Chapter 131: The Storm Brought by Roasted Tea
With Zhao Yuanlang's activities in Jiangdong, the novelty of roasted tea was gradually understood by the famous people, so that he gradually liked the fresh and natural taste of roasted tea.
In order to satisfy the appetite, many celebrities and celebrities are chasing the Laoshan roasted tea that is not much on the market, resulting in the price of roasted tea skyrocketing.
Originally, the price of high-grade roasted tea was only 800 yuan per catty, but it didn't take long for its price per catty to exceed 1,000 yuan, a full increase of 200 yuan, far higher than the price of other teas in the market.
In view of the fact that tea was still a high-end consumer product during the two Jin Dynasty periods, and ordinary people could not afford to consume it, most of the tea grades that Zhao Yuanlang brought to Jiangdong this time belonged to the middle and upper grades, except for some of them used to give people to open up relationships, and the rest were gradually put on the market.
At first, Zhao Yuanlang was worried that the family would reject fried tea, but he didn't expect that just a few days later, fried tea set off a new trend in Jiangdong. Countless celebrities and celebrities did not hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to get Laoshan roasted tea.
In Pengcheng Palace, Sima Yi was also loudly reprimanding the people in the palace because of the tea matter.
"It's really useless, I can't even do this little thing! What use does the widow want from you? Sima Yi's face was flushed, and the stars were flying wildly, and the people who knelt on the ground looked trembling in the face of the angry king, fearing that they would be punished.
"Third brother, why are you so angry? It's not worth it to be angry! At this moment, a crisp voice came, which immediately made the people present breathe a sigh of relief. The people in the palace all know that the king loves his only sister Sima Li'er, and sometimes the king who can't even persuade the princess only listens to his sister Sima Li'er.
Sure enough, when Sima Yi heard his sister's voice, he was still gloomy just now, but now he was smiling, he turned around and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, the subordinates are not reliable, and they didn't do it well!" Hey? Didn't my sister go to Pei's house? Why did you come back so early? ”
Sima Lier stepped forward to hold her brother's arm and replied: "I did go to Pei's Mansion just now, but now Pei's Mansion is in an eventful time, and my little sister can't stay long, so I have to come back temporarily." By the way, why did the subordinates provoke the third brother? ”
"Oh? The Pei family is a top wealthy family in the north, who dares to go to Pei's mansion to make trouble? It's not a big deal, it's just that the tea that the third brother ordered someone to buy was not bought, so I said a few words to the following people in a hurry. ”
Unexpectedly, after listening to her brother's complaints, Sima Lier couldn't help but show a strange look on her face, thinking: Won't my family also make some trouble because of fried tea?
It turned out that Sima Lier went to Pei's Mansion to play today, but unexpectedly encountered the Pei family of three who were making a fuss because of the tea incident. In fact, at the beginning, the Pei family didn't pay attention to the tea sent by Zhao Yuanlang at all.
But recently, as roasted tea has become more and more popular in Jiangdong, its price has become higher and higher, which has gradually attracted the attention of Pei Yinger and Mrs. Pei's mother and daughter. So much so that for several days, Pei's Mansion used fried tea to entertain guests, which completely knocked out the reputation of Pei's Mansion.
It's just that what Mrs. Pei's mother and daughter didn't expect was that Pei Dun hated the house and Wuxia because of his prejudice against Wei Shuo, and he didn't treat fried tea very well. Now seeing that all the tea leaves in the house have been replaced with fried tea, Pei Dun, who has never cared about the affairs of the house, is angry and has an unprecedented quarrel with Mrs. Pei about the tea leaves.
It's a pity that Mrs. Pei has a lot of power in the house, and she is not a fuel-efficient lamp, which makes the Pei family make trouble because of the small tea. In desperation, Pei Yinger had no choice but to let go of her friends and go to persuade her parents. It's just that what Sima Lier didn't expect was that as soon as she went home, she saw that her third brother was also angry with his subordinates because of the tea matter.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be for the tea! The third brother didn't say it early, the little sister still has the tea sent by Ying'er last time, and the third brother took it to use it, why should he be angry about this little thing? ”
Sima Yi was stunned when he heard this: "How can the Pei family have tea?" Now the tea in Jianye City has long been bought up by major families! ”
I saw Sima Lier covering her mouth and laughing: "The third brother doesn't know, this tea is the industry of the Laoshan people, and the Wei people of Laoshan are old acquaintances of the Pei family, as early as a few days ago, the Laoshan people sent a large amount of tea to the Pei Mansion. ”
"I see!" Sima Yi muttered to himself with a hint of understanding on his face, this was the second time he had heard Wei Shuo's name, and the previous time was because of the green salt of Laoshan Mountain, he learned that there was a strange person in Qingzhou who was good at the strange skills of the Mo family.
The storm of Laoshan roasted tea in Jiangdong is intensifying, and more and more people are paying attention to the roasted tea that is being sought after by the world. In the palace, Wang Dunzheng, who had just been promoted to the assassin of Yangzhou, stared at the tea leaves in front of him with a gloomy face, and his eyes flashed with greed and resentment from time to time.
In Wang Dun's opinion, if it weren't for Wei Shuo's ignorance of current affairs, whether it was green salt or roasted tea, I am afraid that it would have become the Wang family's bag, but now he can only watch the Laoshan people rely on this thing to make a lot of money.
It's not that Wang Dun didn't think of using other means to force Laoshan merchants to submit, but today's Laoshan is no longer what it used to be. Outside Jiangdong, there are Zu Ti and Su Jun, two foreign generals with heavy troops, for their foreign aid, and there are also Liu Kui, the confidants and important ministers of the Langya King, who are waving their flags and shouting for them. The Wang family didn't dare to attack it easily, otherwise it was very likely to set themselves on fire.
"Wei Shuo, Wei Shuo, Wei Shuo again! If you don't break your body into thousands of pieces, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the old man's heart! Wang Dun gritted his teeth and swore secretly.
In fact, not only Wang Dun was obsessed with Wei Shuo, but in the Langya Palace, Sima Rui was also discussing him with Liu Kui. I saw Sima Rui with a regretful face: "Alas, I regret not listening to Qing's words at the beginning, otherwise it would not have made talents like Wei Qing's family unable to be used by widows!" ”
"The king doesn't have to blame himself, it's no wonder that the king is doing this! At the beginning, it was Wang Tingshi's strong opposition that forced the king to change his mind. Although Liu Kui regretted that Wei Shuo could not be used by King Langya, he was most annoyed by the increasingly domineering Wang Dun.
Speaking of Wang Dun, Langya Wang Sima Rui's face darkened, originally he thought that with the control of the Jiangdong family, Wang Dun would somewhat rein in his behavior, but his behavior became more and more domineering.
Seeing that he had aroused the sadness of King Langya, Liu Kui hurriedly comforted: "The king doesn't have to be too sad, now the Jiangdong scholars have come out of the palace, with the support of the Jiangdong family, the king only needs to operate slowly, I believe that it won't be long before the king can solve the history of the king's assassination without blood." ”
"Well, Liu Qing is reasonable, but when he thinks of the guard Cao, the widow feels a pity! I knew that Master Wei was pregnant with the magic skills of the Mo family, and the widow had to bring him under his command even if he was desperate to tear his face with Wang Dun! ”
Sima Rui felt a pain when he thought of the green salt like white flowers, and King Langya was also short of money! Don't look at King Langya as the nominal lord of Jiangdong, in fact, there are some signs of instability in various parts of Jiangdong.
Some of the families whose interests have been damaged are about to plan a rebellion, once there is a war in Jiangdong, the king of Langya is bound to send troops to quell the rebellion, and the war is not to fight with money and food!
Just when the turmoil in various parts of Jiangdong was treacherous, a sea ship from Liaodong was sailing on the way to Jiangdong. On the ship, there were Pei Wei, the new mastermind of Wei Shuo, and Feng Xuan, the eldest son of Captain Dongyi, who was released, and I saw the two sitting in the cabin talking about something.
"Changshi, can you be sure of going to Jiangdong here?"
This time, Feng Draw and the two were entrusted by Wei Shuo to go to Jiangdong to seek the position of Dongyi Lieutenant, and Feng Draw himself was not very confident in this. On the contrary, Pei Wei behaved very relaxedly, and when he heard Feng Zhao's question, he smiled slightly: "Don't worry about joining the army, I have my own plan, and I will definitely let the lord get what he wants." ”
"Alas, Feng is still worried, I heard that Wang Dun and the lord are not on good terms, and now that we have come from afar, I am afraid that the other party will not let us succeed easily."
"Hehe, Feng joined the army too much, although Wang Dun's power leaned towards Jiangdong, it was impossible for him to cover the sky with one hand. As long as we have enough reasons, I believe that King Langya will not let us down. ”
After all, Pei Wei was born in a top family and had held important positions in the imperial court, so he was no stranger to high-level struggles. In his opinion, this time Wei Shuo sought the position of captain of Dongyi, although he did not dare to say that he was nine out of ten, but he was also seventy or eighty percent sure.