The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 152 Calling on Member Ning ([-])
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If this is the case, Xie Shen needs to make friends with Ning Yi in a way closer to making friends with scholars.

There seems to be no obvious difference between the two, but the actual implementation is very different, and it may even be counterproductive if used in the wrong way.

Ning Yi was quite surprised when he heard Xie Shen reciting Su Dongpo's poems.Longtuan tea has gradually declined since the name of tribute tea was abolished in the early Ming Dynasty. Except for a big tea merchant like him, almost no one is willing to drink it. Unexpectedly, this kid can casually recite the quatrains of Yonglong Tuancha.

Ning Yi recited almost without thinking: "The window is clear and the small group of dragons are crushed, the fire is fresh and the pot is shallow. The river rises, the snow melts and the mountains go up to the sun, and the wine in the vat is empty."

This is a full-body palindromic poem. The so-called full-body palindromic poem means that it can be read backwards into a poem. The conception is naturally very ingenious.

Ning Yi uttered the words easily, the words had a deep meaning.

"Does Mr. Xie also like Longtuan tea?"

Xie Shen knew that Longtuan tea flourished in the Song Dynasty, and although there was a legacy in the Ming Dynasty, many teahouses stopped making Longtuan tea cakes because they lost the reputation of tribute tea, and gradually even the tea-making techniques were lost.

Of course, a big tea merchant like Ning Yi can order people to make Longtuan tea cakes according to the ancient method, it just costs a little more money, but this money is only a drop in the bucket compared to what Ning Yi earned from selling Qiantang Longjing.In other words, Ning Yi also has the capital to make Longtuan tea just for fun.

Xie Shen nodded and said: "Compared with Qiantang Longjing tea, the taste of Longtuan tea is even more peculiar. Xie also drinks fried tea in his spare time."

In the Ming Dynasty, the way of drinking tea was almost always brewed with boiling water, and it was rare to drink tea following the ancient method. Ning Yi was in this business, so he knew better than others.However, Ning Yi himself likes the ancient way of drinking tea very much, so he was very happy to find out the news for a while.

"Oh? If that's the case, Mr. Xie might as well take some small dragon balls back. To tell you the truth, the dragon ball tea cakes here are all made step by step through ancient methods, and the taste must be better than those made by wild shops outside. a lot of."

Xie Shen is actually very empty at the moment, he has never drank Longtuan tea, and reciting this poem is just to test Ning Yi.Ning Yi likes Longtuan tea, which proves that he not only regards selling tea as a profitable business, but integrates tea into his life.

This is not inconsistent with Ning Yi's huge income from selling tea. After all, Confucian merchants are also merchants, and profit is the most important thing.

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Ning."

Another very important reason why Xie Shen dared to test Ning Yi with this poem was that he read some unofficial histories when he studied tea culture in his previous life, which recorded that many of the big tea merchants in the south of the Yangtze River liked the Xiaolong Tuan who was prosperous in the Song Dynasty.

Of course, unofficial history cannot be fully trusted, but at least it belongs to one line of thinking.

Now that Xie Shen wants to open up the situation, he naturally wants to give it a try.

I never thought that the things recorded in the unofficial history turned out to be true. At least Ning Yi, one of the top tea merchants in Hangzhou City, is a fan of Xiaolongtuan.

This will be easy to handle.
As long as you are a Confucian businessman, you will value your reputation very much. As long as you value your reputation, you will have many weaknesses.

"Su Dongpo's poems are ingenious, and the boy came up with a clumsy one by chance. I wonder if Mr. Ning can listen to it?"

Xie Shen is good at composing poems, Ning Yi already knew it.But after all, he has never heard it with his own ears, and now he has the opportunity to naturally not miss it.

"Young Master Xie, hurry up and chant!"

Xie very cleared his throat, and recited: "In March, the spring breeze grows tender buds, and the young woman in the village is the head of the house. The lamp is not hidden, and the yellow beams are ripe, and Hulang picks tea by the pillow. Turn it into a white paper seal. Don’t have small characters written on red paper, and the Western Merchant Superviser produced Bai Furong. There are six rivers and three mountains but few fields, and the best part of life is in Xichuan.”

After reciting the poem, Xie Shen deliberately observed Ning Yi's expression, and found that Ning was deeply touched, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and secretly applauded in his heart.

"When I started from scratch, I also started from planting tea and picking tea. The descriptions in Mr. Xie's poems are all vivid!"

Ning Yining sighed and sighed a lot, it was so touching that everyone who heard it wept.

Xie Shen listened to Ning Yining's experience of how Ning Yi started from scratch, how he became the leader of Hangzhou tea merchants from a wandering businessman, and he admired Ning Yi even more.

But admiration is nothing but admiration, he came this time to discuss business and plan for Yaji.

Gathering and business are inseparable, and the reason is that there are many Longjing tea merchants standing behind the scholars in Hangzhou.

The cooperation between Hangzhou scholars and Ningbo scholars can be regarded as the cooperation between Hangzhou tea merchants and Ningbo tea merchants.

Once the two powerhouses cooperate, not only will the scholars of Yuyao not be able to take advantage of the Yaji, but Yao Jiangcha will also have no hope of breaking into the circle of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

At first, Xie Shen wanted to swallow Qiantang Longjing's share in the tea market, but now it seems that this plan is too unrealistic.The better way right now is to try to cooperate with the local tea merchants in Hangzhou headed by Ning Yining Yuanwai, and suppress the Ningbo tea merchants who are trying to share the profits.

As long as the Ningbo tea merchants collapse, those scholars who rely on the support of Ningbo tea merchants are like clowns.

It's just that the Ningbo tea merchant intervened early, so he had to find another way to impress Ning Yi.

Xie Shen also analyzed earlier that Ning Yi is a Confucian businessman, so he will use Xiaolongtuan tea as a breakthrough point, and then use poems to make Ning Yi feel good about him.But these are just foreshadowing, Ning Yi is a Confucian businessman, but he is still a businessman after all.

Maybe Ning Yi is good at poetry and prose, but after all, what he values ​​is the word benefit.

If Xie Shen can't come up with a practical plan, it's impossible to persuade the Hangzhou tea merchants headed by Ning Yi to cooperate with him instead.

And no matter from all aspects, the strength of Ningbo tea merchants is stronger than Xie Shen, so it is reasonable for Ning Yi to choose Ningbo tea merchants to cooperate.

Xie Shen smiled lightly and said: "It's just that the boy was grateful for the hard work of the tea farmers and did it casually. He didn't want to attract such feelings from Ning Yuanwai. Oh, there is something that the boy is very confused about. I don't know if I should say it or not."

Ning Yi had a good impression of Xie Shen at the moment, so naturally he was not too defensive, so he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xie, please tell me."

After a short pause, Xie Shen said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask Member Ning, who is the leader among the many teas in the world?"

Ning Yi naturally replied arrogantly: "Of course it is Qiantang Longjing."

Longjing tea was already a famous tea before the founding of this dynasty, but it has not been so famous as it is now.As Xiaolongtuan was removed from the list of tribute teas, the only famous tea that could compete with Longjing also disappeared in the torrent of history.

If Ning Yi didn't even have this bit of self-confidence, he wouldn't be able to become the chairman of the Hangzhou Tea Merchants Association.

Although he personally likes Xiaolongtuan, he still said that likes are likes, and business is business, and they should not be confused.

(End of this chapter)