"Bahali? He's back? ”

Hearing the name that he had been concerned about several times, Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were a little dazed - after more than half a year, he almost had to forget the Turkic merchant, and forget the spirits and tea that he took to the northern steppe.

Unexpectedly, it was June, and that Bahari finally returned to Chang'an.

As if seeing the doubts in Li Yuanjia's heart, Han Lucheng hurriedly explained: "King, that Bahari went to Xue Yantuo in winter, although it is far away from Chang'an, but it will not come back at this time. However, his coming to Datang is not just Chang'an, this is his last stop. ”

“…… I see. ”

Hearing Han Lucheng say this, Li Yuanjia naturally understood.

After pondering for a moment, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "By the way, what happened to the spirits and tea that he brought to the grassland last year?" ”

"Back to the king, he sold it!"

"Sold? All sold? ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanjia's eyes widened in surprise.

"This ......"

Han Lucheng hesitated, shook his head and said, "The specific situation is still unknown, but on the day that Bahari arrived in Chang'an City, he sent me a post, saying that he wanted to invite me to have a drink tomorrow...... Wang, as soon as Bahari returned to Chang'an, he contacted the small one, and it seems that it should sell well? ”

Hearing Han Lucheng say this, Li Yuanjia was immediately happy: "Just give him that little, no matter how good the sale is, how good can it be?" ”

“…… Also. ”

The muscles on his cheeks moved, and Han Lucheng quickly nodded.

When Bahari met with him last year, Han Lucheng still remembered it deeply at this time, and he remembered it vividly. He knew very well that Bahari at that time was actually not very willing to bring these two goods, and the reason is known to everyone, how many people would like such strong wine? And the bitter tea, how many people love to drink it?

In the end, it was because the king's uncle Yu Wenshi and the Zhang Hai in the mansion gave Bahari enough pressure that he had to greet Han Lucheng with a smile.

And at that time, Han Lucheng couldn't give him too many goods.

Needless to say, there were not so many tea gardens under the name of the king last year, and the roasted tea technology was not finally perfected, and the output was not high; That is, this year, the 5,000 acres of tea plantations began to be fully produced, which can be regarded as a sharp increase in the number of tea transported to Chang'an City.

As for spirits, not to mention, in fact.

First, that thing consumes too much food, and when the center of the Tang Dynasty has to go to Luoyang every two or three years to eat, even Li Yuanjia does not dare to use grain to make wine; Second, even if the craftsmen have improved the process many times and forged new tools, the production of spirits is still difficult to increase due to the manufacturing process; Third, not many people like this thing until now, so it's useless to build more.

So now in the wine cellar specially built by Li Yuanjia, there are only more than 200 jars of high liquor.

Can you imagine how much Bahari could bring with him when he left last year?

Han Lucheng, who knew this, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "King, that Bahar invited me to meet, it is estimated that it should be about spirits and tea, how should I respond to him?" ”

With a move in his heart, Li Yuanjia gently tapped the table in front of him with his fingers, and after a moment of silence, he spoke: "What do you mean...... He still wants to buy? ”

Without hesitation, Han Lucheng gave his judgment: "Yes, the king, I think he must want to continue to sell these two things to the north, otherwise Bahari would not be in such a hurry, and he sent me a post the day after returning to Chang'an!" That's why I want to report to the king first, and then ask him how to respond. ”

"Needless to say? Naturally, I promised him! ”

After listening to Han Lucheng's words, Li Yuanjia immediately gave an answer without hesitation: "No matter how much tea and spirits he wants, as long as we have them, give them all!" ”

"Yes, King!"

Not surprised by this answer at all, Han Lucheng immediately nodded, secretly excited in his heart.

Bahari's attitude is a clear signal.

At the very least, it shows that spirits and tea should be sold well in the steppe, and may even have been sold out, otherwise Bahari would never be so proactive. You know, if those two things can't be sold at all, even if it's because of Yu Wenshiji, Bahari must tie up Han Lucheng, and bring a little bit when he returns to the grassland in the future.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and Han Lucheng said in a low voice: "Wang, the price is ......."

"The price is as high as possible!"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Li Yuanjia chuckled: "But don't let the lion open your mouth, it's too ruthless...... At least the price of tea can't be arbitrary. Although there are not many tea leaves in Chang'an City, they are not a rare thing, if you slaughter them very well, the Turkic merchants will be scared away in the coming year! It's spirits...... Hehe, all over the world, our Han Wangfu can brew it, no matter how much money you want, he will give it to you! ”

After pondering for a while, Han Lucheng nodded and said, "King, I understand what you mean, then the tea will be twice our cost, and the spirits will be five times the cost, you can see ......."

"No, it's too low!"

Without waiting for Han Lucheng to finish speaking, Li Yuanjia directly waved his hand, shook his head with a slight smile and said, "Although I said don't slaughter too ruthlessly, you are too low!" In this way, the price of tea is four times the price! And the spirits ...... Hehe, I want him ten times the price! ”

In Li Yuanjia's view, this is definitely a very conscientious offer.

In today's Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, whether it is tea or spirits, it is the monopoly market of Han Wangfu. Even if someone else has tea at home, it is absolutely impossible to take out hundreds of catties like him!

“…… Boom! ”

Swallowing desperately and foaming, Han Lucheng suppressed the exclamation he wanted to blurt out. But even if he couldn't shout out, his eyes widened at this moment, and his lips were instantly dry, obviously frightened by the king's words!

After a while before he came back to his senses, Han Lucheng said dryly: "King, this is ...... Isn't it too expensive? It's just liquor, anyway, if he wants it, he can only ask us to buy it, but as you just said, tea is not a particularly rare thing......"

"It's really not rare, but it's not easy to find!"

Glancing at Han Lucheng, Li Yuanjia said lightly: "Especially for a Turkic merchant like Bahari, do you think he can buy tea in a short period of time if he wants it?" ”

"This ...... No way. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Han Lucheng suddenly realized: "Since you can't buy it from others, you can only buy it from us at a high price...... But my lord, I have two doubts, one is that even if he can only look for us this year, what about the next year? We can't just do it for a year, can we? The second is that I don't know how much tea Bahari has sold, in case there is not a lot of it......"

"Haha, no whatever!"

Li Yuanjia, who had already vaguely figured out something just now, waved his hand and interrupted Han Lucheng's words: "If he really explains to those steppe nobles as I said, then when he comes to Chang'an again this year, the tea that this Turkic merchant wants will definitely not be just a little ......."