Chapter 435 The arithmetic of a group of people is not as good as that of Li Min alone
Tai Chi Palace
Li Shimin frowned and asked: "Kong Yingda, what are you talking about? How much does it cost to produce the paper he can produce in a year?"
Kong Yingda replied:
"Not counting his full production, it would be 2.52 million taels per year! If he were to produce at full capacity, it would be 20 million taels!"
Queen Changsun on the side was very puzzled.
"What kind of paper costs so much?"
"Your Highness the Queen, it's not that paper is valuable, it's that the Sixth Prince's paper production is too high, outrageously high! He only costs a penny per piece of paper!"
"How high is the output? How many sheets can be produced in a day?"
Queen Changsun asked Kong Yingda directly.
The key is that Li Shimin also wants to know.
"I know that there are a lot of things that can be made, but I don't know exactly how many there are because I can't calculate them. This question is too technical! This... the Sixth Prince didn't explain it clearly. Why don't I go and ask now?"
"No need, let the people in the palace do the math!"
Li Shimin said.
That going back and forth will waste a lot of time.
It’s better to let the professionals in the palace do the math!
When Li Shimin made this decision, he really might as well ask someone else to find a direct answer.
After that, he called a few people in the palace who were particularly good at arithmetic to start calculating together.
He also told them that a piece of paper was worth a penny, so that they could calculate it.
Each of them had an abacus in their hands, and under Li Shimin's order, they began to calculate.
There were a lot of abacus sounds throughout the palace.
Although Li Shimin was anxious, he had no choice. These arithmetic were inevitable.
Unexpectedly, Li Min just said two numbers, and it took them a long time to calculate. If Li Min was used to calculate, it would be a direct set of formulas, and the result would come out directly in less than a minute.
But ancient people only had the concepts of addition and subtraction, but not multiplication and division. How could they calculate it quickly?
Even the shopkeeper's accounting only records the inputs and outputs, and then deducts the cost, labor, etc., and it is calculated one by one. It is not like there will be so many formulas that can be applied in the future.
There were a lot of people waiting, and it was a long wait.
The leader held up a thick book and said: "Your Majesty, we have already calculated it."
"Oh? What's the specific number?"
"If it is 2.52 million taels, then the daily output is 7 million pieces of paper!"
"What about the twenty million taels?"
"This data is a bit complicated!"
"How about that?"
"If a month is calculated as thirty days, each day would require about 55,555,555 pieces." (20 million taels/360=5555.5555...ten thousand)
I added about one more, because it can’t be divided, and there is still a quantity of 0.555555.
However, the ancients did not have the concept of rounding. Just this number would take people a long time.
These words made Li Shimin very depressed.
There is also a left and right thing to say.
But he didn't say anything.
"If you calculate it this way, how much does it cost per month?"
Queen Changsun asked again.
These people feel like they are dying.
He could only say: "Rong Chen, let's do the math again..."
"Okay, okay, don't forget it, just stop! It's nothing!"
Li Shimin was angry.
After all, a simple arithmetic takes so long.
He knew that if Li Min came, things would be different.
Because he can get the result, he must have a way to calculate the specific amount, otherwise how could it be so accurate?
Those people stood there in shame.
The questions they asked were too difficult, right?
The amount is so huge that it’s difficult for everyone to calculate it.
Some people's hands are going numb.
Then Queen Changsun asked again:
"That piece of paper only costs a penny. Can Min'er make money?"
Li Shimin didn't know about this either.
Kong Yingda didn't know even more.
In the end, Li Shimin could only say: "Add a little and make a lot! If you sell more paper, he can make money!"
"That's really hard money. Min'er also worked hard for Datang!"
she said again.
I don’t know if it’s profitable or not, but Li Min has indeed lowered the price.
"This is where I feel comforted! It's a good thing that he has such an idea!"
"Then do we still want to collect them all?"
Kong Yingda asked inappropriately at this time.
Li Shimin was embarrassed.
What you boasted yesterday, how can you come back to it now?
Li Shimin regretted speaking too fully.
"Have you ever told him? Did you say that I wanted to take all his money?"
he asked.
"I think this is a bit high and I didn't say it too fully, so I'll come back and discuss it with His Majesty!"
Li Shimin was very satisfied with Kong Yingda's performance.
Fortunately, he didn't say anything. Otherwise, how could he use up more than 50 million pieces of paper a day?
The treasury was already full, but it would cost a lot of money, and it would be impossible to find a place to store it.
"You did a good job. If you collect them all, there will indeed be some paper that cannot be used, which will cause a lot of waste. This won't work!"
"So, what does Your Majesty think?"
"Based on the needs of the palace, the maximum income is 500,000 taels a year. If it is not enough, add more!"
He directly takes one-twentieth of the output.
In fact, Li Min was not afraid that the paper could not be sold at all, but Li Shimin had said so, so naturally he had to contribute.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to use so much paper in the palace now, right?"
Five hundred thousand taels, that’s 1.39 million pieces of paper per day.
How could the palace use so many?
"This is also to support Li Min, otherwise I would want more! Just in time, I will take advantage of this period to convert all the bamboo slips and other books in the palace into books bound on paper, and some folds will also be converted into paper.
Just consume as much as you want."
This is all Li Shimin could think of, and all he had to do was wipe his butt with paper.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
everyone said.
Li Shimin thought of something again.
"By the way, I heard that you invited Li Min to teach at the Imperial College? What was the result?"
"Just now, I went to invite the Sixth Prince! He also agreed."
Li Shimin asked curiously: "Oh? Do you know what he wants to teach?"
He wanted to know what Li Min wanted to teach?
That's why I ask this question.
"This minister doesn't know!"
"So? Well, if anything happens, come back and report it! If nothing happens, just go down!"
"yes!"
"You guys should go too!"
Then he said to those arithmetic elites.
The dozen or so people agreed and left the palace.
When everyone leaves.
Queen Changsun asked: "Your Majesty, you want to know what Min'er is going to do, why not go and see?"
"How can I go?"
"Just disguise yourself and observe in the dark!"
Queen Changsun said.
"Actually, I also want to take a look."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up.
"In that case, Queen, how about you and I go to the Imperial College together tomorrow?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
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