Chapter 251: The Maritime Merchant's Dilemma

"Not bad! Zhen Lang's evaluation is very pertinent, I have an axe in the class", Zhang Tianbao did not have the slightest sense of restraint to peep into other people's secrets, and said complacently: "After tasting the tea in the Zuixian Building a few times, I asked the craftsmen in the tea garden to study the tea in the Zuixian Building, but unfortunately no one pointed out, so I made the four different teas!" ”

When Zhen Qian was stir-frying new tea, he did not fail less, but he knew the key points of new tea frying, and the general direction would not be wrong and there would be fewer detours, otherwise the result would be similar to the Zhang family's clear tea.

Drinking the tea brewed by the Zhang family, Zhen Qian couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, maybe the evolution of roasted tea in later generations was like this, some people figured out a method of roasting tea, and some people improved the processing on the basis of others, and there was a new method of roasting tea, and a variety of different processed teas were born, otherwise why there would be so many teas in later generations, and he might be the driving force behind the scenes.

Zhang Tianbao did not continue the topic, opened his mouth and began to talk to Zhen Qian about his visit to Yangzhou this time, for a while Zhen Qian's reputation seemed to have spread all over the north and south of the country, and Zhen Qian had to be modest, and praised the development history of the Zhang family.

Zhen Qian knelt on the cushion, with colorful glass cups and exquisite refreshments in front of him, and a group of thinly dressed maids were waiting around everyone, and their eyes were full of delicate skin with white flowers, which made people fascinated.

"These seem to be Silla maids?"

I have heard that Zhang Tianbao was born in Silla Kingdom, and now I see a group of beautiful and well-behaved Silla maids, who are beautiful and lovely. Zhen Qian couldn't help but take a few more looks. In the end, his eyes fell on Yuerong and Zhang Liang on the side, Zhang Liang did not sit next to his father Zhang Tianbao, but sat down next to Yuerong, and talked about singing and dancing with Yuerong.

Zhen Qian dealt with Zhang Tianbao casually, but in his heart he paid attention to Zhang Liang's actions, the smiling Yuerong had an irresistible elegance between his gestures, and he didn't know if Zhang Liang was not firm-willed, or Yuerong's temperament fascinated Zhang Liang, and he actually put Zhen Qian, the host and guest, aside.

"I don't know if Zhen Lang has tasted the food of Yanlailou when he came to Yangzhou this time?"

"I just arrived in Yangzhou on the fourteenth day of the first month, I went to Guanyin Mountain these days, and I haven't been to other places, I have heard that Yanlai Lou is the second largest restaurant in Yangzhou, and the palace dishes can be called a must in Yangzhou, so I have the opportunity to prepare to taste it?" Zhen Qian didn't think about the fact that breaking Yanlailou was the Zhang family's industry.

"You don't have to wait for later, you can do it today", Zhang Tianbao beckoned to the maid beside him and said, "Serve!" ”

While talking, a group of maids walked in from outside the house, carrying dishes in their hands like flying butterflies in front of everyone, a maid knelt in front of Zhen Qian, put a plate of dishes on the long table in front of her, grabbed chopsticks with her little hands like tender onions, picked up a piece of food and handed it to Zhen Qian's mouth, as long as Zhen Qian could eat it with one mouth.

I have long heard that the rich don't eat by themselves, but this makes Zhen Qian think of feeding pigs, and he is not yet poor and luxurious, so he stretched out his hand to stop the maid's jade arm and said, "I like to do it myself?" ”

The maid looked at this man who didn't need to serve herself in surprise, and suddenly panicked, she didn't know what she should do for a while, she glanced at Zhang Tianbao, and when she saw Zhang Tianbao nodding, she was relieved, handed over the chopsticks in her hand to Zhen Qian's hand, and quietly retreated to the side.

Zhang Tianbao picked up the wine glass and saluted: "Drunken Immortal Lou has a reputation in Yangzhou, it is unique for a while, whether it is tea, or the dishes are unique and ingenious, even this wine is a must in Yangzhou, Zhen Lang is really a business wizard, I asked his name early but did not have a chance to see it, I don't want someone to hear that Zhen Lang came to Yangzhou in Zuixianlou two days ago, I can't believe it, so I went to inquire, so I took the liberty to invite Zhen Lang to the house for a banquet? ”

These are all, scene words, set closely, don't take it seriously!

Zhen Qian no longer cares where Zhang Tianbao heard that he came to Yangzhou, and he didn't hide his whereabouts in Yangzhou, since Zhang Tianbao has the heart to investigate the Drunken Immortal Tower, it is not surprising to find that he came to Yangzhou.

"Zhen Lang has wonderful ideas, and maritime merchants have strong funds, I don't think Zhen Lang denies this!"

Hundreds of boats compete for thousands of sails, and those who sail through the sea are the first, this kind of scene has appeared in the Tang Dynasty!

Ocean trade has several times, more than ten times, or even dozens of times the profits, which makes greedy businessmen take risks, not afraid of the dangers of the sea to transport goods to various countries, or transport goods from various countries back to Datang, while prospering the commodity economy, making a lot of money.

Before figuring out what Zhang Tianbao wanted to express, Zhen Qian was not ready to express any opinions, but listened quietly with a faint smile on his face.

"The maritime business seems to have unlimited scenery on the surface, but who knows the hardships of the maritime business, although you can get rich overnight when you go to sea, but you can also go bankrupt in a storm, we have not experienced ups and downs for so many years, and the huge family business is also trembling like walking on thin ice!"

The surrounding maritime merchants nodded their heads frequently, and even had a fear of the unknown on their faces, and they were a little depressed for a while.

"I don't say that Zhen Lang may have guessed some, this time I invited Zhen Lang to ask Zhen Lang what suggestions he has for maritime merchants, of course, if there are any good suggestions, we maritime merchants will also give a reward?"

Zhen Qian laughed in his heart, when did he become a good wealth boy, he bragged about the strategy of a rich country in front of the Tang envoys, that was just to play the dead country, just see if he could fish in troubled waters, and at the same time go to the country to avoid for a while, then the maritime merchant found himself really because the development of the drunken immortal building was good, and the maritime merchant was sick and rushed to the hospital!

"Master Zhang has won the award, he is just an ordinary businessman, and he can only be regarded as entering the industry in front of several seniors, and asking me about maritime affairs is tantamount to asking about blindness!"

Are you familiar with maritime merchants? Why help maritime merchants, even if the maritime trade reaches the later generations, they dare not say that the road is smooth, and even in ancient times, there was no weather forecast, and it has long become commonplace to go to sea in the morning and hit a storm at noon.

As for the solution, it's not that there is nothing, but Zhen Qian doesn't want to say that a shipwreck can make Wanguan's family property go down the drain and bury at the bottom of the sea, and if you want to reduce losses, there is only one way for many maritime merchants to huddle together for warmth, establish a guild to support each other, or establish an insurance mechanism, so that maritime merchants can take out a part of their profits and reduce losses after the danger occurs, there is no other way.

"It's me Meng Lang", Zhang Tianbao said regretfully: "Zhen Lang has never operated maritime trade, so naturally he doesn't know the hardships and hardships. ”