As soon as the carriage stopped, several shop men came around to solicit business.

"Nobleman, nobleman......" Seven or eight mouths shouted outside the carriage, one by one with lotus flowers.

"I don't know if you want to buy paper or print?"

"The paper in the store is known for its cheap and beautiful goods in the whole Chang'an!"

"The carving masters of the shop are all masters invited from Shaofu, and there are also famous craftsmen from Shaofu who are personally in charge, which can definitely meet all the needs of nobles......"

These shouts made Wang Dao's body tremble a little beside Liu Che.

Liu Che raised his eyes slightly and looked at Wang Dao's appearance.

Snorted in his nose.

The latter immediately knelt down.

"Okay, okay, I'll talk about these things when I get back......" Liu Che kicked the guy on tiptoe.

For such a situation, Liu Che had already predicted it.

Shao Fuqing's affairs are huge and cumbersome.

The entire organization was up and down, with nearly hundreds of thousands of bureaucrats, craftsmen, eunuchs, slaves and maids.

With such a huge organization, it is natural that some people will go out to make extra money and do private work.

Not to mention now, even in another 2,000 years, it is not uncommon for designers and engineers of state-owned enterprises to secretly take orders outside, or even open their own studios.

Liu Che didn't bother to care about this kind of thing.

Anyway, as long as Shaofu can complete the task.

Then if he is free, he will take orders outside.

Liu Che couldn't care about it and didn't bother to take care of it.

But......

The question is, is that really all there is to it?

Liu Che stepped out of the carriage and looked around.

The loyal and reliable guards had already formed a human flesh protection wall outside Liu Che's carriage.

The guys in those shops were all isolated ten paces away from the carriage.

"I want 10,000 pieces of this paper...... Liu Che took out a piece of white and bright paper from his arms and asked, "Which of you can provide it?" ”

"Price, not a problem!"

The piece of paper was immediately handed to the men by an attendant.

The guys took the paper and looked at it carefully.

"Your ......," a guy with a mole on his face said with a smile on his face: "This is the imperial paper......

Those who can be appointed by the boss to solicit business are certainly not waste.

At least the top figures in the industry.

"Please forgive me for not being able to provide ......," the man laughed, rubbing his hands vigorously.

Liu Che naturally heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning.

He took a seal from his bosom, threw it to him, and said, "Take a closer look!" ”

The man took a look, and immediately made a joke, and bowed: "It turned out to be the prince of Gaoliang Hou in front of ......."

He immediately gained confidence.

Sorghum Hou!

This is a man born with his own aura!

In today's circle of Han family liehous.

The status of the sorghum marquis is the same as that of the marquis of ten thousand households such as the chan hou.

It's a family that can work hard to die without worrying about being invited to tea by Tingwei.

The reason is simple.

The biological father of this generation of Gaoliang Hou is the Gaozu minister who was cooked by Qi Wangtian, and now one of the biggest sources of laughter in Confucianism in the world, the self-proclaimed 'wine, apprentice' Li Shiqi's son Li Scabies.

He also has a cousin named Liji.

It is the special patriarch of the dynasty, Wuyuan sacrificial wine!

It can be described as a big family with lush branches!

The Li family is now the only one in the court of the prime minister Changping Marquis and the general of the chariot cavalry Dong Chenghou.

Many people dream of clinging to the Li.

It's just that......

This royal paper is still not so easy to get.

The man lowered his head slightly and arched his hand: "Gongzi Rongyu, this imperial paper, the Shaofu side is in charge of it......"

Liu Che smiled slightly and clapped his hands at the drama Meng beside him.

The latter immediately took two golden cakes and placed them in front of the other.

The yellow, orange, and orange cuties bloom with a luster that is difficult to control.

The man choked and swallowed his saliva in his throat.

Two gold cakes are two catties of gold.

A pound of gold is worth more than 10,000 yuan.

"Money is not a problem...... Liu Che put on a 'trench' face: "The key is whether you have it?" ”

"There is ......" the man immediately laughed and said, "How can there be no ......?"

Stimulated by the gold, others also said: "Nobles, nobles, there are also disdainful shops!" ”

"When will I get it soonest?" Liu Che asked directly.

"Half a month!" Someone couldn't wait.

"Ten days!" Someone's eyes are red.

"Five days!" A man in a strong suit squeezed into the crowd and directly packed it up: "Your noble, please give a certain family five days, 10,000 pieces of imperial paper, I must prepare it for you!" ”

The arrival of this person instantly made others scatter.

"Five days?" Liu Che was a little incredulous.

"Yes!" The man arched his hand and said, "Five days!" Five days later, 10,000 pieces of imperial paper were delivered on time! ”

"It's just the price...... he smiled: "One price, one million!" It's only 5 baht! Of course, the golden cakes made by the Shaofu Imperial Court can also be used! ”

"A million?" Liu Che was even more interested: "Is it true?" ”

"Yes!" The man patted his chest: "You can go to Chang'an to inquire, a certain Yang Yue has always done what he says, and he will never delay!" ”

"Zuo Cheng Yang Shen of the Examination Division is Your Excellency?" When Liu Che heard this, he immediately remembered a name and asked deliberately.

"It's a certain big brother!"

When Liu Che heard this, he looked like he was really like this, nodded his head, and said, "Good!" ”

"That's it!"

"Five days later, Your Excellency will send the paper to the Hou Mansion of Gaoliang, one million and five baht, nothing else!"

"No!" Yang Yue was overjoyed and said: "It's decided like this, five days later, the paper will definitely be sent to the nobleman's mansion!" ”

"These two ingots of gold cakes are considered deposits!" Liu Che smiled and asked Ju Meng to deliver the golden cake to the other party.

Yang Yue happily accepted the two golden cakes, and said with a smile: "Do you still need to engrave the nobles?" ”

Liu Che smiled and waved his hand: "There is no need for this for the time being......

When Yang Yue heard this, he didn't entangle, he happily hugged the two pieces of gold cakes, kicked them into his arms, and then said: "The little one will leave first, if the nobles have needs, they can come to a small shop, just under the flag pavilion of this city......

Liu Che smiled even happier.

He made a timely request: "I want to go to Your Excellency's palace to have a look, is it convenient?" ”

"Convenient!" Yang Yue, who had just made a big deal, was worried about how to get in touch with this nobleman, and immediately agreed.

"Then please ask Your Excellency to lead the way...... Liu Che said with a smile.

………………………………

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Che and his entourage were taken by Yang Yue to a shop in the center of the city.

Liu Che still has some impressions of this place.

In my memory, this place used to be a wicker processing workshop that was steaming all year round and spitting white smoke day and night.

But now, it's a sea of paper and books.

Everywhere you look, piles of paper and bound books inside and outside the store.

On both sides of the street, horse-drawn carriages were parked.

The carriage was filled with either paper or carved boards.

"Your Excellency's workshop is not in the city......" Liu Che knew as soon as he saw this situation, these guys must only be operating in Chang'an City, and the production bases may be outside the city.

"Your noble man has good eyesight!" Yang Yue greeted him with a smile: "Now, Zhijin Wu and Weiwei Yamen are grasping tightly, who would dare to open a papermaking workshop in Chang'an City?" Therefore, everyone moved the workshop to the manor outside the city, and even outside the Honggu Plain......"

"Anyway, the roads are convenient now, and it's just a matter of hiring people to transport them......"

"Oh......" Liu Che nodded thoughtfully.

"Your nobles, please come in......" Yang Yue lifted the curtain of his shop and brought Liu Che and his party inside.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Che smelled a strong bookish scent.

I saw that the cabinets on the left and right sides were full of all kinds of papers.

From the low-quality coarse linen paper, to the official paper that the ministers are using now, and even Liu Che saw that in the corner of the corner, there were several paper armors made of hard paper.

"Your Excellency is still doing white things...... Liu Che asked, "How about it, can this paper armor be sold?" ”

A long time ago, Liu Che heard a report from the embroidered clothes guard that there were stories of people using paper armor to bury their ancestors.

Compared with bamboo armor and rattan armor, it is even a high-imitation army standard armor.

This paper armor is popular for its low price, and it is said that now, ordinary people have to buy several paper armor as funeral goods for funeral purposes.

"It's okay...... Yang Yue said with a smile: "It's just to make hard money......

He sighed and said: "Nowadays, it is not easy to do business, especially this paper printing, which makes hard money...... That's like a nobleman, you can casually seal the country from Jia'en, and make money every day! ”

Liu Che smiled, he picked up a stack of white papers, and asked, "These papers are all from Your Excellency's workshop?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Yue nodded and said: "Don't dare to deceive the nobles, in fact, it is the royal paper, and the contemptible workshop can also produce it, but the output is small, the production is slow, and it is not as good as Shaofu for the time being, but next year...... Hey hey ......"

"Huh?" Liu Che asked curiously: "I heard that except for Shaofu, no one knows the method of imperial paper!" ”

Now, the highest grade paper of the Han family is produced by Shaofu in Shu County.

The whole production process is cumbersome and complicated, and the paper produced is as white as jade and as thin as cicada wings, which is widely welcomed by the royal family and nobles.

Because it is produced in Shu County, it is also known as Shu paper.

When did the folk also learn?

"Yes!" Yang Yue Gong said: "Shaofu uses paper, it is indeed difficult for outsiders to learn ......"

"But there is no impermeable wall in this world...... Yang Yue said: "As long as there is a relationship, you can always think of a way......"

The more Liu Che listened, the more interesting he felt.

Isn't this scene déjà vu?

Liu Che looked at the furnishings and papers in the store, and asked, "How many employees are there in Your Excellency's workshop?" ”

"About 700 people...... Yang Yue heard this, but he showed off and said: "In the entire Chang'an, the contemptible workshops are among the best!" ”

There are more than 700 workers in one papermaking workshop!

This surprised Liu Che.

"So many workers!" Liu Che smiled and said, "Your Excellency's ability is really not small......

"Hehe...... Yang Yue laughed reservedly, and then arched his hand and said: "Because there are more than 700 mouths, waiting for a certain family to pay salaries, a certain family has to work day and night......"

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, who is running the largest workshop in Guanzhong now? What is produced? Liu Che thought for a moment and asked pretending to be curious.

"Naturally, it is the cloth and silk workshop of the Tian family and the chariot and horse workshop of the Shi family!" Yang Yue showed a look of admiration and said: "Tian's cloth and silk workshop, there are actually as many as two or three thousand employees, and thousands of cloth and silk are produced every day, which is equivalent to printing money every day!" ”

"It is said that ......" Yang Yue lowered his voice and said: "Na Tian has researched a brand new loom, but instead of receiving the reward of Tao Hou, he used it himself in private......

"As for the chariot and horse workshop of the Nashi clan, there are hundreds of carpenters and ironworkers alone, and there are countless apprentices and craftsmen, who have to repair and manufacture hundreds of chariots and horses of all kinds every day!"

Liu Che listened and smiled quietly.

"Embroidered Guard...... Hehe......" Liu Che sneered twice in his heart.

It turns out that one family is unavoidable!

"It seems that we have to build an East Factory......" Liu Che thought in his heart.

It's only been a long time since I've been out!

I found out that the embroidered guard was hiding at least three things.

I don't know, these guys are cowardly, or they are impatient!

These are secondary, though.

The important thing is that Liu Che knows.

In Guanzhong, the sprout of capitalism has already grown its first buds.

Moreover, because of China's special national conditions.

They coexist strangely with the power of the government and the aristocracy.

Liu Che bets.

This Yang Yue must be the black glove of the Shaofu Examination Order, and he is the character who was pushed to the front.

This is also a Chinese characteristic.

Therefore, businessmen are inseparable from politics and bureaucrats.

This also means that in the future, China's capitalism and bourgeoisie may become a completely different product from the capitalism and bourgeoisie of the West in later generations.

Liu Che continued to look at the contents of the shop.

Suddenly, a checkerboard-shaped vessel placed in the corner caught his mind.

Liu Che walked over, picked up the thing, blew the dust on it, and then stretched out his fingers, pinched a few pieces of metal on the thing, and turned them over.

"Your Excellency, what is this?" Liu Che beckoned to Yang Yue and asked.

"Oh......" Yang Yue looked at the thing and said with a smile: "This is an unsuccessful experiment in the shop......

Yang Yue picked up a thumb-sized piece of metal from the chessboard, played with it in his hand, and then said: "Noble people should know, if today, the cover is printed with engraving, whether it is Shaofu or folk, all use engraving for printing!" ”

"Or in woodblock or copperplate......"

"I have a friend, so I have a whim, I want to try to cast words in bronze, and then use them in a flexible combination, so that I don't have to engrave the plate, I only need to cast a set of common words, and I can use it forever......" Yang Yue took the metal word, and then sighed: "It's a pity, this bronze word, casting time-consuming, and extremely difficult to form......"

Liu Che nodded, this is also the technical condition that now restricts the metal movable type.

"Why don't you try it with lead?" Liu Che smiled and suggested: "Lead can be soft, more plastic, has a higher fault tolerance, and is inexpensive!" (To be continued.) )