Chapter 78: New Paper from the Paper Mill
Li Yu actually knows very well that things like the Martyrs' Monument have long been tired of being played by the majority of traversers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, if it can be used again and again, it must have its practicality. And for him, he doesn't expect this thing to win people's hearts. I just feel that since I have dragged others into the battlefield, at least let them have a good home. Guilt? Perhaps......
Sometimes these soldiers, to the superiors, are just a bunch of numbers, appearing in the battle damage report. For Li Yu, more than ten days ago, everyone used to talk and laugh together, and even vaguely remember the appearance and voice of a soldier.
It's a pity that now they only have a well-dressed mound, and everyone's memories of them. If, one day, with the last mention of their names, they are completely dead.
The number of recruits was quickly replenished, the role of the monument was brought into play, and the mountain people began not to reject the army. In the past, they fought mainly against the beasts and families that endangered their homeland. But it is not so easy to get them to really join the army.
At this time, not only those mountain people, but even the people of Lujiang County who had just migrated here, there were actually many people who joined the army.
In the end, more than 300 of the most suitable ones were selected, and then the conscription was unfortunately announced. It is true that there are still a lot of places to recruit soldiers in the autonomous region, but the current financial resources cannot support that large number of people.
"My lord, we have to solve a big problem as soon as possible!" After working for several days, Yuan Jian finally couldn't sit still.
"Say it!" Li Yu sat there indifferently and said.
"Now that the whole autonomous region is being built, the new crops have not yet been harvested. The key is that the supply of Wuyue region's specialties, namely furs and mountain goods, has dropped significantly.
That's it, the point is that there are no other merchants willing to come over at present, our things can't be sold at all, and it is very unfavorable to pile up for a long time. Even if Momen is willing to provide a union, it is very disadvantageous to put all his hopes on a chamber of commerce! And we also need to attract businessmen from other places to come and set up shops, too many goods are already in short supply! Yuan Lian took a report and reported to Li Yu that the report recorded all the types and quantities of goods that had been piled up, and of course, it also included a list of goods that were currently lacking.
"I'll find a way to make up for these goods......," Li Yu said calmly.
"My lord! Although I don't know how much property you can put into it, my subordinates believe that relying solely on you and the Momen Chamber of Commerce to establish a so-called commercial system will not have a good effect on the development of the autonomous region. We need a long-term, stable and inexpensive source of goods, not just looking for you to buy them! Yuan Lian said solemnly.
Yuan Jian had been introduced to the concept of basic economics by Li Yu earlier, and in his memory, this was only taught to him by Li Yu in private. With this knowledge, he quickly put it to good use in his work.
He was originally an outspoken and daring existence, and Li Yu did something wrong, so he naturally wanted to say it. The latter also felt that there was a reason for this, so he personally found Yang Lang.
Lin Ming generally doesn't ask too much about trivial matters when researching academic matters. Such a simple matter only needs to be handled by Yang Lang. This is also the real reason why Xie Huan has been pestering Yang Lang recently.
"Publicize the policies here?" Yang Lang looked at Li Yu in surprise.
"Yes, propaganda is carried out in the counties around the autonomous region, and even in the prefectures and counties, in order to attract businessmen there!" Li Yu nodded.
"What is the main policy, and I mean what kind of publicity is needed here to attract outside businessmen?" Yang Lang asked.
"Foreign businessmen who set up shops in the Autonomous Okrug are exempt from tax for the first three years and tax for the second two and a half years! Other people who open shops can also enjoy preferential conditions of tax exemption for two years and tax for one and a half years.
Tell them that there will be no customs fees here, no heavy taxes, and that the taxes will be fair. In addition, if you are short of money for investment shops, you can borrow a small amount from the government with preferential interest! Li Yu said slowly.
"It's really attractive, I'll arrange for people to spread the word!" Yang Lang nodded when he heard this, for businessmen, these policies are too generous, and they are too attractive. At least, for the businessmen of this era.
"Tell the merchants that we have a new specialty for sale here!" After Li Yu finished speaking, he opened the cloth bag beside him.
"This is paper? But this color doesn't seem to be very good, but it feels okay! The point is that this texture is too obvious and inconvenient to write......" Yang Lang evaluated this paper almost from a professional point of view.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the most popular thing was Caihou paper, which was relatively brittle and difficult to preserve, coupled with the high cost, so that the price remained high, and the rich people really couldn't afford it. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the improved rice paper was also only played by the rich, and it still had to be calculated.
"It's not for writing...... Strictly speaking, this is just a by-product of the paper mill. It is highly absorbent and permeable, so it is not suitable for writing...... Its function is mainly to deal with personal hygiene...... "Li Yu said a little embarrassed, you can't just say that it's toilet paper, right?
In layman's terms, this is called straw paper, before the advent of rolling paper, it was very popular in China, and almost every household needed to buy it for backup. It's just that in this year, ordinary people have never even touched such a thing as paper, but the first contact was toilet paper, which is so beautiful that Li Yu can't imagine it.
Yang Lang is not a fool, he hesitated for a few seconds before he understood. After being slightly surprised, he had to sigh, this Li Yu is really good at playing, and he actually uses paper as a toilet chip......
"I need to experience it so I can help you promote it, and I'd better come up with some samples!" Yang Lang thought for a while and said, although he said it seriously, it still revealed the purpose of his desire to try.
"That's no problem, I can launch this product, mainly because it has a low cost and a short production cycle. At this stage, there is no way to supply it in sufficient quantities, and it is still possible to supply several surrounding counties! Li Yu thought for a while and said.
As for the future, it will definitely expand the paper mill, and even open a special straw paper manufacturing plant to specialize in the production of straw paper.
Yang Lang nodded when he heard this, rewrapped the straw paper, and then left.
The next day, almost in the afternoon, Yang Lang quickly summoned the people from Momen, picked up the goods from Li Yu, and quickly asked them to go to other places to publicize.
"Brother Li, you are a great crime now!" Yang Lang looked at Li Yu with resentment.
"How can I be so sinful?" Li Yu said angrily.
"Not to mention that you use paper as a toilet chip, what will those families think...... I'm afraid that I can't help it, use the toilet to raise that thing, if you cut off the production of straw paper one day, I will definitely be the first to come to the door! Yang Lang said with resentment.
"Haha, I said what! Brother Yang can rest assured, can Li still treat his brother badly? When Li Yu heard this, he immediately burst out laughing.