After Wang Li recuperated in Chengdu for a few days, he took Zhang San south to Yizhou County.

Li Qi personally escorted Wang Li to the gate of the city. Along the way, he told Wang Li the strategy he had in mind and asked him to act according to the situation: first, purchase tea leaves from the indigenous people in Yizhou County at a higher price to stimulate the people's enthusiasm for planting;

The common people who planted tea trees signed a purchase agreement, and the tea farmers only planted them, and Wang Li only harvested them. They would harvest as much as they could.

In this way, tea farmers don't have to worry about not being able to sell the tea they have worked so hard to grow, and they will naturally be happy to grow tea because they can make a profit.

The reason why Li Qi is obsessed with the tea business is mainly due to three considerations:

First, on the grounds of tea trade, he deepened relations with Jiaozhou merchants, and in the name of trade, went to Rinan County in southern Jiaozhou to inspect early rice (Champa rice) varieties;

Second, expand the scale of trade so that tea can become a strategic material like Shu Brocade. Simply put, make money;

Third, when the scale of trade expands, more tea trees will inevitably be planted. When the people in Nanzhong have a livelihood and work to do, they will naturally settle down, which greatly reduces the chance of rebellion in Nanzhong.

In addition to Nanzhong’s big-leaf tea, Chengdu also has famous local tea.

This kind of tea was called "Snow Bud" in later generations, named after it was picked after the last snow in early spring every year. Snow buds are divided into Qingcheng Snow Bud and Emei Snow Bud, which are abundant in Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain respectively. The poet Jia Jia of the Tang Dynasty

There was once a poem on the island that said, "The new buds are taking snow tea." It can be seen that in the Tang Dynasty, the snow buds were already famous all over the world.

Qingcheng Mountain is not very far to the west of Chengdu. Therefore, Li Qi planned to go to Qingcheng Mountain to pick snow bud samples himself, and then send people to Mount Emei to pick the samples.

Fa Zheng admonished: "My lord has established Chengdu as his seat of government, how can he often leave without permission?"

Li Qidao: "How often do I leave the government without authorization? The former is to suppress the rebellion in Nanzhong, and the latter is to patrol the territory. Today I go to Qingcheng Mountain for the economic interests of Yizhou. Just imagine, without financial support, what can we do to fight?

What are you using to fight for the world?"

Fa Zhengdao: "Hey, I don't know how to say some things."

Li Qidao: "Although you and I are called ministers, we are actually irreconcilable friends. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

Fa Zhengdao: "I am not targeting anyone, but Mr. Kong Ming is too young, but my lord has entrusted almost all the government affairs of Yizhou to him. There will be chaos in the long run."

Li Qi knew that Fazheng's so-called "rebellion will inevitably occur in the long run" did not mean that Zhuge Liang wanted to rebel, but that he was talkative and weak in his work. In such a big Yizhou, if there are any problems that are not properly handled, it may lead to

Global chaos.

Li Qi smiled and said: "Although Mr. Kong Ming is young, he is shrewd and prudent in his work. He also has Xu Jing, Huang Quan, Qin Mi and other famous people to help him. What should I worry about?"

Fa Zheng was speechless after hearing the words.

The Lord just trusts one person too much.

If this person is loyal enough and capable enough, then there will naturally be no big problem. If there is any unreliability, it will be a disaster.

Li Qidao: "Xiaozhi, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Fazheng said with a sad face: "Look at what you said, my lord has something to say, how dare we not listen attentively?"

Li Qidao: "When Xiaozhi was the county magistrate under Liu Zhang, he was slandered a lot. After Liu Zhang was overthrown, those who slandered and insulted Xiaozhi had a bad end, right?"

Fa Zheng was shocked: "Is this what Kong Ming told my lord?"

Li Qi shook his head: "No. As we all know, Kong Ming's laws are strict and rewards and punishments are measured. Someone once reported filial piety to Kong Ming and asked why Kong Ming didn't enforce the law impartially. Kong Ming said: Filial piety played a big role in the Lord's entry into Sichuan and the suppression of the rebellion in Nanzhong.

His merits are even more due to Xiaozhi assisting the Lord in the southern and northern wars, soaring soaring. How can we prohibit Xiaozhi now, so that he has to do less of what he wants?"

Fazheng knelt down and said, "I'm ashamed of myself. I should restrain myself and live up to my lord's trust."

Li Qidao: "Everyone has advantages and disadvantages. So the most important thing is to bring together everyone's strengths to stabilize Yizhou and make great achievements achievable. Don't let your mind wander."

Fazheng bowed again and said, "I am being taught."

From then on, Fa Zheng abided by the law and no longer questioned Zhuge Liang.

Li Qi chose a day to go west, taking only Zhou Cang with him, accompanied by Li Fu and a hundred soldiers.

Zhou Cang is a bodyguard, so naturally he will not be left behind;

The reason why he brought Li Fu with him was that Li Qi planned to go to Linqiong to pay homage to Li Quan.

The so-called acting is a complete set.

As Li Qi's "son", he has now become the lord of Xichuan. It would be inconsistent with etiquette if he did not go to pay homage.

Li Qi and his party first went to Qingcheng Mountain to find tea trees, and asked Li Fu to accompany them to record and pick samples.

Li Fu asked: "What is the name of this tea?"

Li Qidao: "These are just wild tea trees. They probably don't have names. I'll just name them 'Xueya'. What do Sun De think?"

Li Fudao: "According to the characteristics mentioned by my brother, the name Xueya is very good."

Li Qidao: "This is our second tea variety in Yizhou."

Li Fudao: "Actually, I don't understand something: the world is in chaos today, people are in dire straits, and many people don't even have enough to eat. How can they have money to buy tea?"

Li Qi said with a smile: "That's wrong. Every product has its audience. If the audience is small, we can refine the product packaging and raise the price a bit; if the audience is more civilian, we can expand sales.

Lower the price. Just like Sichuan brocade, ordinary people don't wear it, but some people still buy it, right?"

Li Fu surrendered and just followed Li Qi's instructions.

This time, Li Qi did not want to pick a large number of tea leaves. He only needed to draw up the characteristics and samples of the tea leaves, and then send people to do the popular things.

Then Li Qi, led by Li Fu, went to Linqiong County to pay homage to Li Quan.

Linqiong County is the hometown of the Li family, with a large number of people. When they heard that the eldest son was back, they all came to watch.

It is impossible to say that there are no people who doubt Li Qi's identity, but due to Li Qi's power, no one dares to stand up and question it.

What's more, there is no evidence to prove that Li Qi is not Li Quan's son.

Li Fu recognized him, so what right did the other tribesmen have to doubt him?

On the contrary, some people went so far as to say that they knew Li Qi's biological mother, who was as close as a biological sister: "Oh, I even hugged Li Yizhou when he was little!"

Li Qi: "..."

Where did this divine assist come from?

Since someone was willing to come to build a relationship, Li Qi casually rewarded her with hundreds of dollars, saying that since I was still young at that time, I could do whatever you said.

That person got a lot of money, and even publicized her relationship with Li Qi's biological mother in a big way. She also said that after Li Qi's mother and son left Li Quan, it was thanks to her financial support that she even believed it.

After getting acquainted with his clansmen, Li Qi went to the mountain in the suburbs to worship Li Quan.

To show his sincerity, Li Qi ordered Zhou Cang and a hundred soldiers to stay more than a hundred feet apart, and only knelt down with Li Fu in front of the tomb.

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