NMB! I feel like I’m being implied!
Eunuch Guo's face darkened quickly. He glanced at Emperor Jing with a guilty look and said aggrievedly, "What County Magistrate Fang said is right. That's what I think!"
Emperor Jing's face gradually turned red. He had heard so much flattery that he had long been immune to it. This was the first time he had heard such a unique way of flattery. Besides being embarrassed, he also felt unexpectedly refreshed.
Fang Zheng changed the subject and said, "Speaking of tea leaves, they are specially roasted by tea makers in Taoyuan County."
"It has a unique flavor! If it were brought to the capital, the princes and nobles would definitely buy it all up, and then our emperor would be able to drink it too!"
"I wonder if you two are interested in this tea?"
Guo Tianyang's face twisted. You just want to sell tea leaves! You're beating around the bush!
"Eh? Mr. Guo, what's wrong with your face?"
"fine!"
When Emperor Jing came back to his senses, he was speechless, but he had to continue talking along the lines of what he was saying.
"This tea is very good, but how much does it cost?"
"Ten taels of silver for one tael of tea!"
"Ten taels!" Guo Tianyang shuddered. Emperor Jing might not be familiar with the price of this thing, but he was!
In the capital city, one pound of ordinary tea can be bought for one tael of silver!
Even the best tea costs only around ten taels. Of course, a few rare teas are still very expensive and their production is scarce.
But this tea is clearly just ordinary tea that is available everywhere in Taoyuan County.
"It's a bit... expensive," Guo Tianyang said hesitantly
"Is ten taels of silver expensive? Not at all! What's wrong with selling tea that the emperor hasn't even tasted for ten taels?"
“.......”
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