At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, tea was further popularized, and in the Tang Dynasty, tea gradually became popular.

After the Song Dynasty, tea became the favorite drink of the general public, and in some places, tea was almost a daily necessity.

Guo lived in an era when tea was transferred from sacrifices and medicines to high-end beverages. Some people still used tea as medicine, and some people used it for sacrifices.

Of course, there are also some rich and powerful people who drink tea in various ways created by themselves to strengthen their bodies.

During the Tang Dynasty, the way of drinking ginger, garlic, salt and mutton oil fried tea began to appear from this period.

Anyway, Mr. Guo has been on the battlefield for so many years, and he never thought about drinking tea.

Informal occasions drink soft drinks and plain water, and formal occasions drink table wine. Anyway, his daily life will not lack beverages, fruit juices, honey water, and strange drinks mixed with water from various fruits and vegetables.

So for a long time, Guo did not expect the existence of tea.

Earlier, after Cao Xiu escorted Liu Zhang and others back from Chengdu, he brought him some gifts, such as silk, rare insects, etc., among which were some tea leaves.

After seeing these dried tea leaves, Guo was surprised for a long time, since he didn't recognize them as tea leaves for a while.

Cao Xiu thought that Mr. Guo didn't know how to use this thing, so he demonstrated with his own hands how the big family in central Sichuan drank this high-end and rare product.

Watching Cao Xiu set up a small pot and use the method of boiling soup to boil the tea leaves into a small pot of [soup] with a strange color and even a strange taste, Guo swallowed hard.

All kinds of ingredients that will be put in for cooking.

And salt.

And oil.

After taking a sip, Guo felt the malice from this world.

Some people in Guo feel that they do not drink tea as a simple leisure drink, but more, they may cook tea as a soup, and they are more likely to cook tea as a tonic.

Cao Xiu drank very happily.

Someone Guo couldn't hold on.

The taste was really unbearable for him.

But this does not prevent someone Guo from thinking of a way to make money by intensively planting tea trees in the south of the Yangtze River, harvesting tea leaves, and then frying tea to make tea that can be soaked and drunk.

Since it has the ability to be popular all over the country and even the world in the future, it is enough to prove that the charm of tea can conquer all mankind.

The fragrance before the entrance, the slight bitterness at the beginning of the entrance and the sweetness after the aftertaste, always makes Guo want to stop.

And tea really has many benefits for the human body.

Whether it was out of real benefits, habits from previous lives, or the need to make money, Guo Peng felt that it was necessary for him to use his status as emperor to advance the history of tea in China.

As an emperor, Guo has the willful capital to do what he says, so he immediately asked the inner court to send reliable personnel to the south of the Yangtze River to carry out the layout.

Guo chose to build a large-scale tea garden in the northern section of Kuaiji County, which is Qiantang County near Hangzhou Bay.

They sent people to plant tea trees, studied the techniques and techniques of planting, and brought the iron pot over there to be used as a tool for frying tea.

A certain person from Guo told the people in the inner court to fry the tea in an iron pot, fry the bright green tea leaves until there was no moisture, and then send them back to Luoyang for someone to taste the taste.

Because they didn't know which degree of roasting the emperor liked best, the people in the inner court prepared many kinds of roasted tea in order to please the emperor.

Some were completely dried out, and some kept the humidity, making Guo dumbfounded.

But this is also good, Guo also has the time to try a little bit which feeling is his favorite.

And finally regained the real feeling of drinking soaked tea water.

The fresh fragrance made him intoxicated, and for a moment, it gave him a feeling of time and space disorder, and he felt like he had returned to his previous life.

Although I don’t know what kind of tea it is, I don’t know the price, and I don’t know how to make the tea better. .

But that feeling is real, the feeling of drinking green tea.

This is enough, as long as someone Guo brings the rhythm of drinking tea, someone will definitely make up everything in the future.

After many, many years, tea will be popular all over the country.

Various types of tea will appear, various methods of frying tea will appear, different customs of drinking tea will also appear, and there will also be tea gods and tea sages, who perfectly summarize the tea culture.

What should be there will be there, what is lacking now is only time.

As far as the moment is concerned, it's just that Mr. Guo has a new type of drink other than plain water and table wine.

Can drink tea instead of always drinking water and drinks and alcohol.

Sweet drinks and slightly sour table wine are not what Mr. Guo likes, but the aftertaste of the slightly bitter tea leaves makes Mr. Guo feel happy and relaxed.

Feeling that the time had come, Guo Peng started a wave of operations, spreading his way of drinking tea in the court, and introducing it to the ministers, and personally named the tea "tea".

Not long after that, under the leadership of someone named Guo, a large number of high-ranking dignitaries directly skipped the stage of frying tea with green onion, ginger, garlic, salt and mutton oil, and directly entered the stage of drinking tea soaked in boiling water.

Although I don't know if this will make China's tea culture lack, but as far as Guo himself is concerned, it is really difficult to accept that kind of tea soup.

Simple is easy to promote to the people.

Because Guo Peng likes it, the ministers also like it. The so-called good from the top must be followed by the bottom.

Soon, the bureaucratic group also began to like this kind of infusion drink that is easy to operate. They really think that this kind of tea with a slightly bitter fragrance and aftertaste is very delicious.

However, because this thing is for a certain person in Guo, it is only rewarded and not sold. Some people know what tea is, but they don't know how to operate this way of drinking tea, so they are blind.

The drink tea was quickly recognized as a high-end luxury, only enjoyed by emperors and dignitaries, and difficult for others to enjoy.

At this time, someone in Guo realized that the inner court could manage the tea business and monopolize the national tea supply. During the period when the tea output was low and the output of successfully roasted tea was even lower, the tea could be turned into a high-end luxury item to cut some valuables. Rich man's chives.

Just do what you say, someone Guo immediately ordered the tea business to be included in the management system of Dongchang, and let Su Yuan control the overall situation.

Ordered Dongchang to recruit people in Qiantang to expand the tea garden and tea cultivation base, and began to plant a large number of tea trees.

And began to test and fry tea in large quantities, from which to explore the method of high success rate and high tea production rate, and further sum up experience and technology, and gradually light up the necessary technology for the tea industry.

Before that, tea should still exist as a high-end luxury to make money for someone like Guo.

Since what is good at the top must be followed by the bottom, how can such a good opportunity be let go?

chapter 1028 one thousand and thirty-eight

Someone Guo likes to make money from rich people.

Those wealthy scholars, wealthy tyrants, and those officials with a lot of money in the central government are all the targets of Guo's focus on cutting leeks.

They have more money and are stupid.

Under the dimensionality reduction blow of Guo's information asymmetry, he could only obediently take out the money and send it to Guo.

This was the case with Zuo Bozhi before, and it is the same with the tea leaves now.

Guo even planned to toss some of the best tea in the future, such as small pots of tea, and harvest them severely.

Earning money from these people will give you a sense of accomplishment.

Of course, this is not an IQ tax, but an information tax. They are not stupid, but the information is not in place.

The despicable Guo is waving his sickle, harvesting them happily, earning a lot of information taxes.

With someone from Guo's order, Cao's caravan and Mi's caravan began to prepare, and soon started the tea sales business.

They transported the successfully roasted tea from the south of the Yangtze River to the four major cities of Luoyang, Chang'an, Yecheng, and Linzi, and started selling tea in these four cities with the most developed economy and the largest population.

The quantity is small and the price is extremely expensive. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford. The price is comparable to gold and silver. When rich people see it, they dare not buy more.

Those who can buy more are definitely first-class high-ranking officials and rich people.

But because this is the emperor's favorite drink, and it is also a fashion brought up by the emperor. The emperor drinks tea every day in the palace and rewards his close ministers. If everyone doesn't keep up, how can they become the emperor's trusted ministers?

This is what the emperor likes.

If everyone can't follow His Majesty's footsteps, think what the emperor thinks, and do what the emperor does, won't they be able to gain the emperor's approval and favor?

Once a fashion is up, it is definitely not something that can be suppressed in a short time.

Seeing that the superiors like it but they can afford it, no matter how much money they spend, they are willing to pretend to be so cool, happily enjoy the vain sense of vanity, and have a great sense of satisfaction.

Guo made good use of this mentality and successfully obtained a large amount of funds for his small coffers.

When Ma Yuan and others set off before, this kind of fashion hadn't risen yet. Now that the opportunity has come, of course we can't let it go.

With so much gold and silver in Guishuang, if you don't use more means to earn it, Guo is really itchy.

So Guo Peng thought about how to sell this kind of tea to Guishuang envoys.

How to introduce them to this high-end luxury drink that only dignitaries in the Wei Empire could afford, and then let them spend a lot of money to buy it back and sell it to the nobles of their own country to open up the market.

When the next wave of joint caravans set off, they must bring a certain amount of tea, and try to open up the market in the countries of the Western Regions and Guishuang.

Next, strive to sell tea to Central Asia within three years, and advance to the Anxi area by the way, further develop the market, and continue to collect information taxes.

Thinking of this, Guo felt that it was a mistake not to bring out tea leaves in the previous banquet.

This stupid and rich dog is right in front of my eyes. If I don't reap a lot of money and make a fortune before the tea production explodes, I am really sorry for my information advantage over them.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, tea has already opened up the situation in the capital and has become a well-known high-end luxury. It is not difficult at all to get these Guishuang people to take the bait.

So someone Guo called Ma Yuan again and asked Ma Yuan to bring some tea to visit the Guishuang Mission.

"You just say that tea has many powerful effects, such as improving eyesight, sobering up, nourishing the body, and prolonging life. It is my favorite thing, and it is also an extremely expensive drink. Tell them like this and let them ask for it."

Ma Yuan understood what Guo Peng meant, so he took some tea from Guo Peng to visit Long Lihe and the familiar Puti Ai and others, and had a pleasant exchange with them.

Then introduce him to a luxury with a price comparable to gold-tea.

Of course, Longlihe and Putiai have never seen this kind of tea. They feel very strange. After soaking for a while, they can smell a little fragrance and taste bitterness. After swallowing the tea, the aftertaste left in their mouths is It can also bring a different feeling.

"Is this actually His Majesty's favorite thing?"

"That's not true, you may not be able to buy this thing even if you want to buy it. Your Majesty gave me these thanks to my great achievements. In Luoyang City, tea is comparable to gold. Only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can drink it. Don't think about it."

Ma Yuan looked proud: "For the sake of you coming all the way with me, I only gave you a little bit, and I would never give it to the others. It's just a small box. If you want It can only be bought with such a large amount of gold."

Sachi, who was in charge of the translation, was of course surprised, and Long Lihe and Putiai were also surprised.

Didn't expect this thing to be so expensive.

"Just like this, you may not be able to buy it. Tea is a priceless thing. It improves eyesight, sobers up, nourishes the body, and prolongs life. His Majesty's favorite drink is popular all over Luoyang. When it is available and when it is not, it is all right. Hard to say."

Ma Yuan put away the small box, waiting for Long Lihe and Putiai to take the bait by themselves.

Then they took the bait without any surprise.

"Is it really impossible to buy?"

"Anyway, I can't buy it. If it weren't for the reward from His Majesty the Emperor, I would definitely not be able to drink it."

Ma Yuan shook his head: "I don't know the details, it's not something I can touch. If you have a chance, find the Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Xin Butang, maybe people like Xin Butang know some things, and others It's hard to say."

Ma Yuan didn't say that he could get the goods, but asked them to find Simpi.

Later, when Simpi went to work in the Lifan Academy, he actually asked Long Lihe about tea.

"You also know tea?"

Simpi was a little surprised: "Where did you know? This is the best thing, the emperor's favorite drink."

Long Lihe suddenly became concerned, and asked Simpi if he could buy some to take away.

"It's not easy. The output of tea is very low. Luoyang only sells it in the West Market, but not everyone can buy it. You need to make an appointment. If you have an appointment, you can pick up the tea after it is delivered to Luoyang. Now it's basically It is impossible to buy it, even if it is reserved, it is estimated that it will be scheduled for next year, and you will not be able to buy it."

Simpi directly judged that they couldn't buy it at all, which made Long Lihe very anxious, so he asked Simpi if there was any solution.

"There are ways to do it. Find people who have tea at home and ask them if they would like to resell it to you."

Simpi smiled: "But I don't think the chance is great. Those who have tea at home would like to hold it in their hands all day long to show off to others. It may be even more difficult for you to buy it. Maybe you can order now and wait for the next time you come to Luoyang. In time, you might be able to buy it.”

Simpi sent Long Lihe away without giving him any real help, but this made Long Lihe more eager to know all about the tea leaves.

A few days later, Guo Peng suddenly announced that he would summon them for the second time to discuss with them the specific details of sending caravans to each other's land to do business, as well as the formal establishment of diplomatic relations by sending envoys to each other, and asked when they would leave Leaving Luoyang or something.

After discussing these matters, Guo Peng indicated that Long Lihe and the others could go back, but Long Lihe suddenly expressed that he wanted to ask His Majesty the Emperor something.

Guo Peng looked at Sa Qi, who was in charge of the translation, and nodded.

"Just ask."

Long Lihe chattered for a while, Sage nodded.