Living Leisurely in Tang Dynasty

Sun Simiao traveled north and south of the river and drank the tea soup from the south. It was not surprising to see Li Yuanying taking the tea. He only thought that the packaging was delicate and beautiful, which looked different from what he had seen before.

Taking advantage of these few days, the waiter who had gone to learn this way retired to boil water and make tea, Sun Simiao sat down and chatted with Li Yuanying: "This thing is more popular in the south, and it is not very popular in the north. How do you like it?"

Li Yuanying told Sun Simiao about the first time he drank this tea soup when he was young. Back then, this thing was sent to the Supreme Emperor from outsiders. Although the Supreme Emperor did not like to eat tea when he was alive, he couldn't help thinking of the Supreme Emperor when he saw it. At that time, he ate too much meat and drank tea soup to dissolve his tiredness. He was deeply impressed. This time he happened to meet again and wanted to push him.

Li Yuanying and Sun Simiao said his thoughts frankly: "You tell me, last time I strayed into Beili and saw this tea, I wanted to use it to make some profit. Not only the opening of academy, but also the paper making and printing. It’s costly. I got some treasures from my father a few years ago, but it’s not enough to do all these things well. After meeting you, I still want to publish the "Qian Jin Fang" you are writing in the world!" Li Yuanying earnestly Speaking of the difficulties that I have recently thought of, "The more things I want to do, the more I know the truth of'everything can be done with money, and nothing can be done without money'."

Sun Simiao nodded and agreed with Li Yuanying's words. Over the years, he has traveled north and south, and has seen too many joys and sorrows, life and death, and he knows that there are a lot of tragedies in the world that have stumped heroes.

Li Yuanying looked at Sun Simiao with bright eyes: "If you can help promote this tea, in the future you can print as many as you want, and our college can also recruit more people who really want to study medicine. Don't let those quack doctors harm others!"

After listening to Li Yuanying's words, Sun Simiao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, and asked Li Yuanying what he wanted him to do.

Li Yuanying put out his plan in its entirety, and the tea was named "Qianjin Tea", which was only sold in this Qianjin Hall, and only to the powerful and wealthy. Only these people are greasy and greasy to eat every day. Officials still need to get up early and go to court. They definitely need to drink some tea to relieve their greasiness. The people don't need it for the time being.

When the market opens up in the future and enough money is made, we can make tea products that the people can afford and promote them so that everyone can benefit.

After Sun Simiao stayed in Beijing, many rich and powerful families had visited him for medical treatment. Li Yuanying meant that Sun Simiao drank it for two days first, and made sure that the tea soup really had a refreshing effect, so he took advantage of the benefits of this tea when they came to visit or went to the follow-up visit, and talked with people about medicine every day. A few bowls of tea serve guests. Repeat this for a few days and it will work!

At that time, he took the opportunity to speak up when the emperor's brother feasted on the officials, saying that only these three hundred boxes would be sold out, so that everyone would come to Qianjintang to buy tea!

When Sun Simiao heard Li Yuanying's plan so comprehensive, he nodded that he knew it. He has drunk the tea soup, and it is indeed effective for clearing the mind and relieving fatigue. If the tea is really good, it is only a matter of lip service.

After the two agreed, the tea was also brewed.

In the southern tea soup, the tea leaves are ground into fine powder, the water is boiled, and then the powder is added to make the tea soup with astringent aroma. The tea that Su Dalang sent was a good spring tea. The color was beautiful and the fragrance was not strong or weak.

Sun Simiao and Li Yuanying sat down and ate tea. After tasting them, they all found it good. It was the best tea. Sun Simiao thought it was okay. Li Yuanying left him two smart people to help Sun Simiao make tea every day and talk to the guests about the benefits of this tea.

After all, Sun Simiao is a healer, and he can't say anything to brag about. He just needs to nod and agree with him.

Li Yuanying looked for tea leaves and was in a good mood. She asked Su Dalang to pick a few people to go south, pick some hilltops suitable for growing tea, and quickly seize the opportunity.

Everything was arranged in order, and Sun Simiao started to make tea to serve the guests. Li Yuanying took the box of high-quality tea and went to see His Majesty Li Er, saying that he had good things to share with his emperor brother.

During this period of time, Li Yuanying was very well-behaved and didn't make much noise. He ran around Sun Simiao almost every day, and his Majesty Li Er felt a little strange. Hearing that Li Yuanying was able to say something good, His Majesty Li Er asked him to take a look.

Li Yuanying said flatly that he was hungry and wanted to eat a meal. He wanted to eat good fish and meat. If there was no good fish and meat, he would not take it out.

His Majesty Li Er thinks this kid is here to eat. But he didn't lack Li Yuanying's bite here, and immediately ordered the people below to pass the meal up and give Li Yuanying a portion too. Li Yuanying has few advantages. One of them is eating deliciously. Others saw him eating deliciously, and unconsciously followed by eating more bowls.

The same is true of Majesty Li Er. After finishing his meal, he realized that he was eating a little bit. He leaned against Li Yuanying and said, "After eating, should I take out your good things?"

Li Yuanying asked people to bring in the stove and tea-making guys prepared in advance, and they made tea in front of His Majesty Li Er. It's not that Li Yuanying doesn't want to cook for His Majesty Li Er himself, but that he is really not good at this. Last time he brought Sizi and they made roast chicken and roasted the wild pheasants black!

The tea was still brewing, so Li Yuanying and His Majesty Li Er had a talk about the benefits of this tea, saying that Sun Simiao also thought it was good after drinking it, and it had a refreshing effect!

Li Yuanying sat down next to His Majesty Li Er, and said sincerely: "When I heard it, isn't it right for a person like you to drink everything like you? I asked someone to keep 30 boxes of the best spring tea. Specially reserved for the emperor! Like Lao Wei, Lao Fang, and eldest brother, these are all people who work with you every day for Datang Sheji. Isn't this the old party who wants to return to Beijing to offer prisoners? You drink If you feel good, give them some when you open a palace banquet to reward the officials. Anyway, I want tea for you. You can drink it or not, or give it to others."

His Majesty Li Er heard what he said, and found that he couldn't find anything wrong, so he asked the waiter who was waiting nearby to fetch a bowl of tea.

Li Yuanying also divided a bowl, sat down and drank two sips with great experience, then raised her eyes to see what His Majesty Li Er felt after drinking.

His Majesty Li Er thinks it's really good. I was a little bragging to eat just now. After drinking a few sips of this tea, I felt that the greasiness in my mouth was gone. After taking a few more sips, I found that although the color of the tea is strong, the entrance is light and light, with a bit of astringency at first taste. After drinking, the mouth is clear and sweet, which is really useful for lucid eyesight.

Glancing at his younger brother secretly, His Majesty Li Er objectively commented: "This tea is really good to drink."

Li Yuanying was overjoyed and said that he would send tea to the palace when he turned around, so that his Majesty Li Er wanted to drink it by himself, and if he wanted to give it to others, he would give it to others.

As soon as Li Yuanying left, His Majesty Li Er picked up the box of tea left by Li Yuanying and found that the silver box was carved with Lingchun Dangui on the surface, and a line of small characters was written beside it: May I ask where is the tea available? Qianjintang tea in Qianjintang!

His Majesty Li Er: "..."

"Zhuangzi" once mentioned the Lingchun, saying,'Those who had a large tree in ancient times regarded the eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn.' Since then, this Lingchun has the meaning of longevity; and Dangui is probably derived from " "One branch in Guilin" means to excel and stand out.

This Lingchun Dangui drawing is elegant, with good meaning, longevity and talent, everyone will like it. It's just that the sentence next to it is too difficult to say, the words are not well written, and the sentence is even more shit!

If His Majesty Li Er didn't know what Li Yuanying's idea was at this time, he would be the king of this country for nothing. Thanks to his kid, he can figure it out!

The person has already left, and His Majesty Li Er can't scold anyone, so he can only let the matter go for the time being. Later, someone came to report that Li Yuanying sent tea to the storeroom. His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, and it was as if Li Yuanying wished to add this tea to the list of gifts.

Although people are a little bit ashamed, things are indeed good things. Wei Zheng and the others are tired every day, so it doesn't hurt to give them a box.

Li Yuanying only sent thirty boxes. Except for some of them in the palace, only twenty or so people could be rewarded, and the rest were ignored. The person in charge of the list of items to be rewarded picked out the list and let His Majesty Li Er look through it. After reading it, his Majesty Li Er felt that there was no problem, and nodded his head.

Such a small change completely brought the tea-grabbing trend in Chang'an City.

His Majesty Li Er rewarded the ministers. There are countless things from each family. Although most of the rewards are not so small, there are many new things, but some people don’t. How can they not be called? Curious? After I got the tea back, I asked someone to cook a small packet of tea according to the "tea making flow chart" in the box. Those who didn’t get the tea scratched their heads and wanted to know what this thing was. Why did Majesty Li give it to Wei Zheng alone? Give it to them?

The next day, Cheng Zhijie and others learned that Wei Zheng and others had received imperial tea, but they didn’t have them at home. They felt a little uneasy: Since the world is set, Your Majesty has fewer opportunities to use them. He talks with Wei Zheng and them about political affairs, reading and writing poems every day. , Now, I don’t even give them anything!

After half a month of pre-publicity, many people have already heard of the benefits of eating tea. As long as they send someone out to inquire, they will know where to buy "Qianjin Tea".

After Cheng Zhijie knew what was the name of the tea, he did not hesitate to order people to go to Qianjintang to buy a box. The servant rushed to the Qianjin Hall with the money and found that the outside of the Qianjin Hall had been surrounded by water. When he fixed his eyes, most of them were familiar people. He could recognize several domestic servants who were frequently dispatched in the rich mansion!

This, what is this situation?

The servant asked someone to find out that Qianjintang said that the next hour will start selling tea on the hour, and there will only be three hundred boxes, and there will be no more when they are sold out.

The man also explained to the servant: This tea is divided into four classes, the first class only has 20 boxes, and the other 30 boxes have been given to the important court officials by the present His Majesty; the second class has fifty boxes, and the quality of the tea is slightly poor. But it can be regarded as the best tea; the third class has 200 boxes, the quality of the tea is average, but the tea effect is not lacking, and you can taste a similar taste.

This year's Qianjin tea is only that little. Autumn tea has to wait until winter before it can be delivered, so first come first served, last come! First-class tea and third-class tea are sold first, and first-class tea is sold last. The quantity of first-class tea is scarce, and it is the same type of Imperial Tea, so each person can only buy one. There is no price, and the higher price will get it!

As soon as it heard this was the selling method, the people sent by Cheng Zhijie's family hurriedly went back to ask if they wanted to make an offer. In his early years, Cheng Zhijie was named Cheng Yaojin. He was originally from a family of officials and he had read some books. However, his temper became more and more hot in recent years. When he heard that there were only 20 boxes of imperial tea, he had to bid with others before he could buy it, and he immediately said, "Go and buy it. Buy it all for me. I'll see who will **** it from me!"

The servant hurriedly said that he could only buy a box. It counted as the hour, and now it’s about to go on sale. There have been people waiting at Yuchi’s, Zhang Liang’s, and Li Jing’s houses for a long time, and there are many other people he doesn’t know. Too!

Cheng Zhijiehu glared and scolded: "Then you are not hurrying to go?"

This kind of thing not only happened in Cheng Zhijie's home, but the reactions of other people were also the same. They were not short of such a small amount of money, just to fight for face!

Xu is in order to enter the bidding for imperial tea as soon as possible, or if he knows that he can't win a few prestigious grandfathers, those second-class teas with unlimited purchases and third-class teas sell very quickly, but two hundred in half an hour. The box of tea was swept away. After buying tea, these people are not in a hurry to leave, and they are still watching the rest of the people bidding!

Su Dalang came forward to preside over the auction. He saw that those "house servants" who were more glamorous than him were almost weak in their legs, but he also saw that this is a great opportunity. Seize this opportunity. The tea garden will become a chicken that can lay golden eggs, and a pound of tea can sell for the price of gold!

Su Dalang took a deep breath and announced the start of the bidding.

The servants who had already been ordered to wait in front of the Qianjin Hall began to offer quotations--

"Twenty pens!" "Thirty pens!"

"Fifty pens!" "Eighty pens!"

"One hundred pens!" "Two hundred pens!"

The people who were attracted to watch the excitement were stunned. Is this crazy? Such a small box of tea will cost three hundred pens? ! The usual money can buy more than 300 buckets of rice, which is enough for a family to eat for a long time. How long does it take to replace three hundred guan yuan with rice grains? ! Just when the people were dumbfounded, someone quoted a higher price, and jumped two hundred at once--

"Four hundred guns!"

This price has obviously exceeded many people's expectations. Many people are either watching or quietly asking their companions to go back and ask if they want to continue to increase the price. They didn't dare to quote a higher price rashly. The price is sold out.

With a good beginning, the rest of the tea will also be auctioned in the same way as a gourd. The price of a box is higher than that of a box—the last box is still increased to 800 guan, so poor that only money is left. Rich businessman bought it!

After the market was cleared, Su Dalang tried his best to calm his excitement. He found that even if the two hundred boxes of second-class tea and third-class tea were not added, the twenty boxes of first-class tea alone sold for more than 10,000. ! Wanguan family wealth, the money that others can't make in their entire lives, their Royal Highness, King Teng, easily earned it, and even beaten the name of Qianjincha!

When the trend of tea drinking prevails, as long as the supply of tea is available, they will continue to make money even if they can no longer bid for auctions like today!

If Su Dalang had some doubts before, Li Yuanyingliang's hand has completely convinced him. Even if others see business opportunities, they will sell tea from the south. Later, when people mention drinking tea, they will first think of their Qianjin tea.

Tea from other homes, is it good to have the words of your majesty Chrysostom? No!

Is the tea of ​​another home that the genius doctor Sun Simiao personally believes that it is good for the body? No!

Su Dalang was fierce, and hurriedly went to split the accounts with Li Yuanying.

Li Yuanying had never been short of money since she was a child, and she was not eager to learn that the batch of tea had actually made a fortune. She only told Su Dalang to do what he had previously arranged: "Remember to send another group of people back to confirm. Have you bought the new tea garden, so don't let anyone preempt it."

Su Dalang was not at all excited to see Li Yuanying, and soon calmed down.

Chang'an is at the foot of the emperor, and there are rich and powerful families everywhere. The homes of the rich are everywhere, and there are definitely many people who can afford hundreds of dollars. There is really nothing to be ecstatic. Hurry up and develop tea that can be operated for a long time. The big market is the most important thing.

Su Dalang responded immediately, and when he left, the ecstasy and excitement of seeing Li Yuanying's face disappeared. He turned around and talked about the whole thing with his sister Su Erniang, saying that he was going back to the south, and personally finalized the purchase of a new tea garden as soon as possible.

After listening to this, Su Erniang couldn't help asking: "Why are you so anxious? Why not stay a few more days?"

Su Dalang shook his head, and sighed with Su Erniang, saying that King Teng was really serious, he deserves to be the emperor's younger brother, dare to think about others and do things that others dare not do! Now he couldn't wait to show off with King Teng, and he didn't want to stay any longer.

On the other side, the fame of Qianjincha went out, and Li Yuanying was idle again. Li Yuanying pondered that she had only studied medicine with Sun Simiao recently, and hadn't visited her other teacher, Xiao Deyan, for a long time. Although she didn't want to go to Li Tai's mansion, in order to visit Xiao Deyan, Li Yuanying still took people and wandered to the palace of Wei with tea.

The author has something to say:

Little Prince: Only this little money, what's so exciting?

Li Zhi: I want to hit someone

Li Chengqian: I want to hit someone

Your Majesty Li Er: I want to hit someone