Shopkeeper Hu knew that he always did not do things according to common sense, and always had strange tricks in business, and he could always achieve unexpected and surprising results, so he made arrangements. Fang Jinshi also arranged that for every three ships of tea to be collected, only one ship would be given to Sun De. After going to sea, the remaining two ships are rented and stored in warehouses. ?
The price of tea was slowly pushed up to the critical point of forty-five cents. Fang Jinshi ordered that the price of tea collected by Sihai Tea House, grade B loose tea, plummeted to less than twenty cents, and other tea products also plummeted.
As a result, the business of Sihai Tea House plummeted, and everything was empty. It was no longer possible to receive tea leaves, and the workers were all idle. Fang Jinshi ordered people to store what had been received in the warehouse and no longer deliver it to Sun De.
When Shi Hao heard this, he ran over and asked, "What are you doing? You opened a tea house and sold tea without accepting tea. You also sold the good Jinxian Village. I really don't understand."
Fang Jinshi said: "Don't panic, wait for another month and let Miyamoto Shizang eat more goods. We at Sihai Tea House can't receive loose tea, but we can still make group tea."
Shi Haodao: "This year is different from previous years. This year, we and Miyamoto Shizang suddenly harvested tea on such a large scale. The total number of tea produced by Jiangnan tea farmers has not increased. If he harvests more, we will have less. There is no tea trade." , why is it called a tea house?"
Fang Jinshi said disdainfully: "The more he collects, the greater the loss. Our decisive battle will not be in Jiangnan, but in his hometown, Japan."
Shi Hao said: "Is it possible that you still want to transport tea to Japan to sell? Jin Kingdom is waiting for tea every day, and it is far from enough. How can there be excess to be shipped to Japan for sale?"
Fang Jinshi looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "The Jurchen Jin Kingdom will soon start a war with our country. How can we give them these tea leaves? Now we can transport as little as possible and let them drag it."
Shi Hao said: "Now the Song and Jin countries have vowed to have a good alliance. The Jin Kingdom has returned to the Youyun states not long ago. Envoys have frequent exchanges. There should be no war within ten years."
Fang Jinshi smiled again and said, "If you want to bet again, Song and Jin will definitely start a war within a year. If you lose, how about you become my master?"
Shi Hao said: "Why do you always want me to become your teacher?"
Fang Jinshi laughed and said, "You won't lose anything by becoming my teacher. Do you dare to take the gamble this time?"
Shi Hao said: "It doesn't matter, I know you are using the method of provoking generals, but I was fooled by you once. I dare not say more. If the two countries are going to fight within a year, I don't believe it."
Fang Jinshi chuckled and said, "Then let's go."
Shi Hao said: "Where to go?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Sun De cannot be relied upon to transport tea to Japan. We have to rely on King Xiu for this matter. Let's go to Prince Xiu's Mansion to discuss it with him."
Shi Hao said: "You can do this kind of thing. King Xiu recommended me to go to Magistrate Zhang of Hejian Prefecture last time. I refused. He was very unhappy and scolded me a few times."
Fang Jinshi said: "I have also been scolded. King Xiu scolded him as soon as he scolded him. He would not hold a grudge against him because of his good intentions. If he avoided seeing him like this, it would have chilled King Xiu's heart." Shi Hao thought about it. For this reason, I agreed to go with him to see King Xiu.
Fang Jinshi specially brought the golden cotton back home and galloped all the way to Prince Xiu's Mansion.
The housekeeper announced that they were coming in, and not long after, they were sent in. Xiu Wang Zhao Zicheng met them in the study. After the two sides exchanged polite words and served fragrant tea, Fang Jinshi explained his intention. Zhao Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "Logically speaking, , I run the tea business in Japan myself, and although there are not too many shops, I can still make a profit. For your sake, I will help you."
Fang Jinshi chuckled and said: "It turns out that my face is so useful to you, sir. Don't worry, sir, I defeated the Japanese merchants who were evil-hearted and harmed the people, and I will return Japan's tea market to you later."
Zhao Zi praised: "What are you going to do?"
Fang Jinshi pretended to be mysterious and said: "We can't talk about this for now. Everything is still being prepared. When the time comes, I will also teach you how to do it."
Zhao Zichen laughed and said, "When will you change your habit of showing off to others? You will save a lot of money."
Fang Jinshi said: "I just like to talk nonsense in front of real friends. It shouldn't be considered arrogant."
Zhao Zi praised: "If you can get things done, being more showy also proves your ability." Fang Jinshi smiled and said nothing, Zhao Zi said with a smile: "I have always felt that King Yun Zhao Sange and Cai Prince Consort sell tea and cloth. There is something wrong with selling goods to the Jurchens. The Jurchens are greedy and have not been transformed into kings. They are used to enjoying these good goods. At this time, they will rob the Liao Kingdom to buy them from us, and they may come to rob them in the future."
Shi Hao interjected and asked: "Master, are the Kingdom of Jin and the Song Dynasty close or distant?"
Zhao Zicheng looked worried and said: "On the surface, there is harmony, but in fact there is an undercurrent surging underneath. The Jurchens are all mobilizing troops and preparing for a southern invasion. The Song Dynasty is also marching through Youzhou, Hebei, with 300,000 troops. So Now, I no longer transport goods to the north, and would rather transport them to Japan."
Shi Hao said: "Three hundred thousand heavy troops are guarding Yanyun. If the Jurchens want to go south, they have to think carefully."
Zhao Zi praised: "Three hundred thousand is a lot, but how does it compare with the Liao Dynasty? The imperial court was very kind to Guo Yaoshi and placed its hope in him. If this person has different aspirations, the northern border defense line of the Song Dynasty will be in danger." , You must know that Pharmacist Guo is a general who surrendered to the Liao Dynasty, how can you put people at ease?"
Fang Jinshi listened to Zhao Zicheng's words on the side and felt deeply that among the people he met, he was the only one who could clearly understand the sense of worry. However, as a distant relative of the same clan, he succeeded him. Without military power and no authority, it is useless to do nothing.
Shi Hao said: "Perhaps the matter is not as serious as the young master said. Song and Liao have been in stalemate for more than a hundred years, but they can't defeat Yanzhou, and they can't defeat Youzhou. Although the Jurchens are tough, let alone Yanyun's thirty-something Song There are tens of thousands of border guards, and there are hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in Bianliang City."
Zhao Zi praised: "I hope so."
After drinking a few more cups of tea, Zhao Zi said, "Someone gave me some calligraphy works by Mi Fu, a good calligrapher. Please give them to you for appreciation."
He said to Huang Jinmian, who was standing far away, "Come here too, and I'll give you a few pieces as well."
Huang Jinmian approached, and Zhao Ziyue took some words from the table and gave them to Shi Hao and Huang Jinmian. Fang Jinshi naturally didn't have them.
Shi Hao read it and put it away. He squinted and saw several characters for "sheep" written on a piece of paper on the table. He asked Zhao Zi, "Why did you write the character for sheep?"
Zhao Zichen burst into laughter, and then said: "My wife had a strange dream last night. She said that she dreamed that a Taoist priest saw her, stuffed a lamb into her arms, and said it was a token, and then It disappeared. I had nothing to do, so I casually wrote the word "sheep" just to interpret the dream."
Shi Hao said: "Is this a token? What this Taoist said is so strange. Have you unlocked it?"
Zhao Zi praised: "When I had nothing to do, I just tried to think about it. Sheep have always been docile and weak, and they have no fight with the world. This Taoist put the sheep into my wife's arms. My wife was pregnant and expecting to give birth. Could it be that this Taoist meant that I would not be in the future?" A child born with a weak personality will be unable to take on big responsibilities throughout his life?"
Shi Hao said: "Young Master's guess is probably wrong. Dream interpretation is not the way Young Master interprets dreams. I have learned how to tell fortunes by splitting characters for several days. Please listen to me."
Zhao Zi praised: "I would like to hear your advice."
Shi Hao did not speak immediately, but went to the door and closed the door first, then turned back and said, "Don't be surprised by what I said."
Zhao Zi praised: "Just tell me, don't try to sell it off."
Shi Hao then said: "The word "sheep" can also be read as "yang", and "yang" means the sun. If you read the history books next time, only those emperors and emperors who have the ability to become great businessmen will have the sun in their mother's arms and be born. This was true for the previous emperor Liu Yu and the current emperor Taizu."
Zhao Zichen was stunned and didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said to Shi Hao: "You are talking nonsense again. I don't believe it."
Shi Hao smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just for fun, but Master, if your wife gives birth to a boy this time, and I'm not talented, how about recommending yourself to be a teacher of enlightenment?"
Zhao Zi said with a smile: "It's up to you. If you are a son, you can become your disciple."
He turned to Fang Jin Shi Jinmian and said, "Whenever you give birth to a son, I will teach you."
Huang Jinmian lowered his head slightly, and Fang Jinshi said: "Then it's settled."
A few people chatted some more, and Xiu Wang Zhao Zi said that he stayed with them in the mansion for dinner before returning to Pingjiang Fucheng together.
In the evening, as soon as Fang Jinshi had dinner, he pulled Huang Jinwan and said, "The master said that he wants to teach my son. Let's hurry up and give birth to Fang Xiaoshi. Don't let him wait too long before he can become a master."
Huang Jinmian said: "He is so busy every day. If he has time to teach and enlighten, I will just teach."
Fang Jinshi said with a smile on his face: "No matter who teaches him, he must teach his next son."
Huang Jinmian said sadly: "Why can't I give birth even though I've been following you for so long?"
Fang Jinshi comforted her and said, "Why are you so pessimistic? You have only been with me for less than a year. It will happen naturally over time."
Huang Jinmian sighed and said nothing more. Fang Jinshi said: "Think about it, we have been here in Jiangnan for so long and have never been back. Sometimes we still miss Brother Shi and the others. I sold Jinxian Village and I don't know about him." Will you blame me?"
Huang Jinmian said: "You actually missed her. You deliberately used Brother Shi to say that I couldn't give birth, so you thought of her."
Fang Jinshi quickly smiled and said, "I told you it wasn't enough time. Besides, didn't she give birth to one for me? Why are you so petty?"
Huang Jinmian said: "She is your legal wife, and it is only natural that you miss her."
Fang Jinshi said seriously: "It's true that I miss her, but now she is the only one left in the capital. It's normal for me to worry and miss her."
Huang Jinmian didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time he said, "When do you want to leave?"
Fang Jinshi said: "In the past month or so, I asked the tea house to stop collecting loose tea. I just have some free time. I need to go back and talk to Brother Zhao about some things. I want to do it as soon as possible."
Huang Jinmian said: "Take me back?"
Fang Jinshi said: "That's natural. I don't trust you to stay here alone. Not only you, I also want to take Qiao Ling'er with me. I also need to help her find her brother and mother."
