When Li Zhi and the others returned to Tianmu Mountain with Wang Chengye, there were more than a dozen inkstones at hand, and the people invited in the city were all local inkstones, appreciating inkstones, and Tibetan inkstones.

With the evolution of social history, it condenses various information on the culture, economy and even aesthetic consciousness of various dynasties in China, and its preciousness is self-evident.

"Several square inkstones are all high-quality inkstones, and other places are also very common to see fine inkstones, Mr. Li will bring these back for the time being, and after a month or a long time, I will bring some to Mr. Wang!"

Everyone settled, Wang Chengye said.

"As for the customization of the carriage of Zhai Yan, Wang Dongjia only organizes the production according to the highest quality, and the only requirement is the fine work of the inkstone and the stone, including the carriage of the Zhai Ming text, which must be carved to perfection!" Li Zhi made a request.

"Chengye, we may not have a chance to investigate Taoyan, so as you said, through your channels, find a reliable inheritor for Zhengqing Wenqitang. Duan inkstone is in Guangdong, just along the way, you don't have to worry about that kind of inkstone. ”

Sun Simiao was very happy in his heart, this Wang Chengye is worthy of being an old businessman who has been operating inkstones for decades, and through this person, he and Li Zhi have saved a lot of time.

"Not only these, but Huimo also handed it to me, to be able to cooperate with Zhengqing Wenqitang, this kind of opportunity is a huge business opportunity falling from the sky, I will do my best. Huizhou ink masters basically I know, the quality of the ink more than any origin of ink products, a piece of authentic Hui ink does not have to be good inkstone how cheap, I suggest that it and the carrier Zhai Yan should be inscribed with the words Zhengqing Wenqitang, because this can be sold at a good price! ”

Wang Chengye's suggestion made Li Zhi a little strange: "It's okay to customize Huimo, but wouldn't it be good for Wang Dong's business to leave the name of the carrier Zhai by Sheyan?" You must know that Chang'an City brings together nearly seventy percent of the Tang Dynasty's calligraphy, painting, poetry and literature, and it is very simple for you to carry Zhai to become famous! ”

Wang Chengye shook his head and smiled, "I don't know that Mr. Li is not in the industry, we have too many ancient inheritance workshops of Huimo and Sheyan, and none of them can gather the strengths of each family." Just like Mr. Li's secret recipe for rice paper craftsmanship, each one is very closely guarded, if it is uniformly customized on the ground in Huizhou, it will only cause resistance in the industry if any local one hangs the name of other genres. ”

Sun Simiao nodded in agreement, "Chengye means that if it is exclusively customized by Zhengqing Wenqitang, the orders placed will be jointly undertaken by more local workshops, so that they will not be blocked by the technology between the families, because whether it is Huimo or Sheyan, it is really a special collective name for the entire region, and it is definitely not something that a certain name can represent!" For example, the Zhengqing Wenqitang sells the Yan Yan, which sells the exclusive style of the origin of the inkstone, without marking a certain name, the meaning is to promote the entire Yan genre, and the Yan itself will have both fame and interests through the huge signboard appeal of Zhengqing Wenqitang, which is very deep. ”

Li Zhi suddenly had an epiphany, "That is to say, I can't place an order in a single company when I customize Huimo and Sheyan, but I need to face the entire Huizhou range?" ”

"That's right!" Wang Chengye's smile also had helplessness, "I can't let my family enjoy the benefits exclusively, because it only represents my carrier Zhai style, Huizhou professional workshops have their own characteristics, and orders are too concentrated, which one will only fall into the reputation of Mr. Li's Zhengqing Wenqitang, because most Huizhou businessmen will not agree." ”

"Or is it that Zhengqing Wenqitang has been in business for a long time, so it has the possibility of integrating the strengths of each family?"

"I know that Mr. Li's purpose of going to various places to find those ancient crafts, to be honest, it is difficult to achieve in a short period of time, because the characteristics of each family are the foundation of large and small businesses. The reason why I said it in front of so many people and sent you Yangong to Chang'an City was because I was thinking about Mr. Li. The other families sent people in this way, and as time went on, didn't the secrets of each family gradually leak out? ”

"I understand the reason, but others can also figure out what is wrong, aren't they afraid that Zhengqing Wenqitang will eventually get rid of the Kaihui merchants and process and make it themselves?"

"They are not stupid, of course they will think of this, but as long as it is not the local workshop that ultimately benefits, in the face of huge benefits, it is worth paying temporarily. Moreover, leaving the stone at the mouth of the local old pit, it is no longer a real inkstone, and Zhengqing Wenqitang is indispensable for our help! ”

The few people exchanged with each other for a long time, and it was getting late, and after dinner, Li Zhi found an excuse to go back to the room early to practice.

Sun Simiao and Wang Chengye are old friends, and there are always some confidants to say, and it is not good for him to continue to be involved.

Early the next morning, the county government led the people from Huizhou Mansion to arrive, and it seemed that they had set off overnight after receiving the news, and the people who came were not only the inkstone officials under the jurisdiction of the Yan Bureau, but almost the entire middle and high-level officials of the government had arrived.

In the face of the comers, Li Zhi also vaguely proposed to come to find the ancient inheritance, which was a task sent by the Gao Sect, the purpose was to make these bureaucrats do their best and not do anything about the output of related products.

You can't underestimate these magistrates, just do some small means to eat and take cards, and you can make the stable supply of goods needed by Zhengqing Wenqitang turbulent.

Moreover, the Huizhou government turned into an inkstone industry to set up an inkstone office, which means that this industry needs to pay taxes, has accounted for a large part of the income of the entire Huizhou government, in order to prevent the loss of the secret technology in the jurisdiction, the local nature of protectionism can not be ignored.

At noon, there was no accident, and he was forcibly dragged to the most upscale local restaurant for dinner, and there were many people in the royal family surnamed Li among the magistrates, who knew that Li Zhi would have influence in Chang'an City in the future, and would not let go of this opportunity to climb.

Among them, there is a person around Fu Yin, who has opened several Hui ink and Sheyan related industries in Huizhou, and Li Zhi seems to be casually handing over the monopoly of rice paper to that person, which has attracted Lord Fu Yin to be very affectionate.

In the Tang Dynasty system, those who were promoted to the government of Fanzhou were also known as the Fu Yin, and the Huizhou Mansion was such a setting.

The monopoly of rice paper in Wuyuan County was naturally given to Wang Chengye, which also indirectly gave him an opportunity to get close to Fu Yin, which had a huge impact on the future business of Carrier Zhai.

With the monopoly right, it means that you have the right to sell rice paper in bulk, and the local scattered merchants only need to get the goods from the monopoly merchants at all levels, which not only saves the round-trip cost, but also has a stable supply in the source of goods.

Therefore, the monopoly dealer also has the right to stabilize and unify the price problem in the jurisdiction, and then go to Chang'an City to place an order, it will not be affected by the lack of supply of Zhengqing Wenqitang.

The first place of the trip was a smooth harvest, Li Zhi and Sun Simiao were not only happy, but also from the idea of leaving.

There are so many areas to visit that you shouldn't spend too much time in one location.

On the third day, with the help of Wang Chengye and the Huizhou government, the two also had direct exchanges with the main tea-producing areas in Huizhou.

Anhui has been famous tea since ancient times, and among the top ten famous teas in the Tang Dynasty, tea from Anhui accounted for three percent.

In particular, the high-quality cloud tea that grows in the Dabie Mountains is also one of the tribute teas at that time, called Yuexi Cuilan, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite, the aroma is clear and long-lasting, the soup color is light green and bright, and the taste is mellow and fresh.

With the Huizhou Mansion coming forward, Li Zhi's contact with the natural tribute tea plantation was Gongcha Tea Garden, and after paying the deposit, it was true that all the purposes of coming here were truly realized.

On the fourth day, the two insisted on leaving, as for the relationship between Sun Simiao and Wang Chengye, they have re-established contact, and there are convenient conditions for their frequent visits to Chang'an City in the future.

The next stop is to cross the Yangtze River to Ezhou, which is later Wuchang, the main reason for choosing to go there is because it is a large port on the main stream of the Yangtze River, and the port affairs are prosperous, in the Tang Dynasty among the thirteen large and medium-sized ports on the main stream of the Yangtze River, second only to Yangzhou which flourished because of the opening of the Grand Canal.

Next, he will serve as the envoy of the city, and it is quite important to unblock the freight passage between Ezhou and Chang'an City.

Moreover, there is also a government-run shipyard that can build warships, and the scale is huge, and Zhengqing Wenqitang needs to customize several cargo ships from the shipyard.