Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 139

"Lang Jun, if this is the case, will the cost of publishing newspapers that are rivals of the "Da Tang Daily" such as "Chang'an News" and "Guanzhong News" be reduced?

The advantages of our own newspaper have become less obvious. "

As the editor-in-chief of "Datang News", Xie Linmao naturally had to consider the interests of the newspaper.

The drop in the price of paper is definitely a good thing for the entire Tang Dynasty.

I don't know how many scholars would like to thank the Qin family.

But for "Datang Daily", it may not be a good thing.

"The reduction will definitely be lower, but we also need to make money selling paper, and in the end their cost will still be higher than ours.

The most important thing is that through this matter, their enthusiasm for opening paper-making workshops can be dampened, or their paper-making workshops can be plunged into an embarrassing state.

Although it is impossible to monopolize the paper industry, it is not a big problem to become the leader of the paper industry from now on. "

For Qin Xiedao, the paper industry must be vigorously developed.

If Datang wants to develop, the cultivation of talents must keep up.

The cultivation of talents is closely related to education.

The reason why Datang's education industry can't develop on a large scale is that the cost of studying is too high.

Ordinary peasant children can't afford a book with their annual income, how many peasant children can afford it?
Even if it is a poor family, it is also difficult to accept books that cost a few dollars a piece.

So reading is a luxury for the people of Tang Dynasty.

"That's true. The paper industry is an industry that can last for decades or hundreds of years. If we can firmly hold the leading position, it can bring very considerable profits every year.

You can know a thing or two by looking at the nourishing days of the Confucius family in Qufu. "

Xie Linmao is a scholar, and naturally knows a lot about paper-related matters.

……

"Mr. Lang, we have bought the papermaking workshop by the Weishui River. Although the price is a bit high, our Guanzhong News finally has its own papermaking workshop."

Changsun Fu came to Changsun Chong as if asking for credit and reported his achievements.

"The higher the price, the higher the price. Nowadays, papermaking workshops are very popular in Chang'an City. Everyone wants to have their own papermaking workshops.

But if you build it yourself from the beginning to the end, not to mention the time delay, there will be no paper in a short time.

Or buy one directly, and then hire some craftsmen to expand the scale. "

The eldest grandson's family has a big business, but it is not short of the money to buy a paper workshop.

As long as he can no longer buy paper from Qufu Bookstore, Chang Sun Chong feels that there is nothing wrong with spending more money.

"Well, that's true! But after I bought the paper workshop today, the original owner told me some news. I don't know if it's true or not."

"what news?"

"The Qin family's papermaking workshop uses a different technology from other papermaking workshops. Both the efficiency of papermaking and the quality of paper are higher than those of other families.

The most important thing is that the cost of paper should be low. Shall we go to the Qin family's paper workshop to find some craftsmen?
But the salary is estimated to be a little higher. "

Changsun Fu, as the person sent by Changsun Wuji to assist Changsun Chong, naturally has some skills.

"You mean that the paper used by Da Tang Daily has always been cheaper than ours? Why?"

Chang Sun Chong's mood immediately changed.

"It should be that their paper-making workshop uses special chemicals to treat paper-making materials. It is said that it can shorten the preparation time of paper-making materials and improve the quality of paper. I just don't know if they are willing to sell these chemicals."

"If it were you, would you sell it?"

When Chang Sun Chong made such a resentment, Chang Sun Fu immediately had nothing to say.

"When I passed by the Qin family's workshop yesterday, I saw several waterwheels erected on the banks of the Weishui River, next to their papermaking workshop.

Do you know what this waterwheel has to do with their paper-making workshop? "

Since Chang Sun Chong was going to open his own papermaking workshop, he naturally wandered around to see if he could get some useful information.

"Waterwheel? What do papermaking workshops need waterwheels for? I heard that waterwheels are mainly used to irrigate paddy fields in some places in Jiangnan Road. Although papermaking workshops also consume a lot of water, the workshop we bought is by the Weishui River. , don’t worry about lack of water, so waterwheels are useless.”

Changsun Fu gave his answer with certainty.

"Normally, what you said is correct, but I always feel that Qin Xiedao cannot use common sense to judge his actions.

So you still have to arrange someone to inquire about the relationship between this waterwheel and their paper-making workshop. "

Chang Sun Chong's sensitivity is still very high.

He felt that it was impossible for Qin Xiedao to arrange for people to make a few waterwheels and place them there for no reason.

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"Shopkeeper Kong, there is a new store just across the street. I see the plaque says 'Sanlian Bookstore'. I heard that the owner behind it is the Qin family."

Inside the Qufu bookstore, as soon as Kong Zhiqiang entered the shop, Kong Wenming quickly walked forward.

"You mean the shop that was suddenly closed a few days ago has been bought back to open a bookstore?"

Kong Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, feeling a little unbelievable.

In the city of Chang'an, there was someone so blind that he opened a bookstore opposite the Qufu bookstore.

Does this mean that you have great confidence in yourself, or do you not understand business at all?
"Yes, that shop was bought by the Qin family and used to open a bookstore. But what is strange is that although their shop opened today in a very low-key manner, there is not a single book sold in it. "

"Huh? The bookstore doesn't sell books, so is it still called a bookstore?"

"They sell paper!"

"Selling paper? Didn't the paper-making workshop of Qin's family use all the paper they produced before for the use of "Datang News"? Could it be that their production capacity has increased now?"

Kong Zhiqiang also knew something about the paper industry in Chang'an City.

Obviously, the Qin family's new workshop, which has just been established for a few months, is not an opponent in Kong Zhiqiang's eyes.

"I'm not very clear about this, but the price of their paper is only one penny a piece, which is a bit exaggerated. A three-foot-long piece of paper sells for one penny, and our cost price is more than one penny."

Obviously, this is what Kong Wenming is most worried about.

Although he doesn't expect his papermaking workshop to be able to live a good life earning a month's worth of money every day.

But he didn't want to go from making a lot of money to losing money immediately.

"A piece of paper that is three times long for a penny? The quality of this paper must be bad, right?"

Kong Zhiqiang's first reaction was that the opponent's quality must not be good.

However, Kong Wenming said with a mournful face, "Shopkeeper, I think you may need to go over and have a look for yourself."

(End of this chapter)