The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Yes." Old Zhao responded respectfully, and then took out an account book.

"Madam, this is the account book for the gifts given to farmers during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year and the year before. Please take a look. If we still follow this rule this year, I will ask people to start preparing." Old Zhao said.

Li Shao took the account book and looked through it carefully.

"Well, let's prepare it according to this. The expenses are still the same, but the things can't be the same every year. We can change them occasionally." Li Shao said.

"Yes." Old Zhao responded: "In addition, there are also families in Chang'an City. In the past, my subordinates prepared it and took the visiting cards to each family and delivered them directly. This year, because you and your husband are getting married this year, you may need to show up in terms of the relationship between the families after sending them."

Li Shao nodded.

"Okay, I understand. Gifts are sent to each other by each family. Just follow the usual practice. Prepare some separately. When I return to Chang'an, I can take them to meet the women of each family." Li Shao said, "In the past, our family was not good at communicating with other people's backyards, but the situation will be different in the future. I will do these things."

Old Zhao bowed.

"In addition, there are letters and congratulatory letters from outside Chang'an City." Old Zhao took out a thick stack of letters: "This is a separate letter from Huizhou Tea House. Please take a look, Madam."

Li Shao took the letters and put them on the desk.

"These still need to wait until my husband comes back to decide. I guess it's nothing more than the pricing of tea for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I will give you the news tomorrow morning, and then I will send it to the tea shop in Chang'an by express horse."

Li Shao and Old Zhao handled everything in an orderly manner. When Li Fu returned to the house and went to the study, Li Shao simply explained it to Li Fu, and Li Fu knew what was going on.

Li Fu lay down on the recliner, swaying.

It feels so good to not have to think after returning home.

He held a palm leaf fan in his hand and swayed gently.

Xiao Tao brought tea over.

Li Shao handed all the letters on the desk to Li Fu.

"Don't be too leisurely. It's almost the holidays and there are a lot of things to do." Li Shao said, "Although the gift-giving matter has been finalized, the tea business is a big deal. I can't make the decision yet. What's more, the price increase of tea has been discussed for so long. I guess the reply means that the matter has been finalized. You should deal with these things first."

Li Shao stuffed all the letters into Li Fu's arms.

"Oh." Li Fu responded, "Oh, I'm busy."

However, this also coincided with his concentration on cutting leeks when he returned home.

When Li Fu was in Linying, he had already distributed letters about the price increase of tea.

I'll let you send people to plot against me, and you'll be honest when the price of tea goes up.

Isn't it reasonable and legal for the price of tea to go up this year?

As for what law?

If the court has no regulations, then my regulations are the regulations. When it comes to tea trading, my law is the law!

"Be busy. Even if you want to be busy after the festival, you may not be busy." Li Shao smiled and said, "Just for this period of time."

"You always comfort me. You're busy after the festival. As long as you want to do something, are you afraid of having nothing to do?" Li Fu smiled.

He began to open the letter and read it.

All places have already discussed the price increase of tea. Ten days before the festival, they started to list and sell this year's Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes. In addition, the prices of various loose teas have also increased.

As for shipping.

After the delivery of grain, the caravan will work day and night.

You can always catch up.

Give the caravan people more money, so they can reduce their sleeping time.

Just get through this period.

We have to make back the lost money, right? Everyone is holding their breath.

Who are the people in the caravan?

They are all selected by Li Shimin, people who retired from the army, people who once fought with Li Shimin and survived, and they are loyal to the royal family and Li Shimin.

They were like this during the war, and after they were injured and retired, they thought they would farm at home for the rest of their lives.

Who would have thought that His Majesty would arrange such a good job for them, so that they can make money and live a better life, and also release many palace maids in the palace. After getting in touch with them, many of them got married.

This good life was something they didn't dare to think about before.

After coming down from the battlefield, those with physical disabilities all thought about being single for life.

They didn't even think about getting married and starting a family, and leaving incense.

This year, the court has encountered difficulties, and His Majesty has encountered difficulties. I am thinking about what I can do.

There is thisOpportunities, everyone is also much more active.

Speaking of which, the caravan is so active now, in addition to the good treatment given to them by the tea shop, it is also because Li Shimin has a high reputation in the army.

They are willing to work for such an emperor.

"I have told the housekeeper Zhao that I will give him accurate news tomorrow morning and ask him to send the news to Chang'an City by express horse. The shops in Chang'an City are still waiting." Li Shao said: "This matter, the sooner it is settled, the better."

When Li Shao was in the Duke of Ying's mansion, she had no business experience and brains. As a result, after marrying into the Jingyang Palace, she became the Princess of Jingyang and dealt with these things every day.

Even if she didn't have that talent, she swam out of the bitter sea of ​​account books. Now when Lao Zhao talked to her about the property of the mansion, Li Shao's mind was much clearer, and she had experience in handling it, and she herself was also much more relaxed.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, every family in Chang'an City went to the tea shop to order tea and found that the price of tea had actually increased? !

The price was simply outrageous!

"Shopkeeper, the price of this tea is not right, right? In previous years, even if the price rose occasionally during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was not so outrageous. Why is this year's tea set so expensive?!"

The shopkeeper bowed and smiled, saying, "Customers don't know, this year there is drought everywhere. Because of the disaster, tea transportation is not smooth. In addition, the output of tea this year is not as good as last year. The cost has increased, and the price has definitely increased. Don't talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival gift box. Look, even the bulk tea has increased in price."

"Ah? The impact of the drought? Shopkeeper, you are fooling people. If you say that the output of tea is not as good as last year, the price increase is fine, but the drought is only in Guanzhong. This tea is not produced in Guanzhong, right?"

The shopkeeper smiled.

"The tea was indeed transported here. The reason for the reduction in production accounts for half, and the transportation cost accounts for half. The caravan also needs to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, right?" The shopkeeper sighed.