Not only were the people of Shunan County shocked, but even Zhao Jun was very surprised when he heard about it.
She also didn't expect that someone could sell the tea so quickly.
Part of the credit for this is probably due to the relatively open business environment in Shu County.
If there weren't so many merchants here by chance, the sales wouldn't have been so smooth.
Not to mention the Xin family. Aunt Xin sold all the tea she had previously roasted, and thus made a considerable profit.
At the same time, Xin Da told his fellow villagers the selling price of the tea without hiding anything.
Their county is very united. Previously, the selling price of rabbits was set at a unified price, and now the tea is no exception.
The prices throughout Shu County are unified, and the only thing left is to find customers based on one's own ability.
Zhao Jun was very pleased to hear the news. She had originally thought about asking the government to regulate the prices, but now it seems that is not necessary.
But because of this incident, she became even busier.
If originally only the people of Shunan County joined in the fun and learned the baking method.
Now I have heard that the selling price of tea is actually higher than that of rabbits, which is a big issue involving food.
As a result, more and more people from surrounding counties are willing to come to Shunan to learn the baking method.
However, the tea-roasting method requires experimentation, and some steps require demonstration for two or three days.
So she decided to take Lu Jing to the surrounding counties to promote and explain the event.
This is much more efficient than having the people come here to study on their own, and many of them have no place to stay.
Since Zhao Jun had already spoken, Lu Jing certainly had no objection.
It just so happened that Xiao He and Liu Bang were out building roads during these days and were stationed in the wild and did not return to the county town.
There were only the two of them and a talkative county magistrate left in the county town, and both of them felt very happy now that they had the opportunity to hide away.
The two hit it off immediately and began to give public lectures on tea roasting in several major counties in Shu County.
For a while, the entire Shu County was extremely lively. Not only that, the wild tea trees on the mountain were pulled out overnight.
Their trip lasted more than half a month, and they basically visited several major counties in Shu County.
Almost all the people in Shu County have learned how to bake.
Later, in addition to the Xin family, some other families started to sell their own tea, which made the custom of picking and making tea in Shu County even more popular.
After "wandering" outside for more than half a month, the two finally completed the mission in the last county and returned to Shunan.
At this time, the team of workers led by Xiao He had already opened up the road from Shunan to the prefecture and county, and basically leveled it with stones.
"Oh, we've been exhausted from running for the past half month."
Zhao Jun, who had returned to the county government office to rest for a night, sat in the yard and stretched lazily.
"Sir, Xiao He and I have been living in the open air for the past half month and are very tired."
Liu Bang echoed, crossing his legs.
"You guys are making quite a big noise. When we were building the road, every passerby was talking about it."
Xiao He sat aside, holding a cup of hot tea and jokingly smiling.
"You don't know the grand welcome we receive every time we arrive in a county. People from all over the county come to welcome us, some even send us gifts, and some even praise Lord Zhao as a female bodhisattva."
"I never thought this tea could be sold at such a high price. It's incredible."
Lu Jing sat on the other side and kept laughing and sighing.
"Anyway, we have achieved our original goal and even exceeded it. What remains is up to the people of Shu County and you, the county governor."
Lu Jing:?
"Is there anything else I need to do after this?"
Zhao Jun continued to speak paralyzedly.
"Not for now, but I still have a few things to say later."
"First of all, I am very optimistic about the tea market. I don't know when those merchants will come again, but when they come, they may buy a lot of tea. However, there is nothing left on the mountains of Shu County now."
"Winter is about to begin, and the next time tea is on the market might be next spring. If a large number of merchants come to Shu County to buy tea by then, the government will need to intervene."
"Because this is the first time we're selling it, it's our first time, and it's also the first time for those merchants, but by tomorrow, the tea in Shu County might be in short supply."
As she said this, she glanced at Lu Jing who was stunned.
“So what should the government do at this time?”
He didn't understand.
Zhao Jun didn't bother to continue talking.
"If tea is in short supply next year, will the price still be the same as this year? Wouldn't the merchants just pocket the profits?"
"I don't even run a workshop anymore, but my idea can't be in vain."
“Puff.”
Xiao He, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help laughing out loud. Fortunately, he had just drunk the tea, otherwise he would have spit it out.
Zhao Jun glared at him and continued talking.
"Of course, I'm not doing this to make money for myself. I'm doing this for the good of the court."
"So what the government needs to do next year is to re-regulate tea prices to at least double the price, and then start collecting an appropriate amount of tea tax. This way, ordinary people will probably earn a little more than this year, and the government will also collect money. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
Lu Jing understood, and he stared at Zhao Jun for a long time.
How can this person be so smart?
"This way, both sides benefit, and the only ones who lose money are the merchants."
He had seen through it. No wonder Xiao He laughed just now. He must have understood Zhao Jun's trick long ago.
"That's impossible. Those merchants can't lose money. Believe it or not, even if the price of tea doubles next year, they will still happily buy it. Even if it triples, they won't care."
"Why? Because the price they sell it for could be dozens of times higher. Their main customers are wealthy families anyway."
Zhao Jun looked up at the sky. Even though she was so cunning, it still did not prevent the merchants from making profits.
Something like tea will definitely not be available to ordinary people at the beginning, and for the time being only the rich and powerful can enjoy it.
But it doesn’t matter, I just make money from them.
"My Lord is still as cunning as ever."
Xiao He sat aside and sighed with his head down.
Zhao Jun ignored him. The word "cunning" was a compliment.
"Don't brag here. The road to the state is fine now, right? I've almost finished exploring the surrounding area, so I can go back to the state now, right?"
Zhao Jun murmured.
Xiao He raised his eyebrows and glanced at her.
"I thought my Lord had forgotten. It's already the beginning of September."
"If we hurry, we can leave in mid-September. But now I think a month might not be enough to get back to Xianyang."
"Alas, it seems I won't be able to go back for the New Year this year. I wonder what the king and the eldest son will think."
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