Li Shan naturally didn't know that in just a few days, he had undergone earth-shaking changes in the minds of the Bai Miao people, and he was now busy dealing with the tea merchants in Luzhou.

"Yun Shu, do you like this dress?" Li Shan took Li Yunshu to play around Luzhou City, and bought some things by the way. Li Yunshu shook his head and said, "Yun Shu's clothes are enough to wear, but brother, you don't have a few pieces of your own clothes." Li Yunshu, who said this, was like a little adult, pulled Li Shan to try on a few clothes, and bought them for Li Shan with his own money.

Li Yunshu must have no money herself, but how could Li Shan treat her badly. The pocket money of two taels of silver every month is naturally no longer a problem, and Li Yunshu was a little unbelieving his eyes when he got the pocket money for the first time. She has never taken a few copper plates since she was a child, let alone silver, or two taels of silver, which is almost comparable to her family's annual expenses before, but now it is only her pocket money for a month.

Changing into new clothes, Li Shan took Li Yunshu, Zhuo Cheng, and Dongyang Daochang to follow and went to Luzhou Tea Shop.

The last time I came here with Dangan, I just glanced outside the door, and this time I'm going to go in and see it.

Li Shan folded his fan and swaggered into the tea shop. A person next to him was also about to enter the tea shop, and he bumped into Li Shan and collided directly. The man hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't see the road clearly, are you okay?" Li Shan waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, you please." ”

The man looked at Li Shandao and said, "This son is here to sell tea, right?" I don't like a local with an accent, so let's do it, I'm familiar with this tea shop, many tea merchants are my friends, what tea do you want, just speak, I promise to find you a satisfactory one. ”

Li Shan glanced at the well-dressed young man and asked, "Dare to ask what this brother is called?" ”

"Your surname is Zhang, and your single name is a Liang character. Friends in the tea shop call me Tea Baitong, because I know the tea market of this generation in Luzhou best. Zhang Liang patted his chest and said with some pride.

Zhang Liang? Li Shan almost asked: Where is Han Xin.

"Under Li Shan, a person from Jingzhou. Since Brother Zhang is so gracious, the younger brother is disrespectful. Brother Zhang is tired to introduce us to it! I heard that the famous tea in Luzhou is Xiangyu tea, I don't know how the market is? Li Shan said with a smile.

Zhang Liang's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he pointed at Li Shandao: "It seems that Brother Li is also prepared, Xiangyu tea is a specialty of our Luzhou, and it can't be bought anywhere else." Ninety percent of the tea merchants who came to Luzhou came for Xiangyu tea. But the knowledge of this fragrant rain tea is big, fortunately you met my brother and me, if there is no one who knows how to do it, you are afraid that you will suffer. ”

Zhang Liang was familiar with himself, and after saying two words, he already called him a brother, and put his arm around Li Shan's shoulders and took Li Shan in. "I have a few good friends, their fragrant rain tea is planted and processed in their own tea estate, not only high quality, but also the price is fair, I will take you to see." The two of them walked into the tea shop.

"Haha, Brother Kong, my little brother has come to you to drink tea again." After entering a tea shop, Zhang Liang greeted the boss inside.

"Hey, Brother Zhang is here, please take a seat. Who is this? Boss Kong greeted him.

"This is my new friend, Li Gongzi, from Jingzhou. If you want to see our tea here, Brother Kong, I thought of you alone, it's interesting enough! Zhang Liang introduced.

Li Shan stepped forward and said hello: "Li Shan, a businessman in Xiajingzhou, has just arrived in your place and has come to see and understand. ”

Boss Kong welcomed Li Shan in very politely and said: "It's easy to say, I don't know how much tea Brother Li wants to buy, brother, the quality of the tea here is the best in Luzhou City." Although the price is a little more expensive, it is absolutely authentic. ”

"Brother Kong, you said that I just patted my chest and promised to give someone Li Gongzi a cheap price, didn't you slap me in the face? The price should be discounted. Zhang Liang hurriedly said.

Boss Kong glanced at Zhang Liang, and his expression was embarrassed: "Oh, brother, you are also clear about the quality of this tea, hey, okay, since Brother Zhang's friend is my friend, brother, I have to give you a preferential price." ”

Li Shan watched these two people sing and harmonize, and sneered in his heart, no wonder he felt that this Liang was weird at first glance, his feelings were a nursery, and he did not show his face on the surface: "Boss Kong is really a happy person, thanks to your care, I want to buy more." ”

Li Shan was naturally just polite, and when he asked the price of the tea one by one, he pretended to cut the price for a long time. I felt that I had an understanding of the price of the tea shop, so I ignored the dissuasion of Boss Kong and Zhang Liang and raised my legs and left. After leaving the trading house, Li Shan went to the inn where Zhang Yanzhao lived.

"Yan Zhao, you make a systematic table of the tea prices of the trading house and organize them for me. Also, have you clarified the matter at the docks? ”。 Zhang Yanzhao knew that Li Shan was coming, and he had already prepared.

"The one on the dock has been clarified, and the person in charge of shipping in Luzhou City is Zhou Xing, the engineer. All the ships in Luzhou had to go through his hands, and he seemed to have a close relationship with the Luzhou Tea Shop, and the specific situation had to be further verified. I'm sure we'll find out soon. Zhang Yanzhao reported on their situation in the past few days, and took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Li Shan, "This is a summary of the prices of tea in and out of the tea shops I investigated and all the tea merchants in and out of the surrounding area, Brother Shan, take a look." ”

Li Shan took it over and looked at it, and sure enough, it was not much different from what he expected. The Luzhou tea merchants seem to have been unified by the tea shops, and ninety percent of the tea merchants trade in the Luzhou tea shops, while the rest of the tea merchants are doing local business. That is to say, as long as you want to transport tea from Luzhou, you have to pass the Luzhou tea shop. It seems that the owner of this tea shop does have some skills, what is the most profitable thing in the world? That's a monopoly, as long as you form a monopoly, then the price is up to you.

suppressed tea farmers in Luzhou Tea Company, blocked their way out, and forcibly purchased high-quality tea at low prices; Externally, they raise the price and buy a good price with the excellent quality of Xiangyu tea. Because there is no competition, they don't need to fight a price war, and this Luzhou tea shop is really a huge moth.

However, Li Shan saw his death hole at a glance, that is, Caoyun, Luzhou Tea Store must have controlled the local ships through the Luzhou engineer, no one dared to transport other people's goods, and if the freight could not be carried out, it would be worthless. It seems that the boss of this Luzhou tea shop has a good relationship with Luzhou officialdom.

"Yan Zhao, you give me a good and vicious investigation of the relationship between the boss of this Luzhou tea shop and the Luzhou priest, in addition to the priest, other officials who are connected with the priest must also be investigated, and it is necessary to fight seven inches to fight snakes, and you must find their vital points in order to defeat the enemy with one move." Li Shan thought clearly about the key to the problem and instructed Yan Zhao to do it.

"By the way, how is the master of tea making?" Li Shan asked.

Zhang Yanzhao took out a roster and handed it to Li Shandao: "At present, there are a total of thirty-nine top tea masters in Luzhou City, of which twenty are in the Luzhou tea shop, and thirteen are working in a local tea merchant. Six others also worked in Luzhou Tea Shop before, but they were fired because of too many people. ”

Li Shan smiled and said, "You go and contact the tea master of Luzhou Tea Shop, as well as the ones who were dismissed." Look at what kind of treatment Luzhou Tea House gives them. If you have a good relationship with them, it will be of great use when the time comes. ”

Zhang Yanzhao wrote them down one by one and said, "Okay, brother Shan, I'll do it." ”