Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

As soon as the carriage stopped, the guard at the door came forward to ask the purpose of the visit.

Seeing that it was Jiang Yin, the guard bowed and said respectfully, "Miss Jiang."

One of the main functions of the Tea and Horse Department is to deal with tea merchants. They knew that the Jiang family occupied two peaks of Mengshan Mountain. They also knew that the Jiang family was currently headed by this young lady Jiang.

Although she is just an orphan now, they still have to give her the respect she deserves.

Jiang Yin returned the greeting and said, "Is the tea supervisor here? Please inform the two officials that Jiang Yin of the Jiang family is here to visit."

Logically, she should have handed in a visiting card first, but the decision was made hastily, so she could only come rashly.

The guard said quickly, "Miss Jiang, please wait a moment. I will report it right away."

In a short while, the guards came out and welcomed Jiang Yin and Jiang Erniang in. As for Xie Daoyun, he lay on the carriage and did not show his face.

Jiang Erniang cursed in her heart, saying that Xie Daoyun was a young lady who was ashamed to see people.

Jiang Yin knew why Xie Daoyun didn't come in, but she didn't tell anyone.

The guard led them to the lobby and then retreated. Tea supervisor Yan Li saw people coming in and stood up to greet them.

Jiang Yin and Jiang Erniang bowed and said, "Jiang Yin and Jiang Erniang greet Yan Chajian."

The tea supervisor, Yan Li, was sent from Tokyo by the government. He was about 40 years old. He was upright and honest, a rare good official.

As long as he is upright, Jiang Yin is not afraid.

Yan Li said with a smile: "You two ladies are very polite. Please take a seat."

They had something to discuss, so the maid served tea and left, closing the door.

Yan Li looked at Jiang Yin and said, "I have heard about what happened to Miss Jiang's family. Please accept my condolences. We must look forward to everything. The two tea mountains of the Jiang family are of great importance. If you need any help, feel free to come to the Tea and Horse Department to find me."

The tea mountains are not only related to these tea merchant families and his official career, but also to the development of the entire Song Dynasty.

Therefore, as long as it is not a matter of principle, he will help if he can.

Jiang Yin stood up and bowed again, saying, "Jiang Yin thanks Yan Chajian. To be honest, I came here to ask for something."

She did not keep the secret, but continued: "The soil and tea trees on the hillside of the two peaks of my Jiang family have been poisoned. A few days ago, the tea trees turned withered and yellow. Those poisoned tea trees are afraid that they will not produce tea this year.

Not only that, those tea trees probably can’t be saved. After this year’s tea is harvested, we will transplant new tea seedlings in.”

She told Yan Li all the problems she was facing in one breath, but she knew in her heart that the tea inspector should be clear about what was happening on the tea mountain.

Yan Li frowned and said, "Miss Jiang, do you know what the poison is and who made it? This year, the government requires that all Mengshan tea be confiscated by the government.

According to the usual tea mountain production, if the poisoned tea trees cannot produce tea, how can you, Jiang's, deliver the tea?"

This is what an official is like. As long as it involves the interests of his own position or national affairs, the first thing he considers is not your difficulties.

As long as it is a task assigned by the government, no matter how you complete it, as long as you can complete it, it's fine.

Jiang Yin's heart sank. Although he was prepared, he still smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, I am worried about this matter. Moreover, the death of my parents may be related to this conspiracy against the Jiang family.

It is already difficult for me, a lone girl, to support the Jiang family. Since I came to the capital, I have encountered three assassination attempts. "

At this point, her eyes were slightly red, and she knelt down in front of Yan Li and said, "Yan Chajian, please save Jiang!"

Jiang Erniang also knelt down towards Yan Li and said, "Please save Jiang."

Yan Li's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he quickly dodged, stepped forward to support the two men and said, "You two don't have to be so polite. I said that if there is anything that the Tea and Horse Department can do, we will definitely help."

He paused after he finished speaking, and said with embarrassment: "But the government has personally ordered that all Mengshan tea be sold to the government. I'm sorry, I can't do anything about it."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance at Jiang Erniang. He didn't dare to let this person kneel down to him. If her husband knew, he would probably cause trouble for him.

He could help with other things, but when it came to the lack of tea, he really had no idea where to start.

After coming to their senses, they each returned to their seats.

Jiang Yin wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief, and then said sincerely: "Don't worry, Tea Supervisor, I will try my best to solve the tea problem. But in addition to worrying about personal safety, I am also worried that someone will do something bad and destroy other tea trees.

Now, we may not be able to make up for all the losses, let alone get more. In addition, I didn’t know until I returned to Yazhou this time that the poison in the soil was caused by the powder of the oak tree and the concentrated salt water.

Not to mention that concentrated brine requires a large amount of salt, very few people know that ash tree powder can destroy plants.

I heard that the tree doctor shared by the other three families in Mengshan was surnamed Qi. Coincidentally, one of the people who knew about this matter was also surnamed Qi. But that doctor is now in Guanzhong, so I don’t think it’s him. ”

Jiang Yin said a lot in one breath so that Yan Li would have an idea in her mind and it could also help her to think about what to do now.

Yan Li couldn't do anything about the salt issue, but Li Ji wanted to do it. Selling private salt was a serious crime, and for this reason, Li Ji would follow the clues to investigate.

After she finished talking about all the things in her heart, she felt as if a burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Finally, she was no longer the only one to bear the consequences.

Yan Li looked solemn and silent for a long time. Then he looked at Jiang Yin with deep eyes and asked, "Miss Jiang, do you have any plans?"

This didn't just happen now, but Jiang Yin chose to come to him now, probably because he had his own ideas.

Jiang Yin sighed and said, "My current idea is to save the remaining tea trees first, and then try to detoxify them. After the detoxification, we can transplant new tea trees.

If the withered tea trees are lucky enough to be revived, the new tea for next year can be preserved. If not, the new tea should be picked first when the tea is harvested.

As for the ones that are missing, let me think of other ways first."

Black tea was easy to deal with, but she hadn’t found out where the new tea came from, so she couldn’t tell Yan Li about it right now.

If she knew where the new tea came from, how much it was produced, and how much it cost, she would be able to evaluate the possibility of using this tea to replace part of the Mengshan tea.

Yan Li narrowed his eyes and said, "Miss Jiang, have you ever thought about finding out the real culprit?"

He didn't believe that Jiang Yin could easily swallow such a huge loss.

You know, the mother of Jiang Yin, the former head of the Jiang family, was a very ruthless person.

Her daughter shouldn't be cowardly. If she was, he should consider other options.

Hearing this, Jiang Yin sat up straight and said seriously: "I do, of course I do. I dream of catching the murderer to avenge my parents. But the tea supervisor also knows the current situation that the Jiang family is facing. Without solid evidence, I can't do anything to anyone, and even collecting evidence is extremely difficult."