Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 278
"Shangluo Paper Factory was run by a businessman. Later, it couldn't continue to operate, so it was transferred to the master. Butler Yang went to see it, thinking that the master is a great scholar, and it would be useful to run a paper factory. He didn't think about making money."

Xu Qing heard the words, opened a page, and read to the end.Sure enough, the paper mill not only failed to make money, but also lost more than 5 Wen in last year.Gently tapping on the table, Xu Qing thought, why not use the paper factory to set up a printing factory.

When he was in Cangzhou, Xu Qing experimented with engraving and printing, and also printed many teaching materials for the state school in Cangzhou.It turns out that the cost of the printed copy is much less than the cost of the manuscript, however, due to market reasons, the price of the printed copy is not much lower.Luonan has Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west, both of which are cultural resorts. If the books can be expanded and printed, the market in the next five years should be good.Five years later, popular novels, anecdotes, and even current affairs can be printed in newspapers.

The rise of the body lies in balanced nutrition, and the rise of the spirit lies in the mastery of knowledge.The Western Renaissance, if not for the assistance of movable type printing and papermaking, I am afraid that it would be just a movement of a few people.

Furthermore, in this era of occluded news, if you can grasp a credible newspaper, wouldn't you have mastered the direction of public opinion?
Thinking of this, Xu Qing looked at the information of Shangluo Paper Factory again, and felt that this matter could be used to unite the big family.Big families pay attention to both fame and fortune. This printing technique can not only gain fame but also make big profits. It is impossible for them not to be tempted.

"Alas..." Xu Qing sighed heavily, flipped through the account books casually, and said to old man Ni Bai: "Just show these things to Yang Wen, by the way, send a letter to Shangluo Paper The manager of the factory came to see me, and I wanted to ask him something."

Old man Ni responded and went out, leaving only a maidservant and a pot of warm charcoal fire in the house.The maid stood aside with her head down, Xu Qing glanced at her, only to see her yawning again and again.Xu Qing thought, although it was still early at this hour, standing by and unable to move or speak made people feel sleepy.

So Xu Qing ordered: "You go to sleep?"

The servant girl was shocked when she heard the words, she quickly knelt down and said, "Master, please forgive me, please forgive me, I woke up too early today..."

Xu Qing smiled, these maidservants boiled water and cooked for him early in the morning, and after another day of hard work, how could they blame her for yawning.So he waved his hand and said, "I'm not blaming you, I just want to be alone, you go and get me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

The maid gave a blessing and brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so Xu Qing asked her to rest.With the brush in hand, Xu Qing habitually turned it around, and then habitually lowered his head to dodge.Just because Xu Qing likes to turn the brush, and the turning brush often throws the ink on the face, so these two habits have been formed.

I saw Xu Qing wrote on the paper:
First, develop a new batch of guns as soon as possible, and they must be able to reload.Second, the potatoes should be planted quietly.Third, expand your strength in the officialdom, become a towering tree, and choose a suitable forest to join.Fourth, the underground river should be further regulated, and the strength of the poisonous scorpion should be reflected.Fifth, disperse your own money, and don't put all your eggs in one basket.

After writing these five items, Xu Qing read them again, thought for a while, and added a small number in front of the five sentences to mark the order of completion.I saw the word "1" written in front of the fifth article.Xu Qing chuckled, five things must be done before going to Chang'an, at least four things must be done, and the easiest one among them is to spread money.As the saying goes, I can't afford to offend you, but can't I hide it?
Xu Qing's distributing money is not Tao Zhugong's distributing money, what he wants to do is to find a few good places to hide the money.In case of falling out with the emperor or the emperor's successor that day, he can escape and find a better place to hide.Not to mention a comeback, but they can always "get away with it".

The three caves of the cunning rabbit, Xu Qing now has five caves, one is Chang'an, which is Xu Qing's political headquarters and the first economic center, and it is a place that can be attacked.The second is Luonan, which is Xu Qing's recuperation place and the second economic center, a place where he can retreat.The third is Liaodong, which belongs to distant relatives. In case Datang cannot survive, they can still bully Goguryeo.

The fourth is the underground river garrison. As a mobile military camp, the underground river is not only powerful in force, but also reserves a large amount of funds of Xu Qing.Fifth, it is Manid's caravan. He travels around the world. In case of disaster, he can go to him to get a lot of money.The first three moves are to ensure that Xu Qing is not afraid of causing trouble, and is not afraid of fighting with others.The last three moves are all means that Xu Qing can afford to hide.

On the Chang'an side, in order to enhance the advantage of being able to attack, the Cantonese Allied Forces are needed.The Cantonese Allied Forces may have to give up part of their economic interests.On Luonan's side, the political strength is not strong, so it is better to bring up the economic strength.Large-scale factories and large-scale commerce are used to cover up the potato matter.

Potatoes are good. He doesn't want apples and pears, which grow outside, and others can tell by looking at them.Potato tubers are buried in the ground. If Xu Qing doesn't tell, no one will know what kind of "weed" it is.

That being the case, let's disperse the money in these few places. At this time, Chang'an is the most profitable, and if I make money, I will move to Luonan.Then they took the money from Luonan and handed it over to Anhe, who asked them to start businesses and buy land in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.Secondly, let Anhe send the money to Liaodong and Manid.On the Liaodong side, Duan Hongchen can be allowed to build Liaodong, and Anhe can also find an army outside the country.On the Manid side, you can find a way to purchase properties in the Western Regions, Turks, and Tibet.

A map of the entire East Asia emerged in Xu Qing's mind, and then his own industries were secretly established one by one on the map.Xu Qing simply wrote these words in his heart on paper. The advantage of doing this is that he will not forget them and can clearly see the connection between various events.

Not to mention, Xu Qing took a look and felt that the most important thing was the construction of the underground river.The underground river communicates with Xu Qing's "caves" in various places, and it is impossible for the underground river to be stationed in various places all year round.Xu Qing's heart moved, it was time to build a peripheral dark river.

So the dark river in the periphery is a peripheral organization that does not directly contact Xu Qing, and even Xu Qing doesn't know about it.They are responsible for managing Xu Qing's property in various places, just like the "outer disciples" in fantasy novels.

But who should I find for this vest, or did I create some kind of organization, black soil?Baiyun?
Xu Qing slapped his thigh, isn't there the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce!
(End of this chapter)