Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Fang Wenyuan’s efforts over the years have not been in vain, as he achieved a good result of 20th place in the examination.

Although it is not in the top three, it is already very good.

Jiang Yin heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that Fang Wenyuan had secured a place in the autumn examination.

She didn't wait for the palace examination to end, but packed her bags, said goodbye to them, and set off for Huizhou.

Although Li Ji was reluctant, he had no reason to stop it.

Although Tokyo is closer to Huizhou, it still took seven days to get there even if one rode at full speed.

After arriving in Huizhou City, Jiang Yin did not stay for long, but went directly to Huangshan, planning to meet up with Si Niang first, and then come to Huizhou City to find Su Shan and the others.

In the future, Si Niang will be mainly in charge of Huizhou, so she will bring Si Niang with her to recognize people.

Who knew that when she arrived at Huangshan, she found out that Si Niang had gone to Huizhou City and would be back later.

Jiang Yin had no choice but to settle down and wait for Si Niang.

When Si Niang came back in the evening, she learned that Jiang Yin had returned and said unhappily, "Look, you came here without even telling me so that I could wait for you at home."

Jiang Yin held Jiang Si Niang's hand and said affectionately, "What is there to wait for? Let's go back to our own home. How is Si Niang these days?"

I bought mansions in Huizhou City and Huangshan. Although they are not big, they are big enough for living.

However, the tea mountains in Huangshan were not suitable for people to leave at the beginning, so Si Niang stayed in Huangshan and did not go to Huizhou City.

The tea trees that needed to be transplanted up the mountain have been transplanted. As there were not enough tea trees, we bought a lot from other places and are waiting for the high-quality conditions in Huangshan to improve the tea trees.

"Well, seeing the tea trees come alive day by day makes me happier." Jiang Si Niang sighed, "I hope next year will be a harvest festival."

"Yes, Fourth Lady." Jiang Yin smiled and told her about recent events.

The most important thing is to tell her about Fang Wenyuan's situation.

Upon hearing that Fang Wenyuan ranked 20th in the imperial examination, Jiang Si Niang's eyes gradually became moist, and she looked forward to Fang Wenyuan coming to reunite with her as soon as possible.

The two chatted for a while and agreed to return to their home in Huizhou City early the next morning.

When they returned to the mansion in Huizhou City the next day, Jiang Yin asked Xiao Luo to deliver the visiting cards to Su Shan, Li Qing and Zhu Yan.

As luck would have it, the three of them happened to be in Huizhou City, gathering at the Su family. So, they followed Xiao Luo to the Jiang Mansion.

"Okay, Brother Zhang, you really kept it a secret from us." Su Shan joked as soon as he stepped into the door, "I didn't expect Brother Zhang to be a young lady."

"What Brother Zhang? You should call her Miss Jiang." Li Qing replied with a smile.

Zhu Yan bowed and said seriously: "Miss Jiang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?"

"All right." Jiang Yin quickly stood up and bowed, "It's my fault. I concealed my identity due to special circumstances. Let me formally introduce myself. I am Jiang Yin from the Mengshan Jiang Clan. This is my fourth wife, who is also the person in charge of the Jiang Clan in Huizhou."

When she asked Xiao Luo to invite people, she told them the truth. Therefore, these people were still calm at this moment.

Upon hearing this, several people hurriedly greeted Jiang Si Niang.

After some pleasantries, they sat down and talked about the tribute.

The smiles on the corners of their mouths could not be suppressed. Su Shan could not help but give Jiang Yin a thumbs up and said, "It has to be Miss Jiang."

Li Qing curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, Miss Jiang, we will do our best to pay tribute and live up to your efforts."

Zhu Yan also clenched his fist and said, "We will do the same. We will definitely bring out the best things."

They thought it would be successful, but they didn't expect it to be so quick.

Jiang Yin smiled and said, "This is also my responsibility. After all, I also took advantage of it."

She paused and continued, "Also, there is something else I would like to ask Brother Li for help with."

She told Li Qing about Jiaozi and expressed her wish to ask Li Qing to customize special rice paper for Jiaozi.

"Is it really possible?" Li Qing said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, Miss Jiang, just leave this matter to me."

As for papermaking, they are professionals.

He paused and continued, "I wonder if I can join this Chamber of Commerce?"

I think once Xuan paper becomes famous, merchants from all over the country will come to purchase it.

If Jiaozi could be used, it would save a lot of effort.

Su Shan raised his hand and agreed: "My Su family is also involved."

Zhu Yan also said: "The Zhu family is also involved."

Jiang Yin raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course, you are welcome to join us. Come on."

So, the matter was settled.

Li Qing was very concerned about the Jiaozi issue. He made more than ten kinds of special rice paper before finally deciding with Jiang Yin.

After the special rice paper is made, it is printed with red and black colors to finally make a piece of paper.

After Jiang Yin and others got the first batch of printed Jiaozi, they hurried back to Chengdu to meet up with Boss Wu.

The Chamber of Commerce was set up in Chengdu Prefecture, so all Jiaozi would come from the Jiaozi shops in Chengdu Prefecture.

From then on, Li Qing only provided rice paper, and printing was also done in Chengdu Prefecture.

Therefore, Su Shan and other people who joined the Chamber of Commerce went to the Jiaozi Shop in Chengdu Prefecture to witness this historic moment.

What Jiang Yin didn't expect was that Shen Fugui also joined in.

Shen Fugui sacrificed his own family for the greater good and saved the Shen family. But I think when the verdict comes out next year, the Mengshan Mountain that belongs to the Shen family will no longer be given to them.

Jiang Yin doesn't care about these, as long as the Jiang family is there.

After all, it was a new thing, and even with so many people supporting it, there were only twelve merchants who joined the Chamber of Commerce.

However, as the frequency of Jiaozi's use increased, more and more merchants joined in.

There was also a small episode. On the day when Jiaozi was issued, Zhang Yang, who was drunk, came to cause trouble.

However, before he could start to throw a tantrum, he was beaten out by Aunt Feng.

The emergence of Jiaozi greatly solved the problem of the inconvenience of carrying iron coins.

After one year of trial operation of Jiaozi, the imperial court designated sixteen wealthy merchants to jointly guarantee the franchise for issuing Jiaozi.

Later, the imperial court established the Yizhou Jiaozi Office, and the right to issue Jiaozi was transferred to the imperial court. It was issued by the imperial court and was also called official Jiaozi.

Of course, this is a story.

At the moment, Jiang Yin is still waiting for the government's decision.

Unfortunately, after waiting and waiting, the New Year has passed and a new batch of Mengshan tea is about to be harvested, but the fruits are still not harvested.

Jiang Yin was so angry that he even had a stern face when he was frying the tribute tea.

Yan Li couldn't bear to see this, and after the tea frying was over, he whispered, "Don't worry, Miss Jiang, wait until this batch of Mengshan tea is harvested, and there will be results."

Compared with other trades, the tea-horse trade was the most important. The government could only feel at ease if the new batch of tea was safely delivered.

Jiang Yin pursed her lips tightly and didn't say anything more. Fortunately, the taste of Huangshan Maofeng this year was exceptionally good, which was beyond her expectations and made her feel much better.

However, Yan Li did not lie to her, and not long after, news came.

Hu Quan and Shen Gan sold illegal tea and Yi Ma rebelled, and were executed immediately, and their entire clans were exiled. Chen Meng, who was also an accomplice, had his entire clan exiled to a bitter cold place and could not leave without being summoned.

Zhao Sheng colluded with foreign enemies and intended to rebel, so he was demoted to a commoner and executed immediately.

Jiang Yin, the daughter of Jiang family in Mengshan, is extremely courageous and loyal to the emperor and the country. All the five peaks of Mengshan have been given to Jiang family, hoping that she will live up to the emperor's kindness.

Small figures like Zhang Yuanzhi and Wan Baozong were also sentenced to exile and were not allowed to leave the place of exile unless summoned.

Only then did Jiang Yin finally breathe a sigh of relief. Her revenge was finally achieved, and she also saved the Jiang family!

At the door of the old house, Jiang Yin held the imperial edict in his hand and gradually smiled...

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