Chapter 235 Tea
Wei Renshi returned to the hall and saw Yin Qingfeng sitting there. When he saw him coming back, he stood up and said, "Langjun Wei is back."
"There are some things in the village that I have been in Weinan for a long time and have entered the palace again as soon as I come back. I have a real job during this period and I am so busy." Wei Renshi smiled and said, "Brother Yin is here alone? Could it be that Mr. Lu has left Chang'an?"
Yin Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Master Lu is preparing for a tea tasting party, and I have been helping. One of the things I did when I visited Wei Langjun this time was to bring an invitation to Wei Langjun."
As he said that, Yin Qingfeng took out a very exquisite invitation and handed it to Wei Renshi.
"Thank you, Brother Yin!" Wei Renshi took the invitation, put it away, and asked again: "Brother Yin said that the invitation was one of them, but I don't know what the other one is?"
Yin Qingfeng said: "Mr. Wei also knows that I manage the grass and trees and sell some tea. However, although the grass and trees are not small in Chang'an, they are definitely not big. In the tea business in Chang'an City, the grass and trees can be ranked at most four or five."
"The position of four or five?" Wei Renshi was a little surprised. He thought that Yin Qingfeng had the background of Lu Yu, and the tea business would definitely be the number one in Chang'an City, but he didn't expect that he would only rank fourth or fifth.
Yin Qingfeng knew Wei Renshi's surprise, so he smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "How dare I attack Master Lu? Master Lu does not accept disciples, so I can only dare to let someone know that Master Lu has given instructions."
"Does Brother Yin want to sell fried tea among the plants?" Wei Renshi asked.
Yin Qingfeng nodded and said, "The method of stir-frying tea is very novel. The fried tea leaves retain the original taste of the tea, and it tastes very simple, and it has the meaning of returning to nature. Whether it is ornamental, artistic conception, or taste, it is excellent. I personally think that if I can buy this skill of stir-frying tea from Wei Langjun, and with my own channels between plants and trees, I will definitely be able to sell this fried tea very well."
Wei Renshi nodded, but did not comment, just said, "Brother Yin is saying."
Yin Qingfeng said again: "Of course, we won't let Wei Langjun use this skill of stir-frying tea in vain. Every time the fried tea is earned in the future, Wei Langjun accounts for 30% and I account for 70%. That's great."
Wei Renshi smiled and said, "Brother Yin, there is a saying that there is nothing difficult in the world. As long as you are willing to use your brain, my family is poor, there is no labor, and there is no ox, and donkeys can point to it. So I thought about making something that would save more trouble so that the family and children could use it and plow it into the land. So I changed the plow."
"Later, I thought that water could flow from high places to low places. If I put the water at a high place in the field, wouldn't the water flow into the fields at a low place by itself? So there was a mechanism for watering."
"Later, I heard people say that drinking is bland and tasteless, so I thought about making the wine more fragrant and strong. So I made the white wine."
"Digging the dredge and playing with water, I saw that the water was deposited in the trench with mud and sand. After the water disappeared, mud and sand would be left behind, so there was a dam silt area behind."
Wei Renshi said to Yin Qingfeng: "This is how these things come about. Brother Yin, there are actually not many tricks. They all come from very simple and common things. But the key is that some people think of it, some people can't think of it. You see, I don't know how to make ploughs, but I have some new ideas. When I talk to the carpenter, he will make the new ploughs. But what if I don't have my idea? I'm afraid no one can make this thing in a few decades. The watering mechanism is so simple, it is the principle of using water to flow to the lower part. Everyone knows this principle, but everyone thinks of it. As soon as I say this idea, the people in the village will make it."
"So ideas and ideas are actually very important. Brother Yin, many times, if you don't have an idea, this matter cannot be done. So Brother Yin, I think that the idea of stir-frying tea is a great contribution, not to mention that I also provide the technology of stir-frying, so I think that I can account for 50%. What do you think?"
Yin Qingfeng was stunned at first, then laughed in silence, raised his hand and pointed at Wei Renshi: "What a sharp mouth."
"Brother Yin, I can guarantee that this tea stir-frying technology is only provided to the grass and trees, and tea leaves are divided into three or five. The same is true for the fried tea leaves. Therefore, the market is very large. From high officials to ordinary people, it can be sold in pieces. Even the pieces of tea can be crushed into tea bricks and sold to the army."
"Ordinary tea can be sold in scattered ways, and those with the best quality must take the high-end route and work hard on packaging and style. If the better ones, they will not be sold. The limited time and quantity are limited. If you say it is sold in a year, you will only sell as much as you say. The price will be more expensive. A pound of tea can be made of three or five hundred jin and one or two thousand jin. It will make drinking tea not only drink tea, but also a symbol of status."
"The best among the best, even if they have money, they can't buy it. If they can get one for 5,000 guan, they will definitely have face. This is not counting, but there must be some differences in service - the best among the best is the bronze buyer, which corresponds to a set of service benefits. The best among the best is the gold buyer, and the best among the best is the diamond buyer, so it's easy to serve him. If he wants to, it's not impossible to get clothes and food."
"Anyway, the more money you spend, the better you buy, the more face he will be."
"Brother Yin, those ordinary tea and ordinary people cannot make money. They don't have it and will not spend a lot of money to buy face. Ordinary tea and ordinary people are just for volume and to occupy the market in the tea industry. When people mention tea, they think of it just fried tea without any thoughts. And these top-quality teas are the profits. Don't underestimate those people. They can spend as much money as they compare and face. Only buying expensive things but not the right ones are their attitude. Don't look down on them. These are our sources of wealth!" Wei Renshi's words were full of lotus flowers, and the route of high-end luxury goods popped out of his mouth.
Yin Qingfeng was just listening with a smile at the beginning, but the more he listened, the less smile there appeared on his face. In the end, he was shocked.
So this is how business can be done?
A faint sense of enlightenment arose in his heart. He was not only full of confidence in this kind of fried tea, but also Wei Renshi's method of selling tea, and he wished he could start implementing this "high-end route" immediately now.
Wei Renshi picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip. These are common tricks used in later generations, and countless merchants have tried it all over the place. Just like mooncakes, a box of four mooncakes, some can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan. How much can the mooncake cost? It is all because of the packaging and the quality. People's psychology is the same. This method will only have better results when put in the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing Yin Qingfeng stunned, Wei Renshi smiled and said, "Brother Yin, my idea is very valuable. I'll give you another one. 50%?"
Chapter completed!