Chapter 229: Sell tea after all, without hiding merit and fame
"Meet Deputy Envoy Li and congratulate Deputy Envoy Li on being awarded the Zanpu Bell!"
Liu Xingye, a businessman from Shu, and Tuoba Gong, a businessman from Dangxiang, walked into the mansion with joy in their eyes.
This mansion on East Street is located next to Da Lun Mansion, next to Zan Xiruo.
Since the two mansions have similar specifications, no one dared to live in them after the Gal family became the dominant family...
But now, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo Zanpu Zhong and Li Yuanfang came to live.
It is said that Zan Xiruo fell ill that night and never left the house again, nor did he participate in the alliance.
After all, according to the rhythm of inaction, if the alliance is not open for ten days and a half, the number of censors cannot even be decided.
Zanxi said that if he attended every day, other people would be able to have dinner at his house before the meeting was over.
Li Yan also wants to eat.
With his current status in Tubo, it is a pleasure to be able to sit on the chairmanship again.
However, now that Zan Xiruo has simply withdrawn, the time is not yet ripe, and he has put another important matter on the agenda.
When the two wealthy businessmen walked into the hall, they saw Li Yan sitting in the main seat and Shangguan Wan'er making tea beside him.
Adjust the salt at the first boil, add the powder at the second boil, add ring stirring, and stop at the third boil.
Wan'er divided the tea between the first three bowls and poured a cup for each of them: "This is the method of making tea, please taste it."
"Thank you, little lady!"
The two of them took it over flattered, blew it gently, and began to taste it carefully.
Unlike the first time they used the sencha method in Duke Wei's mansion, their eyes suddenly lit up after drinking it this time.
Tuoba Gong said sincerely: "This little lady is so good at cooking. I never knew I could drink tea like this before!"
Liu Xingye is a Sichuan businessman. Tea drinking is prevalent in Sichuan and Sichuan. He is an expert in it. After tasting it carefully, he was even more surprised: "This tea has a fragrant aroma and endless aftertaste. I have never heard of it. I wonder where it is produced?"
Li Yandao: "This is Yangxian tea produced in Yangxian County, Yixing, Jiangnan. It was just delivered not long ago. I think this tea has the potential to be a tribute."
Tuoba Gong nodded repeatedly: "There must be some! There must be some!"
When Liu Xingye heard the tribute, he immediately became serious.
He also heard that tea drinking is now popular in Chang'an. If the saint really likes tea drinking in the future, it will be a huge business.
Not to mention money and wealth, the key is that it is enough to increase the attention of the local government from the central government. We must fight for the Sichuan tea in our hometown!
But after taking a few more sips, Liu Xingye had to admit that the aroma of this tea was indeed better than Sichuan tea. He rolled his eyes and said: "Deputy Ambassador Li, I also have a lot of tea in my house.
Both Yangxian tea and Yangxian tea have their own advantages and disadvantages, please give Deputy Li a try!"
"good!"
Li Yan did not comment, but raised the topic of tribute tea and asked: "What kind of tea do most of the Tibetan nobles drink now?"
Tuoba Gong sneered: "Are they qualified to choose? What we sell, they drink!"
Li Yan said: "Can the Tubo people adapt to this method of making tea?"
Liu Xingye hurriedly said: "Deputy Ambassador Li, don't worry. As soon as it is introduced into their ears how we Tang people drink, they will immediately change their original methods and follow us."
Tuoba Gong said: "Deputy Ambassador Li doesn't know something. Recently, many doctors have claimed that tea can nourish the body, prevent abdominal distension, and relieve pain afterward. Not to mention Tubo, it is more popular in the grasslands!"
Li Yan smiled.
This is exactly the trend he started.
These ancient people in the past knew this but did not know why.
For example, Princess Honghua did not drink tea during the Tang Dynasty. Later, when she married in Tuyuhun, she suddenly started to like drinking tea. This was due to physical needs.
In the same way, these tribal chiefs used to buy tea, but they didn’t know that it could regulate the body. Now that they know it, why don’t they buy it?
Therefore, compared to the Tang Dynasty people who drank too much buttermilk as a novelty, tea is a daily necessity for these plateau and grassland people.
Li Yandao: "During this period, the heads of the Wuru tribe have gathered in the royal city. These nobles have strong purchasing power. Is your business good?"
Liu Xingye and Tuoba Gong both laughed: "Thanks to the envoys for allowing Zanpu to promote the alliance, we did sell a lot of goods this time."
Li Yan said: "Based on your judgment, how much would it cost to sell this Yangxian tea with rich aroma and excellent taste to the Tubo people?"
Tuoba Gong calculated: "One piece of tea cake and one gold?"
Li Yan: "..."
This is selling tea. Do you think it’s selling xuan ointment?
Why not grab it?
However, Liu Xingye observed his words and said: "Deputy Ambassador Li, I think this price is on the low side. The Tubo nobles are not just tasting tea, they may also be showing off!"
Li Yan suddenly thought of the gold and silver jewelry piled in the tent, clearly showing wealth and status, and thought thoughtfully: "It seems that I have misunderstood you two."
Liu Xingye hurriedly said: "Don't dare, Deputy Ambassador Li used normal thinking to measure those Tubo nobles. Naturally, he felt that the price was too high, but with the desire to compare, the price of tea is not just the price of tea!"
His words were a bit hard to pronounce, but everyone present understood the meaning.
Liu Xingye smelled the aroma again and sighed: "And I have to admit that this Yangxian tea is indeed more fragrant than our Sichuan tea. Even Tibetan people can feel it directly. For such a good tea, as long as the quantity is controlled, the three golds and one
The cake may be too low!"
Li Yan nodded slightly.
Sure enough, there are specialties in the art industry, but you are still the black one!
Shangguan Wan'er secretly stuck out her tongue on the side.
Tubo is really stupid and rich.
Because Li Yan had miscalculated the price, he overturned the plan again and looked at the two wealthy businessmen with a smile: "This tea is in the hands of the Xie Chamber of Commerce in the south of the Yangtze River. They also want to come to Tubo to do business, but they have no way, so prepare
Working with both of you.”
Their expressions remained normal, but their hearts skipped a beat.
Is this to vacate the market and give way to the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce?
Li Yan can now use these businessmen with confidence, but he is not prepared to cut off the other party's financial path. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, it is a normal business cooperation. Each of you has his share. Just follow the rules. I am just an introducer."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Deputy Ambassador Li!"
Liu Xingye was extremely sensitive and wanted to check the relationship between this person and the Xie Chamber of Commerce first, and then discuss the share.
Tuoba Gong was considering that Liangzhou was controlled by the An family. Not to mention that he was going to give them some soup. Even if he told them to get out of here, he would not dare to complain at all.
Li Yan asked: "Yangxian tea can be sold to Tubo at a high price, but only the nobles can afford it. Is there any tea that can be sold to common people in large quantities?"
Tuoba Gong frowned, and Liu Xingye said: "Deputy Ambassador Li, the price of tea in our Sichuan and Sichuan areas is generally high, and when it is transported to this place, only the leaders of the Qiang people can afford it.
Already."
Li Yan knew very well that this was actually related to the fact that tea had not been widely popularized on a large scale and the number of people cultivating it was limited.
He asked again: "What if it is sold to Geru Guimin?"
The mediocre people are the servants and slaves at the bottom, so they cannot be taken into consideration for the time being. The high-status Gui people can be included in the consideration.
Tuoba Gong whispered: "The financial resources of the Gui people are related to war. Every time they win a battle, they can also plunder some of the loot. If there is no war to fight, they will not be able to afford it."
Li Yan nodded slightly: "So that's it, don't worry about those things for now, let's promote the Yangxian Tea brand first!"
Tuoba Gong said cautiously: "Can I use Li Jiyi's name?"
Li Yan nodded: "It doesn't matter."
Liu Xingye breathed a sigh of relief: "Please ask Deputy Li to give it to us. The price of this tea is guaranteed to be higher than Sanjin, and the Tubo nobles are always competing for it, so we don't have to worry about sales!"
Li Yan imagined a series of advertising slogans in his mind.
Named by the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, highly recommended by Zan Pu Zhong, mysterious Jiangnan century-old tea products, small tea cakes, made by masters, three gold cannot buy it and you will suffer, three gold cannot buy it and you will be fooled...
Watching the two of them happily leaving with Yangxian tea, Shangguan Wan'er came over and said, "Master, master, will you be particularly rich in the future?"
Li Yanxu waved his hand thoughtfully: "I'm not interested in money, I value the influence of tea more."
This is true, not to mention now, more than a thousand years later, Britain almost went bankrupt trying to buy Chinese tea.
The East India Company came to China to do business, but ended up becoming an import company. It couldn't sell its own goods at all. It just bought tea and sent it to the country. Money flowed into China. This lasted for half a century. Britain was on the verge of bankruptcy.
, everyone knows what happened next.
The Qing Dynasty was backward, and it clearly held a good card for tea, but it was ravaged by others. Now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, the backward people are the aliens who are gradually relying on tea. Once the trend of drinking tea among the people is promoted, they will have a big stick in one hand and sweetness in the other.
Only then can the surrounding foreign races truly bow their heads.
Shangguan Wan'er didn't quite understand, but she thought of Wang Xiaojie: "Master, will Uncle Wang stay after we leave? The princess is very powerful, I'm afraid he will suffer!"
Li Yan said seriously: "The Gar family has not been resolved yet, Xiaojie has to stay, and the princess is indeed a variable, but the two parties will not fall out yet. With my uncle here, don't worry, we can be most helpful now.
, is to capture Tuyuhun."
Shangguan Wan'er thought of Prince Tuyuhun who always called her senior sister and flattered her so much that she assisted her: "How about letting the little prince come over?"
Li Yan smiled: "I was going to call him, so go ahead and call him!"
Soon the little prince entered and saluted respectfully: "Meet Deputy Ambassador Li!"
Li Yan looked at the little prince who had rough skin and a weathered face, but was becoming more and more calm, and nodded: "What is your biggest gain recently?"
The little prince thought for a while and said: "What I gained is that I learned lessons from the Gar family and understood the people-oriented principle that Deputy Ambassador Li said at that time!"
Li Yan looked at him with admiration: "With your relationship with Jiao Er, you have obtained a large amount of private information about the Tuyuhun nobles. It was all obtained by the secret guards who spent countless efforts. The road to restoration will undoubtedly be much smoother."
"I thought you would say that, but I didn't expect you to say this. It seems that your trip to Tubo has inspired you a lot."
"Keep it in mind and it will serve you a lifetime!"
The little prince said: "It was Deputy Ambassador Li who taught me well!"
Li Yan smiled: "In that case, you still call me Deputy Ambassador Li?"
The little prince was stunned.
Shangguan Wan'er reminded: "Don't you always want to become a disciple? Why don't you change your title?"
The little prince suddenly woke up and bowed in ecstasy: "Yes, Master!"
Li Yan nodded gently: "Wan'er, you are also a senior sister now. You should teach him well on weekdays."
Shangguan Wan'er was not surprised and looked at the little prince with a leisurely look: "Junior brother, do you want senior sister to teach you?"
The little prince was excited: "Master, I have learned to teach myself. I can do it alone..."
Li Yan sighed happily: "This is the style of my school!"