Ang Lee was hunting in the wild in the country of Bolu, and he originally planned to relax, but he accidentally discovered coffee, an unknown wild fruit, so he was very bold to develop coffee as a drink.

Although I can't be completely sure of the taste of people in this era, since this drink can be popular in later generations, and it is very good in terms of taste and refreshing effect, it is a matter of time before it is accepted by people in this era of Datang.

If a small country like Bolu is rich, Datang's products will be marketable in the future, and development itself is to help each other, to achieve the goal of common prosperity, if all the countries along the way are poor, how can a large number of products produced by Datang find overseas sales.

Moreover, the agricultural products grown in the small countries are very good raw materials, with these sufficient raw materials, Datang can produce more products, and then sell them back to other countries, at the same time, it can also meet the production and life of the people of Datang and improve the living standards of all people.

Therefore, Li An generously developed coffee, a new drink, and planned to give the technology to the country of Bolu, so that this poor and comfortable small country could have a money-making industry.

In addition, with the vast land of Bolu country, the coffee planted and produced by himself will definitely not be able to drink, and must be sold to other regions, so that it has the internal power of foreign trade, and this power cannot be stopped even by the king, that is to say, as long as this industry forms a scale here, it is impossible for Bolu country not to cooperate with Datang.

This coffee industry will definitely force the Bolu country to better open its market, and cooperate with the Tang Empire to become an important part of the Tang Dynasty's maritime trade routes.

Seeing that the kings and ministers of the Bolu Kingdom were quite satisfied with the taste of coffee, Li An was very happy in his heart, and it was good for the whole world to develop this new product, and in the future, the slightly richer class could enjoy the taste of coffee comfortably.

The promotion of coffee will inevitably become a great welfare for the whole world, and the coffee made by Ang Lee is only the lowest category, which can be developed to produce more delicious products, which requires continuous experimentation and exploration.

For example, in addition to adding sugar, coffee can also be added with dairy products to make a more rich coffee and milk tea, so that more people are willing to taste, further increase the commercial value, and also enrich the world's products.

"Don't be afraid of bitterness, you can add a little sugar to try! Of course, if there is milk, you can also add some, Yun'er, quickly hand over the sugar. ”

Ang Lee said with a smile.

From the king to the common people, they have never eaten or seen such a thing as sugar, and after seeing the sugar, they can't help but look at it a few more times, and even, pinch some and put it in their mouths to taste the taste of sugar.

"Sweet, it's really sweet!"

"This is sugar! It's a good thing. ”

"I just don't know how this thing should be made."

The big men of the Bolu Kingdom, like children, rushed over with great curiosity to see the true face of white sugar.

After adding a little sugar, the taste of the coffee became sweeter and the bitter taste was lighter, which made the official of the country of Bolu, who was not very accustomed to the bitter taste, very happy, and felt that he had drunk the most beautiful drink in the world.

"It's better to add more sugar."

"Yes, you should add more, so that you can't drink the bitter taste at all, that's how it should be."

"If you add goat's milk, it will definitely have a better taste."

A number of ministers of the state of Bolu said.

In fact, most people like to eat sweets and don't like to eat bitter things, just like people like to live a sweet life and don't like to live a bitter life.

"The price of white sugar is not expensive, Datang is everywhere, as long as you like it, you can go to Datang to buy it at any time, of course, this requires you to trade with Datang first, and meet the requirements of the Datang court, so that we can start the next step of cooperation."

Li An said.

"King, it turns out that there are so many good things outside, so what reason do we have to refuse Datang's kindness?"

"That's right! There are so many good things out there, and when I get along with the Tang people these days, I know that the whole world is much bigger than we know. ”

"King, the merchants who smuggled in the country of Bolu deceived us, they sold us the things they bought from the Tang Dynasty at ten times the price, it was too black-hearted."

Obviously, after so many days of understanding, these people have all understood the disadvantages of closing the country and understanding that cooperating with Datang is the only way out.

Moreover, the closure of the country will also cause some people to smuggle, accumulate a large amount of deformed wealth, and cause a series of social problems.

Of course, not everyone supports openness, for example, those vested interests who close themselves off from the country are very opposed to cooperating with Datang, because it will greatly damage their interests and make them suffer heavy losses, so they will definitely oppose it.

Since ancient times, it will be difficult for any reform to be promoted, because it will inevitably touch the interests of some vested interests, and no matter how perfect the reform is, it is unlikely to take into account all aspects, which will inevitably lead to the loss of interests of some people, and it is inevitable that they will encounter resistance.

When the interests of the nobles are harmed, the nobles are unwilling, and may rebel, and when the interests of the common people are violated, the common people will also rise up.

It's just that since ancient times, the people's requirements for life are not very high, so in many cases, the reform is based on sacrificing the interests of the people, after all, the aristocracy has a certain strength, which is not easy to offend, and the people have nothing, belonging to the soft persimmon level, that is, the meaning of easy bullying, so, many times the court likes to bully the people.

For example, when the financial revenue of the imperial court is insufficient, the first thing that comes to mind is to increase the tax burden on the common people, so that the common people all over the world can pay a little more money, so that the financial problem will not be solved, and if the nobles are allowed to add more money, it will easily cause relatively large turmoil, which will make the entire court very headache.

Of course, the common people should not be forced too hard, and after being forced to be urgent, they will also rise up to rebel.

If the Bolu country and the Tang Dynasty fully cooperate, in this way, the prices of many commodities will be relatively transparent, and it is impossible to maintain huge profits, so this part of the people will always instill in the rulers that they cannot open their minds, and say that the outside world is a flood beast.

Therefore, in any era, the isolation of the country will inevitably cause a lot of injustice, and it will also cause the people to be ignorant and unable to truly understand the outside world.

For example, some people who live on the island will naively think that the common people of the Chinese Empire can't afford to eat tea eggs, most of the people are hungry, and many people still have pigtails, and so on.

Before the online shopping business took place, the prices of most goods were opaque, and ordinary people did not know what the price of the goods they bought should be, because the way of comparison was relatively small, and it was difficult to avoid being slaughtered.

And when online shopping develops, people can choose as much as they want, and all people can enter the same store, so that the price becomes very transparent, and if you want to continue to rip off customers, I'm afraid it won't work.

Therefore, after the development of online shopping, all the original businessmen were miserable, and it was difficult to sell the goods they sold.

The same is true of the state of Bharu, during the years of closure, the channels of communication with the outside world were controlled by a few powerful people, and those who controlled the only communication with the outside world were able to obtain great benefits, and after the opening up, they would lose these benefits.

Therefore, there will always be resistance, but after all, it is a very small number of people who can grasp the external channel, and most people can see the benefits of opening up, so those who support opening up soon occupy the vast majority, so that a small number of old guards will naturally not be able to bear it, and the cooperation between Bolu and Datang is irreversible.

Seeing these guys drinking coffee like they usually drink water, Li Ang felt that it was a waste to give them to drink, it was too uncivilized, drinking coffee was the same as drinking tea, there should be the most basic posture, and it should be more elegant.

However, it is not so important what position these people use to drink coffee, the important thing is that they have recognized these new drinks and found them delicious, as long as this is enough.

Next, Ang Lee can talk to them about growing coffee and using coffee foreign trade to increase the wealth of Bolu country.

"Brother Xian, this kind of fruit has existed for hundreds of years in our Bolu country, we all treat him as a useless wild fruit, as soon as you come, you turned this wild fruit into a drink material, this is also too godly, is it also this kind of thing in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Xiaoyao asked.

Li An shook his head and said: "Datang doesn't have this kind of thing, but in the small country far away to the west, I have seen it before, so I remember it, we all call it coffee." ”

"Coffee, it's a strange name, but it's good, we'll call it that here in the future."

Li Xiaoyao said and asked, "It doesn't seem to be very difficult to make this coffee powder!" It was only a few hours before it was ready. ”

"That's right, the difficulty of making coffee is not high, you only need to pick ripe coffee cherries, remove the outer skin and roast it, and then grind it into powder, which is not difficult for you, it's just that the combination of white sugar can only be produced by the Tang Empire, so if you want to drink delicious coffee, you must have both the white sugar of the Tang Dynasty and the coffee powder of the Bolu Kingdom, both of which are indispensable! This shows the necessity of cooperation between Bolu and Datang. ”

Li An said.

"Brother Xian is so right, we can sell the coffee powder to Datang, and then buy sugar from Datang, so that both of us can drink such delicious food, what a good thing we can't ask for!"

Li Xiaoyao completely abandoned the policy of closing the country and decided to cooperate with Datang to make the country more and more prosperous.

Li An continued: "Although there are ready-made coffee fruits in the wild of Bolu country, but the number is too small, and the distribution is very loose, this is definitely not enough, Datang has a large population, and the demand for coffee in the future must be great, Bolu country should let people artificially grow coffee, after forming a scale, it can be sold for more money, of course, these coffees can not only be sold to Datang, but also sold to countries along the way, and they will definitely make a good fortune." ”

"That's great, thanks to Brother Xian, I really don't know how to thank Brother Xian."

Li Xiaoyao said excitedly.

Li An waved his hand and said: "Since they are all brothers, what are you doing with these kind words, it seems too foreign, isn't it, besides, Bolu can make money in order to afford Datang products, in addition, the people of Datang can also drink the most authentic coffee drinks, which is beneficial to both parties, mutual benefit is my consistent practice of cooperation between Datang and other countries, as a Datang official, it is natural to do this, since I happen to see coffee beans, I can't turn a blind eye!" ”

"Haha! No matter what, I have to thank the virtuous brother, the virtuous brother is about to leave my Bolu country, the next time we meet, I don't know what year and month I will have to wait, I must bring more souvenirs, and also, the beauties in my palace, the virtuous brother has taken a fancy to a few, and they have been given to the virtuous brother. ”

Li Xiaoyao said generously.

When Li An heard this, he was naturally very happy in his heart, and said: "Brother Li is really polite, you can order souvenirs, if you are a beauty, forget it!" There are beauties in all countries along the way, and I have brought a few with me, if there are more, I really can't afford it! Brother Li kept it and enjoyed it slowly. ”

Ang Lee really doesn't want beauties, since all the countries along the way will offer beauties, just play with them, it would be too unkind to take them away, and besides, the body can't afford it, and if the beauties brought by him are not satisfied, he will be unhappy in his heart.

"Hahaha! Since the virtuous brother has said so, the beauty will not be sent, and the local specialties must be brought more, by the way, I will let the people pick more coffee beans tomorrow, send the virtuous brother a few thousand catties, and enjoy it slowly on the way. ”

Li Xiaoyao said proudly.

Li An said happily: "That's great, Brother Li is really generous, I accepted it, after leaving this time, I will definitely come to Bolu Country again in the future." ”

"My Bolu country welcomes the virtuous brother to visit at any time, when the virtuous brother comes, when he leaves, hahaha!"

Li Xiaoyao laughed.