The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 205 The time to get rich is coming

Seeing that his goal of unifying the thoughts of the entire Jingzhou has been achieved, Zhang Wu said with a smile: "I already know your thoughts. Since everyone is a person of great virtue with the world in mind, let's work together."

Subsequently, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion announced the establishment of a new institution, the Printing Bureau, to manage this matter. This institution was temporarily presided over by Liu Ba, a member of the army in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion newly recruited by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Liu Ba, courtesy name Zichu, was a native of Lingling County. He came from a family. Both his grandfather and father had served as prefects. Liu Biao called him many times, but he refused.

When Zhang Wu was planning to make money on a large scale, he suddenly remembered that there was such a great man who understood economics, so he sent someone to summon him.

Printing books to disseminate knowledge in the world is both famous and beneficial. As a major participant, he is destined to leave his name in history, so Liu Ba was called to come here.

Liu Ba was in charge of such an important matter as soon as he took office, and he was full of energy. On behalf of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he negotiated blank paper quotas, book prices, etc. with each family.In order to take into account both making money and disseminating knowledge, the Metropolitan Government stipulated that the price of each book should not exceed the price of hardware.

In the Han Dynasty, a piece of gold was worth 6 yuan, and by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the proportion was much larger, and hardware was about [-] yuan.Food for a soldier costs about [-] yuan a year, and a book is enough to feed a soldier for ten years.

The family assets of ordinary civilians or small handicraftsmen range from tens of thousands to one hundred thousand yuan, and the price of a book is the entire property of a commoner family.

When the famous scholar Dongfang Shuo got married, his betrothal gift was around [-] yuan, so two books can be exchanged for a beautiful wife!
Therefore, even if each book is sold for hardware, the price is sky-high, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it.And Zhang Wu didn't intend to make money from ordinary people at the beginning, he wanted to make money from those aristocratic families.

Things like books can be stored for many years after they are purchased, so those big families will definitely buy one of each kind of book, at most two or three books for some books.

At the beginning, the supply must be in short supply, but when most of the aristocratic families buy about the same, the sales will definitely drop, and the profit will not be as high as it was at the beginning.Then in order to make money, the major printers will definitely cut prices, and then harvest a wave of leeks from second- and third-rate small families.After the small family has finished harvesting, the price will be lowered to make money from poor families and ordinary people.

At that time, when ordinary people can afford books, Zhang Wu's real purpose can be realized.Breaking the monopoly of knowledge and enabling people all over the world to read is not something that can be easily accomplished quickly. It requires a process and will face many difficulties and obstacles.

Don't look at the fact that Zhang Wu controls the power of Jingzhou now, with 10,000+ troops under his command, and a lot of advisers and generals. He is already an invincible general in the world, but he still can't fight against all the great families in the world.The influence of the aristocratic families in this era is too great, and the hidden strength is also unfathomable.

Before the popularization of knowledge, most of the officials at all levels from the central government to the local government were descendants of aristocratic families. No matter how powerful you Zhang Wu is, you can't manage a state by yourself, right?Aren't the grassroots officials in all counties and counties all descendants of aristocratic families?If no one helps you manage the place, who will collect food and taxes for you?Who will listen to your command when the army has no food to eat?

Therefore, Zhang Wu wants to use huge benefits to drive these aristocratic families to help him achieve his goals.

Don't underestimate the aristocratic family's desire for money and wealth!They are a group of people who do not care about the interests of the country for the interests of the family!
And how beneficial is printing a book?Zhang Wu made preliminary calculations, and now the white paper produced by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can print about 3000 books every day, and each book sells hardware, and one day can get 8000 gold, which is equivalent to nearly 50 million yuan, a month. That's more than [-] billion!

Get rid of the cost and make a net profit of at least 50 billion.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the country’s annual fiscal revenue was less than 50 billion, and the books sold for one month topped the country’s annual revenue!
The 50 billion will be handed over to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for 30 billion, and the aristocratic families will get 20 billion. This is a huge wealth. Can the aristocratic families not be crazy?
Zhang Wu felt that this huge profit would not last long. At most two months later, when the books were sold all over the country, the profits would drop off a cliff, because all the things that should be bought were sold out.But this is enough, such a huge sum of money is enough for Zhang Wu to expand his strength.

The war is actually about the economy. If I have money and food, I can spend it with you.There have been many decisive battles in history that had to be fought because the country could not afford to waste its power, such as the Battle of Changping.If there is still enough food and grass, who may win if it continues to be used up.If it's really hard to fight, I can buy it with money. Besides, it's not good to fight too much, so why don't we make money together?
In order to avoid vicious competition and improve efficiency, Liu Ba suggested that each family print different books. Anyway, the Four Books and Five Classics, "Zuo Zhuan", "Guanzi" and other classics are very popular. As long as they are printed, those big families Definitely going to buy another one.

Because although printing books is very simple, engraving blocks is very time-consuming. If you want to engrave printing plates for every kind of classics, it is too time-consuming, and you can make quick money in this matter.Because there is an engraving of "University" in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, only this book will be sold in the future.

Liu Ba also proposed that according to the requirements of the governor, all books should be printed with the words "Printed by the Governor's Mansion of Jingzhou" at the end. "Nanjun Kuaijia Chengyin" and so on.

Taking advantage of this incident, Zhang Wu completely tied the major families in Jingzhou to his chariot. Now Jingzhou is like a giant ship ready to set sail, and the major families in Jingzhou have already boarded the ship.When this big ship sets off, it will be the time to rush out of Jingzhou and rush to the world.

There is no need for Zhang Wu himself to participate in the rest of the matter. After Zhang Wu handed over the matter to Liu Ba, he went into the back house to see his wife and children.

"After ten years of cultivation, we can cross the same boat, and after a hundred years of cultivation, we can sleep together. An~an!" Zhang Wu walked towards the bedroom while singing happily.

Zhang Wu's wife, Ma Wei, was feeding her child, when she saw Zhang Wu coming in, she said shyly, "Master is here."

The surrounding maids also hurriedly saluted: "Master!"

After Ma Wei gave birth, she wanted to find a few wet nurses to feed the baby, but Zhang Wu stopped her. Of course he knew that breastfeeding is the best for the baby's growth, so he let Ma Wei feed the baby himself.Zhang Wu also asked Ma Wei to eat more nutritious food and not to worry about getting fat.

Seeing Ma Wei's snow-white skin, Zhang Wu couldn't help feeling a little moved. He walked to Ma Wei's side and looked at his son who was breastfeeding, and couldn't help but kiss Ma Wei on the face.

Ma Wei blushed and said: "Master, there are still people around in broad daylight, how bad it would be for the children to see!"

It happened that classmate Xiao Ming was also full, and was carried by the maid and played on the stroller designed and built by Zhang Wu.

"Hahahaha, what does this little guy know, what's the matter in broad daylight, what are you afraid of in your own home. You all go out first, I have something to discuss with my wife! No one is allowed to come in!" Zhang Wu laughed.

"Yes, master." The maids held back their laughter and went out with a blush on their faces.

Ma Wei naturally knew what Zhang Wu was going to do, so she shyly helped Zhang Wu undress and take off his belt.

Zhang Wu held Ma Wei in his arms, and kept moving his hands, making Ma Wei blush and panting after a while.Since Ma Wei gave birth and fed the child herself, her body has become much plumper, and she has become a charming young woman, which makes Zhang Wu feel more comfortable.

(End of this chapter)