Chapter 606: Boil the Frog in Warm Water
"The paper is so thin."
Xun Yu picked up a stack of paper, and then picked up a book of Analects. After flipping through two pages, he said excitedly: "And it's so white and smooth, it's a hundred times better than Cai Hou's paper!"
"What's more, such a small book actually records the entire Analects of Confucius. This is simply a magical book."
Wang Xizhi said equally excitedly, and the reactions of others were similar to the two of them.
Books, glass, and soap. Among these three things, glass and soap may be more profitable than books, but it is books that have the greatest impact on everyone.
If a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" were recorded on bamboo slips, it would often weigh dozens of bundles and dozens of kilograms, but now it can be held in one hand. This is simply a revolution for the academic world, and it is inevitable that many literary officials will not pay attention to it.
Qin Hao did not take out the movable type printing. The Analects of Confucius in front of everyone was just a handwritten version, and there were two reasons why he did not take it out.
First, the impact of papermaking alone was already of earthquake magnitude.
If the printing technology is also used at this time, once the number of books increases, it will inevitably break the aristocratic family's monopoly on education, and Qin Hao will also become a thorn in the aristocratic family's side.
Second, everything is rare and valuable.
If the number of books is too many, it will be detrimental to Qin Hao's making money. Now Qin Hao needs books to make money.
To sum up the above two points, Qin Hao plans to use ten years to gradually promote the advancement of printing from hand-copied books, to engraving, to movable type printing, and to unknowingly break the aristocratic family's monopoly on education. .
Qin Hao knew very well that he could not deal with the aristocratic family forcefully, and had to use the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water to gradually erode away. By the time the aristocratic family reacted, they had already lost control of education, and by then it was already too late even if they wanted to target Qin Hao.
The impact of books was so great that almost everyone gathered around them, ignoring the other two money-making artifacts.
Seeing this, Qin Hao just wanted to remind everyone to take a look at the other two items. After all, what Nanyang lacks most now is money, but everyone couldn't help but ask.
"Lord, where did this new papermaking technology come from?" Wang Meng asked.
"Lord, what is this new paper made of?" Liu Ye asked.
"Lord, how much does this new paper cost?" Xun Yu asked.
"Lord, can this new paper be manufactured on a large scale?" Han Fei asked.
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Each of the ministers had several questions, and Qin Hao was unable to answer them when they were raised together.
"Okay, okay, everyone, calm down and listen to me slowly."
Then naturally there was a perfectly made-up speech, and everyone was shocked after hearing it. No one had mastered the art of craftsmanship that they all looked down on, but it had such a huge push for technology.
Among the people, Liu Ye was the only one who looked proud. He was born in a Gongjia family and was well aware of the embarrassing status of craftsmen, but he never regretted joining the Gongjia family.
Once this new papermaking technology comes out, the leader and the elders may not be able to sit still, right?
Liu Ye secretly thought that he also hoped that the Gong family could help his lord, and the papermaking skills and various equipment drawings were enough for the Gong family to bet on.
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord. With this new type of blank paper in hand, in the future, whether we are selling paper or books, Nanyang will be able to survive the financial crisis."
Wen Tianxiang smiled and congratulated, and then everyone also congratulated in unison.
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."
Qin Hao smiled and nodded. He took out these things not just to tide over the financial crisis.
The ordnance such as the Tang Dao and the Song Crossbow that are being developed by the Industrial and Manufacturing Institute require a large amount of money as a backing before they can be developed and equipped on a large scale, so it is absolutely impossible without money.
"Gentlemen, don't just focus on this new piece of paper. The other two items are also good things."
Hearing what Qin Hao said, everyone realized that there were two more things, and they couldn't help but look forward to it. However, after Qin Hao explained it, their interest waned.
A luxury product or a daily necessity turns out to be just a tool for making money!
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."
Everyone congratulated in unison. Although the voice was loud, sincere, and joyful, it was far from the uncontrollable excitement when seeing the new paper.
Qin Hao's mouth twitched slightly when he saw this, should it be so obvious? You guys are really noble and honest, and you treat money like dirt!
Regarding the establishment of the Nanyang caravan, Qin Hao left it to the most professional Shen Wansan. There was absolutely no one present who knew how to do business better than him.
Others are probably unwilling to do it. After all, they have already entered official careers, so how could they sink themselves into business.
As for the acquisition of land and the issue of IOUs with aristocratic families, Qin Hao left it to Xun Yu.
Xun Yu was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan, and he had the most confidence to deal with the aristocratic family, so he was the best person to deal with the aristocratic family.
After this period of 'forced' confrontation, the Nanyang family knew the people's determination to resist to the death, and also understood that the land might not come back. The reason why they gritted their teeth and persisted was just to reduce losses.
Now that Xun Yu has taken the initiative to ask for land acquisition, the family naturally wants it, and the market price is not unacceptable. After all, it can reduce losses.
But when Xun Yu proposed the IOU, most of the aristocratic families changed their faces.
"Are the Champions taking all the family heads here as fools?"
"Qin Hao doesn't know how much land we have in Nanyang, so why should he issue an IOU?"
"Yes, even if we are willing to issue an IOU, can Qin Hao afford it?"
"Isn't it a case of borrowing something but not repaying it?"
The heads of the families present were all very young, so they were very rude when they spoke. What's more, they even pointed at Xun Yu's nose and scolded Qin Hao. However, Xun Yu always showed his smile to others, which made these elders very angry. Sorry.
"Don't worry, heads of the family. My master is the eldest son of the Qin family and the only heir of the Marquis of Jin. How could he do this and not repay the money he owes?"
Xun Yu's simple words made everyone who was still angry just now dispel their doubts about Qin Hao's financial resources.
Xun Yu saw this and struck while the iron was hot: "My lord has decided to form a Nanyang caravan and supply goods to families who are willing to sell their land. Doesn't this prove my lord's sincerity?"
The heads of the families in Nanyang suddenly brightened up after hearing this. The Qin family is now the first of the five major business families, and the Bingzhou family has also made huge profits from following the Qin family. Doing business with the Qin family is much more profitable than farming.
In the past, there were people who resisted to the death and forcibly took back the land, but the gains outweighed the losses. Later, there were merchants with a lot of money. As long as they got involved, they would definitely make countless profits.
Coupled with Qin Hao's extremely firm attitude, the Nanyang family did not hesitate much, and most of them were willing to join in and benefit together with Qin Hao.
Of course, it’s not that there are people who don’t want to sell their land, but it’s just that it’s difficult to reverse the trend, so they are simply ignored.
At this point, Nanyang land reform was completed peacefully.
This is a miracle, an unreplicable miracle accomplished with the joint efforts of Qin Hao and the people.
