As soon as Li Sheng finished speaking, they almost vomited blood.
Mud, this plan of yours is a bad idea, so what are we, losers?
Even Wei Zheng, a tough gentleman, couldn't help but blush and look at his feet.
Li Sheng's modesty made them embarrassed!
God is so masterful!
Your Highness, you are sitting in front of us. How can we have the courage to pretend to be superior?
If you want His Majesty to fire us, just say so!
Li Er and Li Jing almost died laughing, this kid has a way of hurting others!
then,
Li Sheng thought for a while, then said in horror, "Wait a minute, what you just said, did that mean... Li Er really accepted it, right?"
Li Er nodded and laughed.
"Yes, His Majesty actually adopted your plan!"
"And... I am very satisfied with your talents. Let us invite you to serve as an official!"
Yes, this is Li Er's true purpose.
Now he doesn't care so much, he will get Li Sheng to Chang'an first!
Wei Zheng and others also had the same idea!
But Li Sheng was stunned.
"I guess... Your Majesty really accepted it?"
This situation was really unexpected by Li Sheng, but after thinking about it, it seems that it is also possible.
Recently, there are several more bookstores and paper and ink shops in Chang'an, and the prices are very cheap.
This should be in response to the papermaking plan, suppressing the economic foundation of the family and destroying the monopoly.
In addition, His Majesty did issue an edict announcing the auspiciousness of producing thousands of kilograms per mu.
Li Sheng remembered that when Ying'er came back to report on her work, she actually mentioned that the people in Chang'an were talking about potatoes and sweet potatoes everywhere.
At that time, he was focused on thinking about the store's revenue and what products to order next, and he really didn't pay attention to these.
did not expect……
In the blink of an eye, Li Er actually adopted that strategy.
"So...does this work well?"
"What do you mean, Master?"
"Without the master's plan to bring peace to the world, this China will be a war again!"
"How can this be a good effect? This is a great merit!"
"...Okay, let me ask you something. Did you report all the strategies I mentioned? Including the papermaking technology part?"
"Yes, a papermaking workshop has been built in the Tang Dynasty... No, it's called industry! This papermaking 'industry' is half owned by the imperial treasury. I have 20%, Lao Du is the shopkeeper 10%, and you... 30%
!”
"I go……"
Li Sheng was also a little surprised. Has a joint-stock system been developed in this era?
But it makes sense when you think about it. The handicraft industry and commerce in ancient China were very developed...
But now that it has been opened, it is not difficult to explain the bookstores and paper and ink shops that suddenly appeared out of thin air in Chang'an some time ago...
This is Li Er’s handiwork!
Mainly because of this share, Li Sheng felt a little strange.
…
Li Er seems to be the richest among this group of people, so 20% is not surprising.
This Lao Du seems to be a guest of Li Er's family.
So as a manager, it is not surprising that he has 10% of the shares.
Of course, the imperial court owns 30% of the shares. Even if it is outsourced to Lao Li, the imperial court will definitely have a controlling stake...
But how come I have so much 40%?!
Li Sheng felt that this was so outrageous!
However, Li Er smiled and said nothing.
…
"No, Lao Li, how come I have 40% of the shares? I...I just came up with an idea!"
"Hahahaha, of course His Majesty gave this to you, Young Master!"
"Give it to me? What... is this for?"
"Young Master, I don't know what's going on here. Your Majesty has always been courteous to virtuous people, and has the appearance of Yao and Shun... If it weren't for the Young Master's advice this time, how could Your Majesty have survived this disaster? Not to mention..."
The smile on Li Er's face reached its peak when he said this. He even lowered his voice in excitement and leaned closer to Li Sheng before whispering,
"Your Majesty entrusted us with the papermaking industry this time. There are still so many papermaking craftsmen, but we only spent less than one-tenth of the cost of ordinary papermaking workshops, and we produced more paper than ordinary workshops.
Three or four times... this time, the production has increased dozens of times!"
"Damn it... Li Er got started too quickly."
Production capacity has increased dozens of times!
Although I know that during the industrial revolution, this kind of thing happened frequently... After all, the low cost of large-scale industrial production is really awesome.
But Li Sheng was still a little surprised. You must know that the core of industry is technology and division of labor, a high degree of division of labor.
Li Er grasped the essence so quickly, it felt like... this guy had heard what he said personally.
Outrageous!
"So...how much did you sell the paper for?"
Li Sheng did the math, and then suddenly said, "Holy shit."
"Recently, the price of paper has increased dozens of times, so your profit... Mader, thousands of times???"
"I'll go, no wonder you are all smiling so happily!"
…
Li Sheng felt that this was completely a dimensionality reduction attack!
No, although he knew before that industrial production was a dimensionality reduction attack on hand workshops.
But now that I think about it, this is more than just dimensionality reduction.
Because I caught up with the Saga’s hype on paper prices!
This is a dimensionality reduction attack. If someone deliberately gives away someone's head, the leeks will grow in the pot!
Li Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"I just told you a plan, but I didn't expect... How much did you pay for the shipment?"
Speaking of this, Li Sheng couldn't help but think of the monopoly war in his previous life.
The so-called monopoly war means that companies lose money and reduce prices, and compete with other peers. As long as they outlast each other, they can complete the monopoly, and then raise prices and reduce costs with their eyes closed, and obtain huge profits.
Li Er and the others...the production cost has been reduced dozens of times.
In other words, isn’t this price also...
"If I guess correctly, these aristocratic families...are they afraid they will cry for father and mother?"
Li Sheng's somewhat sympathetic voice fell.
Li Er immediately laughed.
"Yes, that's right!"
…
As the emperor, Li Er had to face off against the aristocratic families.
Naturally, a lot of spies were placed in the homes of these prominent families to detect their movements.
Of course, these aristocratic families even raise dead soldiers, so they are very defensive in this regard. The information that ordinary eyeliners can access is what these people eat every day and what their complexion is like.
But just through these informants, Li Er still got a lot of information.
For example, there was a funeral at Cui's home in Qinghe,
It has been more than a month since the funeral, and all the mourning halls have been evacuated, but the atmosphere in the home still feels like a funeral...
This is why Li Er, Wei Zheng and the others are so happy today!
…
Li Sheng knows all too well what will happen to small businesses that have been hit hard by large enterprises with the iron fist of price cuts without subsidies and assistance.
Therefore, even though his character is considered to be of great moral character, one can't help but feel some sympathy for him.
But thinking about the existence of these aristocratic families blocking the lives of countless people, Li Sheng just shrugged...
"I understand... Li Er seems to be making a lot of money. No wonder he gave me shares and made me an official..."