There are some things that Li Yuanjia cannot explain so clearly to Yuwen Shiji.
He could not tell his uncle the significance of the improvement of papermaking, nor could he tell him how connected the papermaking workshop, movable type printing and ink workshops in the Han Palace were, and how important they were to the world!
But on the other hand, he can't directly say that I just want to do business.
After all, Li Yuanjia was a prince. Maybe he could do it shamelessly, but it was not convenient for him to say it shamelessly. So he had already guessed that Yu Wenshiji would come, so he directly started the deception mode: "Uncle, you know that I maintain
How much does a papermaking workshop cost per year?"
"Two hundred strings? Or three hundred strings?"
Subconsciously curling his lips, Yu Wenshiji asked lightly.
In his heart, Yu Wenshiji felt that his nephew was a bit stingy. A paper-making workshop only supported a few people. How much money could it spend a year? As for saying that it would not be able to sustain itself without selling paper?
"Uh, this..."
After rubbing his nose, Li Yuanjia laughed twice and said: "Uncle, my papermaking workshop may cost a little more. It needs at least 2,000 guan per year to maintain it!"
"What? How much did you say?"
"Two thousand strings, just a little more!"
Looking at Yuwen Shiji who looked in disbelief, Li Yuanjia still had a smile on his face and emphasized again.
Li Yuanjia did not add any water to this figure. Although there are only about ten people in the papermaking workshop now, and it seems that they only spend a small amount of money every year, two to three hundred dollars is enough, but don't forget that the entire workshop was just built.
, and it was built to a very high standard according to Li Yuanjia's requirements, completely in line with the annual output of 200,000 sheets of paper.
He has to account for this cost, right?
And like any industry in the future, as the scale of manufacturing increases, various expenses will naturally increase, including the fuel cost of cooking pulp, etc...
Two thousand guan a year can really be spent!
So after roughly explaining it to his uncle, Yu Wenshiji asked helplessly: "Your Majesty, why...are you making so much white paper? Can the entire palace use two thousand sheets a year?"
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Paper is so expensive these days that even ordinary wealthy households cannot afford it. Officials in the court and ordinary wealthy families have to calculate how to use it. Of course, a prince like Li Yuanjia is not so expensive, but how much can he use in a year?
? Five hundred? Or one thousand? Even if the palace has other uses, such as accounting, two thousand is enough, right?
You know, if the paper coming out of the workshop is cut into book size, one sheet can be divided into dozens of sheets.
"Haha, the problem is that it's not just for me."
Blinking his eyes, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "Let me always calculate with you! Your Majesty, I will send you 10,000 pieces a year. Your Highness, your uncle, and Fang Xianggong, I will send you 10,000 pieces a year."
I need to send at least 2,000 pieces, right? There will definitely be other favors in the future... 20,000 pieces will be gone in this year!"
"..."
After listening to Li Yuanjia's words, Yuwen Shiji was also speechless.
Although he wanted to say that you don't need to send them to me, there will be at least two thousand left every year, but after opening his mouth, Yu Wenshiji swallowed these words back.
This was my nephew's wish, and Yuwen Shiji did not want to refuse.
But at this moment, he suddenly understood one thing, that is, no matter what he said, it would be difficult to dispel his nephew's idea of opening a paper shop. So after a long silence, Yu Wenshiji finally said: "In this case
If so, let me find someone to buy this store for you! From now on, your workshop will only send paper there, and then I will ask him to send the money back to you every month!"
"Well……"
As soon as he heard what Yu Wenshi said, Li Yuanjia immediately understood what he meant.
"Okay, it's settled!"
Seeing Li Yuanjia frowning, as if he wanted to say something, Yu Wenshiji immediately said seriously: "Since I can't stop you, why don't I cover it up at least? Otherwise, if you, a prince, open a shop so blatantly, I'm afraid the next day
Someone will write a letter of impeachment!"
"A petition for impeachment? Is it that exaggerated?"
After hearing these words, Li Yuanjia was stunned and suddenly felt dumbfounded.
"hehe."
Smiling at him, Yuwen Shiji did not have a specific explanation, but his expression said everything. So Li Yuanjia was not allowed to say anything more, he had already stood up: "Okay, I will let people know about this when I get back."
If you go and do it, you don’t have to worry about it... Your Majesty, have you thought about it? Once that store opens, in the future... you will not be the same you before!"
"Uncle, I've thought about it!"
Li Yuanjia was silent for a moment, and then a relaxed smile appeared on his face: "It's just that I am different in the eyes of others, but in fact I am still me, and there will be no changes due to this..."
…
After respectfully seeing off Yu Wenshi and others, Li Yuanjia stood there in a daze for a while, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
Being reborn in the Tang Dynasty royal family, I don’t know whether it was his great luck or a kind of constraint. In short, from the day he was reborn, Li Yuanjia was tied up with shackles one after another, unable to move. Now it’s hard to feel
The biggest shackles were finally broken, but it was still not easy to do something.
"It's difficult..."
"Your Majesty, Li Zhong and Ma Liang would like to see you!"
Li Yuanjia just sighed and murmured two words in a low voice when the maid Liu Mei suddenly walked in from outside and said respectfully.
"Oh? The two of them?"
First he frowned, and then suddenly remembered what he had ordered them to do before. Li Yuanjia's eyes suddenly lit up: "Quick, let them in!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Yuanjia seemed to be in a good mood in front of him, so Liu Mei hurried out and called the two of them in.
"Little Li Zhong (Ma Liang) has met the king!"
"Okay, everyone, get up!"
Seeing that Ma Liang came in empty-handed and Li Zhong was holding a small bag, Li Yuanjia knew that his guess was probably right. After asking the two of them to get up, he quickly asked: "Li Zhong, what are the things I asked you to do?"
Result?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Zhong seemed to be quite excited, and immediately held the bag in his hands and said: "Fortunately, the mission has been fulfilled. Thirty-four of us have finally completed it! A total of one hundred books, and all the results are here!"
"Okay! Well done!"
Seeing Li Zhong's excited and vaguely proud look, Li Yuanjia naturally praised him without hesitation.
He knows that this job is really not easy to do!
Although the number of words in books these days is not very large, and many of them only have a few thousand words, the total number of one hundred books is quite astonishing. If more than thirty people have to count them within three months, it is definitely
Let Li Zhong and the others use up every ounce of their energy!
but……
This ultra-simple version of the Datang Hanwang Dictionary is finally off to a good start.