Farming game: raise cubs with equipment

Chapter 67 Intention to Recruit
These days, Yun Yiyi seldom goes out except to deliver eggs to the county town and occasionally to buy something.

She didn't go to the book store either. Although she wanted to find someone to print the picture album for her at the beginning, she found that it was time-consuming and laborious to implement it, so she said that she drew a picture book and took it to the book store for them to print. The time is too long, she might as well draw a few more copies, anyway, there are only two cubs.Simply the album is mainly about pictures, not many words, and it is not very energy-consuming.

Last time Ji Xun paid so much money in one lump sum to buy out the copyright of engraving and printing, she definitely didn't want to have anything else to do with her, instead she didn't want to bother him.So even to buy paper and pens, Yun Yiyi subconsciously chose other places.

Although the Ji family monopolizes all kinds of books, there are many people who sell paper and pens.

So she didn't know that Ji's family had already printed all the elementary books in advance. These books are used for enlightenment education, the knowledge is simpler, and the number of words is not too many. Even so, so many can be printed in such a short time Book, also for the first time.

The Ji family has been working hard to engrave books recently, and the accountant has also calculated all the cost prices of the recent batch of books. It seems that there is something wrong with the data, and he checked each account in detail again, which took another time. After several days, the final result showed that there was nothing wrong.He suppressed the doubts in his heart, and handed over the sorted results to Ji Xiuyong.

In the study, Ji Xiuyong flipped through the ledger and listened to the reports from the people below.

"You said that according to the market price, the price of each book can be reduced to about [-] Wen?" Ji Xiuyong was unbelievable. He has been paying close attention to the progress these days and knows that the cost will definitely be reduced when this technology is put into the market. But I didn't expect it to drop so low!

You must know that the price of such a book is between one tael and two taels of silver. Although the price is high, they can't actually make much money, after all, the labor cost is there.

The accountant flicked the abacus habitually, and determined: "The cost of each book has been reduced by at least this amount?" He stretched out a slap.

Ji Xiuyong concealed the turmoil in his heart.

The accountant added: "Of course, this is not permanent. If it is an ancient book that is too complicated, it may take more than a year to engrave it. It is better to copy it manually."

This is the disadvantage of engraving and printing. If it is a thick and complicated book, it will take less time for people to copy it, but if you use printing, you can get multiple books at once, but the people who buy complicated ancient books are not Many, it is more convenient to use manual copying.

Ji Xiuyong doesn't care about this, he is now stunned by the news that the cost has been reduced by five times, this will not only make Ji's bookstore a lot of money, but also a revolution in books.This was developed by their Ji family.

The accountant whispered: "Then will the book be sold at a lower price this time?"

These books are all ordered by the students. Although the price is high, scholars have to buy it. In the past, the price of a book was about one tael. Now that the cost has been reduced, it can completely benefit students.

Ji Xiuyong is a businessman, he thought for a while, and then said: "Let's say that the Ji family is benevolent, this time all books will be lowered in price, each book..."

The accountant looked at him.

"One hundred texts less for each book."

The accountant agreed, and when he walked out, he rolled his eyes and cursed a profiteer secretly. A book was reduced by 100 characters, which seemed to be reduced a lot, and it would definitely make scholars feel grateful to Ji's family.But now the cost of each book is less than a hundred cents.

In the study, Ji Xiuyong continued to look through the ledger. The accountant had already outlined and marked the important data. He seemed to be able to understand it easily, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

If the technology can be further optimized, it may be possible to realize the situation where everyone can afford books.

The Ji family has been engaged in book knowledge all their lives, and everyone has grown up soaked in ink. Even though Ji Yongxiu has a smell of copper, he is still a scholar. In addition to making money in his life, he hopes to fill the bookshops with books. A place where everyone can buy Ji's books.However, the price of books is too high, and the people who can afford it are fixed.If he wants to do business, the price cannot be lowered.

If it is really reduced to two hundred articles per book, even a less wealthy family can save money and buy one or two books.

Ji Xiuyong thought for a long time, and as soon as he put down the ledger, Ji Xun came in, and this time he also reported the situation of printing to Ji Xiuyong.

"Brother, recently everyone has been staying up late to make books, working very hard." Ji Xun said.

Ji Xiuyong has already got the news, he handed the account book to Ji Xun, and said: "Just now the fifth brother has shown the account book to me, he said that according to the current progress, the price of these books can be reduced to two hundred coins each .”

For a book of one tael of silver, the Ji family can earn about a hundred cash.Now it can be reduced to one hundred articles per book, which means that the cost will not be higher than one hundred articles.

How can this be?

Even though it was known that printing could greatly improve the efficiency of printing books, it was not expected to bring such a large profit.No, not only profit, but also because more bookstores can be built and book prices can be lowered so that more people can afford books.

No matter how poor you are, you must pay attention to education. It was proposed by Emperor Zhou Qing. Unfortunately, productivity has not been developed, and technology has stagnated. It is very difficult to implement. Maybe they can try it now?
To say that two people are worthy of being brothers, they think the same.

Ji asked: "Brother, are you going to lower the price of these books this time? They can be sold to students at a lower price next year."

"Of course it is necessary." Ji Xiuyong agreed, "I have just talked to Lao Wu about this issue and asked him to sell each copy at a discount of [-] cents."

Ji Xun frowned: "Will a hundred coins lose money?" He suddenly realized, "Every book is reduced by one hundred coins? What's the use?"

Books are expensive items, and people who can afford a tael of silver, would they care about a hundred coins?This is no different from selling at the original price.

"Of course it is useful. The students will be grateful to Ji's family. The richer people are, the more they like to spread small bargains. Maybe it will attract more people to buy books. You must know that there is no shortage of misers in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This time it may not be possible. Open their wallets." Ji Xiuyong said.

"There seems to be some truth in this statement, but shouldn't we greatly reduce the price so that more people can afford books?"

Ji Xiuyong shook his head: "Now is not the time, these books have already been ordered by the students, so they should have been sold at the original price. After we feel that this technology is good and worthy of long-term use, we can report it to the emperor , and then mass-produce books to bring prices down."

Ji Xun thought about that scene in his mind, and he couldn't help being a little excited. At that time, Ji's family was an imperial merchant with an extraordinary status, and it could also set off a nationwide reading craze. What a prosperous scene it was.

He nodded, and also agreed with Ji Xiuyong's thoughts, "Brother is thoughtful." Just now he thought that brother was a profiteer, because he was too superficial.

Ji Xiuyong said: "I want to meet the woman who invented printing. Although the contract is in black and white, she has already transferred the technology to Ji's family, but she is the inventor of this technology after all. If possible, I would like to Invite her into Ji's house."

Ji Xun's brain froze for a moment, and he hummed.

Ji Xiuyong gave him a strange look, "Hasn't she been to the bookstore these days? Didn't you say that she also needs Ji's family to help her print books?"

Ji Xun said helplessly: "I haven't seen her since I bought out the printing in her hands last time."

When Ji Xun said this, he didn't think of anything else, but just stated a fact, but when he heard Ji Xiuyong's ears, the meaning changed, "You mean that after you gave her money, she disappeared? Is it because you are afraid Can we get the money back?"

Ji Xun hurriedly said: "She doesn't look like this kind of person. She didn't see anyone last time. I guess it might be because the family is strictly controlled, so it's inconvenient for her to come out."

Ji Xiuyong said: "If it's a girl from a rich family, it's not good to be named in our bookstore, but I always feel that she has an unusual brain, and maybe she can come up with better ideas for the bookstore in the future. If she can be a friend It's good too."

Ji Xun lowered his head, seemingly helpless, "I gave her the book card of Ji's family, but she didn't come to the door. It can be seen that she may not be interested in Ji's book shop, and she doesn't seem to pay attention to this printing technique. Li. When I negotiated with her last time, it went very smoothly. I even have a feeling that even if she doesn't give her money, she is willing to transfer this technology to Ji's family. "

"Perhaps she hasn't seen the benefits that this technology can bring," Ji Xiuyong said indifferently, and felt that those who can come up with printing techniques should not be underestimated: "Don't say a few hundred taels, even a few thousand taels Buying out is also worth it, if you are destined to see her in the future, you must thank her then."

Ji Xun said: "She should live near here, and I still meet occasionally."

This Great Zhou Kingdom is not big or small, the probability of meeting someone is still very small, and the Ji family is not a policeman, so it is impossible to wait on the street all the time.If the other party is a boudoir woman, there are many rules, and she may not go out for several months and half a year.

Ji Xun also knew this truth, and was a little disappointed, men and women were different, so it was inconvenient to communicate, not to mention that the other party was a married woman, but he really wanted to make friends.

The weather in the Great Zhou Kingdom is really cold. When Yun Yiyi went to Zuixiaolou Restaurant again, Steward Song looked at her with gratitude. Even the hunters don’t come to deliver their prey these days. It is said that the animals are getting harder and harder. Hit, many animals are preparing to hibernate.

The business of the restaurant has always been very good, but there are not enough ingredients. He counted the number of eggs and smiled: "The restaurant will be closed in a while. If you still have eggs, you can send them here next time, even if the quality is poor. It doesn't matter at all, we will still pay according to the original price."

Yun Yiyi still has a lot of eggs, and the hens lay eggs every day, she said: "The quality is the same, can you take as many as you have?"

Hens don't like to lay eggs in this winter, and listening to Yun Yiyi's meaning, there are still a lot of eggs, Manager Song nodded immediately: "Yes, we'll take them all."

(End of this chapter)