Changle Street, the most lively central area.

The luxurious and atmospheric Shen’s Paper Shop officially opened today after two days of trial operation.

The golden signboard was bright and bright, and more than a dozen people were hired to play suona, and they were making great efforts at the door of the store, beating drums and drums.

The shopkeeper of the paper shop and the waiter of the shop enthusiastically greeted the scholars passing by to check it out, and it was very lively for a while.

Shen Dafu and Shen Wanbao and his son were sitting in Shen's paper shop, opposite Hongmen Inn, a luxurious elegant room on the second floor by the window, watching the lively scene downstairs.

"Dad, our Shen family paper is popular in Jinling City, today!"

Chen Wanbao was excited.

"That's natural! Although the Hunhou paper is very popular, the high price of 20 cents is only affordable for Jinling's city clans, officials, and powerful scholars, and they are only a small number of people.

The Confucian scholars in Jinling City and the world are the real big shots for buying paper. They most urgently need cheap paper. Our Shen family’s paper is as low as five tins of paper, which is prepared for them!”

Shen Dafu said proudly.

This is the business strategy of Shen’s Paper Shop.

The quality of my Shen family paper is not as good as your Hunhou paper, so compare the price! I won’t compete with you for the high-end needs of Jinling scholars, so I will compete for ordinary Confucian scholars.

My Shen family paper is as popular as a seller, and it is sold to more scholars, making it more influential.

This is the first new industry in the Chen Mansion, the largest wealthy businessman in Jinling, in addition to the silk business. He spent a total of 10,000 taels of silver to enter.

After this battle, it is enough to prove that Shen Dafu did not make a fortune by relying on Empress Dowager Chen's Yu Yin, but he relied entirely on his wise business mind and vicious eyes to see the huge demand for papermaking at a glance.

The father and son were in the private room, happily ordered a few pots of fine wine and food, and looked at them with anticipation. The sales of their own Shen's paper were very popular in Jinling City.

From morning to afternoon, it is getting dusk.

The shopkeeper shouted so hard that his voice was hoarse.

There were many Confucian scholars in Jinling City, but there were almost very few people buying paper.

"Bah, a piece of Shen's paper, five-cent copper coins. My daily meal is not enough to buy you a piece of paper. Is your Shen family a cannibalism? Keep it for your master to wipe your butt!"

Some poor Confucian scholars rushed in, but came out cursing.

Over the whole day, Shen's Paper sold a hundred pieces of paper and received less than half a tael of silver.

In order to taste the freshness, Confucian scholars bought one and tried it out. They bought more than two or three at a time, and there were very few.

how so?

A piece of Shen’s paper costs three months. The hemp skin material purchased by the workshop every day consumes a lot of labor. Only half a tael of silver is charged. This papermaking workshop is a gold-eating beast, and it keeps losing money!

Shen Dafu's face completely collapsed, his face was covered in dark clouds, and it was hard to swallow the delicious food.

Ten thousand taels of silver!

It can rumble when it hits into the water, splashing thousands of feet high.

But when I smashed into this paper workshop, only a hundred copper plates echoed out.

"Why is it so evil? There are so many scholars to buy the paper of Hunhou for twenty cents. Our Shen family paper is only five cents a piece, but there are no scholars to care about it."

Shen Dafu couldn't believe it and murmured.

I used to run a silk business, but I didn’t feel that it was hard to do.

Why is this paper buying business so difficult?

"Dad, I understand it!

The wealthy and powerful people in Jinling City who bought the paper of Hunhou did not look at the price at all. Ten or twenty coins of copper coins were no different for them, and they were not short of money.

But when I buy our Shen family paper, the Confucian scholars are all very poor. Five-cent copper coins are like a piece of paper, and they are reluctant to take it out."

Chen Wanbao understood and was speechless.

Shen Dafu glared at Chen Wanbao, pointed at his nose and cursed: "You little bastard, you and Xiao Hunhou are both the four playboys in Jinling, why are they so much missing?"

Chen Wanbao was full of grievances, "Dad, don't always scold me, okay? Isn't this scolding yourself, your old turtle? Quality, we are civilized Jinling people, we must have some quality."

Shen Dafu vented his anger at Chen Wanbao with dissatisfaction.

But, the problem cannot be solved.

Ten thousand taels of silver!

How many acres of land can you buy and how many times can you visit the Qinhuai pleasure boat? It was just like this.

The Shen family and his son looked at each other and their eyes were red, and they hugged their heads and cried bitterly.

...

Pingwang Mansion.

Yuyuan wing room.

The papers that I had been buried in the past two days were sold out in one go.

There were even scholars from Jinling, and the noble lady sent an old lady to throw away a bunch of silver and booked the hunchback paper for the second half of the month.

Chu Tianxiu was lying comfortably on a treasure box filled with silver in the wing room, happily touching the large ingots of silver.

Thousands of taels of white silver.

Very cool!

It only took so many days to get the money from the papermaking workshop back.

Although the "Little Hunhou" is known to spend money like soil, he lost tens of thousands of taels of silver in one year, and is the number one squandering playboy in Jinling City.

But that was the "Little Hunhou" in the past!

Since Chu Tianxiu came over, he never touched the money again except for touching the two pieces of copper coins in Zuer's hand at Hongmen Inn.

Even the five thousand taels of silver in the workshop given by Li Yu were all handled by Di'er. He was too strict and could not exceed his hands.

I don't even have a chance to get some oil and water.

He is so poor that he is dying of poverty.

Now the Hunhou Paper is at its peak in Jinling City and is very popular. There are constant demands for scholars, ladies and ladies from various clans in Jinling City. They have already received thousands of taels of silver in just a few days, and the money is too fast.

He finally saw a lot of white silver.

After taking a bite, a proud shallow tooth mark left on the silver ingot.

It's real silver!

He had never seen such a large ingot of silver in his previous life.

Finally, he earned a lot of private money. If Li Yu dared to give his son-in-law anger in the future, he would take out the money and go to the bustling Qinhuai River to be free and easy.

Don’t have a great time traveling day!

Chu Tianxiu couldn't help but think that the big box of silver private money is a bit big, where should we hide it? Why not find an open space in the courtyard and bury it?!

"Husband, there is great news!"

Outside the door of the wing, Li Yu's happy gentle voice and the sound of tiny footsteps came.

Chu Tianxiu was shocked and a little panicked, and instinctively wanted to hide the silver.

But this room is empty, there is no bed, no cabinet, and there is no place to hide. What should I do?

“Cruff!”

Li Yu pushed open the door and brought Di'er in with a spring breeze on his face.

Li Yu saw that the wing room, which was originally filled with dumb paper, was completely empty, leaving only a lot of silver in the box.

Chu Tianxiu lay lazily on a pile of white silver, looking at them in amazement.

Li Yu was a little surprised: "Hey, all the papers have been sold out? So much money. Di'er, put these money in the warehouse!"

"Yes, princess. Please come down. The silver is cold, so be careful to be frozen."

Di'er said happily.

"No--!"

Chu Tianxiu widened her eyes and lay on the silver box like a crab and hugged her tightly, extremely firm and unable to survive. "No, madam, Yu'er's beloved wife! This is not your silver... This is my hard-earned money!"

Seeing that he was eager to protect his Yin-Yin, Li Yu couldn't help but persuaded softly: "Husband, I will tell you a great news. Today's morning court, the emperor has already allowed you to participate in the palace examination!"

"real?"

Chu Tianxiu's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly said, "So, my car of bamboo slips has worked? The emperor is indeed wise and can still see the shining points of my body!"

"This is not... Your self-recommendation letter offended Prime Minister Xie and was almost rejected by Prime Minister Xie.

Fortunately, I had expected that I had spent a lot of gifts in advance and asked Princess Xiang Ling and my father to plead for the emperor. There was also the third Duke Kong, who also said a lot of good things to you in the court."

Li Yudao.

Chu Tianxiu's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Of course this is true. You said that Lord Kong is such a big official and has helped such a big help, so we can't say without a statement, right?"
To be continued...