Datang first village

Li Yuanxing was kind enough to spend a day with the concubines.

But Zheng Xiuyan expressed the feelings of the princesses in one word, Zheng Xiuyan said: "Your Highness, why not go to Chang'an City today. I haven't been to Lemin Garden for many days."

Li Yuanxing was speechless.

"Let's go, let's go!" Li Yuanxing felt a little helpless, didn't he feel like Xiaobie was better than a newlywed?I have been away from home for almost three months, with a little anger: "Let's go now to Chang'an City."

Zheng Xiuyan turned around and jumped up: "His Royal Highness has orders, and the car is easy to follow. After half an hour, go to Chang'an to stay for a few days!"

Still live for a few days!

Li Yuanxing really couldn't laugh or cry.

Lemin Garden, already known as the most prosperous place in Chang'an City.It has seriously affected the business in Dongshi. Fortunately, most of the shops here are semicolons opened by Dongshi shops, otherwise the shops in Dongshi must have been greatly affected.

That afternoon, Li Yuanxing's convoy arrived at Chang'an City around three o'clock.

The seven princesses of Qin didn't even enter Tiance, so they went directly to Lemin Garden, where Kuai Ma had already made various arrangements in advance.Li Yuanxing belonged to the standard privileged class in Datang, and places like Taxuelou and Louyuan would have reserved boxes for him.

Just after Li Yuanxing entered Tiance Admiral's Mansion, within half an hour, Tiance Admiral's Mansion received hundreds of posts requesting an audience with King Qin.

Even Gao Jian delivered a post.

The king of Qin was not happy, and no one dared to go to Qin Wangzhuang to disturb him.

King Qin came to Chang'an, which proves that King Qin's mood has calmed down.Therefore, His Royal Highness Qin Wang needs to make up his mind on many things, especially the chambers of commerce.In their hearts, Qin Wang Li Yuanxing is their backbone.What's more, not only businessmen, but also the three newly established agricultural guilds in Chang'an City all asked to see Li Yuanxing.

Li Yuanchang and Li Yuanxing returned to Chang'an at the same time, and Li Yuanxing could do nothing because he was in a bad mood.

He can't!

"Fifth brother, I have made a selection. Some things really require fifth brother to make up his mind. Even the emperor thinks it should be fifth brother's idea. So for business matters, it depends on when fifth brother is in a good mood. I want to meet you." Li Yuanchang is currently holding the official position of the head of Prince Qin's palace.Reporting in Li Yuanxing's study.

The master of the prince class.

Li Yuanxing asked lazily, "Didn't you go to accompany Princess Silla?"

"Originally, I wanted to accompany her, but the princess heard that the sisters-in-law were going to Lemin Garden in Chang'an, so she followed her. The fifth brother didn't know about it, and the younger brother still couldn't get the noble box."

Li Yuanxing understood Li Yuanchang's words, even if he went to accompany Princess Silla, he would not be able to buy tickets to many places in Leminyuan.If you line up, at least wait until a few days later.or even longer.

The noble box is a rule set by Li Yuanxing.

Except for Li Yuanxing who has a privileged box, the rest of the boxes also have a limit on the number of times they can be used.For example, the chief officials of the six ministries of the three provinces naturally have the privilege to use it three times a year, but they must make an appointment one day in advance.The rest have more or less twice, or once.

There are special ones, such as Qin Qiong.

Since the opening of Lemin Garden, he has had six visits in one year.This is calculated based on his military achievements in the ninth year of Wude and the first year of Zhenguan.So he has three special increased privilege boxes.

Like Gao Jian, he had it four times.He added this time because he has made great achievements in handling foreign trade, so there is an imperial decree from the Emperor Tang to reward him.This can be added once.Like Lao Cheng is not in Chang'an, but there are five times in his house.Li Xiaojing guards the frontier, and his family will add it twice.

No matter how specific Li Yuanxing is, he doesn't know.

just know.The Ministry of Rites has formulated a very complicated calculation method and rules for adding points.

Li Yuanchang was just a prince.An idle prince, he only has two times in total, and he has long since used up.

Seeing that Li Yuanxing was thinking deeply, Li Yuanchang opened the notebook in his hand: "Fifth Brother, the Cotton and Linen Chamber of Commerce seems to be the most anxious. They have sent people to the Commercial Department. Although the Tea Chamber of Commerce did not show that they are very anxious, but my brother knows , the leaders of the five major tea merchant associations of the Tang Dynasty, and the tea merchants of the top ten famous teas have all come to Chang'an City."

"Let's meet the tea merchants first. Brother Wei happens to have something to discuss with them. When meeting the tea merchants, let Cui Changshi, Wei Changshi, Gao Shangshu, Fang Xiang, and you, listen together. It's not a trivial matter. You also gain a lot of insight!"

"Yes, fifth brother!" Li Yuanchang retreated after performing the courtesy of a subordinate.

Li Yuanxing leaned slowly on the soft chair, Qiuxiang was preparing tea for Li Yuanxing, and Yuan Chun was helping Li Yuanxing massage his head.

But in less than 10 minutes, everyone has arrived.

"Everyone, I'm being rude." Li Yuanxing hadn't changed his clothes yet, he was still wearing the cotton waistcoat that would definitely be impeached by the censors. This clothes are not what the King of Qin should wear in the Tang Dynasty, let alone for a formal occasion. .

"It was my impoliteness. I heard that His Highness arrived in Chang'an, but in fact I have been drinking tea in the concierge!" Fang Xuanling replied with a smile.

"Please sit down and serve tea!"

Naturally, it was impossible for everyone from the Tea Merchants Association to come, so three people were sent as representatives into Li Yuanxing's study.These three people are the head of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce, the head of the Lingdong Chamber of Commerce, and the owner of Longjing Tea Mountain.

"Your Highness, I am waiting for the Chamber of Commerce to encounter an unsolvable problem!" The leader of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce took a step forward and said after first cupping his hands.

Li Yuanxing nodded slightly.

Qiu Xiang said from the side: "Please speak frankly, the leader, the choice of key points is simple and clear. Your Highness still has a lot of important things to deal with!"

All the compliments were thrown aside, and Li Yuanxing laughed at the first sentence of the chairman of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce: "Your Highness, we are out of tea." After seeing Li Yuanxing nodding slightly again, the chairman of the Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce continued to say : "Your Highness, the existing tea gardens are far from enough. The order from Chang'an City's Foreign Land Commercial Department alone exceeds the limit we can handle."

"very good!"

Li Yuanxing was very happy to hear that there was no more tea. This was very good news.

very good?Everyone was confused, but they didn't understand why Li Yuanxing said that.

But I heard Li Yuanxing continue to say: "The part you are in trouble with now is that the new Tang tea is more profitable, and the people of the Tang Dynasty like it even more. Add up Chang'an and Luoyang. Even ordinary people can buy a few catties of your Tang tea every year. .And in your tea gardens, the newly planted tea trees can take at least three years to harvest, so it’s not that you don’t have tea, but you don’t want to make brick tea.”

"What Your Highness said is that the tea market in Suzhou and Hangzhou has tripled, Luoyang has grown seven times, and Chang'an has grown twenty times. This is not counting the supply required by the Department of Commerce of Foreign Countries. I am not afraid of your Highness." Blame it. Your Highness, please investigate clearly. By using the art of Tang tea, the income of the worst tea farmers has also increased by three times, and the best such as Longjing Fairy Tea Garden, the income of each tea farmer is more than 40 times the original. Although the care of tea trees is more than before It's harder, but the tea farmers are happy!"

Longjing tea!

The current price in Chang'an is very high, and the premium Lianxin class is simply not available in the market.The top tea in the market is Que Tong First Grade Tea.Every tael is more than 400 Wen, and the lowest grade is called Longjing green leaf tea, which uses summer leaves, even old leaves, and sells for about [-] Wen and a tael.Such a high price, but still in short supply.

Listen to Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce's analysis of the current tea market in Chang'an.Li Yuanxing really smiled in his heart.

"We still need to make some tea bricks. After all, from the perspective of preservation, tea bricks are easier to preserve. The East Turks are my allies in the Tang Dynasty. Their tea must be guaranteed, even if it is less. Or sold to them Some Tang tea. In short, we can't cut off the goods of the allies!"

"Follow Your Highness's order!" The Tea Merchants Association dared not refuse, what Li Yuanxing said was an order.

Li Yuanxing's tone changed!

"The tea from the West Turkic side. Give them a break. From today on, I don't care what excuses you find. Tea will not travel westward, and it will be bought for businessmen from Goguryeo, Baekje, and Wa. It's just this tea tree, How long do you have to wait?"

Hearing that the tea for the West Turks was cut off, Wei Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he was also thinking about it.

"Returning to His Highness, there were originally new teas planted. But the quantity is not large. In addition, after His Highness promoted the immortal tea last year, a large number of immortal teas were added. Next spring, the tea industry output will be higher than that of the first year of Zhenguan. The increase is about two and a half times more in spring, and about four times more in autumn. When the new batch of tea trees can be harvested in large quantities, I am afraid that it will be the autumn of the third year of Zhenguan, and the spring of the fourth year of Zhenguan, which can reach more than ten times the current amount! "

Listen to the first explanation of Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce.Gao Jian also said: "Next year we will plant more tea trees."

"There is already a plan. All the tea gardens are waiting for the state capital to divide the mountain area. But the plan of the Jinsi Chamber of Commerce is to increase the number of mulberry trees ten times, especially in Suzhou and Hangzhou. There are already some to compete for the mountain area..." Chang'an Tea Chamber of Commerce Before he finished speaking, Wei Zheng said in a cold voice, "Should His Highness mention such trivial matters beforehand?"

"I'm rude, I'm rude!" Chang'an Tea Merchants quickly bowed and retreated to the side.

Wei Zheng's attitude is not wrong, the two of you will compete for land.To put it mildly, this is a matter for the state government to solve.On a larger scale, when you reach a certain department of the Datang Commercial Department, it will be the end of the day.

It is really a waste of time to presuppose such a trivial matter under the King of Qin Palace.

"Wei Changshi, cut off the tea business of the westbound caravan. Whether it is a reason or an excuse, Lao Changshi has to worry about it. The tea merchants will manage it with your heart, earn more money, and pay more taxes. It is your responsibility. Be nice to tea farmers, if The local grain price is too high, you can buy grain from Luoyang, but you must not impact the local grain price!"

"Yes!"

Li Yuanchang stood up at this time: "If there is nothing to report to the Tea Chamber of Commerce, you can withdraw. You should put your heart into what His Royal Highness Qin Wang mentioned, and don't spread it at will!"

The people from the Tea Chamber of Commerce stepped down as promised, and their biggest problem was the pressure from the Datang Commerce Department.

For the people of the Tang Dynasty, tea was a luxury, a drink, a taste, and an enjoyment.But for people on the prairie, tea is a necessity of life, how can they live without tea, and how many people will get sick without tea.For people who eat meat all year round, only tea can neutralize the fat in the stomach.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "It's better to break the ordinary silk too!"

After breaking the ordinary silk, Li Yuanxing's first reaction was that Fang Xuanling guessed his thoughts.

ps: One step closer to the Light of the Great God, ha.