The second lady's face changed slightly.

These days, she has witnessed an endless stream of Confucian scholars and scholars begging for paper, and even came to the palace to steal paper, which is very difficult to find.

As long as you are not blind, you can see the infinite potential of the paper.

Although she hated Xiao Duhou, she never disliked things that could earn money, and she couldn't help but have the idea of taking the paper workshop under her control.

However, there is no suitable reason.

At the beginning, Xiao Duhou took the initiative to come to her to ask for a sum of five thousand taels of silver, but she didn't give it a and didn't give... Now that I think about it, I regret dying.

If the money had been approved at that time, she would have been able to bring the paper-making workshop over now, without even negotiating.

But the little dusk marquis didn't get the silver from her, but went to the county lord to get a sum of money.

The money for this papermaking workshop was privately contributed by the county lord Li Yu, and this papermaking workshop was the private property of the county lord.

The prince didn't nod his head on this matter, and she couldn't take the ownership of the paper workshop.

She instructed her henchman Qian to find an opportunity to complain in front of the prince, just to complain to the prince.

But.

This wind is not in the right direction!

The prince and the little dusk Hou chatted a few words, but they were actually led astray by the little dusk marquis, and they cared about the price of the new paper.

The prince is going to buy paper from his son-in-law?

This time, Li Yu and Xiao Duhou were recruited, shouldn't it be to scold Xiao Duhou for putting the paper in the thatched house of the small bamboo forest, so as to provoke the ridicule of the Confucian scholars all over the world, and then directly return the papermaking workshop to the public property of the palace?

The second lady immediately glanced at the chief manager of Qian, and asked him to immediately turn the wind direction that was deviated.

Mr. Qian comprehended, bowed down, and said to Li Rongyu: "Lord Wang, let the villain give a word." It's a great thing for my uncle to make paper... Only the new paper is placed in the thatched house, which is a little inappropriate.

Every day, a group of Confucian scholars are invited to come to the small bamboo forest of the palace to steal paper, and the palace loses a lot of money and reputation.

You know, hemp paper on the market can be sold for ten wen. This new paper is of high quality, and it is natural that it is worth 20 wen a piece. Nearly a hundred pieces of paper were stolen in one day, and several taels of silver were lost.

The villain is the head of the palace and is responsible for the income and expenditure of various industries in the palace, and cannot turn a blind eye. ... Can you ask the prince to allocate 5,000 taels of silver from the public account to the county lord to buy this paper-making workshop, and collect the workshop into the royal account? ”

As soon as Li Yu heard this, he knew that the second lady was worried about Xiao Duhou's paper-making workshop, and couldn't help sneering, "Manager Qian is trying to interfere with the private accounts of the county lord?" The five thousand taels of silver used to make paper were paid out of my private account, and this paper-making workshop was my workshop. There is no rule for confiscation of private accounts in the Pingwang Mansion! ”

Chief Manager Qian hurriedly bowed down and said hurriedly: "The villain doesn't dare, the county lord has misunderstood." This paper-making workshop is actually very risky, and if there are very few scholars who buy paper, it will lose a lot. It is better to put the papermaking workshop in the public account. This huge risk is borne by the county lord of the royal mansion. ”

"Yu'er, don't blame Mr. Qian. Manager Qian is also thinking about the county lord and the peace palace. Papermaking is a long-term business, and the first ten years were all losses, and there was no money at all. ”

The second lady also helped to explain, and said with a smile: "Think about it, new paper can be made into books, and a few scholars will easily buy it." But this price is 20 copper coins a piece, and there are very few people who can afford it, and the sales volume is naturally small.

It is better to pay a sum of five thousand taels of silver from the official account of the palace to the county lord, and then transfer the paper workshop to the public property of the palace.

This paper-making business has been in business for a long time, and gradually it can make a little money. Our royal family has a big business, and if we have a long-term income in the future, we will be much more generous in terms of expenses.

The palace is more decent, and compared with other gates and palaces in Jinling, our mansion does not look shabby. ”

"What the second lady said is very true, and that's exactly what the villain thinks."

Mr. Qian wiped his sweat and nodded in agreement. He is the henchman brought by the second lady from Xie Mansion, and he must charge into battle for the second lady and offend the county lord.

Li Yu didn't pay attention to the singing and harmony of the two at all, but said coldly: "Whether the papermaking workshop is losing money or making money, that's my business, don't worry about Erniang." There is no reason for the palace to bear the loss. Don't mention this again! ”

The second lady was blocked back by Li Yu's words, and she couldn't help choking.

She didn't dare to insist on Li Yu's private property, so she could only look at King Ping. Whether the papermaking workshop can be collected into the public account depends on the words of the prince.

"Papermaking is a small production, Yu'er can keep it if you want to, so that you can take care of it... But don't ruin the reputation of the palace. Don't let those Confucian scholars and scholars go to the small bamboo forest anymore... If someone asks for paper, let them bid for it! ”

Li Rong pondered for a moment and shook his head.

When he heard the words of several people, he almost understood the situation in the house. The second lady should want to take charge of this papermaking workshop herself, instead of letting Xiao Duhou and Li Yu take charge of it.

This is what happened today.

But he wouldn't care about the small amount of money in the paper workshop.

Besides, this is the paper invented by the son-in-law Xiao Duhou, and he can't pull his face to come over.

Otherwise, it would be a big joke in Jinling City to spread the word that he bullied his son-in-law and took away his daughter's private property!

Even if the paper workshop is quite profitable, it will only cheapen his only daughter, and in the future, the entire Pingwang Mansion will inherit the family business from Li Yu and the son of Xiao Duhou.

The fat and water do not flow to outsiders, and the meat is in their own pots. Why bother to worry about who is in charge of the paper workshop.

"Yes, Daddy!"

Li Yu smiled and nodded, and then glanced at Chu Tianxiu. It was all a foolish thing he did, and he was sued by the second lady for taking the opportunity, which provoked his father to say something, and almost robbed the paper workshop.

Chu Tianxiu just ate the meat with his head bored.

He didn't interject, just watched the stepdaughter and the stepmother fighting openly and secretly. Yu Er directly blocked the second lady's small abacus that wanted to usurp the paper workshop.

It seems that Yu'er is still stronger than her stepmother in the palace.

A small win!

I haven't really made a move yet, is this palace house fight a win with Yu'er lying down?

Li Rong also said that the construction of a library pavilion required a large amount of paper, and Chu Tianxiu immediately agreed to it, and how much paper was needed was all wrapped up in him.

Of course, Li Rong was embarrassed to ask his son-in-law for nothing.

At the price of five copper coins and a piece of paper, the money is paid from the public account.

Reading people's things is never cheap.

A five-story library is piled up, which is a long-term business, at least tens of thousands of books on paper... Even more, it can make the papermaking workshop desperately increase production.

Chu Tianxiu was happy in his heart, thinking about how much money he could earn with this money.

"Virtuous son-in-law, I heard Yu'er say that you submitted the "Self-Recommendation Book" to the bus government? On the bus side, can there be a rejection of the self-recommendation letter? ”

After Li Rong finished talking about papermaking, he remembered something again and asked.

"Yes, I handed it in a few days ago! Not dismissed. ”

Chu Tianxiu hurriedly said.

"It's so good, it hasn't been rejected by the bus government, so it should be handed over to the Prime Minister's Mansion by the bus order Yang Jiang, and Prime Minister Xie will draft a list of people for this year's year, and hand it over to His Majesty for personal inspection.

Xie Zhuxiang has a good temper, and he rarely rejects a recommendation here. As for the emperor's side... You have been preparing for questions these days. There are only a few days left before Laba's palace test. ”

Li Rong thought for a moment.

Prime Minister Xie's youngest daughter is Xie Liyuan, and Prime Minister Xie Cheng, the head of the Xie family, is his father-in-law.

He thought about how to praise this little dusk marquis who often did foolish things without showing a trace in front of the emperor, and help his virtuous son-in-law participate in the palace examination!

Where is the bright spot for the gentleman who can even throw a piece of paper into the thatched house?

A little dusk in black clothes... It's hard to find a shining spot.

Headache!