After some minor setbacks, the court meeting returned to normal.
After the court meeting ended, Guo Tianyang narrowed his eyes and approached Fang Zhengyi with a mysterious look.
"My dear brother, His Majesty has summoned me to meet you in the Imperial Study."
"Oh, thank you, Brother Guo!" Fang Zheng took out a silver note and stuffed it into Guo Tianyang's sleeve without anyone noticing.
Guo Tianyang nodded with satisfaction and whispered, "Maybe he'll ask some questions about tea."
"Okay."
Looking at Fang Zhengyi's leaving back, Guo Tianyang couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
This guy is a very sensible person except that he is a bit mean. But why is he so ignorant sometimes?
Do I have to ask myself to adopt a godson?
......
When they entered the imperial study, Emperor Jing had already placed seats in the room.
As soon as he saw Fang Zhengyi arrive, he said directly, "No need to be polite, take a seat."
Seeing this, Fang Zheng felt cheerful. It seemed that nothing would happen today.
Emperor Jing was reviewing the memorials and asked without even looking up, "Tell me, how did you beat that Zhang Chang?"
“.......”
"Why do you say that, Your Majesty?" Fang Zheng became alert. Could it be that he sent someone to follow me?
Emperor Jing sneered, "Oh, don't I know what kind of person you are, Fang Zhengyi? Quarrel? What good will come of someone who quarrels with you?"
Fang Zheng chuckled twice...It seems like the boss wants to protect me.
"I'm ashamed. We just had a simple fight... I didn't use any harsh force. After the fight, I even asked him to take a bath."
Emperor Jing slowly raised his head and pointed at Fang Zhengyi with his brush: "Zhang Chang is the son of the Minister of Revenue, you must know that, right?"
"The capital is different from Taoyuan County. Don't be reckless in the future. You are always making a fuss. You don't act like a minister at all!"
Seeing the boss's concern, Fang Zheng smiled shyly: "What is the matter, Your Majesty, that you want me to come for?"
Emperor Jing's expression began to become serious: "Tea...is not selling well!"
"Although the last batch of tea imported from Taoyuan County sold well, the sales of tea have been declining day by day since then."
"In the past two days, it has become difficult to sell, and similar products have appeared on the market."
"So, I want to ask you how to solve this problem."
Fang Zhengyi was not surprised to hear this, as those things were inferior products to begin with.
Everyone just wants to try something new and follow the trend. Besides, Emperor Jingdi set the price so high that even if you have money, you can't be taken advantage of every day.
"Your Majesty, these are normal situations."
"The quality of Dapin Tianxian Tea is not top-notch, and the variety is limited, and the price is too high."
"It is not difficult to solve this problem. We just need to import some other types of tea from Taoyuan County and reposition the market by segmenting it."
"This tea can be divided into longevity tea, beauty tea, fattening tea, aphrodisiac tea... and so on."
"The packaging must be exquisite, and it is best to have the effect of buying a box and returning the pearl, and write a short story inside to introduce the long historical background of this tea."
"The counters in the store should also be classified and carefully planned. For example, it is best to find some immortal old men to sell longevity tea, and find some beauties to sell beauty tea..."
"You can find someone like Eunuch Guo to tea for aphrodisiacs. He tells everyone he's ready! Just imagine, which man can resist such temptation?"
Recently, the old man Guo Tianyang always looks at Fang Zhengyi with strange eyes. He remembers it!
Hearing him teasing Guo Tianyang, Emperor Jing wanted to laugh, but immediately put on a stern face: "Talk nicely!"
"Well......"
“Secondly, the existing sales model is just selling over the counter which is too crude.”
"It would be better to sign a long-term cooperation agreement with other restaurants or brothels, supply them in large quantities at a price lower than the selling price, and let them promote it in the market."
"The most important thing is the price! Please forgive me for being frank, but the price of tea sold by Your Majesty is too high!"
"These leeks have to be harvested in waves. It would be a waste of time if we dig up all the land!"
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zhengyi with a strange look: "Then the things in your Taoyuan County are not cheap at all?"
Fang Zhengyi said awkwardly: "The model of the capital city is different from that of Taoyuan County. Taoyuan County uses the model of a tourist attraction."
“Tourism scenic spot model?”
"Yes, there are very few outsiders coming to Taoyuan County, and the merchants who come to purchase goods have to purchase them from Taoyuan County, so... hehe!"
Emperor Jing laughed in silence: "What if I give you the sales of tea?"
Fang Zhengyi shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, I can't. I am already exhausted from teaching the prince. Now I have a headache even when I get up and go to work. If I want to run a tea business part-time, I am afraid... it will have the opposite effect."
Are you kidding me? Buying goods from Taoyuan County, earning the same money from two jobs? When will Mr. Fang suffer such a loss! ?
"I'll give you 10% of the profit."
“Done!”
Fang Zheng blurted out the words without even thinking, and regretted it the moment he said it.
Emperor Jing stared at Fang Zheng and said, "You are the first one who can bargain with me. Do you know why I favor you so much?"
This sounded awkward, and Fang Zhengyi's face looked a little unnatural: "Because I can make money?"
Emperor Jing said slowly: "Yes, last year the national treasury revenue totaled more than 22 million taels, and you alone helped me earn more than 100,000 taels. It is your ability that I value."
"Now the treasury is empty, and it is difficult to move forward. We are short of both food and money. I am in a state of great headache."
Fang Zheng nodded and said, "In the final analysis, it is still a shortage of food. If there is enough food, a large number of manpower can be released, and wealth will be created and circulated."
"Hmm? That's interesting. I've seen your ability to make money, but...what about producing food? Do you have any method?"
There was hope in Emperor Jing's eyes, hoping to hear the answer he wanted from Fang Zheng.
But I was soon disappointed.
"I can't help it."
Fang Zhengyi was also helpless. The people of Jing had never heard of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn. He also sent people out to inquire and look for them.
In the end, nothing was found and the hope was so slim that Fang Zhengyi didn't want to waste manpower and money on this, so he had to call off the search.
Finally, they could only send special personnel to Taoyuan County to breed the existing major crops, but the scale was too small and little progress was made.
Some farming tools with good efficiency were produced, but in this era, labor was extremely cheap, and these tools seemed insignificant in the overall situation.
Emperor Jing waved his hands regretfully: "Forget it, it's hard for you. This kind of thing can't be solved by one person."
"Okay, that's all for today. The prince is still waiting for you."
As soon as Emperor Jing finished speaking, Guo Tianyang rushed in.
With sweat all over his forehead and a look of horror, he said, "Your Majesty! Doctor Hu said the Fifth Princess is dying. Please go and see her!"
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