Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1276 - 1149: A Pleasant Surprise (Part 2)

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The Emperor's wedding has passed, and Lin Yi has been absent from court. Leng Yu has managed state affairs smoothly during this time. The nation has been peaceful, and Lin Yi's decrees, such as tax remissions, have brought joy and hope to the populace. Meanwhile, officials and generals have been enjoying lavish banquets, particularly savoring a new, potent liquor that has become highly sought after, with many discreetly taking bottles home.

This is something that these people definitely can’t do now.

It can be said that with this, everyone would get several bottles of wine. With the current drinking capacity of these people, not to mention several bottles, one cup could knock them out, let alone a whole bottle.

And this immediately made Lin Yi understand what was going on.

In addition, many people on the scene also noticed this, and those palace maids and eunuchs reported it to Lin Yi as well.

But Lin Yi just chuckled at this, letting them freely do as they pleased.

It’s just some wine, isn’t it? Letting them take it is no big deal, right?

Consider it as giving them some benefits. After all, on his wedding day, he could afford some wine.

Moreover, Lin Yi had a small plan in mind, which was that these wines were just appetizers. After the wedding ended, these wines would gradually be released to the market.

Yes, in that workshop, the production of high-proof liquor had already begun.

Although its taste has some difference from what they are drinking now, the difference wouldn’t be too big.

Especially for those accustomed to ordinary ancient wines, the taste of this strong liquor would undoubtedly be the same — equally spicy and endlessly memorable.

When these wines are launched, they will instantly be frantically pursued by people, which Lin Yi anticipated and planned.

After all, only by doing this can his wines sell well everywhere.

It should be noted that today, the Capital City has started a positive economic cycle, which has led many people to become gradually affluent. Once affluent, they need to spend, otherwise, if they keep the money locked in their mansions, how can the economy improve?

Especially those officials, their wealth is far more than the ordinary people’s.

It is for this reason that Lin Yi tried every means to extract the money from their mansions, and into the market, distributing it to the people.

Only this way can the economy reach a higher level, and consumption levels increase.

However, the officials naturally didn’t know about these things. Each one was secretly delighted about the amount of wine they received.

Especially when those military generals walked out of the Imperial Palace, they would proudly pat their chests, indicating they were carrying a full gourd of wine.

This scene happened to almost every official and in every corner.

At first, they dared not act so openly and boldly, after all, these wines were provided by the emperor, and if they angered him because of this, it wouldn’t be worth it.

However, some who were addicted to wine couldn’t resist the temptation and began to sneakily hide some.

But when they later found that no one was managing them, they started to become increasingly bold, eventually directly filling their gourds with the supplied wine.

Thus every person managed to get at least two gourds of wine, which amounted to at least three or four bottles in total.

Even though each received three or four bottles, that is three or four pounds of wine, when they returned to their mansions, they were still quite melancholic.

Although it seemed like a lot, it wasn’t enough to satisfy their drinking habit; even sipping a little each day, the supply would only last for a month.

Then after that month, what were they supposed to do?

How were they supposed to face those awful wines?

Indeed, after drinking this wine, returning to drink ordinary ones feels like drinking water.

Even the finest Sanle Jiang is no match for these wines, and seems no different than stale swill.

This situation wasn’t because they were fickle, but because the powerful effect of this high-proof liquor was far superior to the likes of Sanle Jiang and other ancient wines.

Still, they couldn’t imagine that their current worries would be resolved by someone else.

On this day, the wedding finally came to a complete end; a grand ceremony so famous it shook the whole world had finally concluded.

Even after it ended, the conversations among the ordinary people were all about the events of these days, all fondly reminisced, all admired.

They’d wish to live that kind of life every day.

Especially with some shocking occurrences during the wedding, which led them to eagerly discuss it.

Things like auspicious clouds appearing in the sky, countless dazzling fireworks lighting up above, and a bright spectacle unfolding in the dark night sky.

Each and every one of these became topics of conversation during tea and meals.

Even the workers in the building sites were found discussing these things during their breaks.

Certainly, with the wedding’s conclusion, many were left with a sense of loss.

Foremost among them were the children, who over these days enjoyed meat daily and candy, which made them exceedingly happy.

But with the wedding over, all this vanished into thin air, disappeared without a trace.

Walking on the wide streets, although people’s faces were still filled with joy, there were no more distributed meats or candies there.

This made them cherish the candies in their pockets much more.

Many kids would put the candy in their mouths, eat a couple of bites, then carefully wrap it back in colorful paper, saving it for when they couldn’t resist their cravings anymore.

However, amidst this atmosphere, while the civil and military officials were savoring the precious wine in their urns reluctantly, as the folks reminisced over the street’s delicacies, and as the children nibbled on their candies.

Suddenly, general stores sprang up all over the Capital City like mushrooms after the rain.

Not only in the Capital City, but these kinds of stores quickly blossomed throughout every city in the Dayou realm.

Almost every city had at least three such stores, selling precisely the same strong liquor and candies.

When some curious people entered the shops and discovered this, their eyes widened in surprise and delight.

The stewards out shopping immediately bought several flasks of strong liquor, hurried back to their mansions, offering them to their masters.

Those officials who originally wore gloomy expressions received the wine flask from the stewards with suspicion while holding a disdainful attitude.

How could this market liquor compare to the royal liquor from the Imperial Palace?

Surely this stuff was just rubbish.

However, after repeated assurances and emphasis from the stewards, they reluctantly opened the flasks.

But as soon as the cork was removed, a very familiar aroma wafted into their noses, making them take a few deep breaths involuntarily.

Especially when they skeptically brought the flask to their lips and took a small sip.

Instantly, the familiar spicy sensation raced from their throats straight to their bellies.

After the spice, their mouths were filled with the aroma of the liquor.

It can be said that in that moment, after being stunned, their eyes lit up immediately.

[To be continued...]