Chapter 173: Recruiting the Emperor
"Don't worry, as long as the two of us are here, we promise to keep this bookstore in order for you......!"
After Hou Qingli saw Zhao Yin, she immediately turned into a little fan girl, with little stars in her eyes, holding the book that had just been printed today, and ran over with a jump, "According to your request, we printed a recruitment notice on the last page of this book, you see?" ”
"It's still Qingli ...... the most sensible!"
Zhao Yin gave her an encouraging smile, then took the notebook and turned directly to the last page.
However, as soon as he read a few words, he scratched his head helplessly.
He just asked them to post an advertisement to recruit journalists, which is such an exaggeration without saying?
What controls the promotion of officials, what determines the direction of public opinion, what uncrowned kings, and so on are all used!
What kind of recruitment is this?
This is simply recruiting the Emperor!
If Li Er sees this advertisement, his nose must not be crooked?
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that his expression was wrong, Hou Qingli asked innocently.
As for the description of the journalist's position, she wrote exactly what he said last time? Right?
"It's okay, it's good!"
Zhao Yin comforted.
The script has been printed and is already on sale, and I don't bother to change it.
Although this description is a bit exaggerated, there are no words that are too much, and it should not matter!
"Master Pony, you're here! Great, the grass people are going to the Horse Mansion! ”
While the two were talking, Zhang Mingxing rushed over, holding three pieces of paper with different textures in his hands......
"This is new paper?"
Seeing what he was holding in his hand, Zhao Yin suddenly became interested!
"Yes, the new paper has been developed, and the grass people are preparing to report to you!"
Zhang Ming found a table, spread the three pieces of paper on the table, and began to introduce them......
"This is newspaper paper, and the raw materials are made of straw and waste paper, and the cost is very low, but the quality is not very good."
"This is our new paper, the texture is white and bright, better than the tribute paper of the palace, as for the cost, it must be a little higher than the newspaper."
"The last one is according to your requirements, the special coin paper is very tough, even if it is washed with water, it will not be deformed or damaged!"
"Hmmm! Not bad! From now on, we will no longer buy the paper of Lu and Zheng, and in the future, we will use the new paper ...... of our paper mill! ”
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yin continued: "After you go back, recruit more long-term workers, and order them to rush to make the system day and night, and print a batch of books as soon as possible. ”
"Forty Wen? Then you can't vomit blood? ”
Li Wanting stared at him with big round eyes and looked at him in surprise.
Now the books on the market, any one costs four or five hundred yuan, if it is a slightly thicker book, the bet will reach eight or nine hundred yuan!
If they set a price of 40 Wen, wouldn't it be less than 10% of the market price?
That's too cheap, right?
If it is really sold at this price, let alone making money, I am afraid that even the bookstore will have to lose money!
"Miss Hou doesn't know, the current papermaking technology is improved by the horse, the cost is very low, even if the printing cost, and the cost of labor are all included, a book with about white pages, the cost will not exceed 30 Wen, so even if we sell for 40 Wen, there will be nearly 30% of the profit!"
Zhang Ming explained excitedly.
"It's so cheap, and you can still make money?"
Hou Qingli and Li Wanting were really shocked by his words!
The price of a book is forty Wen, which is already extremely low, and it is still profitable?
This is simply not a way for other bookstores to live!
In the future, the business of the bookstore will not be hot?
However, Zhang Ming's later words shocked them even more!
"Yes, because in the past, the cost of one piece of paper was about five yuan, but now one penny can make five pieces of paper, and the difference between the two is more than 20 times!"
Zhang Ming saw that she was a little skeptical, and immediately snapped his fingers and counted the accounts for them, and the two girls who listened were shocked.
In the past, they only knew that tree bark and hemp could make paper, but they never imagined that these straws, straws and trees that no one wanted could also make paper!
And also greatly reduce the cost of papermaking?
If this new paper can really be produced on a large scale, the poor people in the world will be able to buy paper and read books!
"In this way, the business of the paper mill and the bookstore will be handed over to you in the future!"
Unexpectedly, this old man not only has extraordinary papermaking skills, but also first-class accounting, so it is a pity that such talents are not used?
Therefore, Zhao Yin directly handed over all the business of the paper workshop and the bookstore to him.
Although Hou Qingli and Li Wanting are smart and capable, they are from wealthy families and do not know how to make careful calculations.
But Zhang Ming is different, he is just an ordinary person, and he knows that money is not easy to come by, so it is most suitable for the bookstore and paper workshop to hand over to him!
Now, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Yu Chi Baoqi and Yu Chi Baolin have all gone to Jiangnan to assist in collecting grain, and there are not many people around him who can be dispatched.
And this old man appeared at the right time, just to solve the problem of the bookstore and the paper shop being unattended!
"Thank you for your appreciation, the villain will do his best to take care of the bookstore and the paper mill ......!"
The old man was stunned for a few seconds, and then immediately thanked him!
"Master Ma, there is one more thing, the two paper mills of Lu and Zheng opposite, whether it is books or paper, are all sold at a price lower than the cost price, four cents per sheet, our new paper can be listed today, I don't know how much the price is appropriate?"
After the old man thanked him, he suddenly frowned and asked Zhao Yin suspiciously.
"Hmm...... Let's sell two for a penny! ”
Zhao Yin thought for a moment, and then said.
"So low?"
Li Wanting exclaimed in surprise and looked at him in surprise.
Although the cost of paper has decreased, it can't be sold so cheaply, right?
Even if the price is three, it can crush their two paper mills?
"The reason why I want to open a paper workshop and a bookstore is to let the children of the poor family also buy books, and the paper used, if it is set too high, it will not play a role at all!"
When he established the bookstore, it was to dismantle the education monopolized by the seven families, and he had no intention of making money in this area!
Now there are two major projects, script and newspaper, which are enough to make money every day!
So, he plans to sell books and paper at the lowest possible price.
But even so, he has profit margins!
"The villain is the son of the poor family in the world, thank you to the master of the horse!"
After listening to his words, the old man was so moved that he was about to cry, and with a "poof", he knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully to Zhao Yin.
And Hou Qingli and Li Wanting around them also admire Zhao Yin's heart to help the world!
Although this kid usually looks a little improper, he is much better than those officials who just take money and don't do anything!