"The dark beer tastes good." Liu Jun put down his beer glass and said with a smile.

"I brewed it myself." Lina also picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a big sip. "But I still have to thank you. If it weren't for your help, I would definitely not get the wine license, let alone sell the wine."

If this German restaurant cannot sell alcohol, the business will definitely be greatly affected. People who come to the restaurant to eat like the dark beer brewed in the store. Germans love to drink beer very much. German beer is even divided into more than 20 types, with hundreds of varieties. The brewing formulas are diverse, and the brewed beer is also very diverse.

Beer with sausages, beer with pig's feet is also a classic combination of this restaurant and is deeply loved by customers.

However, in Dahan, wine is a monopoly. Although it is not entirely sold by the government, it does not mean that it is sold as much as you want. According to the regulations of the Dahan court, all wine brewing and sellers must apply for special wine licenses. Without a wine license, they can only brew and drink at home, and it is prohibited to sell wine. In restaurants and shops, there is no wine license, and they are not allowed to sell wine.

It is not easy to apply for a liquor license. The government has restrictions on the number of liquor licenses to brew and sell. Liquor licenses are difficult to handle and the cost is high. Moreover, in addition to applying for liquor licenses, high taxes and fees are also imposed on brewing and selling liquor.

This policy was signed and agreed by Liu Jun himself. Of course, he knew why the court had introduced this policy. The brewing of wine requires food. Brewing of wine requires a lot of food. Grain is the most precious material of this era, especially when the Han Dynasty was just established, it has experienced decades of turmoil since the late Ming Dynasty. Whether it is official or private, the grain reserves are extremely low.

The imperial court is still using troops now, and with a large-scale immigration and border expansion policy, the demand for food is greater. To this end, the imperial court introduced a strategy to control wine, which was to curb the huge consumption of large amounts of wine brewing, and also levy an additional tax on the brewing and sales of wine.

The court also issued more detailed policies to encourage the use of sorghum, sweet potatoes, rice bran, corn, fruits, etc. to make wine, while the tax imposed on pure grain wine is heavier.

Dark beer is known as black milk, and its coffee-like color mainly comes from malt.

Because dark beer is made of whole-wheat pure grain brewed with malt, according to the regulations of the court, it is difficult to apply for a brewing license for this type of wine, and the liquor license fee is higher and the tax is also high.

At first, Lina did not apply for a liquor license, but she secretly brewed and sold it and was found by the government. She was originally going to be fined high, but in the end, Liu Jun helped her solve this problem.

Lina now has a license to brew and sell beer, which is quite rare. Lina later learned how precious the license that Liu Jun got her was. However, Liu Jun helped her so much, but she never mentioned the preciousness of the license plate. It seemed that she had just done a trivial thing.

"You must have a good alcohol tolerance." Liu Jun smiled when he saw Lina drinking dark beer in big gulp.

Lina followed the local customs and also knew the traditional customs of the great man. For example, women of the great man do not show up in public. The more noble a woman is, the more so she opens a store here. The current store is all men, and even the shopkeepers are all men, and basically no women can be seen. Even in restaurants and restaurants, even the waiters are all men.

"German loves beer the most, among which the most powerful beer drinks are the Bavarians, both men and women, who love to drink beer. Especially in Munich, there are thousands of breweries alone. In addition, almost every family in Munich brews beer, and each farm brews its own beer every year, and there are special beer festivals every year."

Lina's family used to have a farm. Although there were not many employees, they mainly worked for their own family. Every year their family brewed beer, brewing both tan, white beer and crisp beer. Each family has its own brewing formula.

Almost every family’s recipe is passed down from ancestors. After the harvest every year, the most lively and happy time is to drive a carriage, load your own brewed beer, and take the whole family to the town to attend the Beer Festival. To celebrate the harvest together.

She started helping with brewing since she was a child, and she mastered the beer recipes at home very early and had a lot of experience in brewing. As an experienced beer brewer, of course, it is difficult to drink beer.

"My hometown in Hubei, almost every family in the countryside can make wine by themselves. However, what we brew is glutinous rice wine. In winter, we start brewing wine, burning fire and steaming glutinous rice. The couple helps each other and their children go together, which is very lively."

Liu Jun also said with a smile.

Lina and Liu Jun have known each other for a long time, but it was the first time she heard him talk about her situation. She couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask, "Do you have a Hubei family?"

"Well, my hometown is Hubei, but now I live in the capital."

"Are you working in the capital?" Lina couldn't help asking. She had always wanted to know him, but she didn't know where to start. They used to chat often, but he rarely took the initiative to mention his situation, whether it was his family, his job, or even his marriage.

She really wanted to know where he worked and was he married?

Liu Jun didn't know how to answer for a moment. He liked this small shop and also liked this German boss. But this kind of love was just like the dullness here.

Here, he is not a noble emperor of the empire, but just an ordinary diner. Even because the boss's wife is a foreign woman, he can chat with her on an equal footing, which is a rare thing in the Ming Dynasty. Women in the Ming Dynasty rarely show up in public, let alone chatting between men and women with an equal mindset.

"I am an editor of the Hanlin Academy." After Liu Jun finished speaking, he was a little surprised, why did he get such an identity?

Seeing that Lina seemed to be a little confused about the editor, Liu Jun explained again, "Hanlin Academy is the Qingshui Yamen, and editors are only eighth-rank small officials, and leisurely small officials."

Lina said, "I heard that there are the most knowledgeable people in the Hanlin Academy. I remember hearing that you are a juren. Isn't it only possible to enter the Hanlin Academy by Jinshi?"

"You even know this." Liu Jun felt that his identity was too high. Although the Hanlin Academy was called Qingshui Yamen, it was actually an important place in the Ming Dynasty. After the Central Ming Dynasty, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet must have been from Hanlin. After the imperial examination and imperial examination, he would have to take the exam again. Each subject of 3,400 Jinshi can only be 20 to 30 Shujishis to enter the Hanlin Academy. It can be seen that the Hanlin status is noble.

"Who did you hear me say I am a Juren? Actually, I was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Chongzhen."

Lina was even happier after hearing this.

"I heard that all the Jinshis are extremely difficult to pass the exam. Those who can pass the Jinshis are all the Wenqu Stars from heaven descending to earth."

"You even know Wenquxing, and it seems that you know very much about the great man." Liu Jun could only look left and talk about it.

German pork feet and dark beer are as delicious as ever. While eating, Liu Jun took the initiative to turn the topic to the matter of opening a store together.

Lina's attention was indeed changed. She trusted Liu Jun very much. Even though she didn't even know Liu Jun's name, she still trusted him completely when Liu Jun proposed a partnership plan.

"It costs a lot of money to open a branch, and now the shops in the capital are very expensive." Lina already believed in the identity of the Hanlin editor fabricated by Liu Jun, so she thought that Liu Jun should have no money.

Liu Jun regretted for a moment. Wouldn't it be more convenient to say that he was a businessman? Now that he has become a poor Hanlin, he will definitely not be able to spend a lot of money to open a branch together at once.

"We can find a bank loan. Don't worry, I have some connections and can get a loan." Liu Jun could only say this.

After saying that, he thought again that he seemed to be really immersed in the role.

I am deeply involved in public opinion, taking the opportunity to understand the people's sentiment, and understanding the actual situation below. Liu Jun found a reason for himself to comfort himself, well, taking advantage of the opportunity to open a branch, I can learn about the current situation of the business below.

After dinner, Liu Jun was about to leave.

Lina called him.

"Where do you live?"

"how?"

Lina looked at him and said, "I think you like the food and drinks here very much, but you don't have time to come here normally. Tell me where you live, and I will prepare it when I have time to send it to you."

"Ah, why are you so embarrassed?" Liu Jun quickly refused. In fact, he couldn't tell the place at all. He now lives in the Forbidden City. Although there are several residences outside the palace, they are all the residences outside the palace when they were not emperor. Although these places are still empty, if she tells Lina the address, she will be exposed when she looks over.

"I'm planning to find a new house recently. It turns out that the place is not very good. I haven't found a new house yet. I recently took advantage of a friend's house."

Liu Jun had no choice but to find an excuse.

"What kind of house do you want to find? How many people live in?" Lina asked. She was very smart and asked specifically how many people lived in it so that she could explore Liu Jun's personal situation from the side.

Liu Jun understood, but he pretended to be stupid, "I am alone in Beijing, so I can live anywhere, and the house doesn't need to be too big."

When Lina heard that there was only one person, she looked happy in her eyes.

"Or why you stay here for the time being."

As soon as she said that, she quickly added, "I mean living upstairs, I rented it upstairs. If you don't dislike it, you can move it here temporarily."

Liu Jun was stunned. Are the German girl so unrestrained?

"I live in the store downstairs." Lina finally felt that the words just now were ambiguous, and quickly explained it again.

Liu Jun thought for a while, "This is not good."

The guards at the table next door had already endured it very hard, and they all sighed in their hearts, "Your Majesty, do you want this?"

Liu Jun finally planned not to accept the invitation, because it was impossible for him to really live here every day.

When he left, Lina looked unhappy.

"What's going on with opening a branch?"

"Today I will go to the relationship to discuss bank loans. If the agreement is completed, I will come over tomorrow. Let's talk about the specific branch opening and go to the bank to borrow the money."

Lina nodded, "Then I'll wait for you."

"Well, see you tomorrow." Liu Jun waved his hand and left. After walking for a while, the golden-eyed and long-legged proprietress was leaning against the door of the store and looking at this side.

Oops, by accident, it seemed that he had played too much, Liu Jun murmured with regret.

(To be continued.)

ps: It seems that I was poisoned by food. I felt really uncomfortable today. I could only finish the code and send it to you.
Chapter completed!