"Yinghong, what do you think, okay?" Yun Yao withdrew her hands from Li Yinghong and asked.

Li Yinghong stretched out his arm and said with a smile: "Okay, it's all right, thank you, Ah Yao, the general grate has practiced the first part of the "Seven Techniques of the Yin Fu of the Benjing", if it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would take a few months, are you tired, do you want to take a break." ”

Yun Yao smiled and said, "I'm fine, but you don't have to work so hard." ”

Li Yinghong shook his head and said: "It's not okay if you don't work hard, you have the ability to heal and train beasts, and what I'm good at is conquest and force, so I must do my best to improve my strength, so I can help my husband in the future conquest, and I won't drag him back, so I will trouble you more in the future." After a pause, he said, "What is the husband doing now?" ”

Yun Yao said: "What about talking to Sister Wenqing in the study?" I heard that Sister Wen Qing's caravan has been prepared, and it may be about to leave in the next few days, so I came to explain it to my eldest brother. ”

Although Yun Yao has been officially starting for almost a month, her name for Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong in private has not changed, and she has not called Li Yinghong his wife or Gao Yuan his husband like Geng Yanyu. The relationship with Li Yinghong is also more intimate. After returning from the plateau, Li Yinghong was also freed from heavy government affairs, and could train the army wholeheartedly and practice martial arts to improve his strength.

In fact, Gao Yuan is also well aware of the principle of grasping the big and letting go of the small, since the government affairs have been straightened out, Gao Yuan has fully delegated power, handed over the administrative affairs of the whole body to the officials to deal with, and did not do it himself, but only took responsibility for supervision and management, and mainly grasped military affairs, training the army every day, manipulating formations, and at the same time strictly carrying out his own training. Because there is not much time left for Daijun now, at most two or three years, the Qin State has recovered its vitality and stabilized its rule over the Han and Zhao regions, and it can start a war again, and it is unknown whether the next target of the Qin State will be Daijun, so during this time, Gao Yuan must improve his personal and the strength of this regime as much as possible, and make adequate preparations for the battle against the Qin army.

Li Yinghong immediately got up and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

Of course, it did not take more than a month to organize a caravan, mainly waiting for the first batch of paper to be produced. According to the flow production method proposed by Takahara, after a month of production, a total of seven batches were made, each batch was 500 sheets of paper, all of which were half a meter square of paper, a total of 3,500 sheets, and more than 200 pieces of sample paper from the early stage. However, because it was the first large-scale production, the experience and technology were not mature, and the craftsmen estimated that after three or four months, the production process would be proficient, and the output could reach between 5,000 and 6,000 sheets. I have seen the paper plateau, and the quality is similar to what I saw at the beginning, but it is thinner, and it seems that the craftsmen have indeed listened to their own construction and made some advances.

Lin Wenqing divided 2,000 pieces of paper into two and cut them into 4,000 rectangular sheets of paper. Two sizes of paper are formed. Now the width of the wooden tube is generally about one inch, about two centimeters, and the length is different, from one foot to three feet, usually: the wooden tube bamboo tube for writing the edict is three feet long, and the wooden tube bamboo tube for copying scriptures is about two feet, and the folk letter is about one foot of wooden tube and bamboo tube, which is just in line with these two specifications of paper.

Moreover, Lin Wenchun also drew 500 sheets of paper from each of these two specifications, and drew a frame with cinnabar lines, exactly 20 lines on one piece of paper, and the rest were blank paper. This is also a test to see which form of paper is better to buy.

At this time, Lin Wenqing was explaining to Gao Yuan: "This time, there are a total of 100 craftsmen, and the monthly salary of each craftsman is 350 yuan, a total of 35,000 yuan, and the purchase of raw materials, the production of utensils, etc., is about 15,000 yuan, and the total cost is 50,000 yuan. If you add the upfront expenses, not counting the craftsman's reward, it is about more than 83,000 yuan. ”

Gao Yuan was also very satisfied, this is a professional person doing professional things, the costs are clear, at a glance, and said: "Mrs. Wenqing, then how do you plan to sell it." ”

Lin Wenqing said: "This time all the paper is sold in Qi country, we have already discussed, this time only bring a thousand large pieces of paper, three thousand small pieces of paper, and the rest are kept for their own use, and the price is set at two hundred and forty yuan a piece of large paper, and the paper with cinnabar wire frame is added to twenty yuan, a small paper is one hundred and twenty yuan, and the paper with cinnabar wire frame is added ten yuan, if all of them are bought, a total of six hundred thousand and five thousand yuan, what does the lord think?" Although Lin Wenchun tried his best to remain calm, in his tone, he still concealed his excitement.

Gao Yuan was really shocked when he heard it, if according to Lin Wenqing's offer, the profit will reach more than ten times, although Gao Yuan also thought that selling paper can make money, but he did not expect that it would be such a huge profit, if the production efficiency is improved in the future, then the profit will not increase? Isn't he a bit like a black-hearted businessman, so he said: "Isn't it a little expensive, this small piece of paper costs one hundred and twenty yuan, which can buy two stones of millet." ”

Lin Wenqing shook his head and said, "Lord, now the price of a one-foot-long wooden bamboo slip ranges from three to ten yuan, and according to the paper of the cinnabar wire frame, one piece of paper can be worth twenty wooden and bamboo slips, so the price we set has been calculated by taking the middle price." After a pause, he said: "Although it is true that it is good to sell at a lower price, but we are doing business in other countries, if we set the price too low, it is inevitable that the price will be lowered and out of stock, and we will be subjected to the collective low control of the merchants of Qi country, so I set the price not up or down, so that no one can say anything." However, in my opinion, even if we double the price, we can still sell it, but we still have to leave some room for the merchants of Qi to raise the price. ”

Gao Yuan listened, and nodded, it seems that even in ancient times, there was also a low price dumping, Lin Wenchun was really an insider, so he said: "Okay, in business, it is up to Mrs. to decide." In fact, Gao Yuan's heart is very happy, it seems that he chose to develop papermaking, and it is indeed correct, this is indeed a good business with a lot of profits. It seems that the scale of paper production should be expanded, and if the output of paper is increased to more than 10,000 sheets per month, then the paper industry alone will be enough to support the economy of Daigun.

At this time, Lin Wenqing said again: "Lord, this time the paper will be transported to the Qi country to be sold, just to test it, to see the effect of the sale, and my idea is to find a powerful businessman to cooperate with the Qi country, and after our paper is shipped to the Qi country, all the Turin will give it to him at the negotiated price, and then he will sell it in the Qi country, and we will buy other required items from Qi through him, and I have already had several candidates, all of them are the great families of the Qi country, I don't know if the lord thinks it is feasible." ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "Very good, find an agent in Qi, this can also save a lot of trouble." ”

Lin Wenqing was stunned for a moment and said, "Agent? The lord came up with a new word, but it is also very appropriate, that is, to find an agent in Qi. ”

Gao Yuan said: "The idea of finding an agent is very good, but don't just find an agent, it is best to find two or three, because no matter how big the family, can not absolutely guarantee longevity, so find a few more agents, the risk is diversified, it is beneficial to us, if someone has an accident, we also have a backhand." And for the people of Qi country, it is also an equal sharing of interests, so as not to be hated by others. And as long as we expand production and increase the output of paper, we should be able to provide enough supply for each agent, even if it is dispersed into several parts, there is still enough money. ”

Lin Wenqing listened, nodded again and again, and said: "It's still the lord's thoughtfulness, and I have already arranged for the expansion of the scale of production, and I plan to immediately double the number of craftsmen, and strive to increase the monthly output to more than 15,000 sheets within six months, even if it is to develop three agents, it is enough to provide them with enough supplies." ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "There is no need to be in such a hurry to expand the scale of production, because the quality of paper still needs to be improved, or step by step for me, even if it is the current scale of production, we have earned enough." After all, we still have the printing industry, which will be another technology for us to make money. By the way, how is the research on printing, I have seen a few samples, and the results are really good. ”

Lin Wenqing said: "Now the [Art of War] and the last three pieces of the movable type have not been engraved, it is estimated that in more than ten days, they can all be engraved, and at that time, a complete copy of [Sun Tzu's Art of War] can be printed and presented to adults." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Okay, when will the caravan depart?" ”

Lin Wenqing said: "It's just the past two days." ”

Gao Yuan was about to speak, when Li Yinghong and Yun Yao had already walked into the study together, and Li Yinghong said, "Sister Wenchun, you are here." ”

Lin Wenqing also smiled: "You guys are here too." ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "I have good news for you, we are going to make a fortune." As he spoke, he briefly explained to the two of them the cost and profit of papermaking, as well as the plan to sell it.

Li Yinghong didn't care about the agent's affairs, but when he heard that the paper that cost only 50,000 yuan could be bought at a price of more than 600,000 yuan, he was really stunned, and his mouth opened wide, and he didn't close it for a long time. Because the news is really amazing. Half a day later, Li Yinghong came back to his senses and said happily: "Great, it's really good, we won't be short of money in the future." ”

At this moment, Geng Zhong came to the door of the study and said, "Tell the lord that the second batch of grain and 150,000 people of Yan State have arrived in Dai County, and Tai Xiao Dan of Yan State also accompanied the envoy to Dai County. ”