Chapter 220 The ambition of the tea merchants [There is a surprise today, ask for a monthly ticket]
It was already night in Li Yuanxing's Qinwangzhuang, and only the light in His Highness King Qin's study was still on.
Now there is a small room next to His Highness King Qin's study, which can be called a small study. The lights are also on here.
Naturally, Li Yuanxing was checking some information in the big study. He didn't collect much, but he could give Li Yuanxing some suggestions. Tea culture is definitely a bright pearl in Chinese civilization. With Li Yuanxing's in-depth understanding of the meaning of civilization, he can learn more at any time.
Pay attention to everything around you.
Anything or anything with a civilized color.
What is tea? Li Yuanxing didn't go to school much, and he didn't learn anything systematically. He likes to read, and the books he reads are messy. He is not good at studying, but he is very good at absorbing new knowledge, although he is not a good student in school.
student. But it cannot be said that Li Yuanxing is a person who does not like to study.
Tea! Li Yuanxing’s knowledge and age destined him not to have as in-depth understanding as the cabinet master.
However, Li Yuanxing knew that in ancient times, tea could be said to be a kind of medicine at the earliest, and then slowly turned into a drink and formed a rudimentary culture. Until the mid-Tang Dynasty, and even the late Tang Dynasty, tea culture
It has just reached a peak. It has not yet formed a real culture.
But in this era, for the grasslands, tea is a necessity of life.
Meat is the main food on the grassland, and problems such as indigestion and nutritional imbalance are very serious. But as long as there is tea and enough tea, these are not problems, so tea is more important to Datang than salt on the grassland.
of importance.
The more Li Yuanxing analyzed, the more he believed that he could truly promote the development of Tang tea culture.
It was dark at night, and on the Business Association Street Ring Road, the Bashu Tea Business Association, which was called poor by many business associations, was full of people. It could be said that all the tea business associations of some status in the entire Tang Dynasty were here, and the lowest level was at
The big shopkeepers in Chang'an and several business associations came to the meeting.
In order to save face for the Bashu Tea Business Association, several wealthy business associations from Bashu also arrived.
After all, they all come from Bashu. No matter how poor the tea business association in Bashu is, no matter how low-level the business associations are, they cannot be bullied.
When it comes to bullying people, it's impossible.
In the Commercial Association Street, there is Qin Wangzhuang. If you unreasonably suppress other business associations, you will definitely be punished by Qin Wangzhuang.
A small plate of raw tea leaves, which were simply dried and greened, was placed on the table, illuminated by four giant candles. The people in the Tea Business Association were all tea experts, so there was no need to explain or look carefully.
, then I know what the original leaf is.
"Wan Chun Silver Leaf, this is what His Highness the King of Qin said about this tea. But after seeing the shape, he shook his head and was very disappointed. Taste shook his head again. I am ashamed of my business, and my Highness the King of Qin is disappointed. I am even more ashamed, but I don't understand it at all.
His Highness the King of Qin means." The head of the Bashu Tea Business Association also rushed back from Chang'an City.
The leader felt very sorry. If he had not gone to Chang'an today to go through the contract filing and customs clearance procedures, he would have had the opportunity to meet His Highness King Qin.
Yellow buds, stone flowers, nectar, eternal spring silver leaves, everlasting jade leaves!
His Highness the King of Qin made five classifications of tea leaves according to the picking time, and His Highness the King of Qin knew the origin and growth environment of this tea after just one glance, so these five distinctions are definitely not random.
"Yes, there is Wuyi Oolong! Royal Palace tribute tea." The leader of the South Vietnam Tea Business Association stood up excitedly.
"Sit down!" the leader of the Chang'an Tea Business Association shouted coldly: "Don't forget, His Highness is visiting privately incognito. You dare to go to Qin Wangzhuang to ask for an audience. What is your reason?"
"Are we just going to wait like this?" The leader of the South Vietnam Tea Business Association gasped: "I am not an envious Bashu tea merchant, but I was honored to have a cup of Qinwangzhuang Xian Tea. I believe that it is our South Vietnam tea, and the tea must be
It comes from South Vietnam, and it can probably be distinguished from others, possibly from that mountain!"
These words were a bit unbelievable to hear from several wealthy business associations who were also from Bashu.
But the tea merchants completely believed it.
No matter how the tea is made, the taste of the original leaves will be different from the soil, water, temperature, and humidity. It is not a magical thing for an experienced tea merchant with dozens of people who have practiced tea ceremony to taste the approximate place where a certain piece of tea comes from.
The South Vietnamese tea merchant saluted in the direction of Chang'an City: "A certain business association sent tribute tea to the palace, and the Holy Spirit rewarded me with a cup of fairy tea. I was very happy, not to mention not even a drop of the tea juice was wasted, but I also carefully collected the tea leaves. After that, I gave
The father-in-law who made the tea thanked X for sending him a good cup of tea and told X in private!"
At this point, the South Vietnamese tea merchant shut up. Sometimes one sentence can be worth a thousand words.
The leader of the Chang'an Tea Business Association smiled, then turned to the chairman of the Bashu Tea Business Association and said, "I have an order for 1,700 dan of green bricks. How about transferring it to your business association?"
The Bashu Tea Business Association had not yet spoken, but the leader of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Tea Business Association said: "A certain person has eight hundred loads of black bricks."
Each business association gave some shares to the Bashu Tea Business Association, and even the South Vietnam Tea Business Association showed up with a share of 200 dan of black bricks.
The head of the Bashu Tea Business Association stood up and bowed deeply: "If someone has the opportunity to meet His Highness the King of Qin, I, Bashu, will never benefit alone. I will share it with you."
"Humph, hehe!" At this time, the leader of the Bashu Brocade Silk Business Association smiled, and without waiting for anyone to glare at him, he said directly: "A group of ignorant small businessmen. His Highness the heart of King Qin can tolerate the world, and there is no difference.
Silk weaving is also different in different places. This is the main reason for our separation, and another reason is that His Highness King Qin customized different standards according to our different production areas. And the completely different craftsmanship is why we can not have the same
Dispute, an important reason for splitting into three."
"Please enlighten me!" Everyone in the Tea Business Association knew that the Brocade Silk Business Association was the first person to come into contact with His Highness King Qin.
Moreover, the leader of the association in front of him has the title of Royal for his business. Thinking about it now, the mere pledge of hundreds of thousands of guan in exchange for the title of Royal is not only worth it, but also a huge advantage.
.
You know, now all walks of life are trying their best to win the title of royal.
But without the nod from the Qin Palace, the six ministries, as well as the newly emerged Ministry of Commerce, had no authority to issue royal emblems.
"I don't have anything to teach you, just one sentence. If His Highness the King of Qin gives you the method of making fairy tea, I think there will be at least three types of tea, three different origins, and three different varieties. And then there will be several common methods.
All tea business associations will have the opportunity to use it."
After all, he was someone who had come into contact with His Highness the King of Qin.
Just when the people from the Tea Business Association wanted to ask questions, two people rushed in from outside. One of them was the shopkeeper of the Chang'an Business Association of the Bashu Brocade Silk Business Association.
"Meeting, meeting head! News came from the Qinwangzhuang that tomorrow, His Highness will go to the workshop area. One of the three royal silks will definitely go."
The president of the Bashu Brocade Silk Business Association suddenly stood up.
Of the three royal silk merchant houses, only the original one owned by Li Huishou had the largest workshop here.
The main productivity of the Bashu Business Association is in Chengdu. It is located here mainly because it is close to Qinwangzhuang and Chang'an City. It can constantly learn new technologies and buy new looms. Therefore, it is a workshop for developing new products and high-end products.
, the area is only 200 acres, and the looms are only 1,000.
But even so, he didn't dare to despise it at all.
"Everyone, farewell."
Everyone can understand that as the leader of such a major event, he will naturally have to go back and preside over it, so it is difficult to stop it.
The leader of the Chang'an Tea Business Association stood up and bowed: "The last question is, what should we do?"
"Wait, wait at least ten days. If His Highness King Qin hasn't come to you yet and you want to have some exercise, go to Qin Wangzhuang to find General Wolf, but don't give gifts to General Wolf, otherwise you won't even be qualified to speak. But you can prepare a gift
A gift for Qin Wangzhuang, the gift must be exquisite, and it should be based on your intention rather than quantity!"
After the leader of the Bashu Brocade Silk Business Association finished speaking, he bowed and turned around to leave.
Everyone returned the gift at the same time.
When the Bashu Brocade Silk Business Association came out, the leader of the Chang'an Tea Business Association said: "The share just now remains unchanged. The Lao Bashu Tea Business Association is taking the lead on this matter. We will cooperate." Everyone also agreed in unison.
The head of the South Vietnam Tea Business Association said at this time: "The person in the palace said that His Highness the King of Qin has a very good tea. He has never seen it, but both the Emperor and the Queen have praised it. It is called Wuyi Dahongpao!"
Everyone understood. No wonder the leader of the South Vietnam Tea Business Association was so excited. It turned out to be for this reason.
"In this way, if there is really immortal tea in the future, you will have the same quota as Nanyue. I will not compete with you!" Chang'an Tea Business Association is the largest of all tea business associations, because there are many tea gardens in Chang'an, and it is also the earliest to develop
He had a huge trade with the grassland, so he was confident in speaking.
Business has a way of doing business.
Although these people have the power of aristocratic families behind them, they will not use the power of aristocratic families unless they have to.
The Tea Business Association has begun to compete secretly. No one wants to give in. It is related to their future survival status, and no one dares to give in. But what they don't know is that their competition is meaningless.
Because Li Yuanxing has already made his choice.
Based on the information on the tea industry in the early Tang Dynasty, coupled with road traffic problems, labor problems and other issues, Li Yuanxing chose six types of tea to start his promotion of tea culture in the Tang Dynasty.
Naturally, you have to choose Mengshan tea. The tea from the Bashu Tea Business Association is indeed good. The only difference is the craftsmanship.
Then Li Yuanxing chose Fujian. In the modern era, this is the most outstanding tea producing area. There are countless kinds of famous teas. Right now, there are two kinds to choose from. Wuyi, Qijing, will have the best tea, Dahongpao,
Li Yuanxing considers Oolong, Qijing Bianzhen and Tieguanyin to be good teas.
Next, there should definitely be a quota for Longjing in later generations, but I don’t know if there are tea gardens in the Tang Dynasty now.
But in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, another kind of Shuiyue tea that was very famous in the mid-Tang Dynasty was Biluochun in later generations.
Finally, the Yunwu tea from Huangshan is naturally the best tea.
The only thing that made Li Yuanxing hesitate was the Chang'an Tea Business Association. They were the largest of all the tea business associations, with the greatest financial resources and influence. No matter what, they had to be given a quota. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for novel updates. Good to update faster!)