Li Jiancheng's face was filled with anger as he reprimanded, "Cai Bida, this Crown Prince has given you such generous treatment, allowing you and the others to not have to worry about food and clothing. But you didn't fulfill my request. What's the use of having you? "
There was a murderous intent in his tone.
Cai Bida sensed Li Jiancheng's anger and quickly explained, "Your Highness, please allow me to report. There is a reason why the business of the First Teahouse is poor. "
Li Jiancheng asked, "What's the reason?"
Cai Bida immediately explained, "The reason is that Du Qi obstructed us and secretly ruined the reputation of the teahouse. So when I visited the tea merchants in Chang 'an, they were all unwilling to buy tea from the First Teahouse. "
"Is there such a thing?"
Li Jiancheng was even angrier after hearing it.
Originally, Li Jiancheng hated Du Qi to the bone and wanted to kill Du Qi as soon as possible. Now that he heard Cai Bida's words, his hatred for Du Qi came out and it was hard to calm down.
He wanted to make money, but Du Qi was making trouble.
He was deliberately looking for trouble!
Cai Bida was facing Li Jiancheng and felt a lot of pressure. He was a little flustered and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's true. Du Qi specially sent his newly appointed sales manager, Cai Youde, to persuade the tea merchants one by one, saying that I poached all their subordinates and was ungrateful and treacherous. "
"The most important thing for a businessman is reputation."
"Because of Du Qi's influence, many big businessmen in Chang 'an City don't trust me at all and are unwilling to cooperate with the First Teahouse. So I hit a wall everywhere."
Cai Bida clenched his teeth and continued, "In addition, although our tea leaves have the reputation of being the number one teahouse, even if we were willing to lower the price, they wouldn't be willing to cooperate with us because of Du Qi. Now Du Qi has monopolized the tea in Chang 'an and won't let anyone cooperate with us. "
"Bastard!"
Li Jiancheng was angry after hearing it.
He did not expect Du Qi to be so hateful, secretly obstructing his plan to make money.
However, Li Jiancheng changed his mind and suddenly said, "You mentioned that when you left the Number One Tea House under the Heavens, you poached all the shopkeepers under Du Qi. These people are the backbone of Du Qi."
"Once all these people leave, Du Qi's World's Number One Tea will definitely be affected, or even paralyzed. Why is it that not only will Du Qi's tea shop be completely unaffected, but it will also hinder you? "
"In fact, the number one tea in the world is still the same."
Li Jiancheng said, "Cai Bida, why don't you tell this Crown Prince why?"
Cai Bida already had a plan in mind. He explained, "Your Highness, Du Qi's World's Number One Tea Company has two systems of tea leaves since its establishment."
"One system is a group of people led by me. Other than that, there was another system that was led by Cai Youde. This Cai You De is the merchant who supplied tea to the Yin Family's tea shop in the past. "
"Now, he is working for Du Qi."
"As soon as my people left, Du Qi immediately transferred Cai Youde's people to replace them. The people under Cai Youde's command are all very familiar with tea making. Therefore, after we left, Du Qi's tea shop was basically unaffected. "
Cai Bida said seriously, "As far as I know, Du Qi also increased the wages of all the tea shop employees in order to stabilize the tea shop. In addition, Du Qi promised to give all the shopkeepers a bonus at the end of the year. Therefore, Du Qi was able to stabilize the situation. "
Li Jiancheng's face kept twitching.
His eyes were filled with anger.
He didn't expect that his thousands of schemes, including Li Yuanji coming back from the front lines to give him advice, and even instigate Cai Bida's wife, would all be for naught in the end.
This was why Li Jiancheng was angry.
Cai Bida saw Li Jiancheng's expression from below and felt even more nervous.
He was worried that he would be punished.
Wei Zheng, who was sitting below, could see Cai Bida's nervousness and worry. Wei Zheng knew very well that at this point, he had no choice but to trust Cai Bida. Because crippling Cai Bida at this time was tantamount to cutting off one of his own arms. He had no one to replace Cai Bida.
Wei Zheng sat to the side. He said, "Cai Bida, did you come to the Eastern Palace just to complain? If that's the case, then there's no need. His Highness the Crown Prince used you and gave you many benefits to solve the problem. "
Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng approvingly and asked, "Cai Bida, tell me, do you have a solution to the current predicament?"
"Yes!"
Cai Bida immediately answered.
Since he was here, he couldn't just cry and complain, otherwise it would be difficult to report. He cried because he wanted to explain why the first tea shop's business was not good. He wanted Li Jiancheng to know that it wasn't because he was incompetent, but because Du Qi was too cunning.
Otherwise, he wouldn't cry.
Li Jiancheng said, "Tell me your solution."
Cai Bida replied, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, we must reverse the current situation. In my opinion, there are three things we need to do to open the first tea shop's trade route and obtain a large number of orders. "
Li Jiancheng's interest was piqued. "Shopkeeper Cai, tell me in detail, what are the three things?"
Cai Bida said, "The first thing is to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince to inscribe an inscription for the first tea shop. Du Qi's Number One Tea was inscribed by the king of Qin, so many people think that Du Qi's tea is the best.
"Du Qi's restaurant was inscribed not only by the king of Qin, but also by His Majesty. That's why Du Qi's restaurant is incomparably popular. Our first tea shop, on the other hand, has nothing.
"This way, just in terms of reputation, it's much worse than Du Qi's teahouse."
Cai Bida said, "I implore Your Highness the Crown Prince to inscribe an inscription for the tea shop. As long as Your Highness the Crown Prince's calligraphy is framed and hung up, our first tea shop can take advantage of the situation and let many people recognize our tea.
"Du Qi's Number One Tea was approved by the king of Qin. Our first tea shop was approved by Your Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness the Crown Prince is ranked above the king of Qin, the heir to the throne. If Your Highness the Crown Prince approves of it, countless people will certainly praise it.
"In this way, the tea will definitely be popular."
Cai Bida had a confident look on his face as he said, "This is my first order of business."
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly.
This was a good suggestion.
He, Li Shimin, could personally endorse Du Qi, so why couldn't he support Cai Bida?
Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Xuancheng, what do you think of Shopkeeper Cai's suggestion?"
Wei Zheng thought for a while and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Cai Bida's suggestion is reasonable. After all, many officials in the court are willing to buy the tea leaves of the Number One Tea Shop because the king of Qin endorsed Du Qi. If Your Highness the Crown Prince personally inscribed the name of the Number One Tea Shop, then there will be countless officials who will buy the tea leaves of the Number One Tea Shop. "
Li Jiancheng nodded approvingly at Wei Zheng's analysis. "That makes sense. Xuancheng is right."
He also agreed.
After all, Li Jiancheng was the heir to the throne in the court. There were countless officials who belonged to his faction. Once the Number One Tea Shop opened under his name, the officials who originally wanted to drink tea would definitely buy the tea leaves.
Wei Zheng thought for a while and suddenly said, "Shopkeeper Cai, although Your Highness the Crown Prince is willing to endorse you, the tea leaves of the Number One Tea Shop in the Number One Tea Shop. However, in the end, one has to be strong to forge iron. If the tea leaves of the Number One Tea Shop and the Number One Tea Shop are vastly different in taste, then there's nothing you can do. At the very least, each tea must have its own merits and cannot be inferior to the Number One Tea Shop's. "
Cai Bida smiled and said confidently, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Wei Xima, the taste of tea leaves is actually very simple. I just happened to bring two boxes of tea leaves today. One box is for someone to buy from the Number One Tea Shop. The other box is for our own use. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Wei Xima, please taste it. "
"Alright!"
Li Jiancheng's eyes flashed with anticipation. He nodded and said, "Whether it's a mule or a horse, we'll know once we walk it."
He immediately gave the order.
Someone immediately prepared a teacup and boiling water and brought it to Cai Bida.
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