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With Li Min's instructions and Gao Zhong's ability in doing things, a large sum of money was quickly raised. As for the tea workshop, things changed because Liu Hu suggested to Li Min: This method of frying tea is very simple.

, most people can learn that if you want to keep secrets, it is better to use slaves in the palace. These people do not have any personal freedom, and even their lives belong to the master Li Min. As long as others are not allowed to approach the tea workshop, there is no need to worry about leaks.

Danger. Of course, Li Min immediately adopted good suggestions. Afterwards, he asked two girls, Wen'er and Hua'er, about the slaves. As a result, Wen'er explained for a long time, and Li Min finally figured it out. It turned out that in the Tang Dynasty, besides

In addition to the strict hierarchy, there are also good and bad people. The so-called good people include royal nobles, officials, monks and ordinary people, while the bad people refer to untouchables, among which slaves are untouchables. And slaves are also divided into officials.

Slaves and private slaves, official slaves are mainly criminals who have been expropriated, while private slaves are mainly civilians who are forced to sell themselves into slavery due to life constraints.

The servants in Prince Li Min's palace were all official slaves, and all of them were Li Min, the King of Liang. Most of these servants were assigned by Sinong Temple, and some of the maids came from Yeting Palace. Without Li Min's permission, these servants would

The slaves could not leave Prince Liang's Mansion for the rest of their lives, and even marriage had to be approved by Li Min. It could be said that there was no life safety or personal freedom.

Wen'er and Hua'er couldn't stop their tears from falling when they finished speaking. Although their status in the palace was relatively high, they could also be regarded as a kind of slaves. Both of them were the daughters of prison officials, and they were praised for their good looks.

He was selected to study music and dance in the Jiaofang Division, and was later taken to her by Concubine Yang. It was not until some time ago that she was given to Li Min.

Although Li Min sympathized with what happened to the two girls, he could do nothing about it. After all, the overall social environment was like this, and he could not change it alone. In order to make the two girls happy, Li Min tore up the contract between the two girls in person, and then

Someone helped them re-register their household registration, which restored the freedom of the two girls. This made the two girls burst into tears of gratitude to Li Min. After getting along with each other during this period, they also had a good impression of Li Min, the kind-hearted prince.

, they have been in the palace for almost half a month, but Li Min still has not touched their bodies, and he has never lost his temper with his servants. Privately, they are often glad to meet such a good master. Now Li Min

Min regained their freedom and won the loyalty of the two women, who made up their minds to follow Li Min wholeheartedly.

In just a few days, Gao Zhong sent people to purchase a lot of tea. Liu Hu's tea workshop had already started work, but the location of the workshop was moved from the tea garden to Li Min's Liang Prince's Mansion. The Liang Prince's Mansion was very large.

Occupying nearly half of Anxingfang, in the northeast corner of the palace, that area is the workshop area of ​​the palace. There are many workshops such as clothing workshops, wineries, paper mills, etc. Li Min previously designed chairs, coffee tables and other furniture.

It was built by one of the carpentry workshops, and now there is a tea workshop. This is thanks to Gao Zhong's reminder, otherwise Li Min really didn't know that his palace had so many workshops. It's a pity that the scale of these workshops

They are not big, and the products they produce can only supply the needs of the palace, and are generally not sold to the outside world. The tea house has set a precedent.

"Your Majesty, the three-pot connected tea stove has been built as you said. Now the efficiency has increased several times. Sixty workers can produce about 120 kilograms of tea leaves every day, of which 4 kilograms of raw tea can produce one kilogram of tea leaves.

The output of the tea garden plus the purchased tea leaves is about nearly 10,000 kilograms. Calculated in this way, it will take more than a month to make all the tea leaves." Liu Hu reported the current situation of the tea workshop to Li Min with a look of joy on his face. Li Min

In the previous demonstration, one pot was used to fry tea, and the temperature in the pot had to be adjusted from time to time. However, when frying tea on a large scale, this method was inefficient, so Li Min came up with a method of frying tea in three pots.

When Liu Hu implemented it, the efficiency increased several times.

"Well, that's right. The reward system for workers must be implemented to the letter. For every kilogram of tea made, they will be given five cents as wages. Only in this way can they fully mobilize their enthusiasm!" Li Min was very satisfied, but still

Don't forget to remind Liu Hu not to deduct workers' rewards.

The craftsmen in Prince Li Min's palace are also official slaves. In theory, the slaves do not receive any compensation for their work, and their food, clothing, housing and transportation are provided by the master. But in fact, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the slaves to work, the master usually still pays them monthly

A certain amount of monthly money. Of course, the amount of monthly money depends on the owner's wishes. Those who are more lenient to their servants will be given more. However, when encountering those who are harsh on their servants, the monthly payment will be very little or even less.

Absolutely not.

In the past, Li Min was extremely harsh on his servants. In addition, the finances of Prince Liang's palace were not good, so except for the stewards and above, other low-level servants did not have monthly money. When he opened the tea workshop, Li Min

He discovered this situation. The picking period of tea leaves is very short. In order to increase the amount of fried tea as much as possible and prevent the workers in the workshop from being passive and slacking off, Li Min decided to implement a reward system at that time and give the workers five cents for every kilogram of tea produced.

People who work harder will get more money. This immediately fully mobilized the enthusiasm of many people. After all, slaves are also human beings, and they also have places to spend money. In the past, they didn’t have a penny, but now they can get at least 10 cents if they work hard every day.

, there are 300 articles in a month, which is considered a good income in this era.

"Your Majesty is generous to his servants, and I admire him very much. He will never deduct wages from workers. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Liu Hu said with determination. As the head of the workshop, Li Min also gave him every prescription.

He was in charge of the tea plantation and received a regular monthly salary of two guans per month. Now adding the two guans per month from the workshop, it worked out to three guans per month, which was almost the same as Gao Zhong's salary.

Liu Hu's performance made Li Min very satisfied, and after a few more explanations, he asked him to leave. After tasting the new tea roasted in the tea tasting workshop, he found that it was much better than his own roasted tea, which made Li Min even more satisfied.

Before he could rest for a while, Gao Zhong asked to see him again.

"Your Highness, the old slave who sells new tea has been found. I have brought him here to see you today!" Gao Zhong came in and bowed to Li Min. The status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low.

'At the bottom of the list, commerce is regarded as a lowly industry. With Li Min's status, it is impossible to sell tea under the brand name of Prince Liang's Mansion, so he can only find trusted merchants to sell tea on a consignment basis.

"Oh, you can just make the decision on such a small matter. You don't need to bring anyone to see me!" Li Min was a little strange. Logically speaking, a businessman does not need to be personally visited by him anyway. As the steward of the palace, Gao Zhong should not commit such a crime.

Is this a mistake?

"Your Highness, the Wang family is the only merchant affiliated with the Wang Palace, and... and the Wang Palace has been unable to treat him in some ways, so I would like to ask Your Highness to meet him in person!" Gao Zhong looked a little embarrassed on his face, and he was a little hesitant in speaking.

"Holy crap! Is this the same bastard thing that I did before?" Li Min slapped his head in pain. Seeing Gao Zhong's expression, he guessed something. He really didn't know if he owed that bastard Li

Shockingly, I have to bear the blame for all the bad things I did in the past.

As expected, Gao Chong nodded in embarrassment. Now that the fat eunuch had understood Li Min's temper, he became much more courageous. He now had the courage to say things he didn't dare to say before.

After Gao Zhong's narration, Li Min finally understood the grudges between the Wang family and 'himself'. As mentioned before, the status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low. Not to mention the princes and nobles, even ordinary people were unwilling to engage in business.

However, the huge profits generated by business make people jealous, so wealthy businessmen are in a exploited position in society, and are often made things difficult or blackmailed by others. In order to get rid of this exploited position, various businesses are looking for backers.

The property is named under the name of the wealthy and prosperous clan, and a large amount of money is given as a tribute every year, and the wealthy and prosperous clan provides them with protection. In this way, the wealthy and prosperous clan gets the money they need, and the merchants use the wealthy and prosperous clan to

The Wang family's reputation can be used to develop business safely, which is a win-win situation. The Wang family who came to see Li Min this time is the only merchant affiliated to his name in Prince Liang's Mansion.

The Wang family was originally one of the top ten wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City, and the family's business was also one of the best in Chang'an City. It was originally affiliated with Ying Guogong, Warrior Yi, who was originally one of Li Yuan's most trusted ministers, but after Li Shimin ascended the throne,

, Duke Ying's power was declining day by day, and the Wang family's business was also affected. Until a few years ago, the Wang family found a way to be affiliated with Li Min, and offered thousands of coins every year for Li Min's squandering, and they were living in peace.

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But just last year, Li Min attended a banquet for Chang Sun Chong, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong Zhang Sun Wuji. After the banquet, everyone gathered for gambling. Li Min was originally a good gambler but was very unlucky. In the end, he lost the bet with Chang Sun Chong and even hung up the Wang family.

The restaurant and shop under his name were used as mortgages. Businessmen paid to link their properties to wealthy families, and wealthy families provided protection but would not touch these properties. This had become the default rule between businessmen and wealthy families, but Li Min's two hundred and fifty didn't care about this.

, anyway, he had the right to deal with it in his name, but in the end he lost everything to Changsun Chong. Later, the Changsun family took the contract signed by Li Min and went to the Wang family to ask for the property. Although the Wang family was angry, they did not dare to offend the Changsun family and could only swallow their anger.

The majority of the industry was given away.

The direct consequence of this incident was that Li Min's Liang Prince's Mansion was discredited, and no businessman dared to rely on his house anymore. The Wang family suffered heavy losses, as all major industries were transferred to the eldest son's family, and only a few small workshops were left in the Wang family.

The store was barely making ends meet, and it suddenly fell from one of the top ten wealthy businessmen in Chang'an to a small businessman who could barely make ends meet. The housekeeper of Prince Liang's Mansion at the time felt bad about it, and always allowed the Wang family to be affiliated with Prince Liang's Mansion, and they were not required to pay money every year, which was considered a favor to them.

A little compensation.

"Bastard!" Li Min cursed in a low voice. He was not only scolding the previous Li Min, but also scolding the Changsun family. It was obvious that this idiot Li Min was manipulated by the Changsun family. Not only did he lose his reputation, but he also

He gave the other party a large amount of property, which was like losing his wife and losing his troops. Remembering that the last time he was in elementary school, Changsun Wuji tricked him, and Li Min couldn't help but secretly be wary. It seems that he will be wary of this insidious eldest grandson in the future.

Wuji, you should be more careful.

"Let him come in!" Li Min weakly ordered Gao Zhong. He understood Gao Zhong's deep intention of asking him to meet the Wang family. If he wanted to solve the financial problems of Prince Liang's house, he must start from the business side, and this inevitably required a person.

As the agent of Prince Liang's Mansion, after all, it is impossible for him to do business directly. But Prince Liang's Mansion has a bad reputation in the business world, and no businessman dares to cooperate with them. The only choice is the Wang family, which is still attached to the Prince's Mansion, but last time

After losing most of the family property, the Wang family did not dare to say anything openly, but secretly they probably hated him as the King of Liang. So now it is necessary to meet and communicate. It is best to let the Wang family eliminate their resentment, so that they can be better.

Good cooperation. But this is not an easy task. After all, it is a family property that has been worked hard for generations. Li Min lost everything in one day, and no one can easily forgive him.

"The villain Wang Zihao, join His Royal Highness Prince Liang!" The visitor followed Gao Chong as soon as he came in, and immediately knelt down and saluted. Li Min looked at the person in charge of the Wang family and found that he was about thirty years old, with a square face and a long beard.

He looked very elegant. He didn't look like a businessman at all, but like a scholar who came to Chang'an to take the exam. Although this prince was respectful, his expression was always calm. He stared at the ground and never looked at Li Min.

There is no way to know what is going on in his mind.

"Haha, Mr. Wang is so polite, please get up quickly! Wen'er, serve tea to Mr. Wang!" Li Min, with a smile on his face, quickly helped him up and served him freshly brewed tea.

Wang Zihao was obviously taken aback by Li Min's enthusiastic attitude. He sat down at a loss and did not dare to move. He didn't know what tricks Li Min was going to play. Li Min always felt that he owed the other party a little and couldn't think of what to say. The scene

It was a little embarrassing for a while.

"Mr. Wang, Gao Zhong must have told you the reason why he invited you here, right?" Li Min took a sip of tea and thought for a while before speaking.

"Your Majesty has killed a villain. I don't deserve the word "Sir" for being a villain. The Prince calls me "Zihao"!" Upon hearing Li Min's question, Wang Zihao immediately stood up and bowed and replied, "The senior manager has already told this villain before I came here.

, saying that the palace has made a batch of new tea and wants to hand it over to the villain for sale!"

"Well, that's right. What's next to you is the newly made tea. Can you try it and see how it tastes?" Li Min raised his hand and motioned for him to sit down, and then he started to speak.

Wang Zihao sat down obediently, picked up the tea cup and looked at the color of the tea, then put it to his nose and smelled it, then tasted it in a small sip, then closed his eyes and savored it, then suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly

Praise: "Good tea! Your Highness, the color of this tea is green and transparent, and the aroma is deep and pleasant. It tastes slightly bitter at first and then sweet. It is a rare good tea!"

"Haha, Zihao is indeed a person who knows tea. Based on your understanding of the market, how should this tea be priced?" Li Min has never decided on the price of tea. First, he is not familiar with the Tang Dynasty tea industry.

I don’t know, but I don’t know how big the demand is in the market, so setting it high or low might not be appropriate.

"This~?" Wang Zihao pondered for a moment, "I dare to ask the prince, what is the production of this tea?"

"Huh? Does this have anything to do with output?" Li Minqi asked.

"Yes, if the output of this tea is very small, then it is not an exaggeration to go the high-end route and price it every 1 tael. But if the output is large, I suggest that the price should be lower to avoid not being able to sell all the tea leaves!" Expert

Even an expert considers things more carefully than a layman like Li Min.

"Well, this year's spring tea production is only two thousand kilograms due to lack of preparation. If the sales this time are good, I will expand the scale of the workshop when the summer tea comes. It is estimated that the production will increase several times." Li Min thought for a while and replied.

,Tea can be harvested all year round, and can be divided into spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea and winter tea according to the season.

"It seems that the output of this tea is not small, so it is not suitable for high-end sales. The best tea now is only 800 Wen per catty. This tea is better than the tea on the market. The best price is between 1,000 and 1,500 Wen."

The time must not exceed twice the highest price." Wang Zihao replied respectfully.

"Well, okay, if I wholesale it to you at a price of 900 Wen per catty, are you willing to take over this business?" Li Min laughed in his heart. He didn't expect that Wang Zihao would set such a high price.

The material cost of tea is about 250 Wen. Even if the labor and site costs are excluded, the cost per catty is only 300 Wen. It is sold at a price of 900 Wen, making a net profit of 600 Wen. Two thousand catties is 1,200 Wen, and this is still
To be continued...