"With money to be made, who would miss this opportunity?" Yuan Shao admitted it frankly, or rather, there was no point in being hypocritical at this time. Spread it out and talk about the price, it's quicker.

In the end, everyone's relationship is not close enough, otherwise you can still play the emotional card. The ultimate goal of playing the emotional card in business operations is to reduce prices.

"But as far as I know, the Yuan family already has a paper mill, and they almost have a monopoly on hemp materials." Liu Tao said jokingly.

In the front, the royal paper mill was squeezed to the point that it almost collapsed, and in the back, it was planned to insert a hand of bamboo paper. If you really want to count it, this Yuan family is indeed a little unkind. The key is the purpose behind it, whether it is just to make money or to cut off Liu Hong's financial route.

"Deran should know very well that hemp is used in many places." Yuan Shao shook his head, "First of all, cloth, this is the main use of hemp. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing is at the front, the output of hemp itself is slightly insufficient, how much can be used for papermaking? Not to mention, like hemp rope and fishing nets, many daily necessities also need to use hemp. ”

The first Han to use the big . The three varieties of hemp, ramie and jute, as Zhang Qian brought flax back to Dahan, this 'flax' began to settle in China and gradually became the main crop.

The key is that flaxseed can be pressed for oil, which is also a very nutritious edible vegetable oil.

In the later oil rankings, among the oils used for stir-frying and stewing, flaxseed oil ranked eleventh in the top 20 on the list; In the oil for cold salad and steaming, it ranks fifth.

Paper is only a carrier of words, and because there are wooden and bamboo slips, it is not really a necessity of life. After all, deducting the government, and the need for rich literati, basically not everyone needs this thing.

This also means that only a small fraction of flax can be used to make paper. Cai Lun had to use hemp rope, broken fishing nets, linen heads and other leftovers to make paper, and even added some bark.

If there are few raw materials, it will be much easier to monopolize it, and Yuan Valve will come forward and unite several wealthy families to monopolize the supply of raw materials around Sizhou, of course, it will not be a problem.

Needless to say, the purpose is naturally to squeeze down the royal paper mill, and then on the Sizhou side, they are naturally the only one.

Who knew that after Liu Tao came to Luoyang, he actually proposed the concept of making paper from bamboo. Especially in a short period of time, a batch of 'toilet paper' was made. The use made the scribes scoff, but the people who actually used it thought it was very good.

The key is to make this kind of paper, and naturally it can also make better paper that can be used for writing. If this is the case, then it makes little sense for Yuan Valve to come forward to monopolize raw materials.

The price of bamboo is much cheaper than the price of hemp, and leftovers are not available at any time, so Yuan Valve naturally intends to get a piece of the pie, and not just a piece of the pie.

"If you and I cooperate, then the paper produced can even supply the thirteen states." Yuan Shao stepped forward to lure, "Whether it is Caihou paper or bamboo paper, it will be in our hands, and Deran should know how big the profit is." ”

"Although the craft of bamboo paper is confidential, as long as you are willing to think carefully, it may not be impossible to reproduce. It is said that the Yuan family itself can also invest in the field of bamboo paper, and can even leave me to operate...... So where should we start with cooperation? "Liu Tao is not fooled.

The Yuan family can make bamboo paper by themselves, so of course there is no need to cooperate with him. However, now that I have found it, the problem is obvious.

Or, the Yuan family is worried that the paper mill under their name will play the brand of bamboo paper and gradually occupy the bamboo paper market. It will take them a while to figure it out, and they will be treated as 'imitators', which is not a matter of course.

If you cooperate, then there is no problem in terms of craftsmanship, and the key is not to worry about becoming an 'imitator' or 'follower'. In the final analysis, it is possible to reduce scientific research investment and research cycle, and quickly enter the link of making money, so why not cooperate?

Or, the Yuan family just wants to completely separate themselves from His Majesty's side. In the name of cooperation, he severed his contact with Liu Hong and cut off his financial resources.

Compared with Liu Hong, in fact, the Yuan family's door is wider, after all, the protégés and former officials are all over the world, and they also have great appeal in Shilin. This means that in terms of sales channels, the Yuan family has an advantage.

If you cooperate with the Yuan family, then the paper will definitely sell very well, and the profit is so large that it is indeed very entangled.

However, if you really listen to what he says, cooperate with him. Then in the end, he must be separated from Liu Hong, so this extra profit will be regarded as the 'breakup fee' for him to change the court.

is not only to cut off Liu Hong's financial resources, but even maybe, when Yuan Valve feels that he is a bully, he will gradually empty himself, and then slowly marginalize himself from the management, and finally even kick himself out.

Of course, partnering with Liu Hong will also have this risk. There is this kind of risk in partnering with others to do business, so if it is possible, Liu Tao actually wants to eat alone.

"I have already cooperated with His Majesty, and the paper workshop, as well as the part that is going to be expanded recently, is supported by His Majesty. Liu is a relative of the Han family in the end, and His Majesty is so benevolent, I naturally can't live up to it. Liu Tao directly refused.

In the end, it is a clan relative, and Liu Hong's black hand must also be weighed. But Yuan Valve is different, they don't hesitate to do it.

"Did De Ran ever think that Your Majesty has squandered a little too much in the past few years?" Yuan Shao could only persuade in another way, "Not to mention the Liuxiang Canal and the Liuxiang Palace, the establishment of Hongdu Gate School also squandered a lot of internal money. ”

After a pause, he said with a sincere look: "Your Majesty continues to squander like this, and the wind of extravagance will rise." Now that money is needed everywhere, it really can't withstand such a toss from His Majesty. It's better to cut off the path of cultivating this kind of atmosphere before His Majesty really cultivates it......"

In the final analysis, it is a sign of loyalty to let His Majesty have no money, so that His Majesty will be hard and simple, so as not to rise up in extravagance. If that day really appears, it will be a failure of the courtiers.

"We and other Han courtiers have worked tirelessly for the world, but because of Deran's support to give Your Majesty a lot of money, this kind of atmosphere has formed, or Your Majesty is messing around again...... Then the sin is serious. Yuan Shao was vague, but in fact, he said it explicitly.

The implication is that if Liu Tao does not cooperate, then the result may become the target of the joint crusade of the scholars. The temptation can't be achieved, the direct threat is like this, and sure enough, the routines are like this.

"It turns out that everyone in the court is trying to limit His Majesty's use, but they haven't thought about how to make some money for the court...... The treasury is still empty, can you tell me how much money you spend? Or is it because, at all, no one has thought about how to fill it up? Liu Tao teased.

got up immediately, but he was too lazy to continue talking nonsense, and directly left a sentence: "Erfeng Erlu, the people are fat and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive." Princes of Gongon, take this as a warning! ”