Great Tang princess

Chapter 195 Toilet Paper

Li Yuechen is very different from people of this era in pursuit.

Most people in this era are pursuing a famous name in history, so everything they do is based on the idea of ​​not seeking merit but seeking no fault, even the emperor is the same.

They all hope to leave a good reputation in the history books in the future.

But Li Yuechen is different, she doesn't care about the reputation left in history in the future.

Anyway, at that time, everyone was dead, and the scolding could not be heard.

Therefore, Li Yuechen did not hesitate at all about the future system reform plan.

……

In the past few days, she has nothing to do, and the weather is hot and she doesn't want to go out, so she thinks about this every day.

After a few days, I almost figured it out, so I stretched and stood up, planning to find something to do.

Just thinking about what to do, Fulai's figure suddenly trotted all the way in, with an unconcealable joy on his face.

"Your Highness, it's done!" said Fulai who ran to Linbo Pavilion and stopped.

"What happened?" Li Yuechen asked with raised eyebrows.

Fulai smiled and took out a roll of yellowed paper from his bosom, and handed it over with respectful hands: "Your Highness, please have a look."

The moment he took it out, Li Yuechen's eyes widened.

Then I reached out to take it and stroked it carefully twice. Even though I haven't touched it for more than ten years, this kind of touch is indeed toilet paper.

"Oh, I didn't expect it to happen!" Li Yuechen was also a little happy.

Although the toilet paper looks yellow, it feels not much different from the future toilet paper.

At least if you use this thing to wipe your butt, you don't have to worry about getting hurt.

Li Yuechen took the roll of paper and weighed it twice in his hand: "Have you tried it?"

"I've tried it!" Fu Lai nodded, "All the craftsmen in the paper mill have tried it, and they all say it's easy to use!"

"What's the cost?"

"It's too low. The materials used are waste bamboo and reeds. The cost of such a roll is only three Kaiyuan Tongbao!" Fulai replied.

Hearing this answer, Li Yuechen nodded in satisfaction.Calculated in this way, most people with ordinary conditions can afford it.

"Let's go to Renshou Hall!"

Such a good thing must be shown off to parents.

Fulai agreed, and followed Li Yuechen to the Hall of Renshou.

He knew very well in his heart that once this thing was sold, he would definitely make a lot of money again!
When they came to Renshou Hall, Li Zhi and his wife were drinking tea and chatting.

With more and more experiments on tea from the Shangshi Bureau, the royal family basically no longer drinks the tea with various seasonings like before.

This kind of tea is still better, as long as the hot water is flushed, it will be done, which is very convenient.

Li Yuechen took off his wooden clogs, entered the hall, held up the toilet paper in his hand and said, "Look, Grandpa and Madam, this is the latest research."

"Ok?"

Li Zhi took it and touched it: "This paper... I'm afraid it's not suitable for writing?"

"Well, the texture is too soft." Wu Zetian also nodded.

"This book is not for writing, it's for when I'm out!" Li Yuechen explained with a smile.

Hearing this sentence, before the couple had time to speak, their mouths were blocked by Li Yuechen's subsequent explanation.

"Nowadays, most people can only use bamboo slices. If it is not done well, it will be easy to get hurt. As a princess, although silk is available, not everyone can afford it, so I invented this thing..."

According to Li Yuechen's explanation, this thing is used for the benefit of people all over the world, not for making money.

In fact, the couple must not believe it in such a scene.

The daughter I raised knows that in order to make money, she even sells the horse manure in the palace.

But now that Li Yuechen took the initiative to say such an excuse, it showed that the cultivation of this daughter during this period was not in vain.

Thinking of this, the couple had a smile on their faces.

Looking at the smiles on their faces, Li Yuechen complained in his heart, and now he has started to act and stand again...

……

The toilet paper experiment has been successful, and Li Yuechen immediately asked the paper workshop to increase production.

Because of the assembly line operation, the production speed is quite good.

The price of one volume is set at five Kaiyuan Tongbao, which is guaranteed to be affordable for most of the conditions.

Although the price is not high, but this thing is also a rigid demand to a certain extent, and you can earn a lot.

At the same time, Li Yuechen did not forget to place an advertisement in the newspaper, explaining the convenience of this toilet paper.

Of course, the newspaper did not clearly state that this thing is used to wipe buttocks, but only said that you can wipe your mouth and hands after eating.

As for its real use, I believe someone will find out.

In the newspaper on June [-]th, less than half an hour after the advertisement was published, many people gathered around the canning shop.

Now that Silla maid named Chunmei has organized all aspects of the shop.

There were so many people here today, and it was not beyond Li Yuechen's expectation. She directed the service staff in the store to entertain the guests without any panic at all.

At the same time, I was introducing the various uses of toilet paper to some guests who had a more background at first glance.

And these people are also very clear that the behind-the-scenes owner of this shop is Princess Taiping.

As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner, so they were polite to this Silla maid in front of them.

On the street outside the shop, Li Yuechen sat in a very low-key carriage, watched the people coming and going in the shop through the window, and couldn't help grinning.

This is only the first day. If the sales can be maintained in the future, it will definitely make more and more money.

At the door of the canning store next door, Wang Xiang leaned against the door frame, watching the people coming and going in the store, and couldn't help feeling a little envious on his face.

Now His Highness puts more and more products in the shop next to him, but on his own side, there is nothing but canned food and shaved ice.

And although shaved ice is not very expensive to sell, saltpeter also has a cost, so the turnover is still incomparable with the store next door.

Looking at Chunmei again, there is no such thing as a servant girl now, she looks like a shopkeeper.

But then he shook his head, his uncle was Wang Fulai!

Don't think that I can only be responsible for looking after the store now, if the princess grows up in the future, maybe she can really be a part-time official.

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The sale of toilet paper was very hot. At the beginning of July, businessmen from other places gathered in Jixianfang uninvited. They found Lai Cao and expressed their desire to discuss business.

In this day and age, there are people behind the successful businessmen, and they can learn a lot of news that ordinary people don't know.

For example, who is the character behind Lai Fuck?

But even so, these merchants are still very willing to do business with the princess, for nothing else, just two words: pay attention!
This princess has never blackmailed them, business is business, and she will not trouble them with other things.

As for the person in charge to fuck, although he did not refuse to accept the gift, it was completely within a normal range, and no lion had ever opened his mouth.

Li Yuechen had already anticipated this scene in advance, and the standard she set for Laicuo was that the toilet paper must be sold at a low profit, and these businessmen should not be allowed to raise the price too high.

As for the rest of the details, let him figure it out for himself.

There is still a way to manipulate people. Since I was almost beaten to death last time because I wanted to divorce my wife, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary.

After negotiating business with these merchants, I immediately started getting goods for them.

To be honest, the supply of toilet paper is actually a bit short of demand, and Lai Cao has to save a batch of goods and sell them to those foreign businessmen at a slightly higher price to obtain greater profits.

At the same time, in order to prevent other people from speculating, Li Yuechen also introduced a purchase restriction policy to prevent someone from being a spoiler.

Although this method may not be able to completely ban it, at least it will not be so smooth.

At the same time, they are also telling Fulai to divide the paper mill into two. In the future, one of the two factories will be responsible for bamboo paper for writing, and the other will be dedicated to making toilet paper.

Throughout July, the sales of toilet paper were sold out almost every day, and the turnover was getting higher and higher day by day.

Li Yuechen asked Princess Xuancheng to help calculate the income, and when he showed the list to his parents, the couple sipped tea and couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

From the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present, the emperor has never been so rich.

Li Zhi vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his mother, Empress Changsun, didn't have a few new clothes to wear throughout the year.

When the eldest brother Li Chengqian was still the crown prince, the house was often covered with dust due to years of disrepair...

just now……

Li Zhi picked up the teacup and smelled the fragrance of the tea lightly, with a contented expression on his face.

Now that he has a daughter who can make money, the emperor's treasury has gradually filled up, and even because of his unique business model, his wealth is almost comparable to those of those aristocratic families.

Occasionally, it is also a kind of enjoyment to go to the inner purse to look at the neatly stacked money.

On the other hand, Li Yuechen was thinking about what method he should use to get the money out of his parents' internal funds.

After all, the emperor is not a businessman. In her opinion, the purpose of royal business should not be to make money.

Making money is just a natural result, not a goal.

The primary purpose of royal enterprises should be to provide jobs for the society, so that more landless people can have money to pay taxes and improve the national economy!

When the country is prosperous and strong, the royal family will naturally have money. This is a virtuous circle!
It's just that at the moment, it's impossible to ask my father to take out all the money in the internal funds... I think it's impossible.

There is no way, I am afraid of poverty.

But this is not in a hurry, Li Yuechen still has a lot of funds in his hands, and it hasn't reached the point where he needs to set up the emperor's treasury.

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In early August, the paper factory was split in two, more than doubling toilet paper production.

However, with the increase in production, sales have also skyrocketed, and the supply is still in short supply.

Many businessmen from other places went to see Lai Cao with gifts every day, hoping that he could order more goods.

Not to mention those foreign businessmen waving gold coins, and even sent him two beautiful orchids with blond hair and blue eyes.

Looking at the room full of businessmen and the gifts they brought, Lai Cao looked embarrassed: "Everyone, it's not that I don't want to, it's because of the production limit, there are really no more!"

The merchants chattered and started flirting again, hoping to have more next time.

Laicao reported the matter here to Li Yuechen and asked what should be done.

Li Yuechen nodded after hearing this: "I underestimated the digestion ability of these businessmen..."

Originally, she was not a businessman either. As an athlete, she actually lacked business knowledge.

I used to make some high-end luxury goods, including bamboo paper, which is not a product that is close to the people, so there is no problem.

But now that such a product suddenly came out, she was a little overwhelmed by the huge digestibility of the market.

After thinking about it, I decided to add two more production lines to expand production.

If you have money but don't make a bastard, since it sells so well, it is natural to find a way to expand production.There are enough manpower now, so don't worry about anything else.

So the paper workshop began to expand vigorously.

……

The sales of toilet paper are so hot, which naturally aroused the jealousy of many people.

On the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, the hall was full of chaos like a vegetable market.

A number of ministers jointly reported that this toilet paper is something that benefits the world and should be banned by the imperial court...

Sitting behind the bead curtain, Wu Zetian tried her best to reject all opinions: "The imperial court should not interfere too much in private commercial activities! Besides, the price of this product is not expensive, and it is also a good thing for the common people in the world!"

When Tianhou came out to make a shield for her daughter, the ministers felt bitter and couldn't tell, so they could only send someone to find a way to imitate it after returning.

Li Yuechen at the back of the passage smiled sweetly, and raised her hands to show her heart to her mother.

But then I thought, this is actually a good thing.

Now the ministers have seen the potential of business expansion, which can be regarded as a reminder for future tax reform.

But no matter what the future holds, the current calculations of these ministers have failed.

The queen killed the imperial court and must not interfere. If she doesn't let go, who would dare to trouble the princess?

……

Li Yuechen, who was in a good mood, had dinner with his parents at noon, and by the way told them some grand blueprints for the future, and drew some cakes.

Since she has achieved quite good results, the couple are quite willing to believe in the cakes she painted.

Besides, if you think about it carefully, this toilet paper is indeed a product that benefits the country and the people. If it can be sold all over the country one day, even if the price is not expensive, you can still make a lot of money.

After chatting with his parents for half an afternoon, Li Yuechen got up to leave.

Yawning and walking out of the Hall of Renshou, he thought in his heart that it was time to go to the prison guard for practical training tomorrow.

Since the last time, Li Yuechen's number of sparring partners has been upgraded from seven to eight, and he has almost gotten used to it during this period of time.

However, Li Yuechen's ultimate goal is ten, and he plans to experience Ye Wen's happiness.

As he was walking towards Anfu Hall, suddenly a young eunuch ran over.

After coming to the front, he respectfully saluted and said: "I have seen Your Highness. The military supervisor sent a message that His Highness's armor has been forged. If you are free, you can try it on at any time!"

It's good!Li Yuechen let out a sigh of relief, and after spending about a year and a half, it was finally done.

So he immediately turned around and waved to Fulai: "Go, go and try!"

Fulai agreed, and hurriedly followed, while also thinking in his heart, what a heroic posture His Highness will be wearing that armor in a while.

(End of this chapter)