"Fifth Prince, do you still have the royal seal on your body?" Wan Hong asked Wu Xian.
Wu Xian directly took out his royal seal: "I have always had it with me, but after today, it is useless."
Wan Hong said: "But Your Majesty, you are still the Prince today, and the documents you left today are still valid."
Wu Xian understood what Wan Hong was going to do, but Wu Xian also said frankly: "It's fine if you want me to leave some more documents. But I have to make it clear in advance.
I am a prince without a fief, so I only have some rights to tax reductions and exemptions.
Furthermore, if I stamp the seal today, whether it will be useful tomorrow are two different things.
With my imperial sister’s current power, I can easily annul the documents I sealed at Zongzheng Temple.”
Wan Hong's little eyes flashed and he said: "Master Ning, maybe you can ask His Highness not to cancel the document signed by the prince."
Chapter 74 This is a huge business
When Ning Chen and Wu Xian heard this, they both understood.
Wu Xian looked at Ning Chen and said eagerly: "What does Master Ning need?"
Ning Chen looked at Wan Hong, and Wan Hong said: "Sir, we can ask the prince to reduce or exempt the capital's wine tax for our wine business."
This is actually a good idea.
Drinking was popular in the Wu Dynasty, so the wine tax came into being.
Alcohol tax is not cheap, accounting for almost one-third of the price of alcohol.
If this wine tax can be exempted, even if there is no good wine, you can make a lot of money by selling it at low prices.
Ning Chen is still short of money. After all, the reward of ten thousand taels of gold is actually brass and cannot be exchanged for a few hundred taels of silver.
"Okay, you two discuss writing a document to reduce or reduce the wine tax. I will prepare the case later, and then you can live here temporarily." Ning Chen said to Wu Xian.
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Wu Xian directly suggested: "How about I write more while I can and keep that one.
And although I have been demoted to a commoner, even though those people before me no longer want to have anything to do with me, I can introduce them to Lord Ning."
Ning Chen looked at Wu Xian who was so active and said, "What do you want?"
Wu Xian said: "I have a 10% share in the wine business, so that I can have a source of wealth."
"You're not greedy, but 10% is too much, so I can only give you half a share," Ning Chen said.
"Half shares?"
Wu Xian hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.
Although a half-percent share may only give you a few hundred taels of silver in a year, which is less than what you spent on the previous day, it is still better than having no income.
"Okay, you two hurry up and discuss writing. Before you are still a prince, you can use your remaining energy." Ning Chen urged.
Wan Hong and Wu Xian tinkered for half an hour and finally came up with a stack of documents, each of which was stamped with Wu Xian's royal seal.
"Sir, if we can keep one or two tenths of this, we will all make a profit." Wan Hong said with excitement.
Ning Chen probably wouldn't be able to retain one out of ten.
It would be good to keep one or two in total.
Of course, the main thing is the alcohol tax.
"I'll send it to you for filing. You guys go to Boss Wan's house and wait for me. I'll tell you later how to use that thing."
Ning Chen gave instructions and went out with a stack of documents.
Ning Chen went directly to Jingzhao Mansion and found Cao Xing.
Then he handed this stack of documents to Cao Xing.
After Cao Xing saw it, he also felt dizzy.
"Master Ning, don't say that the fifth prince will become a commoner soon. Even if he is not a commoner, it is impossible for anything in this to pass."
Ning Chen took out the wine tax: "This is the main thing. The other adults will help me take care of it. Your Highness, I will talk to Your Highness later."
Cao Xing took a look at the wine tax reduction and exemption, but it didn't seem too excessive, so he nodded and said, "This is okay, but for His Highness, I have to rely on you, your Excellency."
"Thank you, Sir Cao. I will treat Sir Cao to drink my newly invented wine in a while." Ning Chen said to Cao Xing.
Cao Xing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Ning."
After leaving Cao Xing's place, Ning Chen entered the palace again.
After finding someone to inform him, Ning Chen came to the East Palace again.
After briefly explaining the matter to Wu Zhao, Wu Zhao did not make things difficult for Ning Chen. Instead, he agreed to Ning Chen's request and could retain the wine tax exemption.
After Ning Chen left the palace, he went directly to Wan Hong's home in Yanzuofang.
Entering the basement, Ning Chen saw the distillation equipment that Wan Hong had assembled according to his own drawings.
Ning Chen is relatively clear about the secondary distillation of wine.
When Ning Chen was a child, he often went to the Four-person Winery in the village to drink wine for his father.
So Ning Chen knew what this thing was like and how to use it.
Of course, it is limited to the kind of loose wine in rural areas.
But for the Wu Dynasty, they had never seen that kind of twice-distilled liquor, and it didn't matter whether it was loose liquor or not.
Ning Chen took a jar of Wanhong's wine, poured it into the container, and then started to heat it.
With little effort, transparent and clean wine droplets flowed out from the other end of the condenser tube.
At first, Wu Xian and Wan Hong didn't think it was anything.
But as more and more drinks were poured, the strong aroma of wine filled the entire room.
Especially the distilled wine is very clean.
Compared with the previous jar of wine, it is really a world of difference.
The wine here in Wanhong is already considered to be of high quality.
But it is still inevitably cloudy and has some sour taste.
But after Ning Chen did this, the wine was as pure as water.
The key is that the aroma of this wine is so strong that you will get drunk just by smelling it.
Wan Hong stared at the crystal drops of wine flowing out, his eyes narrowed to a slit.
There is wine here and there, and this is nothing but free money.
Wan Hong has no doubt that once this wine is put on the market, all the wines on the market will have no chance of survival.
As for how big this market is, it can be said to be infinite.
Not to mention anything else, how big is the beverage business in Jingshi per year?
Fengjing has a population of over one million, and 56 out of 10 drinkers.
The amount of money a person spends on wine in a year ranges from three to four taels to thousands or tens of thousands.
Even if all were counted as three or four taels, it would be a business of several million taels.
If extended to the entire Dawu Dynasty, it would be a big business worth tens of millions of taels.
As for profits, Wan Hong feels that half of them are less than half.
Wu Xian is not a fool, he also understands how valuable his half of the shares are.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver are easily added to his account every year, which is more than his annual salary when he was a prince.
Not to mention that it is not a problem to continue to maintain the treatment you had when you were a prince, or to exceed the treatment you received when you were a prince.
"This is just a relatively simple process. Next, you can find a trustworthy winemaker and blend it with some old wine to create more types.
At the same time, you can also get some high-altitude ones, make some medicinal wine, etc. In short, there are many tricks."
Ning Chen poured two glasses of the distilled wine to Wu Xian and Wan Hong.
The two of them felt drunk just by smoking.
But we must admit that the aroma of this wine is really fatal to people who love wine.
Moreover, Ning Chen has come up with so many tricks, it is difficult not to make money in this business.
The key is that their wine can be exempted from alcohol tax, which is another huge profit.
“While this method is still unique to us, we must occupy the market as quickly as possible, and at the same time, we must make the name of this wine known to everyone so that everyone will remember the name of our wine.
In this way, even if someone knows this method in the future, it will be difficult to enter." Ning Chen continued to popularize the concepts of market share and brand effect to Wan Hong.
This concept is indeed forward-thinking for Wan Hong, but Wan Hong is a shrewd businessman after all.
After a little thought, you will understand the truth behind this.
"Sir, how many percent of this business do you want to own?" Wan Hong asked Ning Chen cautiously.
Ning Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let's say 50%. The remaining 45% will go to you and half to him."
Wan Hong didn't expect that Ning Chen would be willing to give him 45%, which was too much.
"Sir, actually I want two achievements to be enough." Wan Hong said.
If 20% is done well, it will be a profit of several million a year, which is certainly enough for Wanhong.
Ning Chen shook his head: "First of all, I didn't invest any money. The main production and sales are all yours. Secondly, this method is very simple to put it bluntly. It is impossible for us to monopolize it for a long time. The market will definitely be divided by then, and the profits will be made by then.
It will definitely be shared. I guarantee that you can maintain it, and then you will be willing to continue working for me."
Since he decided to use Fatty Wan, Ning Chen had to make things clear to Fatty Wan.
Chapter 75 Protagonist template of Marquis Dingguo
Wan Hong naturally understood that Ning Chen was using his thoughts seriously.
So Wan Hong immediately expressed his stance: "I am willing to die for you!"
"You don't have to die, and you can't die either. After all, you still have His Highness to take care of you." Ning Chen said quietly.
Wan Hong was slightly stunned after hearing Ning Chen's words, and immediately understood the deep meaning of Ning Chen's words.
"If you are not busy, I would like to tell you about this matter in detail." Wan Hong asked for instructions.
"I'm not busy, please speak slowly."
If Ning Chen wants to use Wanhong, he must first determine Wanhong's background.
Don’t be afraid if there is a background, but be afraid if the background is unclear.
But when Wan Hong finished talking about his relationship with Wu Zhao, Ning Chen felt that Wan Hong was really a money-spending talent.
The reason why Wan Hong is able to have some connection with Wu Zhao is because of Wan Hong's money.
Wan Hong sent the money layer by layer and sent it directly to Eunuch Sun.
After Eunuch Sun told Wu Zhao about this, he felt that Wan Hong was quite a talent.
Let Eunuch Sun protect Wanhong's business secretly. Anyway, he can make a large amount of money every year, which is not a loss for Wu Zhao.
It's just that this time Wu Zhao saved his life, and he and Wu Zhao were reconciled.
It is impossible to have any connection in the future.
After all, Wan Hong is now considered a tainted person, and Wu Zhao is the one who wants to be crowned Dabao. Before Wu Zhao is crowned Dabao, Wu Zhao will not allow people like Wan Hong to appear around him.
"So you are quite discerning, and you immediately saw that His Highness had the talent to invest in advance?" Ning Chen said teasing Wan Hong.
Wan Hong said with a smile: "I don't have any insight. His Highness Wu Zhao is going to be crowned prince. It won't happen in a day or two. I just cast a wide net."
Not only to His Highness Wu Zhao, but also to His Highness the Fifth Prince, I also gave money."
Wu Xian couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "Why haven't I received any money from you?"
Wan Hong explained: "I asked the household department to send them up one level at a time."
After hearing Wan Hong's words, Wu Xian couldn't help but snorted: "Lin Youwei, this old dog, actually enriched himself by playing with me.
Call the money you gave him money to show his filial piety, and when I ransacked Lin Youwei's house.
Why was the money seized so much more than I expected?"
Ning Chen didn't know it until Wu Xian said it. After Wu Xian finished speaking, Ning Chen knew that it was Wu Xian who was supported by Lin You's Lin Party.
To put it this way, Lin Youwei’s death was not unjust at all.
Even if his son-in-law saved money for Wu Zhao, his master also saved money for Wu Zhao.
When Wu Xian was overthrown, all the property under Wu Xian's name was naturally transferred to the national treasury or internal treasury.
Lin You may not have known until his death that he had worked hard all his life for Wu Zhao.
It is estimated that if Lin Youwei had known this earlier, he would definitely not have allowed the middlemen to make the difference and would have directly pledged his allegiance to Wu Zhao without having to die.
"Follow my method and get two jars of wine. I'll give them gifts tomorrow." Ning Chen told Wan Hong.
Wan Hong immediately complied with the instructions. While Wan Hong was brewing wine, Ning Chen happened to ask Wu Xian to find out about this matter about Marquis Dingguo.
We need to make some preparations for the next visit of the feudal prince and prince to the capital.
"Do you know about Marquis Dingguo?" Ning Chen asked Wu Xian directly.
Wu Xian nodded: "Of course I know."
"Tell me about it."
Wu Xian nodded again, and then began to talk about Marquis Dingguo.
According to what Wu Xian said, this Marquis of Dingguo is the kind of family waste who does not bully young people into poverty, and is the template for a protagonist who has many adventures.
Marquis Dingguo was born into a martial arts family.
The aristocratic family of the Dawu Dynasty is not just a noun, it is a real family hierarchy.
Just refresh it later...
According to the rules of the Great Wu Dynasty, there are at least three generations of people in the family who have achieved fifth rank or above in the three major systems of martial arts, Confucianism and Taoism.
Only in this way can it be designated as a noble family, the noble family can enjoy tax reductions and exemptions, and the children of the noble family can obtain more resources.
Marquis Dingguo was born into such a martial arts family, and three generations in a row have produced fourth-level martial arts masters.
At the same time, the family also had great prestige in the Dawu Dynasty army.
Marquis Dingguo showed great talent in cultivation even when he was young.
It is said that when I was twelve years old, when I was testing my strength, I just——
Beep, fighting force, third stage!
Ahem, this is just what Ning Chen made up, but it is true that Marquis Dingguo became a master of martial arts at the age of twelve.
At the age of eighteen, he was already a master of the sixth-grade blood exchange realm.
He created a family miracle and received high hopes from his family.
At the same time, he is famous all over the world, and everyone thinks that this is the seed of the Dragon Gate martial arts realm.
However, when Marquis Dingguo was eighteen years old, he was ambushed by the demon clan when he went out for a trial.