Guo likes to make money from rich people.

Those rich scholars, rich heroes, and those wealthy officials in the central government are all the targets of Guo's focus on cutting leeks.

They have a lot of money and are stupid.

Under the dimensionality reduction blow of Guo's information asymmetry, he could only obediently take out the money and send it to Guo.

This was the case with Zuobo paper before, and the same is true for tea now.

Guo even plans to toss some of the best teas in the future, such as small pots of tea or something, and harvest them fiercely.

Earning money from these people will be more fulfilling.

Of course, this is not an IQ tax, this is an information tax, they are not stupid, but the information is not in place.

The despicable Guo is wielding his scythe, harvesting them happily and earning a wave of information tax.

Guo gave an order, so that the Cao clan caravan and the Mi clan caravan began to prepare, and then quickly took charge of the tea sales business.

They transported the successfully fried tea from the south of the Yangtze River to the four major cities of Luoyang, Chang'an, Yecheng and Linzi, and sold tea in the four most economically developed and populous cities.

The quantity is small, the price is extremely expensive, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford to drink, the price is comparable to gold and silver, and rich people see it and dare not buy more.

Those who can buy more are definitely first-class high-ranking officials and rich people.

But because this is the emperor's favorite drink, and it is also a fashion brought up by the emperor, the emperor has to drink tea every day in the palace, and he also rewards the ministers close to him to drink, if everyone does not keep up, how can they become the emperor's cronies?

This is something that the emperor likes.

If you can't keep up with His Majesty the Emperor, think what the emperor thinks, and do what the emperor does, won't you be able to get the emperor's approval and favor?

Once a popular trend rises, it is definitely not something that can be suppressed in a short period of time.

Seeing that the superior likes and they can do it, no matter how much it costs, they are willing to pretend to be forced to happily enjoy the vanity of nothingness, and produce great satisfaction.

Guo made good use of this psychology and successfully obtained a large amount of money for his small treasury.

When Ma Yuan and the others set off before, this fashion had not yet risen, and now that the opportunity has come, of course it cannot be let go.

There is so much gold and silver in Guishuang, and it doesn't take much means to make it, Guo is really itching.

So Guo Peng thought about how to sell this tea to the Kushan envoys.

How to introduce them to this high-end luxury drink that only high-ranking officials and nobles could afford in the Wei Empire, and then let them buy it back and sell it to their own nobles at a large price to open up sales.

When the next wave of joint caravans set out, they would definitely bring a certain amount of tea and strive to open markets in the countries of the Western Regions and Kushan.

Then, we will strive to sell tea to Central Asia within three years, and by the way, we will move forward to the resting areas, further open up the market, and continue to collect information taxes.

Thinking of this, Guo felt that it was a mistake not to take out the tea at the previous banquet.

This stupid and wealthy dog is right in front of him, and if he doesn't reap a wave of reaping a wave and making a lot of money before the tea production explodes, I'm really sorry for his information advantage over them.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, tea has opened up the situation in the capital and has become a well-known high-end luxury product, and it is not difficult to get these Guishan people to take the bait.

So Guo called Ma Yuan again and asked Ma Yuan to bring some tea to visit the Guishan envoys.

"You just said that tea has a lot of powerful effects, such as brightening the eyes, sobering the body, moisturizing the body, prolonging life, is my favorite thing, and it is also an extremely expensive drink, so tell them that they will take the initiative to buy it."

Ma Yuan understood what Guo Peng meant, so he took some tea given by Guo Peng to visit Longlihe and the familiar Putiai and others, and had a pleasant exchange with them.

Then introduce him to a luxury item comparable to gold - tea.

Of course, Longlihe and Putiai have never seen this kind of tea, and it is very strange, after a little steeping, you can smell a little fragrance, taste the bitter feeling, and after swallowing the tea, the aftertaste left in the mouth can bring a different feeling.

"This is actually His Majesty's favorite thing?"

"That's not, you may not be able to buy this thing if you want to, I still have it given to me by His Majesty for my great credit, in Luoyang City, tea is comparable to gold, only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can drink it, and others don't even think about it."

Ma Yuan looked proud: "For the sake of you coming with me, I just gave a little bit to the two of you, and I won't give the others at all, just such a small box, you have to use such a big gold to buy it." ”

Thatch, of course, the translator was full of surprise, as were Longlihe and Putia.

I didn't expect this thing to be so expensive.

"In this way, you may not be able to buy it, tea is a priceless thing, bright, sober, moisturizing the body, prolonging life, His Majesty the Emperor's favorite drink, all Luoyang is popular, when there is, when not, it's hard to say."

Ma Yuan put away the small box and waited for Longlihe and Putiai to take the bait.

And then they took the bait without surprise.

"Can't you really buy it?"

"Anyway, I can't buy it, if it weren't for His Majesty the Emperor's reward, I would definitely not be able to afford it."

Ma Yuan shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, this is not something I can poke and touch, if you have the opportunity, find the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shangshu, Xin Butang, maybe people like Xin Butang know some, and the rest is not easy to say." ”

Ma Yuan didn't say that he could get the goods, and asked them to go to Simbi.

Later, when Xin Bi went to work in the Li Fan Academy, he really asked Longlihe about tea.

"You know tea too?"

Simbi was surprised: "Where did you know that?" It's the best thing, the Son of Heaven's favorite drink. ”

Longlihe's heart suddenly had a plan, so he asked Simbi if he could buy some to take away.

"This is not easy to do, the tea production is very low, Luoyang is only sold in the West Market, but not everyone can buy it, there must be an appointment, there is an appointment, and then go to pick up the tea after it is sent to Luoyang, it is basically impossible to buy it now, even if it is an appointment, it is estimated that it will be scheduled until next year, you can't buy it."

Simbi directly judged that they could not buy it at all, which made Longlihe very anxious, so he asked Simbi if there was any solution.

"It's not impossible, find someone who has tea at home and ask them if they are willing to resell it to you."

Xin Bi smiled: "But I don't think there is much chance, those who have tea at home are eager to show off with others all day long, it is probably more difficult for you to buy it, maybe you can order it now, and when you come to Luoyang next time, maybe you can buy it." ”

Simbi sent Longlihe away, without giving him any substantial help, but this made Longlihe even more eager to know all about the tea.

A few days later, Guo Peng suddenly announced that he would summon them for the second time, to discuss with them the specific details of the two sides sending caravans to each other's land to do business, as well as sending envoys to each other to formally establish diplomatic relations, and asking them when they would leave Luoyang.

After discussing these things, Guo Peng signaled that Longlihe and the others could go back, but Longlihe suddenly said that he wanted to ask His Majesty the Emperor about something.

Guo Peng looked at Thatch, who was in charge of translation, and nodded.

"Just ask."

Longlihe grunted, and Thatch nodded.

"Your Majesty, he wanted to ask about tea, and he said that he asked many friends and learned that tea is a very rare drink in the kingdom, and he doesn't know if it's true or fake."

As soon as he heard this, Guo knew that this big dog had taken the bait.