In the secret room, a clay pot is snorting hot air on the charcoal stove, Zhao Min wraps the handle of the pot with a wet towel, and uses the heat to first clean the tea set, and then the familiar tea washing and brewing tea, like the commonly used "Guanguan Patrol City" and "Han Xin Point Soldiers" and other tea-making skills commonly used in later generations, 6 Haoshan can still be seen, and the freshly boiled water, Zhao Min poured it in several containers to change, estimated to be in the heat dissipation, looking for the most suitable temperature, in order to maximize the release of the mellow aroma of the tea.

The tea used is of course the best tea, the charcoal used in the charcoal stove, the water used to make tea, the temperature of the tea, the technique, the tea utensils used to drink the tea, etc., are very particular, so that the tea leaves will produce a unique chemical reaction as soon as they touch the boiling water, and the room is full of the faint and pleasant tea aroma.

"My lord, please use tea." As a VIP, Zhao Min handed the first cup of tea to 6 Haoshan to show respect for him.

"There's Miss Lao Zhao." 6 Haoshan is not polite, after thanks, pick up a cup of tea, take a sip, let the clear tea flow between the teeth, so that the aroma of the tea in the mouth is more delicate, long, good women to appreciate, good tea to taste, need to swallow slowly to know its three flavors, if it is like the roadside dealer pawn to drink a big bowl of tea, it is really a tyrannical thing.

Zhao Min smiled, and after offering a cup of tea to everyone present, she stepped aside and listened carefully.

6 Haoshan understands that Zhao Min is not qualified to attend such a meeting related to the rise and fall of the family, because she is a woman, if it is a man, she can naturally think that Zhao Yuqing's successor will observe, and others are understandable, the biggest possibility for Zhao Min to appear here is not because she can make tea or she is the daughter of the patriarch, but because she is proficient in nine chapters of arithmetic, and she can remind her if necessary to avoid her family from suffering.

Everyone first tasted tea, introduced each other politely, and after a cup of tea, 6 Haoshan put the teacup down and said lightly: "Okay, Patriarch Zhao, we can talk about cooperation now." ”

I really have no interest in playing scheming with these old guys, maybe in their eyes, which one opens first will lose the opportunity, but for 6 Haoshan, these do not exist, because they have enough chips in their hands, negotiation needs skills, and there are enough negotiation skills, so they can take more initiative and cheapness in negotiations, but it is still strength that negotiates left and right.

"Refreshing" Zhao Yuqing put down the teacup and said calmly: "The county magistrate is quick to talk, and he is really a person who does great things, but before the negotiation, I don't know how much the county magistrate knows about the tea and horse trade?" ”

6 Haoshan spread his hands and said frankly: "It's not a secret, 6 only knows that tea and horse trading is a lucrative industry, but it can be said that he doesn't know anything about its operation, otherwise he will eat alone, and he will not cooperate with Patriarch Zhao, and please ask Patriarch Zhao to give advice." ”

Zhao Yuqing was not surprised by 6 Haoshan's words, like the business of tea and salt, it is an industry that fools know to be profitable, especially now that the political situation is turbulent, the peak smoke is everywhere, the demand for horses is greater, the greater the demand, the higher the profit, this is one of the reasons why Zhao Yuqing can't sit still, he smiled when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Lord Sheng Meng can afford it, then Zhao will briefly introduce the tea and horse trade." ”

"There is Patriarch Lao Zhao."

Zhao Yuqing took a sip of tea, groaned, and then began to speak: "The wind of drinking tea began in the Tang Dynasty, after the Song and Yuan Dynasty, to the Ming Dynasty has been very prosperous, we are used to calling the Tibetan and Mongolian ethnic minorities living outside Shaanxi as the West, they live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by water, nomadic herding, eat beef and mutton and drink cheese, need to use tea to relieve greasy, help digestion, there is an unstoppable demand for tea, some people describe it as [not tea, then because of illness] Cheng dù, secondly, tea and the religion and customs of the West also have a deep connection, Tibetan cloud strip is blood, wu is water, tea is life, men and women are used to tea as a dowry, the atmosphere is very strong, but Xifan likes tea but can not grow tea, which provides a specific prerequisite for tea and horse trading. ”

"Starting from Hongwu, the imperial court inherited the habits of the previous dynasty, began to control tea, opened tea and horse divisions, tea bureaus, etc., successively set up restrictions such as tea quotations and gold medal letters, and also limited quantities, stopped ordering grates and horses, etc., and did everything possible to use tea to control the Tibetan tribes in the west, in the final analysis, the tea and horse trade was a wrestling, and the Ming Dynasty was afraid that the west would not be disciplined, so they used tea to control them, and by the way, they exchanged for the war horses they needed, and they also benefited greatly."

These 6 Haoshan knew a little bit about it, and asked with interest: "I don't know how many catties of tea are a horse?" ”

"Hehehe" Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "To do business, each depends on means, how can there be one constant?" Usually the distance is far, the price is a little, but also look at the wrist, the beginning of the Ming Dynasty is 1,800 catties of tea for a horse, and later Hong Wuye ordered, set a horse, to tea 120 catties, a horse, to tea 70 catties, a horse, to tea 50 catties, this price out, the people of Fan are going to cry, to Yongle, Yongle Emperor Huairou Yuanren, increase the tea catty, Diaomen tea horse division has used more than 80,000 catties of tea, only 70 horses, and these horses are mostly thin horses, this time the ministers of the Ming Dynasty cried, anyway, this time, that time, can not be generalized. ”

"What about the price of horses now?" 6 Haoshan asked.

Zhao Yuqing took two sips of tea, moistened his throat and continued: "If Hanchuan tea is worth more, one hundred to two hundred catties can be exchanged for a horse, if it is Hunan tea, it is estimated that five hundred catties are not easy to change for a middle horse, of course, it depends on the transaction volume, whether there are competitors, etc., before the auction pricing, it is possible." ”

6 Haoshan asked in surprise: "Hanchuan tea?" Hunan tea? What's the difference? ”

"Hanchuan tea refers to the tea in Hanzhong and Sichuan, such as Ziyang, Anyuan, Langao, Shiquan in Sichuan, etc., the tea produced in these areas, the tea taste is sweet and thin, and the mouth is full of sweetness when drinking, which is deeply loved by the fans; The taste of lake tea is bitter, the thorn of the food breaks the stomach, and the people also suffer greatly, so that many people shake their heads when they hear the lake tea, so the value of Hanchuan tea is high and the value of lake tea is low, and one point is very important, Hunan has many fake teas, do you say the difference is big? Zhao Yuqing said with a smile.

Sure enough, he is an expert, and he talks about the tea and horse business, 6 Haoshan nodded secretly, he can be regarded as finding the right person, with Zhao Yuqing leading the way, there can be a lot of detours.

"Yes, Patriarch Zhao is really Lao Xingzun" 6 Haoshan praised with a smile, and then asked casually: "Now that you are translating tea to the west, is it still strict?" ”

"There are two things to say about whether this is strict or not, but Zhao hopes that the border inspection will be stricter."

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhao Yuqing said with a straight face: "From Hongwu to Wanli, the emperor attaches great importance to the tea and horse trade, which is not only related to the stability of the northwest, but also related to the financial revenue, in the late Wanli period, the mob is everywhere, and the Houjin is waiting for the opportunity to make trouble, for the imperial court, the nomads such as the West are no longer an important force that threatens the Ming Dynasty, the biggest threat comes from the Hou Jin, the lack of skills plus the lack of skills plus do not want to provoke the West too much, so as not to be attacked on both sides, so the tea and horse trade is relaxed a lot, not to mention the smuggling of Yan zhòng, the profits are not as good as before, If it weren't for this, Zhao would not have considered going out of the mountain. ”

"Patriarch Zhao, you said that there are two things about being strict and not being strict, and you also said that you want to be more strict, what do you mean?" 6. Haoshan broke the casserole and asked to the end.

"It's very simple" Zhao Yuqing said calmly: "There are two sides to strictness, one is strict system, the other is strict border defense, the imperial court is strict, and there is nothing for each person, each does his job, anyway, it is difficult to get any benefits, this is the first situation, the second situation is that the imperial court is laissez-faire, but the guards along the ancient tea horse road regard the tea and horse exchange as a cash cow and their own money bag, and they can't really get by without any connections or benefits, the people don't fight with the officials, as long as there are interests in the zài, there will be people staring at this piece of fat, how much can they eat, It's all up to personal ability, Zhao is still a bit of a friend, and I hope to check it strictly, so that the output of tea is small, the supply exceeds demand, and the profit is large. ”

So that's the case, 6 Haoshan nodded, and finally had some eyebrows about it.

Seeing 6 Haoshan's sudden realization, Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "Lord County Commander, I think, you also know about it, let's go straight to the topic." ”

I just introduced so much, from the side to explain my experience in this line, is an object that can be cooperated, Zhao Yuqing introduced very skillfully, only said the history of tea and horse exchange, as for the channels and contacts, as well as the small doorway, Zhao Yuqing did not spit out a word, before the two officially finalized the cooperation, they would not confide lightly, these are the most valuable hole cards of the Zhao family.

6 Haoshan nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, let's get straight to the point." ”

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