The sudden opening of a Jin tea shop caused a sensation in the entire city of Chang'an in just two days.
Even in the prefectures and counties surrounding Chang'an City, merchants and wealthy people came all the way to buy one or two kilograms of exquisitely packaged tea after hearing about it.
However, some eminent scholars from aristocratic families sneered at the sudden emergence of fried tea.
“Although it can be stored for a long time if stir-fried, stir-fried, and then sold, the essence of the tea will be completely lost, and it will be contaminated by the copper odor, and the original flavor will have been lost!”
After seeing the roasted tea that the servant bought, the great scholars from the aristocratic families just sneered and ordered the servant to throw away the tea leaves.
This kind of behavior actually made some of the children and officials from the aristocratic families who were originally filled with joy look suddenly enlightened.
Exactly, how could such a waste of tea get into their bellies?
However, such people are only a minority and have no impact on Jin tea at this stage.
Chang'an City was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and it was filled with officials, dignitaries, and countless wealthy businessmen.
Before some wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who were slow to hear the news could react, all the tea in the five Jin tea shops had been sold out. They could only look at the rows of empty glass tea cabinets in the tea shop with a look of lament on their faces.
Then, with a disappointed look on his face, he walked to the tea shop opposite and drank a pot of tea, which was enough to satisfy his cravings.
"Your Majesty, in just two days, all the tea leaves in the four Jin tea shops in Chang'an City were bought!"
Cui Hongmo held an account book in his hand and reported to Li Xuan in detail.
"You didn't prepare any inventory?"
Li Xuan asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to test people's opinions on tea with 10,000 kilograms of tea leaves. I didn't expect that those people are so crazy. By the time the villain reacts, all the four shops have been sold out!
"
Cui Hongmo looked helpless.
Those are all tea leaves!
The worst-packed and lowest-quality tea leaves cost 50 fen per tael, and 800 fen per kilogram.
And upwards, with the improvement of tea quality and packaging, there are still one to two eighty yuan, one hundred yuan, two hundred yuan, five hundred yuan, consistent tea.
However, this was also bought cleanly.
If they hadn't known that those tea guests were all serious wealthy businessmen and dignitaries, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde would have thought that there were other aristocratic families who were interested in this kind of business and wanted to take advantage of them.
"Ten thousand pounds?"
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing.
Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde ran over in a hurry early in the morning, before he had time to ask about the situation in detail.
"Back to the king, five thousand catties of low-grade tea leaves, three thousand catties of medium-grade tea leaves, and two thousand catties of top-grade and top-grade tea leaves, for a total of ten thousand catties of tea leaves!"
Cui Hongmo looked proud.
"How much did these teas cost in total?"
Li Xuan was shocked. Tea was indeed popular everywhere.
However, he still asked with a calm face.
Upon hearing Li Xuan's question, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde's faces instantly showed a hint of pride.
"Your Majesty, we sold a total of 50,000 yuan!"
"hiss……"
Immediately, Li Xuan, Cheng Chusi and others subconsciously took a cold breath.
Seeing this, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde showed a hint of reserve in their eyes, "Your Majesty, it's just the beginning. The tea fields and tea-frying workshops we have are still a little small. Moreover, there are many merchants and dignitaries who have not understood your Majesty.
The beauty of this fried tea.
After a few months, the villain can make the Jin tea shops in Chang'an City alone earn millions of dollars, plus the various states and counties in the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding barbarian countries, the villain guarantees that within a year, the Jin tea shops will earn millions of dollars.
You can make tens of millions of dollars just by running a tea shop!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others couldn't help but open their mouths and stare at these two people.
All I have in my mind is ten million dollars!
Li Xuan was also stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.
After all, it was only 10 million guan, and he could only get 1 million guan.
And just in the glass, sofa, salt and other industries, he can get millions of dollars a year.
As for his salary from the Jin Dynasty, plus all the various benefits, it seems to be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
After all this calculation, he seems to be quite rich!
Thinking about it, Li Xuan looked at Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo, his eyes gradually returned to normal, and even looked a little disgusted.
The tea business is so popular that one can earn tens of millions of dollars a year!
As for Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo, who were enjoying the gazes of Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others, their expressions froze.
Immediately, he sneered and raised his hands to Li Xuan.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if ten million strings are too little?"
"naturally!"
Li Xuan snorted softly, "How many people in the entire Tang Dynasty would like to drink this kind of fried tea?"
"Back to your Majesty, it is suitable for men, women, old and young!"
Zheng Mingde said solemnly.
"So, are you ready to earn ten million yuan?"
Li Xuandao: "You know, selling tea is not just about selling tea!"
Um?
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo looked stunned and quickly bowed their hands.
"I am so stupid, please give me some advice from your Majesty!"
"Those in the city are tea shops and teahouses and pavilions along the cement roads. You two should know about them too!" Li Xuandao.
"Go back to your Majesty, I know we know it!"
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo quickly replied.
"There are more than ten tea shops in every city. Is that many?"
Li Xuan asked slowly.
"Your Majesty, there are not many!" Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo thought for a moment, and then quickly replied, "There are only 108 neighborhoods in Chang'an City, and each of them has a tea shop. That's enough!"
"On the main road of the Tang Dynasty, at intervals on each road, a special teahouse and pavilion for pedestrians to drink tea and rest is built, is it possible?" Li Xuandao.
"Your Majesty, it's possible!" Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo handed over their hands again.
"And like a music-listening place like Pingkangfang, will every guest who goes upstairs drink tea?"
Li Xuan continued to ask.
"Back to your Majesty, the literati and gentlemen usually go to these places of smoke and willows to drink. However, with this kind of fried tea, I can guarantee that many literati will drink tea!"
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo looked happy again and hurriedly raised their hands in response.
"I won't tell you how much tea is consumed in these places every year, but you should have an estimate in your mind!" Li Xuandao.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already taken note of this matter!"
Zheng Mingde nodded quickly.
As children of aristocratic families, they are also very familiar with those elegant places, so they naturally know what kind of gold-selling cave those places are!
"Um!"
Seeing this, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he continued: "Do you know the teapot and the teacup?"
"teapot?"
Obviously, Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo had never heard of this thing, and they looked confused.
At this moment, Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and others also calmed down.
At Li Xuan's signal, he picked up an iron pot from the side.
"Your Majesty, is this the teapot?"
Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo were both stunned.
Isn't this the same iron kettle they used to put on the iron stove to boil water?
"Two take a look at the interior. What's the difference?"
Li Xuan reminded.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo lifted the lid of the iron pot in confusion.
"Um?"
Suddenly, I discovered a place that was a little different.
This kind of small iron kettle, no, it should be a small teapot, with a cave inside.
There is a small pot hidden under the lid, with a ball of tea leaves inside!