In fact, there was no specific trend before the Tang Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, it was the hobby of a small group of people before. It was born in Sichuan and then paid tribute to Guanzhong, thus extending to various places, and the "Tea Classic" appeared.

During the Tang Dynasty, due to its open and loose ethnic policies, there were many people from all countries coming and going to Chang'an. In addition, the Beiting Protectorate and other institutions included it, the tea drinking trend was prevalent.

Tubo people, Turks, Dangxiang people, Khitans, etc. all realized the benefits of drinking tea for their group of meat eaters, which relieves greasiness and is beneficial to health. So there were milk tea, butter tea, etc.

To a certain extent, in addition to salt and iron, there are more methods to control the grassland in the Central Plains - tea.

For Zhao Kuangyin, he only likes to drink alcohol. Drinking tea was a habit of a weak scholar. As a warrior, he could only drink alcohol to show his masculine spirit.

That's why there will be a cup of wine to release military power, rather than a cup of tea to release military power.

He didn't know about tea, but when he heard that he could collect taxes, he immediately became energetic. His black face was full of excitement and said, "Can tea also collect taxes? How much can it be collected?"

"Well, we're so excited. Isn't this thinking that the court can relax a little!"

Feeling the prime ministers' surprised gazes, Zhao Kuangyin smiled awkwardly and explained casually.

"Your Majesty, tea has become popular with Shu at the beginning, and Hanzhong is also affiliated with Bashu. Tea tree planting is also a matter of course. The court did not know about it before. Now Cui Dian Shu knows that I love tea, so he sent some tea leaves to me!"

Zhao Pu whispered: "Most of the tea in the Central Plains come from Hunan and Jiangnan. There are no tea trees in the country and the country has not made much profit. Now Hanzhong is in hand, and I think there are many tea trees. The court can not only fundamentally control tea leaves, make money, but also attack tea in the southern part. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!"

Hunan and Jiangnan are now in the hands of the Tang Dynasty. Isn’t this equivalent to being a foe?

The nobles naturally couldn't bear to give up tea, and the court did not want to lose this part of the tax, but if Hanzhong tea was used instead of Tang tea, it would be particularly suitable and not abrupt.

The tribute before the Southern Tang Dynasty included 100,000 kilograms of tea. In a sense, this played a great role in cultivating the good tea style of the Central Plains.

Zhao Kuangyin was very happy and clapped his hands and exclaimed: "This method is very good, killing two birds with one stone. I like it the most!"

"The tea in the southern country must also be set up in Huainan to conduct tea monopoly and taxation."

Zhao Kuangyin thought more deeply. He decided to completely monopolize the tea industry in the hands of the court, just like Huai salt.

Previously, tea could be sold everywhere only after paying taxes. If a tentative situation was established, then the merchants in various places could only sell tea to the court at a low price. The court made a fortune and resold it at a high price.

"In this way, how much profit can you make in a year?" Zhao Kuangyin asked sincerely.

"It's about tens of thousands of coins!" Fan Zhi said in a deep voice, but sighed in his heart. From then on, he would never be able to drink cheap good tea again.

The other prime ministers also thought the same.

"Hahaha--" Zhao Kuangyin was quite proud of his thoughts.

However, before he was proud for a long time, he was disturbed by a eunuch, which made him extremely unhappy: "What's the matter? Haven't you seen me discuss political affairs with my husband?"

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were fierce, the eunuch was startled, and he quickly bent down and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the King of Jin is asking for a meeting, and he looks very anxious!"

King Zhao Guangyi of Jin was an important assistant to stabilize the court. He had a lot of knowledge, but he was too brave.

"Let him come in!" Zhao Kuangyin's face darkened. He felt that waiting for him was not a good thing.

"My brother, please see your Majesty—"

With a creaking sound, a man with relatively thin body and fair skin walked in quickly, his face flushed.

He wore a red robe and a screech robe skirt on the upper body, with a large belt, jade pendant, brocade ribbon, white silk socks and black leather shoes. He looked gentle and graceful. Although he was flustered, his every move was in line with etiquette, graceful and generous, and did not exceed the rules.

When the prime ministers saw it, they admired in their hearts that compared with the rough and unruly official families, the King of Jin was more noble and more like a superior.

Now the 24-year-old King of Jin was deployed by the Ministry of Education, and was appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng, and was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat. Zhao Guangyi was a natural heir to the Song Dynasty.

He was not only an assistant to the Zhao official family in the court, but also a qualified heir. He was smart and good at writing, and he was good at making decisions. Everyone regarded him as the heir to the Song Dynasty, including Zhao Kuangyin.

After all, the lesson of Guo Zongxun's young children being usurped by the country was so tragic that Zhao Kuangyin was still scared. Therefore, in order to stabilize people's hearts and to prevent the situation, he appointed his second brother as the prefect of Kaifeng.

Moreover, none of his sons were granted the title of King of Jin, but they only asked Zhao Guangyi to be granted the title of King of Jin. This is obvious but it is a hint.

At present, there is no rift between the two, and there is no fear. Zhao Kuangyin has high hopes for him.

Of course, this is when his son is not adult...

"Get up, Guangyi, come in panic. What's the big deal?"

Zhao Kuangyin stood up, looked at his younger brother, and asked quickly.

"Your Majesty, I have received the news that the copper coins and cloth tributed by the Wu Yue Kingdom were intercepted by the pseudo-Tang navy, and the court lost all its losses and found nothing!"

Zhao Guangyi lowered his head and told the tragic news. The beard on his chin was trembling slightly.

Obviously, as the heir, he naturally knew very well about the national treasury and even more understood how deep the officials expected this group of tributes.

"Dog thief, a man, bullying people too much, bullying people too much--" As expected, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became irritable, his eyes seemed to be on fire, and he felt that he was about to be furious:

"This is something worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and it was robbed. The fake Tang was too bullying. I want to destroy it and kill it-"

"His Majesty calmed down—" Several prime ministers hurriedly knelt down and kept shouting.

This calmed Zhao Kuangyin a little.

Zhao Kuangyin deserves to be a hero, and soon calmed down his temper and said in a deep voice:

"I'm really confused by the anger. Think about how to save me!"

Several prime ministers looked at each other and were all kidnapped. Can you still come back?

"From my opinion, Wu Yue has always been obedient. Moreover, the robbery this time is probably due to the fact that it is not closely related to Wu Yue. You can send an envoy to let him serve him again, and be more meticulous, so he must be willing!"

Zhao Guangyi thought a lot along the way and came up with this not a solution!

"The Wu Yue Kingdom has always been rich and obedient, so this is also a way!" Zhao Kuangyin also felt embarrassed. He was a scoundrel. Although he was a warrior, he still had to be a little shameless.

Finally, after hesitating for a while, he added: "I will return it to you later..."
Chapter completed!