems to be just a pastime and entertainment, but if you really want to talk about it, it is worth more than gold, silver and jewelry.

Just like in some regions now, many merchants even use alcohol as currency!

This has also led to the prosperity of wine culture, and the chain of interests involved behind it is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

And if there is not enough deterrence, how can it shock those ground snakes?

As a result, most of the prohibition was put in place because the opposition was too strong.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the prohibition of alcohol involves a wide range of issues, and the old minister thinks that if he wants to implement it, he needs to think twice."

"When the time comes, it will give some neutral ministers in the court a boost, and finally let them stand aside with Liu Zaifu, won't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lose more than he gains."

Li Yunxing nodded, not denying Lian Zhan's statement.

"Nowadays, most of the Wu Dynasty is self-brewing, if we can make a breakthrough in wine, we will definitely gain a lot." Lian Zhan continued.

Although Lian Zhan did not say this explicitly, he had already hinted to Li Yunxing that if he wanted to promote the prohibition of alcohol, if he suppressed it by force, it might cause a backlash.

However, if the government can provide better brewing technology and change the sake brewing to the government's exclusive supply, it may be possible to solve the problem at the root.

After all, wine is something that only the rich can enjoy.

"You reminded this palace." Li Yunxing smiled.

Lian Zhan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Most of the wine drunk in the Wu Dynasty today is coarse, expensive but with very low yield and uneven quality.

The main reason is that the Wu Dynasty's method of making "koji" has not yet been formed, and although millet, millet, liang, and rice can all be used to make wine, the wine made from different grains is very different.

If you can improve the koji, it will not only affect the taste, but also increase the value.

"It is said that this mellow drop of wine is golden in the eyes of the government. It seems that this is indeed the case. ”

"If the liquor is changed to a government office, the quantity of the wine can be controlled, and the imperial court can also collect a part of the tax from it."

"Those merchants are all profit-seeking and avoiding disadvantages, and if the alcohol tax is too high, it will naturally reduce the amount of alcohol, which can be regarded as a disguised prohibition of alcohol."

"The most important thing is that these liquor taxes are actually the wool of the rich."

Li Yunxing smiled, and after saying this, he looked at Lian Zhan again: "What do you think?" ”

"Your Highness is wise." Lian Zhan said respectfully.

He knew Li Yunxing's intentions in his heart.

Breaking the old system and maintaining the new rules is not something that can be done in a day or two.

Li Yunxing wants to implement the prohibition of alcohol in the short term, and the best thing is to change the wine, like salt and iron, to the government and prohibit private sales.

"It's just Your Highness, what does this wool mean?"

"Hahaha." Li Yunxing smiled loudly and said, "Gather wool and earn military expenses." ”

Lian Zhan nodded as if he didn't understand, the words that this prince occasionally popped up really made him unable to understand.

"This matter will be handed over to Yang Tinghe in the future, he was born in the market, and he must have his own ideas on how to grasp this kind of thing."

"Won't this matter be handed over to Shaofu?"

"Shaofu is mixed, and the palace can't catch Ning Hanyu if he wants to catch it now, it's as slippery as a loach."

"If this matter is handed over to the Shaofu, it will be a small matter for them to extract oil and water from it, and it will lead to a lot of complaints among the people."

"Before finding out the details of the Shaofu, this palace will not hand over important matters to him."

Lian Zhan nodded, Li Yunxing did make sense.

Shaofu was the largest and most extensive imperial institution of the Wu Dynasty, and the jurisdiction of Shaofu was not in the hands of the imperial family.

The Shaofu was nominally under the direct control of the imperial family, but in fact it was divided among several major families, and the annual expenses such as salary, land rent, and food and salary were also the responsibility of each family.

For example, Ning Hanyu mentioned by Li Yunxing earlier.

It seems that he is just a low-grade official-level mutual market supervisor, but the Ning family is also a well-known wealthy merchant in the capital.

It is true that businessmen cannot enter politics, so Ning Hanyu was cultivated as an authority.

Now he is also a ringing figure in the capital, and even Li Yunxing can't help it.

If it weren't for Li Yunxing's special identity, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to touch the door of the Ning family.

"This is what this palace came to General Lian today, about how the grain was transported back to the capital."

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you mean the batch of grain seized from the grain merchant Shen Wanguan?"

Li Yunxing nodded, "That's right." ”

"The grain and grass in Yizhou, the palace has sent embroidered clothes to bring people to the palace, and you can return to the capital in about half a month."

Lian Zhan pondered for a moment, "Yizhou is remote, but its hinterland has the reputation of the land of abundance, and Gongye Kang is a slippery man, so these grains and grasses must be able to be safely sent back to the capital." ”

"Yes. Even if Gongye Kang had different intentions, he would not have done it so blatantly. ”

The matter of grain and grass is very important, and this mere 300,000 stone of grain is not enough to turn Gongyekang against the imperial court.

"Then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried about Yangzhou?" Lian Zhan suddenly frowned.

"That's right." Li Yunxing nodded, "Yangzhou is far away from us, and the granary is quite secret, so it is difficult to keep thieves coveting it. ”

Lian Zhan was silent when he heard this, this is indeed a problem.

Li Yunxing also said: "Shen Wanguan hoarded grain and grass in Danyang County on the bank of the Yangtze River. If you take the land route, it may take nearly 2 months to send it from Danyang to the capital Chang'an. ”

"But if you take the waterway, you have to transport the grain and grass to the counties along the Yellow River first, and the last two thousand miles of the Yellow River are under the jurisdiction of Qin Zhongyi. This is also dangerous. ”

This is Li Yunxing's concern, so it seems that this batch of grain and grass in Yangzhou is a wolf and a tiger in the back.

Previously, Li Yunxing sent someone to send Qin Sheng's body to the Northeast Camp, but Qin Zhongyi kept quiet.

There was no complaint to the court, and there was no movement.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yunxing felt that the other party was secretly planning a bigger conspiracy.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister thinks that we might as well transport the grain and grass directly to Jingzhou."