The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The two dollars that Li Fu has saved up now is nothing to the wealthy families. Even if they use money to hit you, they can still kill you, not to mention the interpersonal network they have built up when they are tired.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. There are also local snakes in Huizhou, and behind these local snakes, there are shadows of wealthy families.

The skill of tea frying cannot be spread.

"Thank you for coming here in person, I am incompetent." The steward looked ashamed.

Originally, such matters only needed to be handled by the steward sent by the house, but he was incompetent and the head of the family came in person...

However, the tea matter was indeed a major matter, and he was unsure.

Originally, he thought that after finding the tea mountain, he would build a few houses around it, and then process the tea and transport it to Chang'an.

However, such an idea was indeed too simple.

"It's not that you are incompetent." Li Fu said, "When I leave here and return to Chang'an in the future, many matters here will still depend on you."

"Manager Qian, I brought you to Chang'an from Jinyang. You were my father's friend before. Time will tell whether you have the ability or not. If you are an incompetent person, you would have been dismissed by your hometown long ago. After all, my father has passed away, right? So, don't hide your shortcomings. As long as you work under me, the treatment will definitely be much better than what you had before. Don't learn from Lao Zhou when you are outside."

Manager Qian said he dared not to hear this.

"After the tea house is done, you will be in charge of the tea farm." Li Fu said, looking at the tea farmer standing next to Manager Qian: "Are you in charge of the tea mountain?"

The tea farmer next to him nodded repeatedly.

"My family is responsible for tea leaves. Please tell me, sir."

"What's your name?" Li Fu asked.

"My name is Liu Fu."

"Yes, Liu Fu, you are included." Li Fu said, "If the tea house is done well, you will definitely be rewarded generously. I dare not say anything else, but I can guarantee that you will live a life of luxury."

"Thank you, sir." Manager Qian hurriedly bowed.

"Thank you, sir." The tea farmer also hurriedly bowed.

Manager Qian came here from the farm. He knew the situation in the farm in Jingyang County. He knew what kind of life they lived before and what kind of life they live now. Once compared, everything will be clear.

If the tea house is done well, his status will be the same as Ma Shisan, and he can sit in a place and be decent and glorious.

Li Fu glanced at Manager Qian and said, "Let's talk about the situation at the tea mountain now. Also, is there any suitable place near the tea mountain to buy land and build a tea house? In addition, I brought a lot of people this time, and they must go there. Is there any place to settle there?"

At present, except for finding the tea mountain and a group of tea farmers, everything else is starting from scratch, and there are naturally more things to arrange.

With many people, it is convenient to do things, but eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are also a big problem.

If there are villages around the tea mountain, it is not easy to arrange so many people in an ordinary small village. Therefore, Li Fu thought of these problems before coming.

It is not difficult to solve, it is nothing more than making do and carrying forward the spirit of hard work.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, which is expected.

"My dear, there is a village at the foot of the tea mountain, where more than 70 households live." Manager Qian said, "There are more than 370 people, half of whom go up the mountain to pick tea to make a living. Of course, there is land at the foot of the mountain, but the local people don't have much land to sow, so every household has some other ways to make money. The mountain here is a gentle slope, the climate is suitable, and there are large areas of tea trees.

Previously, tea was also supplied to Chang'an City, but the quantity was not large. Although the nobles in Chang'an City boiled tea soup, the consumption was not much..."

Li Fu still knows the market of tea in Chang'an City.

Tea soup...

It is understandable that the sales volume of tea is not large...

However, this situation will not return in the future.

"What is the scale of the tea mountain?" Li Fu asked.

If it is just the tea mountain here, the number of tea trees is not enough, and it is not even enough to supply Chang'an City, then it will definitely not work. We have to find other places to pick and transport to the tea house.

If this is the case, it involves the problem of location selection for the tea house. If the tea mountain is not large, there is no need to build a tea house near the village...

"The tea mountain is very large, and a lot of tea can be picked every year, but there are few people picking it, so it can't be sold." said Steward Qian.

As for the tea mountain, Jingyang Wangzhai must get it, and Steward Qian also knows it, so after coming here and finding this tea mountain, he drafted the tea picking documents with the local people, and he also asked the local government toWe have made deals, and we want to take the tea mountain into our pockets. Now everything is ready, and we only owe the money.

Now that Li Fu has come with the money, the only problem has been solved.

Steward Qian told Li Fu all these things in detail.

Including the tea farmers he brought today, the indentures are already in Steward Qian's hands, otherwise if the news leaks out, it is unknown how much trouble it will bring.

Now the remaining problems are all about money.

Listening to Steward Qian's report, Li Fu nodded with satisfaction.

These old people who came here from Jinyang are still capable, otherwise they would not have been left in the Li family after Li Fu's cheap father died, and would not have been transferred to Li Fu by the Li family elders.

At first, Li Fu thought that the Li family elders wanted to send people away and let them move to another place to retire. Later, Li Fu realized that his idea was still young.

These people are all treasures.

"That's no problem. You two stay here today, and take me to the tea mountain tomorrow morning." Li Fu said.

"Yes." Steward Qian bowed and responded.

In the evening, Li Fu held a banquet in the inn and invited Steward Qian to sit down and eat together.

After dinner, Li Fu returned to the room. Not long after, Dong Jiu came and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Li Fu sat on the couch and poured himself a cup of warm water.

Dong Jiu pushed the door open and entered.

"My dear."

"How is the investigation going?" Li Fu asked.

"There is a group of mountain bandits near Huizhou City. From time to time, they will attack passing merchants and occasionally attack civilians. They don't have a good reputation." Dong Jiu said.

"What about the tea mountain?"

"The situation in the tea mountain is similar to what Steward Qian said. I rode a horse to see it, but horses cannot run on the mountain. I can only walk up the mountain. It took about an hour."

Li Fu nodded. This scale can be said to be qualified. If the sales volume increases in the future, he can also find a new tea mountain.

If Huizhou doesn't work, there is still Luzhou.

The four major tea regions can be arranged slowly.

With Li Yuan and Li Shimin behind them, it is no problem even if they want to monopolize.