Du Zhongxiao is not addicted to tea, but I still remember that Xinyang is one of the best tea producing places in China, and Xinyang Maojian is a famous tea in China. At this time, the Xinyang area also produced tea, but it was centered on Guangzhou on Huaixi Road. Xinyang has no tea mountains. It is a mountainous area with a vast land and sparse population, and has not yet been developed.

Of course, the shopping mall run by Changping Company has to sell tea, and it cannot use the existing tea-producing and selling system. Otherwise, not to mention whether it is profitable or not, the quality of the tea will destroy the brand of the shopping mall. The shopping mall goods require stable prices and uniform quality. The current tea-producing and selling system cannot be achieved at all. After Du Zhongxiao discussed with Ma Zun, Yingtianwu opened a new tea mountain tea planting in Xinyang area, which produced and sold it by itself. If there is any surplus, other tea merchants are allowed to buy and sell it, and the shipping department collects tea interest. Changping Company is responsible for production and transportation. The tea interest is relatively low, with a pound of 300 cigarettes, which is a small reduction of 1.5% compared to the previous 600 cigarettes.

There are tea trees in Xinyang now and tea farmers, but they are affiliated with the Guangzhou tea farm, with very few people. The newly opened tea mountain in the field business is mainly based on the current Xinyang army. It is introduced from the Guangzhou tea mountain and planted on the newly opened leisure fields in the mountains.

Although the Xinyang Army was affiliated with Jingxi Road, the tea on Jingxi Road came from Hengshan Tea District, and the place where tea was found was Jiangling Prefecture. In the past, there was also tea business in Xiangzhou, but later it was abolished. Now they all went to Jiangling to buy tea. Xiangzhou had a very close connection with Jiangling, which shows that it was obvious.

After hearing Du Zhongxiao say that a pound of tea is only 300 ci. After Mr. Kang calculated, he said happily: "In the past, 600 ci, it was actually 462 ci. Now it only costs 300 ci, and a ci is 1200 ci. This business is done! The official, if you have ci, you will definitely give me a small message next year."

Du Zhongxiao agreed. These big tea merchants sold them to the north after collecting tea, and the market does not coincide with the current shopping malls. As for the future shopping malls, it is not a matter of time, so why bother to worry.

After receiving such good news, Mr. Kang was very happy that the meal was not in vain today. The goods in the mall were thrown away as soon as they passed, and maybe the same was true for selling tea. What tea merchants feared the most was that they paid a lot of money and had all kinds of procedures. When they went to the tea farm to buy tea, they were forced to sell all kinds of old tea and inferior tea, which was a blessing that my mother didn't recognize them. Because they squeezed the tea growers and did not have many encouragement measures, the tea quality in the tea farm was not high. There were often old leaves with branches inside, which made people frown when they saw it. The field farming and growing tea was specially used for shopping malls, so they should not be so cheating.

In addition to retail, the shopping malls planned by Du Zhongxiao also engage in wholesale. For people's livelihood, in addition to bulk goods for food, clothing, housing and transportation, the non-staple foods are made of wine, sugar, tea and vinegar. In conjunction with the shipping department and goods, the shopping malls should make a fortune.

For a meal, Mr. Kang and others were satisfied with the meal. After quitting the money, they thanked Du Zhongxiao happily and went there.

Seeing the few people leaving, Tsui Hark said: "From the current flow of people in the mall, if we sell tea, we will get a lot of interest. But the time is short. Can Xinyang Army produce tea next year? I heard that it will take several years to plant tea trees."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Why do you need so much time? This year, there are many wing soldiers who came to the Xinyang army and cultivate tea trees there. Originally, it was used as a tea mountain, and directly asked the delivery department to designate tea merchants, but now we sell them ourselves. Moreover, there are many old tea trees there, which are just distributed in the mountains, not tea fields, and they can be used to make tea. How many shopping malls can be opened next year? There are enough tea produced there."

What Du Zhongxiao was worried about was not the yield of tea, but the quality of tea. At this time, the main tea was chunks, which was a bit similar to the tea bricks of later generations, but it was different. The chunks were not fermented, but were made of chunks after steaming green, and various spices were added. This kind of tea is the better the tea in the south. At this time, the best tea production place in the world was Fujian Road. The tribute Longfeng Tuan Tea was spared no effort, the craftsmanship was extremely complicated, and precious spices were added.

Tea in the north is relatively more suitable for making green tea, and it was not popular in this era. At this time, similar to green tea in later generations, it was loose tea, which was not crushed, but loose leaves, and was a cheap and paper-grade tea. Taking Hengshan Tea Farm in Hunan as an example, about half of the tea is loose tea.

When growing tea in Xinyang, if you make loose tea, you can certainly make good quality. But if you make round tea, you are afraid that it is not suitable. Du Zhongxiao is not familiar with the tea craftsmanship and only knows how to pick tender leaves, stir-fry green, and twist. As for fermented tea, you can only try it by chance.

Fortunately, the tea profit is rich at this time. It is not a wealthy family, and it will not pay attention to any precious varieties. As long as it can be planted, it is certain to use the sales channels of the mall, and then focus on quality, logistics, storage, and make a lot of money. The government asked merchants to go to the tea mountain to buy tea directly, and only collect tea interest is hundreds of millions of yuan per pound. In addition to the profits of merchants, tea is a very profitable business.

For producers, taking the bus in the mall will bring great benefits. However, not many people can understand this now. Du Zhongxiao knew it and wanted to avoid suspicion, so he deliberately avoided his own home. However, Ma Zun of the shipping department took the initiative to make the decision. The suppliers of the liquor sold in the mall include the Dujia Liquor House in Xuzhou, which made Du Xun happy for a long time. The shipping department took part of the profit based on sales, while the local government collected the wine tax based on production volume. The rest depends on the methods of the mall. How much money is earned belongs to Changping Department.

The sugar sold in the mall is now shipped from the Chuanxia area, and the suppliers also have the Du family's industry. There is no need to avoid suspicion. The sugar-pressing households there are only the Du family that meets the shopping mall's procurement standards. Other big companies basically have their own unique skills, various characteristics, and their own sales channels, and will not produce according to the requirements of the mall. The organization of retail investors has just begun to produce and cannot provide sugar with stable quality. As a supplier, the Du family is now actively supporting the mall. Everyone thinks it is because of Du Zhongxiao's face, and the Du family takes the initiative to make concessions.

Back at the yamen, Wu Ke said: "After the shopping mall was first built, there were still many goods that had not been purchased. According to Xiaguan's estimate, it would take at least half a year to slowly expand the types of goods. During this period, business should get better and better, and it will gradually stabilize in the future."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is the best. In a few months, the business here is stable, the purchasing and general fortune have been settled, and with the capital in hand, you can open a new market elsewhere. I chose Dengzhou to open a shopping mall. If you do it well, you can open it in various nearby states. At that time, it is hard to say that new shopping malls will open every month, and the people you lack the most. During this period, you will work hard and cultivate some capable people."

Tsui Hark smiled and said, "This matter is not easy. I have an official to protect it. Although I don't have a family property in Fancheng, I can't say anything when I come here to manage the shopping malls. People who manage other places must have a family property as a insurance policy. Who is willing to come here to do things?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you do things in the mall, you don't need to be guaranteed for your family property. As long as you strictly enforce the regulations and do things carefully, what can happen? I am afraid of losing money, it is nothing more than doing things that are not done well, not strict regulations, and others take advantage of loopholes. You are a smart person. In the past few months, you have worked with me to improve the rules of the mall. As long as the regulations are set, things will be easier to do in the future."

Tsui Hark nodded: "What the official said is, but this matter is not easy and he is not impatient."

The people who manage shopping malls hold great power and control a lot of money. According to past practice, they all use local wealthy children. As long as the government sets a clear goal, it doesn’t matter if it does well, and if it does badly, they will be compensated with their property. This model can certainly reduce the risks of the government, but it is not conducive to the development of the venue, and it is even more unfavorable to let go of training and attracting talents. How to get rid of this shackles, Du Zhongxiao still needs to explore.
Chapter completed!