Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 295
"This is the last item of the exam: visits. The judges visit the candidates' relatives and friends to understand his daily behavior. Although it is inevitable that there will be people who hide deeply, most people can still have some understanding. There are two kinds of people. Gongyou needs to personally check, one is that everyone agrees with one word, and the other is that they all say bad, and we must not only use his virtues, but also cherish his talents with this kind of people."

How to employ people is not in the scope of Sun Qian's consideration. Zhou Cang's instigation finally made Sun Qian feel at ease. After all, it was the first time, and everyone was crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Zhou Cang rushed back to the mansion with five paper craftsmen, and sent Sun Da to bring Chen Jiao, Mi Fang and Zhang Jin.It is necessary to find something for Chen Jiao to do, so that he can be so busy that he can't take care of other things. It's no big deal to leak information about paper making to Cao Cao.

"Ji Bi, Zi Fang, the two of you have done a good job during this time. With you, the security in Xuzhou is very good, and the food and grass are sufficient, which saves me a lot of thoughts. The reason why I don't ask too many questions is because I feel at ease with you." Regardless of this Believe it or not, Zhou Cang can only say so.

"It's all about the lord's good teaching, we dare not take credit for it."

Zhang Jin said: "My lord, Uncle Zifang is still our God of Wealth. My lord doesn't know, but now fruit wine accounts for [-]% of our business."

"Really, Zifang did a good job. I still remember that you loved riding horses and archery when you were young. I wonder if you are doing these things well now?"

"I think it's very good now, and I want to ask my lord to give me more errands." Mi Fang said with a smile, "If someone comes to invade Xuzhou, I can still go to the lord to kill the enemy!"

At the beginning Zhou Cang was still a small person, relying on himself everywhere, but now he is his own master. It's really ten years in Hexi and ten years in Hedong.Mi Fang has no regrets about his choice at all. He has already married a wife and had children. The eldest son, Mi Qing, is four years old, and the second son, Mi Hong, is two years old. The Mi family has flourished.One's own power is just right, and there is no risk.And the elder brother Mi Zhu was running around, exhausted, and didn't know what was going on. In comparison, he was already doing well, and the Mi family would not fall down.

"This time, I have something important to tell you. It can be said that it is a big business. If we do it well, we will make a lot of money, leave a name through the ages, and gain both fame and fortune."

"Is there such a good thing?" Mi Fang asked in surprise.Doing business can still leave a name through the ages?Taking advantage of wars and disasters to hoard goods can make a fortune, but it is often also infamous. "Could it be that the lord has discovered that there are strange goods to live in? Is there any risk?"

"Don't worry, we produce and sell our own products, and we don't need to lick blood with knives. There will be no risk."

"My lord, I am in charge of the criminal law, is it appropriate to contaminate merchants?" Chen Jiao said.

"Hehe, it's not to let you infect merchants. To be precise, we want to develop a product, which cannot do without you."

"goods?"

"Yes, it's paper. As you all know, Caihou's paper making has not been popularized. One is the lack of materials, and the other is that the production is complicated. If we can find suitable raw materials, improve the process, and produce a large amount of paper, isn't it a big deal? Big deal?"

Zhang Jin's eyes brightened, "This is about to be released, how many scholars in the world are looking forward to it."

"In this way, this is not a business, but a gospel for scholars all over the world. Not only scholars, but ordinary people, then there will be more scholars." Chen Jiao's eyes also lit up, "My lord, Chen Jiao is willing to do this. thing."

Zhou Cang narrowed his eyes and sneered in his heart, hey, when the paper is made, Cao Cao will know the news, and he can't wait to get the prescription and craft.It's good to disclose the news to Cao Cao, and other secrets will be ignored.

"Well, the three of you set up a working group to take charge of this matter. These five craftsmen are for you to deploy, and everything must be kept secret. I will send Ganchi to do a good job of defense. If you are short of manpower, ask him for it. Except for the three of you, the others Close everything up, and within a month I want you to come up with low-cost, high-quality paper."

Chen Jiao and Mi Fang were overjoyed to receive such an important task, which showed the lord's trust and respect for them.However, they were still worried: "My lord, although there are manpower, all kinds of materials need to be tested in the same way. Isn't one month a bit short?"

"I've already asked about the raw materials. You can mainly try rattan bark, straw, wheat straw, and mulberry bark. If you want to filter paper pulp, you can consider using bamboo screens."

Mi Fang was overjoyed: "My lord's words make it clear. We successfully planted rice and wheat in Guangling, and the yield is abundant. There is no shortage of these materials."

Chen Jiao said: "There are also a lot of bark on the stems of mulberry trees, but there is no rattan bark. It needs to be harvested in the mountains."

"These ingredients are not mixed together, you can try them separately." Zhou Cang explained.

Zhang Jin also suggested: "We don't produce much bamboo in Xuzhou, but there is a lot in Jiangdong, and the price is extremely low. I can ask commercial companies to buy in large quantities."

Zhou Cang was very relieved to see several people quickly entering their roles. "Does that mean you can come up with a decent sample in 20 days?"

Uh, the three of them got hooked again.My lord, don't bring such a thing, I thought so in my heart, but said: "Don't worry, my lord, it's only 20 days. However, my lord needs to find more craftsmen, five people are too few."

"Okay, I'll arrange for Yuan Fang to convene from the whole prefecture. Yang Rui, you can go and talk to him later. If there is anything that needs to be coordinated by you in the future, if you are really undecided, come to me again. Then you will have a share of the credit. All The expenses of the business will be temporarily paid by the business, and will be deducted from the profit in the future."

ah?The business bank paid, Zhang Jin's eyes widened, how to settle this account.

"I can let you take another [-]% profit from it." Zhou Cang said with a smile, "This profit is not small."

"It's not thin, it's not thin. Will the future paper be distributed by commercial firms?" The merchant's instinct is undoubtedly exposed.

"That's natural." Zhou Cang suddenly came up with the idea of ​​setting up a bank. After thinking about it, the time is not ripe, there are not enough talents, and he lacks financial knowledge. Let's talk about it later.Start with commercial operation first, then the handicraft industry will develop and commerce will prosper.

"The three of you should work together and pool your wisdom. Guanzi said that three people make a crowd, and there is a saying in Zhou Yu: the hearts of the people make a city. You discuss how to handle it. Remember that the credit belongs to the three of you, and you are one."

"I'll wait to understand!"

The three of them retreated after bowing and saluting, gathered in Mi Fang's mansion, discussed briefly, and determined the preliminary division of labor: Zhang Jin was responsible for purchasing bamboo from Jiangdong, and visited the folks to find folk remedies.Chen Jiao was in charge of finding the site and building the workshop.Mi Fang collects various raw materials.

After three days, the workshop basically took shape and began to build and experiment. Zhang Jiong recruited ten craftsmen from all over the country. The fifteen craftsmen were divided into three groups with twenty apprentices and began to try various formulas and techniques day and night.

(End of this chapter)