Chapter 112 There are such good things in the world!
He had not noticed this small detail before. At this time, Li Er was immersed in the boredom of being surrounded by enemies, but Queen Changsun noticed it with sharp eyes.
When she said this, Li Er also looked over subconsciously.
I saw the little girl from Zichengzhai who was keeping accounts holding a stick as thick as one finger, but the tip was black, which looked very strange.
The key is that the way you hold the pen is like holding chopsticks, which is completely different from the ordinary way of holding a brush!
But no matter what, this little girl is indeed writing and keeping accounts!
Li Er's heart moved.
He took a breath, turned his head, and looked quickly at the shopping guide girl beside him.
"Excuse me, what kind of pen does this girl use?"
"Guest, you mean..." The shopping guide girl also turned to look at the counter, "The pen used by shopkeeper Ying'er? This is not for sale. Guest, please take a look at other items."
"No, I just need a pen! Just tell me, little girl, what kind of material is this pen made of? Just tell me, and there will be a reward!"
While Li Er was talking, Empress Changsun took out her purse and stuffed the whole heavy bag into the hands of the shopping guide girl.
The little shopping guide girl was immediately startled and hurriedly waved her hand to refuse, "Guest, please don't embarrass me. We have a 'performance salary' here and we are not allowed to accept rewards from customers! This is..."
At this time, Ying'er, who had been busy with her accounts, finally raised her head when she heard her name.
Upon seeing this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Mr. Li? Madam?"
Li Eryi was startled and realized that the little girl keeping accounts was Li Sheng's maid, Ying'er!
Seeing an acquaintance, Li Erxia felt much happier, "Miss Ying'er, right? I want to ask what kind of pen and ink you used? Why does this... it seems that you don't need to grind the ink?"
"This...how many, how many taels is this?"
…
Li Er took a closer look and saw that there was indeed no ink or inkstone on the counter where Ying'er worked!
I was vaguely aware of a possibility, and my heart was pounding for a while.
Ordinary pen and ink require very complicated materials, which are beyond the reach of laymen.
But if Sheng'er had any talent in this area, then things would be completely different!
Now on the market, a pen is worth seven to eight hundred taels of silver, so that's it. Scholars can at least find some low-quality fur-made brushes instead. But a piece of ink stone has already risen to four or five taels of silver. How can ordinary people not get it?
It’s impossible to afford it!
Sheng'er's price is not too cheap.
But as long as it can reach half of the number of four or five taels, it will save countless scholars!
However,
The next moment, Ying'er smiled.
"Master Li was joking, this is charcoal, why do you need to grind ink? You only need to mix charcoal powder and clay in a certain proportion to make a refill, and wrap it with a wooden shell."
"The price... is actually all made by the young master. If you really want to make it, I think... it will be two or three cents a piece."
…
Li Er was stunned.
shocked.
My mind goes blank.
Two or three coins?!
Isn't this a joke!?
Now on the market, the price of a piece of ink has reached five or six taels.
This pen costs two or three cents?
Isn’t this only one ten thousandth of the ordinary pen and ink?!
Oh my God!
Li Er felt a burst of ecstasy in his chest, and he almost looked up to the sky and screamed.
There are such good things in the world!
This is not only high quality and low price, it is simply a holy thing sent from heaven!
The value of this amount is more than just a pen?!
For the scholars of the world, these are their sweet potatoes and potatoes!
…
Li Er took a deep breath, his back arched a little for a moment, he looked at Ying'er as if praying and asked,
"Is there still stock for this item? I am willing to pay ten cents a piece to buy this item!"
"Mr. Li, this..."
Ying'er was sent by Li Sheng to be the shopkeeper, so her business acumen was certainly good. Seeing that Li Er seemed to have a lot of demand, Ying'er remembered that before...Old Li seemed to claim to be a wealthy businessman from Chang'an.
Although she had never heard of him, she thought he was a merchant selling bulk goods.
For a moment, her heart moved, and Ying'er smiled and said, "Master Li, there is no need to worry about this. Although our store does not sell this kind of pens at the moment, but..."
"If Mr. Li is not in a hurry, you can stay for a few days and I will discuss it with the young master when I go back..."
Ying'er spoke with reservations, but actually she wanted to say that you, a profiteer, still want to show off your talents, and think that I, Ying'er, am a novice? This money can only be earned by the young master!
But I couldn't say it so straightforwardly, so I decided to go back and discuss it.
In fact, she wanted to say that the store had planned to sell this pen some time later, but the master was strictly prohibited from "false propaganda" at home and wanted to protect Zichengzhai's "brand image", so she ended up saying this... which is equivalent to
, it just "hints" that there are plans to mass-produce and sell it in the future.
Ying'er was a little worried that Mr. Li might be dissatisfied.
After all, this is equivalent to saying clearly that this money can make money? But it won’t make money for you!
However.
What surprised her was that Li Er was overjoyed.
"From what Miss Ying'er means, is it possible that this pen will be sold in a while??"
"Yes, but Mr. Li..."
"Great! Hahahahahaha!"
Li Er suddenly laughed heartily!
What an unexpected surprise today!
He could simply imagine the expressions of those aristocratic families who controlled the skyrocketing price of pens and ink.
He sells at high prices, using prices of four, five, or even six taels to slaughter the scholars.
The results of it?
This pen is much more convenient than the brush system that requires grinding ink before writing. You can just pick it up and write.
The key is that the price is ridiculously cheap!
Compared with traditional pen and ink prices, even if there is no price increase, two or three pennies are almost free!
By the time,
These behind-the-scenes family forces that slaughter the world by manufacturing the ink stone industry,
Not to mention losing a lot of blood, the entire industry will disappear!
How could he, Li Er, be unhappy?
He was just crazy happy!
Empress Changsun didn't know what was going on, but seeing Li Er so happy, she felt relieved.
In recent days, Li Er has been looking sad every day.
I came to Sheng'er's shop today and walked around, and finally I have a smile again!
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On the way leaving Zichengzhai.
Li Er sat in the carriage and laughed all the way. He couldn't stop laughing the whole time!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Empress Changsun was previously worried that Li Er would be too depressed to be in bad health. She finally felt relieved, but now she couldn't help but worry again.
Erlang, don't be too happy and spoil your brain again, otherwise things will still be troublesome!
So I had to take Li Er and ask.
There was really nothing to say about this matter, so Li Er explained the memorial from the previous days.
Empress Changsun frowned when she heard this, "Why are these aristocratic families so vicious? Don't they even give pen and ink to poor people?"
Li Er laughed loudly, "Yes, and making ink requires a lot of special materials. I don't have them here, so I really can't help them!"
Empress Changsun thought again, "But now... these five or six taels of ink have become two or three cents of charcoal... Hahahaha, I understand! Hahahahaha!"
"I, Sheng'er, am still the best!"
Empress Changsun smiled and hit Li Er, "Isn't Sheng'er awesome? I gave birth to him!"
