Chapter 84 Zhangxi Coal South Tea

In the days when he was ready to leave, Wang was even busier. He called Yin Shijie to refine all coal prices, and told Yin Shijie to divide each price into five orders, observe the surrounding price, or the surrounding price fluctuates to the highest level, and sell it according to the quantity he specified. If the price reaches the lowest level, it will be purchased according to the quantity specified by him.

Wang's move is to control the price of the surrounding coal. He is not afraid of the high price, and he can flow funds by buying low and selling high.

He also told Li Jian that when driving to the roadway, he could appropriately allocate manpower according to the manual situation, and the amount and speed of cattle turntable upward transportation have been improved. However, safety is still strictly instructed to come first.

The goods have been loaded in three days and transported to the capital in two routes. Wang Pian and Jiao Deyou took a boat, and Yu Danian followed the dry road ox cart. Along the way to the east of the Yellow River, the two sides are already green, and the king is in a good mood.

Jiao Deyou was a little worried about him, but when he saw that Wang was as good as nothing happened, he had to listen to fate. Anyway, he still felt that Wang was right.

Wang asked Jiao Deyou for advice: "How many days will it take to get to Bianjing from now on?"

Jiao Deyou said, "It can't be used for a few days. Walking on the waterway doesn't go around the mountain road. The manpower I give you are all boatmans who do transportation all year round. They can travel day and night on the Yellow River. You and I can go to the capital today."

Wang was more comfortable when he heard this. The average speed of the ship was ten or twenty miles per hour. From then on, he could go to the capital after only a few hours to Bianjing Waterway.

Jiao Deyou is more familiar with the waterway than Wang Biao. When he learned that Wang Biao had set up a coal farm outside the northwest water gate, he also admired Wang Biao's ideas and vision. From the boat to the northwestern water gate of the capital, Jiao Deyou pointed to a side shed being built on the north side of the Jinshui River and asked the dock, "If there is nothing to say here?"

When Wang saw that the place was almost the same as his instructions, he ordered someone to lean over. A boatman jumped down to ask. Sure enough, he saw He Li bowl coming out from the inside to greet him. He Li Bo was very surprised by the speed of the king.

Before Wang Bian returned to the house, he directly took Jiao Deyou to Wang Anshi's house and told his father that he was preparing for the marriage. Wang Anshi had been looking forward to Wang's early marriage, otherwise it would be good to live in Meyer's house under the moon. When he heard that Wang had burned the boat sent by Zhao Zongshi, he was also shocked. The child was really bold. But after this point, you just have to be careful.

The king was not in a hurry to tell Yuexia about this matter, and now he can't do it. Moreover, Wang was well aware of Yuexia's character: especially Jiao Deyou's story about Di Qing, Wang's side felt that Yuexia's character was following Lord Di. It seems to be strong. If you take off the mask, it's really like a face.

It's no wonder that people say that Di Qing is a general of Nene, and he is angry everywhere in the middle of the court.

Such a king is not accepted. The auspicious day is set to mid-May. Now it is the end of April in the lunar calendar, and more than 20 days are enough. The king led Jiao Deyou to let their brothers and sisters meet. I didn't care about the fatigue of the boat, so I ran to Bao Zheng's house first. I met my godfather and talked about it in detail for an hour or two before I returned home.

Lu Shenyan, who had just arrived at the house, also came back. According to Wang's requirements, Lu Shenyan classified the tea in detail:

The first type is loose tea, that is, the tea in the natural state after stir-frying; the first type is sliced tea, which is processed into slices through steaming, uncovering, shooting, baking, piercing, sealing and other production processes, "the slice of tea is steamed and stringed in the mold"; the other is wax tea: "Weijian and the sword are steamed and studied, and the bamboo is the grid, and placed in the baking room. , the most exquisite, he can't make it everywhere. After steaming the tea buds, they are crushed into a paste and pressed into a tea cake. There is a small hole in the middle of the cake. After baking, 10 cakes are skewered into 1 string. This kind of group tea and cake tea produced in Jianzhou, also known as "sal tea" and "wax noodle tea", can actually be said to be a boutique tea

Xiaolu also classified the quality and price. This preserved tea is divided into 16 grades, 55 pieces of tea, 59 kinds of loose tea, etc. This price is also divided into different categories. The maximum profit between buying and selling can reach more than 700 yuan per crotch. ( How much is 1 pound or 1 pound and 1 crotch? According to the pound, it is the buckle plate on the belt. As a quantifier, it should be similar to its size, that is, "square inch small exaggeration", similar to the size of a modern matchbox, and the description in the article is only enough to soak a few cups, but only a few handfuls.)

The king roughly calculated that in addition to Cai Xiang's annual tribute tea, the tea in the palace costs three or four thousand catties a year. The average gross profit of each catty is seven or eight cents, and the annual income of the inner courtyard of the palace can reach 200,000 snowflake silver; Bianjing is just a large and small tea shop, and the annual good tea is only two or three or three hundred thousand catties. If you can get these average three or four profits...

Wang didn't dare to calculate it any more, because he knew that if he wanted to take this part, Renzong must cancel the tea ban.

The people who escorted tea to Bianjing City were properly placed. Wang told Lu Shenyan that when he got the first batch of tea money, he would go to Jianzhou to bring a few tea doctors who knew about tea. He had his own arrangements. Of course, this is not what we need to do now. At present, we have to ask the emperor for money for the first batch of thousand catties of tea used in the palace.

On the morning of the second day, the king went straight to the palace to see Emperor Renzong. First of all, he explained about the tea, handed over the receipt of a thousand catties of tea from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Renzong personally approved the loan. A stone fell to the ground in Wang's heart. Cai Xiang made a guarantee in the local area before he mentioned the tea first, and finally made an explanation to the tea farmer. I thought that if I turned around again, I would go to Jianzhou to set up a tea factory.

Seeing that the king had a decree to pay, Renzong asked with a smile, "You boy, you won't cry and call me poor now, will you?" Wang's gold tea earned at least four or five thousand taels of silver. Isn't it enough for him to buy a horse in Xixia? Emperor Renzong is not confused, but even if the king doesn't make money, others will make it. He can't see it. Moreover, others are not loyal to Wang. In this regard, Renzong is more willing to let Wang make this money.

Wang side smiled and said, "If you don't cry, it's enough to marry a daughter-in-law."

Renzong laughed and asked, "This is enough for you to marry ten wives."

The king looked helpless: "My daughter-in-law's marriage is expensive, and she also spent a boat of the right general, Mr. Zhao?"

Renzong was very curious when he heard it and asked, "Where did this come from?"

Wang saw that Renzong was interested in this, so it was easy to do, so he said, "My father-in-law had planned to send me a boat as a congratulatory gift, but I heard some people say that my father-in-law liked my wife's beauty. I set fire to the boat as soon as I was angry, which was to show that everyone had saved the fame of the royal family and the grass people.

Renzong squinted at Wang's side and said that there was no wind and waves. He also knew that Wang's side was going to marry Di Qing's daughter. He knew in his heart that it should be some small moves of the thirteen sons. But the little rabbit next to the king is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Seeing that this boy is not convinced, it will be troublesome in the future.

So the imperial decree was passed on to the thirteen sons into the palace.

Zhao Zongshi was in the house. He heard that Wang was back, and Jiao Deyou also lived in Meyer's house. Zhao Zongshi was secretly lucky. What kind of magic did the king do? In hesitation, he heard the imperial order rushing into the palace, and immediately panicked, and his right eyelid jumped straight. He hurried into the palace.

When I walked to the door of the hanging arch hall, I heard laughter inside. It was the Emperor Renzong and the king who were talking and laughing. The eunuch pushed the door into the hanging arch hall. Seeing that Renzong was very interested, he was tasting tea.

When Renzong saw Zhao Zongshi coming in, he said, "Zongshi, come and taste this tea." Zhao Zongshi took a cup of tea that had not been ordered by the eunuch. He took a sip. There was no sweetness of seasoning in his mouth, but it slid down the tip of his tongue into his throat with a mellow fragrance.

Put down the tea ceremony and said, "I don't know what's wrong with my father's urgent summoning to my son."

Renzong said, "There are some novelties next to Wang. He is actually teaching me some kung fu tea. Look, these are not as convenient as drinking some tea, but this process is quite interesting."

It turned out that when Zhao Zongshi was working hard, Wang was teaching Renzong about tea ceremony. Zhao Zongshi was so angry, but he couldn't say anything.

I heard Renzong say, "I heard that you gave a special gift for Wang's wedding."

Zhao Zongshi was shocked when he heard this. It was a small matter to send the boat. His extra temptation was a big deal, but he didn't know what Renzong knew. Looking at Renzong's meaning, he was not angry. I don't know how to answer.

Wang Zhou bowed down to Zhao Zongshi and told Zhao Zongshi that the wedding date had been set and Zhao Zongshi was invited to the banquet.

Renzong said, "The matter of the king was in a hurry, and the housekeeper didn't know what to send. Thirteen, you see, your gift can't be less than yours. The general next to the king will marry the daughter of Di Qing, which can also be regarded as the queen of a famous family. I'm going to take a righteous daughter and a sister for you. What do you think?

When Zhao Zongshi heard this, he hurriedly said, "No." If Renzong took this righteous daughter, the king's side would become a son-in-law, and it would be more difficult to take care of him in the future. Zhao Zongshi thought so in his heart that he could not blurt out when he was in a hurry.

Renzong frowned and seemed to be a little unhappy with Zhao Zongshi's obstruction. The king hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the boat sent by my father-in-law accidentally made me burn. Please don't send a big gift again. I'm afraid that if it is destroyed, I will make a mistake. And if I marry a princess, I can't take a concubine in the future.

Wang said this to Zhao Zongshi deliberately, thinking that Zhao Zongshi's wife was Gao, who was not only the daughter of Empress Cao, but also the adopted daughter of Empress Renzong.

Zhao Zongshi knew that it was a loss, but he couldn't answer. He could only say, "If it burns, it will burn. How can I blame you?"

Renzong nodded and said, "It's still the thirteen sons who are reasonable. In the future, I will set up you and I can rest assured. Since you two are friends, the king should also consider the overall situation."

After saying that, he took a look at the king's side. The king's side was deeply clear about Renzong's heart. He bowed his head and said, "I dare not disobey the will of the emperor."

Renzong nodded: "Then I will ask you to contract the tea farm according to your proposal, but you need to write a promise that if you can't pay 200,000 taels of silver tea every year in the first year, not only do I have to take it back, but if it is not enough, I will also use your property to make up 200,000 taels"

When Zhao Zongshi heard it, the boy was crazy. There were 200,000 taels of silver, from the fourth year of Chunhua to the second year of Jiayou, for a total of 61 years. The official tea money was 1392119 yuan, equivalent to 1.39 million taels of silver. This is the sum of the 23 routes and more than 100 states in the country. But looking at the figures, the Chali court of a state is only 10,000 taels of silver every year, and the king has to report 20 times.

Zhao Zongshi is secretly happy in his heart. He doesn't know that you are begging for trouble.