Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Jiang Yin quietly stepped aside so as not to disturb Aunt Feng and Madam Fan from reminiscing about the past.

Aunt Feng shook her head and said, "There are still many days to come. When I finish my work here, I will invite you to my house for tea."

Mrs. Fan's eyes lit up and she said happily, "It's a deal, don't go back on your word."

Aunt Feng raised her eyebrows and said, "Okay, it's a deal."

Then, she took Jiang Yin to bid farewell to the two of them and left the prefectural government.

After sending the person away, Mrs. Fan's smile faded a little. She couldn't help but glared at Fan Chunren and said, "You are such a fool. Why bother with a child? Sister Feng has forgiven her. If you embarrass her, you are slapping Sister Feng in the face."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh and said with emotion: "However, this child has changed a lot. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have recognized him."

You know, when the child's parents died, they said some unscrupulous words to Sister Feng, which hurt Sister Feng badly.

Even so, Sister Feng is still secretly looking for the murderer of the Jiang couple.

However, the murderer's identity is not ordinary. If you want to take revenge, you will have to work hard.

"Humph!" Fan Chunren snorted coldly, and said with a hint of arrogance, "If it weren't for the fact that she has changed, I wouldn't have promised to help her no matter what Sister Feng said today."

Mrs. Fan said unhappily, "You are not helping yourself. Mengshan tea is being roasted now, and the rebels are starting to cause trouble. As the prefect, you should help them. This is your duty."

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Those rebels were really like cockroaches that could not be killed. They would always pop up and disgust people at unexpected times.

This time, someone actually took advantage of the situation and set his sights on Li Ji.

If anything happened to Li Ji in Shu, her husband would also be to blame.

Speaking of the rebels, Fan Chunren's face turned cold.

He said coldly: "They are just rats in the gutter. We must catch them all this time."

After saying that, he stood up and said, "I will stay in the military camp tonight and will not come back. Madam, you don't have to wait for me. I'm afraid Li Ji will come over at night."

Mrs. Fan nodded and said, "Please be safe, husband."

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Jiang Yin didn't know about the conversation between Fan Chunren and his wife. She was already on her way back to Feng's house with Aunt Feng. She told Aunt Feng about Li Ji's whereabouts and that she would be leaving for Huizhou the next day.

Aunt Feng pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: "He is right, if you want to go to Huizhou, now is the best time to set off.

But Huizhou is a long way away, has Yin decided to take the risk? "

The distance from Chengdu Prefecture to Huangshan in Huizhou is about the same as that to Tokyo, or even more tortuous.

This trip would take at least half a month. If there were no delays on the road, it might be two days earlier. This round trip would take at least a month.

"It's decided, aunt." Jiang Yin held Aunt Feng's hand and said softly, "Si Niang has already gone there, I will just go over and meet her.

The situation in Mengshan is complicated at the moment, and whether the tea mountain can be preserved remains to be discussed. This time I went there not only to collect some tea for emergency use, but also to find a way out for the Jiang family."

She thought about it and decided that if the government had no objection to the quantity of Mengshan tea, she would not mix Huangshan Maofeng in it.

After all, if Huangshan Maofeng was recognized by Tubo, it could be exchanged for war horses. Perhaps Huangshan would follow the example of Mengshan and take over all of it.

The situation of the tea mountains is there, and it is not something that Jiang can control. Anyone with eyes can see the right and wrong.

Aunt Feng nodded and said, "Okay, if it's appropriate this time, you can also go north from Huizhou to Tokyo. First, you can find out the situation in Tokyo, and second, you can see if there are better sales channels."

The people do not fight against the officials, let alone something related to the tea-horse trade. If the government has this plan, no one can resist.

Since Jiang Yin is unwilling to be mediocre and live a quiet life behind closed doors, he must make plans early and find another way out.

Jiang Yin was slightly stunned and asked in surprise, "Auntie, what you mean is that Huangshan Maofeng is mainly sold to Tokyo and not brought back to Chengdu?"

She changed her mind and thought that this might be a way out.

It was just that she had lived in Shu for a long time and was familiar with Shu. Tokyo was an unfamiliar place and it was not easy to gain a foothold.

"Isn't this a road?" Aunt Feng curled her lips and said, "The tea-horse trade involves too many things. If you are not careful, it will affect the whole family. If the road over there is feasible, we can sell Huangshan Maofeng somewhere else and not get involved in the tea-horse trade."

Even if they don't sell it to Tokyo, they can still sell it to the north or south. In short, they have to completely separate that area from the tea-horse trade.'

As they were talking, they arrived at the gate of Feng Mansion.

Jiang Yin followed Aunt Feng quietly until they entered the house, then her eyes became determined.

"Aunt is right. If we can find other sales channels in Huangshan, we will focus on that." She said seriously, "I have to be prepared to stay there for a long time this time. At least, for the next six months, I'm afraid I will have to focus on business in Huizhou."

However, she still had to come back halfway.

As long as the emperor did not order Mengshan to be taken back by the court, she would have to take care of it.

In addition, after harvesting a batch of tea, she had to transport it back for preparation.

Once everything with the Tea and Horse Company is confirmed and there is no need to replenish the tea leaves, she can focus on developing the industry in Huizhou.

"Didn't you send Jiang Si Niang over?" Aunt Feng chuckled, "Si Niang is a powerful person, you can rest assured with her in Huangshan, Huizhou.

After things over there are stable, you still have to guard Mount Meng to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from investigating."

The Jiang family is already being coveted now. Before the coveters are dealt with, it is not convenient to publicize what happened in Huizhou, so as to avoid it being aborted.

"Don't worry, auntie. I will be careful on this trip." Jiang Yin paused and said, "The situation in Mengshan is complicated. Can you stay in Fucheng and help me look after the Fucheng tea plantation?

Mengshan is being looked after by the Second Lady and the First Lady, and I have also asked Mr. Li to help. With the Tea and Horse Department, I don’t think there will be any problems.”

Aunt Feng was isolated and helpless in Mengshan, and it was too dangerous, so she didn't want Aunt Feng to get involved.

However, Aunt Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here in the city. As for Mengshan, Magistrate Fan has agreed to send troops to garrison Mengshan.

Of course, we will not only look after Baojiang’s tea mountain, but also the other three peaks tea mountains.”

There is nothing more reassuring than the army, whether it is protecting people or tea.

Jiang Yin asked in surprise, "If Magistrate Fan sends troops, will the Tea and Horse Bureau have any objections?"

The Tea and Horse Bureau was not under the jurisdiction of Prefect Fan, and Prefect Fan could not interfere in the affairs of the Bureau at will, but he had to give the Bureau his greatest support.

It might not be easy for Magistrate Fan to send troops.