After discussing the issues of rights and responsibilities, the two sides began to discuss the details again. Zhao Yuqing smiled and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, tea is good and bad, expensive and cheap. I wonder which kind of tea we collect for transactions?"

Now that the two sides have reached an alliance, Lu Haoshan is dominant again, Zhao Yuqing feels that it is necessary to communicate with him.

Lu Haoshan said without hesitation: "I want to change the best horse, so I naturally have to use good tea. Old Master Zhao, you should pay attention to when collecting tea. I would rather pay more money than ensure quality. Let's start by calling our name first. You said Hanchuan tea is good just now, so we will give priority to Hanchuan tea. Since Lake tea is not popular, I won't consider it."

"That's the same thing about Zhao." Zhao Yuqing nodded and said, "Those who do business have a good reputation. Such a business can be long-lasting. However, in addition to Hanchuan tea, we also need to acquire some Fujian tea."

"Oh, this is also loved by Xifan?"

Zhao Yuqing smiled and said, "Not only does Xifan like it, but also the upper class of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also very popular with Fujian tea. Most of the tribute tea comes from Fujian. We do business with Xifan and give them some high-end tea as gifts. The negotiations will be much smoother. This is called gifts for many people."

So that's it. Lu Haoshan nodded: "The elder of the old clan, Ma Zhilu, is in your place. Lu is very relieved, but Lu has a small question, so please help Zhao Zhulu solve the problem."

"Sir, please speak out."

"When is it appropriate to collect tea? The court has set up so many tea and horse departments and tea inspection offices, so it has strict control over tea. Now Lu is responsible for whether the old patriarch Zhao can acquire enough tea for transactions." Lu Haoshan said strangely.

"Oh, how much tea can adults want?"

"Sixty thousand jin"

Lu Haoshan calculated that if he replaced a good horse, he would change to another 200 kilograms of tea and prepare to form a cavalry of 300 people, then he would need at least 60,000 kilograms of tea. This is not a small number. Generally, horses can carry 300 kilograms, but from here to Xifan, the journey is long and difficult to walk. Sometimes he would have to marches quickly, and carrying 200 kilograms is the limit. In this way, only 300 horses are needed to carry goods, plus personnel, supplies, etc., this is already a very large caravan.

Of course, Zhao Yuqing would also calculate, and he was happy when he heard this: This County Magistrate Lu has a great ambition. It is already very difficult for others to sell dozens of horses. He was fine. He wanted to get hundreds of horses for the first time when he tried the water. The scale was even larger than the ordinary tea horse silhouette. For example, during the Yongle period, the Tea Horse silhouette of Diaomen used more than 80,000 kilograms of tea and only exchanged more than 70 unimportant horses. His ambition was quite strong, which means that he had a big backer, a big backer, and a high safety factor.

Of course, that was related to the policy of Emperor Yongle’s helpless people, and those officials in charge of the transaction must have received a lot of benefits.

"Sir, let alone 60,000 kilograms, it is not a problem to even 100,000 kilograms. The question is whether it can be transported out of the Ming Dynasty smoothly." Zhao Yuqing said confidently.

"That's so simple?"

"Sir, these teas are something that ordinary people like to drink in the Ming Dynasty. There are places for selling tea at alleys and streets, roadside post stations, etc., which are no different from the firewood, rice, oil and salt. Only when you reach the border, will it become a contraband product. The tea inspection department and the tea inspection only operate the tea at the border. In fact, it is not difficult to collect."

Lu Haoshan said in surprise: "Will the tea and horse sect buyers suddenly startle? "

Zhao Yuqing smiled and said, "The adults are not from Shaanxi and Sichuan, and it is reasonable to not understand these things. In fact, the production of tea from my Ming Dynasty is still very high, because in the Xifan market, the people began to plant tea trees in large quantities since the Tang Dynasty. According to official records, by the Wanli period, there were 330 large tea farms in Shaanxi alone, with an annual output of over 10 million jin, which is Ziyang. It can produce 50,000 jin of official tea and 80,000 jin of commercial tea. How much can it be used for tea-horse trading alone? The imperial court deliberately reduced the output quantity and unilaterally increased the price of tea."

"Tea can be divided into spring tea and autumn tea. Take spring tea as an example. Tea before the Ming Dynasty and tea before the rain are of the best quality. If you want to collect tea, pick a few more tender buds. Pick more and pick less. It depends entirely on your heart. Even if there is less tea sold to the government, you can also reduce the yield. Or you will say that it is wet and rotten, and the price sold to the government is very low, so it will be much higher when it is sold to us. Many times, officials of the Tea and Horse Department will secretly vacate the offerings and sell them to us, and there will be more things that harm public and private."

After saying that, Zhao Yuqing seemed to remember something and couldn't help but add: "Although there are few people in Jiangyou plant tea, Shiquan County next to us is a tea-growing county. Well, by the way, there is a large tea farm in Hutou Village of the Qiang people, with good yield and quality. Didn't the adults have a close relationship with the Qiang woman named Ridamuzi? Maybe a large number of top-quality tea can be obtained from here."

When it comes to Qiang women having close relationships with Lu Haoshan, for some reason, Zhao Min, who was standing beside him, felt a little depressed and his thoughts became a little uncomfortable. Although he had never seen the Qiang woman named Ridamuzi, he became annoyed by the person just by hearing this name, and when he looked at Lu Haoshan, he also felt a little resentful.

Fortunately, Lu Haoshan did not capture this resentment, and the answer made Zhao Min feel much better. Facing Zhao Yuqing's joke, Lu Haoshan smiled calmly and said, "The old patriarch Zhao has passed this. I have only met Miss Rida Muzi twice. I have met some interactions, and at most I have acquaintances and have a little friendship. I have passed the word "dating"."

"Haha, now, which county magistrate in Jiangyou County is very talented and has a bright future?" Zhao Yuqing looked at Lu Haoshan, glanced at his daughter from the corner of his eyes, and said with a smile: "However, the Qiang women have no teachings of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, they are a bit wilder, and their personality is also flaunting. Unlike the women of our Han people, who are knowledgeable about books, politeness, gentleness and virtuous, the future of adults is limitless, so they can't be careless."

Lu Haoshan and Zhao Min had a bet, saying that Zhao Min was asking him to introduce a woman to him, but the request was based on Zhao Min as a template, which made people think about the joint. The arrogant Zhao Min wanted to defeat Lu Haoshan, but unexpectedly, she was impressed by Lu Haoshan's talent and her heart was a little loose. In Zhao Yuqing's eyes, Lu Haoshan's performance was getting better and better. Lu Haoshan was a Jinshi and was a seventh-rank county magistrate at a young age. Besides, there were people above, and their future was unlimited. They were all good in talent, appearance, and character. If they had no idea in their heart, it would be impossible. It was just a small test just now.

"Thank you, Old Master Zhao, for your concern, Lu has received the teachings." Lu Haoshan smiled slightly and answered without any loss.

Zhao Yuqing raised the teacup in his hand and said, "Okay, let's use tea instead of wine. I wish you a happy cooperation."

Everyone raised their teacups, touched them gently, and drank them in one sip to show that they were happy in cooperation.

After drinking the tea, Lu Haoshan immediately asked, "Old Clan Zhao, Qingming Festival is over now, I wonder when will I start purchasing tea?"

"You don't have to worry. Before you came, Zhao had sent someone to the tea production area to find out and find out the supply channels of the past. With just one order, you can receive a large amount of tea soon. Now you are not welcome, and many people are looking forward to using tea for food."

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "If you need silver, the old patriarch Zhao sent someone to tell Lu, and naturally sent someone to the mansion. I wonder how long it will take to collect 60,000 kilograms of tea?"

"It's a bit late now. It's just the beginning, so it's not advisable to make big moves. The tea in front of the rain has been consumed. There are only tea in Mingqian. From the acquisition, sorting, shipping, etc., Zhao estimated that two months will be enough." Zhao Yuqing paused for a moment and said with some concern: "Sir, don't worry about money, tea is not a problem. The problem now is the problem of guarding. Zhao Zhizhi wants to form a new army to guard, but the new army has not yet been completed, and it's only two months. There's no problem with the adults."

"No problem" Lu Haoshan said confidently: "Two months are less time, but turning a group of farmers into obedient soldiers is enough. Don't worry, you can't make a mistake."

"That's good."

The two discussed some small details. After half an hour, Lu Haoshan politely declined Zhao Yuqing's kindness to host a banquet and hosted Liu Jinzhu, and then took two yamen runners who were full of wine and food and rushed back to the county yamen. There was too much to do, and Zhao Yuqing had already carried out the work in a hurry, so he couldn't wait. It was time to do things seriously.

On the way back, Liu Jinzhu asked in a low voice: "Brother Shan, how to deal with that tea gui? Do I want me to go to Yingtian and spend a lot of money to buy one back."

"No need," Lu Haoshan waved his hand and said, "We are on the ancient Tea-Horse Road. If we have seen too many tea introductions, why do we have to spend money? Just make one by one by myself. Hehe, if I take action, it is probably difficult to tell whether the official who criticizes the tea introduction comes, but..."

"Brother Shan, what's it?"

Lu Haoshan frowned and said, "These days, riots have occurred everywhere, and Liaodong has never stopped. The imperial court's government orders are often changed every day. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Even the imperial court's government orders are sometimes not easy to use, let alone the tea quotations of the tea bureau. Those so-called tea quotations are to bully some honest people and ourselves. We have to add an additional insurance policy."

Liu Jinzhu asked subconsciously: "Brother Shan, what insurance?"

"You will know then," Lu Haoshan suddenly asked, "By the way, have that batch of silver been processed? It will be necessary to use a lot of silver soon."

Last time, I robbed the batch of official silver, and all of them were stamped, and I needed to be melted and recast. Lu Haoshan tried every means to find two silversmiths who fled the famine and collected them as used. He secretly handled the batch of silver for himself in Niutou Mountain. He soon recruited soldiers and horses and purchased weapons and equipment, and needed a lot of silver to be used. Lu Haoshan naturally remembered this huge sum of money. Although Chen Gui's wealth was confiscated for tens of thousands of taels, there was not much silver in stock, and many things needed to be sold slowly and discounted.

"It has been processed and can be called at any time"

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "Jinzhu, go to Niutou Mountain and ask the third brother to transport the silver to the house in the suburbs of the city when there is no one in the evening. I will meet with you later and hold a meeting to discuss the situation of building a new army. Now I will go back to the county government to handle official duties first, and make a charter by the way."
Chapter completed!