blackstone code

Chapter 1703 The sword that exploited loopholes and tore the dawn

"The core of the alcohol prohibition is only aimed at domestic production and transportation issues. If you want to avoid it, it is not impossible."

Sitting on the sofa, Lynch shook his wine glass. The golden liquid in the glass flowed back and forth between the ice cubes. He didn't pay much attention to this decree when he talked about it.

There was an inexplicable fear and confusion about Prohibition in the whole society, especially the working class.

Some people think that the main consumers of federal alcoholic beverages are high-end customers, those high-level people who can buy a bottle of wine worth a few hundred dollars without hesitation and then share it.

Then the real answer will definitely make them confused about this world!

Because the real consumer groups, from the beginning to now, are the middle and lower classes of society.

That kind of cheap alcoholic beverages are certainly cheap, and the profit margin is much lower than that of high-end wine, but they are plentiful!

The same surprising and even shocking attempt, the largest consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Federation every year comes from the workers' unions!
Yes, they are the first echelon of real wine sales, and they are far beyond No.2!

Many brewing companies and workers' unions are very good partners, and some small and medium-sized enterprises even need to rely on workers' unions to survive.

Because the workers' union has the largest "drinking party" in the entire federation, the workers' club!
Workers' clubs served cheap alcoholic beverages and a variety of snacks and were the main place to relax for the working class.

They can buy a glass of wine here for a dollar or two, buy some potato wedges or something, and have a chat with their friends.

They don't need to go home in a hurry. They are almost drunk and flushed. It's normal to go home after eight o'clock.

All the working class in the federation have consumed in the labor union, and more than one-third of them have habitual consumption. They are the core of consumption!

Then there are all kinds of cheap bars, strip bars and things like that.

A bottle of [-] yuan wine may have a profit of only [-] or [-] yuan, but it is sold by the ton.

Those good wines with a bottle of hundreds of yuan may have a profit of 70 to [-] yuan, and it is considered a very good achievement if it can sell a thousand bottles of wine in a day across the country.

In addition, the upper class, the top class of the federal society, some people are loyal to brewing their own wine, so the real market is still those cheap drinks.

Now the workers' union does not allow the sale of alcohol, which is a shock to the workers who have developed the habit of "going home after get off work for a drink"!
They marched and demonstrated, but the effect was not very good.

The federal government has given people a transition to adapt without closing the gap.

Sales require a license, and secondly, the alcohol sold cannot come from the country.

This is the result of discussions between Mr. Truman and his staff. They have no way to give the working class any alcoholic beverages across the board. This is obviously impossible.

But they were able to control the process, taking them from drinking every day, to drinking less, then drinking occasionally, and finally not drinking at all.

The method is also very simple, increase the sales price of alcohol, and at the same time include alcoholic beverages in the special taxation list.

High taxes and high prices, in order to seek profit, operators may be able to buy a large glass of beer for only one yuan in the past, but now it costs two or three yuan or more.

Over time, the unaffordable high price will naturally make them quit the habit of drinking.

The Brothers Grimm came to see Lynch immediately after the promulgation of the Prohibition Law. The high profits of alcoholic beverages are also an important source of funds for all gangs and organizations.

The Federation is a relatively stable society, and gang funds cannot always come from wars between gangs or other vicious crimes, such as kidnapping rich people or something.

It may be okay to do this kind of thing occasionally, but it cannot always happen, so most gangs will obtain operating funds through those high-profit illegal but not completely criminal methods.

Such as organizing call girls, secretly transporting some contraband to the country, selling black guns and so on.

Selling alcohol used to be legal, but now it's illegal too, which means it pays more!

The Brothers Grimm are already on the road to whitewashing. They want to ask Lynch about this business, how to do it in the future, and ask Lynch if he can get a license.

Although the two young people have their own advantages and abilities, they don't have a thorough understanding of the world.

Lynch took a sip of the wine in his glass, "We're going to split this matter into two parts. The first part is the legal part, which is import and transportation from abroad."

"The alcohol prohibition order only does not allow the country to continue to make wine, but it does not prohibit us from importing from abroad. These drinks from abroad can enter the country normally, and if you have a tax payment form, you can also transport them normally."

"The second part is the illegal part, and it is also the part about the license plate you just mentioned."

"You can legally import, transport, and store these imported wines, but I suggest you, if you want to make more profits, either distribute them to others to sell, or sell them 'secretly' yourself!"

Lynch puts a little emphasis on the word "secretly," making it very... different!
The brothers Noel and Fern looked at each other, and then they had a showdown, "Mr. Lynch, we don't quite understand."

Lynch smiled and stretched out an index finger with the hand holding the wine glass, pointing to them, "It's very simple, legal sales of alcoholic beverages will impose high taxes, initially at more than 60.00%, and the highest will not be higher than 90.00%."

"Once the special tax rate is raised, the more you sell, the less money you actually make!"

"Because we sell these alcoholic beverages, we need to provide customers with corresponding environment and services. You can't let those people stand on the side of the road drinking beer with a glass of two or three yuan."

"The cost of the venue, the manpower to maintain the order of the venue, the normal expenses of various water and electricity, transportation and storage costs..."

He spread his hands, "If the tax rate is too high, you will not be left with much profit, and you may even lose money."

"On the contrary, it is illegal to sell these drinks..."

Lynch picked up his wine glass and took another sip, "I'm not saying I want you to evade taxes, I just remind you that it's the stupidest way to sell to the terminal crowd, do you understand?"

"And I think it's possible that in the next one to two years, there will be higher federal tariffs on imported wine."

Of course, this is also an inevitable result. If Mr. Truman and his cabinet are to see the real effect of prohibition, controlling the influx of alcohol is also necessary.

Importing a large number of low-cost and high-profit commodities such as alcoholic beverages will cause the federal wealth to flow out. Now it is only for policy transition and has not been controlled for the time being.

But he believes that once the policy is implemented, the supporting content will be improved immediately.

The federal government is always like this. First, people are careful not to feel the pain of cutting off their heads. They may make a fuss because the knife holder is uncomfortable on their heads.

After making a fuss and finding it useless, and starting to get used to the knife on the neck, the federal government will give them a shot.

Their heads had all been chopped off, so naturally they wouldn't yell.

Looking at the two idiots, Lynch could only explain to them more deeply why a piece of alcoholic candy is a candy, but a small glass of wine is an alcoholic beverage.

When you can exploit the legal loopholes, you should first exploit the legal loopholes. If you can’t, you should become a wholesaler, keep the profits for yourself, and pass the risks on to others!

After sending away the ignorant two brothers, Lynch turned on various programs on the TV that discussed content related to the Prohibition.

The federal government is using its power to get the media to stand on their side.

This is a rare aspect in the Federation, because the Federation is an equal and free country, where everyone has the right to express their ideas on any occasion, which is a basic right granted to them by the Charter.

So there are often some media who question the decisions of the federal government, and even go against them!
But now, such scenes are hard to see.

Mr. Truman, a wartime president backed by the military, now has unlimited power. He can block any media at any time on the grounds of "endangering national security".

Therefore, all mainstream and non-mainstream ones dare not sing against the policies of the federal government-mainly the policies issued and implemented after Mr. Truman took office. Those before him, such as those involving three major reforms, are not in this column.

People always feel that once the prohibition order is issued, the Federation will not be able to buy alcohol.

But they don't understand that the middle and upper classes of the federal society are never short of drinks, nor are they short of money to buy expensive drinks.

And the underlying market of the Federation will be divided up by various criminal groups, and there is no shortage of them!
Even people can taste more wine with unique flavor!

As long as there's enough interest, probably some families will start making bootlegs because that's fucking money!
Soon, the news from the front line of the Nagalil battlefield pulled people's attention a little bit.

Since the armor-piercing projectiles provided by the Flight Research Institute and Ankerk Industries have achieved remarkable results in actual combat, the Army Headquarters and Air Force Headquarters of the Federal Nagalil Theater launched a new round of fierce offensives.

There were three cities occupied by Penteo who were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the federal army, and one of them had already been taken back.

The Army General Command stated that they will fully recover central Nagalil before the end of this year and further reduce the control area of ​​the Penteo armed group.

It seems that in response, the Penteio military group began to gather military forces at a later location, seeing that a large-scale battle or even a battle was about to break out!

Precisely at this time, in order to gather superior military forces against the onslaught of the Federals, the Penteio military group mobilized some troops from other regions, giving the Federal Army a chance.

A big battle called "Sword of Dawn" also kicked off...

(End of this chapter)