Datang first village

It was already night in Li Yuanxing's Qin Wang Zhuang, only the lights in His Highness Qin Wang's study were still on.

Now there is a small room next to His Highness King Qin's study, which can be called a small study, and the lights are on here.

In the big study room, Li Yuanxing was looking up some information, and he didn't collect much, but he could give Li Yuanxing some suggestions.Tea culture is definitely a shining pearl in Chinese civilization. With Li Yuanxing's in-depth understanding of the meaning of civilization, he is always paying attention to everything around him.

Anything or anything with a civilized color.

What is tea?Li Yuanxing didn't study much in school, and he didn't study anything systematically. He liked to read, but the books he read were messy.I am not good at learning, but I am broad.He is also very good at absorbing new knowledge, although he is not a good student in school.But it cannot be said that Li Yuanxing is a person who does not like to study.

Tea!Li Yuanxing's knowledge, age.It is doomed that he cannot have a deep understanding like the cabinet master.

However, Li Yuanxing knew that in ancient times, tea could be said to be a kind of medicine at the earliest time, and then it gradually became a kind of drink and formed a kind of elementary culture.It was not until the middle Tang Dynasty, or even the late Tang Dynasty, that the tea culture reached a peak.There is no real culture yet.

But in this era, for the grasslands.Tea is a necessity of life.

Meat is the staple food on the grassland, and problems such as indigestion and nutritional imbalance are very serious.But as long as there is tea and there is enough tea, none of this is a problem, so tea is more important to Datang than salt on the grasslands.

The more Li Yuanxing analyzed, the more he believed that he might really promote the development of Tang tea culture.

In the dark night, on the ring road of the Chamber of Commerce Street, the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce, which was called poor by the Chamber of Commerce, was full of people.It can be said that all the tea merchant associations of some status in the entire Tang Dynasty have come, and the lowest rank is also the big shopkeeper in Chang'an, and there are several chambers of commerce who come here.

In order to save face for the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce, several wealthy chambers of commerce from Bashu also came.

After all, they all come from Bashu. No matter how poor the tea merchants in Bashu are, no matter how low-level the merchants are, they can't be bullied.

Speaking of bullying, it's impossible.

On the chamber of commerce street, there is Qin Wangzhuang standing there, and the guilds that unreasonably suppress other chambers of commerce will definitely be punished by Qin Wangzhuang.

A small tray of raw tea leaves, simply sun-dried, was placed on the table, illuminated by four giant candles.The members of the Tea Merchant Association are all tea experts, so they don't need to explain or look closely, they know exactly what the original leaves are.

"Wanchun Yinye, this is His Royal Highness King Qin's comment on this tea. But after looking at the shape, he shook his head and was very disappointed. Taste shook his head again. The humble business firm is ashamed, and His Royal Highness King Qin is disappointed. What's more ashamed is that he doesn't understand at all The meaning of His Royal Highness King Qin." The leader of the Bashu Tea Merchants Association also rushed back from Chang'an City.

The leader felt very sorry. If he hadn't gone to Chang'an today to go through the contract filing and customs clearance procedures, he would have had the opportunity to meet His Royal Highness King Qin.

Yellow buds, stone flowers, nectar, Wanchun silver leaves, jade leaves Changchun!

His Royal Highness King Qin classified the tea into five categories according to the picking time, and His Royal Highness Qin Wang knew the place of origin and growth environment of this tea just by looking at it, so these five classifications are definitely not just nonsense.

"So, there's Wuyi Oolong! Imperial Palace Tribute Tea." The leader of the Nanyue Tea Chamber of Commerce stood up excitedly.

"Sit down!" The head of the Chang'an Tea Merchants Association shouted coldly: "Don't forget, His Highness is visiting in private. You dare to go to Qin Wangzhuang to ask for an interview. What is your reason?"

"Is it just waiting like this?" The leader of the Nanyue Tea Chamber of Commerce panted heavily: "Isn't it a jealous Bashu tea merchant? Someone had the honor of drinking a cup of Qin Wangzhuang Immortal Tea. Someone decided that it was our Nanyue tea, and the tea must be It comes from South Vietnam, it can probably be separated, it may come from that mountain!"

These words are just for reading, but for a few wealthy chambers of commerce who are also from Bashu, it is a bit inconceivable.

But the tea merchants are totally convinced.

No matter how the tea is made, the taste of the original leaves will be different based on soil, temperature and humidity.It is not a magical thing for an old tea merchant with dozens of people who have studied the tea ceremony to be able to taste the place where a certain piece of tea probably comes from.

The Nanyue tea merchant bowed in the direction of Chang'an City: "A certain chamber of commerce sent tribute tea to the palace, and the Holy One rewarded a cup of immortal tea. A certain person was very happy, not to mention the tea juice did not dare to waste even a drop, even the tea leaves were carefully collected. Afterwards, give tea The father-in-law thanked someone for sending him a good tea, and told him something in private!"

Speaking of this, the Nanyue tea merchants shut up, sometimes a single sentence can be worth a thousand words.

The leader of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce smiled, then turned around and said to the leader of the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce: "I have an order for [-] loads of blue bricks, how about transferring it to your Chamber of Commerce?"

Before the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce could speak, the leader of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Tea Chamber of Commerce said: "Someone has [-] loads of black bricks."

Each chamber of commerce took out some share, which was equivalent to giving it to the Bashu tea chamber of commerce for nothing, even the Nanyue tea chamber of commerce took out a share of [-] loads of black bricks.

The leader of the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce stood up and bowed deeply: "If someone has the opportunity to meet His Royal Highness King Qin, I, Bashu, will definitely not be alone. I will share it with you."

"Humph, hehe!" At this time, the leader of the Bashu Brocade and Silk Chamber of Commerce laughed, and before anyone glared at him, he said directly: "A group of ignorant small merchants. His Royal Highness Qin's heart can tolerate the world. Silk weaves are also different. This is the main reason for our separation, and another reason is that His Royal Highness Qin has customized different standards according to our different origins. And, completely different craftsmanship, this is why we can do it without the slightest dispute , an important reason for dividing one into three."

"Please enlighten me!" All the tea merchants knew that the brocade and silk merchants were the first to contact His Highness King Qin.

Moreover, the head of the meeting in front of him has the title of royal for his business name. Now that he thinks about it, the pledge of hundreds of thousands of coins in exchange for the title of royal is not only worth it, but it is a huge advantage. .

You know, now all walks of life, in order to fight for the title of royal, can be said to have tried their best.

But without the nod from Prince Qin's Mansion, the Six Departments, together with the newly emerged Ministry of Commerce, did not have the power to issue royal badges.

"There is nothing to teach, just one sentence. If His Royal Highness King Qin bestows the method of making immortal tea, I think there will be at least three kinds of tea, three different origins, and three different varieties of tea. Then I will come up with several common methods, All tea chambers of commerce will have the opportunity to use it."

After all, it is the person who has contacted His Highness King Qin.

Just when the people from the Tea Merchant Association wanted to ask questions, two people rushed in from outside, one of them was the shopkeeper of Chang'an Chamber of Commerce Street of the Bashu Brocade Silk Chamber of Commerce.

"Yes, the head of the meeting! There is news from King Qin's estate that Ming, His Highness will go to the workshop area tomorrow, and one of the three royal silks will definitely go."

The head of the Bashu Brocade and Silk Chamber of Commerce stood up suddenly.

Of the three royal silk companies, only the original Li Huishou owns the largest workshop here.

The main productivity of the Chamber of Commerce in Bashu is in Chengdu, which is mainly to be close to Qinwangzhuang and Chang'an City, so that they can continuously learn new technologies and buy new looms.So it's just a workshop for developing new products and high-end products, covering an area of ​​no more than [-] acres, and only [-] looms.

But even so, he didn't dare to take it lightly.

"Everyone, farewell."

It is understandable that such a major event, as the head of the meeting, will naturally go back to preside over it, so it is not easy to stop.

The head of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce stood up and saluted: "The last question, what should we do?"

"Wait, wait for at least ten days. If His Royal Highness King Qin hasn't found you yet, if you want to do some activities, go to Qin Wangzhuang to find General Wolf, but don't give gifts to General Wolf, otherwise you won't even have the right to speak. But you can prepare a A gift for Qin Wangzhuang, the gift must be delicate, it is the heart, not the quantity!"

The leader of the Bashu Brocade and Silk Chamber of Commerce finished speaking, gave a salute, turned around and left.

Everyone returned the gift at the same time.

When the Bashu Brocade and Silk Chamber of Commerce came out, the leader of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce said: "The share just now remains the same. The Lao Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce will take the lead in this matter. I will cooperate." Everyone also echoed in unison.

The leader of the Nanyue Tea Merchant Association said at this time: "The man in the palace said that His Highness King Qin has a kind of top-quality tea. He has never seen it, but both the Emperor and the Empress have praised it. It is called Wuyi Dahongpao!"

Everyone understood, no wonder the leader of the Nanyue Tea Chamber of Commerce was so excited, it turned out to be the reason.

"So, in the future, if it is really fairy tea, you, Nanyue, will have a quota. I can't wait to compete with you!" The Chang'an Tea Merchant Association is the largest among all the tea merchant associations, because there are so many tea gardens here in Chang'an, and it was also the first to develop. There is a huge trade with the grassland, so speak with full confidence.

There are business ways.

Although these people have the power of the family behind them, they will not use the power of the family unless they have to.

The tea chamber of commerce has already begun to compete secretly, and no one wants to back down. It is related to the future survival status, and no one dares to back down.But what they don't know is that their competition is meaningless. .

Because Li Yuanxing has already made a choice.

According to the tea industry data in the early Tang Dynasty, in addition to road traffic problems, there are various problems such as labor.Li Yuanxing chose six kinds of tea to start his own promotion of tea culture in the Tang Dynasty.

Naturally, Mengshan tea should be chosen. The tea from Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce is really good, the only difference is the craftsmanship.

Then Li Yuanxing chose Fujian, which is the most outstanding tea producing area in the later modern times. There are countless kinds of famous teas. Right now, there are two choices.Both Wuyi and Qijing have the best teas. Li Yuanxing thinks that there are Dahongpao, Oolong, Qijing Flat Needle and Tieguanyin as good teas.

Next, the Longjing of later generations should definitely be given a place, but I don’t know if Datang already has tea gardens.

But the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are another.The very famous Shuiyue tea in the mid-Tang Dynasty is Biluochun in later generations.

Finally, the Yunwu tea in Huangshan is naturally a top quality tea.

The only thing that made Li Yuanxing hesitate was the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce. They were the largest of all the tea chambers of commerce, both financially and powerful.In any case, a place should be given. (To be continued.)