Li Anren picked up the tea bowl, looked at the dark red tea soup in the bowl, took a sip, carefully placed the tea bowl on the table, and said to Xu Ping on the other side of the table: "So can this tea be drunk like this? The barbarians bought tea bricks and made them into small pieces. After cooking, they can add some seasonings."

Xu Ping said: "Where is a certain rule for drinking tea? It depends on everyone's preferences. Drink whatever you want, as long as you are happy. Besides, tea is a valuable thing for the barbarians in the mountains, and it is even more serious when cooked."

"What the magistrate said is that no matter what kind of tea is, the price will increase several times when transported to the mountains. They can't even cherish it. Usually, barbarians can't drink it."

After drinking a bowl of tea, Li Anren leaned comfortably on the chair and looked around. The furnishings were very simple. Apart from this table, there were only a few pots of flowers, and the room seemed empty. The doors and windows were closed, and the light in the room was a little dim. The cool breeze blowing from the depths of the room made people feel no trace of heat.

"This kind of hot weather is the most difficult to deal with. Even the natives can't stand it. I didn't expect that the Tongzong here was so cool, it was like heaven!"

Looking at Li Anren's intoxicating expression, Xu Ping smiled and said, "It's cooler, but it's a little darker and wet. You can't stay here for too long, otherwise you will get sick easily, which is not good."

"It's rare to be able to relieve the heat after staying for a while."

A new house has been built, and there is no shortage of yellow mud and stone in this area, and brick and tile houses are built. Xu Ping asked Gao Daquan and Tan Hu to build that water air conditioning system. Although there is a lot of limestone here and the groundwater level is very deep, fortunately, there is a water source for building the house, and using spring water is more convenient than digging wells. The only disadvantage is that the water air conditioning system cannot be drained, and the humidity in the room is too high, which is not conducive to human health.

After leaving the inspection camp, Xu Ping took Li Anren back to his residence in Ruhe County, to understand the market conditions in the surrounding area and see if there is any business to do. How many months will the sugarcane be harvested, and how many months will it take to turn into money, he has to find a stable source of wealth for the gap between them.

After drinking tea for a while, Xu Ping asked Li Anren: "How many years have you been doing business in the surrounding barbarian world?"

"When I was in the verdict, my ancestors were doing this business. After several generations, it always happened in one or two hundred years. Before the founding of the Song Dynasty, local turmoil and business was difficult. Since Emperor Taizong, three generations of my family have worked hard and worked hard to finally save some money."

"It turns out that it is a world businessman, and it is also rare." Xu Ping only made money during the Taiping period, and his impression of Li Anren was better. In fact, business was even more profitable in the turbulent era, but such a businessman was not an ordinary person, so Xu Ping really didn't dare to use it in order to prevent accidents.

"Since you have been doing business for many years, you should also understand what goods the barbarians like the most, and what they can sell them, and I will listen to them."

Li Anren knew that he had asked the main question and answered carefully: "Reply to Tongzong, these cannot be summarized. Students will give a general explanation. If the barbarians in Huazhou and counties are bound to be the most needed by ordinary people, the salt and rice produced in the mainland, especially salt, which has always been a major trade. However, in recent years, Jiaozhi has sold a lot of private salt to the prefectures and Dongzong, which belongs to our Song Dynasty, and the business is a bit difficult to do. As for the barbarians, they love mainland treasures, such as silk, silk, satin, gold, silver and tinware, which are all their favorites. As for tea, although barbarians are indispensable in daily life, they used to come from Dali, and we rarely do this business. It was not until Tongzong made tea that students tried to transport it to the barbarians to sell, which was unexpectedly prosperous."

Xu Ping nodded and said, "The surroundings are hot and humid. The previous tea is prone to rot. I am not afraid of putting the newly made tea bricks. The more I used, the more fragrant it becomes. You have to explain this to them clearly. You will continue."

"What the Tongzong said is that the students have tried it. No matter how rainy the tea is, it cannot be bad, but I didn't expect it to be specially made by Tongzong, so Dali tea cannot be compared. - As for the barbarians who are in the foreign country, they also like to buy mainland books, and Buddhist scriptures are the best to sell at a price of gold. In addition to Buddhist scriptures, they also like to buy Confucian classics printed in the mainland, especially Dali, Luodian, and Southwest Fan. From the royal family, they all like to collect Central Plains classics, especially Southwest Fan, which is the best. The whole country can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters."

In the southwest, the foreign lands near the later generations of Guizhou, there were garrisons left by Prime Minister Zhuge during the Three Kingdoms. After thousands of years of reproduction, there were already many people. Although they were considered as foreigners, the Han culture was still preserved, and it was the highest level of cultural among the surrounding barbarian countries.

"What are the things that are produced in these places, and of course other places?"

"The treasures belonging to the Song Dynasty were first recommended for gold, silver and cinnabar, and were produced almost everywhere. In addition, there are various precious medicinal materials, such as geckos, rhinoceros horns, and musks, which are produced a lot every year. In addition, Dali horses produced in Dali are sold around, and some are bought in Yongzhou. The largest one is squid cloth, which is also famous in the Central Plains, and it also makes a lot of profits when transported."

The mountains are indeed best-selling products. Officially, Yongzhou is located in a remote area and the transportation of money, grain and cloth is inconvenient, so it is all sold into gold and silver. The cost of exchange from the barbarians is much lower. Others are also expensive products, so you don’t have to worry about selling them when transported. Because the climate is suitable for the growth of ramie, the output of cloth is also large. Before the promotion of cotton cloth, it was a bulk textile in China. It was also exquisite in Yongzhou and was considered a famous brand product.

Xu Ping was most excited about Dali horses. It is impossible to engage in economies of scale without motivation. The cows have their limitations, so the use of horses is much more flexible. However, at this time, the Youjiang area has not been developed yet, and its development is much behind that of Zuojiang. It is a troublesome to introduce Dali horses on a large scale without routes.

After talking about these and drinking tea for a while, Xu Ping said to Li Anren: "Come with me and see what is suitable for selling to the barbarians. In the future, I will think this business will be the main one. If you recruit other merchants, the price will be higher than you. I will give you a commission."

Hearing this, Li Anren hurriedly and thanked him happily. With the official background, business was much easier. As the magistrate of Yongzhou, Xu Ping was even more convenient to hold the economic lifeline of Yongzhou.

As soon as I left the door, a rolling heat wave came over me, and my whole body seemed to be steamed.

Li Anren frowned and looked at the room behind him with great nostalgia, and sighed and walked out with Xu Ping.

There are also a few trees in the yard, most of which are moved from other places, and the branches and leaves have not yet unfolded, so they cannot stop the sun. Only one big banyan tree is native to it, and it is filled with shade in the yard.

Unfortunately, the weather in Lingnan is not as good as that in the Central Plains. It is as unstoppable as the hot weather and the shade is cool. There is not a single person in the yard, which makes people feel nervous.

Walking through the yard, Li Anren followed Xu Ping to the outside of a wing room to the west.

As soon as Xu Ping pushed the door open, he heard Xiuxiu's voice inside: "Officials come in quickly, close the door, it's so annoying that the heat comes in!"

When Li Anren heard this, he hurriedly walked a few steps, followed Xu Ping into the room, and closed the door casually.

The room was also aired with cold air. Although it was not as cool as the living room just now, it also blew the heat, making people feel comfortable.

There were several tables in the center of the room, filled with various items, and there was a piece of paper in front of each item, with words written on it.

Behind the table, Xiuxiu and Gao Daquan stood, neatly tidy.

Lee Anren looked curious, not knowing what it meant, and looked at Xu Ping.

Xu Ping stretched out his hand and said, "Look at it casually, tell me what you think is suitable for sale."

Li Anren had never seen such a scene before. He walked forward with confusion and walked to the front of the familiar tea bricks. Five tea bricks were built on the table, and a small piece of paper was placed in front of them, which read in neat words: "Aging tea bricks weigh five kilograms. This tea is resistant to storage and is not afraid of wet weather. It becomes more fragrant as it gets, and is good at detoxifying greasiness."

Looking at the next to it, there are three pickled pepper jars. The front paper says: "Refined pickled peppers are spicy and resistant to storage. They can be kept for many years without any damage. They are appetizing and detoxifying."

Lee Anren looked at it strangely and looked at it one by one.

There are also various ironware, all of which are iron pots, shovels, etc., but there are no agricultural tools. Then there are various tin pots, bowls, cups, etc. used to hold things. In the past, there were several types of dried fish and meat, all of which have been smoked and can be used for years.

Going to the other side, the first one is two jars of white wine. The front paper says: "Newly made white wine has a strong fragrance and strong nature. The wine is strong, and it will get drunk if you drink less and can detoxify."

Li Anren looked carefully and then, and couldn't help but turn around and asked Xu Ping: "Prime Minister Tong, this wine is also sold? I heard that only Yuxianlou in Yongzhou City has this wine and is not distributed to other wine merchants."

"Sell, of course!" Xu Ping walked up and said, "But this wine is not as fragrant as the wine from Xianlou, and it is still as strong as it is. The quantity is not large now, so I can only sell it for the barbarians to taste the taste. In a few months, it will be as much as it will be, and it will be sold openly!"

The corn in the field has been harvested, and Xu Ping is expanding the area, especially the small plots in the mountains that are not suitable for planting other crops, so corn has been planted. In a few months, the next season of corn can be harvested, and white wine can be produced on a large scale. Corn wine cannot be as fragrant as sorghum wine, but it is suitable for the taste of people in the mountains, and its sales should not be much worse. Besides, when sugarcane starts to squeeze sugar, the remaining molasses can also be used to make alcohol, and the lees of sorghum wine can also be produced in large quantities.

Li Anren looked at it and then, thinking that the barbarians were all good at drinking. If they could really transport them into the mountains in large quantities, it would be a new way of wealth. I am afraid that the price of Xu Ping's shipment will be too high by then, and the barbarians' purchasing power is limited and they cannot make the quantity.

Next to the white wine were two small bottles. Li Anren didn't look at what was written on the paper, so he picked up one and opened the lid. A pungent smell rushed out. Strangely, it didn't smell bad.

Looking at the yellow-green paste inside, Li Anren asked Xu Ping curiously: "Is this a spice?"

"I'm talking about it! I'm talking about it!"

Before Xu Ping could speak, Xiuxiu ran over happily and pointed to the bottle and said, "This is not a spice, this is a special elixir made by our officials. The bottle you took is called cooling oil. You will feel refreshed when you smell it. If you are bitten by mosquitoes and flies on your body, just apply a little bit and it will never itch again! When you go to bed at night, just apply a little bit and the mosquitoes won't bite you, then you will sleep soundly!"

After saying that, he picked up a bottle next to him, opened the lid to show Li Anren, and said, "The bottle I took is called Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. Do you smell it? Yes, there is a lot of strong wine here, which is precious! Like today's weather, if a person is outside, the scorching sun on his head is roasted and the water vapor on the ground is steaming, people are prone to heatstroke, right? Don't be afraid, as long as you feel dizzy and uncomfortable, you will be fine if you drink such a small bottle! What should you do when you jump around! Do you think this is a good thing?"

Xu Ping heard Xiuxiu chatting and was amused and laughed: "Xiuxiu, who did you learn this messy call from? But then again, that's true."

Xiuxiu said: "I thought about it myself! We came to Yongzhou, but we all depended on these two things. We were free from illness or disaster. Isn't this a magic medicine?"
Chapter completed!