A piece of paper

Heng Wuniang's words silenced the middle-aged men present.

Some were unconvinced, and after holding it in for a long time with their big cheeks puffed out, they finally couldn't hold back and started spraying feces.

However, instead of squirting at Grandma Hengwu, she chose to sneer at Grandma Hengwu and her father, "Henglian, is this how you raise a girl? You have no respect for your elders, sharp words, and you want to eat us when you open your mouth!" If you can’t get married at that time, don’t blame me for not reminding you!”

Heng Wuniang nodded calmly and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

Xianjin lowered her head to hold back her laughter: she had received strict training and generally would not laugh unless she couldn't help it.

The big-cheeked man's eyes widened suddenly, like a sad frog, and he was about to continue cursing while squeezing his neck.

"enough."

Xianjin interrupted in a deep voice, "We are all respectable people, but we didn't get the job done, but instead we got scolded like black eyes. It's not nice to hear it out!"

Xian Jin motioned to everyone to open the second cowhide bag on his left hand side, "Please open it and take a look."

The Sad Frog sneered, stood up and reprimanded in a low voice, "Once the dragon is in the sky, the earth is mud under your feet, and you just get a job like a Qiuwei scroll, and you want to be the boss in Xuancheng!? Bah! What the hell? Son!"

Sad Frog seemed to have thought of something, and sneered, "What's more, how did you get your Qiuwei rolling paper business? Haha, this matter is still open to discussion! - With Magistrate Xiong as your backer, it's no wonder you This little girl is so arrogant!"

The Sad Frog spat sticky phlegm on the ground and walked away.

Xian Jin was extremely calm from beginning to end. Before the Sad Frog could step out of the hall, he said in a calm voice, "Which other family should I leave? I can keep him company."

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, not knowing how to react.

To be honest, they kind of wanted to leave, but they also kind of wanted to stay and listen to how this girl could argue, oh no, how to convince them.

"Is no one leaving?" Xian Jin pursed his lips and smiled.

Someone ventured out and asked, "If I leave now, will the 'Chengheng' paper deed signed before still count?"

Very meticulous.

Xian Jin nodded decisively, "You will have no regrets if you make a move. Two contracts and one contract will count, of course."

As soon as everyone heard this, not long after, four more families bent down and picked up the contract of "Chengheng" and ran away secretly.

There were also smart ones who bent down and took out the second brown paper bag from Xian Jin's mouth, opened it and looked down at it carefully. The more they looked at it, the more they frowned. From time to time they spoke in twos and threes, and the whole bright hall was filled with the thin voice of a middle-aged man.

——"Look in the deed, there are only ten types of rice paper agreed upon. Single Xuan, jade version, and folder Xuan are the most common types that every household can make."

"This, this, this agreed price is too broad! The price of a jade plate is between one tael of silver and five taels of silver!"

"But the regulations on the materials used are very strict. Rice straw must be collected in autumn and winter. Rice straw from Huangcun, Anwu, Dingqiao, Zhangdu in the south and Yunling, Beigong, Tingtan and other places in the north can be used. Rice straw from other areas can be used. Producing straw, the selling price needs to be reduced as appropriate.”

"Oh! The distinction between genuine and secondary brands is also very strict! Look, for example, when transporting paper, you should use a covered and clean frame. If not, it will be classified as a secondary brand; and here, if Paper stacked in the open, exposed to the sun, rain, or close to heat sources must not be put on the market for sale."

You would say that these four deeds are strict, but they are not too strict. After all, in terms of pricing, they only agreed on the selling price of the most basic paper products, and except for the most basic, Su Baisheng declared that the selling price should not exceed "one knife of paper". "Three hundred coins", the price range of other categories is very loose, giving everyone enough room to improve quality.

You might say that these four deeds are not strict. The material standards, storage standards, transportation standards, and standards for distinguishing genuine and secondary brands (winner products and qualified products) stipulated later are very detailed, and there is almost no room for concessions.

Those who had not left were reading the deed carefully.

Xianjin glanced around and saw that there was only a middle-aged man in ginger-colored singles sitting at the end, who looked to be over 10 years old and was looking around in boredom.

Xian Jin squinted his eyes, this uncle had a familiar aura about him.

"Why did you make these deeds?" An old man with a horned beard raised his head tremblingly, broke the silence, and asked Xianjin.

Why?

Xianjin turned around, put down the tea cup solemnly, and slowly raised his eyes, "Xuan paper, why is it called rice paper? It's because it's produced in Xuancheng, so it's called rice paper. It's not made by my Chen family, so it's called Chen." Paper is not made by Boss Wang, so it is called Wang Paper. The entire paper industry in Xuancheng is good, only the Chen family is good, and you and I are good."

The old man shook, and the deed in his hand fanned out in the breeze.

Xianjin said again, "With the birth of 'Chengheng', tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of scholars from Yingtian Mansion will flock to Xuancheng Mansion. The paper industry in Xuancheng will face a severe situation for the first time in history - the number of buyers. There are so many buyers with so many demands. If Xuancheng Paper fails to deal with it properly, the rice paper will be ruined. How can there be a complete egg under the crowd? However, under the sudden huge benefits, how many merchants can withstand it? This overwhelming temptation?"

"I can't resist the temptation, and what follows is price increases, raw materials being deducted, paper quality being reduced, shoddy products being passed off as good products, and inferior products being used as superior products. Everyone here, do we dare to pat our chests and promise that we will still stick to the craftsmanship?" The heart is never for profit, but there is half a discount on paper?"

The old man looked at Xian Jin thoughtfully.

Xian Jin paused and shook his head slightly, "No one has the determination to take such a poisonous oath."

Xian Jin took out the deed, "However, the deed written in black and white can more or less restrict the sale - it must be remembered that a gentleman's deeds do not matter his heart."

The old man's eyes were still turbid, but a glimmer of light flashed in the turbid depths, "Counterfeiters don't need to be restrained by you and me, they will eventually be lost in time." Xian Jin nodded soberly, "Survival of the fittest, especially in business. Quite. But, old man, have you ever thought that if you let it go, the ones that will be eliminated may not only be a few sneaky rice paper workshops, but -"

"The entire Xuancheng paper shop."

Xianjin's voice was calm but he spoke very quickly, "Fujian's jade-button paper, Sichuan's bamboo paper, jute paper, and silk paper have produced talented people from generation to generation. Once Xuancheng paper's reputation collapsed and stagnated, the entire Kyushu There will be hundreds of papers waiting to take their place, do you dare to bet on this lottery?"

The old man took a few deep breaths. He was already very old. His eyes were so cloudy and unclear that it was difficult to see clearly the people and things ten meters away. He could not clearly see the girl sitting above him who spoke softly but had a clear and powerful voice. His appearance was different, but he could vaguely see the person above him, with a stream of Qi flowing from his back.

An extremely bold, extremely resilient, and extremely upward energy.

This energy is like a sharp knife, breaking through the barriers and hitting the sky.

Xuancheng, Xuancheng's paper industry, has been silent for too long.

Like a tired bird in the forest, like a sleeping beast in the grassland, it is difficult to catch a glimpse of the grand occasion of a few decades ago when six or eighty-foot-long Xuan was produced and the streets were empty.

If he can still see the scene of rice paper shining on the land of Kyushu during his lifetime, it will be worthy of his hard work when he was young, sweating profusely in the bakery during the dog days, and freezing his arms in the fishing pond during the three-nine days.

The old man stood up tremblingly, reached for the soft pen, squinted his eyes, and wrote his name one stroke at a time. Finally, he picked up the fifth membership document and held the deed at arm's length. , muttered at the corner of his mouth, "Xuancheng Paper Chamber of Commerce's membership letter. President, Chen Ji He Xianjin; Vice President, Hengji Henglian; Vice President, Hengji Hengxi. All those who join the membership must abide by the legal provisions, abide by the bottom line, and understand the contract." The need."

A flock of geese flying north needs a strong leader; a lion roaring to the sky requires a fierce leader.

The old man raised his head and repeated Xianjin's name, "He Xianjin."

Xianjin nodded solemnly, "It's me."

The old man raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It's up to you to make rice paper."

After saying a few words, the old man dipped his hand into the ink pad and pressed his fingerprints on the membership book.

Xian Jin was agitated, took a deep breath and pursed his lips slightly.

The remaining workshops were queuing up to sign the deed. At the end, the uncle in a turmeric singlet who was looking around boredly made a dozen or so fingerprints with a quick click. Suo'er handed over the pen with both hands and asked softly, "Do you want more?" Sign twice?”

The uncle shook his head, "I can't read, what should I sign?"

Xianjin said, "You can't read, so why did you sign the deed? Aren't you afraid that I would lie to you!?"

The uncle looked at Xian Jin as if he were a fool, "The Heng family has already signed, so I can't make any mistakes if I sign with him!? If you are deceived, the Heng family will be the first to forgive you. I will hand them bricks when the time comes. ."

What a simple yet violent thought

Xian Jin found out where this damn familiar feeling came from - pure good luck, isn't this just a cliché!

After the sixteen families signed the contract, they made two copies of the deed and kept them each.

Xian Jin clasped the table with his hand, pursed his lips and smiled, his voice sounding like he was floating in the clouds all day long, "Okay, we can finally discuss business."

"Also, the most important thing today is the third thing."

anything else?

Is there anything weirder than them joining a rice paper merchant association inexplicably? !

To be honest, everyone is a little tired.

Men who have entered middle age are obviously exhausted of their physical strength and energy, and they are spending crazy money.

Xian Jin sat in the chair at the top with burning eyes, "This year's tribute paper will be chosen from jade buttons and rice paper. The government has asked Chen Ji to complete this matter, but I plan to use the 'Xuancheng Paper Chamber of Commerce' In the name of the competition, sign up for the competition.”

The crowd was in an uproar.

tired?

Why are you tired?

Roll them up for me!

Tribute paper!

The government asked Chen Ji to do it!

Chen Ji kicked out the "Chamber of Commerce"!

What does it mean? !

It means that Chen Ji gave up the honor brought by exclusive tribute paper, but chose to launch the "Xuan Paper Chamber of Commerce"!

Meaning, they are here, everyone here! Everyone has the opportunity to become a tribute paper manufacturer!

If you brag about this, it will be on the home page of the family tree! Famous for eternity! Famous for eternity!

God!

Is there anything luckier than joining the "Xuancheng Paper Chamber of Commerce" out of nowhere today? ?

This plot is actually best read in several chapters together, as it is a progressive relationship.