Chapter 256 Selling Tea Grades with Packaging

There was no need for Pei Yaoqing to ask, Li Yi continued.

"Starting from the Qingming Festival, then Grain Rain, Lixia, Xiaoman, and all the tea gardens and wild teas around Jingzhao Prefecture, I want them, and I will harvest as much as I can.

Not only was there a shortage of work now, but the people who had finished making a large amount of clay also had work to do. Five thousand people, no problem. "

Li Yi thought about it. His tea was not good. It was picked late and he did not catch up with Mingqian and Yuqian last year.

The earlier the tea is made, the more tender it is and the stronger the flavor will naturally be, making it a better tasting green tea.

Nowadays, people can pick tea leaves for cooking and eating, but not many people eat them, and the tea leaves are not processed well, so the tea leaves are bitter.

Almost every household in Chang'an has tea, but it is not necessary to buy it.

There are wild teas out there, and they will ferment naturally if you pick them.

Gather them together and dry them in the sun. When you drink, break off some and cook them.

Rich people naturally eat tea with better fermentation technology.

The green tea process that Li Yi wants is equally complex, and farmers need more people to learn it.

Pei Yaoqing was stunned there, taking a sip of tea and clicking his lips twice: "Brother Yi, there are more than five thousand people, and there are many places where you can get tea. Please bring out the recipe, for brother..."

With that said, Pei Yaoqing stopped and gave Li Yi an awkward smile.

Li Yi wanted to serve tea to see off the guests, but unfortunately he knew that Pei Yaoqing didn't understand this rule.

"Brother Yi, the tea produced by this tea-making method cannot be sold at a high price. Brother Yi can't afford it." Pei Yaoqing quickly turned back.

"Brother Pei, why don't you buy tea? Come to my side... I will ask someone to deliver it to Brother Pei." Li Yi was generous.

"This year, the court will promote brother Wei. Brother Wei doesn't want to be promoted. He wants to work here for two years, at least one year. Brother Yi, you know Gao Lishi. Let's talk to him."

Pei Yaoqing talked about another thing, he wanted to stay in office and not go up.

"Don't you want to be a bigger official?" Li Yi asked.

"I can't let go of the people. I finally have a good hope. Once I leave, I won't be able to control what the new county magistrate does."

Pei Yaoqing nodded and expressed his concern.

Li Yi nodded. At this moment, Pei Yaoqing was pleasing to his eyes. Whether he could be promoted or not, few officials could do it.

"Okay, when General Gao comes to pick up things next time, I will tell him what I said." Li Yi agreed.

Then he added: "That being the case, if I think about it more, there will always be new types of work emerging. I can't control it if it's far away. It's okay to add more labor-intensive industries in Chang'an, which is nearby."

Pei Yaoqing stood up and bowed to the ground: "Pei thanked Mr. Li for the people of Chang'an."

"Brother Pei, there is no need to be like this." Li Yi quickly stood up and returned the greeting, this is such a troublesome thing.

Pei Yaoqing was so excited that she refilled the hot water and drank three brews in a row. The tea was no longer flavorful, so she went out to see Zhuangzi with a full belly of water.

"Look, the tea leaves are picked late and lose flavor after three brews. You can make a lot of money by selling tea leaves this year. It can be regarded as an easy way to make money."

Li Yi said a few words to himself happily.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, he was the only one who knew how to fry tea, and he was not prepared to spread the word immediately.

When he went out, he looked for Song De, and looked for him in person. Song De was busier than him, so he didn't necessarily stay somewhere.

I asked people along the way and saw Song De at the place where the large-scale Sky Monkey was made.

The Flying Monkey was repairing and testing fire again and again, without connecting the fuse to the explosive in front.

The charge is adjusted accordingly, and it is fired once to check the flight distance and stability, including the launch angle and landing point.

It is a very large amount of work, but the craftsmen are very willing to do it.

"It's not urgent." Li Yi stood next to Song De and said.

"Urgent!" Song De retorted: "Proprietor, there are too many good things in Zhuangzi, and there are also many things that need to be kept secret. If a strong man comes to rob them, there must be a way to deal with them."

The craftsman next to him nodded vigorously and agreed, yes, we are afraid.

"How can there be large-scale strongmen near Chang'an City? Unless the imperial court wants to rob something, how can a few or a dozen people defeat Zhuangzi's guards?"

Li Yicai didn't believe it. A team of several hundred horse thieves appeared around Chang'an City. Li Longji could go crazy.

"I'm just afraid of the court. If any king comes to rob me without Your Majesty knowing about it, I'll beat him first."

Song De's rebellious words were thrown out, which meant that as long as it was not ordered by His Majesty, anyone would beat him.

"Yeah! Okay, very good!" Li Yi patted his manager's shoulder in praise.

Then he got down to business: "Two days before the Qingming Festival, many people will pick tea leaves and bring them, asking farmers to learn how to fry tea.

In addition, the bamboo tubes to hold the tea leaves are prepared in advance. This year, Zhuangzi’s main product is tea.

It is divided into different grades and sold at different prices. The cheapest tea leaves cost three yuan for one tael. "

Li Yi told me about the arrangement. This is much better than buying soap and other things seriously.

As soon as he heard that there was something very profitable, Song De immediately smiled and said, "Proprietor, three yuan is too low."

"Wrap broken foam in paper. Tea leaves are divided into grades." Li Yi explained that broken foam wrapped in paper costs three yuan per tael and forty-eight yuan per catty.

When he thought of the high price of forty-eight yuan per catty, Li Yi hesitated: "One penny and one liang of mozi, sixteen yuan per catty."

His high broken tea leaves are not the best, but the foam left over from them is the worst.

So he changed his mind again: "There are different grades of broken foam. The fifth-grade foam is cheaper. A pack of half a catty costs five cents."

"Proprietor, only five items?" Song De thought it was too little.

"What rank is this proprietor? How far is it to reach the first rank?" Li Yi asked.

"Please ask the doctor to start from the fifth rank, from the fifth rank to the lower, from the fifth rank to the upper, from the fourth rank to the lower, from the fourth rank to the upper, and from the fourth rank..."

Song De counted.

Suddenly stopped: "How does the proprietor divide it?"

Song De understood that the first, second and third grades are divided into upright and subordinate, and the fourth grade and downward are divided into upright and subordinate.

The first, second, and third grades are six grades, and the fourth and fifth grades are eight grades, totaling fourteen grades.

"Why doesn't the proprietor add the sixth grade and the following?" Song De felt that he could divide more.

"Officials of the fifth grade can go to court, and the lowest grade tea leaves are of the fifth grade. When others think about it, they think it corresponds. If you drink this tea, you can enter the main hall at the worst grade."

Li Yi remembered that he was selling tea at that time. No matter what kind of tea, no matter how bad it was, it would always have "special" or "excellent" written on it, but he didn't see any "good" tea.

Only exported teas are distinguished by serial number. Otherwise, you can buy the same grade for a few yuan to a few hundred yuan, but the taste will be much different.

Therefore, he planned to follow his example, and he would be at level five even if he was a fool.

"The proprietor is the proprietor." Song De said sincerely.

"It's easy to talk about." Li Yi chuckled twice, walked back to the yard, and continued copying books.

During lunch, Pei Yaoqing, who had been running around for a long time, took the government servant to the cafeteria.

"Dr. Li, our family is here." As soon as Li Yigang sat down, the Gao Lishi that Pei Yaoqing was expecting appeared.

"I happen to have something to ask General Gao for help with," Li Yi said directly.

Some people don't want to be promoted, so it's not difficult for Gao Lishi to do it.

"Ah, the Chang'an Order is here too? From last year to this year, Chang'an has been managed well. Congratulations first."

Gao Lishi congratulated Pei Yaoqing.

Pei Yaoqing looked at Li Yi with a grimace.

"General Gao, please sit down quickly. I am looking for General Gao's help. The Pei Ming Mansion does not want to be promoted and wants to work for another year."

Li Yi invited Gao Lishi to sit down and said to him.

"Then let's go back and have a word with His Majesty?" Gao Lishi looked at Pei Yaoqing and asked softly.

Pei Yaoqing nodded fiercely, yes, that's right, don't transfer him away.