With Anyanyan's sales, Datang's inherent understanding of the Western Regions was once again refreshed. Those old forces in the Western Regions were very rich, and their purchasing power was also great.
After a deal was negotiated, Zhang Yang received the documents that Li Shimin asked Cen Wenwen to bring.
This county prince has always acted like this. He believes in empty words and relies on written evidence for everything. He looks down on people.
Following Li Tai to a warehouse, he opened the warehouse and saw mountains of paper stacked on top of each other.
There are stacks of yellow paper, and the long and narrow warehouse has no end at a glance.
Li Tai climbed up the paper mountain and asked people to arrange for loading of goods to Chang'an City.
Cen Wen's feet stumbled and he almost lost his balance, "I didn't expect there to be so much paper in Lishan Mountain. I have never seen such a spectacle in my life."
In the past five years, Lishan has been making paper and has never stopped.
Papermaking does not require too many manpower, but paper cutting and collecting are a bit troublesome.
With this inventory, Lishan's paper can be sold by the pound.
Lishan is the biggest upstart, so it has been hiding it and not taking it out. Lishan's productivity is still at a bottleneck.
As long as the steam engine is completed, Lishan's productivity can rise to another level, and with the addition of mechanization, productivity can take off.
Zhang Yang supported him and said with a smile: "Brother Wenwen, please stand firm. We will produce more paper in Lishan in the future, and the scene will be even more spectacular."
Cen Wenwen stroked his chest and took a few deep breaths, "If I had known there were so many papers in Lishan, why would the court..."
As he spoke, Cen Wenwen stamped his feet again and sighed, "I didn't expect it. What else is hidden in Lishan Mountain that I don't know about?"
"Brother Wenwen, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Our Majesty is very cautious. If you find out His Majesty's secret, be careful of your death."
Cen Wenwen straightened his expression and said, "Then I won't ask any more questions."
There were piles of paper as tall as one person on the carts.
Zhang Yang said again: "I heard that His Majesty punished His Highness the King of Jin with a grounding?"
"Yes, because His Highness the Prince of Jin was causing trouble in the Imperial College, His Majesty ordered His Highness the Prince of Jin to be grounded in order to quell the criticism."
How could they just sit idly by when they were all their own younger brothers and sisters? Zhang Yang waved his sleeves and said, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, give me three thousand more."
"Okay!" Li Tai agreed loudly.
"Those three thousand sheets should be regarded as gifts from Lishan. I just asked Cen Wenwen to advise His Majesty to end the confinement of His Royal Highness Prince Jin as soon as possible. I will give more advice to the princes and princesses in the future so that they will stop causing trouble."
As he spoke, Zhang Yang took out a baggage, filled it with some extra papers, and hung it on his shoulder.
"What does this mean, Mr. Zhang?"
Seeing the nervousness on the other side's face, Zhang Yang comforted him: "Brother Wenwen, we have also met each other. Although our friendship is not life-threatening, we are all for the country. These papers will be given to Brother Wenwen. You can practice calligraphy, painting or write articles.
This is not money."
Cen Wenwen was very torn, but he really liked these papers. The quality of Lishan paper was so good that he didn't want to refuse it.
For literati, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are their favorite things.
"It doesn't matter, the prince is ignorant and needs to be taught well and disciplined more in the future. The punishment is too heavy now, and the subordinates will give him advice."
Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction, counting three thousand volumes of elementary school reading materials and three thousand feet of paper, stacked one on top of another on the carts.
After writing a contract with him, Zhang Yang confirmed the name on the seal and the painting, and said with a smile: "Brother Wenwen came here empty-handed, and now he returns with a full load."
Cen Wenwen also put away the contract, "I feel ashamed, so I resigned."
"Aren't you going to stay for dinner?"
"No more."
Farewell to him, seeing his hurried footsteps seemed like he had picked up a treasure.
Lishan's business cannot be run without a wife, so Zhang Yang placed the contract in front of her.
Li Yue is very satisfied with this business, "I am really worried about how to sell soap in autumn and winter. Even if I buy cotton clothes, ordinary people can wear them for three or two years, but the soap will not always be soaked in water."
The market will always be saturated one day, and Lishan needs new sales channels. The goods that are popular in Guanzhong can be sold outside the Guanzhong, and it can also set off a boom in soap and cotton-padded clothes.
Xiao Qingqing was very satisfied with counting the three taels of copper coins given by her aunt, and the family was full of hope for the future.
Li Yue took out a bottle of wine for the first time and said, "Tonight is a beautiful night, why not drink with your husband?"
"Didn't you quit drinking?"
"I know my husband is not a good drinker, so drink less."
The child has grown up and Li Yue's body has been well maintained, so she can naturally drink.
Zhang Yang tasted a bowl of wine and asked, "Next time I quit drinking, can I still persist?"
Li Yue drank the wine and said with a smile: "It's not difficult."
Drinking wine with my wife is a very painful thing. I thought that after two years of abstaining from alcohol, her drinking ability would get worse.
After three bottles of wine, she still looked unmoved and unmoved.
The autumn wind at night was a bit cold, and I don't know how much wine I drank. Zhang Yang was fascinated by the lake and was helped by Li Yue to lie down.
It was as if she was getting drunk, and she seemed unable to hold herself up, and the two of them fell drunk on the bed.
Seeing that she still had a smile on her face, Zhang Yang supported her drowsy body, wiped her face with hot water to refresh herself, took off her wife's coat and cloth shoes, and let her lie down more comfortably.
Life is like this, you will always encounter difficulties, but every time you solve a difficulty, you will be very happy.
It is rare for a daughter-in-law to be so happy. This is the first time she has had a child and is drinking so happily.
Her account books record Lishan's business operations. Since Lishan started building the factory, Lishan's business has been surprisingly good and has hit new highs repeatedly.
People will always get used to new things and become accustomed to them.
Lishan's operations and income have actually begun to decline since last year, but she has never said anything about it.
There is no evergreen tree, no permanent money-making business.
When domestic sales begin to be saturated, exports will begin.
After exports are also saturated, Lishan's operations can be further improved by improving technology to make better fabrics and coming up with better technology.
The Tang Dynasty was very poor, unreasonably poor.
This kind of poverty does not mean that people cannot eat food, but that there is enough food. It means that the flow of money is really small. An ordinary person can buy two thick cotton coats for three to five years. There is sufficient land and food, and the villagers can spend as much money as they can.
But there were very few, so Datang was very poor.
The day after Lishan Paper entered Chang'an City, after the morning court, Li Shimin listened to Cen Wenwen's words.
Cen Wenwen was an honest man, and he told everything that happened to Lishan, including Zhang Yang's bribery of him.
"So, after I accepted his paper, I also want to return a favor to him?"
Cen Wenwen bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I also think that the control over King Jin is too strict."
Li Shimin took a sip of tea. I want his brother-in-law to intervene in teaching my children?
The emotions of disappointment, annoyance and helplessness lingered in the emperor's heart. The arrogant Tian Khan whispered: "Let the child slaves no longer have to be grounded. It is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let Lishan arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."
The prince nodded and went to make arrangements.
Chang'an City was very lively, especially among the literati and powerful people, who talked more about Lishan Mountain.
Lishan took out so much paper that it amounted to three thousand feet. Some people even said that the paper that filled more than ten carts did not end at three thousand feet.
When Lishan gave books to Chao Zhong before, there were discussions and criticisms.
Now this criticism is confirmed. Lishan is telling the world that they will no longer hide it. Lishan has papermaking technology.
In a house in Chang'an City, the elderly Yu Shinan shivered as he held two pieces of paper for comparison. Although there was a difference in the quality of the papers, they were not much different.
"That's how it should be. Why didn't I think of it before?" Yu Shinan said foolishly: "It turns out that he has always been in Lishan. It turns out that he had the paper-making technology back then, and the paper berries were really made by him."
The original mystery had troubled Yu Shinan for six years, and he had almost forgotten about it in the past six years.
But when he thought about it again, his eyes were filled with excitement, "I should have thought of this a long time ago. Who else could be there besides Lishan?"
Now, Yu Shinan has asked to resign several times, but now he is just waiting for His Majesty's nod. The old man is smiling and crying. His hand holding the pen is trembling, and he can no longer write as he did back then.
If you master the art of papermaking, you will master books. This is the understanding of the people of the Tang Dynasty. The relationship between the emperor and Lishan does not need to be thought about too much. Many people understand the reason.
It's no wonder Lishan is so tightly guarded.
Changsun Wuji knew it well enough to see through it without telling him.
According to Cen Wenwen's words, the paper Lishan sent this time was only part of it, and there was still a lot of paper in their warehouse.
In addition to Lishan's own use, this kind of paper was also provided to the DPRK and China.
The city of Chang'an was bustling, while Lishan was much quieter. The turmoil in the Madman's Diary also came from Lishan. Not long after the turmoil calmed down this time, Lishan announced to the world that there was papermaking technology in Lishan, and from then on, there was no shortage of paper in the court.
There is nothing wrong with the Lishan printed book. Paper full of words is worthless, but everyone knows the value of paper that can be written on.
The Heavenly Khan had the art of making paper. As long as the emperor wanted to, he could train the scholars the court wanted. And now that the Emperor began to arrange concubines in the court, the Heavenly Khan was already doing this.
In Lishan Mountain, a group of people and horses came quietly, with three carriages. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, they were immediately stopped by the guards of King Wei.
The visitor took out a letter and handed it to the guard, "Please also give this letter to the Marquis of Lishan County."
After the man handed over the letter, he left the carriage behind and left with the remaining two coachmen and guards.
When King Wei's guards went to inspect the situation inside the carriage, they opened the curtain and saw a carriage full of copper coins.
Zhang Yang also weeds weeds in his greenhouse. The vitality of these weeds in the greenhouse is very strong, and they will emerge in three to five days.
The idle county prince would also diligently remove those weeds.
I took another look at my daughter-in-law’s flower seedlings and found that they were indeed not growing well.
Zhang Yang was very satisfied with the situation in front of him.
The aunt came with a letter, "The County Marquis, a three-horse carriage has been pulled from outside the village. The carriage is filled with copper coins, and there is also a volume of letters for the County Marquis to read."
Zhang Yang washed his hands, opened the letter and looked at it carefully. The person who wrote the letter had no name, and the content of the letter did not say anything.
He just stated that the money was given to Lishan, and hoped that he, the county prince, would not write any more books. He also hoped that in the future, Lishan's paper would be given to the court and the merchants who purchased it.
The content of the letter is very simple, just a few sentences.
The other party did not leave his name, so Zhang Yang walked down Lishan Mountain to the entrance of the village.
Li Tai was standing beside the carriage curiously.
Zhang Yang carefully looked at these coins with unclear origins.
"Brother-in-law, I haven't touched a penny of this money."
Li Tai definitely didn't dare to touch the money, nor would he touch it. The other party gave the money for no reason, and left at the entrance of Lishan Village.
The other party is not a person who is short of money, and he is very generous.
It can also be seen that if someone wants to buy Lishan paper, they will arrange for business travelers to come forward to buy it.
With the current productivity of Lishan, a maximum of 500 feet of paper can be dried in a day.
Productivity is limited. As long as you have enough money, you can buy it short as long as the other party is willing to spend it.
I don’t know where the other person is from, what his identity is, and he is so rich. He is full of hostility and looks down upon Lishan.
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "I used to think that Lishan was already very rich, but now it seems that there are mountains beyond the mountains, and the hard-earned money from Lishan is only a drop in the bucket to the other party."
Li Tai walked in and took out a bag of copper coins, "Many of these coins are from the former Sui Dynasty."
Picking up one of them, it turned out to be the Kaihuang Five Baht, which was a copper coin minted during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. Of course, these copper coins can also be used, as long as they are exchanged with the government.
The other party knew about Lishan's relationship with the royal family, so it would not be difficult for Lishan to dispose of these former Sui copper coins.
Zhang Yang knelt down and looked at these old copper coins carefully, "It seems that they should be able to come up with more in the future. It is no problem to buy all the paper in Lishan."
Li Tai ordered the guards on the side: "Go and check where these carriages came from."
"Here."
The carriages are very ordinary carriages, and they have not left any marks. From the carpentry point of view, they are newly built, and they will not leave any traces or their origins.
Zhang Yang put down the copper coin in his hand and said, "Your Highness, King Wei, this is the first time we have encountered such an opponent."
"What does brother-in-law mean?"
"The other party is rich and has no shortage of money. They are probably from a powerful family. They may also have paper-making technology in their hands. Judging from their actions, they don't care what price we will offer. They are determined to buy our paper-making technology.
Technique."
Lishan was not short of money, but seeing the other party's behavior still made Li Tai nervous.
Zhang Yang handed him the letter, "They also said that they hope I won't write any more books."
Li Tai took the letter and looked at the content carefully, "It's hard to tell who the other party is from the handwriting. Maybe it was just written by someone else."
"However, these people are still not considerate in their actions." Zhang Yang sighed: "If it were me who bribed people, I would not give out money so loudly. I would give an empty carriage and replace the wheels with
Made of gold, the inner walls of the carriage were covered with copper coins, and the top of the carriage was decorated with silver ornaments."
"First of all, I can let others know that I sent a carriage instead of money. The value of the carriage has nothing to do with money. Taking advantage of this loophole is the appropriate method. I should teach them a lesson on how to bribe officials."
Li Tai was shocked when he heard this, "Brother-in-law, you don't really want to do this, do you?"
Zhang Yang folded his hands and said, "If I want to bribe, I would rather bribe the emperor."