In fact, it is more accurate to say that it is a comic book, the size of a sixty-four booklet, and the pictures account for a large part, and there is a small line of words underneath. The printed ones are all story-based things, including ghosts and foxes, myths and legends, Chinese classics, as well as things such as Tang poems and prophetic stories. This is a new printing factory set up by Chaogai, and its main business is to print sowing instructions for new crops such as Tianwang rice and Tianwang cotton. Since most of the people don't know how to read and write, and the illiteracy accounts for a large part, I am afraid that few people can understand the use of words as instructions, but it is different when they use pictures, everyone can understand part of them, and they can play a corresponding role.

Looking at the hundreds of varieties of comic books, Zhu Wu sighed a little: "Brother, can you sell so many comic books by printing?" ”

Chao Gai said: "Businessmen are profitable, now we will export the source of trade products to give profits, and everyone will make money together, but anyone who does foreign trade, every time they buy 10,000 copies will be sold to them, don't buy this album Don't buy our cotton clothes and socks." ”

It turned out that the textile factory that Chao Gai let Cheng Lin be responsible for has been completed and put into operation, and the scale is huge, with 5,000 female workers, mainly for textile production of cotton thread and cotton cloth, and now the cotton output has a considerable scale, and then processed by the garment workshop to make all kinds of cotton clothes, cotton clothes absorb sweat, easy to dry, and are very comfortable to wear, and the nomadic people such as Daliao and Jin in the north do not have this kind of material at all, so the market is very good. Chao Gai did not monopolize this trade product, but opened up the supply of goods, and let many merchants sell this kind of product together.

While chatting, two people came in, although they were wearing the clothes of the Great Song Dynasty, they were actually from Liao.

These two people are businessmen among the nobles of the Liao State, and the nobles generally find agents to do business, not do it themselves.

As soon as the two men came in, they said, "Last time, we purchased 20,000 pieces of autumn clothes and pants, and they sold quickly, but why do you have to match this kind of comic book, no one buys it at all." ”

Naturally, it is not Chao Gai's turn to do this kind of thing of receiving guests, and the person in charge said: "You will take care of it, this kind of comic book has a strong story, you buy it, and it will sell well next time." ”

"Forget it, forget it, I won't talk to you more, 10,000 copies, how much is it." The merchant of Liao said.

10,000 copies are only 20,000 copper coins, which is only 20 times, but the comic strips are printed on paper, and the weight is still there, so they have to be carried by several large animals. However, it is clear that due to the high profit of cotton clothing, they are naturally willing to buy this kind of thing.

Soon the customer paid the money and left, and as for the goods, they were all ready, and let the guy send them to the inn where they lived.

When the guests left, Zhu Wu said: "Although the sales of cotton clothes are good, it is always bad to force the sale so much." ”

Chao Gai said: "It makes sense, we should improve the album so that people are more willing to buy it." ”

Zhu Wu casually took a picture album and looked at it, the painting work was average, it was not very exciting, it was obviously just the handwriting of ordinary people.

"Just find a good painter and draw a stereotyped print. In addition, the short stories should also be improved, write more interesting stories, find a few writers, and make the stories coherent. Zhu Wu said.

Chao Gai said something to the person in charge, and decided to immediately cancel the bundled sale of the album, and give it away instead, and all the merchants who buy a large number of cotton clothes and cotton clothes will give away comic books.

This time, the exhibitors are mainly local suppliers in Shandong, especially the new addition of dried hawthorn, salvia tea, honeysuckle tea and other special products, which are all specialties in Yishui County. Other products such as leather vests, leather shoes, belts and so on have also been added. There is also the feed of corn processing, which is mainly supplied to war horses and pigs. However, there are not many people who raise pigs in these years, and even if there are pigs, they are reluctant to use feed, but horses are different, and there are a lot of horse feed.

The sales of the seed firm are still hot, and there is not enough manpower, and this year's Tianwang rice has a huge harvest, and the planting effect is obvious to all, so there are many new growers. Then there is this autumn and withdrew from the product of Tianwang cotton, known as a warmer flower than fur, Tianwang cotton can weave clothes, make quilts, and have a wide range of uses. As soon as it was launched, sales skyrocketed, and the giant granaries built on the big island of Shuibo Liangshan have been blown up.

But there are also bad points, there are individual farmers feel that they already have Tianwang rice seeds at home, there is no need to spend high prices to buy seeds, for such farmers there is really no other way, is to let them try, and when the yield is low in the second year, they know to buy seeds when they know that their own grain can not be retained. However, the Intelligence Service has recently discovered a large seller of fake seeds, which is preparing to be put on sale. This family is none other than the three brothers Zhu Long, Zhu Hu and Zhu Biao of Zhujiazhuang. The three brothers were collecting and drying the 3,000 acres of corn planted on the farm, and planned to sell all of them as seeds.

Chao Gai turned around the exhibition for a whole morning, and the merchants from all over the world to talk and exchange, in the afternoon Chao Gai was ready to continue to turn, after all, merchants also need to be wooed, as a regiment to train soldiers, money to grasp both hands.

At this time, Jiao Ting came in and said, "Brother, there is a guest from Dongping Mansion who wants to see you." ”

Chao Gai said: "Who is from Dongping Mansion? ”

Jiao Ting said: "This person is quite mysterious, I just don't say it when I ask him." ”

Chao Gai asked Jiao Ting to invite this person in, Chao Gai saw that it was an old man, it was none other than the housekeeper of Lord Cheng, the prefect of Dongping Mansion, Chao Gai didn't dare to hold it up, and hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be Mr. Cheng." ”

Mr. Cheng said: "My lord has something to look for you, please Chao Tuanlian must come to the guest room to discuss in detail." ”

Chao Gai said, "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

Chao Gai didn't bring many people, so he took Jiao Ting and Luo Yun and followed Mr. Cheng to the upper room of the inn. Chao Gai went in alone, and when he saw Cheng Zhifu, Cheng Wanli was drinking tea there.

It turns out that this is the case, this year, due to the promotion of Tianwang rice, there are almost 100,000 mu of Jeju Prefecture, the effect of increasing grain production is very significant, more cattle and horses on credit sales have promoted the number of cattle and horses and other large livestock, more active trade, so that the economy has developed even more, and the economy of the entire four counties of Jeju has reached a new level, basically there is no famine, no starvation death. In the Northern Song Dynasty, if there was no famine and no starvation, it could be beautified as a peaceful and prosperous era. On the other hand, Dongping Mansion is a big house, there are many people and many things, under the conscientious governance of Cheng Governor's Mansion, although it is quite passable, but it is basically just maintained, the people have not made much improvement in people's livelihood, and Cheng Governor's Mansion has no other wishes, just to let the people live a good life.

Governor Cheng said to the housekeeper: "We are so close to Yuncheng, just across a lake, why are they full of cattle and sheep, chickens and ducks all over the ground, and the common people are full of surplus grain, so they can't do it when they come to us." ”

The old housekeeper said: "Most of the cattle and horses in Yuncheng are sold on credit in the Yuncheng Horse Market, and they are repaid with young animals, or paid in installments, otherwise where can the common people afford to buy them." In addition, their Tianwang rice is very popular, and I think that in the autumn, the seeds will be sold more to our Dongping Mansion. Didn't the adults introduce a batch of Tianwang rice in the spring, and the feedback from the growers was very good, and the basic yield per mu was more than 800 catties, just wait a few years for our Dongpyeong Province to be the same as Jeju. ”

Cheng Zhifu shook his head and said: "That's what I'm worried about, this year's Tianwang rice harvest is abundant, with high yield and good benefits." Everyone in Shandong knows about it, so there are many seeds in various places, how much land Chao Gai can have, and tens of thousands of acres can be rented in various places, so his seeds are very limited, and I am afraid that they will not put many seeds in our Dongping Mansion at that time. ”

The housekeeper said, "That's easy, my lord will write me a letter, and I will go to see Chao Gai and ask him to leave more seeds for our Dongping Mansion." ”

Cheng Zhifu said: "One trick is fresh, eat all over the world." Now the Tianwang rice cultivated by Chao Gai will definitely have a profound impact, and I am afraid that it will go down in history in the future, or I will go over in person, and the cooperation in other aspects also needs to be talked about more, to see if he can also sell cattle and horses on credit in our Dongping Mansion. ”

In this way, Cheng Zhifu wore civilian clothes and brought two officials and housekeepers to Yuncheng Trade City to talk to Chao Gai secretly, which is why Cheng Governor's Mansion suddenly came to Chao Gai.

Seeing Chao Gai coming, Cheng Zhifu hurriedly put down the teacup and came over to greet Chao Gai in person.

"The old man took the liberty to come, and he looked at Haihan where he was disturbed." Cheng Zhifu Road.

Chao Gai hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." Lord Cheng loves the people like a son, and Chao Gai admires him very much. ”

The two sat down, and Cheng Zhifu said: "This trade city is already so large-scale, why do you want to have a trade show, isn't it a bit redundant." ”

Chao Gai said with a smile: "The trade show is temporary, just five days, mainly considering that some businesses in nearby states and counties have goods, but they can't afford to lease long-term stores, so get some greenhouses and temporary exhibitions, so that merchants from other places can learn more about it." ”

"Chao Tuanlian is really kind-hearted, you are not afraid that these small businesses will steal your business, I think their products are somewhat overlapping and similar to yours." Cheng Zhifu said.

Chao Gai said: "Master Cheng laughed, as the old saying goes, there are a lot of goods sold, and merchants like to gather, the more goods, the more business." Besides, where in the world is there no competitive business, everyone eats according to their ability, and they are afraid of competition. ”

"It's really good, if only I had a capable person like you in Dongping Mansion." Cheng Zhifu changed his words as he spoke, "The old man came here to beg for food from you this time, and the rice bowls of hundreds of thousands of people in Dongping Mansion depend on you." ”

Chao Gai guessed that the prefect had come to him to ask for seeds.

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