Li An looked at the merchants below with a friendly expression, as if looking at his prey, paused, and said, "Hello everyone! Is this iced tea any good? ”

After speaking, he straightened up and waited for the response of the merchants

The businessmen were stunned for a moment, and a few random businessmen boldly said a good word.

"Good, good, very good."

"It turns out that this thing is called iced tea! Well, it's great, I haven't had such a delicious drink in more than a month. ”

"Oh my God, on such a hot day, I actually added ice cubes, which is worth a lot of money!"

"To be able to drink such delicious iced black tea is not a loss in this life."

"Such a good drink, if it is sold to the big food country, it should be no problem to double the profit."

"Yes, yes, this thing has unlimited business opportunities! Datang doesn't have this kind of tea either! If it is sold to Chang'an City, it will be at least five times the profit. ”

The merchants soon began to talk, apparently very satisfied with the iced tea, and felt that this drink was a rare and good drink.

Ang Lee is naturally very happy to be affirmed by all the businessmen, which shows that his invention is very successful, and the iced tea industry will soon develop.

In the future, the better the business of iced tea, the higher the local financial revenue, the more large-scale construction can be carried out, so as to firmly control this important area, if the financial income is higher, it can also support the imperial court, so that the imperial court has more wealth.

Of course, the local area is temporarily isolated overseas, and the distance from Datang is very far, and all contacts have to rely on the sea, but Datang has been expanding, and the railway has been yearning for eyes, and one day it will be extended to the local area, so that this piece of territory can not be obtained, and Datang has one more way to contact us.

"Hey, I've seen this kind of leaf, it's a kind of leaf in our local area."

A local merchant who drinks iced black tea, while looking at the Ceylon black tea leaves that have been brewed, discovers the secret of black tea, which is actually a local leaf.

"Hey, it's true! Isn't this a very common kind of leaf in the mountains? ”

"I'll see, oh my God, this is our local plant!"

Two other local businessmen also felt it.

The Tang merchant was even more curious, and asked, "Li Shilang, is this tea really a local plant?" ”

Li An nodded affirmatively and replied: "That's right, this kind of tea is a local specialty, but the locals don't know that this kind of tea is delicious, and now it has been developed by the official." ”

"Oh, that's great, if you buy a piece of land here and grow this kind of tea, you will definitely earn a lot of money."

"Yes! Didn't it say that the new court of the Lion Kingdom was short of money and wanted to rent and sell some land? Why don't we take the opportunity to buy some so that we can earn more money in the future. ”

"To buy, you must buy a piece of fertile land, local tea, only the local water and soil can raise the original black tea."

"I don't have that much money in Xiaxia, but I still have the money to lease a piece of land for 20 years."

"Yes, yes, or is it more cost-effective to rent, how many years can a person live in his life? Twenty or thirty years of lease is about the same, and the old decay is forty and twenty years old this year, and he may not be able to live until twenty or thirty years later? ”

A group of businessmen began to talk about buying land.

After all, farming is a very hard thing, and it is not as fast as buying and selling goods directly, but by introducing local Ceylon black tea, merchants can find business opportunities for farming, and many businessmen will be willing to rent and buy land in the Lion Country.

As long as a large number of merchants buy land, then the local business environment will become better, the population will continue to increase, and in this way, many affiliated industries can develop rapidly, and merchants will be more willing to buy other land and resources, such as buying an iron ore mine, leasing a coastal port, building their own docks, etc.

"Be quiet, everyone be quiet."

Li An loudly stopped the merchants from talking about the problem, until the merchants all shut up, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this official invited you to come today, not only to taste tea, but also to tell you, of course, you may already know, that is, the new court of the Lion Country, intends to lease and sell land and ports, and some mines, and the price is very reasonable, you should not miss such a difficult opportunity!" ”

"Oh, the Lion Nation is really going to sell land, it seems that the previous rumors are true."

"It seems that the Lion Kingdom is really out of money, and even the land has to be sold, such a good opportunity, you have to buy it!"

"The new court of the Lion Kingdom has just been established, but I don't know what the credibility is, if we take the money and regret it, we businessmen have no soldiers and no power, but we can't fight them."

"Yes, yes, the most feared thing is that the reputation of the court is not good, if the court does not keep its promises, our money will be wasted."

The merchants spoke.

Ang Lee naturally heard the conversation of the merchants, and he also knew what the merchants were most worried about, and he was the only one who could reassure the merchants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official knows the worries in your hearts, aren't you just worried that the Mateqin court will not keep its word and will not give you land after receiving money? You don't have to worry about this, this official can vouch for Matteqin, if they dare to break their promises, Datang will make decisions for you. ”

Ang Lee replied very domineeringly.

After all, the strength of the soldiers and horses under Ang Lee's command is enough to easily defeat the small court of Ma Teqin, in the face of such strong strength, this newly established small court is not capable of resisting, so as long as there is a word from Ang Lee, the new court of the Lion Kingdom will not dare not honor the contract, and after receiving the money, it will definitely be honored.

"Great, with the Tang Dynasty as our backing, the new court of the Lion Kingdom will not lie to us, this time, we must buy a few more pieces of land."

A big businessman said happily.

"Yes, we want to buy, we want to rent, and we also want to grow tea on the land of the Lion Country."

The merchants cranked.

"Li Shilang, how to rent and sell the land in the Lion Country, where is the land for rent and sale, and I heard that there is still a port? I want to lease a port. ”

A representative of the businessmen spoke.

Li An said with a smile: "Everyone, these people behind this official are people sent by the Lion Kingdom Imperial Court, they have nearly a hundred maps in their hands, which are marked with detailed information about the rental and sale, as well as the location of the land for rent and sale, after you read the map, you will understand, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask them at any time, and you can also propose to go on a field trip, this is also allowed, the price is next to the map, if you have many people fancy the same place, you can also make a bid." ”

After speaking, he looked at the people of the Lion Kingdom behind him, and asked them to immediately scatter the drawings, so that every merchant could have the opportunity to see the drawings they wanted.

The people of the Lion Kingdom scattered nearly a hundred drawings in their hands, together with the necessary explanatory materials, into four rows, one row on the left and one near the edge of the shed, and two rows back to back in the middle, so as to disperse the merchants as much as possible, so that everyone could see the map and the captions, in addition, these people also stayed under the shed, explaining little by little, so that these merchants could understand.

Because there are enough drawings, these businessmen take turns looking at the drawings in groups and looking for the land and resources they are interested in, which leads to the fact that there is no one next to some drawings, while dozens of people gather next to some drawings, and the difference is very large.

"Such a small piece of land, the price is so high, it's too expensive!"

"Is this still expensive, it is already the lowest price, and next to this land is a big river, which is very convenient for irrigation."

"Is it okay to rent for 20 years, the price can be lower."

"Yes, the price of renting for 20 years is halved, which is very cost-effective, and if you don't have enough funds, you can buy it with multiple people."

"Okay, that's fine, we need to discuss it again."

"The water in this port is too shallow, and the port basin needs to be expanded to enter merchant ships, and the price can be lower."

"No, this is the lowest price given by our king, the open space next to the harbor, you can go in a little more, this price is really not expensive, it can definitely be rented out."

"I want it, this harbor, I want to lease it for thirty years, when will I pay the deposit."

"Don't worry, I'll write your name below, if no one offers a higher price within two days, then you can pay the deposit."

"What, it's too much to bid, and it's going to wait two days, and no one will pay a higher price."

"I'll increase the price by one percent, and I'll lease this harbor."

"Just you have a lot of money! You're raising the bar! ”

A large group of merchants and people from the Lion Nation began a fierce bargain.

Li Ang stood on the stage, drinking iced tea, while listening to the noisy conversation of these people, thinking about another thing in his heart.

The lease and sale of land in the Lion Country cannot be ended in a short period of time, it will definitely take a long time, and it is estimated that it will take a long time before this built shed can be demolished.

And these days, a large number of businessmen will continue to enter this shed, look at the land they are interested in, sit down to chat, have a cup of tea or something.

Now iced tea is supplied in large quantities for free, but if a large amount of iced tea is supplied for free for a long time, it will cause certain pressure on the finances, so in order to reduce financial pressure, from tomorrow, iced tea will be charged, and the price should not be too expensive, so as not to be suspected of stealing customers.

"Ah Lang, the iced black tea is almost enough, do you still want to continue to prepare?"

Yuna frowned and ran over to report.

Li An asked softly, "How can it not be enough?" Didn't I ask you to prepare more? ”

Last night, Ang Lee had already explained to Yun'er, asking her to take a group of people to prepare a sufficient amount of iced tea before noon.

"Ah Lang, we have prepared a full five thousand cups, who would have thought that they would be so able to drink."

Yun'er looked aggrieved, paused, pointed to a fat businessman in front of her, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ah Lang, the fat man in front of him drank more than 20 cups alone, and Gongfang alone ran three times, if they all drank like this, no matter how much they were prepared, it would not be enough for them to drink!" ”

Li An raised his eyes to look at the fat businessman in front of him, and said with a smile: "This fat man can really drink, twenty cups!" It's really hard for him, and I'm not afraid of breaking my stomach, if it weren't for the free iced tea, it is estimated that he would not drink so much, and he loves the greedy and cheap master. ”

"That's it, this dead fat man is not afraid to support himself, and he can't give him any more drink."

Yuna said angrily.

Li An smiled: "Today is the first day, no matter how much they drink, they will be supplied in large quantities for free, starting tomorrow, iced tea will be charged, let them have a good drink today!" ”

"Yes, Ah Lang, the slave maid will go and prepare some more, let them drink to death."

Yuna was reluctant to prepare more iced tea.

Although this kind of weather is relatively hot, it is almost enough to drink three or five cups of iced tea, and drinking seven or eight cups if you are too thirsty is already the limit, like a fat businessman who drinks more than twenty cups in one breath, it is purely a psychology of taking advantage of the blame, so it will not be beneficial to the body in the slightest, and he can run three times in a row Gongfang, which shows how much he has drunk.

Li An asked his subordinates to make Ceylon black tea, the amount was enough to cope with a period of time, however, Li An could not stay in the local area for long, and he still had to leave, in order to take more to taste on the road, so he sent people to recruit the nearby people, let them go into the mountains to pick Ceylon black tea, and give them a certain amount of labor expenses.

After drinking the third cup, Li An couldn't drink it, there were so many subordinates in charge here, and Li An didn't need to stay here all the time, and left after an hour.

In the evening, the subordinates came to report the situation, everything was expected by Li An, more than half of the merchants expressed their willingness to buy, in addition, the merchant ships in the port came and went more frequently, in the days to come, more and more merchant ships will definitely enter the harbor, and at the same time, there will be new merchants to understand the situation.

As long as the number of merchants is large enough, it will not be a problem to buy the land leased and sold by the Lion Country, so that the financial problems of the Lion Kingdom can be completely solved.

"Ah Lang, it's not early, it's time for you to rest."

Yun'er brought a basin of hot water and waited for Li An to rest.

Li An asked with concern: "After a busy day, you must be tired!" Let's talk about it! How many glasses did the merchants drink? ”

"Back to Ah Lang, we prepared a total of 8,000 cups, and in the end there were only 600 cups left, which were drunk by the guards."

Yuna spoke.

"Five or six hundred merchants, a total of eight thousand cups, really a lot! It seems that you can really make a lot of money! ”

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"Ah Lang is planning to start selling iced tea tomorrow? But if it is charged, it is estimated that it will not be able to sell 8,000 cups, especially the fat man, who later drank three more cups, if it is charged, how can he drink like this. ”

Yuna said.