"Can you find out who is collecting the tea on a large scale?" He Dingxuan asked with a solemn expression.

Although the business of the tea house is not the most important business of the He family, it is second only to the restaurant business, and it is the second largest source of income for the He family.

"I don't know for the time being, but I heard from those people in the tea garden that the people who bought it were very arrogant, and their accents were also from Chengdu Prefecture." Steward Zhang shook his head.

"Then inquire about the movements of other tea houses, since it is someone from Chengdu Mansion, it must be what other tea houses are planning." He Dingxuan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

At this moment, He Dingxuan's second son He Dong came to the study with some excitement. Seeing that there were other people in the study, He Dong held his patience, and after these people left, he said to his father, "Dad, there is something that the child has to report to his father." ”

"What's the matter? Tell you how many times, do things with a calm heart, learn from your eldest brother, don't be so frizzy. Seeing the second son who was a little excited, He Dingxuan couldn't help but criticize.

"Dad's lesson, but when Dad knows about it, he can't help but be excited." He Dong said confidently.

"What's the matter?" He Dingxuan asked.

"Don't worry, Uncle Song, can you go to the kettle to boil water and bring the tea set?" He Dong said respectfully to an old man next to He Dingxuan.

The reason why He Dong has such a respectful attitude is because this old man is the housekeeper of He Mansion, and he followed his father for many years in his early years, but because of his poor health in recent years, he did not run around, but worked as a housekeeper in He Mansion.

He Dingxuan didn't know what his second son wanted to do, but he didn't interrupt the other party, he wanted to see what the other party wanted to sell. For this son, He Dingxuan is quite satisfied, although he is not as calm as the boss, but he is quite capable in taking care of the family industry, so he let him participate in the family business.

As for his eldest son, although he is calm, he is not the material for business, and the other party is bent on getting a jinshi. Of course, the eldest son is willing to take the exam, and he naturally supports it vigorously, so that he can be admitted to the Jinshi, so that the He family is no longer just a businessman family with no status.

However, this second son also has a problem, he is too powerful, although business is for profit, but he also has to learn to be flexible. offended King Shou before, causing him to spend a huge amount of money to settle this matter. Originally, he also wanted to get through the relationship with Shouwangfu, but the progress was not much until his niece was canonized as Princess Shou not long ago, which was better.

Although he had only met King Shou once, with this relationship, he obviously felt that there was a lot less trouble.

Soon, the servant brought a pot of boiling water, and then according to He Dong's instructions, he soaked the bag of small things that He Dong hid in his clothes in the teacup. At first, He Dingxuan was also very curious, but when he asked about the fragrant smell, he couldn't help but stand up, pointed to the tea leaves that had been scattered in the cup, and couldn't help asking, "Is this tea?" ”

"Dad, this is exactly the tea we often drink, and Dad can taste how it tastes." He Dong said with a smile.

In fact, without tasting it, He Dingxuan could guess that the tea in front of him was much better than the tea he had brewed before, but when he drank it, he found that the tea he drank before was called tea? It's just a little more flavorful than boiled water, how can there be this tea in front of you, so fragrant, so comfortable.

"How did this tea come from? Why does it smell so good? He Dingxuan hurriedly asked, remembering what the steward of the tea house said just now, he suddenly thought that if there is really a large number of this kind of tea on the market, it is conceivable that the tea from other tea houses in Chengdu Mansion cannot be sold at all, and it is not a grade at all.

"This tea was given by His Royal Highness King Shou, let the child bring it back for his father to taste." He Dong's fleshy face couldn't hide the smile at all.

"Could it be that King Shou is hoarding tea?" He Dingxuan immediately thought of the crux of the matter, and was very shocked.

"Dad guessed right, it is His Royal Highness King Shou. His Royal Highness said that if Dad has the idea of doing business in everyone, he can go to Shouwang's Mansion. He Dong said with a smile.

"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and prepare the car, and go to the Shouwang Mansion immediately for the father. Years of experience have made He Dingxuan realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, not only to catch the ship of Shouwang, but also to make the He family's status to a higher level.

"Yes!"

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Half an hour later, He Dingxuan and his son appeared in the Shouwang Mansion and drank a tea that was better than the tea he had drunk before. Judging from the scattered tea leaves, it should be the best Mengding tea, even he rarely drank it, after all, the output was too small, and most of them were sent to the palace.

"What does He Gong (the Tang Dynasty can use 'Gong' as an honorific title for elders) what do you think of this tea?" Li Ye looked at the head of the He family who was immersed in the rich fragrance of tea on the side, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"His Highness has tormented He." Seeing Li Ye so polite, He Dingxuan was suddenly a little frightened.

"It's okay, you're Yan'er's uncle, and that's how it should be." Li Ye smiled faintly.

"Back to Your Highness, this tea, after He Mou drank it, he felt that the other tea leaves had lost their aroma and had no taste at all." He Dingxuan's words are not an exaggeration, modern people may think it is nothing, but the Tang Dynasty people who are used to steaming and boiling tea suddenly drank fried tea, just like eating very simple food all the time, and suddenly eating delicious food, they felt that the previous food had no taste.

"Then what does He Gong think of the value of this tea?" Li Ye asked.

"Worthy of a daughter!"

"Daughter? He Gong said that he laughed, who can afford to drink such tea. Li Ye smiled and shook his head, "This king wants to sell this tea together with He Gong, I don't know if He Gong is interested in cooperating with this king." ”

"This 。。。。。" He Dingxuan was like a thunderclap overhead, and he couldn't react for a long time, of course, this is a happy thing. It's like the surprise that you bought a piece of land yesterday and then dug up a lot of gold and silver treasure in this land today, which is indescribable and full of joy.

"Don't you want to?"

"No, it is an honor for His Highness to be able to look down on He. I wonder how His Highness wants to cooperate? "Since it comes to cooperation, He Dingxuan has recovered all of a sudden, cooperation must not suffer, otherwise what is the meaning of such cooperation?

"It's very simple, you and the palace cooperate to do this tea business together, and we both account for forty percent, I don't know what the public will do?" Li Ye said.

"Forty percent each? What about the other two? He Dingxuan hesitated.

"Naturally, it's for Your Majesty." Li Ye knew that the other party was worried that he would deceive him, so he explained, "He Gong also knows what the consequences will be after the appearance of this kind of tea, if it only depends on the palace and your He Mansion, you can't resist the pressure from many parties." And this kind of tea also needs to be promoted, if His Majesty personally comes forward to drink this kind of tea to the ministers, wouldn't it save us a lot of things? ”

He Dingxuan was stunned for a moment, and then admired Li Ye's decision, which he didn't expect, but this matter, he didn't expect it to be related to the palace, but this can really save a lot of trouble.

He Dingxuan glanced at King Shou in front of him, then gritted his teeth and made a decision, "If His Royal Highness is willing to cooperate with He Fu, He Fu can only take three percent of the profits." ”

"Oh!" Li Ye raised his hand in the teacup, and couldn't help but stop, he was a little surprised by He Dingxuan's decision, it seems that the other party can get the business to this point, and he is still quite capable, at least he is very courageous, "In this way, wouldn't He Gong lose a lot of money." ”

"Back to His Highness, His Highness's willingness to cooperate with He Mansion is already a great honor for He Mansion, and three percent of the benefits are enough." He Dingxuan said in a deep voice.

"Since He Gong insists, then the king will no longer persuade him." Li Ye's evaluation of He Dingxuan in his heart is also much higher, and he hopes that the other party will not let him down.

The two sides then negotiate other aspects, including pricing. Originally, according to Li Ye's idea, the price was set at five times the price of ordinary tea, which seems expensive, but in fact it is not. At present, the tea on the market, one pound of tea may only need two or three catties of fresh tea leaves; And fried tea, it may take four or five catties, five or six catties to get, and his price is equivalent to only twice that of ordinary tea.

However, Li Ye still underestimated He Dingxuan, and the other party thought that it should be set at six to ten times, and it should not be supplied too much at the beginning, so as to ensure a stable price, so as to make the most profits. The reason why the other party chose to do this was mainly after learning that the tea was fried, He Dingxuan decided that this method could not be concealed.

There will definitely be followers coming out, although the taste is not as good as what they sell, but it will also cause a certain impact. According to He Dingxuan's idea, it is to make a lot of money first, and then suppress those roasted tea merchants who follow the trend.

The businessman is worthy of being a businessman, Li Ye still underestimated the other party, but Li Ye did not object to this price. This does not affect the national economy and people's livelihood, you can't afford to drink roasted tea, you can drink ordinary steamed tea, you can choose, and roasted tea is mainly aimed at those rich families.