Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 91 Business Development

On the second day, Mu rest day, the great families of the world who recovered from the impact of the imperial list, representatives of merchants and officials from all over the world, all went to Wannianhou Mansion,

"Thank you, brother, for coming to help today," Feng Daiwen said with a smile to Feng Daizhi.

"Haha, why Erlang is so alien, you and I are dear brothers, how can the eldest brother not come to help, saying that Erlang is not in Chang'an all the year round, I am afraid many people don't know him, the eldest brother just happens to be a reception." Feng Daizhi said with a smile.

"Hehe, the big brother taught me that it was the younger brother's fault, but I didn't want to trouble the big brother, so I didn't notify you." Feng Daiwen explained with a smile.

The two were talking about their respective experiences, Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang came together, and the three brothers, Prince Li Chengqian, came with them.

"Marquis Feng, many businessmen and officials are waiting in the front hall," Wei Zheng said.

"Excuse me, Mr. Wei, why don't I go here," Feng Daiwen thanked.

"Good," Wei Zheng said with a rare smile.

The hall of the Wannianhou Mansion is overcrowded today. Feng Daiwen sits in the middle of the hall, the three brothers Li Chengqian sit in turn on the left of Feng Daiwen, Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang sit on the right, and nearly a hundred officials of all sizes sit in the hall. There is no place, so I can only stand behind.

"Thank you all for coming to the house during your busy schedule. Please forgive me for the limited space. I invite you here today to discuss matters, so I don't care about your official position or status. I'm just a host." Feng Daiwen stood up and clasped his fists in salute , said to everyone.

Everyone kept talking about being polite, and after the maid served the tea, they stepped back, and everyone sat down and quietly waited for Feng Daiwen to speak.

"Today, there are a few things that need to be discussed with you. The first thing, I believe everyone knows about the imperial list yesterday. I will make a supplement here. The reason for donating property is to build a large library in Chang'an for research and Collect ancient books, because there are many remnants that take a lot of time to sort out, and the library will also be responsible for printing books. If there are special meritorious merits, they can print the number of merits for free, and those who have no merits can only pay for it. We are accepting property donations, so the meritorious deeds obtained by the first batch of donated property are unique, and I hope everyone cherishes them, including the restoration of ancient times in the library and the research of new objects, which will be given priority or only those with meritorious deeds can exchange them." Feng Daiwen said and asked The person distributed the compiled Fengshen Romance to everyone, each with a copy.

"This is new paper. It's printed. You can take a look. If you need to print it for yourself, you can go to the library," Feng Daiwen continued to introduce after seeing that everyone got it.

Everyone flipped through the book, and they couldn't help being very surprised. You must know that it was adapted by Li Chunfeng, with a lot of content, a thick book, which is not cheap considering the price of rice paper, and more than 100 people in this hall actually have a copy.

"Excuse me, Lord Hou, what is the cost of this book?" A man in a Confucian shirt asked.

"That's Qinghe's direct descendants of the Cui family's promotion."Wei Zheng said softly to Feng Daiwen.

"This book depends on how many copies are printed. If there are few, it will be expensive, and if there are many, it will be cheap. The overall cost includes the cost of paper and ink, and the rest is labor, which requires workers to typesetting and printing. Such a book may take 30 times for one copy. 100 books only need to be consistent, and currently we can achieve a minimum of 20 texts per book, of course, ordinary books are not so thick, so they will be cheaper." Feng Daiwen patted a book in his hand and said.

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation in the hall. You must know that a book can be used as a family heirloom. There are many books in aristocratic families, but there are too many people. It can be seen that the ancients cherished books very much. In the past, it was impossible to exchange a complete book without more than ten pennies. Now it is at least 10 times cheaper, and the writing is clear and the books are exquisite.

"Master Hou, my family prints five complete copies, and do the largest quantity,"

"Master Hou, I have 10 books at home,"

"My family is thirty,"

"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, listen to me, since the paper is still being manufactured, it will take time, so it will be printed for those who have meritorious service first, and then others will be finished. All those who donated ancient books and property will be in the library. After the construction is completed, a monument will be erected at the gate of the library, engraved with a donation from a certain person, a certain family, as for how to donate, everyone will come down to the imperial historian Wei Zheng Weigong, and he will register and make a book for everyone." Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Feng Daiwen quickly comforted him.

When everyone calmed down, Feng Daiwen continued: "Okay, let's think about this matter carefully, let's move on to the next topic, the saint asked to build a martial arts academy in Chang'an to select talents for the army, the saint himself served as the dean, and donated materials Prioritize the selection of family children to be admitted to the hospital and become the emperor's disciples. Of course, the ugly thing is to say, if your child is not good enough, it is a piece of rotten wood, so don't send it. First, it will waste your family's money, and second, it will lose the face of the saint."

"Haha, hahaha," everyone in the hall was amused by Feng Daiwen. Everyone understood the benefits, and no one would be so stupid as to send a fool to the academy. It's embarrassing to the saint. Everyone thought it was a benefit from the emperor, but they didn't know that Feng Daiwen proposed it.

"For donations from the Martial Academy, please ask the advising doctor Chu Suiliang, Mr. Chu. Alright, what I just talked about is about donations. Next, let's talk about business matters. It's not about business. If you have something to do, you can leave," Feng Daiwen continued. .

After waiting for a long time, no one left. Everyone knows that Feng Daiwen must have made a big move in calling everyone. If you don’t look at the rumors that the Wang family was harvesting wool in the grassland before the business group passed through the Western Regions,

"Master Hou, if you have something to say, just say it. Who doesn't know that you are the God of Wealth. Whoever leaves now is a real fool." A businessman stood up and said with bright eyes.

"Yes, yes, Lord Hou, tell me." Everyone echoed.

"Well, after discussing with the sage and the princes of the court, we decided to distribute some technologies to everyone. For example, the tea in front of everyone knows the beauty of it. You don't need to add anything. You must know that the tea made from old leaves , but they are all exchanged for a lot of fur, cattle and sheep on the grassland," Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Master Hou, is this production method really entrusted to us?" A member of the Huang family in Shuzhong stood up excitedly and asked.After all, there are a large number of tea trees in central Sichuan, which is one of the main tea producing areas. People from several other tea producing areas also stared at Feng Daiwen with wide eyes to see what he had to say.

"Of course, this is just one of them. This time, the production of tea, frosting sugar, woolen clothes, goat milk powder, cotton, and coal are disclosed. Of course, a certain fee is required for these , [-]% of these fees will be distributed to those who create and improve these technologies. After you pay the fees, the government in the same region will protect your rights and will not allow other people to produce in the same place," Feng Daiwen said.

"Master Hou, here is Zheng Yong from the Zheng family. May I ask Master Hou, if there are several companies in production, who should they sell to, or can they only sell locally." Zheng Yong got up and asked.

"It can be sold in the Tang Dynasty. As for the people who buy it, it must be to see who has good quality and a low price. As for selling to foreigners outside the Tang Dynasty, the price must be unified," Feng Daiwen said.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, I understand," Zheng Yong replied.

"If you are interested, you can contact Zhao Guogong, Minister of the Ministry of Accounts. The Ministry of Accounts is responsible for the selection fee. I am just reviewing and teaching skills. Those who are not capable or have insufficient capital can cooperate with multiple people to win a place together." Feng Daiwen gave suggestions. road.

(End of this chapter)