Cai Bida, who had been busy for a whole day, didn't get anything. Originally, he had been rejected by many big merchants, but he still couldn't let it go, so he went to find some smaller merchants.
He planned to break through with the small merchants, whose tea was cheaper. But the problem was, when he went to the smaller merchants, no one bought his tea.
Cai Bida still couldn't get through the business route. Under such a premise, Cai Bida's heart kept sinking. As a result, Cai Bida became more and more depressed.
He had put down his pride and went directly to the small merchants, but some small merchants thought his tea was too expensive. Although it was not produced by the world's best tea, the price was not low, so they were not willing to buy it.
After a whole day, Cai Bida's legs were as heavy as lead, and the soles of his feet were extremely numb and heavy. He dragged his tired body back to the First Tea House to rest.
When Lin Changhe learned that Cai Bida was back, he was worried about the situation, so he hurried over and asked quickly, "Shopkeeper Cai, you went to visit the merchants. How was it?"
Cai Bida sighed and said, "I was busy for a whole day, but no one was willing to buy our tea. Some merchants said that they would consider our tea when they buy tea next time. In fact, I know that was an excuse. "
At this point, Cai Bida's face showed a sad expression, and he said seriously, "Du Qi is really ruthless! On the surface, he didn't do anything, but in fact, he cut off our business route. Abominable, really abominable! "
Lin Changhe heaved a sigh.
Cai Bida gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not reconciled. Even if things have come to this, we have to turn the situation around."
Lin Changhe said, "Shopkeeper Cai, you, me, and the rest of the people have all seen Du Qi's influence."
Cai Bida nodded.
Lin Changhe thought for a while and said, "Could it be that Du Qi specifically greeted these people?"
Cai Bida said, "Maybe, maybe not, but I'm sure that Cai Youde is now in charge of the sales of the world's best tea house. After he visited these merchants one by one, he had a great influence on us."
Lin Changhe didn't have a solution at the moment, so he asked, "So, what do you plan to do, Shopkeeper Cai? The Number One Teahouse can't always be so lifeless. "
Cai Bida thought for a moment and said, "Given the current situation, we can't break it by ourselves. "Therefore, the only thing we can do now is to ask the Crown Prince's Residence for help. We can ask the Crown Prince to step in and borrow the Crown Prince's Residence's background to help us open up the situation and get some orders. In this way, we can maintain the operations of the First Teahouse. "
Lin Changhe said with a serious face, "The reason why the Crown Prince's Mansion invited us to make tea and let us run the Number One Tea House is that they hope that we can restrict Du Qi and weaken the business of Du Qi's Number One Tea House. Now that we've failed to do so, and yet we're asking the Crown Prince's Residence for help, I'm afraid the Eastern Palace will be very dissatisfied with this. It's not good for us to ask for help directly! "
Cai Bida nodded when he heard this.
Lin Changhe's words were quite reasonable. Once Cai Bida asked for help directly, he might be severely reprimanded by the Crown Prince's Mansion. Therefore, Cai Bida had to think of an excuse.
One had to have a certain level of skill with words.
After thinking for a while, Cai Bida looked at Lin Changhe and asked, "Shopkeeper Lin, do you have any ideas?"
Lin Changhe had been through a lot in the business world, so he was very experienced. He rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. He said, "Now that the teahouse is in trouble, let's put all the blame on Du Qi."
"We can say that when we left the teahouse, Du Qi called all the businessmen to the Number One Tea House and said bad things about us to all the businessmen, so as to ruin the reputation of the Number One Tea House."
"As a result, no one came to order the tea."
"We can even say that Du Qi secretly adjusted the price of the tea and roped in the tea merchants, so that we can't get involved."
Lin Changhe said, "In short, all this is to get the Crown Prince's understanding and support. As long as this matter is settled, we will be able to relax from here on out. "
After hearing this, Cai Bida thought carefully and nodded. He said, "Shopkeeper Lin's suggestion is indeed good. However, it's still not enough to show that we are too incompetent to solve the problem. "
Lin Changhe said, "Then what should we do?"
Cai Bida said, "When we left, Du Qi not only roped in the tea merchants, but also blocked our way and ruined our reputation. He also slandered us in private, saying that we took away the secret recipe of frying tea, so that many tea merchants don't believe us, so it's difficult to open a channel."
This was the addition of the secret recipe.
However, this matter was extremely important.
After hearing this, Lin Changhe said, "What if the Crown Prince doesn't believe what you said?"
Cai Bida smiled and said, "As for the specifics, of course, it's based on the real thing. The taste of our tea is actually not much different from that of the Number One Tea House. I only need to buy some tea leaves of the Number One Tea House, bring our tea leaves, and ask the Crown Prince to evaluate. Naturally, he will know that our tea leaves are not bad. "
After a pause, Cai Bida continued, "It's impossible that he won't believe us. Because the Crown Prince can only rely on us now, so he will definitely believe us. "
Lin Changhe gave him a thumbs-up and praised, "Shopkeeper Cai, you have a way."
Cai Bida smiled and said, "How can I have a way? It's all thanks to Shopkeeper Lin's good reminder. If not for your reminder, I wouldn't have thought of this strategy. Since that's the case, it's decided. It's already very late today, so it's not suitable for a visit to the Eastern Palace. Tomorrow morning, I'll go to the Eastern Palace to meet the Crown Prince and explain our current predicament to him. I'll ask the Crown Prince for help. "
Lin Changhe nodded and agreed.
The next day, early morning.
Cai Bida opened the tea shop of the First Tea House and prepared to open for business. As it was still early, he was worried that Crown Prince Li Jiancheng would not have woken up yet, so he stayed in the tea shop for the time being.
When the sun was high in the sky, Cai Bida took a carriage and headed straight to the Eastern Palace. Once he arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, he asked the gatekeeper at the door to announce his arrival. Not long after, the gatekeeper came out again and led Cai Bida to the study.
When Cai Bida entered the study and saw Li Jiancheng, he felt a little nervous.
Even though he was a well-connected businessman who treated people well and had met many important people, he was still a man of great wealth. However, it was also Cai Bida's first time meeting a country's crown prince like Li Jiancheng, so it was natural for him to feel nervous.
"Greetings, Your Highness. I'm Cai Bida."
Cai Bida lifted his robe and knelt on the ground with a respectful look.
Li Jiancheng said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Cai Bida stood up and stood down a little cautiously. Cai Bida, who had always been good at dancing, found it difficult to let go of his feet at this moment. He was very restrained. After all, the person in front of him was the crown prince of the Tang dynasty, a country's crown prince.
Li Jiancheng looked at the restrained Cai Bida and shook his head. After all, Cai Bida was trained by Du Qi. Who would have thought that he would be so cowardly and cowardly? He did not have the slightest bit of Du Qi's elegance.
However, Li Jiancheng looked expectant.
He hoped that the tea house could make money.
Because now that Li Jiancheng was the crown prince, he had to take care of everyone and spend a lot of money everywhere. He had to win over the courtiers and could not avoid the expenses of the competition, so Li Jiancheng needed a way to make money.
For Li Jiancheng, poaching Cai Bida to run the First Tea House was his way to make money.
Li Jiancheng did not scare Cai Bida, so he put on a smile and asked calmly, "Cai Bida, is there anything important that you came to the East Palace?"
Cai Bida said, "Yes, there is something important to report."
Li Jiancheng said, "Could it be that the First Teahouse has been operating for so long and has achieved great success?"
Cai Bida's face suddenly froze.
His first teahouse, let alone being a great success, couldn't even break even with a little effort. He was not here to report the good news, but to ask Li Jiancheng for help.
Cai Bida took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, I'm incompetent. I can't run the First Tea House well. Now the First Tea House is not in good condition, and business is very slow. Except for some tea leaves that are sold separately, there are very few orders in large quantities. "
"What?"
Li Jiancheng frowned and looked surprised.
There was a trace of anger in his tone.
He spent a lot of effort and a lot of money to poach Cai Bida and the others to work for him. But now, the business of the First Tea House was bleak. Li Jiancheng's heart was full of dissatisfaction.
The smile on Li Jiancheng's face disappeared, and he looked at Cai Bida with a stern look.
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