Chapter 94: Yet Another Decades Worth of Profit
""Si Mei, you're good with words. Go ask the neighbors for three iron pots and four water tanks. Make sure they're here before tomorrow night.""Five Sister, Six Sister, you two follow Four Sister to d...Although she didn't serve as emperor for many days, when she was a princess, she often helped her father with government affairs and naturally understood the importance of paper!
Students need paper, businessmen need paper, compiling books needs paper, and educating the masses also needs paper!
But in the past, paper, besides being expensive, was too thick and rough in texture. It was easy to break and fragile, making it difficult to preserve information for long periods. As a result, many important pieces of information have been lost throughout history, making transmission challenging.
...And the paper in front of me, when touched, one could feel its thinness. The surface was smooth, rubbing it felt like silk, so soft and light. After being deformed, it quickly recovered, leaving only some creases, not breaking or affecting its use.
How much does this paper cost
Regarding confidential matters, Li Yiyuan pulled Yang Lin aside and hurriedly asked.
Paper is good, but if it's too expensive, the common people can't afford it, so it doesn't really matter.
Just like in the imperial court, besides paper, they also used parchment, silk, and cloth. The problem is that they were too expensive.
Tu Jing replied, "Last night, I and Lin Di carefully calculated again, the cost is about twenty wen."
Li Yuyao frowned slightly: “Twenty wen for a piece of paper That's too expensive!”
She sighed inwardly.
It still doesn't work.
Now, ordinary paper, three feet long and two feet wide, costs only one penny per sheet!
And this, many people are still unable to afford.
Twenty poems printed on one sheet of paper Even if it's well-made, how many people can afford it
Li Yuxiang's heart sank a little.
"But, my dear sister, you misunderstood me. I was talking about the cost of making these papers, not the price per sheet."
"What"
Li Yuyao was surprised again.
"What's this"
She stared incredulously at the thick stack before her, swallowing hard. She glared at Du Jing fiercely and said in a cold voice, "Don't joke about this kind of thing!"
How many of these are there in front
There are at least two or three hundred!
Only twenty coins
She doesn't believe it!
"How can you joke I've carefully calculated, there are five hundred of these, and the cost is only twenty wen."
Du Jing said seriously.
Yang Lin taught his new papermaking method, using only plants as materials. Although raw materials were abundant everywhere, he still paid the lumberjacks at market price for them.
If not, even twenty articles wouldn't be enough.
Li Yuxiang was completely stunned.
Five hundred sheets of paper
Only 20 cents
That means one cent can make twenty-five pieces of paper!
If sold at the ordinary paper price of one penny per sheet, that would still be a twenty-fivefold profit!
This number once again shocked Li Yuxiang.
However, Du Jing's words were not finished.
"And this is just the cost at the design stage. Last night, I and Lin Di went through a detailed calculation. After formal production, the cost can be further reduced."
"If we adopt the conveyor belt system used in tofu factories, the cost could be reduced by another 10 percent." "Also, Lin Ge mentioned a watermill factory. If that were built and used to grind pulp as he described, the cost could even be halved!"
Once he finished speaking, not only Li Yuyao but also all the other women were stunned.
They may not understand the value of paper, but they know all too well what these dozens of times profit represent.
At this moment, everyone stared at each other in disbelief, not knowing what to say.
"Ahem."
Yang Lin, who had been smiling without saying a word, lightly coughed and said, "Jing ge, these few days you should lead the design workshop people and teach everyone the papermaking process. Just use the flow line mode, each person only needs to learn one section."
"In a few days, when they've all learned to make paper, come find me again, and we'll make something interesting together."
The materials needed to make gunpowder had long been gathered.
But that thing is still somewhat dangerous to make, so he won't conduct the experiment until he is fully prepared.
"No problem!"
Du Jing readily agreed.
Yang Lin continued, "Making tofu is not only tiring but also has low profit margins. In the future, I won't expand the scale of my tofu workshop any further."
"And our paper mill, for a very long time in the future, will be our most important industry! So after this group of people have become proficient, immediately expand the paper mill and make the paper industry the calling card of our mountain village!"
"Even in the future, whenever people around the world think of paper, they will remember Aoshan Village!"
Yang Lin knows very well that the advantage of technological leadership brings absolute industry monopoly!
He doesn't need to engage in marketing or price wars.
As long as he sells at the same price as others, there will always be that much paper here, and he can sell as much as he wants!
So, the paper industry will definitely not be limited to this small workshop of thirty people. He wants to develop the paper industry into a giant!
That afternoon, finally someone volunteered to be the manager of Yang Lin's store.
This person who came, made Yang Lin very surprised.
The visitor turned out to be Liu Xi, the steward of Liu Di Zhu's household.
"Young Master Yang, it was the Madam who sent me. She said she thanks you for saving Miss Qiao Yun. The Madam knows you are looking for a shop manager and also knows that it's difficult to find a suitable one in this village, so she sent me here."
"Young Master Yang, please rest assured. When I left the Liu family, my mistress had already returned my contract to me. Now I am a free man and have nothing to do with the Liu family anymore. If Young Master Yang is still not at ease, I can give you this contract."
Liu Xi respectfully handed over a piece of paper.
Yang Lin took it and sure enough, it was Liu Xi's deed of sale!
Liu Xi was over forty years old, with a tuft of mutton chops. Not only could he read and count, but he had also managed the Liu family's business in the past.
So he has no problem with his abilities.
Although Liu Jia was coming, Yang Lin was still somewhat hesitant.
But when Liu Xi took out the deed of sale, Yang Lin readily agreed.
Firstly, the Lau family's business has fallen apart. This is the current state of affairs, and there is no conspiracy involved. Besides, he was just a shopkeeper, not involved in any secrets. At most, he embezzled some funds, how much silver could that possibly cost
Moreover, he is truly irreplaceable at the moment!
Opening a shop is inevitable, but in this whole mountain village, there isn't anyone with the right talent. If there were, they would have come to him long ago.
"Alright, I'll be honest. Right now, I don't believe you. Since you're willing to pledge your loyalty with a contract, then I won't be polite. I'll keep this contract for now."
"As the saying goes, 'A long journey tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's character.' Let us speak through time! After we become familiar with each other, I will return your bond contract."
Yang Lin plans to try it out for a while and see if Liu Xi is reliable.
During this time, he has also been looking for some talents.
"Yes, young master!"
Liu Xixin was overjoyed. He quickly bowed and clasped his fists.le girl, petty tricks won't fool me!""You must not know, this official has had the good fortune to meet Master Han once and learned that Master Han's family has three sons and two daughters! Hmph, pre...