Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 479 Lushan Tea

"Your Majesty doesn't know that although Jiangzhou is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north and has abundant aquatic products, it cannot be sold to farther places. After all, aquatic products cannot be preserved for a long time after leaving the Yangtze River."

"I'm afraid that these aquatic products will all die and stink before they are transported to the place. Not to mention earning some hard money, I won't even come back."

"As for selling them to various places along the Yangtze River, it's not realistic. Those counties along the Yangtze River rely on the Yangtze River for their food, and they don't need Jiangzhou's aquatic products at all."

"As for Lushan Mountain, it is the gathering place of Buddhists. There are many famous temples and ancient temples, but it is a place for Buddhists to practice." Jiangzhou Inspector said.

Indeed, everyone depends on water for food. The counties along the river are all dependent on the Yangtze River. The aquatic products in Jiangzhou are also available in other counties and counties.

There is no need for people to spend a lot of money to buy Jiangzhou's aquatic products, so aquatic products can only be sold locally.

In addition, the restaurant industry in the Tang Dynasty was underdeveloped, and there were not many large restaurants in Jiangzhou, let alone five-star restaurants.

It is mainly the diet of the Tang Dynasty, which is not as varied as the later generations. There are many food cultures, which did not exist in the Tang Dynasty.

Also, the roads are not easy to walk, unless you are a donkey friend who likes to travel great rivers, mountains and rivers, who will run into the mountains when they are full.

If it is unlucky to meet some ferocious beasts, it will be terrible. I am afraid that it will become the prey of the ferocious beasts, and finally be pulled out and become a lump of objects.

In short, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

When it comes to road construction, we have to talk about the traffic conditions in ancient times. Unlike later generations, there were cement roads in ancient times. In ancient times, roads were basically dirt roads. Once it rained, the roads would be difficult to walk.

The main means of transportation in ancient times was horse-drawn carriages, or walking directly on two legs, unlike the various means of transportation in later generations, with everything.

The problem of transportation and sales, as well as the problem of food preservation, is a difficult problem in this era.

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup on the table. The tea had been cold for a long time, but it was still warm.

Li Chengqian opened the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and frowned. The south of Jiangzhou is near Lushan Mountain. How could this tea be made from ordinary tea, not Lushan Yunwu tea.

Seeing the emperor frowning, Jiangzhou Governor's heart was in turmoil. He was afraid that the poor hospitality would annoy the emperor and lose his black hat.

"Is this the tea you gave me?" Li Chengqian raised his head and asked.

"This is the best tea that I can produce here, and there is no other one that can be sold." Jiangzhou Governor said.

Bitter in his heart, this is the tea he bought at a huge price in Chang'an when he went to Chang'an Chaoji last year, even he himself is reluctant to drink it on weekdays.

Today, it's not that His Majesty, the supreme leader, came to Jiangzhou to entertain the emperor. Who knows that the emperor's mouth is so tricky, and he actually dislikes such a good tea.

He knew that if the emperor was unhappy with the tea and punished him for a serious crime of disrespect, his official career would be over.

But what can he do, he has already dedicated his best to the emperor.

"That's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is the Lushan Yunwu tea from your place. Why don't you bring it to me to drink, but give me this ordinary rotten street thing." Li Chengqian threw the cup on the table displeased, The remaining tea in the cup spilled out.

These guys are too blatant, they dare not bring out the best tea here to entertain him, the emperor, but they want to use some low-priced ordinary tea to prevaricate him.

From this matter, it can be seen that the governor of Jiangzhou is not a person who will work for the well-being of Jiangzhou. It seems that someone must be replaced as the governor of Jiangzhou.

"Lushan Yunwu tea?" The governor of Jiangzhou and other officials were all at a loss, and had no idea what kind of tea Li Chengqian was talking about.

They Jiangzhou still have this thing?Why don't they know?

Everyone is looking at me, and I can see that you can see doubts in each other's eyes.

"You don't know? Forget it, you don't know. It's understandable that you don't know." Li Chengqian said.

Only then did he remember that this historical Yunwu tea has truly become one of the top ten famous teas, and it only has a history of 300 years in later generations.

However, the history of growing tea in Mount Lu can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the "Records of Mount Lu", Buddhism was introduced into the Central Plains Dynasty during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

They climbed cliffs, took flying springs, and competed to pick wild tea; in the depths of Baiyun, they split cliffs and filled valleys, planted tea trees, and picked and processed tea.

By the time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Mount Lushan had become one of the centers of Buddhism. According to records, the famous monk Huiyuan lived on the mountain for more than [-] years, gathering monks, teaching Buddhism, and growing tea in the mountain.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that Lushan tea was included in the ranks of tribute teas, and Lushan tea was well known in the upper class.

As for the folks, most still don't know what Lushan tea is.

It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing and established the Ming Dynasty that Lushan's reputation became even more prominent.

At this time, the production of Lushan Yunwu Tea officially began, and it soon became famous all over the country, and has since become one of the top ten famous teas.

There is a sentence describing cloud and mist tea in "Zi Tao Xuan Miscellaneous Decoration" written by Li Rihua in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, "The Kuang Lu is the top, and the tea produced in the steaming clouds and mist has a very rhyme."

In other words, there was no such thing as Lushan Yunwu tea in the Tang Dynasty, and even if there was, no one knew about it.

These people really don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, they only live in this mountain.

If you really want to drink Yunwu tea, you can only go to Lushan Mountain to have a look. You may be able to drink Yunwu tea in those temples.

"Your Majesty, please tell me where to look for this Lushan Yunwu tea, so that I can fetch it for your majesty to enjoy." The governor of Jiangzhou saluted.

You can tell from the name that this is Laoshizi's Yunwu tea. It should be in Lushan Mountain, and it is very likely that it is in the hands of the bald donkeys on the mountain.

It's just that there are so many bald donkeys on the mountain, he couldn't tell which bald donkey had the Yunwu tea that the emperor wanted.

"I really don't know this, I only know that it is produced in Lushan Mountain. I thought you would know about this tea in Jiangzhou, but who would have expected that you don't know about it either." Li Chengqian said.

The governor of Jiangzhou is now in a difficult situation. He doesn't know what kind of Yunwu tea is. Lushan Mountain is so big, how can I find it?

"Inspector, why don't we take people to Mount Lushan tomorrow, no matter what method we use, we must get this cloud tea and present it to His Majesty. By then, it must be a great achievement." Jiangzhou Governor Shi whispered Said to the governor of Jiangzhou.

The governor of Jiangzhou felt that what his long history said was reasonable, and when he was about to agree, Li Chengqian spoke again.

"Let's stop here today! I'm tired, so you go back first. Tomorrow I'm going to visit Lushan Mountain, and listen to the monks on Lushan Mountain's lectures."

"No!" Jiangzhou officials hurriedly bowed and retreated.

The governor of Jiangzhou, who originally planned to take people to raid, had no choice but to give up because the emperor was going to Mount Lushan tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)