Take the mall to Datang

"Yes, this subordinate will do it now. What about Xiao Mingyuan and Liu Da?" Du Jue asked.

"Let them write a statement of guilt and imprison them first, and let His Majesty deal with it after all the party members are arrested." Yuan Shan said.

As soon as Du Jue understood, Duke Lan didn't intend to take care of the next thing, so he said, "Yes, this subordinate understands."

Soon the news spread into the palace. Li Shimin was worried about the affairs of Liangzhou these days. He was relieved after reading the battle report. He immediately approved that Lan Guogong would continue to inspect Jiannan Road, and the affairs of Liangzhou would be handed over to Niu Jinda. .

Three days later, the inspection team led by Yuan Shan set off again. The basic configuration did not change much, but all the members of the Beiya Imperial Army were replaced by members of the Jinwu Guard. Yuchi Baolin, Wei Dayou, Huo Da and others all returned to Chang'an , and the leader became Su Dingfang, his deputy Shan Daozhen, and Cheng Chumo.

For more than a month, the plan that King Lu had planned for many years was in vain. Yuan Shan felt that there were people who were not afraid of death during this period, and he really couldn't see the situation clearly.

Chapter 959 Luzhou Distillery

All the way south, Lizhou, Longzhou, Hezhou, Yuzhou, Luzhou, and then go back. The inspection route is not fixed. In order to speed up, he just walks along the road, and then detours up directly to Yizhou. The purpose of this trip is to inspect the route for the railway, so everything is mainly about building the bibliography, and the rest of the work is left to the people from the Ministry of Economic Development.

After entering Luzhou City, Yuan Shan wanted to see the winemaking workshop here. It is said that the winemaking process began in the Qin and Han Dynasties. I don’t know if it’s true or not. If the wine is good, he doesn’t mind promoting the wine here to the entire Tang Dynasty.

When a group of people arrived, Fang Minqing, governor of Luzhou, came over to greet him. He was very enthusiastic, asking about his health and wellbeing, which was very considerate.

"The governor Fang said that the wine in Luzhou is delicious, why don't you take us to taste it first?" Yuan Shan said.

"In front is the largest guest building in Luzhou City. The drinks there are the best in Luzhou City. Let's go there now." Fang Shishi said.

"Okay, it's a good time to try the delicious food here." Yuan Shan said.

Forget about gourmet food, he has no illusions about what kind of delicacy can be found in this mainstream situation where steaming is the mainstay.

Ke Lai Lou has an easy-to-understand name, and the sign of the store is quite large, with three floors.

Seeing the person coming, the young servant hurried forward and shouted in a daze, "Lord Inspector, please take a seat in the private room on the third floor."

Before Fang Minqing could speak, Shan Daozhen walked in first and said, "The shopkeeper, let's reserve the venue."

Shan Daozhen was in charge of travel safety matters, and there was nothing wrong with booking a restaurant for the Erbailai number. The shopkeeper had planned to come when he heard that Governor Fang was here, but seeing what the official said, he quickened his pace a bit.

"Okay, prepare it for all the officials right away." The shopkeeper said flatteringly.

Yuan Shan and the others went directly to the third floor. The height is quite high, but the scenery they can see is a bit worse. This street seems to be a main commercial street, and there are quite a lot of three-story buildings. Fang Minqing on the side said: " Duke Lan, the inn on the opposite side blocks the view, so please bear with me on this small place."

"Let's eat first." Yuan Shan didn't mind at all.

The action in the kitchen was quite fast, and all the cooked meat was served directly. The shopkeeper was very happy. Divide the meals, continue to cook on the fire, the wine is fast, a jar of wine is served, and the chicken, duck and fish start cooking.

"Lan Guogong's altar is Luzhou's wine. We call it old wine. This is a jar of puree. Other wines are blended. The production is limited, so this kind of puree is not something you can drink." Fang Minqing said .

"Is this wine expensive?" Yuan Shan asked.

Fang Minqing said: "Well, this altar costs fifty pennies, the key is not much."

Yuan Shan opened the stopper and smelled it. It tasted sweeter and richer than pure alcohol blended wine, which tasted much better.

"Not bad, I would like to meet this brewer." Yuan Shan said.

"This wine is all made by Du Laosan. His family lives in the south of the city. I will send someone to call him now." Fang Minqing said.

"Alright." Yuan Shan said.

After a while, a middle-aged man in his 40s stood in front of several people.

"Lord Inspector, the grassroots are here, what's the matter?" Du Laosan said respectfully.

"Today is the noble person beside me looking for you." Fang Minqing said.

Yuan Shan gave this person a lot of attention. The middle-aged man seemed to be honest, and he was a little fat. Although he didn't dress very well, he looked radiant and lived a good life.

"Did you brew this wine?" Yuan Shan asked.

Du Laosan didn't answer, but walked over to take the wine jar and smelled it, and said: "That's right, this is the wine I brewed, what's the problem?"

"Yes, there are quite a lot of questions, such a low production of wine, can you make money?" Yuan Shan said.

Du Laosan said: "Except for the cost, you can earn a hundred dollars."

Yuan Shan shook his head and said: "It's not enough to earn a hundred coins for a pot of such fine wine. I have an idea. If I want to build a winery in Luzhou and let you be the winemaker, would you like it?"

Du Laosan thought about it and asked, "How big is the wine shop?"

"Well, a wine shop that is big enough to satisfy the supply of wine in the Tang Dynasty." Yuan Shan said.

Du Laosan's heart was pounding, it wasn't too big, but he couldn't imagine how big a wine shop it was, so he calmed down quickly and said, "Why should I trust you."

"Haha." Yuan Shan laughed out loud.

Fang Minqing, a little dissatisfied, said: "This is Shan, the founder of Lantian County in the Tang Dynasty, so I don't apologize for being so abrupt."

Du Laosan hurriedly bowed and said: "The villain doesn't know the identity of the nobleman, and offended the Duke, please turn out to be the villain."

"Don't blame those who don't know, wake up, what do you think of what I just said, are you willing to be a brewer, you don't want to bury your craft." Yuan Shan said.

"Villain, yes." Du Laosan said.

"Don't worry, the wages are definitely more than what you earn from brewing wine now. The Ministry of Economic Development will invest in the construction of a new large-scale wine brewing factory in Luzhou starting tomorrow, and commercial development will depend on Fang Shi's hard work." Yuan Shan said.

Fang Minqing felt that gold fell from the sky.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lan. In this matter, the lower officials will let Chief Shi Dude come close, but I will fully cooperate with the Department of Economics and Development if necessary.

"The next thing will be handed over to the Ministry of Economic Development, and the project will start tomorrow." Yuan Shan said.

The person from the Ministry of Economic Development next to him made a record, and Zhang Daqian heard it. Opening a brewery requires a lot of investment, so he immediately asked, "Lan Guogong, is the brewing equipment made or blended from the brewery in Chang'an ?”

"It took too long to build, and Du Laosan needed to be familiar with the brewing equipment, so I shipped a set from Chang'an's spare equipment. If there is anything that needs to be improved, I can customize it separately." Yuan Shan said.

After chatting for a few words, the brewing equipment was settled, and the production problem in the later stage needed to wait for the first batch of wine to be brewed to see the effect before making adjustments.

The people behind Zhang Daqian clattered and typed the keyboard for a long time, and came up with a budget: "87."

It seems that there is not as much investment as Chang’an Distillery, but in fact, local prices have to be considered. Chang’an’s prices are very high, but Luzhou is different. Is it impossible to transport bricks and cement over such a long distance? This kind of thing will never happen. Yes, so wherever you go to build, blooming everywhere is the style of the Ministry of Economic Development.

"Fine, just follow this budget and start tomorrow." Yuan Shan said.

Zhang Daqian knew that he was going to be busy again. This was not just a matter of building a brewery. There were many related things around him. Basic fields such as cement factories and brick factories were all started from scratch.

Chapter 960

Within three days, the news that Luzhou was going to build a winery spread. Fang Minqing cooperated very well and recruited workers from the subordinate counties. All the basic strong laborers were called together, and the construction started in the area divided into the suburbs far south of Luzhou City.

However, Yuanshan and others did not stop much and went northward along Luzhou to Yizhou (Chengdu). This is the first planting base developed, the main supply base of Datang's cotton, and the base of corn planting. Although the corn harvest in the north It's better to come, but isn't there no condition now?