After two hours of conversation, Chang Le finally had some understanding of her husband's plan.
What she understood was that planting tea gardens was not something Qin Wenyuan did on a whim.
First of all, the tea making method that Qin Wenyuan mentioned was not quite the same as the tea making method that people were familiar with at this stage.
The main method of making tea in the Tang Dynasty was to make tea cakes and store them.
The details were to pick tea leaves in spring, then put the tea leaves into a pot to steam, and then pound them with a pestle and mortar.
Then, he poured it into a pot and pressed it into shape. After the formed tea cakes were dried, he made a hole and strung them together. Then, he placed them in the furnace to bake and dry them. Then, he could store them.
This was also a well-known method of making tea cakes.
As for her husband, Qin Wenyuan, he was amazing!
picking green tea leaves, withering, fermenting, removing green tea leaves, kneading, drying, refining, processing, and packaging.
The tea he thought of was more complicated than the usual tea cake.
He especially emphasized the three steps of refinement, processing, and packaging!
The reason why the people of Chang 'an didn't like to drink tea and why tea couldn't become mainstream was because of the poor packaging of tea.
Moreover, the method of drinking tea was too complicated. After obtaining the tea cake, one had to boil water for several hours. By the time one drank tea, one's interest would have long disappeared.
And he planned to start from this and completely turn tea into fast food!
In other words, it could be soaked after opening the lid!!
At this moment, Chang Le listened quietly.
This was the first time she had understood what " fast food " meant.
He also understood how terrifying this plan would be if it succeeded!
One had to know that tea was not mainstream now. Because the method of drinking tea was too complicated, it was basically only popular among nobles.
If her husband's method was successful, then a pot of hot water would be able to be opened and drunk.
In this way, the commoners who had worked hard for a day could return home and drink the tea leaves of the same grade as the ones they had just drunk…
Perhaps, by that time, drinking tea would become a form of enjoyment?
The corners of Chang Le's mouth curled up slightly. She realized that her husband was really very smart!
This kind of business method that ordinary people could not think of was really amazing.
"Madam, what do you think?" Qin Wenyuan asked with a smile.
Chang Le nodded." There's no big mistake. However, if the tea market in Chang 'an is destroyed, will we attract the attention of the aristocratic families?”
"In my impression, the tea leaves in Chang 'an have always been firmly controlled by them. If we succeed in making tea, it will be tantamount to snatching meat from their mouths.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wenyuan's eyelids twitched slightly.
He picked up the teacup and stared at it with his deep eyes. He narrowed his eyes and said,"Madam, you are right. I have thought about this.”
"It's indeed a little dangerous, but no matter which aspect of business in Chang 'an, there are basically the shadows of aristocratic families. Even if we don't make tea, as long as we do business, we can always see them.”
"And from what I know, because the influence of the tea market is too small and only spread among the nobles, they don't put too much effort into the tea market.”
"This is our chance. As long as we don't make a big deal out of it, as long as we hide behind the scenes, it will be very difficult for them to find us.”
As soon as he finished speaking, just as Chang Le was about to ask for a more specific method,
Qin Wenyuan smiled and interrupted him." But all of this is still too far away. We haven't even taken the first step. How can we care about the danger of the aristocratic families? Don't you think so, Madam?”
"The most important thing now is to make the tea leaves that belong to our family and create our family's characteristics.”
Hearing this,
Since her husband, Qin Wenyuan, had said so, Chang Le could not continue to pour cold water on her.
Indeed, as Qin Wenyuan had said, as long as one did business, one would always encounter the shadow of an aristocratic family. Other than aristocratic families, there were also many businessmen.
If they were all overcautious, would they still be able to do it?
Those merchants had worked until now, but weren't they still alive and well?
Therefore, there was indeed no need to worry too much.
Chang Le's brows relaxed and he smiled,""Alright, then husband, when do we start making tea?”
"Hmm…"
Qin Wenyuan was silent for a moment before he replied," Let's create our own tea leaves first. We have to be unique to be able to stand on our own feet!"”
"The tea I cooked just now will be our tea leaves from now on. I believe that our tea leaves will definitely be able to surpass the past.”
"Tomorrow morning, I'll go to the tea field to pick the more tender tea leaves and bring them back to make the raw materials for making tea leaves. Then, I'll add my own formula and we'll start making tea leaves.”
"After the tea leaves are picked, the first step is to dry them to remove the dew and moisture in the tea leaves. This step requires a careful person to do it, so I'll leave it to you, Madam.”
" It just so happens that tomorrow, I'll use this time to go to the Ministry of Works to submit the formula for the Luban Lock in exchange for silver. At the same time, I'll also have a deeper understanding of the Chang 'an Tea Ceremony.”
" The next step is to wrap up the scene. This is the most crucial step. In other words, place the tea in the tool and rub it. Only then will the fragrance come out. Leave this step to me. I'm better at it.”
"The last step is to dry it. This step basically doesn't require the two of us to do anything.”
Chang Le listened carefully. Knowing that her husband had a plan, he nodded without hesitation.
With such a reliable husband around, she felt that she was too stupid to use her brain.
Just do as he was told.
At this moment, Qin Wenyuan paid more attention to another aspect of tea.
That was the tea tray and teacups!
He believed in his own ability to taste the tea. His wife, Changle, who was born in a wealthy family, was extremely satisfied with the taste of the tea. That was proof.
The tea tray and teacups were the main focus of his plan!
At this stage of the Great Tang, the way the masses drank tea was not by using tea trays or teacups!
Even the nobles could only drink tea with a teacup. They had never seen anything like a tea tray.
And this, in Qin Wenyuan's eyes, lacked a sense of ceremony!
What was the most important thing about drinking tea in the future?
Was it the smell of tea?
This was only one of the reasons.
The most important thing was, of course, the process of making tea!
While making tea, he could brag to his friends and discuss his future.
Therefore, the teacups and tea trays of the later generations were Qin Wenyuan's main target.
Nowadays, the pottery culture of the Tang Dynasty was developed, and the price of pottery was still close to the people. This was also the reason why Qin Wenyuan wanted to start his first business with tea.
In addition, the reason why the commoners did not like to drink tea at this stage was related to the early Zhenguan period.
According to the development of history, the commoners loved drinking tea in the later stages. Now, he was racing against time.
After four hours of discussion with his wife, a complete tea sales plan had formed in his mind. He was also perfecting it step by step.
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