"The three elders must have thought that this matter was actually because King Wu Liu Bi was evil and focused on money, which led to the current situation!"
Liu Deng also knew in his heart that if these three old men were not deceived into understanding today, I am afraid that this matter would not be rectified.
"Is it not?"
The three old men looked at each other and asked with some confusion.
"Of course not! In fact, Wu King Liu Bi did nothing wrong in this matter, he was just a little selfish!"
"Don't you have a hard time with King Wu? Why are you speaking for him now?"
The three old men looked at Liu Deng with some confusion for a while, not understanding the motive behind what he said.
"This art of papermaking was first discovered by Wu King Liu Bi. He used it to make profits. Is there anything wrong with it? Although the price is set a bit high, it does not violate the national law? There is no such thing in the laws of the Han Dynasty. Ichijou said that things he discovered shouldn’t be used for profit, right?”
After Liu Deng finished speaking, he looked at the three old men again. The three old men still looked puzzled. They really didn't understand what Liu Deng wanted to do.
"You kid, say it straight, don't beat around the bush here!"
Even Han Zhi, who has the best temper, can't stand Liu Deng's betrayal. This guy is so good at talking nonsense.
"What I want to say is that everything in the world has a common thread. The same is true for papermaking and the same is true for printing! Of course, originally, I could be like Liu Bi and cherish these two skills. Naturally, I can also be like him. Usually, you can make all the money in the world by relying on these two simple skills!"
"What's the difference between the method you're using now and the way you're doing it?"
Uncle Gao frowned. He specializes in etiquette. Naturally, he is the one who dislikes Liu Deng's current businessman's methods the most among the three.
"Of course there is a difference, because I want to spread these two skills all over the world!"
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Deng said this, the three old men looked suspicious.
"Boy, are you kidding?"
Gao Bo's face suddenly became much better. If you put it this way, it means that they underestimated this boy.
"Of course this is true. This is the contract that the boy has prepared, and this matter is already being done. I believe there will be business travelers coming to Jinyang soon!"
The three old men dubiously accepted the contract handed over by Liu Deng. This was specially prepared by Liu Deng for the three old men. The writing on it was extremely large.
"Every time you open a workshop, you need to build an elementary school? This is a great good thing! But since you are so ambitious, why would you do such a thing?"
The three old men were even more confused. They really couldn't figure out what Liu Deng wanted to do.
"What the three elders don't know is that this machine is completely an improvement on the machine outside. From the birth of the machine outside to this one, it actually only took three months! Yes, the boy can indeed directly Abandon the machine outside and sell the current one directly to those businessmen, but once they develop this habit, who will do anything to improve the machine?"
Seeing that the three old men were silent, Liu Deng became even more excited.
"It's the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, so I won't take the initiative to sell this machine to them, at least not now. If I want to sell it, I will only sell the one outside to them, and after a while , in one or two years, the boy will make the principles of the machine outside known to the world!"
"If they still stop moving forward, someone will soon develop a new machine that will make paper more efficient and faster. If they want to make the same profit, they will either develop new technology or reduce their own The price, no matter what it is, is what the kid is happy to see!”
When Liu Deng said this, the three old men suddenly realized. They really didn't realize that Liu Deng was deliberately guiding the trend. This kid actually used the world as a chessboard to make a big move.
Although it is just a small business matter, if you dig deeper, there is indeed a great truth in it...
"It's true that we three old guys underestimated you! According to what you said, as long as this upward trend is formed, not only papermaking and printing techniques, but also all walks of life in the world will naturally have new techniques emerging. !”
"In that case, the three of us underestimated this kid?"
Han Zhi looked at Liu Deng with more appreciation.
"The words of the three elders are serious. I am also looking for a way out for the students of the academy in the future! Naturally, these first batch of students will be competed by the officials from all over the country. I will not let go of Daiguo alone. Them! But after three to five years, the government offices in various places will be saturated, and I will have to find decent jobs for them!"
"You're such an interesting kid. So far, you haven't even recruited a single student, but you've already started thinking about their future. Hahahaha, it's really interesting!"
When Liu Deng said this, the three old men all laughed.
If it were an ordinary person, this approach would of course be ridiculous, and it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world, but if it were a prince like Liu Deng, it would become a far-sighted plan.
"Since you have this idea, how about we three old guys help you?"
After the three old men looked at each other, Fu Sheng spoke first.
"What do the three elders mean?"
Liu Deng's heart was beating wildly. Originally, she just wanted the three old men to help him praise her, but she didn't expect that seeing the three old men's current posture, were they planning to die personally?
"But let's talk first, we three old men are not cheap!"
Gao Bo said with a smile.
"As long as the three elders are willing to join the academy, the positions of the three vice-deans will be vacant!"
After all, the dean has been reserved for the emperor, and the position of vice dean should be enough.
"Hahahaha, my old man has been buried up to his neck in the soil. He might die in your academy one day as soon as he closes his eyes, so the price is not cheap! Five thousand copies of "Shang Shu" every year Mingfa Tianxia, all new and old scholars can receive it, what do you think?"
Fu Sheng laughed and said.
"It's not just the Book of History, sir, but there are other works as well. I'll give them to you too!"
Fu Sheng's reputation alone is enough to make scholars all over the world flock to him. A mere 5,000 copies of "Shang Shu" are nothing, Liu Deng said boldly with a wave of his hand.
"Look at how good this kid is at doing business. This is called rich! Don't worry, kid, my old man has the same price. How about that?"
Gao Bo also joined in the fun.
"You two are here, how can you be without me? I don't think the three of us will have to go back to our ancestral graves in the future. How about we just have a good company outside the academy?"
Han Zhi laughed and said.
"That's a very good thing to say. We three old guys have known each other for decades, but we have always been distracted by worldly affairs. We rarely get together and stay apart. At this time, it would be a good thing if we could form a companion!"
"That's right, that's a great thing to say! Boy, it's up to you to take care of the funeral affairs of our three old men! Hahahaha!"
