"My lord, the imperial army is about to go on an expedition today. Why don't you go and see them off outside Chang'an City?"
The next morning, Han Yuxi asked Li Zexuan, who had just finished sword practice.
After returning from the morning court that day, Li Zexuan told her that the court wanted to take action against Master Liang, so compared to the people of Chang'an City, Han Yuxi knew the news earlier.
"Master Liang is just a clown, he can't make any waves! This expedition has nothing to do with my husband, so I won't join in the fun!"
Li Zexuan wiped his sweat and said calmly.
"...Then next time we go on an expedition, will Xiang Xian participate in it?"
Han Yuxi glanced at Li Zexuan crazily and asked this question for no reason.
Although Li Zexuan didn't say much to her, a woman's sixth sense told her that the next time the imperial court went to war, Li Zexuan would be among them!
Hearing this, Li Zexuan's movements suddenly stopped. After a moment, he looked into Han Yuxi's eyes and said very seriously:
"If I am alone in this life, then even if the Tang Dynasty loses to the Turks, I will just go overseas; but in this life I have parents, a sister, and you, my wife, then I have the responsibility to protect you and the Tang Dynasty. ! At that time, if there is a call from the Holy One, my husband will go to fight, and the battle will be won. Madam, you don’t have to worry!"
Han Yuxi frowned, and her beautiful eyes suddenly sparkled. She said softly with a bit of "stubbornness": "My husband has great ambitions and cares about the world. Naturally, I will not stop him. On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and my husband is like a living being." , I will accompany you for life; if my husband dies, I will be a widow for the rest of my life!"
When their eyes met, the whole courtyard, the whole world, seemed to be still at this moment. He only had her in his eyes, and she only had him in her eyes!
"Haha! Silly girl, what are you talking about? How could your husband die in battle? Madam, my husband promises you that he will accompany you until you grow old, and he will definitely live one day longer than you! I won't let you be sad and widowed!"
Li Zexuan gently stroked Han Yuxi's cheek and smiled.
"Yeah! My husband, you must keep your word!"
Han Yuxi looked at Li Zexuan with crystal eyes and said.
"of course!"
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Chang'an City.
At a quarter of the hour, Yuchi Jingde, Chai Shao, and Xue Wanjun came out of the south gate of Chang'an City with 50,000 Youwu Guard sergeants and a surrender decree from Li Er. The army was mighty and mighty, with neat steps and a flourishing military appearance. The common people who got up early came to see each other off, praying in their hearts that the army would return victoriously this time!
Two days ago, Li Er's reply to Ashina Heluo'u, the son of Tuli Khan, was that the imperial court would send troops to Shuofang and use Liang Division to contain Jieli's army, in order to reduce the pressure faced by Tuli Khan. Ashina Heluohu believed it to be true, and was so grateful to Li Er that he burst into tears;
On the other side, the imperial army met the Khitan troops in Bingzhou yesterday. In a few days, the Khitan chief will arrive in Chang'an to meet with Li Er.
Since then, the wishes of two of the three envoys have been fulfilled, and the remaining envoy, Ashina Simo, is already on his way back to the Turks!
In the morning, Li Zexuan went to the academy. Today is Saturday. All the teachers in the academy have to take the confidentiality examination. As the question maker and the author of the "Yanhuang Academy Confidentiality Regulations", he naturally does not need to take the examination. He is in the morning. Came here to invigilate the exam.
As for the students in the academy, they had already completed their first confidential examination yesterday afternoon.
There was only half an hour for the exam, so Li Zexuan quickly walked out of the academy with a stack of test papers in his arms.
For the sake of fairness, of course, the examination papers of these academy gentlemen must be corrected by him, the headmaster.
Not long after returning to the villa and sitting in the study, Pang Feiji came in and reported: "Master Marquis, the Young Master of the Zheng family asked to see you, and he also brought a carriage with gifts!"
After saying that, he looked a little uncomfortable.
Because the last time Shanbei Brother Wang gave Li Zexuan a gift, he gave it in a carriage. In the end, what was inside the carriage was not a gift, but a living person!
"Oh? Zheng Qianjun? Let him in!"
Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows, guessing that there should be new progress in the tea gardens and fairy tea in the south of the Yangtze River, so he nodded to Pang Feiji.
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
Pang Feiji took the order and left.
After a while, Zheng Qianjun was brought to the main hall, and Li Zexuan also walked out of the study. Zheng Qianjun quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Qianjun has met the Marquis!"
"Yeah! No need to be polite!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then said: "Qianjun, why are you looking for me today?"
Zheng Qianjun cupped his fists and replied: "Master Hou, my father used your method to fry the first batch of fairy tea in the south of the Yangtze River, and then ordered his servants to transport it over by water, a total of one hundred kilograms, all in the carriage outside, please also ask Mr. Hou has a look~!"
"One hundred pounds!"
Li Zexuan's heart was slightly shaken, and he secretly thought that just how long had passed before Zheng Yinhong had obtained so many roasted dry tea leaves. This ability was probably only possessed by the Zheng family in Jiangnan. It seemed that he had found the right partner!
"Feiji, go get a box and let me see how good it is~!"
After thinking for a while, Li Zexuan ordered.
He wants not only speed, but also quality!
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
Pang Feiji clasped his fists and left, and after a while he brought in a box of tea leaves. The tea box was made of high-quality white porcelain. It was completely snow-white and very textured. When Li Zexuan opened the tea box, he saw that there were flat and smooth pieces inside. , tall and sharp, green and fresh, even and solid tea leaves, Li Zexuan couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Yes! Not bad! Not bad! The skills of these tea fryers are very good! It seems that the owner Zheng has put a lot of effort into it!"
Zheng Qianjun said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, Lord Marquis! If my father knows that these teas can be praised by Lord Marquis, I will be very happy!"
Li Zexuan said with a smile: "I have seen and kept in mind the efforts of Master Zheng. As for the tea leaves, leave half of them for me. The rest will be distributed according to the tea plantation shares you hold." Let’s share the proportion! Next time the tea garden produces tea, the Zheng family will just keep your share and transport the rest to Chang’an!”
He alone holds 60% of the tea plantation shares. It stands to reason that he can get 60 jins of the 100 jins of fairy tea, but he doesn't want to do it so badly, and he doesn't lack the ten jins. Fortunately, it’s just a favor for a catty of tea!
When Zheng Yinhong left Chang'an, he told Zheng Qianjun in detail about the fairy tea garden. He knew all the twists and turns here. Hearing this, he was very grateful and said: "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand. A large part of the fifty kilograms of tea he wanted to order was to be sent to the palace. Recently, the tea leaves in the palace were in short supply. The concubines in the harem heard that drinking tea could delay aging, and they all wanted to go there. He sleeps with a tea jar in his arms every day, trying every possible way to ask Li Er for some fairy tea. Li Er is already very annoyed!
If he doesn't send some tea, Lao Li will probably come to grab it himself!
Therefore, there must be no shortage of tea in the palace. Li Zexuan planned to send thirty kilograms to him first. As for the remaining twenty kilograms, he would keep part for himself, give another part to the academy, and then give it to the civil servants and veterans with good connections in Chang'an City. If there is any leftover, give it directly to Shopkeeper Liu of Zuixianlou, so that the lucky diners in Chang'an City can also enjoy the taste of fairy tea!
"By the way! Mr. Hou! Due to time constraints this time, the tea garden can only send so much tea. There will definitely be more and more tea leaves in the future, so I was thinking about taking advantage of the football league held in Chang'an to gather tea leaves. During this period of time for businessmen from various states and counties, they should promote our fairy tea well and get the reputation out first so that they won’t have to worry about selling it in the future!”
Zheng Qianjun hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands towards Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "Then how do you plan to promote the fairy tea?"
Recently, he has been more concerned about the situation in the north and the people's livelihood and farming affairs in Lantian County. He doesn't want to be too distracted by business matters!
When Zheng Qianjun heard Li Zexuan's question, he immediately became energetic and said quickly: "Master Hou, this is what I think. Our Zheng family's Fenglei team has not lost a single match since the start of the match in March. It was just a few days ago that they had a tough match against Jiangxia King's Tigers." The team drew a draw, and it can be said that it is now in full swing! I plan to customize a batch of clothes for the Fenglei team, with the three words "Fairy Tea" embroidered on them, which can create some momentum for the Fairy Tea! Mr. Hou, what do you think? ?”
Li Zexuan's heart moved, and he secretly thought, isn't this similar to the sponsor of a modern team? It was really not easy for Zheng Qianjun to think of this!
"Yeah! Very good! I didn't expect Qianjun that you are quite business-minded!"
Li Zexuan nodded in approval, and then said: "Using the team to promote the Fairy Tea is indeed a feasible way. In this way, if the Fenglei team can become a first-class team, all shareholders of the Fairy Tea Garden can get Pay 3,000 guan to keep the word "Shenxian Tea" on the Fenglei team's uniform; if the Fenglei team can break into the top three of the first-class teams, the Shenxian Tea Garden will pay 5,000 guan every year; if it can win the first-class league For the championship, the Fairy Tea Garden can pay out 8,000 coins! In short, the better the team’s performance, the more money they can get in the end!”
Zheng Qianjun's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Can it be like this? If it is true to what the Marquis said, then the Fenglei Team has its value! After I saw the news in the newspaper that the Marquis was going to hold a league, I immediately became aware of it. In order to form a team, my father thought that I was not doing my job properly and was playing with things to lose my ambition. Now, if Mr. Hou is really willing to let Yanhuang Tea Garden fund the team with money, then my father will never say that I formed the team for fun. It’s a big deal!”
Li Zexuan saw that the child had a good character, so he wanted to enlighten him, so he nodded and said:
"The existence of the team requires the support of local merchants. The team can build a reputation for the merchants, and the merchants can provide financial support for the team. Everyone gets what they need. This is the normal way for the team to operate for a long time. !
Correspondingly, if the team wants to get more funding, it must have good results. If it wants to have good results, it must spend a lot of money to train or poach some players with good skills, so that someone will be willing to pay more. money to support you!
Now, I use the Fairy Tea Garden to fund the Fenglei Team to set an example for all teams and all merchants. I want to tell them that teams with good results should also get more benefits while reaping honors. , you are worth the price!
Not only the Fenglei team, but also if King Jiang Xia's Tigers or other teams eventually win the championship, I will ask Chayuan to finance them with eight thousand guans in exchange for them in the future. A year of building momentum for the promotion of Fairy Tea. This is the dependence between merchants and the team. Qianjun, do you understand? "
Zheng Qianjun suddenly realized: "I understand! I understand! Thank you Mr. Hou for your advice. After listening to Mr. Hou's words today, Qianjun realized that there is so much knowledge in it! Mr. Hou, rest assured, I will definitely build the Fenglei Team into a great team in the future. One of the best teams in the Tang Dynasty has been building momentum for the promotion of Fairy Tea!"
"Haha! What a great ambition! I wish you success!"
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"Diners who spend ten dollars in the store today will have the opportunity to taste a cup of fairy tea for free! First come, first served, limited to 20 servings!"
On the second day, such a notice board appeared in the lobby of Zuixian Tower in Chang'an City and Lantian County, causing countless diners to talk about it.
"Fairy tea? What kind of tea is this? Is it the new tea product launched by Zuixianlou?"
"It should be! There was Immortal Drunk before, and Immortal Tea after. I just don't know if this Immortal Tea can be as famous as Immortal Drunk!"
"Hey! I don't like drinking tea the most in my life. It seems that this fairy tea has nothing to do with me!"
"Even if I have the chance, I can't afford to drink! You can only have a drink if you spend ten dollars. Who can afford so much money for a meal?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"Hey! Shopkeeper, please take away a liter of Immortal Drunk, a pot of tenderness, a plate of nibbling chicken, a lion's head, and a braised pork. Let's eat it here! It should be exactly ten points, right?"
While everyone was watching, a middle-aged man in rich clothes walked in and said loudly.
All the diners looked sideways, and when they saw the man's face clearly, many people exclaimed: "This...isn't this Boss Cao? Why did he come to Zuixian Tower for dinner today?"
"Yeah! I remembered that this fairy tea is the latest new tea launched by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, and it is also a palace tribute tea. The quantity outside is extremely rare. I didn't expect that there would be fairy tea in this Zuixian Tower!"
"Tribute tea? This fairy tea is actually tribute tea? Brother Dongfang, are you serious about this?"
"Of course it's true! You see, Boss Cao has obviously made a special trip to Zuixianlou to taste the fairy tea! Hey! I won't tell you anymore, waiter! Come on, give me two liters of fairy tea to take away! Remember to give it to me! A cup of fairy tea!”
"Hey! Shopkeeper, give me two liters of Immortal Drunk!"
As soon as the name of tribute tea spread, many wealthy businessmen and businessmen from wealthy families began to rush for the twenty quotas of fairy tea!
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