The two water conservancy projects in the north of the city were proposed by the county order more than ten years ago. However, whether it is raising funds or recruiting people, it is not easy to do one by one, coupled with all kinds of other constraints, so it has always been only rumors and no movement, and over time, the people in Chengdu have become accustomed to taking these words as a deaf ear. Therefore, Du Shiyi's proposal after his first arrival was initially only casually listened to as a declaration of the new official's appointment, but when the county party posted the list again and again, announcing the details of the money donated by the big households and the general account, the people in the city finally believed it.

Therefore, on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, some people saw it from the bulletin board. When the construction officially starts after the Lantern Festival next year, it will be spread to the hundreds, and the people who have land in the north of the city will be overjoyed, and those who do not have it will regret it. As for more things that don't concern themselves, they can't help but talk about this process and manpower. When someone asked why he couldn't wait for the winter to pass and start work, he was immediately ridiculed for not knowing the agricultural time.

"If it's the chūnrì sowing season, it's the time to use water, and if it doesn't snow this year, it's best to start work at the end of the year, so it's just in time."

And Li Tianyi, who has not been in charge of the Li family for a long time, has integrated all industries and manpower and material resources on the basis of a hundred wastes to be revived, but on the 29th of the lunar month, he visited the Yunshan Tea Shop of the white shopkeeper. The fifth uncle of the Li family finally pulled Li Tianluo off the horse before entering the ground, and was satisfied that he didn't care about anything, and directly handed over all the things that the white shopkeeper contacted and explained. And he was also trying his best to touch the details of the Yushan tea shop in advance, but in the end, he only knew that the other party was not a native of Shuzhong, and many wealthy businessmen in Luoyang, Chang'an, had dealings with him, and seemed to be a novice in the tea market, but the amount of tea was large and the price was high, and the local tea plantations liked to deal with it.

So, since he concluded that there was someone behind the other party, and it was very likely that he had an inextricable relationship with Du Shiyi, after taking a seat, he asked about the benefits of the tea garden mentioned when the white shopkeeper lobbied the fifth uncle before. To his surprise, the white shopkeeper nodded without hesitation.

"Gong Li is now in charge of the family, which is gratifying. You guessed right, I'm naturally just a small person. Since the Li family has changed hands, then the benefits of tea that I am talking about, I should tell the truth to Li Gong. To tell you the truth, although tea is produced in Shuzhong now, there are many people who drink tea, but after all, it is only a corner of the place, not as important as the two capitals gather the most important dignitaries in the world. For example, if when King Ning was feasting, tea from Shu appeared on the dining table, what do you say? Naturally, it spread in Chang'an City in an instant, and this kind of tea will naturally be extremely expensive, while other teas, even if they are excellent, they may not be able to catch up. ”

Speaking of this, the white shopkeeper said slowly: "Therefore, although Bashu is rich, it is not as expensive as the two capitals. And to open up the situation in the two capitals, then what is more than a thousand benefits? ”

"However, is it easy to concoct a good tea that can impress those kings and nobles, and a tea that can pay tribute to the saints? I'm afraid that the annual output is only a small amount. ”

"You're right, so you must have both good tea that can impress kings, nobles, and ministers, as well as tea that can be accepted by ordinary people. It's not that I'm boasting, although the Yunshan tea shop seems to be so small, but those in the tea market who have been operating in Bashu for more than ten years or even decades, the tea they handle every year is not as good as what I collect in the tea market, and every year the tea gardens in Bashu are produced, and two-thirds of them are covered by me."

Although Li Tianyi has been marginalized for many years, his knowledge is not short-sighted, but he has only found out that Yunshan Tea House spends a lot of money in the tea market every year, but he doesn't know that he is still collecting tea in various tea gardens in Shuzhong behind it. At this moment, he took a light breath and immediately realized one thing keenly: "So, there is a fixed market for Yunshan Tea Shop?" ”

"Exactly. Therefore, I heard that the new Ming Gong directly punished Peng Hai and other customers for not selling tea by themselves for five years, so I consulted the proprietor and decided to eat all the tea produced in the 800 acres of tea plantations in the past five years. In this way, if you have a good relationship with Du Mingfu, there will always be a reward after rì. ”

Seeing that Li Tianluo frowned slightly, and didn't know whether to believe it or not, the white shopkeeper said with a smile, "As for what I said before, the benefits of kapok, could it be that Li Gong is not interested at all?" Although the tea is good, it doesn't hurt if you don't eat it, but it is cold and difficult for ordinary people to wear a silk robe in winter. If there is a surprise that it is comparable to silk cotton, but cheaper, this is far more profitable than tea. ”

"You sound right, but how do you prove it?"

The white shopkeeper slapped his palm lightly, and a little boy came up with a box, handed it to Li Tianyi and tiptoed back, he raised his hand with a smile and signaled the other party to open the box. Seeing that he picked up the round crack and looked at the snow-white thing from it, he happily explained: "This is the cotton peach produced by kapok." Although the wool is not as good as silk cotton, it is much easier than planting mulberry and raising silkworms. ”

Although he had also heard that there was kapok in the Western Regions, it was the first time he had seen it in kind, and Li Tianyi was weighing things at the moment, but he knew in his heart that this did not mean that he could easily find out how to plant it. Think about Shuzhong is famous for silk weaving, in addition to farmland, mulberry fields are also very wide, in contrast, although the tea garden is one of the emerging industries, but compared to the benefits of mulberry silk weaving, it is insignificant. If this kapok really has a huge prospect as the white shopkeeper said, then the profits that the Li family can intervene in can be imagined. However, he is not as eager for quick success as his half-brother Li Tianluo, and he cares more about why he picks himself

"Although the Li family is also a big family in Chengdu, if you are really so powerful behind you, why did you choose the Li family?"

"It's very simple, just because the Li family is just a big family in Chengdu, it is not enough to look at it in the whole Shu, and it is even less remarkable in the world." The white shopkeeper was instructed to analyze the interests clearly, so he said with a smile, "Naturally, the matter of the tea garden, the Li family may be enough, but the benefits of kapok, the Li family is far from enough, and there will be a second, third, or even more in the future." The most important thing is that Shuzhong is not suitable for planting kapok, and you need to get out of Shuzhong. And those famous families in Guanzhong Heluo are certainly strong, but if they rely on them completely, they will inevitably seek skin with the tiger, and it may not be known if they will be swallowed by others when the time comes. Although Lee's strength is weak, if he can work together, he may not be able to make a difference. It is important to know that Shuzhong is a paradise

Li Tianyi immediately understood the meaning of the white shopkeeper, and this can be said to be on his heart. The meaning of Xanadu is that there is no hope in Shu, why does the Li family want to take the name of a Longxi Li family, and it is not because he wants to raise his own value, so he took a deep breath, and finally got up and said: "The stakes are very high, let me go back and think about it carefully."

"It's okay, Li Gong walks slowly"

The white shopkeeper didn't intend for Li Tianyi to agree immediately, and in the past few years in Chengdu, he still has more handles of the Li family in his hands, not to mention that the fifth uncle of the Li family overturned Li Tianluo in order to raise liliang and funds, and together with others, he directly mortgaged a large amount of family property in his hand to him. Now there are many people in Chengdu who are angry about the Li family's change of ownership and even eyeing it, if Li Tianyi is the master of the house but has to turn his face and deny it, he also has a means of checks and balances. So, when Li Tianyi was sent out of the door, he breathed a sigh of relief, and planned to go to Changhuafang Yuzhenguan to meet Wang Rong, so that he could know whether to be static or moving, advancing or retreating.

But just as he was ordering the young man to prepare his horse, he saw a tall young man go straight into the shop, and when he looked around, he asked in a deep voice, "Who is in charge?" ”

Although the white shopkeeper was surprised, he immediately stepped forward with a smile: "I am the shopkeeper of this Yunshan tea shop, I don't know if this Langjun is here to buy tea, or to sell tea?" ”

"I don't buy or sell, I just want to see who the person who made the Li family suddenly change hands, who is sacred"

Seeing that the white shopkeeper was surprised, there was no flaw at all, as if he really didn't understand what he meant, so the young man said with a smile: "You don't have to hide it, I'm not here to ask the master to find fault." I have nothing to do with the Li family, and I came here today just to pay a visit. Please also tell the master behind him who turned his hand over for the clouds and covered the rain, although the Li family is a hundred-legged insect that is dead but not stiff, but after all, it has been rì twilight West Mountain, and I have not been in Shu for a long time, but I have the heart to forge ahead. If you can get the chance, please take the time to see me in Zhongtong. ”

It turned out that this person was Xian Yu Zhongtong

The white shopkeeper couldn't help but be a little surprised, but his face didn't move, and before he could beat this person perfunctory, he saw that the other party had already arched his hand and turned away. And as soon as he left, he immediately turned his face, and when the young man came forward to say that the horse was ready, he shook his head and said, "I didn't expect to be found by someone." It's a year ago, so I'll go to the county party first, and set down the tea leaves of the 800 acres of tea plantation. You stay and guard the door, and let your third brother come with me."

Someone was staring at him, and he went to the Ming Road first

After Chengdu Lieutenant Wang Ming resigned and left office, he went back to Chang'an directly for a moment, and the new county lieutenant did not come to take office, and the chief secretary Gui Wujiao also shared some of the responsibilities of the county lieutenant. At the end of the year, now the capital of the public party has been stopped, and the household tax paid is used as money, Chengdu as a wealthy county of Gi, this household tax supply is naturally more than enough, not only that, Ming rì is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Du Shiyi, the county order, also specially paid out of his own pocket, set the famous Shuxianglou table in the city, as a reward for the upper and lower levels, which also made the subordinate officials and errands who were still busy in the county party before the New Year more energetic. So, when the white shopkeeper posted a visit, first Wu Zhiming met him, and then personally led him to Du Shiyi, it didn't take long for the county party to get a good news.

No matter how much the government will accept the tea from Peng Hai and others' tea gardens next year, no matter how much it produces, the Yunshan tea shop in the tea market is willing to eat it all at the income price plus 30%. And Du Shiyi immediately promised that he would distribute the reward of the county party clerk for this year's season tomorrow, depending on whether he is competent or not. Next year, the county party clerks will be assessed every three months, and the rewards will be distributed separately in the upper, middle and lower grades