In the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, the son of heaven had no specific concept of price. Yongzheng thought that an egg costs twelve taels of silver, not to mention tea. In a tea harvest season, Yongzheng likes drinking tea very much, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs made Yongzheng a cup of Huangshan Maojian tea. When Yongzheng tasted it, he asked the price of tea. The little temple man who sent the tea knelt down and replied, this tea is 320 silver a catty, which is the best tea in the palace. Yongzheng didn't say anything, but he thought the tea was expensive, so he remembered the thirty taels of silver.
Once the Yellow River overflowed, Yongzheng went incognito. Passing through Jincheng, Shanxi, Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants are famous all over the country, and Yongzheng walked into a teahouse. As soon as the boss saw that he was well dressed and had an entourage, he knew that he was not poor and asked him what kind of tea he wanted to drink. Hearing this, Yongzheng, what tea is there? Is there tribute tea in the palace? Let him serve the best tea in the shop.
As soon as the tea is served, Yongzheng will taste it. This taste seems familiar, as if I had drunk it somewhere. Yongzheng asked the boss:? Is this Huangshan Maojian? ? The boss replied:? This is Huangshan Maojian, which is very precious. ? Yongzheng thought he was actually drinking tea in the palace and said, How much is a catty? The boss replied:? 500 yuan is a kilo. ? Hearing this, Yongzheng left without saying a word. When he was drinking this tea in the palace, Sheng An said it was imperial tea, and it cost 320 taels of silver a catty. You can imagine how much money internal affairs embezzled behind his back. Yongzheng, who returned to the palace, ordered people to investigate the matter thoroughly, only to know that Sheng An, the general manager of the Office of Internal Affairs, conspired with the Imperial Palace temple people and businessman Qin Yongan to drive up prices and plunder huge profits in the palace. Who is Yongzheng? He is never soft on corruption. In a rage, the three men were beheaded on the spot, but in view of the fairness and justice of Yongzheng, only the three men were killed.