As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, everyone in the palace left one after another.
Originally, Hu Changan wanted to follow the crowd, but after thinking about it, Hu Changan was still one step behind everyone. He bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, I wonder how the promotion of rum is going?"
Originally, after Hu Changan handed over the formula, he no longer wanted to be involved in the production and sales of rum.
Unfortunately, judging from the increase in adoration points, rum is far less popular than soap.
It is now early autumn, and it is reasonable to say that it has entered the sugarcane harvest season. If the promotion of rum is relatively successful, it should be able to gain a lot of adoration points in one fell swoop.
This really made Hu Changan anxious.
I had never been able to find a chance to ask Zhu Yuanzhang before, but now that I had a rare opportunity to meet him, I just seized the opportunity to ask him together.
When Zhu Yuanzhang faced his eldest grandson's savior, he naturally liked him as much as he liked, and replied with a smile: "Hu Aiqing, thanks to your wine-making method, now I have been in Wenling (Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province) and Lingnan (Guangzhou Province)
Promote the making of rum.”
"However, the promotion of this new method will still take time. It is estimated that in another three to five years, Aiqing will be able to see rum in the tavern in Yingtian City."
Three to five years?!
Everyone in Hu Changan was dumbfounded.
In ancient times, science and technology were underdeveloped, and it was normal for efficiency to be low.
But three to five years is too slow, right?
At this rate, if you want to realize your dream of reviving the Ming Dynasty, you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse?
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was in good spirits, Hu Changan cautiously continued to ask: "I wonder how your Majesty promotes rum brewing?"
"Of course, farmers who grow sugar cane are allowed to use rum to deduct taxes, and pay a pound of rum to pay for a pound of sugar cane." Zhu Yuanzhang combed his beard and said proudly.
"Now I have sent officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to Wenling and Lingnan to promote the rum brewing method. I believe that it won't be long before the people there can learn to brew rum."
When Hu Changan heard this, he was even more stunned.
No wonder this rum cannot be promoted.
Farmers are naturally conservative, but when the imperial court suddenly comes to promote a fancy rum brewing method, these farmers will definitely not dare to try it easily.
Even if rum can be deducted from taxes, in the eyes of most farmers, it is definitely better to just grow sugar cane.
If we follow this approach, it will be strange that this rum can be promoted so well.
No, we must not let Lao Zhu continue like this.
Thinking of this, Hu Changan knelt down with a plop and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the common people have a recipe for promoting rum. Is it okay?"
"Oh, tell me?" Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright on the dragon chair with great interest, wanting to hear Hu Changan's opinion.
After all, this rum was invented by Hu Changan. As the inventor, it is not surprising that he knows some ways to promote alcohol.
Moreover, Hu Changan just saved his eldest grandson, which can be said to be a miracle.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang has believed Hu Changan's words to 70%, so he naturally wants to hear Hu Changan's views in this regard.
Hu Changan saluted and said, "I wonder if Your Majesty has ever thought about using business to induce the promotion of rum?"
"How can this be done? It's absolutely not allowed!" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became furious and almost sent someone to drag Hu Changan down.
However, even though Hu Changan had just saved his grandson's life, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger and explained to Hu Changan: "Hu Aiqing, this business must not be promoted!"
"Once the imperial court makes the decision to promote commerce, it will implicitly elevate the status of merchants. This is a major event that will shake the country's foundation!"
"It has only been thirteen years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and we have just taken over the country from the Mongols."
"There have been years of war, and the people have not enough to eat, and a lot of land is idle. What should we do? We can only mobilize the people to open up wasteland."
"So the status of farmers must be raised now. Only by successfully opening up wasteland and more farmers investing in farming can we have food in the Ming Dynasty and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
"If the country encourages business, then the originally honest farmers will inevitably become greedy for the huge profits from business and turn to become businessmen."
"By then, a large amount of land will be idle, and it will really be a country without a general!"
"Hu Aiqing, please don't mention this matter again from now on!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face, Hu Changan was deeply touched.
Sure enough, the emperor was not a vegetarian either.
What Zhu Yuanzhang said does make sense.
However, this principle only applies to the closed small-scale peasant economy.
In a closed society, everyone is self-sufficient, and farming is the foundation of the country.
Once there are more merchants, there will be fewer people cultivating the land, and there will be fewer items circulating in society, which will naturally have an unimaginable impact on the entire society.
But after the rise of overseas trade, everything didn't work like this.
Under an open trade system, domestically produced goods are not only oriented to the domestic market, but also to the world.
The more you produce, the more profits you make.
As long as we open the door to other countries, our products can be freely dumped overseas and earn hundreds or even a thousand times the profit.
By then, only businessmen can become a bridge for foreign trade and help domestic producers earn unimaginable returns.
It seems that only by making a lot of money from foreign trade can Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business be truly dispelled.
The first thing Hu Changan has to do now is to plant a commercial seed in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
Hu Changan was not in a hurry to refute, but just cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty has good intentions and is dedicated to serving the people. The common people will definitely keep your Majesty's teachings in mind."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the fire in his heart immediately subsided a lot.
It seems that this kid still knows something, and he is not like those rotten scholars who are always ready to give advice. He still can't listen to any explanation, which is very annoying.
"But can your Majesty make a bet with the grassroots people? If the grassroots farmers can grow an auspicious harvest of twenty dan per mu, then your majesty will give full power to the grassroots people to promote rum."
"Of course you can." Zhu Yuanzhang replied without blinking.
The yield per mu is twenty dan, which is twenty times more than the main crops today!
Can also be planted in sandy soil!
If it can really be grown, what does this little thing mean?
It's trivial to get promoted to an official position, Zhu Yuanzhang might even have to carry Hu Chang'an to the Nong Temple to offer sacrifices.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After hearing this, Hu Changan also left the Heart Cultivation Hall with satisfaction.
Haha, when the potatoes are planted, it will be time to show off your skills.
If we can't do it now, let's have some appetizers first.
Hu Changan is full of confidence.
With modern means, let alone three to five years, in half a year, rum will be everywhere in the taverns in the capital.