"Old Kong ......"

"Lao Kong, do you want a wife?"

"Lao Kong, your crotch is gone!"

Chen Chu kept shouting beside him.

He also stretched out his hand and waved in front of Kong Yingda.

After a while, Kong Yingda stood up, suddenly turned his head, stared at Chen Chu, and asked, "Boy, where did you get this paper from?" ”

Chen Chu asked curiously, "Is this important?" ”

Kong Yingda said excitedly: "This is too important......

Lao Kong's performance made Chen Chu even more confused.

When Chen Chu first arrived in Datang, he felt that paper was very precious, and there were many places where he maintained the habit of writing on bamboo slips and wood chips.

He once asked people to buy paper in Chang'an City, and the paper he bought back was not only expensive, but also not very good.

It just so happened that one of the craftsmen under Chen Chu had learned papermaking, Chen Chu immediately organized Zhu Neng and others, and after some research, improved the papermaking technology of this era, and built a small papermaking workshop under Qingfeng Village, and all the paper made belonged to Chen Chu alone.

But he didn't expect that Kong Yingda, who was a generation of Confucianism, would be so excited when he saw this kind of paper.

Kong Yingda picked up a piece of paper and said: "Old man, old man has never seen such white, such smooth paper, only the green rattan paper used in the palace can be beautiful, but when it comes to white, this kind of paper is better......

Chen Chu was taken aback and asked, "You mean, Datang, there is no such white paper yet?" ”

Kong Yingda nodded: "The old man has lived for most of his life and has never seen him." ”

Chen Chu lowered his head and pondered.

Soon, he figured out the key.

In fact, the papermaking technology of this era is still very backward.

For example, the famous rice paper and bamboo paper in later generations have not yet appeared.

The bleaching of papermaking in this era is completely based on daylight bleaching technology, and even if there is more daylight bleaching, the final product is still yellowed.

Even rattan paper, which is reserved for the royal family, is no exception.

Moreover, there were very few types of high-quality paper in this era, and the price was very expensive.

Paper is simply a luxury for ordinary people.

Yes, to see if a person is rich, just look at his family's collection of books.

A family with a large collection of books will inevitably be rich.

The reason for this is that paper is expensive, and it is even more expensive when it is printed in books.

Even if it is a great Confucian like Kong Yingda, who also serves as an official of the imperial court, he does not use the rattan paper used by the royal family.

No wonder he would be so out of shape when he saw Chen Chu's manuscript paper!

Because, Chen Chu asked Zhu Neng to wait for artificial paper, and the light bleaching item added a lot of chemicals that he had configured himself.

It looks whiter than any paper!

Then, Kong Yingda looked at Chen Chu blankly: "Boy Chen, where did you buy this paper?" ”

Chen Chu shook his head: "I can't buy it elsewhere, I made it myself." ”

Kong Yingda's eyes widened: "You can actually make paper?" Can you sell me some? ”

Chen Chu had an idea.

The paper that even the great Confucians are excited about?

Wouldn't it be able to sell for a good price?

He asked, "Lao Kong, in your opinion, how much can this kind of paper sell for one foot?" ”

Kong Yingda thought for a while and said: "In Chang'an City, the paper used for writing is usually one foot of money, and the rattan paper used in the palace is priceless and not marketable, usually five yuan a foot, and your kind of paper can also be sold for five yuan a foot." ”

Five dollars a foot?

Chen Chu looked at the stack of thick papers in front of him, this is a few hundred yuan.

No wonder Lao Kong's eyes are shining.

It seems that this kind of paper can make money!

Since leaving Qingfeng Village and coming to Chang'an City, Chen Chu has not opened up any new business.

Now, his heart to make money is starting to stir again.

He looked at Kong Yingda and asked, "Old Kong, do you want to make money?" How about starting a paper business with me? ”

Kong Yingda waved his hand righteously: "Impossible, the old man is a saint, and he regards money as dung!" How can you be a businessman who is stained with the smell of copper? ”

Although the Tang Dynasty is in full bloom and business is prosperous.

However, the status of businessmen is still not high.

Chen Chu was speechless!

This old man is quite tall!

He sneered: "Hehe, no wonder you can't even afford to use paper." ”

What the?

This kid is mocking me?

Kong Yingda's qi cultivation kung fu was broken in one fell swoop, and he asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Chen Chu smiled: "Lao Kong, I'm laughing at you." ”

Don't pretend!

I'm just laughing at you!

Just ask if you're angry!

Kong Yingda really couldn't help it, and roared angrily: "Why are you laughing at the old man? ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Chen Chu's mouth: "I laugh at you for being stubborn, self-assured, and self-deceiving!" You keep saying that you look down on the merchants, but you can't do without the merchants, the clothes you wear, the jade you wear, the books in your house, the paper you use for writing and painting, which ones are not sold by the merchants? If you withdraw the east and west cities of Chang'an City and kill all the merchants in the world, with your weak body, I am afraid that you will only be able to go to the street in the future, and I am afraid that no one will print and sell your future works for you......"

"You ......"

Kong Yingda was furious and wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute.

Because, what Chen Chu said is really reasonable.

Just when Kong Yingda was stunned, Chen Chu said loudly again: "Old Kong, after you keep saying that you are a saint, what do you say that a saint treats money like dung, but you once knew that the reason why the saint can leave the name of a saint, and the reason why the saint's doctrine can become a prominent study and become famous all over the world is related to his disciple who became a businessman......

Kong Yingda was taken aback and asked, "Are you talking about Zigong?" ”

"Exactly!"

Kong Yingda was stunned.

He still knows this allusion.

"Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies" recorded: "Zigong tied up a horse and rode together, and tied the silk coins to hire the princes, and wherever he went, the monarch was all divided into courts to fight against him." The husband made Confucius famous in the world, and he paid tribute to him first. What about this so-called power and complementarity? ”

It is said that Confucius's disciple Zigong, after Zigong became a businessman, he was very rich and used to make friends with many princes, so as to help Confucius promote his doctrine and make Confucius famous all over the world.

Kong Yingda thought of this, and his heart was mixed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

Chen Chu said again: "Lao Kong, have you ever thought that you are not cooperating with me in the paper business, but actually not to make money, but to do a great thing!" ”

Kong Yingda asked curiously, "Where is the greatness?" ”

Chen Chu said eloquently: "Greatness, this is a merit in the present and the benefit of the future, you just said, now in Chang'an City, rattan paper has a price, then, many people have money and can't buy such a good paper, such a good paper, but no one can use it, it makes people feel heartache to think about it, you also said, paper is too expensive, many ordinary people can't afford it at all, I have a dream, that is, to use this paper to make some money first, and when you make money, you will invite the best craftsmen in the world to improve the process of papermaking, one day, the price of paper, It's as cheap as a flatbread on the side of the road, so that everyone can use paper, not only to write and draw, but also to stick to windows and wipe their buttocks......"

"Ahem...... Enough is enough, the paper is expensive, how can it be used to wipe ...... cough cough ......" Kong Yingda hurriedly interrupted Chen Chu.

However, he was moved.

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