Li Shimin

Chapter 284 Tea Sold Out

The sudden opening of the Jin tea shop caused a sensation in the entire city of Chang'an in just two days.

Even in the prefectures and counties around Chang'an City, some rich merchants came all the way after hearing about it, just to buy a catty or two of exquisitely packaged tea.

However, some great scholars from aristocratic families scoffed at the sudden appearance of fried tea.

"Stir-fried and then sold, although it can be stored for a long time, but in this way, the essence in the tea will be lost, polluted by copper odor, and the original taste has long been lost!"

After watching the fried tea bought by the servants, those aristocratic scholars just sneered and ordered the servants to throw away the tea leaves.

This kind of behavior made some aristocratic children and officials who were full of joy suddenly realize.

Exactly, how can this kind of spoiled tea get into their stomachs?
However, such people are only a minority, and have no influence on Jincha at this stage.

Chang'an City is the capital of the Great Tang Dynasty, full of officials and dignitaries, and countless wealthy businessmen.

Before some rich businessmen and dignitaries who were slow to hear the news came to their senses, the tea leaves in the five Jin tea shops had all been sold out, and they could only look at the rows of empty glass tea cabinets in the tea shop, lamenting.

Then, with a disappointed face, he walked to the opposite tea shop, drank a pot of tea, and pretended to be satisfied.

"My lord, in just two days, all the tea leaves in the four Jin tea shops in Chang'an City have been sold out!"

Cui Hongmo held an account book in his hand, and reported to Li Xuan in detail.

"You don't have stock?"

Li Xuan asked in surprise.

"My lord, the villain is going to test people's views on tea with [-] catties of tea, but those people are so crazy. By the time the villain reacts, the four shops have already sold out! "

Cui Hongmo looked helpless.

Those are all tea leaves!

The worst-packed and lowest-quality tea leaves cost [-] Wen for a tael, and [-] Wen for a catty.

And upwards, with the improvement of tea quality and packaging, there are still one or two eighty, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, and consistent teas.

However, this was also bought cleanly.

If they didn't know that those tea customers were all serious businessmen and dignitaries, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde would have thought that other aristocratic families were also interested in this kind of business, and they wanted to take advantage of them.

"Ten thousand pounds?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and he came to his senses.

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde ran over in such a hurry early in the morning that he didn't even have time to inquire about the situation in detail.

"Back to Your Majesty, five thousand catties of low-grade tea leaves, three thousand catties of medium-grade tea leaves, and two thousand catties of high-grade and top-grade tea leaves, a total of ten thousand catties of tea leaves!"

Cui Hongmo looked proud.

"How much did these teas sell for?"

Li Xuan was shocked in his heart, the tea is really welcome wherever it is.

However, he asked calmly.

When they heard Li Xuan's question, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde both had a hint of complacency on their faces.

"Your Majesty, we sold a total of [-] coins!"

"hiss……"

Immediately, Li Xuan, Cheng Chusi and the others subconsciously took a breath.

Seeing this, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde showed a trace of reserve in their eyes, "Your Majesty, this is just the beginning, and the tea fields and tea-frying workshops we have mastered are still a bit small. Moreover, there are still many merchants and dignitaries who have not yet understood Your Majesty. The beauty of this fried tea.

After a few months, the villain can make only Chang'an City, Jin tea shops can earn millions of dollars, plus the states and counties of the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding barbarian countries, the villain guarantees that within a year, Jin tea shops can earn millions of dollars. A tea shop can earn tens of millions! "

Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others couldn't help opening their mouths, staring at the two of them in a daze.

In his mind, he was full of 10 million dollars!

Li Xuan was also taken aback, but soon came back to his senses.

After all, it's only 10 million pieces, and he can only get 1 million pieces.

As for industries such as glass, sofas, and salt, he can get millions of dollars a year.

As for his Jinwang's salary plus those messy benefits, it seems to be worth hundreds of millions.

After all, he seems to be quite rich!
Thinking about it, Li Xuan looked at Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo, his eyes gradually returned to normal, even a little disgusted.

With such a hot tea business, it can earn tens of millions of dollars a year!

Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo, who were enjoying the eyes of Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others, froze.

Immediately, with a quick sneer, he cupped his hands at Li Xuan.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if 10 million is too little?"

"naturally!"

Li Xuan snorted softly, "How many people in the Tang Dynasty would like to drink this kind of fried tea?"

"Back to the king, suitable for men, women and children!"

Zheng Mingde said with a serious face.

"So, are you ready to earn 10 million pennies?"

Li Xuandao: "You can see that selling tea is not just about selling tea leaves!"

Ok?
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo were taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly bowed their hands in salute.

"I'm so stupid, please ask the king to give me a little bit!"

"The ones in the city are the tea shops and the tea shop sheds beside the cement road, the two of you should know about it!" Li Xuandao.

"Go back to the king, I will know for sure!"

Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo hurriedly replied.

"In every city, there are more than ten teahouses, are there many?"

Li Xuan asked slowly.

"My lord, there are not many!" Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo pondered for a moment, then quickly replied, "There are only [-] neighborhoods in Chang'an City, and each neighborhood can open a tea shop, that's fine!"

"And Datang has just been on the main road, and each road will be built at intervals for a period of time, and a special tea shed will be built for passers-by to drink tea and rest, is it possible?" Li Xuandao.

"Your Majesty, it's doable!" Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo clasped their hands again.

"And like Pingkang Square, where Goulan listens to music, every guest who goes to these upstairs can drink tea?"

Li Xuan continued to ask.

"Returning to Your Majesty, on weekdays, those literati and other lords go to these places of smoke and willows, mostly to drink. However, with this kind of fried tea, I can guarantee that many literati will drink tea!"

Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo were overjoyed again, and they hurriedly clasped their hands together.

"In these places, how much tea is drunk every year, I don't say, but you should have a count in your heart!" Li Xuandao.

"Please rest assured, the king, the villain has already noted this matter!"

Zheng Mingde nodded quickly.

As children of aristocratic families, they are also very familiar with those elegant places, so they naturally know what kind of gold-selling caves those places are!

"Ok!"

Seeing this, Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he continued: "Do you know the teapot and teacup?"

"teapot?"

Apparently, both Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo had never heard of this thing before, so they looked puzzled.

At this moment, Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and the others also recovered from their senses.

Under Li Xuan's gesture, he took an iron pot from the side.

"My lord, is this the teapot?"

Both Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo were taken aback.

Isn't this the iron pot they had been putting on the iron stove to boil water?

"Let's take a look at what's different inside?"

Li Xuan reminded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo raised the lid of the iron pot suspiciously.

"Ok?"

Immediately, a somewhat different place was discovered.

This kind of small iron pot, no, it should be a small teapot, and there are holes in it.

There is also a small pot hidden under the lid, and a ball of tea is placed inside!
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(End of this chapter)