The days when I fished in Daming

Zheng Xiong smiled awkwardly.

"Hey, forget about it, be prepared, and prepare more money. It's not a bad thing."

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about it. If you can't make any money, I will resign immediately. What do you think!"

No, resignation is nothing new, and there is nothing to say.

With the last trace of trust in Zheng Xiong, Zhu Biao let go.

"That's all, fifty thousand guan is alone, you can do whatever you want!"

Old pick!It's so hard to get some money.

"I originally wanted to share [-]-[-] with His Highness, but now you can only pay [-]% of the [-] guan. Seventh, Your Highness, [-]%, what do you think!"

After thinking about it, Zhu Biao still didn't understand where Zheng Xiong's determination came from, but it didn't matter if he couldn't make much money anyway.

"Okay, if you are seven, you will be seven, if there is nothing else, I will not keep you alone."

"Farewell, Your Highness Chitose, don't forget to send the money, the master of the tea fryer, as soon as possible!"

"Um~um."

When Zheng Xiong returned to the government office, without much delay, Zhu Biao sent dozens of tea-frying masters, accompanied by [-] guan of money.

Someone has money, Zheng Xiong immediately organizes everyone to start simulation teaching.

Basically no difficulty.

Taking the Song Dynasty as an example, there are five steps.

The best time to pick tea is at sunrise.

Pick tea, distinguish the quality.

Steam tea, distinguish the heat.

Grinding tea is to process leafy tea leaves into powder or paste. Song tea requires "the paste is only hot".

Tea making is to make tea cakes in a mold, which Lu Yu called "pai", and Song people called it "making tea".People in the Tang Dynasty all made iron molds, while people in the Song Dynasty used copper, bamboo, and silver. The styles of the molds in the Tang and Song Dynasties were rich and varied, including round, square, and flowers. Only the Song Dynasty tribute tea used most of the molds. The molds are engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns.

The three representative green teas that Zheng Xiong wants to make are much simpler.

Withering, the fresh leaves are placed naturally to evaporate the water, but be careful to burn the leaves.

Finished, high temperature frying.

To dry, evaporate most of the water over a charcoal fire.

The last is tempering, which is to dry the last moisture with charcoal fire.

When Taiping Houkui and Lu'an Guapian are drying, they must be turned and shaped at all times.

There is only one more step. Green tea is basically withered, greened, dried and tempered.

The only difference is that Keemun black tea is black tea after it is rolled, then fermented, and finally dried.

For other green teas, the step of rolling is basically not needed, and those that are needed are all big-leaf teas.

Compared with the tea cakes of the Song Dynasty, the production of green tea is very simple, the only thing that needs attention is the issue of heat.

Zheng Xiong just explained a little bit, explaining the things that need to be paid attention to in tea selection, and then asked them to get some grass and practice.

Afterwards, Zheng Xiong posted notices, recruited hundreds of people, and followed the first group of people to familiarize themselves with the process.

After two days of emergency training, hundreds of people were led by Zheng Xiong from Zhu Biao and sent to Liu'an Prefecture and Huizhou.

At the same time, Zheng Xiong ordered people to take the silver to Liangzhou.

It was almost a matter of front and back. When the people and money arrived, the tea picking season also arrived.

"Your Highness, our tea is ready, I have brought some, you can taste it and see how it tastes."

In the Prince's Mansion, Zheng Xiong walked in front of Zhu Biao with big strides, followed by a young man with bottles and cans hanging on his body.

Putting down the book in his hand, Zhu Biao greeted Zheng Xiong, looking at these bottles and cans curiously.

"Is this the tea you are talking about? Come here, make water and make tea."

"Your Highness, you don't need to boil the tea leaves from Chen Nong, you just need to brew some water, and you can drink it after soaking it."

"Oh! Loose tea?"

"That's right! Your Highness will know when you look at it."

Taking out a small pot from the servant, pointing to the label, Zheng Xiong introduced it to Zhu Biao on the spot.

"This is called Huangshan Maofeng. It is brewed with hot water into a cup and the mist is formed on the top. The soup is clear and slightly yellow, and the bottom of the leaves is yellow-green and energetic. The taste is mellow and sweet, the aroma is like orchid, and the flavor is profound."

After introducing one, Zheng Xiong then picked up another one to brew and introduced.

"This is called Lu'an Guapian, which looks like a single piece of melon seeds. It is naturally flat, with slightly warped leaf margins. It is green in color and uniform in size. It does not contain bud tips and tea stems. , the bottom of the leaf is green and bright."

"This is called Taiping Houkui. When brewed in a cup, the buds and leaves become flowers, hanging or sinking. The taste is fragrant, mellow and refreshing, with endless aftertaste."

"This is called Keemun black tea. Its shape is tightly knotted and as small as an eyebrow. The seedlings are fine and hairy, and the color is dark. The tea has a long-lasting fragrance, which is like fruity and orchid fragrance. The tea soup is bright red and has a mellow taste."

"The rest are green tea made in various places, but there is no rush. Your Highness will take a look at these first."

Zhu Biao looked into the cup, but without a glass, he couldn't better observe the shape in it.

But the fragrance is tangy, smelling it, and it will last for a long time.

Keemun black tea, after being fermented, has an overpowering aroma that eclipses other types of tea.

The Keemun black tea, which floated up to reveal a bright red color, also aroused Zhu Biao's great interest.

"It's so fragrant, how did you make it, why is it still red?"

"Compared with others, there is an additional fermentation process. Your Highness, please try this Huangshan Maofeng first."

Smelling the unique aroma of tea leaves, blowing the floating tea leaves to the sides without a teacher, and inhaling gently with the hot water.

The first brew is slightly bitter, first bitter and then sweet, and then the mouth is full of body fluid, the tea aroma and slightly sweet taste is endless aftertaste.

Quietly feeling the changes, not long after, a cup of brewed Huangshan Maofeng fell into Zhu Biao's stomach.

Tsk-tsk his mouth, Zhu Biao's intentions were still unfinished, and the sweetness that fell back could not disappear for a long time in his mouth.

"Good tea, unique. I have also drank loose tea before. Compared with this one, the bitterness is stronger. Although this tea is bitter, it is not strong. The fragrance is sweet and lingering on the lips and teeth. It is not bad."

Zheng Xiong was also very happy to receive such a high evaluation from Zhu Biao.

After all, this is the first time in this world to make a famous tea from hearsay from later generations, so I still have no confidence after all.

With Zhu Biao's approval, there must be a certain market, and it is not in vain.

"Your Highness, try this Qimen black tea again."

"it is good."

"The fragrance is mellow, the taste is quite mellow, good tea, good tea."

Drinking a cup of Mao Feng and a cup of black tea, Zhu Biao's lips and teeth will be fragrant after drinking.

After drinking the hot tea, he became even more enthusiastic, and a fine bead of sweat appeared on his head.

Next, Taiping Houkui and Lu'an Guapian will play in turn.

After drinking four full cups of tea, Zhu Biao couldn't take it any longer, so he hurried to the toilet before returning.

"They are all good teas, with different tastes, and each kind of tea makes people have endless aftertaste!"

"Whether you want to taste the rest, Your Highness."

"No, that's it for today, try again when you have time."

(End of this chapter)