"Oh? Then I will learn a lot about it!"
Seeing his mysterious look, Liu Qi became interested. This kid can always come up with something new.
Just because he could play around with the seven princes and kings by himself, Liu Qi also felt that what he came up with this time must be extraordinary.
"Bring the stuff up!"
After Liu Deng finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and Du Ziteng quickly brought the two guards to carry the things up.
After placing the box on the ground, they actually turned around and left. Liu Qi was a little surprised. He wondered what trick Liu Deng was trying to play?
Liu Deng walked over personally, took out a key from his arms, carefully opened the lock, reached out and took out a thick pile of things.
"This is?"
Looking at the neatly cut and thick stack of paper, Liu Qi was also stunned.
Although paper is expensive, it's not like he has never seen it produced in Wu State. Although this thing is more convenient to write on and much lighter, the price is too expensive. Even he, the Crown Prince, can't use it. It's a bit painful, let alone the great scholars among the people.
But in Chang'an City, there is really no problem with selling this thing. However, what Liu Deng brought out this time is really very different from what Wu produced.
"Uncle, why don't you give it a try? See if you can write fluently!"
In this day and age, people have not yet learned to cut corners. The paper produced by Liu Deng is uniform in thickness and pure white in color. In fact, it is not far different from the paper produced in later generations.
Compared with these things, those produced by Wu State are simply tatters.
"That's fine!"
Liu Qi was also delighted to see Hunter Xin. This thing looked like top quality at first glance. There was no scholar who was not good at calligraphy. It has been a bad habit since ancient times.
Seeing such good paper, Liu Qi couldn't help but feel itchy. Coupled with Liu Deng's encouragement, Liu Qi happily splashed ink on it.
Writing on this thing is indeed a rare enjoyment. The pen power runs freely. Watching the beautiful big characters appear under the pen is indeed a bit dripping.
"It is indeed good paper. It can be written more fluently than those produced by Wu State, but this thing must be expensive to make!"
"The wind is blowing, the clouds are flying, and the warriors are guarding the four directions! My uncle is indeed a good calligrapher, why don't you give me this calligraphy!"
Liu Deng was not polite. Before he agreed, he had already rolled up the thing and put it in his box.
Is this the end?
Liu Qi was immediately confused. What on earth is this kid going to do? This kind of hammer and stick here and there really made him a little confused.
Looking at Liu Deng's twinkling eyes, Liu Qi immediately understood. It seemed that he had something to say to him in private.
"You guys go down first and let us talk quietly for a while!"
Liu Qi understood and directly stretched out his hand to signal the maids and eunuchs serving beside him to get off one by one.
"Uncle, my nephew wants to start this business with you. I wonder if uncle thinks this thing can be done?"
After all those people had gone down, Liu Deng lowered his voice and spoke to Liu Qi.
"Doing business? With our current status, doing such a thing would probably attract criticism..."
Liu Qi also hesitated immediately.
Of course Liu Deng understood that this was purely hypocritical, but he was determined to bring Liu Qi in.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood. This is a big business that benefits the country and the people. Just listen to me!"
This was a hole specially dug by Liu Deng for King Wu Liu Bi. Didn't the old boy mean making money from this thing?
Liu Deng was about to completely cut off his financial resources now. The three most important financial sources of the Wu State were, first, boiling the sea to make salt, second, mining copper and casting money, and third, logging wood and making paper!
Among them, salt production accounts for the largest share every year, followed by copper mining. But now, with its rise, salt production, a big source of wealth, will soon be cut off.
For the sake of a large amount of money, the old boy would definitely put those people who had left the salt-making industry into the paper-making workshop.
What Liu Deng is waiting for is to expand the scale, wait until all his capital is invested, and then give him a decisive blow.
Let this old thing lose all his money!
Of course, if he wants to accomplish this kind of thing, and this damn old man doesn't dare to retaliate against Liu Deng, he still needs to bring in a large number of noble people. Anyway, he doesn't plan to make much money on this matter.
Let's make a quick buck on this first, and after the papermaking industry of Wu State is completely destroyed, after the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, this thing can naturally be handed over to the state for promotion, and we can do the rest ourselves.
Now that there is paper, there are naturally books, and printing can be put on the agenda.
Liu Deng has now begun to prepare people for engraving and printing.
If he wants to be his own Xiaoyao Prince in peace and stability, of course he needs a large number of scholars to come out to work for him. There are really too few scholars in these days. On the one hand, he needs to cultivate them himself, and on the other hand, he still needs to recruit talents. .
The Han Dynasty has never lacked talents. The emperor of the ages has not yet been born, right?
Then don't blame yourself, this brother is not particular about it, he needs to strike first!
"Is this because I am ignorant? How can I follow the laws that benefit the country and the people?"
After hearing what Liu Deng said, Liu Qi asked with interest.
"Uncle, does he know how much this thing costs?"
If you want to do business, of course you must first understand the costs.
"Similar things are produced in Wu State, but now in Chang'an City, a knife of paper has been sold for five guans. According to them, the cost of making this thing has reached about two guans..."
It seems that Liu Qi is really honest. He just believes what others say. Are the current emperors so easy to fool?
"Then how much does His Highness the Prince think this thing is worth?"
Liu Deng asked here.
"This thing writes fluently, much smoother than those made by Wu Guo. In Chang'an City, it only costs 10 yuan a knife, so someone will definitely buy it!"
Liu Qi thought for a while and then said.
"If I say that the cost of building this full box is only five hundred cents, does uncle think we can do this business?"
Liu Deng was not polite. He looked at the bright red peaches on the table, picked one up and took a bite.
"What did you say?"
Liu Qiteng stood up immediately. How could this thing be so cheap?
Fortunately, he always thought that those businessmen in Wu State only made some hard-earned money, but he never expected that this thing could be so profitable!
"Uncle, don't be excited. I think we don't need to be too cheap. Each piece of paper is priced at the same price. What do you think, uncle?"
