Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 12 The emperor is also short of money

Chapter 12

"What do you do, hehe, just make paper. You said that if we can make paper that ordinary people can afford, will we be able to make a lot of money?" Wei Hao asked Li Li proudly.

Li Lizhi heard it, stopped writing immediately, turned her head and stared at him with a look of disbelief.

"Really, it's like your kind of rice paper. It's about 5 cents per square foot, but if I can buy five pieces of paper like this for one cent, do you think anyone will buy it?" Wei Hao took the rice paper. , said Li Lizhi with a smile.

"How is that possible? Do you know how complicated the craft of rice paper is?" Li Lizhi shouted at Wei Hao.

At this moment, she no longer wants to copy the contract, it is completely impossible.

"Why is it impossible? What you think is impossible doesn't mean it is not possible." Wei Hao said looking at Li Lizhi.

"Well, even if there is, how can we make money with such cheap paper?" Li Lizhi stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Are you stupid?" Wei Hao despised Li Lizhi again.

"You say I'm stupid. Believe it or not, I blocked your store?" Li Li said in a fiery tone. No one ever said she was stupid, and no one dared to say it. Only Wei Hao didn't know how to say it. How many times.

"Don't use this to threaten me, it's too stingy." Wei Hao said a little depressed.

"Say, how to make money?" Li Lizhi stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Simple, if this paper is so cheap, would you still use a sandbox for writing? Will there still be yellow paper? Besides, yellow paper is more expensive than our paper. When you mentioned those scholars, who wouldn't buy it? Paper, every time you sell a few hundred sheets, it's only a few dozen pennies!" Wei Hao analyzed Li Lizhi.

"How much money can you earn for dozens of pennies?" Li Lizhi said in disbelief.

"Why can't you make money? At least half and half, no, the profit should account for 200%. Let's not talk about those who don't know how to read, and just talk about those who know how to read. Don't consume hundreds of thousands of sheets of paper every year. It's almost 150 cents, let's count 100 cents, our profit is about [-] cents.

Think about it, how many scholars there are in Datang, as well as those officials, they use more paper, even if it is 10 people, the profit is 1 yuan, but there are those who want to study, paper So cheap, who wouldn't buy paper for reading?

The other is the Chaotang side, you think, the Chaotang side uses paper for recording, and it has a lot of availability. I guess, on the Chaotang side, we have to make tens of thousands of dollars a year. The key Yes, this has been consumed all the time, every year, so the profit is very large! "Wei Hao smiled and analyzed Li Lizhi.

Li Lizhi was moved when he heard it. According to what he said, there were definitely more than 10 people who could write in the Tang Dynasty. Although the population of the Tang Dynasty was almost 1000 million, how could those who could write? More than 30. If paper is really so cheap, the cost of paper must be very high.

"Can it really be made?" Li Lizhi looked at Wei Hao suspiciously and asked.

"Whether I can make it up is my business, I'm sure I can make you so much money, but it's up to you whether you can keep this wealth! Big profit, think about it, how many people are tempted?" Wei Hao reminded Li Lizhi again.

"That's my business!" Li Lizhi said following Wei Hao's example.

"That's done, hurry up and copy it. After copying, let's go to the place. The contract must make it clear that you will pay for everything, and I will only provide the technology." Wei Hao said to Li Lizhi sternly.

When Li Lizhi heard this, she still looked at Wei Hao suspiciously, and then she asked, "Is the output high? As you said, if the amount produced is not large, it won't work!"

"You can rest assured that there are as many as you want." Wei Hao said indifferently, those shrubs and plants used for paper, now there are many in Chang'an, and there are barren hills everywhere.

Li Lizhi is still very skeptical. If such cheap paper is really made, it will not be a matter of money, and the court must have rewarded it.

"Why are you standing there, copy the contract quickly." Wei Hao urged her to say when she saw that she was in a daze.

"Oh, good!" Li Lizhi nodded and continued to copy with a brush.

"I have to say, your handwriting is really beautiful." Wei Hao looked at Li Lizhi's writing, and was still very impressed. Anyway, it was very beautiful.

Wei Hao asked Li Lizhi to fill in some things in the vacant places, agree on some specific things, and then began to sign the contract.

"It's ugly!" Li Lizhi said with contempt when she saw the place where Wei Hao signed the last signature. This is simply a waste of the two pieces of paper she wrote.

"How beautiful, didn't you find the finishing touch?" Wei Hao didn't care, his handwriting was poor, there was nothing he could do.

"Hmph, let's go, go and see the venue!" Li Lizhi snorted coldly and said to Wei Hao.

Soon, the two of them left Chang'an City in a carriage and arrived at the eastern suburbs.

"How is it here, there is a small stream here, and the road is flat, and the terrain is high, so don't worry about rising water!" Li Lizhi accompanied Wei Hao to watch here, and the maid next to her held an oil umbrella for her.

"Okay, that's it. Starting tomorrow, we will hire 100 people to do the work, dig, and buy bushes and small logs. For firewood, I need to prepare something!" Wei Hao said to Li Lizhi.

"Starting tomorrow?" Li Lizhi said to Wei Hao in shock.

"Aren't you in a hurry? Don't worry if you don't. I'm not in a hurry anyway." Wei Hao asked Li Lizhi back.

Li Li stared fiercely at Wei Hao, Wei Hao smiled.

The next day, Wei Hao didn't go to the restaurant, but came here and instructed the workers to dig pits. After explaining, Wei Hao went to find something. Wei Hao needed to prepare something to speed up the decay of the plants.

It took about three days for Wei Hao to get it out, and then he ordered the carpenter to make the shelf, and at the same time bought the gauze, which was used for the final paper.

In a flash, ten days have passed, the pit has been dug a lot, some shrubs have been thrown in, and Wei Hao has also put the potion in it.

In the palace, Empress Zhangsun looked at the ledger and was very worried. This winter, the crown prince was going to get married, and it would definitely cost a lot, and now the court is also very short of money.

Li Shimin has just been the emperor for a few years, and there are a lot of things to do. In addition, the dynasty has been established for a few years, and there are still wars on the border. There is no way to count on the court. Even if you can count on it, this money is not from the court. , but the royal purse.

"What's wrong?" Li Shimin just came back from the court, looking at the newly born girl in the cradle, named Sizi, and seeing the sad face of Empress Changsun, he asked.

"Well, I've never had enough money. This year, Gao Ming is going to get married, and he needs more money. The concubine has already shrunk as tightly as possible, but it's still not enough." Empress Zhangsun frowned as she watched Li Shimin speak. .

"Hey!" Li Shimin was also worried when he heard this.

"Gao Ming's wedding, as the crown prince, is definitely not easy to do, and at this time, when it is necessary to show the strength of the court, it will shock the border, but where does the money come from? There is no way for the concubine, the royal family is outside. The business has not made much money." Empress Zhangsun continued to speak in embarrassment.

"Well, when the time comes, I will think of a way, but it really won't work. I will borrow some from the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Li Shimin sat there and reassured Empress Changsun.

"Does the Ministry of Civil Affairs have money? As far as the ministers and concubines know, the military salaries of other troops have been delayed for a month except for the frontier soldiers. I heard that the military salaries of this month are also worrying about the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so they can't be delayed forever." Queen Changsun Looking at Li Shimin and asked.

"I'll think of a way at that time, Wugou, don't worry about it, it's just confinement, but you have to take care of your body!" Li Shimin said to Empress Zhangsun distressedly.

"The concubine is nothing, but during this period of time, it's embarrassing beauty, running outside every day, thinking of ways to make money, hey!" Empress Changsun said with a sigh.

This girl is quite sensible. Every day she goes outside to stare at those royal businesses, hoping that those businesses will get better!

"Well, I said why I haven't seen Lizhi during this period of time. You tell her to stop working. Now the entire Tang Dynasty has no money, and a brilliant marriage, I will find a way." Li Shimin smiled bitterly, and then said said Empress Changsun.

When Empress Changsun heard this, she nodded, but she wanted to share these matters for Li Shimin. He also knew that the border was tight, and the Turks and Tubo had been rioting all the time. Li Shimin was already devastated in order to deal with them. Royal affairs, Empress Changsun I can't bear to let Li Shimin worry anymore.

"I said that you can make paper like this? Fool, if you dare to lie to me, I will throw you into this pit!" Li Lizhi had just arrived at the calligraphy workshop and saw Wei Hao lying on a big tree Sleeping below, everyone else is busy.

Wei Hao looked up at Li Lizhi and sat up unhappy.

"Can you? Why don't you come and talk so much?" Wei Hao looked at Li Lizhi and said impatiently.

"You, hum, my eldest brother is going to get married this year, and it will cost a lot of money. If you don't succeed, I will eat your restaurant." Li Lizhi threatened Wei Hao.

Now Wei Hao's restaurant is very profitable, and many people are eager to make a move. She also got news from her side, but she is not in a hurry. No one dares to come and grab this business from her. That courage to rob yourself?

"If it doesn't work, I'll send it to you! It's really worthless, you know that you are thinking about this little money, so you can't be more ambitious?" Wei Hao rolled his eyes at Li Lizhi and said contemptuously.

In Wei Hao's house, Wei Cong, several elders of the Wei family, and the patriarch were already sitting at his house.

(End of this chapter)