After talking to Mr. Yu, things got off to a good start.
For the rest of the day, Yu Ji and Bai Song stayed in the tea mountain to spend a day with Mr. Yu living the life of a tea farmer.
Not much else, just leisure.
The price of tea in Chashan was extremely high, and Bai Song took a fancy to this place.
Bai Song was thinking, if those famous teas were transplanted and planted here, would it be different? Would it cause a sensation like Wuliangye?
It is not difficult to do this, it can only be achieved through space exchange.
But Bai Song finally converged on similar thoughts.
Tea leaves have different varieties and different flavors, and it is difficult to compare and differentiate between different teas.
The so-called good or bad is just the difference between the same kind of tea.
In Bai Song's view, the premium of tea lies mostly in packaging and publicity, as well as some historical and cultural heritage.
If you want to sell tea at a high price, the focus is on publicity, not on seed selection.
At least it hasn't reached this point at the moment.
The tea mountain as far as the eye could see was enough to keep Bai Song busy for a while.
In addition to the tea-picking girls, we also need some powerful masters to unify the craftsmanship, determine the standards, and then compile some meaningful stories and sell them to Japanese people, who like gimmicks such as craftsmanship.
In the afternoon, Bai Song and Yu Ji followed Yu Lao on a mountain tour.
When Mr. Yu saw that Bai Songzhonghui was distracted by a mountain of tea, he stopped and asked, "What's wrong? I always look at this mountain in a daze. Is there anything else I'm not sure about?"
What Mr. Yu was thinking was that this boy was still hesitant before he could persuade Mr. Qin, so he comforted him with words: "It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen. Don't force it. As long as you try your best, the result is not important."
Bai Song nodded and said seriously: "Indeed, the result is not important. Sir, I wonder whose family this tea mountain belongs to? Or which family it belongs to?"
Mr. Yu was stunned, wondering why this kid suddenly got involved in the tea mountain?
"What's wrong?"
"Students have some ideas. The price of tea in the tea mountain is very good, but a lot of tea leaves are not picked in time and are wasted. If possible, the students would like to contract the tea mountain."
"contract?"
This is a new word.
"It means buying the tea leaves from the entire tea mountain at a fixed price."
"Why did you buy so much tea?"
"Sir, have you forgotten that students also have a business identity?"
Yu Shinan frowned and thought, "What happened to your bank?"
"Nothing more, the students just want to sell the tea here."
"You, you!" Yu Shinan was a little dissatisfied and pointed at Bai Song's nose, "What can I say to you as a teacher? The main thing has not been resolved, and my mind has gone to other things."
"This... this is nothing to worry about. Such a huge tea mountain is a great treasure, and we can't let it go to waste."
"Do you really have this intention?"
"Really."
Seeing that Bai Song was speaking so seriously, Yu Shinan nodded immediately: "If you really like it, I will give all the tea in the mountains to you as a gift."
"What?" Bai Song was surprised, "All these tea leaves belong to Mr.
"They are all from the previous generation of the Yu family. The Yu family once grew tea here and were the tea suppliers appointed by Emperor Taizu. They are all collateral relatives of the Yu family who are running the business. Later, the new emperor has not yet been born, and the current emperor
Emperor Taizu was not as obsessed with tea as Emperor Taizu. Affected by this, the demand for tea in the Tang Dynasty decreased. There were so many teas here that they could not be sold out. Later, the number of people staying here became less and less every year, and it became a piece of tea now.
Wild Tea Mountain.”
Yu Ji came up and said to Bai Song: "Grandpa is right. I remember that there were many tea-picking girls here when I was a child. Later, it was abandoned for some reason."
"This place is nothing. The Yu family has not cared about this place for a long time. You are a close disciple of the master and a member of the family. If you like it, you can use it. No matter whether you make a profit or a loss, you can keep it yourself.
"
"Thank you sir!"
Bai Song was overjoyed and never thought that this was a worthless business.
I was originally estimating that it would take at least several thousand taels of silver to contract such a large tea mountain.
Here, Yu Shinan pointed to a place farther away: "Over this hill, there are three tea forests on the hills that are all ours."
This is a real treasure.
Seeing Bai Song's eyes shining, Yu Shinan was a little curious: "What are you going to do with this tea?"
"Sell to Japan."
Yu Shinan and Yu Ji were both stunned. They thought they wanted to sell it, but they didn't expect Bai Song's idea to be so out of the ordinary and actually sell it to Japan outside of the Tang Dynasty!
"Can this be done?" Yu Ji wondered.
"As long as you do your best, the result doesn't matter."
The three of them walked to the top of the mountain.
The mountains here are gentle and the top of the mountain is not high. Standing on the top of the mountain, the three of them looked into the distance and had a rare feeling of purity and leisure.
Looking at the clouds and mist in the distance, Bai Song thought of his original dream.
The life of being separated from the secular world, living in seclusion, with a wife and children on the hot bed, might be similar to what it is now, right?
But at this moment, Bai Song asked himself, does he really like this kind of life?
The answer in Bai Song's heart became melancholy.
Now Bai Song has become involved with the whole world, and has too many ties. Now he can no longer follow the previous state of mind and withdraw from the world.
“Is the imperial examination really irreversible?”
Suddenly, Yu Shinan beside him muttered something leisurely.
Bai Song thought for a while and looked back at Mr. Yu.
Yu Shinan continued: "I have witnessed the advent of the imperial examination from the previous dynasty, to the implementation of Emperor Taizu, and to the reforms of the current emperor. The three generations of emperors, without exception, have devoted their entire lives to promoting the imperial examination. Why are these so high-minded?
People who are young will never be satisfied. The more powerful they are, the less they can tolerate any threats. Even if there is only a slight possibility, they have to block the threats... Why on earth is this?"
Bai Song frowned slightly. From Mr. Yu's words, Bai Song could hear some misunderstandings on the other side.
"Sir, why do you want to treat the emperor politely and implement the imperial examination? Maybe each has its own purpose, or as you said, it is out of control of power. But one thing, sir, you need to understand, the imperial examination is indeed a thing that is beneficial to the people and society.
Progress is needed. The imperial examination system can no longer keep up with the development of the times. The court needs fresh blood and society needs new mechanisms. The imperial examination is in line with the times. We cannot stand against the times just because of the interests of individuals and families. Blindly
Blocking and rejecting will only make the individual and the family bear a greater impact."
Yu Shinan nodded: "I hope, as you said, the imperial examination was developed in line with the times."
…
Early the next morning, Yu Shinan left Chashan where he had lived in seclusion, quietly got into the carriage with his grandson and Bai Song, and quietly returned to Chang'an City, which he had promised never to set foot in.