Live as the emperor

Chapter 104: Cooperation in Progress

growing tea...

When Wu Zhu heard these two words, he really wanted to say, are you kidding me?

What is the future of growing tea?How much money can you make?

Indeed, in this world, tea is a functional and health-care product, similar to Jianweixiaoshi tablets. Can this stuff increase people's income?Just kidding me, can you buy a brick of tea for a few pennies?

"His Royal Highness, I'm not joking with you. I hope you don't joke with me either." Wu Zhu said seriously.

The price of tea is not high now, and the value is just that.Chen Guang knew why the first time he saw the tea leaves purchased back to Prince Jin’s Mansion. They picked teas purely by force, regardless of whether they were old or tender, they were all picked off the trees and made into tea bricks. It doesn’t matter if it’s always tender or not, you can’t tell it anyway, but in terms of taste—forget it, let’s not talk about the taste, that thing has no taste at all.

The tea leaves from Prince Jin’s Mansion taste good, apart from the production method and drinking method, the most important thing is the raw material. The tea is made from young shoots, and the yellow-green shoots are the best, and darker ones are not good. Not to mention those things that have grown into leaves.

In modern society, good tea is a luxury, often costing thousands of yuan a catty, precisely because of the careful selection of raw materials. If the current tea raw materials can be used for ten catties, according to Chen Guang's standard, it would cost Filter out more than nine and a half catties.

Chen Guang is well aware of the value of tea, so he is more aware of the magical changes it will bring to the world when he develops high-quality black tea and green tea.

"I'm not kidding you. You plant tea trees and sell them to me. I guarantee that the price will be more than ten times the price of tea on the market. Similarly, I can sell you cloth at a very low price. How about it? Don't think about it?"

"ten times?"

When Wu Zhu heard these two words, he was honestly confused. If the tea that originally cost twenty cents per catty became two hundred cents, then...

And you can get the cloth at a very low price, this is simply... giving money.

Wu Zhu almost agreed, but soon he thought of another problem. His Highness, Prince Jin, was not a money-splitting boy. He just stole his things. He didn't punish himself. He just gave him a gift. Is there any conspiracy behind this huge advantage?
It has to be said that everyone is a loyal fan of conspiracy theories, and Wu Zhu dare not agree to such a good thing that falls from the sky.

"His Royal Highness, with all due respect, it sounds like we are taking advantage of a lot. May I ask why you gave me such a big gift?" Wu Zhu asked seriously.At the same time, he was also thinking in his heart, what exactly is His Royal Highness King Jin planning.

Chen Guang curled his lips, thinking that this person is really cheap, they like your things if they are expensive, they say you get what you pay for, and they don’t want it if it’s cheap, and they don’t want it if it’s cheap.You don't dare to take the benefits of giving you for free, so you can feel at ease only if I take some benefits from you?

"No, I need tea, the best tea, the top tea, this kind of tea can only be grown by you in Guangdong. How about it, are you satisfied with my answer?"

"Is that so?" Wu Zhu had no idea about the future prospects of tea. To be honest, if it wasn't to help digestion, who would drink that thing would be as important as anything else.

"Yes, if you are worried and think I have a conspiracy, then you can go, I don't care about your stealing." Chen Guang said.

Wu Zhu got repeated confirmation from Chen Guang and decided to give it a go. Hearing that Chen Guang drove him away, a smile appeared on his face.

"Oh no, I was just talking casually. His Highness, Prince Jin, can help Guangdong in this way. He is a great benefactor to Guangdong. How about we discuss the details of cooperation now?"

That's about the same. Let's grow tea well, shall we?
Although Chen Guang did not allow his multi-spindle spinning machine technology to be lost to Guangdong, he was willing to sell the fabrics produced to Guangdong at the lowest price.This move is bound to have an impact on Guangdong's fabric industry and even handicraft industry.

But that's none of my business, it's not my country, huh.

Chen Guang invited Wu Zhu and Chang Yan into the room and sat around a table. Chen Guang said, "Let's talk now about our specific cooperation matters. Ah Rong, take care of me with pen and ink."

"Yes." Before this, Yang Rong was serving Chen Guang. He laid paper and grinded it for many years, and he is still very familiar with it now.

Chen Guang and Wu Zhu sat face to face, and Yang Rong had prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to take notes at any time.

Wu Zhu first gave a brief introduction to the situation in Guangdong, which is similar to that of Guangdong Province without the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou. He had not seen any records about this Guangdong country in the books of Qian Guo.

The existence of Guangdong actually has quite a long history, but because of the barrier between the mountains and the sea, the foreign exchange of Guangdong has been very little. There is still the shadow of the slave society, and there is still a big gap with the centralized feudal monarchy countries in the Central Plains.Its land area is small, with mountains and forests in the west and long coastlines in the south and east, with high temperature and rain all year round.

Chen Guang knew that top-quality tea was produced in the mountains to the west of Guangdong.that's enough.

"Now let me tell you about my request for cooperation. If you have no objections, we can make a covenant." Chen Guang said.

If everything Chen Guang said is true, then this cooperation is definitely a huge opportunity for Guangdong.Wu Zhu looked forward to it very much.

Wu Zhu thought, as long as Chen Guang's request is not too excessive, he should be able to agree. After all, he is the prince, so he still has this right.

"The first point is the quality of the tea. What I want to make is a different kind of tea. The tea is the source, so I have very high requirements for the tea. You must be mentally prepared for this. But my requirements are also very simple. , as long as the color turns completely green, I don't want it, I just want yellow-green shoots." Chen Guang said.This is a rigid requirement. Modern tea picking only needs young shoots, and I have never heard of anyone who wants those hard and old leaves.

Wu Zhu was shocked, and said, "Isn't that a waste?"

Chen Guang said: "No, I won't say much else, but this is my request. If you think it is possible, agree. If not, we will not cooperate. That's all."

Wu Zhu thought for a while, if according to Chen Guang's standard, the output of tea will naturally drop sharply, this is a very important issue, and this will lead to another issue.

"What about the price?"

Chen Guangdao: "As I said before, the price is ten times higher than that on the market. Now fresh tea leaves cost only twenty Wen a catty, right? Then I will give you ten times the price, that is two hundred Wen, five A catty of tea can be exchanged for a tael of silver."

This price is definitely not low. Even if the quality requirements are higher, it is still a good price on average.If the planting area is wide, the benefits generated are incalculable.In fact, the west of Guangdong is all mountains, so if all tea trees are planted on these mountains, how much tea can be produced every year.

Wu Zhu said: "Then what do we need to pay?"

Chen Guang was very surprised and said, "Help me plant trees."

"No more?" Wu Zhu was also very surprised, he thought it was not a problem at all, it was just planting trees, tea trees are easy to grow.

Chen Guang said: "No, I just want tea."

Wu Zhu quickly made a decision and said, "Okay, I agree to this one."

Although there is no large-scale tea plantation yet, and it is still a self-employed business, if tea plantation can be made into a national industry after returning home, it will be very impressive.The most important thing is that the income at that time will be included in the national treasury. If the country has money, the policy will be implemented quickly and effectively.

After all, planting trees is a great benefit, but the climate in the capital of Qianguo is not suitable for the growth of tea trees, and if they are planted outside the capital, Chen Guang feels uncomfortable out of his own control. He happened to meet this guy from Guangdong, Just take advantage of it.Who made them an excellent place for tea production, the tea there is very famous all over the world - of course it was in the world where Chen Guang lived, not here.

This is the first benefit. Logically speaking, Chen Guang has already taken a big advantage for Guangdong, but Chen Guang also wants to be a money-spreading boy and give Guangdong another benefit.

"What's more, in order to let you grow tea with peace of mind, I can sell you yarn or cloth at a very low price. That's what you came here for, right?" Chen Guang said.

Wu Zhu finally showed joy on his face, this was really his first goal, he thought that after Chen Guang picked up the tea, he forgot about it.

"Thank you His Royal Highness King Jin for fulfilling the task."

But at this time, Chen Guang put forward his own request, saying: "After you get the cloth and yarn from me, you can only circulate them in Guangdong, and you cannot sell them to other countries, or if I find out I will terminate the transaction with you immediately."

Wu Zhu said: "That's natural, we don't have enough for ourselves, so how can we sell it?"

Chen Guang said: "That's OK."

Afterwards, Yang Rong wrote down all the contents of the transaction, the terms and conditions, in black and white, in duplicate, and Chen Guang and Wu Zhu signed and stamped each other for exchange, and the cooperation was considered effective.

After sending Wu Zhu away from the Hope Project, Yang Rong couldn't help but asked Chen Guangdao: "His Royal Highness is really kind-hearted. He gave them so many benefits. Since we want the tea they planted, why not just give them cloth instead? How about giving them money?"

Chen Guang smiled and said, "Guess."

(End of this chapter)