Qin Qinshou is just a businessman, and he is just a businessman who sells bamboo groceries in the county, but he has such ambitions!

Ye Chang stared at him and didn't speak for a while, and Qin Qinshou didn't expect to be able to convince Ye Chang with just a few words, he held his breath, and when Ye Chang said no, he wanted to stir up his tongue to persuade him.

But Ye Chang opened his mouth and let all his preparations fail.

"Okay, Shopkeeper Qin has such ambitions, how can there be any reason for it. However, in the lower mountain and wild village, people are soft-spoken, have no wealth and no power, and there is no way to generalize, so this matter will be handed over to the shopkeeper Qin. ”

Qin Qinshou was short of breath in an instant, he looked at Ye Chang in a daze, and said after a while: "Ye Langjun, if you dedicate this law to the imperial court, you will definitely be rewarded by the imperial court. ”

Ye Chang smiled and said, "I know the way." ”

"Since Ye Langjun knows this, why do you still have this great credit...... Handover to servants? ”

"I am a man of the mountains, what is the reward of the Lord to me? If the shopkeeper Qin gets a benefit and feels that he can't go, and wants to give me some money, I will be willing. ”

"This ......"

Qin Qinshou didn't know what to say, if Ye Chang was a high-spirited person, but he didn't refuse money, if he was not greedy enough, he was not moved by Mingju.

After thinking for a while, Qin Qinshou couldn't understand the reason, so he arched his hand and said: "If Ye Langjun doesn't give up, the servant is willing to run for Ye Langjun." ”

"No, no, the shopkeeper doesn't have to be like this, if the shopkeeper Qin is worried about regretting it, we can also make a note." Ye Chang Ha smiled and said: "In the next ambition, half an acre of square pond and a mountain are enough." ”

Qin Qinshou was in awe: "Ye Langjun is not a person from the turbid world, he is a servant." ”

The Tang Dynasty is a popular "shortcut to the south", those who are interested in the imperial court often choose a rural seclusion, and then the imperial court sends people to conquer, so they perform a good drama that ascends to the sky step by step. Qin Qinshou thought that Ye Chang was playing this idea, although he praised it in his mouth, he was a little disapprehensive in his heart: those who lived in seclusion and invited fame to get the attention of the imperial court were all amazing and brilliant people, not to mention anything else, it was Li Mi, a mountain man who had become famous in the past two years, and was known as a "prodigy" when he was young.

Although Ye Chang has met immortals, compared with Li Mi, his reputation is still not obvious.

"But the shopkeeper Qin came just in time, and he originally had something to do, and he wanted to consult the shopkeeper Qin. Qin's shopkeeper's bamboo, I don't know where it came in? ”

"Ye Langjun asked what to do about this?"

"I have no intention of doing bamboo business, I just want to know the source of the bamboo in your place, if the shopkeeper Qin feels that it is necessary to keep it secret, then I will ask others in the next place."

Qin Qinshou's face changed slightly: "Ye Langjun misunderstood, the servant was just curious about what was the use of Ye Langjun asking this...... The small shop Maozhu is all from Jinjialing, Hanoi County. ”

These days, Ye Chang has figured out the location of this Xiuwu County. Xiuwu itself is not well-known, but Henan County, Henan Prefecture, on the edge of it, is about the Jiaozuo area of later generations. The so-called Busan is the famous Yundae Mountain in later generations. In short, this area is located in the northwest of Henan, at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain. Therefore, he was surprised that Qin Qinshou was able to sell moso bamboo in large quantities: Could it be that the temperature in the Tang Dynasty was really so high, and even in the north there was a large number of moso bamboo?

"Jin Jialing, Hanoi County, how far is it from here?" Ye Chang asked again.

"It's just more than 30 miles, and you can get there in one day."

"How much bamboo can there be in Jinjialing? How many acres are there, and how many plants are there? ”

This question made Qin Qinshou's expression solemn, and it was obvious that Ye Chang was not only inquiring out of curiosity, but also had a deep meaning behind it.

"Hanoi produces bamboo, since the Han Dynasty, so the seven sages of the bamboo forest live in seclusion. However, moso bamboo is a southern bamboo species, which likes humidity and heat, and is rare in the north. My ancestors of the Qin family led it to Jinjialing, and now there are hundreds of acres of bamboos and hundreds of thousands of bamboos. Qin Qinshou thought for a while and then replied: "However, from Hanoi to Xiuwu, there is no shortage of Gangzhu and so on. ”

Ye Chang squinted his eyes and thought for a while, he really couldn't be sure if this kind of bamboo, known as Gangzhu, would help him in his planning.

"Ye Langjun doesn't have to use the bamboo?" Qin Qinshou asked tentatively.

"Yes, it works."

"Oh, I don't know what to do, can Ye Langjun say and listen to the servant?"

"Papermaking." Ye Chang replied very simply.

He was indeed ready to make paper, and after pondering for a long time, Ye Chang felt that papermaking was the fastest industry that could make him rich in this era.

Of course, the most important reason is that he is fed up with the feeling of using a toilet chip - shaving his butt with a piece of bamboo, it is really a technical job, and Ye Chang feels like a doctor using a scalpel to operate on himself.

Therefore, paper must be made, toilet paper must be made!

Since you want to make paper, then making toilet paper from wheat straw is only one of them, and if you want to make money, you have to use bamboo to make bamboo paper. It just so happens that Ye Chang is no stranger to this set of craftsmanship - he can almost memorize all the methods of bamboo paper manufacturing in Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" in the late Ming Dynasty. But he only knows that the road is made of bamboo, and he is not sure whether the rest of the bamboo can be made.

However, since this matter is mentioned, sooner or later it will be necessary to test it.

"Paper...... Ye Langjun actually wants to make paper? Qin Qinshou said in surprise: "Use bamboo? ”

"Exactly, whether it will be successful or not, it is not yet known, but if it can be done, it may have to be bothered by the shopkeeper to sell it."

"This matter is easy to hear, if you get good paper, you won't worry about sales." Qin Qinshou pondered for a while: "However, the servant has always heard that papermaking mostly uses hemp, mulberry, and wheat, or bamboo to make paper, and it is not very smelly." ”

Qin Qinshou is still quite familiar with the price of paper, 100 pieces of white paper, the price is 40 to 50 Wen, that is to say, it is equivalent to three buckets of rice, this price is cheaper than before, but it is still too expensive, so that many readers have no money to buy paper, so they scribble everywhere, write poems on the wall of others, often named "the wall".

"It should be cheaper than today's paper." Ye Chang said: "But it will take half a year for these to decompose, and before that, Shopkeeper Qin will keep it secret for me." ”

"Oh? Why keep it secret? ”

"If it doesn't work, it will make people laugh." Ye Chang smiled.

The conversation between the two of them, Liu Gui heard it in his ears, and he sneered in his heart.

This Eleven Lang really doesn't know the height of the sky, but he was lucky enough to attract water under the guidance of the immortals, but now he wants to make paper - if the paper is so easy to make, will it be his turn?

Also, he was afraid of making jokes...... He also knew that he didn't wait for the opportunity to make a joke in half a year. However, this matter has to be returned to the Liu family!

Although there is no wine at this banquet, it is also a joy for the guests and hosts, after Qin Qinshou learned that Ye Shu was going to the capital to serve, he also specially repaired a letter and asked Ye Shu to take it to Chang'an City, saying that it was a close relative of him, and he also presided over a shop in Chang'an West City. This is actually to let his relative take care of Ye Shu, such a gesture of goodwill, Ye Shu understands, not to mention Ye Chang.

The excitement dispersed, Xiang'er finally snatched the job of cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Ye Chang went to the kitchen to help, the two chattered, Xiang'er just wanted to learn the recipes of those dishes, of course Ye Chang would not cherish himself, and also taught Xiang'er several other stir-fry methods. The better Xiang'er learns, the more he will be able to be lazy and enjoy his mouth in the future, so why not.

"Eleven Lang, half of the oil has been used for you, and besides, that big fat meat has never been refined into oil!" After cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Xiang'er noticed the problem: "Even if it's a long branch, it's impossible to eat like this every day, right?" ”

With Ye Chang's belongings, eating like this every day will definitely go bankrupt, Ye Chang said with a smile: "That is the case, let's raise pigs and chickens by ourselves!" ”

"The family only relies on Shishilang and slaves, but they can't raise it, and Liu Gui doesn't care about things." Xiang'er said a bad word about Liu Gui behind his back, Ye Chang stretched out his head to the yard to take a look, Liu Gui was really not there, and he didn't know where to hide to be lazy.

"Well, ask the neighbors to help, it's too troublesome to raise pigs, but it's easy to raise chickens." Ye Chang pondered for a moment: "But it's not easy to do, living in the village, we can raise a few chickens, and the taste is not good, unless we move to the foot of the mountain and have more fields." ”

"Eleven Langjun should listen to the shopkeeper Qin, the rainbow canal diverts water to the imperial court, and the court gives Eleven Langjun a big official, so that our family can have a lot of fields and many houses, and Eleven Langjun will buy some girls and little girls, and the slaves can be in charge!" Xiang'er looked yearning: "At that time, slaves can also call others!" ”

The little girl's thoughts made Ye Chang dumbfounded, rubbed her hair, and messed up her bun, Ye Chang said: "How can there be such a cheap good thing, now my reputation is not obvious, even if I get the benefits of the court, I can't keep it." ”

Xiang'er was young, and she didn't understand the helplessness behind Ye Chang's words.

Coming out of the kitchen, Ye Chang saw Liu Gui walking into the yard with a wicked smile on his face, and his heart couldn't help but move: "Going to Changzhi again?" ”

Liu Gui originally had a smile on his face, but when he was asked by Ye Chang, he was immediately shocked and knelt on the ground: "No, no, how dare the villain?" ”

It's no wonder if I don't dare, looking at this appearance, not only did I go to the long branch, but I also got some promise from the long branch, so I was so happy. Ye Chang was also a little unhappy in his heart, in the past few days, he first learned that his brother was going to go to the last battle, and then heard that his brother-in-law was sent to the mountains to guard the kiln, and he was still followed by a guy like Liu Gui.

"If you want to go back, I'll return your deed to the long branch, so that you don't always run around, what do you think?" Ye Changdao.

"No, the villain doesn't go back, the villain...... The villain is willing to stay by Eleven's side. Liu Gui suddenly panicked.

Things are abnormal, this guy is unwilling to go back to Changzhi, only proves one thing, Changzhi is not dead!

Because he didn't have the heart to die, he left Liu Gui here, firstly, to reconnoiter his movements, and secondly, to wait for an opportunity to attack.

Ye Chang is by no means a good man and a woman, he has given Liu Gui a chance, but Liu Gui has not asked for it. Ye Chang nodded slightly, and said calmly: "I will go into the city tomorrow to see off my brother, and by the way, I will go to see the shopkeeper Qin, you can go with me." ”

Liu Gui didn't know if Ye Chang really trusted him, so he answered, thinking that he would go to Changzhi to talk to him later.

Early the next morning, Ye Chang got up, and when he was at the entrance of the village, he saw that the five people who had been conscripted this time were all listed. Four of the five people are foreign surnames, and the Ye family, which is Wu Ze's first surname, is only his brother Ye Shu. This discovery made Ye Chang feel that something was wrong in his heart, but before he could elaborate, the team was already impatiently urging everyone to set off.

Although the Fang clan has always been calm and witty, he couldn't help but hide his face with his sleeves at this time, and Xiao Cinu finally knew that his father was going to go far away, and he cried loudly, and even the little sister who was being led began to cry. The sound of the chariots, the neighing of the horses, and the constant urging of the team made the whole scene a mess.

Ye Chang hurriedly stepped forward, first grabbed Xiao Cinu and said: "You Aya is going to Chang'an, and when you come back, I will buy you delicious and fun, if you cry again, then there will be no delicious and fun!" ”

The little slave is young and ignorant of the world, and was tempted by Ye Chang to use good food and fun, and immediately broke into laughter, and the little sister is completely with her brother, the slave does not cry, she does not cry, not only does not cry, a pair of big black eyes also blinked, and repeated in a milky voice: "Good seven, good king, good seven, good king!" ”

"Sister-in-law, don't be sad, my brother will go here, at least two months, more than three months, and he will definitely come back." Ye Chang then comforted the Fang family: "The slave and the little lady are here, and the sister-in-law has to take care of them, so don't let the brother worry about the long-term trip." ”

Fang Shi wiped away his tears when he heard the words, and grabbed a pair of children, Ye Chang saw that his brother was sad and sad, and he couldn't even say words of persuasion and comfort, so he stepped forward and said: "Brother don't worry, on a two-month trip, see the scenery and customs of the capital, and come back to listen to the slave and the little lady." ”

He said it easily, and everyone was infected by him, and the parting feeling faded. They had to meet in the county first, so Ye Chang followed all the way, and on the way, he repeatedly made remarks to test the team, and also stuffed a few pennies to ask him to take care of Ye Shu. The team was quick to talk for a while, and inadvertently revealed that Ye Shu's recruitment this time was actually the strength of the Liu family's envoy, which made Ye Chang suddenly realize.

Sure enough, Changzhi was ill-intentioned, and his brother was implicated by himself!

Thinking of this, Ye Chang made up his mind, Changzhi actually did such a thing, if he didn't retaliate, wouldn't he seem weak and bullied?

"Brother, this is going to Chang'an, that is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and everything is cautious." When he arrived in the city, Ye Shu wanted to meet with the soldiers of all the prefectures, and when they separated, Ye Chang said.

"Hehe, don't worry, I'll save myself, but I'll save you...... Be careful, I'm afraid there will be other means. Ye Shu hesitated for a while, and then spoke: "My battle this time, the ** of ten, is the means of the long-branched aunt, they can use this method to support me, and I am afraid that in the end I will still have to deal with you." Eleven Lang, I have asked someone to bring a letter to the third uncle, asking him to come back and take charge of the housework, and it is best to take you away. ”

Ye Chang was surprised.

He had always thought that his brother was a mediocre man, and that there was nothing to be gained in terms of knowledge or resourcefulness, but now he realized that this brother was not stupid, but he just didn't want to show it!

What's the ...... He knows it all.

"Yes, brother."

"You are different now than before, but don't be too high, Uncle Changzhi is greedy and cunning, and Uncle is fierce and fierce, as a junior, I shouldn't have commented like this, but if you don't explain, and I'm afraid that you will suffer, you remember, just bear with it, just wait for the third uncle to come back."