Angelo Brontë was dressed in civilian clothes and sat in a spacious bedroom.

The sound of the piano came from the front, an old friend of his old days.

Although the opponent's piano skills are far from comparable to the performances of those musicians in the Hallech Theater.

But for Brontë, he listened not to music, but to the past.

Every afternoon, he used to sip rye whiskey from a large glass.

Enjoy a delicious alcoholic drink while nostalgic for the past.

But on this day, Brontë no longer had the same mood as before.

He waved his hand and let his old friend leave the room.

Picking up an unbranded bottle of wine on the table, he turned to look at his butler, who was also his loyal servant.

and his most powerful men.

"Lucanapoli, Quindo Martell, have you two heard the source of these drinks from the Braithwaite family?" Brontë couldn't see the joy or anger, and called out the names of his butler and his men and asked them.

The bottle of wine without a label was placed in front of everyone.

And he has already tasted it.

I have to say that compared to this bottle of wine, the moonshine made by Lemorn that he represented before is simply garbage.

He was able to drink it, which was a second blending and improved taste.

And there is still some gap with the real high-end whisky.

But who can afford to drink those dozens, dozens, or even more expensive whiskies every day?

Everyone wants to live a better life, everyone wants to make others envy themselves.

Especially some middle-class men.

Through their own efforts, they make themselves a little wealthy.

This makes them understand how difficult it is to make money, so these people will be more cautious and stingy when it comes to consumption.

But on the other hand, they who have earned wealth through their own efforts, they want to let others know that they have made some money, and want to gain the envy of others.

Who owns who does what business?

Or maybe you're working for a big man's company?

The clocks you usually wear, the suits and shoes you wear, or you travel somewhere.

And what to eat and drink every day.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, all this will become the direction of their show off and compare.

Everyone wants to show their decent and privileged life in front of others.

But this kind of consumption is something they can't afford, or they don't want to bear.

And this kind of moonshine at the moment allows Brontë to see the potential of this market.

The kind of moonshine he used to sell could only be sold in the slums of the lower city.

To the blacks who had been freed from the cotton fields to the factories, to the Irish who had been smuggled, and to some of the Yili ethnic groups in his homeland.

As for the Federalists, and the Germans who emigrated here?

These people are not smuggled out of their homeland because they are poor.

They immigrated with a large number of assets because of war and other factors.

They, like the people mentioned earlier, are not a class existence at all.

These people don't taste low-quality drinks that are difficult to eat.

Even some decent taverns would not sell his wines at all.

Because Saint-Denis is an open city.

Some of the people here believe in Protestantism and some believe in Old Religion.

Some people support prohibition, others oppose prohibition.

As a result of this conflict of ideas, alcohol is still rampant in St. Denis.

Except that there will be a slight increase in alcohol taxes.

So in the past, his low-quality wine could only be sold to the poor.

Although the benefits are also very rich, who will set off their own little profit?

What's more, now those channels of inferior liquor have also become history along with the Lemon Marauders.

"Yorklemie is running the Grey family's tobacco field, as well as their tobacco company, and the Braithwaite family has just applied for a high-alcohol license." Lucanapoli turned to Brontë and said some information he had investigated.

Brontë's eyes narrowed slightly.

He knows what that means.

Once because of the moonshine business, he wanted to kick away but couldn't kick away the Brethwaite family.

Now he doesn't need his existence.

The other party was able to get a liquor license, although everything seemed normal.

But this speed has said it all, and the other party has already sided with Henri Lemieux.

"Henry Jenkins recently applied for a bounty wanted at City Hall's treasury, and a security company called Umbrella took the job, which was full of former Pinkerton agents and they also had legal weapons licenses." Quetdo Martell also told Brontë the news he had received.

Every time he heard a related news, Brontë's face darkened by a point.

Especially when he heard about the security company called Umbrella, Brontë's expression became extremely solemn.

He knew what that meant.

This means that even if he wants to make some excessive means, it is difficult to make them.

Because the other party has enough strength to resist, even retaliate.

Even the previous public opinion incident of the Gray family made Brontë dare not underestimate these people.

But now he knew that he still underestimated the other party. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）

This situation of not being able to take advantage of himself made Brontë very uncomfortable, and even his breathing was a little heavier.

He pulled his loose pajamas, did not look like a gentleman on weekdays, knocked on the table with a gloomy face, and stood up.

"Damn it! Damn it! These damn guys! They disrupted all my plans! Brontë walked back and forth, his face gloomy.

The reason why he was so angry was not just because of the loss of the moonshine market.

More importantly, these outsiders broke the pattern of St. Denis.

What was the original St. Denis like?

Lemoen looters were rampant, and the city's finances became increasingly difficult.

It may even reach bankruptcy.

Yes, it sounds incredible.

But in fact, the situation in St. Denis has reached that edge.

Once it reached that extreme level, then Henri Lemieux had to rely on him, as well as some people on his side.

Because without them, there would be a lot of unemployment.

And the impact is something Henri Lemieux can't bear.

At that time, his political career will be completely ruined.

They can also use Henri Lemieux to come up with policies that will make them more profitable.

But now it's completely different!

The Lemon marauders were wiped out, and the moonshine business fell entirely into the hands of the Braithwaite family.

And the high alcohol license, which can be issued so quickly, in order to make a part of the moonshine profits into a legal tax.

At the same time, the Gray family's tobacco company and tobacco fields could not only bring great benefits to Henry Lemieux himself, but also bring a large amount of tax revenue to Saint-Denis.

That's right, just moonshine, and tobacco.

For the entire Saint-Denis finances, the proportion is not high.

But the point is that their appearance can give others the hope of Henri Lemieux to turn defeat into victory.

Someone is on their side.

But there are also large numbers of people who do not want them to control the city.

—Periodical—

(St. Denis' finances are indeed short of money, which is mentioned in the game, which is a foreshadowing + ding).