219 King Qin's Weifu Chamber of Commerce Street Down
Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce!
Li Yuanxing raised his legs and stepped into the door. This move made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. People on the street could take a rest. People who were arranged in other chambers of commerce could also breathe a sigh of relief. The focus of protection was shifted to a store.
Much easier.
The aroma of tea in the shop is different from that of later generations. Modern tea shops of later generations have an extra fragrance.
"What kind of goods do guests want to see?" the shopkeeper greeted him.
"Just take a look!" Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded.
The shopkeeper welcomed Li Yuanxing to the shelf: "Bashu Tea Merchant Association, there are five types of tea bricks here." After that, he explained to Li Yuanxing: "Old-made black bricks and decorated flower tiles!"
Li Yuanxing noticed that there were at least a hundred bricks of tea on this shelf.
The shopkeeper continued to introduce: "The top five black bricks are on the shelves, and the three best tiles are on the middle shelf. The rest that are not ranked are off the shelves, and the prices are naturally different. The top and most famous black bricks in the tea shop are
The price difference between bricks and the worst ones is three times!”
Li Yuanxing nodded silently. The only thing he knew about brick tea was Pu'er.
But Li Yuanxing didn't know if there was Pu'er tea in this era. It seems that he should go back and check the history. Pu'er is definitely a good tea, at least in Li Yuanxing's eyes.
Seeing Li Yuanxing walking to another shelf, the shopkeeper began to introduce again.
"Guest sir, please see, this one is made of inferior light bricks. It was made by Bashu tea merchants after learning from Chang'an Tea House. The tea is pressed loosely and stays green. After fine grinding, the tea soup is green. This Bashu tea merchants do not have Chang'an Tea House."
The craftsmanship of the Chamber of Commerce is good, but I just learned to make it. After learning it for seven or eight points, the tea leaves are first-class, and the price is a bit different!"
Li Yuanxing nodded again. This may be what was shown in later movies. The Japanese island learns the raw materials of matcha from the Tang Dynasty. If the brick tea is pressed tightly, there will naturally be no green color.
"This type is the blue brick that our Bashu Trading Company has researched ourselves." The shopkeeper picked up the best blue brick and showed it to Li Yuanxing. Li Yuanxing held it in his hand and felt that this one was at least half lighter than the black brick and lighter than the previous one.
A little heavier.
The shopkeeper continued: "Our Bashu green bricks are different from those of other tea merchants' associations. This one uses old green tea with black tea trimmings. The tea has a good aroma and taste. It is only one-third of the old black bricks.
Since the opening of the store, three thousand beetles have been ordered in just a few days!
How many three thousand betels are there?
Li Yuanxing didn't have the nerve to ask. He must have weighed dozens of kilograms.
Just when Li Yuanxing was about to continue looking back, he suddenly heard someone from a small cubicle next to him slamming down on the cases. Then he yelled: "One penny, five hundred fennel!"
The haggling was so impressive, Li Yuanxing smiled. Someone haggling means that the business is about to succeed.
But I heard an unhurried voice say: "This kind, for a penny reduction, is fine!"
"No, I want that old black brick from Bashan, not this old black brick from Jiange!" The rough voice became louder and louder, Li Yuanxing nodded silently, Datang had begun to have brand awareness. Shop around, that one
The quality of the Bashan tea shop seems to be higher than that of the tea shop called Jiange.
The shopkeeper who received the customer still negotiated the price with the other party in a leisurely manner.
The difference between one brick and one penny is already a huge interest rate difference for the tea shop. Naturally, it would be double the price if calculated again.
Li Yuanxing was not in the mood to bargain there. He raised his feet and continued walking back. He asked casually: "How many baskets do you plan to sell this year?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and replied with some embarrassment: "This is a matter from above. I am just a small shopkeeper in the store. I only worry about letting customers like our tea. I don't know these big facts. But when we did the accounting last night, I heard that everyone
The shopkeeper said that if there are five thousand black bricks and ten thousand green bricks this year, we can have a good year!"
It seems that the quantity of Yilu is not small, at least fifty tea bricks.
In fact, Li Yuanxing still doesn't understand that the brick tea produced by the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce is divided into two types: large bricks and small bricks. The large bricks are called 58 bricks, which means that there are 58 bricks in a cup, and the weight is almost a load.
The small bricks are ninety-three stones, called ninety-three bricks, and they weigh about one load.
It's just that the road for the Bashu people was difficult and it was impossible to use a load, so it had to be carried out by people on their backs. Therefore, tea merchants were accustomed to using bean to calculate the quantity and weight. Compared with the standard weight unit of the Tang Dynasty, the load was almost one to zero.
Around 1994.
Suddenly, Li Yuanxing saw a plate of tea and stopped.
"Sir, these are some new teas, ready to be sold to wealthy households in Chang'an. The original teas are sun-dried and not bricked."
Li Yuanxing took a closer look at the tea. One bud and two leaves were just beginning to unfold. The shape of the tea was tight and evenly rolled, all covered with silver. He picked up a piece and looked at it carefully in his hand. He couldn't help but say: "Wanchun Silver Leaf!"
What is Ten Thousand Spring Silver Leaves? The shopkeeper didn't understand, but he wrote it down. Whatever it was that could make His Highness the King of Qin comment, it was worth writing down.
Li Yuanxing put the tea in his mouth again, and then gently shook his head: "It's a pity, it's a pity that this tea is so good."
"It's a pity, guest, can you teach me something?" The shopkeeper has been a child of a tea farmer since he was born. He is now almost forty years old and has been dealing with tea all his life. This tea comes from his hometown. Hearing Li Yuanxing's comment made him a little confused.
I was so excited that I asked immediately, forgetting that the person in front of me was His Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing smiled, thinking about his modest understanding of tea.
"This tea should be produced in Mengshan Mountain, which is named after the rain, fog and mist!" Li Yuanxing said according to his own memory. The shopkeeper grabbed Li Yuanxing's sleeve in excitement: "Your Majesty, you are very knowledgeable. Your Majesty, you are very knowledgeable."
Good insight." When Bai Erwa felt nervous because someone touched Li Yuanxing, the shopkeeper took a step back and bowed: "Please give me some advice, please give me some advice!"
"I don't know much, so don't be offended if I tell you the wrong shopkeeper!" Li Yuanxing stretched out his hand to help.
The big shopkeeper, who was about to come out when he saw the shopkeeper losing his composure, stopped when he heard Li Yuanxing's words and did not dare to come closer.
Li Yuanxing held the tea leaves in his hands and said: "According to the picking season, this tea should be of five types: yellow bud, stone flower, manna, Everspring Silver Leaf, and jade leaf Changchun. It's a pity for this tea. Even if I tell you the specific time and time of picking.
You can’t make five kinds of tea using this method.”
The shopkeeper was stunned, just hearing these five names made him drunk.
When Li Yuanxing shook his head, the shopkeeper went crazy and ran to the back hall, and then there was the sound of cabinets falling to the ground in the back hall. Before Li Yuanxing understood what happened, the shopkeeper rushed to Li Yuanxing and said,
He knelt down and held a wooden box in his hands.
The big shopkeeper shook his head helplessly.
He knew that this was the shopkeeper who wanted to learn the tea skills of His Royal Highness King Qin, but unfortunately the gift he presented was too light. He knew that the wooden box contained tea. Although it was good tea, in front of King Qin, there was nothing in the world.
What kind of tea can attract the attention of His Highness the King of Qin? Tea merchants may ask for a cup of the Immortal Tea in the Prince of Qin's Palace, but they may not be able to get it.
At this time, Li Yuanxing took the box and opened it slowly.
It was a round piece of tea, dark red and black, with golden tea lines on it. A strange fragrance came from it.
Suddenly, Li Yuanxing remembered a piece of tea cake collected by the cupboard man who loved tea. The cupboard man had always regarded it as a treasure. Compared with this one, the cupcake could have been thrown into the ditch.
But it was this kind of tea. Li Yuanxing could tell intuitively that it was the same kind of tea.
It's just that later generations can't make such pure natural tea cakes anyway. It's not because of the craftsmanship problem, but because of the tea trees. Li Yuanxing heard from the cabinet master that there is a kind of tea in Yunnan, which has always been called wild tea. But the locals heard that
, that is the tea tree planted by Zhuge Wuhou.
Many natives still call Zhuge Kongming the Patriarch of Tea!
It can be said that the soil and water support the people. But the tea trees in Sichuan have undergone changes in Yunnan over countless years. They have transformed from ordinary tea trees into magical ones, and the tea they produce is naturally the best among the best.
"Is this tea in the southern barbarian land?" Li Yuanxing asked, and the shopkeeper nodded.
Li Yuanxing asked again: "It is rumored that this tea was planted by Zhuge Wuhou in the Han Dynasty?" The shopkeeper looked surprised and nodded vigorously again: "You are absolutely right, this is the tea that my father made by himself.
The cake is picked from those tea trees!"
Li Yuanxing silently closed the box: "I accept this gift." After saying this, Li Yuanxing turned around and walked out, holding the wooden box in one hand, which was called Wuhou Divine Tea by the cabinet master.
Growing Pu'er raw tea.
No one could understand Li Yuanxing's mood at this time, not even Wu Zhao.
When he saw this tea, it was not because this tea was precious enough or that he could bring a fine gift to the cabinet master. Rather, Li Yuanxing thought that during the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang could bring the tea culture of the Central Plains to the Southern Barbarians.
So why don’t you talk about the tea culture of the Tang Dynasty and spread it to the world?
This is civilization!
Li Yuanxing understands more and more about civilization, how can this not make him excited?
Therefore, Li Yuanxing had to rush back home, firstly to check the information, and secondly to make a series of plans.
The shopkeeper was stunned and watched Li Yuanxing walk out of the shop. When he was about to chase him, a sergeant from Prince Qin's palace dressed as a shop assistant blocked the way. Behind him, the chief shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce grabbed him.
The big shopkeeper said in a low voice: "You idiot, when did the Prince of Qin's Palace ever take advantage of ordinary people for every stitch and thread!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The shopkeeper said yes three times in a row.
Li Yuanxing returned home, and Old Lang breathed a long sigh of relief, but he still didn't dare to evacuate everyone. He went back to Qinwangzhuang to keep an eye on it. If His Highness the King of Qin didn't come out anymore, then these people would retreat at night.
The envy and jealousy in the hearts of countless shopkeepers in the entire Chamber of Commerce Street. King Qin only entered one store, the Poor Ghost Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce. Not only did he enter the store, he also said a few words. Finally, he walked out holding a wooden box in one hand.
After entering the store, no matter what is in the wooden box, Qin Wangzhuang will give the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce a chance.
After confirming that Li Yuanxing had returned home, the first person who came to the door was the chief shopkeeper of Bashu Brocade Silk Chamber of Commerce. He sent a box of silver and said only one sentence: "Bashu people are united, don't lose the face of Bashu people in front of His Highness King Qin."
, if it’s not enough, just come over!” After saying that, the big shopkeeper of the Bashu Brocade Silk Chamber of Commerce left without even taking a drink. (To be continued...)