Zheng Xiong smiled awkwardly.

"Hey, forget about this stubble, be prepared, and prepare more money, it's not a bad thing."

"Your Highness doesn't have to have any scruples, you can't make money, the minister will resign immediately, what do you think!"

No, resignation is nothing new, there's nothing to say.

With the last trace of trust in Zheng Xiong, Zhu Biao still relented.

"That's it, it's 50,000 alone, just toss it!"

Old pick! It's too hard to get some money.

"The minister originally wanted to divide fifty-five with His Highness, but you are out of fifty thousand, but now you can only three-seven, seven, Your Highness is thirty-seven, what do you think!"

After thinking about it, Zhu Biao never understood where Zheng Xiong's determination came from, but he couldn't make much money anyway, so it didn't matter.

"Okay, if you are seven, you will be seven, if there is nothing else, you will not be left alone."

"Farewell minister, Your Highness Chitose, don't forget to send the money, the master of the roasted tea, as soon as possible!"

"Uh~uh."

When Zheng Xiong returned to the mansion, he basically didn't delay much, and Zhu Biao sent dozens of tea roasting masters, accompanied by 50,000 yuan of money.

Someone had money, and Zheng Xiong immediately organized everyone to start imitating teaching.

Basically, it's not that difficult.

Take the Song Dynasty as an example, in five steps.

Tea picking, to sunrise is good.

Pick tea and distinguish quality.

Steaming tea, distinguishing the heat.

Grinding tea is to process leafy tea leaves into powder or paste, and Song tea requires "grinding paste but heat".

Making tea is to make tea cakes into the mold, Lu Yu called it "shooting", and the Song people called it "making tea". The Tang people were all made of iron, while the Song people were made of copper, bamboo, and silver; The style of the model is rich and diverse, there are round, square, and flowers, but most of the molds used in the Song Dynasty tribute tea are engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns.

The three representative green teas that Zheng Xiong wants to make are much simpler.

Wilting, the fresh leaves are placed naturally to evaporate the water, but be careful with the burning of the leaves.

Finished, stir-fried at high temperature.

Dry, steaming most of the water over a charcoal fire.

The last is tempering, which is to dry the last moisture with a charcoal fire.

When the Taiping Monkey Kui and Lu'an Gua Slices are dry, they should be turned over at all times to shape them.

There is one more step, and green tea is basically withered, killed, dried and tempered.

The only difference is that Qimen black tea, after finishing, it is kneaded, then there is a fermentation process, and finally dried, and the black tea is obtained.

For other green teas, the kneading step is basically not required, and the ones that are needed are all large-leaf teas.

Compared with the tea cakes of the Song Dynasty, the production of green tea is very simple, and the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the heat problem.

Zheng Xiong explained a little, taught the matters that need to be paid attention to in the selection of tea, and then asked them to get some grass and practice.

After that, Zheng Xiong put up a notice and recruited hundreds of people, following the group of people who came first to familiarize themselves with the process.

After two days of emergency training, hundreds of people were led by Zheng Xiong from Zhu Biao and sent to Lu'an Prefecture and Huizhou.

At the same time, Zheng Xiong also sent the silver two to the two states.

It is almost a matter of time before and after, and at the same time as people and money arrive, it is also the season of picking tea.

"Your Highness, our tea is ready, the minister has brought some of it, you can taste it and see how it tastes."

In the Prince's Mansion, Zheng Xiong was in front, striding towards Zhu Biao's side, followed by a small servant, full of bottles and cans.

Putting down the books in his hand, Zhu Biao greeted Zheng Xiong and looked at these bottles and cans curiously.

"Is that all you mean about tea? Come and make water, make tea. ”

"Your Highness, you don't need to boil the tea leaves in the courtier's alley, just brew some water, soak them and drink them."

"Oh! Loose tea? ”

"Sort of! Your Highness will know it when you look at it. ”

From the little girl's body, he took out a small jar and pointed to the label, and Zheng Xiong brewed it on the spot to introduce it to Zhu Biao.

"This is called Huangshan Maofeng, brew the mist top with hot water in the cup, the soup color is clear and slightly yellow, the bottom of the leaves is yellow and green, the taste is mellow and sweet, the aroma is like an orchid, and the charm is profound."

After introducing one, Zheng Xiong then picked up another one to brew and introduced.

"This is called Lu'an melon slices, like a single piece in the shape of melon seeds, naturally flattened, the leaf edge is slightly warped, the color is green, the size is uniform, it does not contain bud tips and tea stems, the fragrance is high and refreshing, the taste is fresh and mellow, the soup color is clear and translucent, and the bottom of the leaves is green and bright."

This is called Taiping Monkey Kui, brewed in a cup, buds and leaves into flowers, or hanging or sinking. The taste is fragrant, mellow and refreshing, and the aftertaste is endless. ”

"This is called Qimen black tea, the shape is tight and thin like eyebrows, the seedlings are beautiful, and the color is black; The aroma of tea is fragrant and long-lasting, like fruity and orchid-like, the color of the tea soup is red and bright, and the taste is mellow. ”

"The rest are all green tea made from various places, but there is no hurry, Your Highness will take a look at these first."

Zhu Biao looked at the cup, but there was no glass, so he couldn't better observe the shape of it.

However, the aroma is tangy, smelled, and lingered for a long time.

Keemun black tea, after fermentation, the fragrance of the fragrance is overwhelming, and the fragrance overshadows several other teas.

The Qimen black tea, which bubbled up and showed a bright red soup color, also attracted Zhu Biao's great interest.

"It's so fragrant, how do you do this, why is it still red!"

"Compared with others, there is one more fermentation process, Your Highness, you will taste this Huangshan Maofeng first."

Sniff the unique aroma of tea, blow the floating tea leaves to both sides without a teacher, and gently suck the hot water.

The first brew is a little bitter, first bitter and then sweet, and then the mouth is full of relish, and the tea aroma and slightly sweet taste are endless.

Quietly feeling the changes, it didn't take long for a cup of brewed Huangshan Maofeng to get down to Zhu Biao's stomach.

slurping his lips, Zhu Biao was still unfinished, and the sweetness that fell back could not disappear in his mouth for a long time.

"Good tea, unique, loose tea lonely has also drunk, compared with this, the bitter taste is heavier, although this tea is bitter, but not strong, the fragrance is sweet and fragrant, good."

Zheng Xiong was also very happy to get such a high evaluation from Zhu Biao.

After all, it is the first time in this world that it is made of famous tea made from hearsay of later generations, and it is still a little unconfident after all.

With Zhu Biao's recognition, then there must be a certain market, not in vain.

"Your Highness, try this Qimen black tea again."

"Okay."

"The fragrance is mellow, the taste is quite mellow, good tea, good tea."

A cup of Mao Feng, a cup of black tea, Zhu Biao's lips and teeth are fragrant.

The hot tea was even hotter, and a fine bead of sweat appeared on the head.

Next, Taiping Monkey Kui and Lu'an Gua Pian took turns to play.

After drinking four large cups of tea, Zhu Biao couldn't stand it, and hurriedly ran to the toilet before coming back.

"They are all good teas, with different tastes, and each one is endlessly memorable!"

"Do you want to taste all the rest?"

"No, that's all for today, I'll try it again when I have time."

(End of chapter)