Sun Simiao traveled all over the country and drank the tea soup from the south. He was not surprised to see Li Yuanying brought the tea, but he thought the packaging was exquisite and beautiful, and it looked different from what he had seen before.
Taking advantage of these few days when the servant who went to learn this way retreated to the side to boil water and make tea, Sun Simiao sat down and chatted with Li Yuanying: "People in the south drink a lot of it, but it's not popular in the north. How did you like it?"
Li Yuanying told Sun Simiao about drinking this tea for the first time when he was young. Back then, someone from outside brought it to the Supreme Emperor. Although the Supreme Emperor didn't like tea when he was alive, he couldn't help but think of the Supreme Emperor after seeing it. At that time, he ate too much meat, so he drank tea soup to relieve his stomach and tiredness, and he was deeply impressed by this.
Li Yuanying and Sun Simiao expressed his thoughts frankly: "To tell you the truth, the last time I saw this tea in Beili by mistake, I wanted to use it to make some profit. Not only to open an academy, but also to make paper and print books. It’s expensive, I got some treasures from my father in the early years, but it’s not enough to handle all these things well. After I meet you, I still want to publish the "Qian Jin Fang" you are writing!" Li Yuanying is serious Speaking of the difficulties I have recently thought of, "The more things I want to do, the more I know the truth of 'everything can be done if you have money, but you can't do anything if you don't have money'."
Sun Simiao nodded, agreeing with Li Yuanying's words. In these years, he has traveled all over the world and seen too many joys and sorrows, life and death, so he knows that there are many tragedies in the world where a penny is difficult for a hero.
Li Yuanying looked at Sun Simiao with bright eyes: "If you can help spread this tea, you can print as many books as you want in the future, and our academy can recruit more people who really want to study medicine. Don't let those quack doctors cause other people's illness!"
After hearing Li Yuanying's words, Sun Simiao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then asked Li Yuanying what he wanted him to do.
Li Yuanying revealed all his plans, and named this tea "Thousand Gold Tea", and it was only sold in this Thousand Gold Hall, and only sold to dignitaries and wealthy families. Only these people would eat greasy food every day. Officials often need to get up early to go to court, and they must drink some tea to refresh their minds. The common people don't need it yet.
When the market opens up in the future and enough money is made, we will make some affordable tea products and promote them so that everyone can benefit.
After Sun Simiao stayed in Beijing, many powerful families visited him for medical treatment. What Li Yuanying meant was that Sun Simiao drank it for two days first to make sure that the tea soup really had a refreshing effect, so he mentioned the benefits of this tea when they came to visit or follow-up visits, and talked about medicine with people every day. Several bowls of tea for guests. Repeat this for a few days, and it will be effective!
At that time, he took the opportunity to say that there were only 300 boxes, and they would be gone when they were sold out, so that everyone could come to Qianjintang to buy tea!
Hearing that Li Yuanying's plan was so thorough, Sun Simiao nodded to show that he understood. He drank the tea soup before, and it really has the effect of clearing the heart and relieving fatigue. If this tea is really good, it's just a matter of saying something to someone.
After the two agreed, the tea was also brewed.
Nanbian tea soup is to first grind the tea leaves into fine powder, then boil the water and then add the tea powder to make a fragrant and astringent tea soup. If you don’t like the monotonous tea taste, you can add some ginger and other seasonings. The tea that Su Dalang sent was a high-quality spring tea, the color of which was beautiful when brewed, and the fragrance was neither too strong nor too weak, and it was pleasant to smell.
Sun Simiao and Li Yuanying sat opposite each other and drank tea. After tasting it, they both felt that it was good, it was the best tea. Sun Simiao thought it was all right, so Li Yuanying left two smart people for him to help Sun Simiao make tea for his guests every day, and talk to the guests about the benefits of this tea by the way.
After all, Sun Simiao was a doctor, and he definitely couldn't let him say what he was bragging about.
Li Yuanying was in a good mood to find a good entrustment for the tea, and asked Su Dalang to pick a few people to go south quickly, pick some mountain tops suitable for tea planting, and seize the opportunity as soon as possible, otherwise people will flock to him when they know that the tea is high.
After everything was arranged properly, Sun Simiao also began to make tea for the guests. Li Yuanying took a box of high-quality tea and went to look for His Majesty Li Er, saying that he had got something good and wanted to share it with the emperor.
During this period of time, Li Yuanying was very obedient and didn't make much noise. He ran around with Sun Simiao almost every day. His Majesty Li Er felt a little strange. Hearing that Li Yuanying had something good to say, His Majesty Li Er asked him to take a look.
Li Yuanying said with a deadpan face that he was hungry and wanted to have a meal, and he wanted to eat good fish and meat, and he would not take out good fish and meat.
His Majesty Li Er felt that this kid was just here for a meal. However, there was no shortage of Li Yuanying's bite-sized meals here, so he immediately ordered the people below to pass on the meal, and to pass a copy to Li Yuanying. Li Yuanying didn't have many advantages, one of which was delicious food. Others saw him eating with gusto, so they unconsciously ate an extra bowl.
The same is true for His Majesty Li Er, who realized that he was a bit full after eating. He leaned on his back and looked at Li Yuanying: "After eating, shouldn't it be time to take out your good things?"
Li Yuanying asked people to bring in the stove and tea maker that had been prepared in advance, and 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 his son and they made roast chicken, they roasted the wild pheasant until it was black!
The tea was still boiling, so Li Yuanying and His Majesty Li Er talked about the benefits of this tea, saying that Sun Simiao also felt good after drinking it, and it had a refreshing effect!
Li Yuanying sat down next to His Majesty Li Er, and said very sincerely: "I heard, isn't it good for a person like you, brother, who manages everything every day, to drink it? I asked someone to save thirty boxes of the best high-quality spring tea. Specially reserved for the emperor! Like Old Wei, Lao Fang, and eldest grandson, these are people who work hard for the Tang Dynasty with you every day. Isn’t this the old party who wants to return to Beijing to offer prisoners? You drink If you think it’s good, I’ll give some to the ministers at the opening banquet. Anyway, I’ll bring you some tea, and it’s up to you whether you want to drink it or give it to other people.”
Hearing what he said, His Majesty Li Er found that he couldn't find anything wrong, so he asked the servant who was waiting nearby to fetch a bowl of tea.
Li Yuanying also shared a bowl, sat upright and drank a couple of sips with great experience, then raised his eyes to peek at how His Majesty Li Er felt after drinking.
His Majesty Li Er felt that it was really good. He was a little full just now, and after drinking a few mouthfuls of this tea, he felt that the greasy taste in his mouth was gone. After a few more sips, I found that although the tea color is thick, the entrance is clear and light, with a bit of astringency at first taste, after drinking it, there is a lingering sweetness in the mouth, which really has the effect of improving eyesight and refreshing the mind.
Glancing at his youngest brother secretly, His Majesty Li Er commented objectively: "This tea is really good to drink."
Li Yuanying was overjoyed, and said that when he turned around, he would ask someone to bring tea into the palace, so that His Majesty Li Er could drink it himself if he wanted to, and reward others if he wanted to reward it.
As soon as Li Yuanying left, His Majesty Li Er took a look at the box of tea that Li Yuanying had left behind, and found that the silver box was carved with Lingchun and Osmanthus osmanthus, and there was a line of small characters beside it: May I ask where is the good tea? Thousand Gold Tea in the Thousand Gold Hall!
His Majesty Li Er: "..."
"Zhuangzi" once mentioned Ling Chun, saying that "in ancient times, there were big Chun people, who took eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn." Since then, this Ling Chun has the meaning of longevity; The saying of "Guilin Branch" means to be outstanding and to be the first.
The picture of Lingchun Dangui is elegant and has a good meaning. It is also long-lived and talented. Anyone who looks at it will like it. It's just that the sentence next to it is too difficult to explain in one sentence, the handwriting is not very good, and the sentence is even more nonsense!
If His Majesty Li Er didn't know what Li Yuanying was planning at this time, he would be the king of this country in vain. Thanks to his kid who figured it out!
The person has already left, and His Majesty Li Er can't scold him, so he can only put this matter aside for the time being. Later, someone came to report that Li Yuanying was delivering tea to the storeroom. His Majesty Li Er thought about it, and added this tea to the list of rewards as Li Yuanying wished.
Although people are a bit of a jerk, 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, apart from keeping some for use in the palace, only twenty or so people can be rewarded, and the rest can't be taken care of. The person in charge of the list of items to be rewarded picked out the list for His Majesty Li Er to have a look at. After reading it, His Majesty Li Er felt that there was no problem, so he nodded in agreement.
Such a small change has completely sparked a rush for tea in Chang'an City.
His Majesty Li Er rewarded the officials, and each family got a lot of things. Although most of the rewards were not short of such rewards, some had more new things, and some did not. How could it not be called Curious? After I got the tea back, I asked someone to cook a small bag according to the "tea making flow chart" in the box and taste it. Those who didn't get the tea scratched their heads and wanted to know what it was. Why did His Majesty Li Er only give it to Wei Zheng and the others? Give them a gift
The next day, Cheng Zhijie and the others learned that Wei Zheng and the others had received the imperial gift of tea, but they did not have any at home, and felt a little annoyed: Since the world was settled, His Majesty had fewer chances to use them, and he would discuss political affairs, read and write poems with Wei Zheng and the others every day. , Now, don't even give them anything!
After half a month of pre-publicity, many people have already heard about the benefits of drinking tea, and as long as they send someone out to inquire, they will know where to buy "Thousand Gold Tea".
After Cheng Zhijie knew what the name of the tea was, he ordered someone to go to Qianjintang to buy a box without hesitation. The servant took the money and rushed to the Qianjin Hall to have a look, and found that the outside of the Qianjin Hall was completely surrounded. After a closer look, most of the people inside were acquaintances. He could recognize several domestic servants who were often sent by the rich and powerful mansions!
Here, what's the situation
The servant asked someone, only to find out that Qianjintang said that the sale of tea will start at the next hour, and there will only be 300 boxes, and there will be no more after it is sold out.
The man explained to the servant: This tea is divided into four grades, the first grade has only 20 boxes, and the other 30 boxes have been given by His Majesty today to the important ministers of the court; the second grade has 50 boxes, and the tea quality is slightly worse 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 in everything, and you can taste a similar taste.
This year, there is only a small amount of Qianjin tea picked, and the autumn tea will not be delivered until after winter, so first come, first served, last come! The second-class tea and the third-class tea are sold first, and the first-class tea is sold last. The number of first-class tea is scarce, and it is the same type of imperial gift tea, so each person can only buy one, there is no price tag, and the highest price gets it!
Hearing that it was this way of selling, the people sent by Cheng Zhijie's family rushed back to ask if they wanted to make an offer. Cheng Zhijie's name was Cheng Yaojin in his early years. He was originally from an official family and had read some books, but his temper has become more and more violent these years. When he heard that there were only 20 boxes of imperial gift tea, and he had to bid for it, he immediately said, "Go buy it, buy it all for me, and I'll see who comes to snatch it from me!"
The servant hurriedly told me that he could only buy one box. After calculating the time, it was about to start selling now. People from Yuchi's family, Zhang Liang's family, and Li Jing's family were already waiting there, and there were many people from other families whom he didn't know. Also there!
Cheng Zhijie stared fiercely, and reprimanded: "Then why don't you go quickly?"
This kind of thing not only happened in Cheng Zhijie's house, but the reactions of other people were similar, they were not short of such a few money, they just wanted to save face!
Perhaps it was to get into the bidding for imperial gift tea as soon as possible, or because he knew that he could not win a few famous princes, the second-class tea and third-class tea that were not limited to purchase were also sold very quickly, but it was only 200 yuan in less than half an hour. The box of tea was swept away. After buying tea, these people were not in a hurry to leave, they still surrounded the rest of the people to bid!
Su Dalang was in charge of presiding over the auction. Seeing those "domestic servants" who were dressed much more glamorously than him, their legs were almost weak, but he could also see that this was a huge opportunity. If he seized this opportunity, the The tea garden will become a chicken that can lay golden eggs, and a catty of tea can be sold for the price of gold!
Su Dalang took a deep breath and announced the start of bidding.
The servants who had already been ordered to wait in front of the Qianjin Hall began to make quotations one after another——
"Twenty strokes!" "Thirty strokes!"
"Fifty strokes!" "Eighty strokes!"
"One hundred guan!" "Two hundred guan!"
The common people who were attracted to watch the excitement were stunned. Isn't this crazy? Such a small box of tea costs three hundred guan? ! The usual money can buy more than 300 buckets of rice, enough to feed the whole family for a long time. How long would it take to exchange three hundred guan for rice grains? ! Just when the people were dumbfounded, someone quoted a higher price, jumping 200 times at once—
"Four hundred guan!"
This price has obviously exceeded many people's expectations. Many people were either waiting and watching, or quietly asked their companions to go back to ask if they want to continue to increase the price, but they did not dare to quote a higher price rashly. Priced to sell out.
With a good start, the rest of the teas were auctioned in the same way, and the price was higher than that of the other boxes. Someone raised the price of the last box to 800 guan, and was caught by a poor man who had only money left. The rich businessman bought it!
After clearing the venue, Su Dalang tried his best to calm down his excited mood and did the math, and found that even if the two hundred boxes of second-class tea and third-class tea were not included, the twenty boxes of first-class tea alone sold for more than 10,000 guan. ! Wan Guan's family wealth, money that others would not be able to earn in their lifetime, their Highness Prince Teng earned it easily, and even gave out the name Qianjin Tea!
When the tea drinking trend prevails, as long as the tea leaves are available, even if they can no longer bid and auction like today, they will have a steady stream of income!
If Su Dalang still had some doubts before, Li Yuanyingliang's move has completely convinced him. Even if others see business opportunities and sell tea from the south, when people mention drinking tea in the future, they will first think of their Qianjin tea.
Can the tea from other houses be as good as His Majesty's golden words? No!
Has the tea from another family been confirmed by the genius doctor Sun Simiao to be beneficial to the body? No!
Su Dalang's heart was burning, and he hurriedly went to share the account with Li Yuanying.
Li Yuanying has never been short of money since he was a child. After learning that the batch of tea really made a fortune, he was not too eager. He just told Su Dalang to continue with the things he had arranged before: "Remember to send another group of people back to confirm Have you bought the new tea garden, but don’t let others snatch it first.”
Seeing that Li Yuanying wasn't excited at all, Su Dalang quickly calmed down.
Chang'an is at the foot of the emperor. There are rich and powerful families everywhere, and there are many rich families. There are definitely many people who can afford a few hundred guan. The big market is what matters most.
Su Dalang complied, and when he left, the ecstasy and excitement before seeing Li Yuanying had disappeared from his face. He turned his head and told his righteous sister Su Erniang the whole story, saying that he would go back to the south soon, and personally finalize the matter of buying a new tea garden as soon as possible.
After hearing this, Su Erniang couldn't help asking: "Why are you so anxious? Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
Su Dalang shook his head, and had some emotion with Su Erniang, saying that King Teng is really amazing, he is worthy of being the youngest brother of the Son of Heaven, he dares to think and do things that others dare not do! Now he can't wait to show off with King Teng, and he doesn't want to stay for a day longer.
On the other side, Qianjin Tea's reputation spread, and Li Yuanying was free again. Li Yuanying thought about it, he only studied medicine with Sun Simiao recently, and he hasn't visited his other teacher Xiao Deyan for a long time. Although he didn't really want to go to Li Tai's mansion, but in order to visit Xiao Deyan, Li Yuanying took people and took a stroll to Wei Wang's mansion with tea.
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Little prince: What's there to be excited about with only this little money
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