Shu Kongru took the lead to take a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Lord, Liu Qing came here to report something important."

"What's the matter?"

Shu Kongru got to the point directly: "The waterwheel and the water mill that match it may no longer be sold for the high price of one thousand taels of silver as before."

"Oh?" When Lin Zhihuang heard this, he was calm and tilted his head slightly, signaling Shu Kongru to continue.

Shu Kongru started by talking about the key points, and did not give up after he finished speaking. He continued to report: "During this period, aristocratic families have spent a lot of money to buy waterwheels. After taking them apart and studying them carefully, they have now been able to build similar waterwheels themselves.

"

Wen Nanfang frowned and said: "The bearing of the waterwheel is a unique skill of the 'craftsman'. It cannot be learned by looking at the real thing. This thing is difficult to disassemble and will be destroyed if it is dismantled. How did those people copy the components here?"

?”

Shu Kongru shook his head heavily and said: "It is true that the carpenters hired by the aristocratic families did not imitate the parts here, but they made a substitute for this thing. Although the waterwheel they built was not as good as the one made by the 'Carpenter's' carpentry workshop"

The waterwheels that came out are easy to use, but they can also be used, but the efficiency is slightly slower. These aristocratic families have also seen the profits from selling waterwheels, and are now seeking this benefit. Although their waterwheels are first-rate, but the sales

The price is cheaper than ours, and they are selling it at half or even 30% of our price.”

When Wen Nannan heard what Shu Kongru said, his brows furrowed even more. Now his lord is recruiting refugees on a large scale, and is building schools and kindergartens in various counties, all of which require a large amount of money. If this large amount of income is cut off,

, Lixian County's finances will be in crisis.

Wen Nanfang did not specialize in business. He asked Shu Confucius: "What is the solution?"

Just as Shu Kongru was about to speak, Lin Zhihuang spoke first and said, "No need, we will not sell water trucks to outsiders in the future."

As soon as Lin Zhihuang said this, Wen Nanfang and Shu Kongru, who were thinking about countermeasures, both raised their heads and looked at her.

"When I went to take out this water tanker, I expected this day." Lin Zhihuang said with a smile.

Throughout the ages, as soon as a good thing comes out, imitations will follow immediately. No one is a fool. Without creativity, how can we not have the ability to copy homework?

Lin Zhihuang was born in modern times and had seen a lot of 'plagiarism'. Naturally, she had expected this. She would sell waterwheels to others when King Lu was still in Lixian County.

The only thing I wanted to do was make money from the first crop, so I set the price of the water tanker at such a high price without conscience.

When Shu Kongru heard that Lin Zhihuang had given up selling waterwheels, he couldn't help but became anxious: "Lord, the quality of our waterwheels is still better than those sold elsewhere. It's not that we can't sell them. If we lower the price a little, we can...

..."

Lin Zhihuang gave Shu Kongru a calm look and interrupted him: "We sell water tanker production drawings."

"Why?" Wen Nanfang asked in confusion.

Selling sons? Only those aristocratic families who are so poor that they are really struggling to make a living and can no longer survive will sell their sons abroad.

Although the Lord is short of money, he is not yet at the end of his rope, so why should he sell his son?

"The waterwheel is a thing that I did not intend to monopolize. When I first sold it, I wanted to make money from wealthy squires and aristocratic families. Secondly, I wanted more people to know about this thing and know about it.

The benefits this thing can bring.”

Shu Kongru said in confusion: "What do you want, my lord?"

Lin Zhihuang did not answer Shu Kongru's question, but praised him and said: "Liu Qing did a good job in the past six months. He sold the waterwheels to many places. He not only made a lot of money for me, but also attracted many people.

, I have seen the wonderful uses of this thing. Now that I am selling the blueprints for making a water wheel, there will definitely be people rushing to buy it."

When Shu Kongru saw that Lin Zhihuang did not answer his question, he reminded him: "My lord, selling your son can make a lot of money in the short term, but in the long run, you will suffer a loss."

Lin Zhihuang smiled slightly and said: "No problem, rather than making more money, I want to promote this thing so that more people know how to make it and use it. This thing can produce grain."

If you become rich, you shouldn’t belong to just one family.”

"Lord, do you want to..." The casual look on Shu Kongru's face suddenly disappeared, and he finally understood what Lin Zhihuang meant.

"yes."

Lin Zhihuang affirmed: "The waterwheel is something that benefits the people and should be installed in various farmlands in Daji. Taking it as a starting point, the benefits generated will make this land more productive no matter where it ends up.

Producing more food is profit. Regardless of whether this 'profit' belongs to me or not, I am happy to see it come to fruition. People cannot live without food. I only hope that these extra grains will eventually be able to

Save those people who don’t have enough to eat.”

"My Lord!" Shu Kongru solemnly knelt down on one knee in front of Lin Zhihuang. He was extremely shocked. He knew that the heroine he worshiped was unusually vulgar, but he never thought that this heroine was not only

It is not vulgar, but it has a true heart for the people.

Shu Kongru's fist on his left chest was clenched tighter, but it could not calm the shock he was feeling at this time. Lin Zhihuang's remarks were so high that he had never touched them before.

In an instant, he felt that his horizons had been opened like never before.

The same was true for Wen Nanfang, who looked at Lin Zhihuang with increasingly restrained eyes.

Emperor Lin Zhihuang nodded indifferently, helped Shu Kongru up personally, and said jokingly: "The matter of selling this waterwheel prescription will be left to Liuqing. Those aristocratic families and wealthy squires who covet the waterwheel prescription,

You don’t have to hold back when you are clear, you have to trap the big ones.”

Shu Kongru also had an out-of-touch temperament. When he saw his lord making fun of him, he immediately restrained his emotions, smiled playfully, and vowed: "I will definitely live up to my destiny. I am familiar with this matter, so I will not let my lord suffer."

Lin Zhihuang nodded happily, then turned to Hua Ling, who was guarding him, and nodded.

Hua Ling immediately stepped forward and handed over the scroll she had been holding.

Lin Zhihuang took the scroll, handed it to Shu Kongru, and said with a smile: "There is one more thing I want to leave to you."

"My lord, just give me your orders!" Shu Kongru took the scroll handed over by Lin Zhihuang and opened it to take a closer look at her signal.

Shu Kongru was shocked when he read the content and said in disbelief: "This is?"

Wen Nanfang, who was on the side, saw that Shu Kongru's hands were shaking slightly with excitement after reading the drawings. He couldn't help but become curious. He took a step forward and lowered his eyes to take a closer look at the scroll in Shu Kongru's hand.

When Wen Nannan saw the content on the scroll, his eyebrows moved slightly, knowing that his lord was using the method of 'immortal world' again.

Lin Zhihuang looked at Shu Kongru's shocked eyes with a smile and affirmed: "Yes, this is the method of making paper."

"How can bamboo be used to make silk?" After Shu Kongru was shocked, he came back to his senses, his eyes were bright, and what shone in them was the ecstasy of catching gold and silver.

Shu Kongru didn't understand what Lin Zhihuang meant by 'paper', but he could understand the content on the scroll. This was obviously a method of making 'cotton silk'. If 'cotton silk' could be made from bamboo, this would

There is no doubt that gold was made from stone.

In today's Daji Dynasty, paper production is extremely complicated. Silk is made from silkworm cocoons, and the remaining evil cocoons, diseased cocoons, etc. are used to make silk floss using the floatation method. After the floatation is completed, some residual cotton will be left on the bamboo mat.

When the wadding is bleached for a long time, the remaining wadding on the bamboo mat will accumulate into a thin layer of fiber. After drying, it will be peeled off and become something that can be used for writing.

This kind of by-product of floating fluff is not large in quantity, so it is not called paper here, but is called fluff.

Because it was very troublesome to make and it was a precious thing, only the nobles and nobles could afford the expense. Most of the things ordinary people used for writing were bamboo slips.

When Lin Zhihuang came up with this paper-making method, he undoubtedly came up with a golden hen that could make money.
Chapter completed!