First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 447
Since then, tea cakes have gradually disappeared, and the original method of roasting and boiling tea cakes has been changed to the method of directly brewing and sipping loose tea. , Change steamed green to fried green, so that the color, aroma, taste and beauty of tribute tea will be improved to a higher level.

The literati feel that this method is more elegant. High-priced tribute tea is sold all over the world, and tea merchants from all over the world are also actively planting it. If the imperial court did not deliberately suppress it, those landlords and wealthy merchants who controlled most of the fertile land would probably not grow food.

Zhu Biao leaned on the back of the chair relaxedly, looking at Su Zhixing tea with blank eyes. After all, tea cakes have been stored for a long time, and there are quite a lot of steps required. This is also one of the reasons why tea cakes are not as convenient as loose tea. .

Su Zhi was still explaining softly: "Since the order of the Holy One, buds have been harvested from all over the place. These tribute tea cakes that were specially preserved earlier were left in the Tea Horse Division, and the ministers dare not rashly offer them..."

Su Zhi explained on his own, while Zhu Biao continued to wander in the sky. No one knew what he was thinking at this time. After a while, Zhu Biao was brought back to his senses by the fragrance of tea.

"Your Highness, these three cups are the best tribute teas of all dynasties. One is Tang Mengding tea, the other is Song Dynasty Beiyuan Longtuanfeng Cake, and the third is Yuan Dynasty white rooster comb. .”

Zhu Biao casually picked up a cup of tea and sniffed it. The aromas of the three top-quality teas were mixed. It would undoubtedly be a big taboo if you specialize in drinking tea, but it doesn't matter at this time.

Just to pass the time, Zhu Biao gave one sentence to order, and it will take a long time to start the process, whether it is coal production or pricing and transportation of tea.

Gently shake Mengding tea, you can see that the tea soup is clear and bright green, the taste is fresh and sweet, and all the buds at the bottom of the leaves are bright. When you taste it, you will feel the majesty of the mountains and the clarity of the water.

As for Longtuanfengbing tea, he used to drink it when he was a child, and he put it down after taking a sip. It's not bad, but it's just that if you get used to it, it's far inferior to the freshness brought by Mengding tea.

The white cockscomb tea soup is crystal bright, fragrant, cool and sweet, and the tea stem also has a sweet taste when chewed. After drinking, the mouth is full of fragrance, and Zhu Biao inexplicably tastes the sweetness of corn.

Tasting tea depends on the taste, Zhu Biao had a rare taste of familiar corn, so he asked Su Zhi and others to bring other good teas, such as Lushan Yunwu, Guzhu Zisun, Mingqian Longjing, etc. taste.

I have to say that there are a lot of good teas in the tea horse office in the capital, and some of the niche teas are not ordinary. In addition to the few that he likes, Zhu Biao also picked some that his father, queen and queen might like, and ordered them to Send it back to the palace.

Lao Zhu and Empress Ma are not the kind of people who can't get tired of fine food and fine food, basically they can make do with it and they will never be picky. It is conceivable how good the tribute tea they ordered can be.

Zhu Biao went out for a while, and walked back to the hall with a relaxed body and said to Su Zhi: "There should be many tea merchants in the Tea Horse Department to ask for it. After all, the quota of tribute tea is limited, and they all want to fight for themselves."

Su Zhi nodded and said: "Your Highness, although the selection of tribute tea is determined by the Holy One, but the Holy One takes care of everything every day, how can there be time to taste it cup by cup? Basically, as long as the taste is not bad, the preconceived one will win."

Zhu Biao smiled when he heard the words, what the tea merchants were looking for was the order of serving tea, the current emperor is not a delicate person, and he has no spare time to waste on drinking in one sip, whoever is in the front will have a greater chance.

Sure enough, any yamen has oil and water to fish for, especially when it comes to the royal yamen. The Tea Horse Secretary was surprised to see that it was just a rather yamen that squeezed tea farmers for a living, but in fact the bulk of their money was still in tribute tea.

The production of most tea leaves will not be too low, and how much can be supplied to the royal family, it is only a thousand or eight hundred catties, and the remaining tens of thousands of catties of tea can be covered with the name of tribute tea and sold at a high price all over the world up.

Zhu Biao whispered a few words to Su Zhi, then looked at him with a smile on his face, and when he saw his solemn promise, he got up and walked out the door, Liu Jin hurriedly followed after him.

The officials of the Tea Horse Department who had not been seen all afternoon suddenly reappeared from nowhere, knelt respectfully on the ground and sent His Highness the Crown Prince to board the car.

After Zhu Biao and Liu Jin got into the car, Zhao Huaian, who had been waiting outside the Tea Horse Hall, slapped his whip and drove towards the palace. Suddenly, many figures appeared around the quiet street, following silently. behind the car.

The way back to the palace was also smooth, and it could be seen that many soldiers and horse officers were maintaining discipline under the leadership of Zhang Wei, and the people in Beijing just looked at it curiously, guessing which nobleman it was.

The car enters through the Zhengyang Gate and goes straight to the East Palace. The Shenshi has already passed, so it is better not to go to your father's place for a meal, not to mention that Lao Zhu has probably finished processing the memorial at this time, so he may go to a concubine's place. I went chic.

It is true that Comrade Zhu really loves Empress Ma, but it does not mean that he wants to see his wife every day. After all, the empress is often not used to Zhu Chongba, and it is not enough to persuade and caress secretly.

Lao Zhu is also a person who wants face, so naturally he doesn't want to make fun of himself every day, so the role of docile and well-behaved concubines is revealed. There is no comfort in being served by serving people. will be.

Zhu Biao has discovered since he saw the erotic pictures back then that he somewhat underestimated the attainments and pursuits of the ancients in this area. He can only say that the traditional culture is profound and has a long history.

Is it because of the lack of entertainment projects in this era that there is such a profound research on this Tao?Could it be that the skills in the twelve chambers of the brothel really exist?
It's a pity that he didn't have the opportunity to go to Goulan to verify his identity. It's really a great regret in his life...

Zhu Biao returned to the East Palace with a scent of tea, and Chang Luohua led the servants out to greet him. After saluting, he went back to the main hall and changed into light and comfortable ordinary clothes.

Then he pulled Chang Luohua to sit down, raised his hand to stroke her swollen belly and asked softly, "Did these two trouble you today?"

Chang Luohua Fanmian complained with a smile: "It's a mess. It hasn't stopped since I woke up in the morning. I don't know if it's a sleepy fight or I don't need to sleep because I'm so energetic."

Zhu Biao patted lightly and said with a smile: "When they come out, I will help the Crown Princess to vent her anger, and beat their ass hard, so that their troublesome mother can't sleep well."

Chang Luohua giggled a few times, and then leaned towards her husband's shoulder. The familiar scent of incense on her clothes and the scent of tea on Zhu Biao's hair made her feel at ease.

For some reason, since the month got older, she became more attached to her husband. She wished she could watch him all the time and didn't want anyone else to touch him.

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(End of this chapter)