The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

They made a lot of money, but they also invested in expanding their industries while making money.

Even so, they still kept a huge sum of money and planned to transport it to Chang'an City on a certain day.

Zhao Fu also heard about the actions of Zhuangzi Shang. He thought that Zhuangzi Shang was in urgent need of money, so he wrote a letter to discuss with Li Fu to find an opportunity to transport all the money accumulated in the tea shop back.

In addition, the business of the tea shop is now very low-key.

Many caravans went to Huizhou City, and when they arrived at the shop, they bought tea in large quantities.

They wanted the best and the ordinary ones.

They rushed to buy them.

Even if the price of tea remained high, it could not stop their enthusiasm.

When Li Fu saw this, a smile appeared on his face.

If the tea shop took a large amount of money and transported it to Chang'an City, then there would be no problem with the finances of Zhuangzi Shang.

In just one year, Zhao Fu did a lot of things in Huizhou.

If it is not about transporting money, it is better to purchase a large number of materials there and transport them to Chang'an by water. This way, it is safer and saves the trouble of going to Chang'an. The most important thing is that some materials can be obtained in Huizhou, but it is not easy to buy in Chang'an.

Those merchants also buy them from other places, so the price is naturally much higher.

If you purchase directly from the place of origin and transport them to Chang'an by ship, you can directly save the middleman to make a profit.

In this way, you may save money.

Li Fu continued to read the rest of the letter.

Zhao Fu said in the letter that in addition to Huizhou, the caravans sent out to transport goods would also inquire whether there were tea mountains in other places. At present, tea mountains in three places have been found. Zhao Fu is thinking whether he can directly find the locals and buy these three tea mountains, and build tea houses directly in the places where the tea mountains are located to recruit local people.

According to the tea houses in Huizhou, the tea business will continue to develop in other places.

When Li Fu saw this, his eyes lit up.

Good, good.

This matter is well done, accurate, must be accurate!

Originally, Li Fu went directly to Huizhou, but there are many places producing tea in the entire Tang Dynasty. The demand for tea was not so great, so others did not take the tea mountains seriously.

But now it is different.

The tea business has two emperors behind it, so it must continue to grow and become stronger. While everyone still doesn’t know how to do it, go directly to the government to finalize the documents.

Most tea mountains are ownerless. Even if someone wants to buy them from the government, the government has to report to the government.

Ownerless places do not belong to anyone. Only with the documents of the court can they be reasonable and legal.

Even the local government dare not make this decision on its own. After all, if the higher-ups hold them accountable, they cannot afford it.

It is not that there are no wealthy families who have found local officials to discuss tea mountain matters. The local officials have reported to Chang'an, but the court has not approved it yet.

Li Fu's smile became even bigger. What is meant by "the one who is close to the water gets the moon first"? What is meant by "it is easier to get things done with someone in the upper level!"

Taking this opportunity, wouldn't it be enough to list all the tea mountains as state-owned assets?

The royal family monopolizes the ownership of the tea mountains and belongs to the inner court.

That's right, it belongs to the inner court, not the Jingyang Palace. The Jingyang Palace just gets some mining rights.

In other words, the royal family can also do this business in the future.

Now, even if someone is jealous and wants to settle accounts with someone, then you can go and cause trouble for the inner court if you are awesome. Just look at how the couple in the palace deal with you.

Do you really think that the empress who is in charge of the affairs of the inner court is a gentle, kind, weak and kind person?

Whose gentle, kind and weak good person would pick up a sword to kill the enemy?

If you piss off that empress, His Majesty the Emperor will not persuade you.

That is asking for death, can you blame the empress?

The empress is such a good person, but you forced her to shout and kill, it must be your fault.

Li Fu himself knew that even if this business was monopolized, it would not last too long. Before the hundred flowers bloomed, Li Fu wanted to promote the brand of Jingyang Palace Tea.

This is called brand effect. Even if someone else does this business in the future, when people think of tea, their first reaction is that Jingyang Palace Tea is the best.

What do rich people care about? Isn't it just the brand that matters?

Take Hermes for example. They are all bags, but Hermes is very expensive.

Not only are they expensive, but you also have to buy a bunch of things you don't need before you are eligible to buy them.

In the eyes of ordinary people, isn't this just a rip-off?In the eyes of the rich, this is a symbol of status!

It is to be different from others, what is money?

In an instant, Li Fu thought of many things in his mind because of Zhao Fu's letter.

He quickly took a pen and paper and wrote down everything in his mind, sorted it out later, and replied to Zhao Fu and Li Shimin.

If necessary, he would even go to Chang'an City in person.

Tea mountain, this is not a tea mountain, this is obviously a gold and silver mountain.

The market in the Tang Dynasty has not been fully developed, let alone going out in the future, the Silk Road, transporting to the West, it is really more precious than gold.

If such a business was all in the hands of the Jingyang Palace, Li Fu was really worried that he would make money but not spend it, so he pulled Li Shimin's family in from the beginning. As long as the Tang Dynasty did not fall, this business was in the hands of the royal family, and Li Fu's Jingyang Palace could rely on this big tree.

Li Fu began to write to Zhao Fu, asking Zhao Fu to record all the tea-producing areas that had been explored so far, compile a copy, and send it to Chang'an City. In addition, we don't need to pay for the tea mountains ourselves. At that time, the ownership of the tea mountains will all belong to the inner court. We can't get involved in this.

At present, the ownership of the tea mountains in Huizhou is in our own hands. Just this tea-producing area is enough to ensure the prosperity and wealth of the entire Jingyang Palace. The rest cannot be greedy.

In addition, we must take steady steps in Huizhou and proceed step by step. As for the rest of the expansion, we will wait for news from Chang'an City.

Li Fu told Zhao Fu in the letter that he would go to the palace to discuss with the inner court how to do this business in the future. Many things in the future must be clear in the palace before they can continue.

Otherwise, the trouble will be greater than the benefit, which is not worth it.

It was another thick letter.

Whenever Li Fu had something to explain in detail, the thickness of this letter would not be small.

It was not that he specifically targeted Li Erfeng that time, but Li Fu was at his limit in writing letters and could not save a single word.