The tea business has been quite booming in recent years. War has been going on in the north year after year, but there is peace in the south. The tea gardens have not been harmed by the war, and the output is quite stable, with steady improvement every year.
The best tea production areas are all in the Song Dynasty, and the surrounding ethnic groups in the east and west are all greedy, whether they are the Tubo people on the snowy plateau or the Khitan people on the northern grasslands. There are many trace elements in tea, and these elements cannot be taken in meat, so they rely more on tea than the Song people in the south. Border trade and Sigong tea turned out to be one of the important supplies.
During the Zhenzong period of the previous dynasty, 800,000 jins of tea were produced. After the Chanyuan Alliance, the country had good relations with the Khitan, and the amount of tea exported increased sharply. By this dynasty, the output of finished tea reached three million jins, which doubled twice in a row.
It is true that people in the Song Dynasty love tea, but most people don't understand tea. It's not that Sun Houpu looked down on Liang Chuan and thought he didn't understand tea. It was just that he was kind enough and asked Liang Chuan for help. He didn't want Liang Chuan to feel that he had been cheated.
Sun Houpu had a kind face and said sincerely: "Brother Liang, let me remind you first, I'm afraid you are an outsider and don't know the ropes. At the moment, the most popular thing among officials is Jianzhou tea. Although my Quanzhou tea business is booming, But most of it is for Semu people’s business. In the Song Dynasty, we still fell short of Jianzhou tea. What I can give you are tea seedlings from Quanzhou, so you have to think carefully."
Liang Chuan knows this difference. If you grow good tea, you can sell good tea, but if you grow unknown tea, it will be average. The Jianzhou tea of the Song Dynasty was a tribute tea for officials. The status of the drinkers was different, so the tea would naturally rise. The price of tea in this area was certainly not within the reach of ordinary people.
On the contrary, foreigners who do business or settle in Quanzhou do not drink tea in as many ways as the Song Dynasty people. What they pursue is the quality of tea, and the gameplay is secondary. Their pragmatic spirit and considerable demand make Jianzhou tea more popular. Nancha also has a little room for survival. The Sun family's business cannot reach the top level of Bianliang, Tokyo. On the contrary, it can do business at the lower level and rely on quantity to win.
Others sell good tea, but they can only sell 10,000 jins a year. The tea we sell is a bit inferior, but we can sell 100,000 jins a year. The money we make is still the same. Sometimes we change our business. There are still many ideas and feasible methods.
"It's okay. I know that your Changkeng tea is not famous. I just want to try to see if we can introduce a little bit of tea to our small place. Just bring the tea seedlings. In this way, you can bring me a thousand tea leaves first." Bar."
Liangchuan is very confident in Changkeng's tea. In later generations, an oolong tea was born here, which is famous both at home and abroad. However, due to the limitations of the roasting and fermentation method, people are not able to drink this tea now, but this still shows that, The quality of tea at Sun Houpu's house should be good.
"One thousand... Well, Brother Liang, this tea tree costs more than five hundred dollars..."
"What, it's so expensive."
"Isn't it so expensive?" Sun Houpu had no airs and gave Liang Chuan a sad face, as if he himself was not willing to pay such an expensive price.
This is the price of tea seedlings. If the tea tree grows into a tree, it will become a cash cow. You can earn more than this amount in a year. Sun Houpu's price is still too low, for fear of scaring Liang Chuan. Now many tea farmers in places like Taocheng and Xunzhong have begun to grow Changkeng tea, and the price of tea seedlings is one price per day. One acre of tea field can grow more than a thousand tea seedlings. You can calculate how much tea you can harvest from one acre in a year.
"Xiao Sun, let's do this. Next time you come to Xinghua, help me bring a hundred tea seedlings."
"As for the eldest brother, the younger brother in the family business still has the final say. For the eldest brother's adult beauty, the younger brother should also show a little respect. I will ask someone to bring more tea seedlings next time. If a thousand plants are enough, I should make friends with him. It’s a meeting gift.”
How many? Liang Chuan's breathing was a little rapid. . I'm afraid that my ears are misheard. This guy is really a wealthy man. His eyelids don't even twitch when he makes a move, and he buys himself with a thousand tea seedlings in one go. One plant costs 500 fen, and a thousand plants is 50,000 fen. . . How much bamboo would this kid have to sell to buy it? .
It seemed that he was determined to catch Zheng Ruoying. . He is so willing to bribe his own month old, the world of rich people is really different. . In any era, money is the strongest weapon used by males to compete for mating rights. It is indeed true.
"Xiao Sun, I know Miss Zheng a little bit. You have great potential and I'm very optimistic about you." Liang Chuan patted Sun Houpu on the back like a big brother who had come over to encourage him.
If it had been anyone else, Sun Houpu would have regarded him as a fart. Regardless of his status, it would be an insult to his status and lower his worth to meet him. But ever since he met Liang Chuan, Sun Houpu had always had a feeling that he was unable to use his power. Just like just now, he clearly gave Liang Chuan a lot of tea seedlings, but it seemed that he owed him a favor. When this person met him I don’t feel inferior to others, which is weird.
Liang Chuan had been talking to this outsider. Zheng Ruoying couldn't stand this young master, and she also came to Liang Chuan for something. After chatting with Yi Niang for a while, she directly interrupted: "Liang Chuan, are you done talking, our What are you going to do? If we wait any longer, Fan Dianyuan and the others will be exhausted and they won’t be able to water the sugar cane. Now there’s no place to look for tenant farmers, and every family can’t finish their farm work.”
As soon as Sun Houpu heard that Zheng Ruoying was in trouble, he immediately wanted to show off and said: "Miss Zheng, my tenant farmer has a lot of free time. It's not the busy season for tea picking yet. Why don't I lend you two first?" "
Zheng Ruoying bowed to Sun Houpu politely, with a smile on her face like a stranger approaching, and said: "I don't dare to trouble Mr. Sun. The young lady and the young master have never known each other, so I can't bear it." After finishing one sentence , Sun Houpu can't even look at him, he looks like an iceberg beauty.
"No trouble, no trouble!" Sun Houpu came back with enthusiasm and was disappointed. Several people couldn't hold back their laughter. The man was interested, but the goddess was unintentional. As the old saying goes, a man chases a woman across mountains, and a woman chases a man across a veil.
Sun Houpu was also depressed. In Qingyuan, all the matchmakers had to cross the threshold of their Sun family, but there was no one he could like. When he met someone he liked, he just didn't like him. It was fate. . But that's exactly what it is, the more he can't get it, the more he will want to get it. If it comes to him, it comes too easily, but he doesn't like it.
Zheng Ruoying and Liang Chuan talked passionately, and Liang Chuan made the ice beauty happy with his witty remarks from time to time. Sun Houpu who was watching from the side was scratching his heart. In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore. Sun Houpu found an opportunity, clasped his fists and said to Liang Chuan: "Brother Liang, there are still some things at home waiting for me to go back to deal with, so I won't bother you anymore."
"Xiao Sun is leaving now, why don't you sit down for a while." Liang Chuan politely pulled Sun Houpu aside and said softly to him: "Boy, I see you are quite sophisticated, how do you deal with women, why don't you go on the road. A woman just can't take her too seriously. She's too anxious to eat hot tofu. How can you stick to her as soon as you come? No serious girl would dare to smile at you. No matter how much she likes you, she has to pretend to hate you, otherwise In the eyes of others, isn’t that a watery thing?”
Liang Chuan's words touched Sun Houpu's heart. He thought for a moment, isn't that what happened? He patted his thigh angrily and said, "You have to teach me a lesson with one step. I have learned a lesson. It is my fault that I was reckless. Damn it." Damn it."
"Hey, that's right. Today I will teach you a trick. When dealing with a girl, you must be relaxed and relaxed. Don't be too enthusiastic or too cold. Don't stick to her when she doesn't need you. When she doesn't need you, don't stick to her. You have to show up when she needs you, so that she can make him feel that you are the indispensable person in her life, do you understand?"
Sun Houpu murmured as he recalled Liang Chuan's words and looked at this man with admiration, his eyes shining brightly. This man is truly amazing. He studies women so thoroughly. No wonder the handymen at home are all such beautiful girls.
"Brother Liang, you will be my eldest brother from now on. I am so impressed with you!" Sun Houpu was deeply impressed by Liang Chuan's routine. He always thought that to find a wife, he just went to the other party's house to hire someone. Ten thousand taels is not enough, so two Wanliang, everything is negotiable, but some things really cannot be discussed. .
"Okay, Xiao Sun, you go ahead. I'll help you find out more about what this Miss Zheng likes, and I'll tell you secretly later!"
Sun Houpu thanked him profusely and left with a smile on his face. The servants in his family have very strict house rules. They dare not speak or act randomly without his instructions. They just stand outside the courtyard and watch the activities in the courtyard. Liang Chuan's behavior makes them very unhappy. This scumbag How dare a country man who can't hold himself up to the wall be so rude to his young master!
"Master, how dare this guy call you that? Do you want to teach him a lesson?"
Sun Houpu turned his hot face and turned serious. He glanced at his servant coldly and snorted: "Lesson? The ax I just saw in the corner may weigh dozens of kilograms. You He can't even swing it, and the calluses on his hands are thicker than those of our tea farmers, so I'm afraid he's not a good guy!"
Several servants turned around and took a look at the yard. There was indeed a big axe. Their hearts trembled. This was a murderous move. If you get hit by it, you will get defective parts. You don't have to risk your life to show your loyalty. Immediately, there was no one left. Dare to speak up.
"Why don't you say anything? I can tell you that everyone who comes here will be more honest in the future. I'm afraid this person is not simple." Sun Houpu raised his head and looked at the sky. There are mountains outside the mountains, and there is heaven beyond the sky.
