After the court session ended, several ministers returned to their public housing to take up their duties.
Zhang Dongxiang, who was sitting at the desk and had the most irritable temper, couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li, do you think His Majesty's temperament has changed since he came back from his trip?"
"It's so refreshing to give money today!"
"And why are you suddenly concerned about the streets in the city? Doesn't Your Majesty already know what this city is like?"
Li Yansong lowered his head and reviewed the newly delivered memorial: "Perhaps. Since Your Majesty is willing to pay, it is not a bad thing. However, the treasury is not a long-term solution. What should we do if the annual income of the national treasury is insufficient to cover the expenditure year after year?"
"Look! Here comes another disaster report, and again they want money."
"Alas, this old man is also in a headache. Now I feel dizzy when I see these things. I am afraid that I will have to retire in a few years."
Zheng Qiao was actually amused when he heard this: "Mr. Li, you can't say such things carelessly. You are the pillar of the country, and the cabinet cannot do without you."
"Isn't your majesty drinking that man's treasure? Can I ask your majesty for some for you?"
Zhang Dongxiang also became interested when the man's treasure was mentioned: "This tea is interesting. Why don't we send someone to ask and buy more in the city?"
"Maybe after drinking this, Lord Li will be able to regain his vigor and vitality and take another wife!"
"Hahahahahahaha" there was a burst of laughter in the public housing.
Li Yansong smiled and waved his hand:
"Don't make fun of me, Prime Minister Dong."
"I am old! I am old and I am no longer able to do anything. I am satisfied if I can just refresh myself."
"Why not send someone to take a look now! This tea is called Dapin Tianxian Tea, I think it must have miraculous effects! I am also very curious!"
"Liu Er! Go outside and see if there is a teahouse that sells this Dapin Tianxian Tea. If you find one, remember to bring some back for us."
Liu Er, the clerk standing guard at the door of the public housing, responded and ran out quickly.
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An hour later, Liu Er ran back panting.
"Mr. Li! Mr. Li! I found it. I found the tea house."
The people in the public housing focused their attention on Liu Er.
Li Yansong said happily: "Great! You bought it back? How much is it? I'll give it to you."
Liu Er bent over and panted: "No...I didn't buy it."
"I don't have enough money to buy it."
"Oh, look at you! You are so impatient that you didn't even bring enough money to buy tea! Go again later!" Zhang Dongxiang was extremely disappointed.
Liu Er said aggrievedly: "No, it's not that I didn't bring enough money, it's just that the high-quality Tianxian tea is ridiculously expensive!"
"I only have ten taels of silver on me, and I thought it would be enough to bring some tea to the adults. I didn't expect that the high-quality Tianxian tea would be sold for fifty taels of silver per tael!"
"And now there is a purchase limit, each person can only buy one can!"
"What! It's so expensive!" Zhang Dongxiang stood up suddenly with an incredible expression on his face, then quickly walked to Liu Er and asked anxiously: "Is there anyone who wants such expensive tea?"
Liu Er smiled bitterly: "Yes! There are a lot of people buying it! Many of them are the housekeepers and relatives of the princes and ministers who come to buy it."
"I heard that this is the emperor's favorite tea, and it has magical effects. When I went there, I could still buy it, but now I'm afraid I can't buy it even if I have money..."
"According to the clerk in their store, the production of Tianxian Tea is very small, so the daily supply is also very small, only four pounds! Most of it has been bought by the palace, and the supply may be cut off at any time."
"Now that I've left the tea shop, the value of the tea has skyrocketed. Many ministers' families are scrambling to get it at the door. When I left, the price had already been raised to sixty taels!"
Everyone in the public housing unit had a surprised look on their faces; they didn't expect these colleagues to be so fast!
When there is something good, everyone rushes to grab it.
Zhang Dongxiang paced back and forth in the public house and said disappointedly: "It seems that this thing is indeed extraordinary! It's a pity that I didn't take action earlier! It's too late to regret it!"
Li Yansong was the calmest. "Don't worry, Prime Minister Dong. Even if this tea is special, it can't be effective after just one sip. It's probably because Your Majesty is drinking it. With Your Majesty's endorsement, everyone is naturally willing to believe it."
"Liu Er, I'll give you fifty taels. Go buy a jar tomorrow morning and I'll taste this tea with you gentlemen!"
"yes!"
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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Good news!"
As soon as Guo Tianyang entered the Qianqing Palace, he congratulated Emperor Jing with a happy face.
Emperor Jing, who was originally reading memorials at his desk, slowly raised his head and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you yelling?"
Guo Tianyang said happily: "Your Majesty, the Dapin Tianxian Tea is sold out! Only four catties were sold today, and the total amount of silver earned was 2,000 taels!"
"We still have 16 catties left. If we sell them all, we can make 8,000 taels!"
"Fortunately, I still remember what the county magistrate said about hunger marketing. I only put four kilograms of tea in. If there were no restrictions, I'm afraid we could sell all the tea today."
"In less than half a day, we can make a net profit of eight thousand taels! There is no other business in the world that is as good as this one!"
"Your Majesty, are you going to raise the price tomorrow? At this rate, I'm afraid the eighty taels will be sold out soon!"
Emperor Jing stared blankly outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Then he suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Great! He is indeed a genius! I was not wrong about him, this Fang Zhengyi is indeed extraordinary!!"
"I didn't expect that I could earn back 8,000 taels of silver after spending 10,000 taels of silver. This is just the beginning..."
"As for price increases, you must not do so! I remember Fang Zhengyi said that once a price is set, it cannot be easily changed, as this can easily damage the brand image."
"If the price goes up, they will find someone to go around and raise the price and sell it. That's called scalping!"
"Go ahead! Find some reliable people to be scalpers. The higher the price, the better!"
Emperor Jing began to get excited. He had already imagined in his mind a scene of abundant treasury, with endless money beckoning to him!
"Your Majesty! There are only a dozen kilograms of tea left. It won't last long. I will arrange for someone to go to Taoyuan County to purchase more!"
"No!" Emperor Jing interrupted Guo Tianyang with a wave of his hand: "I will go there in person in a few days!"
"Ah? Go again?" Guo Tianyang was dumbfounded. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and His Majesty actually went to Taoyuan County once or twice for Fang Zheng!
"Go! Fang Zheng is a man of foresight. Think about it, aren't the current situations very similar to the cases he described at the dinner table?"
"I want to see if Fang Zhengyi has any other skills to turn decay into magic!"
"You should prepare in the next few days! I will go to Taoyuan County again when the inspector of Hengjiang Prefecture arrives!"
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