After talking about the issue of rights and responsibilities, the two sides began to discuss the details again, Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "Lord County Order, there are good and bad tea, expensive and cheap, I don't know what kind of tea we accept for trading?" ”

Now that the two sides have reached an alliance, 6 Haoshan is hidden and dominant, Zhao Yuqing feels the need to communicate with him.

6 Haoshan said without hesitation: "I want to change the best horse, naturally to use good tea, Zhao Lao Patriarch, pay attention to a little when collecting tea, I would rather have a little more silver, but also to ensure the quality, first put our name first, just now you said that Hanchuan tea is good, we will give priority to Hanchuan tea, since Hu tea is not popular, then do not consider." ”

"That's what Zhao meant." Zhao Yuqing nodded and said: "If you do business, leave a good reputation, such a business will last for a long time, but in addition to Hanchuan tea, we also need to buy some Fujian tea." ”

"Oh, this one is also loved by Xifan?"

Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "Not only Xifan likes, it is the aristocratic upper class of the Ming Dynasty, and Fujian tea is also very sought after, most of the tribute tea is from Fujian, we do business with Xifan, give them a little high-grade tea as a gift, and the negotiation will be smooth a lot, which is not strange to call many people." ”

It turned out to be the case, 6 Haoshan nodded: "Old Patriarch Zhao Ma Zhitu, you are here, 6 is very relieved, but 6 has a small question, and I ask Patriarch Zhao to solve his doubts." ”

"Your Excellency may as well speak up."

"When is the right time to harvest tea? The imperial court has set up so many tea and horse divisions, as well as tea inspection offices, and the control of tea is relatively strict, and now 6 can the old patriarch of Zhao buy enough tea for trading. 6 Haoshan said a little strangely.

"Oh, how much tea do you want?"

"60,000 catties"

6 Haoshan calculated, if you change into a good horse, about 200 catties of tea for a horse, and prepare to form a cavalry of 3oo people, then at least 60,000 catties of tea, this is not a small amount, the average horse can carry 300 catties, but from here to Xifan, the road is far away and difficult to walk, sometimes to avoid the officers and soldiers to march in a hurry, carrying 200 catties is also the limit, so that just the horses to carry goods are 300 horses, plus personnel, supplies, etc., this is already a very large caravan.

Of course, Zhao Yuqing will also calculate, and he is happy when he hears this: this 6 county order, the ambition is really not small, others are already very difficult to sell dozens of horses, he is good, the first time he tried the water, he wanted to get hundreds of horses, the scale is larger than the ordinary tea and horse division, like the Yongle period, the Diaomen tea and horse division used more than 80,000 catties of tea, only changed more than 70 unimportant horses, the ambition is not small, indicating that the backer is also big, the backer is big, and the safety factor is also high.

Of course, that was related to the policy of the Yongle Emperor Huairou Yuanren, and those officials in charge of trading must have also received a lot of benefits.

"My lord, don't say 60,000 catties, even 100,000 catties is not a problem, the question is whether it can be transported out of Daming along the way." Zhao Yuqing said confidently.

"It's that simple?"

"My lord, these teas are in Daming, that is, the people like to drink, the alleys and streets, roadside stations, etc., there are places to sell tea, and firewood, rice, oil and salt are no different, only to the border, this becomes contraband, tea and horses, tea inspection checks, but also only the operation of the border of tea, in fact, it is not difficult to collect."

6 Haoshan said in surprise: "Buying tens of thousands of catties at once, will it alarm those tea and horse divisions?" ”

Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "The adults are not from Shaanxi, and it is reasonable not to understand these, in fact, the output of Daming tea is still very high, because the market of Xifan, since the Tang Dynasty, the people began to plant a large number of tea trees, according to official records, to the Wanli period, there are 330 large tea farms in Shaanxi alone, with an annual output of more than 10 million catties, that is, Ziyang is the column, which can produce 50,000 catties of official tea and 80,000 catties of commercial tea a year. The imperial court deliberately reduced the amount of output and unilaterally increased the price of tea. ”

"Tea is divided into spring tea and autumn tea, take spring tea as an example, the best quality of tea before the Ming Dynasty and tea before the rain, to harvest the tea leaves, pick a few more buds, pick more and pick less, all by heart, that is, the tea sold to the official family is less, and the production can also be reduced on the grounds of production, or it is said that it is damp and rotten, and the price of selling it to the government is very low, and it is much higher to sell it to us.

After speaking, Zhao Yuqing seemed to think of something, and couldn't help adding: "Although we Jiangyou say that few people grow tea, but Shiquan County next to us is a big tea county, well, by the way, there is a big tea farm in Hutou Village of the Qiang people, the output and quality are not bad, isn't the adult and the Qiang woman named Rida Muzi have a close relationship, maybe you can get a large number of high-grade tea from here." ”

When it comes to the Qiang woman and 6 Haoshan have a close relationship, I don't know why, Zhao Min, who was standing on the side, felt a little depressed, and his thoughts were a little uncomfortable, although he had not seen the Qiang woman named Rida Muzi, but just hearing this name, he hated that person, and looked at the eyes of 6 Haoshan, and there was also a little resentment.

Fortunately, this trace of resentment 6 Haoshan did not catch, and the answer also made Zhao Min feel a lot better, in the face of Zhao Yuqing's ridicule, 6 Haoshan smiled indifferently and said: "Old Patriarch Zhao's words are a little too much, I have only met with Miss Rida Muzi twice, and there are some intersections, at most they are acquaintances and have a little friendship. ”

"Hehe, now Jiangyou County who doesn't know that our county commander is a talented person, and the future is bright" Zhao Yuqing looked at 6 Haoshan, and glanced at his daughter with the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "However, the women of the Qiang nationality do not have the teaching of three from the four virtues, their temperament is a little wilder, and their personalities are also publicized, unlike our Han women, who know books and etiquette, are gentle and virtuous, and the future of adults is unlimited, but they can't be sloppy." ”

6 Haoshan and Zhao Min have a gambling contract, saying that it is to let Zhao Min introduce women to him, and the request is precisely based on Zhao Min as a template, which has to make people think about the joint article, the arrogant Zhao Min wants to take down 6 Haoshan, but he didn't expect to be impressed by 6 Haoshan's talent, and his heart is a little loose, and in Zhao Yuqing's eyes, 6 Haoshan's table is also getting better and better, 6 Haoshan is a Jinshi background, and he is a Qipin county order at a young age, and there are people above, the future is unlimited, talent, appearance, and character are all good, if you don't have any ideas in your heart, That's impossible, just a little temptation.

"Old Patriarch Xie Zhao cares, and 6 has been taught." 6 Haoshan smiled slightly and answered without leaking.

Zhao Yuqing raised the teacup in his hand and said, "Okay, let's replace wine with tea, and wish this cooperation a happy one." ”

Everyone raised their teacups, touched them lightly, and drank them dry in one gulp to show that they were happy to cooperate.

After drinking the tea, 6 Haoshan immediately asked: "Old Patriarch Zhao, now that the Qingming Festival has passed, I don't know when to start buying tea?" ”

"Adults don't have to worry, long before the adults came, Zhao had sent someone to the tea-producing area to understand, to find back the former supply channels, as long as an order, soon to receive a large amount of tea, now green and yellow, many people are looking forward to exchanging tea for food."

6 Haoshan nodded and said: "The silver taels required, the old patriarch Zhao sent someone to inform 6 of a certain sound, and naturally sent someone to the house, I don't know how long it will take to collect 60,000 catties of tea?" ”

"It's a little late now, it's just started, it's not appropriate to make a big move, the tea before the rain has been consumed, only the tea before the Ming Dynasty, from the acquisition, sorting, shipping, etc., Zhao estimates that two months is enough" Zhao Yuqing paused, and said with some worry: "My lord, don't worry about the silver, the tea is not a problem, the problem now is the guard, Zhao knows that the new army wants to form a new army to guard, but now the new army has not yet been completed, only a short two months, where is there no problem." ”

"No problem" 6 Haoshan said confidently: "Two months is less, but it is enough to turn a group of peasants into obedient soldiers, you can rest assured, you can't make a mistake." ”

"That's good."

The two discussed some small details, and after half an hour, 6 Haoshan politely refused Zhao Yuqing's kindness to set up a banquet, took Liu Jinzhu, and then brought the two officials who were full of wine and food and rushed straight to the county office, there were too many things to do, Zhao Yuqing was already in full swing, and he couldn't wait, it was time to do things seriously.

On the way back, Liu Jinzhu asked in a low voice, "Brother Shan, what should you do with that tea lead?" Do you want me to go to Yingtian and spend a lot of money to buy one back? ”

"No need" 6 Haoshan waved his hand and said: "We are in the Ancient Tea Horse Road, there are many tea introductions, why spend money, just get one yourself, hehe, if I make a move, it is estimated that the officials who approve the tea are coming, and it is difficult to distinguish between the true and the fake, but"

"Brother Shan, but what?"

6 Haoshan frowned and said: "In these years, riots have broken out, Liaodong has not stopped, and the decrees of the imperial court are often changed from day to night. ”

Liu Jinzhu subconsciously asked, "Brother Shan, what insurance?" ”

"You'll know then," 6 Haoshan suddenly asked, "By the way, has the silver been disposed of?" Soon a lot of silver will be used. ”

The last time I robbed that batch of official silver, all of them were marked, and they needed to be melted and recast, 6 Haoshan tried every means to find two silversmiths who escaped from the famine, collected them as used, and secretly handled the batch of silver for himself in Niutou Mountain, and soon had to recruit troops and buy horses and purchase weapons and equipment, and needed a lot of silver, 6 Haoshan naturally remembered this huge amount, although there were tens of thousands of taels of Chen Gui's family wealth, but there was not much silver, and many things needed to be sold and discounted slowly.

"It's been processed, ready to call"

6 Haoshan nodded and said: "Jin Zhu, you go to Niutou Mountain, let the third brother take advantage of the evening when there is no one to transport the silver to the house on the outskirts of the city, I will meet later, have a meeting to discuss the situation of building a new army, now I will go back to the county government to deal with official business first, and by the way make a charter." ”

"Okay, Brother Shan, I'll do it right away." Liu Jinzhu said without hesitation.

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