"Report to my father, if you work together in shifts, you can pay about 20,000 pieces a month. If you expand production, it will not be a problem for tens of thousands a day."

Everyone was amazed at it, but this seemed to be the beginning of their shock.

The ministers of the aristocratic families began to think that if the price and cost of this paper was really only two coppers, the most terrible consequence would be a change.

The ones related to paper are also what aristocratic families value the most, that is books.

According to this algorithm, doesn’t this workshop provide 300,000 sheets of paper every month?

You should know that the daily amount of paper in the palace is only a few thousand, and even fewer than major families, hundreds a day.

The amount of paper that each prince can receive per month is extremely limited, but nowadays, it seems that a workshop can support the entire Chang'an paper supply.

What if there are more?

If there are such papers in all prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, it will be more convenient for poor students to study and study. Will there be more poor officials in the court in the future?

"Yu'er, this method is good, why not hand it over to the court?" Li Shimin began to think again, if the papermaking technique returns to the court, how much reputation he can gain from it!

Li Fangchen couldn't help but ask, "Am I an official? I am no different from the people except for having a title. The court does not compete with the people for profit. Is this false?"

Wei Zheng hurriedly comforted: "Your Highness, you can't say that. If you hand over this method, all scholars in the world will thank you!"

"Take it down. A few years ago, I handed over a method to make salt, but I didn't see the people grateful to me. I never even noticed that the salt price in the Tang Dynasty had dropped much!"

As soon as this person came out, everyone blushed. Even the nobles in the court, even the aristocrats were full of oil because of the salt. How could they bear to let the salt price fall?

Li Shimin coughed lightly, "Didn't you say there is another one?"

Li Fangchen nodded, "To be precise, it is the three families. Please come with me, Father!"

After leaving the papermaking workshop, I went around and came to a workshop with the "Search Press" printed on it.

The aristocratic family was panicked at a glance. As expected, the paper was made to print books. Li Chengyu planned to fight the aristocratic family!

"Please, please!"

When Du Ruhui got started, he felt something was wrong, "Your Highness, here..."

It is different from the traditional printing workshop, and the bookshelves on both sides of the entrance are already full.

"Dear everyone, as for the workshop and the warehouse, it is not for the public for the time being."

It is easier than a papermaking workshop. I showed them a front hall directly. Li Shimin picked up a book and opened it and savored it carefully.

"This kind of book can be printed 2,000 in a day, but the main reason is that the output of the papermaking workshop cannot be increased for the time being."

Changsun Wuji shivered, "Your Highness, you have come up with the woodblock printing technique, but the cost is really not low. Will printing like this be too luxurious?"

"Who told you that the woodblock printing technique I used? Don't you understand that the times are changing, and human brains must also change?"

Times...change?

"Second brother, just say bluntly, how much does this book cost!"

Because Li Shimin was fascinated by reading books, Li Chengqian couldn't help but speak. Didn't he know his second brother's plan yet?

Previously, due to the emergence of woodblock printing, the prices of books in the entire Tang Dynasty dropped by more than 70%, but even so, many people could not afford it and looked down on it.

What Li Fangchen did was to break the cage.

Didn’t your aristocratic family rely on knowledge to cultivate talents from generation to generation, so that they are inferior to the court and gain their current reputation?

OK! The first step for this king is to reduce the number of officials in your family. Even if all the five surnames and seven hopes are withdrawn from the court in the end, the Tang Dynasty will not fall into a state of no official or talent!

"A book, three hundred bronzes, I can make a little profit. What do you think, Prince?"

Li Chengqian laughed, "If so, I will first book thousands of copies! By the way, if it is written by someone else, can I print it?"

The Confucian officials and military general officials also raised their ears and wrote a book to say that if the price is cheap, they would all want to get it.

"Printed? One book contains 270 bronzes, more than ten thousand copies, and two hundred and forty bronzes!"

"hiss......"

Li Shimin was reading a good book, and he couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this.

Two hundred and forty coppers?

Yu'er's book seems to be quite profitable. According to what he said before, a piece of paper costs only two copper coins, which book can cost dozens of pages? It's only a hundred copper coins. Including the carved plates and ink, it will last for two hundred copper coins to die.

Li Shimin never thought that Li Fangchen's piece of paper was as high as one tenth of this book, and it was folded and cut in half. Just a dozen pieces were enough for him to print an Analects of Confucius.

With the salary of workshop craftsmen, ink and some equipment maintenance costs, Li Fangchen actually made a book, only one hundred copper.

Compared to the price of a book worth more than ten cents, three hundred copper coins will definitely make the people crazy and buy them one after another.

"Your Highness, the old man has written two comments in his spare time. Can you?" Yan Shigu couldn't help but jump out and asked.

Li Fangchen waved his hand casually, "What a big deal, I will send it to the Qin Palace at that time, and I will send someone to print it for you. How many tens of thousands of copies do you want to print?"

"How many... ten thousand copies?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart and said, "I want these two workshops!"

If this kid is really allowed to continue to do it, wouldn’t he, Li Shimin, not even get a bronze medal in Baoshan?

"No, Father, this workshop has 30% of the money from the mother's stock!"

"Hmm?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian in the morning, and the latter smiled bitterly and said, "There is 10% for the sons, and the Qingque is 10% for the third and fifth brothers account for 10% for the third and fifth brothers..."

It is also considered as a royal holding company, and Li Shimin lost his temper in an instant, "As the prince, it is useless to keep things outside you. Please hand them over to your mother."

Li Chengqian nodded bitterly, it was not a big deal. After this calculation, his Li family made a big profit in this workshop.

As for the court? Haha, it is better for a family to make money than for officials to make money together, right?

The Minister of Works' eyes were so anxious that his eyes turned red. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't find a better reason. Such a great merit could not be obtained before him. How sad!

Not to mention him, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were also jealous. There were also some dukes and ministers, so who was not jealous?

When did His Highness the King of Qin do a loss-making business?

"Let's go, next house."

Unfortunately, when they wanted to learn more, Li Fangchen came to a sudden move and wanted to take them to see the next workshop.

"Your Highness, why don't you take us into the workshop to take a look? We are very curious about it!"

Li Fangchen looked at the clan minister who spoke coldly, "What are you?"

The noble ministers blushed and did not dare to speak out. They originally wanted to encourage them, but they just happened to go in to find out the truth and reality. But the King of Qin was just a hedgehog. As long as he was not close to him, he would stab you! If he dared to talk nonsense, he would stab you!

The scene was extremely awkward, but fortunately Li Shimin also knew that Li Fangchen wanted to hide it, so naturally there was a reason for him to hide it, so he did not worry about it.
Chapter completed!