Now I really have to marry the princess.

The workshop next to the tea plantation has begun construction.

Yang Zhengdao and his entourage also stayed temporarily at Xianyou Temple.

Besides instructing the two eunuchs in the Eastern Palace on how to prepare green tea, Yang Zhengdao was also waiting for Li Yuan's reward to materialize.

During this time, Yang Zhengdao also taught Li Ke and Li Hui a magical skill for passing the time.

This allowed these two second-generation members of the royal family to experience the joy of fishing.

Three people, three poles, can squat on the banks of the Mang River next to Xianyou Temple for a whole day without saying a word.

So much so that in Jiang Cheng and the eunuch Jian's records, each day only contained eight characters: "Fishing all day, with very few fish caught."

But leisurely days are always temporary.

The hardships of life will always be there, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Because the craftsmen that Li Hui brought this time were all carefully selected veterans, they were skilled in rammed earth wall construction, beam laying and tile laying.

In just seven days, a tea-frying workshop, along with several rooms, was erected.

The team of guards that Li Hui brought also stayed behind to protect the tea-frying technique from being leaked.

In fact, Li Chengqian didn't need to do that, because the tea-frying process was too simple and easily imitated, making it impossible to achieve a monopoly.

On the day the workshop was completed, the Emperor Emeritus's decree finally arrived.

The boundary markers for the ten hectares of Yongye land have been completed. It stretches seven miles east to west from the south bank of the Mang River to Zhongnan Mountain, and all of it belongs to Yang Zhengdao.

The Ministry of Works also completed the renovation of the bestowed villa. It had five main rooms, a front courtyard and a back courtyard, side rooms on the left and right, a woodshed and a stable, and everything else was complete.

The person in charge of this mission was Li Yuan's eleventh son, Prince Xu, Li Yuanjia.

Li Yuanjia was the same age as Li Chengqian, and a year younger than Yang Zhengdao.

Among Li Yuan's many young sons, Li Yuanjia was famous for his calligraphy and painting, and was quite favored by Li Er.

He had heard of Yang Zhengdao's poem that circulated in Pingkangfang, which is why he took the initiative to ask for this job, hoping to meet Yang Zhengdao.

As a result, Li Er belittled Yang Zhengdao to the point of being worthless.

Moreover, Li Er also entrusted him with an oral decree.

Only then did he learn through the imperial edict that the new tea "Zen in a Cup," which had recently been rumored to be worth "one tael of gold for every tael of pre-Qingming tea," was actually made by this young master Yang.

However, even Li Yuanjia felt embarrassed for his elder brother when he heard this imperial edict.

After Li Yuanjia finished reading the Emperor Emeritus's edict, a seventh-rank official from the Ministry of Rites who had come with him handed over the land grant document and the deed to the villa to Yang Zhengdao.

Yang Zhengdao thought everything was over, but then he saw Li Yuanjia hesitate to speak.

He then took the initiative to cup his hands and inquire, "Your Highness Prince Xu, although we are of similar age, I consider you a senior in politics. If there is anything I need, please feel free to ask."

This question made Li Yuanjia even more embarrassed. He could only bite the bullet and explain, "Young Master Yang, there is also an imperial edict."

Ok? !

Yang Zhengdao sensed that something bad was about to happen, but he still immediately bowed and stood at attention.

Li Yuanjia paused briefly, composed himself, and spoke in a solemn tone.

The Emperor said to Zhengdao: "Sui Prince Zhengdao respects his parents and is well-mannered. I hereby grant him permission to recruit a squad of retainers to guard his villa. I also inquire whether the plan for new tea can be continued?"

Yang Zhengdao was stunned.

What he cared about was not Li Er's follow-up plan regarding demanding new tea.

Because no matter how much money you make in the new tea business, it's like a rootless duckweed.

As a remnant of the previous dynasty, if he only focuses on making money, he will sooner or later become a pig waiting to be slaughtered by Li Er.

Therefore, what truly concerned Yang Zhengdao about this imperial edict was that Li Er had granted him the right to possess a troop of soldiers.

According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, the smallest unit was a squad of five men.

Perhaps it was as compensation for Yang Zhengdao handing over the tea-making techniques, or perhaps it was Li Er's deliberate test.

But Yang Zhengdao clearly sensed a signal: Li Er seemed to trust him more, or even be closer to him.

Looks like we chose the right route!

Since his time travel, Yang Zhengdao has only done three things: first, he wrote poems for Li Lizhi; second, he offered medicine to Li Yuan; and third, he made money for Li Chengqian.

The real purpose of these three things was to get closer to Li Er.

One or five parts is far too few.

Even a branch of a prominent family would likely have a hundred retainers and servants.

But for a remnant of the previous dynasty, this is the beginning of something from scratch.

It should be noted that during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, none of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's ten sons survived.

Li Er's other side was humility and open-mindedness, but he was also suspicious and ruthless.

In summary, Yang Zhengdao achieved a stage victory.

Yang Zhengdao was overjoyed and bowed in gratitude towards Chang'an.

Looking at Yang Zhengdao, who was expressing his gratitude, Li Yuanjia felt a little embarrassed. He could only give a dry laugh and think of the right words.

"It must be that the sage thought that Yang Lang was so quick-witted that he couldn't have only planned for the spring tea and not for the summer tea."

This guy is quite talented; he really knows how to make up for his good brother Li Er.

However, it is likely that Li Yuanjia was unaware that he was "in love" with Chang Le.

Li Er dared to so blatantly seize and plunder, partly because his father-in-law was trying to make things difficult for his prospective son-in-law.

Yang Zhengdao had anticipated Li Er's shamelessness, but he hadn't expected Li Er to be so shrewd.

Li Er actually guessed that there were follow-up plans for the new tea?

However, it wasn't a big problem, as Yang Zhengdao had already made preparations.

The comprehensive tea-making techniques he obtained from the system included four tea-making methods.

Besides stir-fried green tea, which is suitable for spring tea, and simmered yellow tea, which is suitable for summer tea, there are also flower tea and black tea.

It doesn't matter if we hand over both the green tea and the yellow tea.

Because the real money-making opportunities are yet to come!

After all, from brewing tea to steeping tea, market trends need guidance and consumer habits need education.

In the early stages, it would be best to open up the market with pre-Qingming green tea (which has seen price increases) and summer yellow tea (which is popular in large quantities).

The real money-makers in the future will be the scented teas that can fetch high prices and the fermented black teas that are suitable for long-distance transportation.

Scented tea can target the high-end market, while black tea can be exported to the Western Regions and grasslands.

Moreover, it is easier to achieve a monopoly in terms of technology, whether it is flower tea or black tea.

Once the tea ceremony transformation from brewing to steeping was completed in the Tang Dynasty, the techniques for making flower tea and black tea would become unparalleled money-making tools in Yang Zhengdao's hands.

Having obtained Li Er's permission to recruit troops, Yang Zhengdao wrote a fifty-page, nearly ten-thousand-word summer tea planning proposal overnight and had Li Yuanjia take it back.

Of course, the work of writing poems for Li Lizhi could not be stopped.

After all, Li Yuanjia didn't know about this yet.

Before parting, Yang Zhengdao, his face filled with sorrow, handed a poem to Li Yuanjia.

The grass is green, the willows are yellow, peach blossoms are scattered, and plum blossoms are fragrant.

The east wind does not blow away sorrow, but spring days only seem to prolong resentment.

Li Yuanjia was naturally a lover of literature and poetry, and after receiving the letter, he was momentarily stunned.

Yang Zhengdao forced a smile, his voice low: "Your Highness Prince Xu, please give this letter to the Emperor Emeritus. The Emperor Emeritus knows the person I have in my heart."

"this!?"

Seeing Li Yuanjia's shocked expression, Yang Zhengdao knew it was time to show his true skills.

He disregarded all etiquette and turned to leave.

At the same time, he also looked up to the sky and roared: "I cannot obtain what I desire, I yearn for it day and night. I yearn for it day and night, tossing and turning in my bed."

Li Yuanjia stood there stunned for a moment, then suddenly mounted his horse and hurriedly rode back to Chang'an.

He needed to hurry back so he could ask his father, the Emperor, which beautiful woman had driven this talented scholar, Yang, to the brink of madness.