I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle

"I told you to build a brewery, but isn't it already there? I mean, we've been making our own liquor lately."

I see. In the name of the ancestral king of the kingdom of Fontana, we have Carlos. "

"Yes, Arus made it too. A higher alcoholic beverage than ever before, something you don't need anywhere else."

"Oh, I think it's quite popular so far. But do you want a lion? Carlos, can I get you a drink?

"Me? I drink occasionally, but I don't always drink that much. That's a little too much power."

"That's right. Carlos, a famous sake, has a high concentration. It's a liquor that's so thick that it can't be compared to the liquor that I've been drunk before. That is the secret of popularity and, on the contrary, the reason for being shunned."

"Yes, it's too heavy a liquor for people who don't like it. But I recognize that I often drink it by breaking it with water or mixing it with fruit juice."

"When I drink it, I wonder if I use citrus fruit juice. But my father, one of the drinkers, says Carlos is not the best drinker. Dad, it's better to put him to sleep in more barrels."

"Can you sleep in a barrel?

"That's right. Store the liquor in wooden barrels. At present, it seems that alcohol that has been distilled and barrelled is often shipped and consumed within a few months. But the truth is, it's better to let him sleep for years."

Oh, that's what it is.

"Apparently, the wooden barrel has a unique aroma on it. There is also the aspect that the sharp taste of the distilled liquor itself becomes somewhat mellow. In other words, it would be better if we put him to sleep for a few years."

"I see. But isn't it possible that those who make alcohol can't be so generous? Buy wheat and other ingredients for alcohol, and then make and distill alcohol. It's the first time you get cash from shipping the liquor in a barrel. If you let them sleep for years, you'll lose your current income."

"That's the problem, Leon. It's been years since I made liquor. But most breweries sell and consume distilled liquor that year or the following year. The reason is, as Leon just said, otherwise it won't be money. But then maybe we can't really have a good drink. It's better to manage the country to create a system where you can sleep in alcohol for at least a few or ten years."

"Eh, ten years instead of a few? That's another long story."

The conversation about the brewery shifted from the wheat market with Leon.

To do that, I'll tell you what I've been thinking.

In this area, alcohol originally existed only in light amounts that could be fermented naturally.

But many years ago, I used my knowledge of the past to make liquor.

This distilled liquor, which consumes more raw wheat than normal because it is distilled over and over again, is still being produced.

It was a strong alcohol that had never existed before, and it was also named after the ancestral king of the Fontana kingdom, Carlos, who passed away in that alcohol, and it was highly popular.

However, I was somewhat dissatisfied with the distilled liquor.

Basically, there was a situation where most of it would be consumed and gone within a few months of manufacture.

However, this distilled liquor is said to be better left to sleep while maintaining proper temperature control for a while.

In fact, the liquor I was making in Barca allowed me to sleep on some of the liquor I had made in my first request.

According to the testimony from my father who drank it, I think it would be better to put him to bed for at least three years.

As far as I'm concerned, I think it's okay to let him sleep for 10 or 20 years.

That said, no one would do that.

Anyway, for those who work in liquor breweries, it's not a job to sell the liquor they make.

If possible, I don't want to hold the inventory and I would like to sell it right away.

That's why I thought that the Fontana Kingdom could be responsible for brewing wine as a nation.

Build a national brewery and keep the liquor under proper management.

I make alcohol 10 or 20 years from now.

There is also an expectation that the country will inevitably be responsible and conscious of harvesting wheat decades away.

Above all, you can deliberately keep the alcohol named Carlos for future generations.

"So we're going to gather craftsmen who have a reputation for brewing and brew as a country? I don't know if that's a good idea, but I'm a little surprised."

"Surprise? What happened?

"That's what Arus-sama says. After all, I thought that this kind of business would prefer to have people compete freely. Instead of giving a country something to make, I thought, for example, I would recommend lowering the tax rate to make it available to many people."

"I do feel like I can do something better to encourage competition. Well, that's not everything. Especially when it comes to technology and culture, it is also important for the powerful to protect it to a certain extent. Competition alone may be more technically or culturally dangerous to lose."

"I see. I agree. Technicians are at risk of being eaten by traders. You'll need to help them properly."

I see. Should we think about protecting culture a little more than brewing? It needs to be studied. "

As Leon and I talked about the downside of the market principle, the weak are more likely to be truncated.

Cultures that have lasted for many years may be at high risk.

In particular, cultures outside the former Fontana territory were at high risk.

The culture that originally grew up in the land absorbed by the Fontana kingdom after losing to the Fontana family in the last few years is now in a relatively weak position.

Drinking from the momentum of the rapidly growing Fontana, the small culture that has been breathing everywhere is being lost.

But it was a bit of a waste.

Therefore, not only state-owned breweries, but also local cultures may need measures to be promoted and maintained.

In this way, I exercised my rights as Minister of Finance and decided to launch a policy for the protection of culture.