It is natural for Wu Zetian to ask questions. After all, this matter is strange. If you don’t ask clearly, it will always make people feel at ease. New·

Qin Shaoyou pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Can Your Majesty allow me to report it privately?"

After hearing this, Wu Zetian nodded and said lightly: "All the rest of the people, please step down."

Cui Feng and others were full of questions and wanted to hear the following. Seeing that Qin Shaoyou refused to say it, many people couldn't help but feel upset, so that everyone forgot the Li family's internal struggle just now.

This matter is indeed too strange. If there is no reason, it will make people feel itchy. However, even if you look at him, no matter how unwilling you are, you have to calm down your curiosity and say goodbye.

Xuanzheng Palace suddenly fell empty, leaving only Shangguan Wan'er. Shangguan Wan'er was about to leave, but Qin Shaoyou said, "Shangguan Shuzhao... It's okay to hear it."

Shangguan Wan'er then pursed her lips, but her eyes fell on Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian said deeply: "He asked you to stay, so you can keep it."

Wu Zetian's voice was filled with star-like tremolo, and she was obviously still excited. For Wu Zetian, this incident was like a long drought and a timely help.

Qin Shaoyou was neither humble nor arrogant, and said, "When I went out of the frontier, I was attacked by the Khitans. On the one hand, I launched a counterattack to show the prestige of the country. On the other hand, I sent a letter to squeeze General Heichi Chang for his outbound and cheer for him. In this way, the Khitan tribe was destroyed by our unity camp, so the desert was shocked. However, the other tribes were afraid of the identity of the envoy and the military power of the general Heichi Chang, and they all stopped moving. In this way, the tribes in the desert developed a fear of our Great Zhou court. The warriors who destroyed the Khitan were not the elite guards of the Great Zhou, nor the border troops like tigers and wolves, but the militias of our Great Zhou, and mere militias, who were just militias. Wouldn't the tribes be afraid?"

"But this is just an appetizer, and what I really intimidates these people is Princess Tea..."

"Princess Tea?" Wu Zetian frowned, and a shock flashed across his face.

Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "I would like to ask. If there is no salt in my Great Zhou at this time, then the people will suffer, and many people will even suffer a large number of deaths and injuries, and the people's livelihood will wither. At this time, someone brought salt, which increased the lifespan of the people. In the fields, farmers will be more powerful, and more wasteland will be cleared out. The treasury of the court has increased rapidly every year. So, I dare to ask, is this salt important?"

Wu Zetian couldn't help but say, "Is this princess tea salt? Qin Shaoyou, when did princess tea become something that must be eaten?"

Qin Shaoyou briefly explained the importance of tea. People in the pass have mostly rice, fruits and vegetables, and steamed cakes made of wheat. Speaking of food, Qin Shaoyou is considered an old master, and he is known as the authentic one.

At this moment, Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing. She suddenly remembered that this guy was originally a chef, and if he talked about ingredients in this world, there were really few who were more knowledgeable than Qin Shaoyou.

Besides, Qin Shaoyou is not a pretentious person, and his words are easy to understand. Wu Zetian nodded and said slowly: "What do you mean is. If those who eat meat every day cannot eat fruits and vegetables, they must eat tea, otherwise they will feel uncomfortable in the stomach and intestines and let their stomach ulcers continue. Sooner or later, they will have stubborn diseases? I understand, Princess Tea... has some meaning."

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but say, "Then... why don't people in the desert eat fruits and vegetables?"

After all, she was a nerd and grew up in a bookstore since she was a child. She knew everything about the palace and the high sects. However, when encountering such a thing, Wu Zetian and Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but laugh.

Shangguan Wan'er's pretty face couldn't help but flushed slightly, and she said angrily: "Did I say something wrong?"

Qin Shaoyou shook his head and said, "There are only endless weeds in the desert, where are there any fruits and vegetables? If you want to transport them from the pass, Shangguan Kaizhao should not forget that these fruits and vegetables will rot as time goes by. The grassland tribes want to eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day, but it is probably more difficult than climbing to the sky."

What Mr. Qin said was the truth. In fact, the difficulty here is not just a matter of preservation, but also because after the fruits and vegetables are far away, it is often hundreds or thousands of miles away. A truckload of fruits and vegetables are afraid that it will not be able to supply a few people. How many millions of people in the desert can eat? After all, not everyone is Yang Guifei, who can teach people thousands of miles away, just to eat a few lychees.

Wu Zetian now knew the wonderful uses of tea, but a trace of unusual things flashed through her eyes. She never thought that this kind of diet that everyone is good for can become an important 'strategic resource'. So she carried her hands on her back and said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, then this tea-making matter..."

Her words were deliberately held back here, as if she was still hesitating.

However, Qin Shaoyou heard the implicit sound and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty's meaning, is it because the court came forward to create a tea shop?"

Wu Zetian glanced at Qin Shaoyou with a meaningful look, but said nothing.

Qin Shaoyou smiled, but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is absolutely impossible. I have no intention of hiding my own heart. If Your Majesty wants this secret recipe, I can enter at any time. Your Majesty also understands that the production of this tea is in my hands, and after all, I am a foreign minister. It is not as safe as the palace to use this to control the tribes of the Desert. But I dare to ask, is the tribes of the Desert being threatened by this tea, just because of the tea?"

Qin Shaoyou shook his head and continued to ask and answer: "Your Majesty, they are clamped down because of monopoly. This is the only place where this tea can be made in the world, and there is no other part-time. But if I hand over the secret recipe and let the court be responsible for making tea, then I will ask, can the officials and craftsmen appointed by the tea making office that Your Majesty wants to build guarantee that they will not disclose the secret recipe? This thing can indeed make huge profits, and once someone leaks it, even if Your Majesty repeatedly refuses to make tea in various places,

With such huge profits, I am afraid that in no time, there will be people in each prefecture and county to make princess tea. Whoever has the ability to transport the tea to the Turks will make a fortune. Then... there are more people selling than people who buy it. This princess tea doesn't matter to the tribes of the desert. They can't buy it from the ministers, but they can buy it from His Majesty. If His Majesty refuses to sell it, there are also those smuggled merchants. As long as they have something to exchange, they will not worry that no one will deliver princess tea to them."

After hearing this, Wu Zetian couldn't help but frown. She understood what Qin Shaoyou meant. In other words, the current situation was just because Qin Shaoyou controlled all the production of princess tea, and the recipe was only in the hands of Qin Shaoyou. However, once it was presented to the court, Wu Zetian would certainly not be able to make tea by himself, so he would have to appoint officials to do it. As long as you appoint officials, they must be proficient in the manufacturing process. But are these officials of all sizes really reliable?

Instead of believing them, it is better to believe that Qin Shaoyou. Qin Shaoyou is right. Once this recipe spreads, more people make tea. If the tribes in the desert do not buy it from Qin Shaoyou or the court, they will also go to other places to buy and sell it. Anyone who makes huge profits will definitely take risks.

Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing and his face stretched out: "I don't have any other intentions. Don't worry about this. Since this tea was thought out by you, it is naturally your business. How could I let you suffer in vain?"

Qin Shaoyou looked at Wu Zetian deeply and said, "Your Majesty... In fact, Your Majesty did not let me suffer losses. In addition to Weichen, there are also His Highness Princess Taiping."

This sentence seemed to remind Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian suddenly realized and suddenly remembered that this princess tea was indeed created by Qin Shaoyou and Li Lingyue, and the tea making matters were monopolized by the court. Now that I think about it, it is far better to let Qin Shaoyou do it. On the one hand, the huge profits were shared by Qin Shaoyou with his daughter. On the other hand, Qin Shaoyou is indeed more reliable than other ministers. Regardless of whether he is loyal or not, one thing is enough to make Wu Zetian choose Qin Shaoyou in the end, that is, Qin Shaoyou is neither a member of the Li family, nor is he too close to Wu Sansi. With this, it is actually enough to ensure his loyalty.

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Well... you mentioned the tea making office just now, but I reminded me that I should set up a tea making office. This yamen is placed in your farm. I ordered you to make tea making orders and make tea. As for other matters, how to arrange personnel and keep secrets, I will not care about it. This is your business. In short, you have to take care of tea making. If something goes wrong, I will only ask you. But if you have the needs, I will also order them to supply it hard. As for the output, it is of course yours and Li Lingyue. I will not take any money to avoid you muttering in your heart. I will compete for profit with you two younger generations. As for the Turkic people, you must report to me at any time. Qin Shaoyou, what do you think."

Qin Shaoyou was actually most worried about that Wu Zetian had a greed and ruined his tea business. This was his own profitable business. From now on, he would have to make money and he could make money by lying down. If Wu Zetian had a sword to seize love at this time, Qin Shaoyou would have the urge to hit the wall. Now, after receiving Wu Zetian's "oral order", he finally breathed a sigh of relief, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. As long as you have a breath, you will definitely do it properly."

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