At the beginning of October, the first batch of paper came out in the Chang'an County Paper Factory, 1,700 times of high-grade paper, 3,800 times of medium paper, and 8,400 times of low-grade paper.

That's a lot of money.

Under normal circumstances, the high-grade paper is put into the emperor's inner treasury for the emperor's private use and rewarding ministers, and a part of it will be sold by the royal paper mill, and the medium paper will be put into the treasury, which is the administrative paper of the yamen of each ministry, and there will also be a part of the same as the inferior paper, which will be sold by the Taifu Temple and flow into the people.

The two paper mills in Luoyang are also about to complete the technical transformation, and several batches will be delivered before the end of the year.

"Yes, it's October now, so before the end of the year, how much more can the paper mill in Chang'an County produce?" Yang Ming asked at the court meeting.

Yuanshou of Taifu Temple was in a good mood and said proudly: "According to His Royal Highness's method, using bamboo as a raw material, then before the end of the year, all kinds of paper can be produced more than 30,000 times." ”

There is no shortage of bamboo in China, and there are 27 provinces, including Guanzhong, which is rich in resources.

The cost of bamboo is low, and if it is used to make paper, it will also reduce the price of paper.

Yang Ming said: "Is it priced?" ”

"Not yet," Yuan Shou said with a smile: "The cost has been greatly reduced, whether to continue to maintain the original price, or to reduce the price appropriately, His Highness has to make an idea." ”

Yang Ming nodded, looked at the ministers and said, "What do you think?" ”

"It's not appropriate to reduce the price," Yang Yue frowned: "At the moment, the treasury needs money, and if it is sold at the original price, it can quickly replenish the treasury, and if the price is reduced, it will be a lot less money." ”

Yu Wenshu also echoed: "Paper is never sold, once third-class paper is sold, it will be sold out in an instant, especially high-grade paper and medium paper, which are all purchased by nobles, and they don't care about the price." ”

Yun Dingxing said: "Scarcity is expensive, but according to the current output, paper will enter the market in large quantities, and there are more goods, and sooner or later the price will be reduced, otherwise the phenomenon of sluggish sales will definitely appear after a long time." ”

Yang Gongren said: "Then reduce the price of inferior coarse paper, and the price of high-grade white paper and medium yellow paper will remain unchanged." ”

"Actually, it's not that troublesome," Yang Yue said with a smile: "Coarse paper is the most difficult to sell, because most of its buying groups are civilians. ”

Yang Ming laughed, pointed at Yang Yue and said, "Yang Gong is really kind-hearted." ”

Isn't this like toothpaste that doesn't sell well, and you enlarge the toothpaste mouth by two millimeters?

Taichang Shaoqing Wei Ji nodded and said: "This method is feasible, it is popular to burn twenty-four pieces of yellow paper and forty-two white coins in the Guanzhong area, the number can be mentioned, the more you burn, the better the ancestors will live in the following days, and the more they can bless their descendants." ”

"The method is a good method, but it can't be done in Taichang Temple," Lu Chu said with a smile: "It's best to still have the Xuandu Temple, and it is more appropriate to spread it by the Daomen." ”

Yang Ming waved his hand with a smile and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't you guys come up with these bad ideas, isn't it just to reduce the price?" A long stream of water is the way to make money, right, Yun Shaoqing? ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Yun Dingxing hurriedly said: "The wisdom of the prince, that's the truth, the price of coarse paper still has to be reduced, and now it is fifty yuan a piece, and the minister thinks that it is the most suitable to reduce it to thirty-five yuan." ”

"If it is changed to thirty-five dollars, what is the profit?" Yang Ming asked.

Yuan Shou said: "About twenty-five dollars." ”

"It's still too much, that is, the cost of coarse paper is only ten yuan," Yang Ming said: "Then change it to twenty yuan, and you can earn twice as much." ”

In the Great Sui, private businessmen made small profits and couldn't make much money, but the imperial court was not, because the imperial court was engaged in monopoly industries and had pricing power.

After that, Yang Ming suddenly said: "What is the profit of the high-grade white paper?" ”

Yuan Shou said: "According to the current market price of 300 yuan a piece, the cost is about 60 to 80 yuan. ”

A blank piece of paper can earn two hundred and twenty dollars.

Yang Ming was overjoyed and said: "Then it is decided, the price of coarse paper will be reduced, the white paper and yellow paper will remain unchanged, if it is not good to sell in the future, and then reduce the price appropriately, the country is in a hurry, this batch of paper is all sold, and wait until the paper at the end of the year comes out, and then make up for His Majesty's inner treasury and treasury." ”

Medium yellow paper is not pure yellow paper, people are slightly yellowed white paper, and inferior coarse paper is not so yellow.

However, these third-class papers will be yellowed after a long time, because their quality and yellowing degree are also different.

Cui Zhongfang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs nodded and said: "This batch of paper is sold, will the money be allocated to Jiangdu to dredge the canal, or"

"First military salary," Yang Ming said: "This is not to be discussed." ”

Yu Wenshu hurriedly nodded: "Military salaries are indeed a top priority, and this money must not be used elsewhere." ”

"Let's do the math of how much money there is," Yang said.

Cui Zhongfang hurriedly instructed the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and began to plan to calculate.

"A total of one hundred and five thousand," the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will calculate it in a short time.

Yang Ming frowned and said, "It's too little." ”

"It's a lot," Yang Yue hurriedly said: "This is only the first batch, there are two more batches before the end of the year, roughly calculated, Chang'an County paper mill can make a profit of nearly one million yuan per year, I don't know how much stronger than before." ”

One million, if you build a Wei Wangfu, it will be gone, or smuggling to make money, depending on the culture of the family and how much money you have made in recent years.

In fact, not all princes' mansions are repaired according to the standard of one million, some exceed the standard, such as the former King of Qin Yang Jun, and some are far below this standard, mainly depending on you, the prince, and what relationship you have with the emperor.

The specifications of the grandson are high, and the son is even higher.

Yang Ming asked: "When will the two paper mills in Luoyang be able to produce paper?" ”

"It will be out at the end of the year, and the paper yard over there is larger, and the paper yards across the country have also entered the technical transformation," Yuan Shou hurriedly said:

"After all the paper mills are renovated, they will be able to contribute nearly 10 million yuan to the national treasury every year."

When the ministers heard this, their expressions were greatly lifted, and they praised the prince one after another.

Money, the more the better, but what Yang Ming really cares about is that paper begins to spread among the people.

Yang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "One hundred thousand, a drop in the bucket, the kapok in Sinong Temple should be planted faster, and I will see the cotton cloth next year, how to weave it, you can figure it out yourself." ”

Cui Shu hurriedly said: "This year, a large number of plants have been planted along the banks of the Yellow River in Hebei and Shandong, and the yield is not bad. ”

"Have you left the seeds?" Yang Ming asked.

Cui Shu nodded and said: "Stay, starting next year, the Yellow River cotton area can be expanded by three times, and it can also be promoted and planted in Jianghuai." ”

"Money money, money money, money is needed everywhere," Yang Ming smiled at the ministers: "I have to think of a way to raise some money for Li Jing's expedition." ”

Cui Zhongfang, who was in charge of the treasury, was stunned for a moment, and was about to say that the treasury was not short of this money, but he was stopped by Yang Ming's eyes.

The court meeting ended, and in the evening of the same day, thirty-seven children of the clan who stayed in Beijing were summoned to the East Palace.

"The national strength is difficult, you have all seen it, the strong enemy is in the west, and it is not good for our border, if you don't prepare early, I am afraid that it will cause a big disaster," Yang Ming deliberately exaggerated:

"Li Jing's expedition is imperative, I don't expect you to scrape together money and reduce food to solve the country's difficulties."

Yang Hao, Yang Lun and others looked at each other, and none of them took the initiative to take this stubble.

Asking for money is fatal.

Tonight's banquet is all his own people, all surnamed Yang, and Yang Ming specially called his eldest son Yang Rui.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Yang Ming looked at his son and said:

"Do you think you should reduce it, and if you reduce your food, are you happy?"

What is there about him not to like? Yang Rui has never seen any of his own money since he started as the king of Hedong, and I have no money, so why not be afraid of reducing money.

Yang Rui nodded and said: "For the sake of the country, my son does not dare to refuse." ”

Yang Hao and Yang Ming had a very close relationship, and whispered tentatively: "I don't know how much His Highness plans to reduce?" ”

"How much do you think is appropriate?" Yang Ming asked rhetorically.

The corners of Yang Hao's mouth twitched, I can't answer this, if I say a number, you agree at once, and others will rely on me.

"The minister thinks that the clan is the foundation of the country, and the prince and the prince are the pillars of the country.

Yang Ming nodded: "You're right, I don't want to do this, but the country has no money, and there are too many places to use money, I will wait as a clan, as an example, only if there is a country, can there be a home, and now I will reduce your food because I have no money, and when I have money, I will make it up for you." ”

Empty words, who especially believes it, Yang Lun said in his heart: Exempt the slave and maid from the field, didn't you say it was temporary at the beginning? What now? I haven't stopped since the beginning of the fight, and I've lost a lot of money, and if we reduce our food, we won't have to eat?

"Heh, it looks like everyone isn't very happy, right?" Yang Ming sneered.

Although Yang Rui was young, he also followed his father:

"It's not just about you, it's about all the princes and county kings, Yang Jin and I are princes, and the remaining six younger brothers are all county kings, our losses are greater than all of you, give up a little money to protect everyone, and all uncles and elders should know the priorities."

Yang Gongren nodded and said: "The words of the prince, Daigo empowerment, the minister is willing to reduce the food." ”

Yang Hao originally followed Yang Ming to eat, and he wouldn't do anything that offended Yang Ming, so he nodded when he heard the words:

"The minister is willing."

Many of the rest have been suppressed by Yang Guang for a long time, and with Yang Ming's goodness, they can only be mixed like this today, if they offend the prince again, then they can't live their lives?

Yang Lun nodded: "The minister is definitely not reluctant, but he is just worried about shaking my Great Sui foundation."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Ming directly raised his hand to interrupt him: "Shake the foundation, it's not your turn yet." ”

Yang Lun was stunned for a moment and didn't dare to speak.

Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "The surname of Da Sui is Yang, Your Majesty is above, there is me in the middle, and there are you below, if even you and I don't know how to sympathize with the country, how can we talk about expecting others to serve the country and the people?" ”

Yang Gongren hurriedly said: "The minister's wish is halved, please ask His Highness for permission." ”

Yo, I didn't plan to lose that much of you, did I?

Yang Hao also said with a pain in his flesh: "The minister is also willing." ”

"It's not that serious," Yang Ming said: "How can there be a reason to halve it at every turn?" Why don't I want you to be rich? Your days are good, and I am happy for you, so what do you think, the prince will be reduced from 10,000 to 3,000 to 7,000, and the prince will be a little less, only 1,000 to 4,000? ”

After everyone looked at each other, they agreed in unison.

Based on the calculation of 200 mu per household, 1,000 households is 200,000 mu, and once this policy is implemented, the state will be able to recover millions of mu of fertile land and greatly reduce the burden.

The prince's food estate, the acres of land under each household are sufficient.

Yang Ming is not afraid that his father will not agree, his father must be more willing to do this than him.