Living Leisurely in Tang Dynasty

Two days later, Li Yuanying ushered in Su Dalang, who was in charge of tea affairs in the south.

This year, news spread slowly. The news that tea was sold in the north did not reach the south. Only some northern merchants went south to buy tea hills one after another. Su Dalang took the lead, and according to Li Yuanying's intention, he set down all the tea hills that could produce good tea in the east and west of Jiangnan.

This year's spring tea harvest is huge, in order to facilitate transportation, in addition to making tea balls, tea powder preservation. Someone under Su Dalang figured out how to fry tea, and fry some of the next best tea.

This method of roasting tea is much more convenient to handle than the original method, with less consumption and easier to preserve. What's even better is that the tea made from this tea is clear and beautiful, and it tastes very different from the current method of making tea. It can be said that each has its own merits.

Su Dalang wrote to Li Yuanying about this in a letter two months ago, and Li Yuanying wrote to him to commend the person who came up with the method of fried tea, and quickly took advantage of the spring tea harvest to get a batch of them to promote. By the end of May, this year's "Qianjin Tea" will be delivered to Luoyang and Chang'an one after another.

In Chang'an, Mei Niang was responsible for the deployment of the caravan manpower and the invitation of monks along the way. They were all discussed earlier. Mei Niang methodically deployed the manpower of all parties and took the tea to Tubo and Tuyuhun along the established route.

In Luoyang, Li Yuanying solemnly met with Su Dalang and explained the importance of tea trade with Su Dalang.

For more than a year, Su Dalang has been running smoothly, and he can straighten his waist when he goes out, which is completely different from the hard days of running around and selling tea.

Listening to Li Yuanying personally explain to herself the pros and cons of tea trading, and describing the prospect of selling tea to various Tubo tribes and Turkic tribes, Su Dalang was extremely excited: "I am willing to work for Your Highness! Many people can't do it, so take care of these Chashan people. It's still okay."

Li Yuanying entrusted the tea matters to Su Dalang, and naturally wouldn't treat him badly: "If you have a son or nephew, you can send it to Chang'an. I will seek an **** for them first, so that their children can participate in the imperial examination in the future."

Su Dalang was overjoyed. There is a difference between the good and the low in the Law of the Tang Dynasty. The sons of craftsmen and merchants cannot participate in the imperial examination, and even the intermarriage of the good and the low is not allowed. Li Yuanying allowed his sons and daughters to get rid of their business status, which undoubtedly gave the Su family a way to get rid of the business status and enter the official line.

Throughout the ages, almost everyone has hoped that their children and grandchildren will shine in the lintels, with few exceptions.

Li Yuanying said: "This tea trading may be difficult ahead. Don't be impatient. After a year or two, you will know how huge tea profits are."

Su Dalang nodded. He paused, and hesitated to make a request: "Xiaomin's righteous sister has always had a heart disease, that is, Qiniang is getting older. If she stays in the Mancui Tower, she will definitely inevitably repeat her mistakes and be trapped forever. The land of fireworks. Your Majesty, you have met Qiniang. With her appearance and intelligence, if she was born in an ordinary family, she should have promised a good marriage. The righteous sister once worried that Qiniang would have nowhere to leave a weak woman. Go, now I am sending my son and daughter to Beijing. I can recognize her as a righteous daughter and buy a house to let her live with my son and daughter. I wonder if your Highness can help Qiniang get rid of her nationality?"

Li Yuanying promised happily, "Where is it difficult, I asked someone to help you quietly, and send them to the house you bought in advance."

Su Dalang thanked him happily.

Li Yuanying confessed everything about the tea, and asked Dai Ting to write down the matter about Su Qiniang after returning to Beijing.

Returning to the palace, Li Yuanying heard Li Zhi say that His Majesty Li Er was blocked again. Today, Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang took turns to advise His Majesty Li Er not to go to Mount Tai next year. His Majesty Li Er became sulky and did not eat much for lunch.

Although when talking about it two days ago, everyone had a foreboding that this matter might be pulled out for repeated admonitions, but His Majesty Li Er should still be angry: He has handled government affairs diligently since he took the throne, almost throughout the year. No rest, just relax during the summer. As a result, every time when Feng Chan was mentioned, Wei Zheng and the others chased against him. In their eyes, he was such an emperor so badly that he was not worthy to Feng Taishan? Does everyone feel that this scourge is really directed at him?

His Majesty Li Er didn't care much, but after repeated admonitions by Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang, he became more and more angry, and was so angry that he couldn't eat.

Li Yuanying heard this, and rushed to see how his emperor was angry. It was so obvious that he was gloating and miserable. His Majesty Li Er threw an inkstone at him, which caused him to slip away quickly. After returning, Li Yuanying and Li Zhi confirmed their observations: "You are right, your father is indeed very angry."

Li Zhidao: "Go if you know you!"

Li Yuanying said: "People have seven emotions and six desires, and it's normal for the emperor to be angry. There is no need to make a fuss."

Li Zhi said dejectedly, "Didn't you say that your father's body is well taken care of, and you can't always be angry?" Last time his father fell ill, he was terrified.

Li Yuanying said: "It seems that the "Book of Filial Piety" that you and your teacher learned is quite filial." His Majesty Li Er asked Xiao Deyan to teach "The Book of Filial Piety" to Li Zhi. , Had never met with Xiao Deyan at all, and had no chance to listen to the class. Li Yuanying pondered for a while and gave Li Zhi an idea, "Since you want to solve problems for the emperor, I can give you an idea."

Li Zhi asked hurriedly, "What's the idea?"

Li Yuanying said: "As far as I know, this disastrous theory was unpopular before the Han Dynasty. Didn't these natural disasters exist before the Han Dynasty?"

Li Zhi chewed Li Yuanying's words and put forward his own thoughts: "You mean, you want to overthrow the catastrophe theory?"

Li Yuanying had an expression of "children can be taught": "Before the Han Dynasty, these calamities were rarely associated with the emperor and the court, and there were still lords such as Yao and Shun who ruled the world, allowing the people to live and work in peace and prosperity. Since the Han Dynasty Many people often use the heaven’s warning to tell things, but they haven’t seen them forever protecting the country, and they have not been changed. Of course, if you say that it is because they did not follow the heaven’s warning, then there is nothing to say." He and Li Zhi Express your own opinions, "If you want me to say that these are all made up by humans, I just go to the sky warning. Think about it, if there is a severe drought in the north and a bumper harvest in the south, is the sky satisfied or dissatisfied? What if we The harvest of grain from the south was transported to the north to calm the impact of the drought. Isn't that even?"

Li Zhi felt that Li Yuanying's thoughts were too deviant and completely subverted his past cognition.

Li Zhi said: "Although what you said is reasonable, others will not agree with you."

Li Yuanying said: "If they don't agree, then show the truth to persuade them. Didn't Xiao Li say it? He has checked all the records about Xingbo, you just have to ask him to check it, and then check the relevant classics, look. Look at whether the king did anything that year, and whether there was any major event that year, can you tell whether the star is the so-called'Scourge'? Even if it is useless, you can sort it out and write an article for delivery. Go up, your father will be happy too!"

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