Speaking of the tobacco industry, it is a very, very profitable industry. All enterprises in Tang State have been expanding since its establishment, and among the enterprises that are expanding the fastest, Datang Tobacco is one of them.
To the world, tobacco is not monopolized by Datang Tobacco of the Tang Dynasty, but it is an undeniable fact that the tobacco of the Datang Empire is indeed the best-selling one.
The Tang State now supplies more than 90% of the country's cigarettes and controls at least 70% of the world's cigarette market.
The hidden lines laid out by the Tang State over the years cannot be underestimated. Although on the surface it seems that the Tang State has nothing to do with many industries, in fact these industries do belong to the Tang State behind the scenes.
Those who control these enterprises are local gangs, and these gangs are the seeds that Tang Mo spread back then: these seeds have now sprouted and blossomed, and some have grown up and turned into towering trees.
The machinery roared in the factory, and the tireless equipment carefully rolled the paper one by one, rolled up the processed tobacco, and added new filters.
This is the latest cigarette factory established in Tang State, and of course it uses the latest developed equipment. This type of cigarette with filter tips is also the latest brand-new product developed by Tang State.
Some newspapers, in conjunction with the upgrading of cigarette equipment in the Tang Dynasty, have begun to hype the claim that smoking is harmful to health.
The chemical institute of the Tang Dynasty and some universities have published papers proving that smoking is harmful to the lungs and is a very dangerous behavior.
However, the temptation of tobacco is huge. For many people, smoking is already a part of life and a hobby that cannot be given up.
Soon, newspapers and radio broadcasts in the Tang Dynasty began a new round of crazy bombings, saying that Tang scientists had invented a brand-new substance that could filter out more than 80% of nicotine and other harmful substances.
This special material will be forced to be installed on cigarettes in the Tang Dynasty to ensure that the health damage of cigarettes to smokers is reduced.
The brand-new material is the latest product of Tangguo Chemical Company, which is absolutely not available in other countries. Therefore, if you want to smoke the safest cigarettes, you can only buy Tangguo products.
The propaganda department of the Tang Dynasty went all out, saying that the cigarettes without filters, which had begun to be eliminated, were useless, and then the cigarettes with filter tips began to be sold at a great price.
Nowadays, rich people cherish their lives, and of course they will not be stingy with themselves, not to mention that these filtered cigarettes are not particularly expensive.
The really expensive ones are the special brands produced by the Tangguo cigarette factory. The tobacco leaves of these brands have been specially processed to ensure a softer taste and less harm to the body.
Such cigarettes are expensive, and even rich people may not be able to afford them. However, for those who are truly rich, they don't mind being judged differently by what they use.
The concept of luxury goods has been formed, and Tang State controls the right to speak in all fields. In the minds of everyone, things made by Tang State are the best things.
In fact, the Tang State did not let go of the bad things. Just take the cigarette industry as an example. The Tang State produces mid-to-high-end cigarettes and almost dominates the world's cigarette market.
If you want to buy high-quality and slightly expensive cigarettes, you can only choose from a few cigarettes launched by Datang Tobacco. Other brands cannot be sold at a high price due to backward technology.
Things like this are simply frustrating. Those small local tobacco factories cannot compete with Tang Guo cigarettes. Even if their prices are slightly higher, they will be scolded by users.
Some people don't care about their health, they just want to smoke a cigarette, a cheap cigarette they can afford.
After all, this world is cruel, and some people will die of illness, starvation, or being shot to death before their lungs are filled with nicotine.
For these people, expensive filtered cigarettes are too luxurious, and those more expensive cigarettes are equally unattractive.
The statement that smoking is a chronic suicide can only scare people who do not want to die, but those who no longer care about their own life or death, or who have no control over their own life and death, will not be frightened by this statement.
According to what they said: Since it was suicide, there was no need to choose such an expensive way to die.
So for these people, a cheap cigarette that they can afford to consume at any time, that can be easily taken out of their pockets and held in their mouths is a good cigarette.
Seizing this opportunity, small local cigarette companies began to produce cheap, unbelievably cheap cigarettes.
These factories mix "sawdust" into low-quality tobacco, then add various strange plant leaves in proportions, and roll them into cigarettes pretending to be tobacco leaves.
Then, they did not install any high-tech such as filters, but directly used the obsolete cigarette equipment that Tang Dynasty began to export, and produced products that looked the same as the cigarettes of a few years ago.
Of course, the appearance is the same, but the taste is really varied, and it can't even be called cigarettes.
But this kind of cigarette is very popular among common people, especially those who are poor to a certain extent: because it is cheap enough, so cheap that even the people who buy this kind of cigarette do not believe that they can buy cigarettes at such a price.
These local cigarette factories are actually controlled by local gangs, and those without any gang background would not dare to participate in such money-making projects.
Many of the leaders of these local gangs were actually spies of the Tang State, and many of them even wore a ring engraved with a dandelion on their ring finger.
They colluded with local officials, bribed city lords, and allowed local gentry to take shares, forming a huge interest chain to ensure the safety of the industry.
This is not only true for cigarettes, but also for alcohol. People who want to participate in alcohol production also have gang backgrounds in most cases.
On the surface, many of the big bosses of wineries are famous local businessmen, but secretly, behind these people, there is a looming shadow of an organization called Silver Fox.
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Source of funds for local resistance.
Modern people all know that the tobacco industry and the alcohol industry are actually huge profit industries. Under normal circumstances, such enterprises are controlled by the state and pay high taxes and fees.
But in today's world, the aristocratic rulers who have just begun to industrialize have not yet realized how profitable these obscure industries can be.
They still don’t know what kind of scourge they have unleashed! If they knew how much profit they missed, they would regret their stupidity for the rest of their lives.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Tang Mo is using enough money to build a naval fleet to build his intelligence network. As the profits of the tobacco and alcohol industries continue to expand, Tang State's investment in the intelligence network will become more and more.
Come more and more.
This is simply an astronomical figure: that’s why the intelligence officers of Tang State dared to be so arrogant and directly use luxury cars to pay bribes. They are really rich, and they can spend money unscrupulously under orders!
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Some people are happy because of the cigarette industry, and others will be unlucky. After all, happiness seems to be constant in this world.
"Look at the newspaper! If you dare to hide cigarettes in your pocket again, I would rather give up the money and order a ban on cigarettes!" When Alice said these words, there was no trace of emotion on her face.
She still looks like her little daughter yesterday.
You Lin was also worried about Tang Mo's health: "Your Majesty! We are not talking about you! You smoked so many unfiltered cigarettes before... Aren't you worried about your own health?"
Le'er also advised from the side: "Sisters, it's just for your own good... Since we already know that smoking is harmful to your health... then don't smoke."
"This... isn't this all for promoting filters... Actually, actually..." Tang Mo defended himself guiltily.
He really didn't expect that he would shoot himself in the foot in this matter. If we talk about backup, he is probably the originator of smokers in the world.
It was he who worked so hard to launch the cigarette product, and it was he who became the first "victim" of modern cigarettes.
Seeing Alice throwing a box of top-grade cigarettes that were unavailable outside and considered sacred in aristocratic circles into the trash can, Tang Mo, an old smoker, felt his heart go out.
Drops of blood.
To be honest, even if he lost a Dongfeng 3 missile now, he probably wouldn't feel so distressed - after all, the concept of losing a missile is very vague, but seeing a box of good cigarettes go into the trash can is quite graphic.
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"We can discuss things like finding two more sisters for us! But smoking... no!" Alice clapped her hands, raised her chin and said to Tang Mo.
"Alas..." Tang Mo still wanted to struggle, but after looking at Le'er who was also determined, and You Lin who was smiling but not smiling, he finally sighed.
"You must quit smoking. We will hand over the order to your private medical team later!" Seeing that she had achieved a staged victory, Alice showed a proud smile.
"Dad, don't...smoking." The childish voice of the prince in his arms came, and Tang Mo was completely defeated. He felt that he might have to say goodbye to cigarettes for the rest of his life.
In other words...never seen again.
"Ha..." Seeing Tang Mo slumped, Weiss couldn't hold back his laughter. Then he discovered that the three women in the room were all looking at where he was.
"It's over..." He lamented in his heart.
Sure enough, in the next second, Alice's voice came over: "As His Majesty's captain of the bodyguard! You must also quit smoking!"
"Yes! Just because you smoke doesn't mean you are trying to kill His Majesty?" Le'er also smiled and added insult to injury.
"Quit it, quit it!" You Lin could hardly help but laugh.
"That's right! You have to quit too! Do you still want to run away?" Tang Mo finally found a fellow sufferer: "They all have to die!"