In the end, the nine caravans scrambled to sign the pledge.

said that it was a promise, but in fact, with Cangguo's current ability, there was really no ability for them to fulfill their promises, but as long as they had technology in hand, these businessmen begged to do business with Cangguo, and fulfilling their promises became inevitable.

Bundle of interests is the best letter of commitment.

Of course, in addition to these books, Yang Mu also launched another product - paper!

The paper in this world is similar to straw paper, like the material of calligraphy beginners, not to mention yellow and rough, it is also easy to rot, and it is easy to break if it is slightly wet, and the toughness is very poor.

Take the "Military Training Manual" made by Yang Mu when he first came to this world, but he couldn't draw because of this reason.

If it weren't lightweight, I'm afraid everyone wouldn't use it to write, for the aristocracy, the important things were recorded on the cloth, and the actual use of the paper was more as a toilet in the latrine.

For a very simple example, Cai Lun improved papermaking during the Eastern Han Dynasty in history, and paper really appeared on the stage of history, and then after hundreds of years, it became the main carrier of information dissemination.

This is also a very deformed place in this world, and the rest of the aspects, such as clothing and etiquette, are very developed, even to the water products of the Tang and Song dynasties, but in terms of papermaking, it is stuck before the Eastern Han Dynasty.

If you talk about it in a normal context, the quality of paper in this world should be between Cai Lun and before and after he improves papermaking, even if someone improves paper, it will take hundreds of years before it can really become the mainstream text carrier.

However, the birth of Cangguo Paper Mill directly made the use of paper in this world span hundreds of years of development, so that paper books were born in the world.

The quality of the paper produced by the paper mill is already similar to that of pirated books in later generations, and if the process is improved, it is not a problem to produce the same paper as textbooks in later generations.

Of course, these are all plans for the future, and as far as the current papermaking technology of Cangguo is concerned, it is enough to get rid of a few streets of the major vassal states.

The merchants were overjoyed, and once the paper was shipped back home, it would definitely be loved by the aristocracy, and it would be absolutely fine to sell it for a high price.

And in terms of demand, it is definitely much greater than "Fables", this business can be done for a long time!

Yang Mu was sitting on the dragon chair, calm and serious on the surface.

A bunch of silly hats!

This is the most direct thought in his heart, an original paper from the assembly line, the size of a newspaper, the cost of about a penny, sold to them for 300 yuan, and he even looked happy, and the wronged head did it amazingly.

In the end, each caravan decided to purchase 100,000 taels of paper, plus 900,000 books, for a total of 1,800,000 taels of silver.

Of these, 540,000 taels were paid for in cash, and the other 1,260,000 taels were offset by goods.

There are six types of goods used for offsetting, namely salt, iron, furs, silk, horses, and grain.

Considering that some countries have stricter controls on iron and horses, the proportion can be slightly lower in both areas.

The stones in the hearts of the merchants finally fell to the ground, and immediately after leaving the palace, they rushed to the post house of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the caravan under the name of the messenger immediately escorted the goods to come, and at the same time, they themselves also walked around the city, shocked.

Among them, what surprised them was not only the stories that have happened in the past few months, but also the series of government reforms, which made them feel deviant and completely out of accordance with the rules.

Obviously, the people of Cangguo are generally poor, but their faces seem to be relaxed, and there is no complaint about the court and the government.

Cangguo, what kind of country is it?

Of course, these questions do not need to be answered by the people, and the newspapers on the street signs tell them the answers.

Although through these newspapers, they had a general understanding of Cangguo, but their hearts were even more shocked.

How are the books and newspapers of Cangguo made?

To be sure, when they first saw these books, they were far more shocked by the craftsmanship than the content, and they didn't think much about it before they were focused on business, but now they saw the newspaper and couldn't help but start thinking about it.

This country is much more than it seems......

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In late December, the weather warmed up.

Nine caravans had procured books and paper, and the Ministry of Industry issued a decree to open a new block in the west of the city for future merchants from all over the world.

At the same time, merchants from various countries also came to Cangcheng one after another, and roughly estimated, there were more than 30 of these caravans, and the scale was about the same as the previous nine caravans, all of which were the best among the caravans of various countries.

Without exception, these caravans all went through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expressed their desire to be seen.

However, they were greeted by the Ministry of Commerce.

Speaking of which, the presence of the Ministry of Commerce in the Cangguo court is almost zero, as one of the six new departments, the usual work is to wander around the market, deal with the vendors, deal with all kinds of disputes, and there is no really capable big thing.

Therefore, it is often forgotten in the court.

Even, some people jokingly call the Ministry of Commerce a good place to live in the old age, and call it the "Ministry of Idlers".

Qin Changfeng, as the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, of course, felt very uncomfortable, every time he held a court meeting, he stood in an inconspicuous corner with his head down, and there was a faint worry in his heart, afraid that if His Majesty the Emperor remembered it one day, he also felt that they were redundant, and it would be a big joke to abolish this department.

However, today's Ministry of Commerce has ushered in a large group of foreign businessmen.

Hasn't this matter always been handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

Qin Changfeng had some doubts in his heart, originally according to the division of responsibilities of the major departments set up at the beginning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was mainly responsible for handling political affairs between countries, and as for matters such as negotiating business cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce was mainly responsible.

Strictly speaking, the nine caravans last time should also be approached by the Ministry of Commerce.

However, the group of businessmen went directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked to meet with His Majesty the Emperor, and they got involved in political affairs, which have always been handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The sense of existence of the Ministry of Commerce was already low, so Qin Changfeng didn't dwell on this matter and let it go.

Unexpectedly, after going around and around, I still returned to the Ministry of Commerce.

Qin Changfeng inquired, only to know that this was an order from His Majesty the Emperor, and these businessmen in the future would be handled by the Ministry of Commerce.

Full discretion!

Qin Changfeng only felt a surge of blood and energy, and he was extremely excited.

What excites him is not the great power, but the fact that the Ministry of Commerce finally has something to do!

It's no longer the "idler's department" that is ridiculed!