Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 552

Royal study.

Li Shimin was busy with the imperial examination. At this time, an eunuch ran over.

"My lord, Lord Qin Hou is here."

Hearing Qin Tian's arrival, Li Shimin was a little curious: "He's not working in Shangshu Province, why did he enter the palace again?"

"It's to show the Holy Majesty some good things."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, without any hesitation, he quickly ordered: "Let him in."

Not long after, Qin Tian came from outside.

"Holy..."

Before Qin Tian finished speaking, Li Shimin said: "What good things do you want to show me?"

"Paper!" As he said, he took the paper up. When Li Shimin heard that it was paper, he frowned slightly. What's so good about this thing?

It's not that he doesn't have paper in Datang.

But when Qin Tian brought the papers over, he obviously found that these papers were very different from the ones he usually saw.

"This is?"

"Your Majesty, I have improved the papermaking process, which allows mass production of paper, and the paper is more abundant. This kind of paper can be used to record some important things. This kind of paper can be used for writing, or even as a memorial. This kind of toilet paper is just for wiping your butt."

When he heard the introduction of the previous two kinds of papers, Li Shimin was drinking tea, and his image was elegant and leisurely, but when he suddenly heard the words wipe his ass, he just drank the tea in his mouth and spit it out.

"Ahem... what did you say this paper is for?" Li Shimin pointed at the toilet paper.

"My lord, wipe your butt, look at how soft this paper is, it doesn't hurt your skin at all, it's perfect for wiping your butt."

Qin Tian murmured, Li Shimin finally understood, picked it up and touched it, it was really soft, he looked up at Qin Tian, ​​and suddenly thought of the word wipe his ass, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed .

The imperial study room was suddenly quiet, and after a while, Li Shimin coughed twice: "Not bad, not bad!"

The reaction was not very enthusiastic. After all, there was paper before Tang Dynasty. Although it has been improved now, it doesn't seem to be of much use, right?

Seeing Li Shimin like this, Qin Tian was a little disappointed. This was his first achievement after entering the Shangshu Province. Li Shimin's reaction was a little too flat.

"My lord, the uses of these papers can be said to be very great. Not to mention the above two kinds of papers, this toilet paper can become a must-have item for rich people. These can be sold all over the Tang Dynasty. Even the surrounding countries don’t have any problems, there must be a market, what I mean is, it’s better to open a paper mill, then mass-produce it and ship it to other places, so that we can enrich our treasury of Datang.”,

These words, Qin Tian has said very impartially.

Originally, after the improvement of papermaking technology, this was a good opportunity for him to make money, but now for the sake of Datang, he did not do it himself, but planned to give this business to the imperial court, which was simply cutting flesh.

After Li Shimin heard this, his expression changed suddenly. Why didn't he think of this?

Paper is very expensive. If it can be sold elsewhere, this small piece of paper will also become a profiteering industry.

But after hearing Qin Tian's words, he was a little hesitant.

"Qin Aiqing means that the imperial court will open this paper mill?"

"That's right, all the money earned in this way belongs to the imperial court."

Li Shimin hesitated more and more, and said: "If the imperial court opens a paper mill, won't it compete with the people for profit? It will be criticized by others, and the court officials are not good at management, it is not appropriate, it is not appropriate."

Li Shimin still wants to save face. If people say that they are competing with the people for profit, those businessmen and people will have to poke him in the back, and he knows the officials of the court very well. What kind of business do they do? Even if they know how to do it, you can guarantee them Not greedy?
Greed is corruption, so I would rather stay away than get involved.

Qin Tian did not expect this, he thought that Li Shimin would be open to seeing Qian.

But at this moment, Li Shimin sighed again suddenly: "Besides, the Ministry of Households has no money, and it can't open a paper mill."

I don't like that money is fake, it's real if you don't have money, and the household department is really short-lived.

After saying such a sentence, Li Shimin looked up at Qin Tian and said, "Is there anything Qin Aiqing can do?"

Without money, Qin Tianneng has a very beautiful solution. Qin Tian looked at Li Shimin's eyes, and suddenly had a feeling that he was about to be slaughtered.

"My lord, it's so difficult without money. There are still some people in Tang Dynasty who are very rich. Just ask them to pay for the paper mill. In addition to collecting taxes, the court can also occupy another layer of shares. This will be very fast. It can fill the household department, right?"

Qin Tian’s method is very simple, similar to the financing of later generations. If you want to do this, take out the money to do it. After it is completed, everyone will share the profit equally. This is a bit empty-handed, but it is the most beneficial method for Datang today, because they really have nothing but people.

What Li Shimin said was a little tempting. He could share the profits without paying money, and he didn't have to worry about being criticized. This was indeed too tempting.

"Qin Aiqing's idea is good, but is there really someone who will fund the paper mill?"

"My lord, the profit of the paper mill is absolutely astonishing. As long as people are not stupid, they will be willing to pay for it. How about this? The minister will take care of it all. After the profit is made, [-]% will be given to the court. How about it? "

This is equivalent to giving Qin Tian his own money to the imperial court. He would not have done this in the past, but now for Datang, he can only suffer a little.

Of course, with the protection of the imperial court, there is no need to worry about the safety of this business. The most important thing is to get closer to Li Shimin.

So, it looks like a little money has been lost, but in fact it has been earned back from other aspects.

When doing business, you can't just focus on money, only those who are short-sighted will focus on money.

Li Shimin heard Qin Tian's intentions and knew that this thing was in Qin Tian's hands again, but he was very happy because it was in Qin Tian's hands, so he didn't have to worry about competing with the people for profit, and he still had money to take.

He glanced at Qin Tian, ​​knowing that Qin Tian was helping the court, he felt a little grateful, and said: "Okay, Qin Aiqing understands the righteousness, so let's do it this way, now that the court is in danger, I will take your [-]% profit, wait The imperial court survived this hurdle and returned it to you."

The two monarchs and ministers said this, and the business was spared for a while, and it was in Qin Tian's hands again, but after such a forgiveness, their feelings and thoughts were different.

This is a bit like the politeness between people. When the guests want to leave, people will say to sit down for a while, so what to do in such a hurry, maybe they don’t think so in their hearts, but when they say it, they can make the guests feel A kind of enthusiasm, this emotion will naturally heat up a lot.

(End of this chapter)