Chapter 30 La Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling join the business
Zhang San also had a sudden idea. If he could have an interest relationship with Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling, he would have more security in doing things in the future.
So Zhang San said to the two of them: "It's like this. Most of the printing workshops on the market now have the shadow of aristocratic families. I want to open another printing workshop, and there was some friction with Zheng Shide and others of the Zheng family.
, This will inevitably cause conflicts with those people. My little arms and legs are not enough to fit between their teeth, so..."
"So you want to bring me and Fang Qing together to help you deal with those aristocratic families?" Li Shimin took over and said.
"The Emperor's Holy Ming! This is just one of the very small reasons. The most important thing is that the Emperor can deal with those aristocratic families very well with this card, and he can also gain greater fame and financial gains from it."
"I don't want to deal with anyone, but your idea is not bad. It just so happens that my private treasury is empty. But even if you have this movable type printing technique, there is nothing you can do if you don't have paper, right?"
Zhang San sneered at this. You probably dreamed of eradicating those aristocratic families.
Fang Xuanling also said: "To print books, you must have books to print. Did you know that many books are also written by those aristocratic families?"
Zhang San saw that both Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were interested, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "I also said before that I can also make a better and cheaper paper. With these two things, plus
With the support of the emperor and the prime minister, people will naturally come to us to print books, and we will not only print books for free but also give money to the people who write the books. In this way, I think we will definitely be able to attract a group of people. With the first batch
For those who print books, more people will naturally come to us later."
"Can you really make paper?" Li Shimin was not interested in the latter, he was only interested in whether Zhang San could make the kind of cheaper and better paper he said.
"Of course, it's just that I need some time. I have a lot of things going on recently, and I have to be busy moving tomorrow. When I have free time in two days, I will make some paper and show it to the emperor."
"Other things are not important. The most important thing for you next is to make paper as soon as possible." Li Shimin ordered.
"But I have to move tomorrow?" Zhang San argued.
"That's easy to say. You don't have anything to move here. I'll ask Fang Yiai to bring someone over to help you tomorrow. You can just make paper with peace of mind." Fang Xuanling also attached great importance to papermaking and said from the side.
Through today's understanding of Zhang San, Fang Xuanling also felt more and more that Zhang San's future was unlimited, so she intended to let Fang Yiai have more contact with him and make friends with him.
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Zhang San had no choice but to nod in agreement. These two were not the ones he could offend.
"Then the emperor and the prime minister are willing to take shares?" Zhang San asked again.
"As long as you can make paper, and it's as good as you say, I promise to support you," Li Shimin said.
"Of course I will follow the emperor and help you." Fang Xuanling also said with a smile.
"Okay, just be optimistic. I will be able to make paper in three to five days at most." Zhang San said happily when he saw that both of them agreed.
"What will be the name of our printing shop then? How many shares do you want to take from it?" Zhang San asked.
"You can just take care of these things yourself," Li Shimin replied.
After hearing what Li Shimin said, Zhang San didn't say anything more.
Not long after, Sinong Temple and the supervisors came. Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling saw that things were almost busy today, so they got up and went back.
Zhang San saw the two off and busily arranged for these people to go to Zhang Dazhuang and Zhang Jin's house to learn how to make and use waterwheels and plows.
Zhang Dazhuang and Zhang Jin had never seen such a battle before. They were so nervous that they were sweating profusely. Zhang San had no choice but to look at the drawings and tell the officials and craftsmen how to use and make waterwheels and curved shaft plows.
Then he took them to the river to see the operation of the waterwheel. After a busy day, Zhang San was so tired that his legs felt as heavy as lead.
Back home, lying in the tent in the yard, Zhang San began to think about what he had said today to see if there was any problem. Zhang San didn't know how to explain it better for the things he had fiddled with.
I'll have to wait and see later.
On the way back, Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling: "How much do you know about Zhang San?"
Fang Xuanling thought for a while and replied: "Back to the emperor, the first time I met Zhang San was when he was brought to you by Cheng Yaojin that day. Because of the horseshoe, he was awarded the title of Male of Kaiguo County."
"After that, in the last court meeting, his idea of 'people-oriented' impressed me so much that I went to his house to learn more about it. Later, I saw him and the villagers studying the waterwheel and plow. Weichen
I am very curious about this person. He was born as a farmer, but he has extraordinary knowledge and literary talent. By the way, I saw an "Inscription on a Humble House" written by him last time I was there."
Having said this, he memorized the "Inscription on a Humble Room".
"The mountain is not high, if there are immortals, it will be famous. If the water is not deep, there will be dragons. This is a humble house, but I am virtuous." Li Shimin chewed these words over and over, and said: "So this guy is indeed talented, and
Pragmatic and capable.”
"I think so too. Especially today, his performance really refreshed my understanding." Fang Xuanling replied.
"I originally wanted to use the matter of sealing the Zhang San County man to divert the attention of those bureaucrats from aristocratic families and focus the conflict on him. You also know that those bureaucrats from aristocratic families have been active recently and have repeatedly violated my will. They are waiting for me to make mistakes.
It’s my joke, huh, a bunch of guys who are just eating nothing.” Li Shimin said through gritted teeth.
At this time, Fang Xuanling finally understood why Zhang San, a small farmer, was awarded the title of Male of Kaiguo County because of a horseshoe. It turned out that he was just like a pawn on the chessboard, but now, this pawn has crossed the river.
It's bound to cause a lot of trouble.
"Those aristocratic families are really hateful, but this time Zhang San did provide us with a good opportunity. Once his paper is made, we will be able to break the aristocratic family's monopoly on knowledge." Fang Xuanling said at the side.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that after Zhang San became the male of Jianguo County, not only did he not become domineering, but he also brought me surprises every time. Now his title of male of Jianguo County is truly worthy of the name!"
Fang Xuanling replied: "Let's not talk about whether the paper can be made. Once the potatoes are successfully planted, we will no longer have to worry about hunger in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that it is a long-term success."
"Yes, I just don't know why Zhang San has such great ability. It's really not like what a farmer's kid can do." Li Shimin sighed.
"It is true that Zhang San's talent cannot be cultivated by ordinary families, but as long as he does no harm to me, Datang, that will be fine."
"What Fang Qing said is reasonable. As long as it can benefit us, the Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter where he comes from." Li Shimin laughed. At this point, Li Shimin temporarily put down his guard against Zhang San.