"Specially prepared for the South China Sea? I see. Tang Qiantang's face suddenly darkened, and he sighed: "It's a pity." ”

"What if...... It would be nice to be able to enter the South China Sea in one fell swoop. He shook his head and sighed, gently turning the soup flowers in the teacup.

Shuzhong black tea brewed in the pot, but Tang Qiantang likes to drink Jiangnan group tea every day, and naturally brings the habit of Kanto when drinking tea.

Stocking up for the merchant fleet in the South China Sea is no small feat, the farther the ship goes, the more precious the space in the cargo hold, all the goods must be personally checked, and the bulk tea must also be sampled and tasted before it can be loaded on the ship. Black tea is produced in Shuzhong, which was created in the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo tea and horse trade market, and is famous for its low price, durability and black color. Tubo and Dali love to drink this tea, but the people of the Central Plains don't like it very much.

"When we do business, although we also talk about power and strategy, decisiveness and so on, but that is not the right way."

"I remember when I first entered the industry," Yan Yuexi saw Tang Qiantang's face gloomy, and comforted: "The old master said that our Fuhai Bank is a place for business after all, and a prosperous business is the right business." Pay attention to harmony and wealth, and children are not bullied, in order to do long-term. Walking in all directions, taking good deeds and accumulating virtue as the top, rather than fighting with others rashly, this is the experience of many years in the industry. This time the South China Sea bond turmoil, since Zhengxintang dealt with it properly, there was no chance of entering the master, so forget it. Don't be dwelling, otherwise, I'm afraid it will backfire. ”

"That's what Brother Yan said." Tang Qiantang sighed. He picked up the teacup, took another sip carefully, and savored it carefully.

Yan Yuexi nodded secretly, and also raised the teacup and took a sip. The tea was fragrant, and the pavilion was quiet for a while.

Both of them have been in Fuhai for twenty or thirty years, and business is the right way. Fuhaihang is a century-old shop, backed by the royal family of the Xia Kingdom, with business through the Silk Road, and it is also deeply rooted in the south of the Yangtze River, however, it is only a commercial house after all. In the Song Kingdom, it was also a multi-party invitation to join forces, cautious and diligent, so that it has survived to this day and has become a leading commercial house across the Song and Liao Dynasty.

The intrigues between countries, the open guns and hidden arrows in the court, Fu Haixing has always tried not to get involved.

Fu Hai Xing has always been engaged in maritime trade, this time the price of the South China Sea bonds plummeted, Tang Qiantang not only did not sell the coupons in his hand, but transferred a large amount of money from the head office, quietly bought the stock bonds at a low price, he was not to make a profit, but to take the opportunity to win the majority of the shares of the South China Sea Bank in one fell swoop. Clinker, the sky does not follow people's wishes, the move of Princess Wu and Su Sande to join forces to support the city made Tang Qiantang's plan completely frustrated.

"This tea is good tea, and it's passable. But ,......"

Tang Qiantang put down the tea cup and frowned: "The treasures on the sea have always been black tea and green tea, with Wuyi Mountain as the top, and the fanbang nobles who drink tea on the other side of the sea road have also become a habit, and the line rashly plans to transport a batch of black tea over, I am afraid that the market and price are not as good as black tea and green tea." The goods are not in the right way, that is, the best tea cakes sent to the king of Dali are evenly out, and the sea may not know the goods, and the pearl is secretly cast, and the cargo hold of the sea ship is wasted. Brother Yan, you give me an explanation, what are the plans of the industry? He put down the tea cup and looked at Yan Yuexi, if he didn't give a convincing explanation, Tang Qiantang would not agree to use black tea to make seafood. At this time, his eyes were clear, and he no longer had the depression he had just now. 、

The dark red soup flowers turned, the water vapor steamed, and a wisp of the special aroma of black tea diffused in the pavilion.

"It's easy to say," Yan Yuexi explained with a smile, "In the past, the trade routes in the Southwest China Sea were not smooth, and we couldn't go deeper, and most of the seafood was sold to the big food merchants, and the big cannibals drank tea became their own habit." If you rashly sell black tea to them, I'm afraid it will be half the result. However, the southwest sea route is not only about big food and reed eyebrows. According to the geographical map of the world, the west of the country of Great Food, Lumei and Rus is Europa, and its land starts from the island of Ingenland in the west, connects with Rus in the east, starts from the Mediterranean Sea in the south, reaches the Arctic Sea in the north, Europa is the second largest continent in the world, the situation is like the Spring and Autumn Warring States, there are several male countries, the country names are Xijania, Fulangcha, Italy, Yingenlanda, etc., there are dozens of small vassal countries, and the countries have been fighting endlessly year after year. The people all worship the Nestorian religion, but they set up a separate Holy See, claiming to be the Church of God Jesus, and there is a dispute between the Lumei State Religion and the Lumei State Religion, and the competition between the two sides and the big food religion in black and green clothes seems to be ......"

"I know these things." Tang Qiantang frowned and said, "The Mediterranean Sea is the West Sea, right?" ”

"The Mediterranean Sea is in the southwest of the West Sea," Yan Yuexi explained with a smile, "The water surface of the two seas is connected in Lumei Country, and the waters of the Mediterranean Sea are much wider than the West Sea, and to the west of the Mediterranean Sea, there is also the vast and endless West Sea. "The big treasurer of Fuhaixing, who is in charge of a key place like Tang Qiantang, has a wide range of knowledge that ordinary people can hardly imagine, but he is not too familiar with the mountains and rivers in the West. Yan Yuexi didn't say much, and said directly, "In the past, the West Sea Route was not smooth, and there was almost no direct trade between us and the countries of Europa, and most of them traded through intermediary merchants such as Rus, Dashi, Lumei, and Venice. However, if the United Sailors can really drive the Great Cannibals out of the Southwest Sea, we can put aside the Great Cannibals and trade directly with the countries of Europa. ”

"Old Tang, you don't know," Yan Yuexi looked at Tang Qiantang, her eyes flashing eagerly, "The countries of Europa mostly use gold, silver and copper as coins, and most of the large transactions are paid with gold and silver coins, and the products include velvet, cashmere fabrics, weapons, olive oil, horses, wine and ale wine, etc., and their stone carvings and paintings are exquisite. Oriental goods have always been popular in Europa, how much is there to be in this? Therefore, when others are still staring at the Southwest Sea, we must seize the opportunity to send ships out to open up the trade routes of Europa first. ”

"But," Tang Qiantang hesitated, "why is it Shuzhong black tea, and isn't the tea in Fujian and Jiangxi in the Song Kingdom bad?" ”

"Good question!" Yan Yuexi lifted the iron kettle and added hot tea soup to the tea cup of the two.

He smiled slightly, and said in a long voice, "Shu-Zhonghei tea, isn't this the best reason?" ”

"Oh!" Tang Qiantang looked at Yan Yuexi, his mind flashed like lightning, and he couldn't help but say, "Monopoly market!" ”

Black tea is not as rich as green tea and black tea in various parts of the Song Kingdom, because Shuzhong is the starting point of the tea and horse trade in the Tang Dynasty, at this time only Shuzhong can cultivate and make black tea, Dali has black tea trees, but the output is far less than Shuzhong, and Dali is a vassal of the Xia Kingdom, Fuhaixing has already controlled most of the tea garden output, and can monopolize the black tea market like Yuxing. Unlike porcelain and silk, tea is not expensive, but it is a daily drinkable thing, and once the trade has formed a scale, it will continue year after year, and it will not shrink easily.

"Brother Tang said it well, that's right." Yan Yuexi said with a smile, he stretched out his hand and asked Tang Qiantang to drink the freshly ordered tea soup together, closed his eyes slightly and groaned, as if he was thinking, and seemed to guide the heat of the tea soup to dissipate his whole body, and only after a while did he open his eyes, let out a long breath, and continued calmly, "The races and food habits of the countries of Europa are similar to those of the Tubo people, the Tubo people like to drink black tea, and the Europa people are the same. Seeing Tang Qiantang's suspicious look, he said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, we have been selling black tea over there through Lumei, and as expected, it is very popular, and the price is more than several times higher than that of Tubo." It is only because the caravans on land have to cross the desert, cross the mountains and mountains, the transshipment is not smooth, and it is separated by the country of Lumei, so the scale of the business has not been expanded. ”

"I see." Tang Qiantang somewhat understood that Fuhaixing had been planning this matter for a long time, and it was not a whim.

"Brother Tang just said that the Great Cannibal and the Southwest Sea States are accustomed to the taste of the Song Kingdom's sea tea, but because the Europa countries are far apart, the reason why the Great Cannibal obstructs them is not yet the case, it is like a blank piece of paper. Shuzhong and Dali strictly controlled and forbade the tea trees and manufacturing techniques of black tea to be spread. On the side of Europa, we have laid some chess pieces first, so that the Europa people can accept the concept that black tea is authentic from Shu, which is the same as Yuxing, take precautions, even if the Song Kingdom can imitate it in the future, it will be waiting, and it will not be sold at the same high price as Shu tea in Europa. ”

"Good calculation!" When Tang Qiantang heard this, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Monopolizing the market and establishing authenticity can make huge profits. Jade in Chang'an is a monopoly of the jade line, out of the Hangu Pass, Fuhai line has great influence, the last time Chang'an jade line together to smash the new "thief stone" in the south, but also Fuhai line in various places to score stores together, together to establish the authentic status, since then, "thief stone" in the Song country almost disappeared, even if it occasionally appeared, it was not sold at a good price. Even the non-subordinate barbarian tribe that mined the "thief stone" sent troops to Dali to destroy it.

"What a fart!" At this moment, someone suddenly yelled at the Accord next door.

This roar came suddenly, making Yan Yuexi and Tang Qiantang both confused.

"How can it be?" As the proprietor of Fuhai Tower, Tang Qiantang's face was even more angry. Yan Yuexi gestured to him to continue listening. Because of the load-bearing relationship, the higher the restaurant, the thinner the walls, and the same is true for Fuhai Building. Although each pavilion is separate, the guests can still hear it next door when they talk loudly. The businessman next door was a loud voice, and the two listened to him shouting across the wall: "What kind of housework, I think it is clear that he and his wife secretly communicate the news, Zhao Xingde is acting in Guangzhou, and the princess is acting in Yangzhou." They killed the thieves over there, but here they left us with all our money. It's good now, it's all cheaper, that ,......" He snorted a few times, and seemed to still be taboo, not daring to insult the public. At this time, another person said: "Alas, the compensation is all lost, what else can be done?" Can you tear down the Hall of Confession? ”