NIP Chapter 204 bluff
Chapter 204 bluff
Chapter 204 bluff
"My lord, the land you want has been bought!" Lin Butler said.
"Uncle Lin, arrange for someone to take me to see it." Lin Xuan said.
"Yes!"
Under the leadership of his servants, Lin Xuan came to the place where Butler Lin bought it.
The place Lin Steward bought was close to the river, but the terrain was higher, so he wasn't worried that it would be flooded if it rained heavily.
Lin Xuan was very satisfied after reading it. Now he only needs to hire some workers to start his papermaking business.
But the people hired here may not be reliable, and it will be troublesome if the papermaking method is leaked out.
Lin Xuan was going to distribute part of the papermaking workshop to Li Shimin, and asked Li Shimin for some people.
At that time, if the Wang family dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, with Li Shimin around, he will not be afraid.
……
"Sister, several other families impeached Lin Xuan yesterday, but he has not made any movement until now. In my opinion, he is just bluffing!" Cui Zhifeng said disdainfully.
Cui Yuxiu frowned and said, "Wait and see, even if he makes any moves, it's impossible for him to be so fast."
Although she only met Lin Xuan once, she felt that Lin Xuan was not the kind of bluffing person.
"What are you waiting for? If our Cui family joined yesterday, how could it be possible for him to get away with a few words." Cui Zhifeng said hastily.
Nearly [-]% of the officials with five surnames and seven wangs are in the court.
And their Cui family accounted for [-]%, and the other families together accounted for less than [-]%.
Of course, not all of those officials were Cui family members.
Some of them were cultivated by their Cui family, and some of them took refuge in their Cui family.There are not many real Cui family members.
He believed that if the Cui family joined yesterday, Lin Xuan would definitely be dismissed.
Maybe now the method of making colored glaze is available.
"The family said that I will be responsible for this matter, and I said I'm waiting, so I'm waiting!" Cui Yuxiu said.
"Okay, you have the final say, let's go. I'm going out to play." Cui Zhifeng got up and left.
Cui Yuxiu shook her head, she knew that Cui Zhifeng must have gone to Pingkangfang again.
She can't manage these things, and she doesn't want to.
……
"I see Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I have a good business, and I want to cooperate with His Majesty." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"What kind of business? Does Liuli make money?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan was a little speechless, what do you think makes money like Liuli?
"Your Majesty, this thing doesn't make as much money as Liuli, but it means a lot to Datang." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin became interested and asked, "Tell me, what business is it?"
"Papermaking!" Lin Xuan said word by word.
"papermaking?"
Li Shimin was startled, but then came back to his senses. After thinking about it for a while, he knew that Lin Xuan was trying to avenge the family's impeachment of him.
"Yes, it's papermaking. I wonder if His Majesty is interested?" Lin Xuan asked.
"You should know that most of the paper in the world is made by the Wang family. Even if you know how to make paper, can you make better paper than the Wang family?" Li Shimin asked.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the paper produced by the minister's method is more usable than the Wang family's, and it is faster than theirs. At that time, if the selling price is much lower than theirs, are you afraid that no one will buy it?" Lin Xuan was confident. Said.
"How much are you going to sell for one?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, Chen has done some research. Now the best paper in Tang Dynasty is about one foot square and sells for five cents. The cheapest one costs two cents a piece. I plan to sell ten pieces for one penny." Lin Xuan said .
Many people may think that two pennies a piece is not expensive.
But in ancient times, calligraphy was written with a brush, and the writing in ordinary calligraphy is relatively large, and a few characters cannot be written on a piece of paper.
Even if you write small on purpose, but the limitations of the brush are there, you can't write many words on a piece of paper.
Most people don’t know how to use paper when they just start writing, they write on the ground or in a sandbox.
"Can you make money this way?" Li Shimin asked in disbelief.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, if you just sell paper, you will definitely make very little money. But I have other ways, and I will definitely make a lot of money."
Li Shimin glanced at Lin Xuan and said, "Tell me, what's your idea?"
Lin Xuan said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, how can this be called a ghost idea, it is wisdom."
Li Shimin said angrily: "Hurry up!"
"Your Majesty, in addition to producing paper, you can also produce some thin and soft paper. This is used to make money." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin was stunned, and asked: "You can't write on the thin and soft paper. Even if you give it away, no one will take it. Are you sure you can use it to make money?"
"Your Majesty, this paper is not for writing." Lin Xuan said.
He said that it was thin and soft, it was toilet paper, and it was used to wipe buttocks, but it was difficult for him to say that.
Li Shimin glared at Lin Xuan, and said, "It's so mysterious, just tell me, what is it for?"
"This is for wiping your butt!" Lin Xuan whispered.
Wipe your ass?
"Now the palace and some dignitaries use rough paper." Li Shimin said.
He really couldn't say the words wipe his butt.
Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "How is it possible, why do you still use toilet chips at home?"
It's not that the ancients used bamboo or wood to polish and smooth their buttocks.Ordinary people even use clods.
Li Shimin said: "Li Mu, explain this problem to him."
He really didn't want to talk about this issue with Lin Xuan.
"Yes!"
Li Mu took Lin Xuan aside and explained it to Lin Xuan.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, toilet paper was gradually eliminated by the imperial palace. It was hard, piercing, and uncomfortable. It was replaced by rough paper, but rough paper was a very luxurious item at that time, very precious and rare. Yes, only some wealthy businessmen, officials, and royal nobles can afford to wipe their asses with rough paper.Ordinary people still use toilet chips.
The use of coarse paper has only started in these years, and the folks don't know it.
As for Lin Xuan's family, let alone officials, they were not even considered wealthy businessmen, so of course they didn't know.
Although the Lin family is now the Hou's mansion, the servants in the family are still the same as before.
They don't know about it at all, so they can't talk about purchasing.
Li Mu also specially asked someone to show Lin Xuan some rough paper.
Lin Xuan looked at it, and found that this thing is still too hard, and it can't even compare with the early straw paper of later generations.Not to mention toilet paper.
Seeing Lin Xuan came back, Li Shimin asked, "How is it? Do you still think papermaking can make money?"
"Your Majesty, I feel more confident after reading the rough paper." Lin Xuan said.
He was worried before that the ancients were rigid and believed that paper was used for writing and making books.
Can't accept using paper to wipe his butt, now he doesn't have this worry at all.
Li Shimin asked: "I want to know where your confidence comes from."
"Your Majesty, I have said before that we need to make thin and soft paper. This paper is much easier to use than the current rough paper, and it will definitely be more popular with everyone." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin said: "Since you insist, I will do this business. I want [-]%, but you can't let others know, I also participated in this matter."
"Your Majesty, [-]% is fine, but there is no one in the paper mill now. Your Majesty, can you see if there are some people?" Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin asked, "How many people do you need?"
"Let's have one or two hundred first, and we'll talk about it later if it's not enough," Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin said: "I will let Li Mu arrange it, you go back and wait for the news."
"Yes, I'm leaving first!" Lin Xuan said.
After Lin Xuan left, Li Mu said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from the border."
Li Shimin took the letter, opened it and read it, heaving a sigh of relief.
The letter stated that recently someone had asked the price of war horses, cattle and sheep many times.
But because their quotation was too low, the other party did not trade.
Li Shimin had been worried before that Ni Lu had sensed his scheme and was not going to buy Liuli Wolf.
From the looks of it now, Ni Yu didn't notice it.
Not willing to trade now, just feel the price is too low.
When he can't think of any other way and raises enough money, he will naturally sell it.
Li Shimin was very happy when he thought that he could get a large number of war horses at a very cheap price.
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(End of this chapter)