In fact, Li Er and the others knew that the papermaking and printing business of the Tang Dynasty was really controlled by one aristocratic family - the Cui family!
This is also the reason why Wei Zheng strongly advised Li Er to be soft on the Cui family of Qinghe.
It wasn't that Wei Zheng liked to surrender, otherwise he wouldn't have defected to Wagang Village to hang out with Li Shimin and others.
In fact, there is really no way to think about this matter.
The entire industry is the family business of the Qinghe Cui family. How can you resist?
The price increase does not depend on how the owner sets the price.
This feeling of being controlled by others is very uncomfortable, especially for Li Er and his group of people with strong martial arts.
At this moment, His Highness hit the nail on the head and told the crux of the matter, but...
If there is no way, there is no way.
There are probably hundreds or even thousands of paper-making and book-printing workshops in the country.
Unless you can create so many similar workshops at once, it will indeed make Cui's attempt to raise prices fail, and even lead to a loss of blood.
But how is this possible?
Even if hundreds of workshops could be built out of thin air, there wouldn’t be enough craftsmen.
Thinking of the difficulties, everyone shook their heads and sighed...
But at this moment, Li Sheng smiled slightly.
"Isn't this easy?"
"oh?"
Upon hearing that Li Sheng seemed to have an idea, several people froze on the spot, staring intently at Li Sheng. The food in their mouths was filled with boiling soup, which made their mouths scald without even noticing.
Everyone was shocked. Is there any way to do this?
Li Sheng laughed and said, "Isn't it just a monopoly? Isn't this a thing?"
"There are two ways. First, directly modify the Tang Law. Those who occupy more than 60% of a certain industry must pay several times heavy taxes. However, today is an agricultural society, and there are not many industries... Modifying the Tang Law in this way, although
It is for the sake of long-term peace and stability, but it will appear as if His Majesty is targeting these aristocratic families, which is not good."
"Second... set up a paper-making industry by yourself."
"industry?"
…
"Yes, industry, big industry!"
"The production efficiency of large-scale industry is far better than that of ordinary workshops."
Li Sheng's voice is like gold and stone, decisive.
"Go and ask His Majesty to directly order a set of production lines. With his own papermaking industry, if he dares to set a high price again, we will sell it at a flat price, and he will not be able to sell a single piece of paper - he is doing business, isn't it?
Need turnover? Don’t need to pay the craftsmen?”
"I'll see how he can hold on then!"
"If he can't hold on, not only will he not be able to make any monopoly profits, but he will have to cut his losses to stop them. By then, his entire Qinghe Cui family will be severely damaged!"
…
Li Er and others looked at me and I looked at you, and we all saw the shock in each other's eyes.
If this production line could really be built...
That would not only solve the current dilemma, it would simply dig up the ancestral graves of various aristocratic families!
but……
They have never heard of terms like "production line" and "big industry"...
Wei Zheng and others were very clear-minded.
This kind of profound knowledge may only be accessible to master-level scholars.
And His Highness is undoubtedly the master among masters!
"Then... Master, how are we going to build this big industry?"
"No."
Li Sheng smiled and shook his head.
"This production line, large industry, is not construction. Construction is just a building for work. It only shows its appearance and misses its essence."
"The essence lies in the production line... For example, has Lao Li ever plowed the fields?"
Li Sheng asked abruptly, Li Er was stunned for a moment, but then nodded.
He actually did this kind of work when he started the Wagangzhai uprising. After all, starting a business is not easy.
"Well, then, Lao Li, think about it. If a person has never worked in the fields, how many acres of land can he cultivate in a year?"
"This... is probably one or two acres of land, maybe less than that."
“But what if it’s a skilled veteran farmer?”
"Uh... about five or six acres? I'm afraid it won't be enough for any more."
"So Lao Li, if there are a hundred experienced farmers, how much land can be cultivated in a year?"
"Of course...it's five to six hundred acres?"
"What if it's a hundred novices?"
"One or two hundred acres? Maybe less than that. This farming is not a simple matter. It requires watering, fertilizing, and sowing..."
"No."
When Li Er said this, Li Sheng suddenly interrupted. "One hundred novices can cultivate two to three thousand acres of land."
Li Er was shocked.
Wei Zheng and others directly petrified it in situ.
One hundred veterans plow five to six hundred acres a year.
One hundred novices can cultivate two to three thousand acres of land a year???
Isn't this a joke???
Sir, are you okay?
Du Ruhui burst into tears. This young man is obviously very talented, but why can't he know how to count?
At this time, Li Sheng smiled slightly.
"Look, Lao Li, this is big industry."
…
"The key to big industry lies in a big character."
"If five hundred cultivators work on their own, then it will indeed be one or two hundred acres a year, or maybe only twenty or thirty acres. There are only a few people who can accurately master all farming techniques in one year."
"But what if each cultivator only needs to learn one farming technique? For example, only watering, only fertilizing, and only sowing?"
…
"A technique?"
"Only watering? This... Young Master, are you saying that a hundred people will only learn to water?"
Wei Zheng frowned, isn't this a joke?
It sounds like a joke, how can this be possible?
"What do you mean, Master? If you only learn to water water, won't this field become a waterlogged field?"
"If you just learn to sow, you can't sow all year round, right?"
"Just learn to fertilize, this..."
"Hey, hey, where are you guys thinking? Let's talk about dinner. Listen to me!"
"Learning only one skill does not mean that a hundred people should learn to water, and a hundred people should learn to fertilize."
"Instead, these one hundred people are divided into several groups. Twenty people specialize in watering, and twenty people specialize in fertilization..."
"If one person is required to master all the farming skills within one year, this does not mean it. But... what if we separate them and each person learns a skill separately? I think most people can master it."
"That's true!"
Wei Zheng and others nodded vigorously, their eyes shining brightly.
In my mind, I have vaguely captured the key.
"Young Master means..."
"The meaning is very simple. There are specializations in skills! One person only needs to learn one skill in a year. Not only can everyone learn it, but it is also extremely pure and superior to ordinary farmers. And if you only do one kind of work, the farmer does not need to use his brain.
, it is easier to complete, and the area that can be cultivated is natural, and..."
…
When Li Sheng said this, the whole room was dumbfounded.
Who doesn’t know that there is a specialization in the art industry? But Li Sheng can think so deeply...
For a moment, Fang Xuanling and others felt that their reading for so many years had been in vain. The young master was far more thorough than everyone else!
