Take the mall to Datang

"It seems that increasing manpower and working hours can solve the production problem. The paper mill is well managed and well-organized, and you performed very well." Yuan Shan said.

Zhu Wenfu was very excited. Being able to get Zeng Zan from the head of the family meant that his ability was recognized, and it also indicated that as long as he didn't make mistakes, his future would be guaranteed.

"The paper mill is a bit small, and when treating sewage, we must pay attention to avoid mixing it with drinking water." Yuan Shan instructed.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, the sewage treatment process of the paper mill is strictly in accordance with your instructions." Zhu Wenfu said.

"Since the production capacity of the paper mill is insufficient, let's expand it, just to add a new workshop to produce cigarette paper." Yuan Shan said.

"Yes." Zhu Wenfu said.

"Let me tell you that the material of cigarette paper is different from that of ordinary paper. It is mainly made of hemp pulp, and it does not use raw hemp but the leftovers of hemp, such as hemp heads and old hemp ropes, to make new types of paper. , the specifications will be given to you soon, and you will carry out sample production first, and make a decision after the paper is released." Yuan Shan said.

Zhu Wenfu immediately agreed.

Yuan Shan inspected the paper mill, and the smell of leaving here soon was too great.

Half a month later, Zhu Wenfu sent the newly produced paper to the Lantian Hou Mansion.

Yuan Shan held the paper in his hand, it was white and soft.

"Very good, that's how it is, let's produce according to this standard." Yuan Shan said.

The paper produced by the paper mill was cut into the specifications of cigarette paper. Zhu Wenfu didn't even know what the paper was used for. If Yuanshan hadn't specially instructed him to cut it into such a small size, he would have thought it was a waste.

Paper is very expensive. Even if the output of Yuanjia Paper Mill is increased, it cannot meet the demand. As long as the price is too high, there is no way to control it. Therefore, even if the cost of Yuanjia paper is relatively low, the price is the best among Changan paper. Dear.

The news of the expansion of the Yuanjia Papermaking Workshop quickly spread. Shi Yi of Zhuangyuan Bookstore paid the most attention to this matter, because the papermaking workshop provides printed books. If the cost can be reduced, the income from selling books will be more. .

The food processing city was opened last month, and this month started to invest in papermaking. The news spread quickly, and some familiar people came to inquire about the situation, especially some people from aristocratic families secretly asked someone to inquire about the news. I was afraid that Yuanshan would be dissatisfied with the price of paper. , and then mass production will start again.

Originally, the paper made from different pulps is different, and the paper made in those workshops of the aristocratic family is far worse than that of the Yuanjia workshop.

Sooner or later, they will have to face commercial competition, especially when the scale of the Yuanjia Papermaking Workshop becomes larger, the sense of crisis of the family will emerge leisurely.

Less than a month later, Feng An's people came to Chang'an to deliver the goods. The Lingnan grass that was transported this time was worth [-] jin. Besides, there were also a large number of Lingnan special products, such as dried fruits. It's a thousand coins.

Don't underestimate the thousand pennies. Although it is nothing in Chang'an City, it is a lot of money in Lingnan.

Changing to the wholesale price of cement, he would buy [-] shi. However, due to insufficient transportation capacity, it is impossible to transport cement, so he replaced the cement with various items from Chang'an City. Silver money is usually bought by the chiefs of various tribes, and only they have amazing wealth.

After Yuan Shan received the goods, he started to carry out a series of experiments, steaming and boiling, he was too busy, and after several days of tossing, he finally got results.

Datang first cigarettes were produced.

Yuan Shan didn't light it up, he just looked at it and put it down.

The next day Yuanshan wrote a letter and sent it to Cangzhou with a batch of goods.

Yuan Shan felt that such "good things" must of course be sold for export, otherwise it would be a waste to put them in the country.

One tael of processed Lingnan grass silk is priced at [-] tael, and a roll of cigarette paper is priced at [-] Wen. The grades of Lingnan grass are divided into many types. Two hundred coins, anyway, there is no most expensive, only more expensive.

Just when Feng Zhidai was looking forward to how Yuan Shan would use Lingnancao, there was no news at all, as if there was no such thing as Lingnancao at all. Out of curiosity, he sent someone to ask for it, only to find out after inquiring. It is very likely that Lingnan grass was sent there along with the caravan to Cangzhou.

Chapter 641

Cangzhou number.

It is the name of the first treasure ship, with a body of nearly 40 meters and a width of nearly 30 meters. The big belly treasure ship lives up to its name and looks like an ingot.

The Cangzhou ship has been tried many times near Cangzhou, and all kinds of data analysis can confirm that the treasure ship has the ability to sail long distances. In Yuanshan's letter, it was mentioned that the two brothers of the Li family were required to bring the shipyard's guards to carry the goods directly to Japan. For commercial transactions, the materials exchanged can be paid with gold and silver, but the transaction needs to be carried out according to Datang's algorithm.

Another standard is that the prices of commodities used by treasure ships to trade are tripled for sale, and precious jewelry and Lingnan grass are traded at five times, and one or two Lingnan grass silk costs five guan.

I wrote in my heart that Gao Biaoren, who had visited Fusang, was in charge of the transaction, and Hao Dayi and Liu Tong, who rushed there after him, worked together to complete the sea trade, and the goods had half a month to prepare.

After Hao Dayi and Liu Tong arrive, the treasure ship will officially go to sea and go straight to Fusang. If there is any trouble, a regiment-level guard left by the imperial court at the shipyard will solve these troubles.

When Hao Dayi and Liu Tong arrived at the shipyard, the cargo had basically been loaded and counted, and they were waiting to set off.

It was the first time for Hao Dayi and Liu Tong to see such a huge ship. This behemoth was even bigger than Datang's building boat.

Gao Biaoren brought over the list of goods and said, "Both stewards, these are the goods on board, please check them out."

Seeing Gao Biaoren being so polite, the two of them were immediately taken aback. After all, they are also colleagues. Although Gao Biaoren is no longer an official, his previous official position was the Governor of Xinzhou, the most powerful person in the area. Besides, apart from the control, he is also the Duke of Bohai County.

Hao Dayi and Liu Tong used to be Yuanwailang, but they were not officials of the same level at all. Seeing Gao Biaoren's humility, both felt pressured.

They are now working in the Ministry of Economic Development. To be honest, they do have such capital. Not to mention the governor, even if the prince came, the two would not be angry, but Gao Biaoren can be regarded as working in a shipyard invested by the Ministry of Economic Development. , How can Gao Biaoren fight.

The two had a tacit understanding and immediately understood after communicating with their eyes, and immediately said: "You don't need to be so polite, this time we go to sea, we need to cooperate with each other and work together to get things done well. Yuan Pushe hopes to sell this batch of goods. We now Let’s discuss the quotation.”

After the three people directly discussed on the list, they started marking.

"This Lingnan grass silk, which is said to be refreshing, seems to be the main selling item among the items this time." Gao Biaoren said.

"The executive's guess is really accurate, indeed." Hao Dayi said.

Liu Tong's main job here was to count the prices, and the abacus was so big that it crackled, and the three of them spent a whole day on the boat.

After the transportation of living materials was completed the next day, the Cangzhou sailed to sea.

Seeing the treasure ship getting farther and farther away from the shore, the people on the entire Cangzhou construction ship stood on the shore and watched. From the boat to the shore, you can see many people, which is very spectacular.

It takes three days to get from Cangzhou to Fusang Theory, and if you don’t detour such a big ship, you won’t be afraid of the wind. It’s just that under Yuan Shan’s reminder, this ship will not go through the death triangle of the Trench, and head north to the Bohai Sea and go straight to Fusang.

The speed of the treasure ship is very fast, coupled with the acceleration of steam power, this treasure ship is like an oil tanker.

Gao Biaoren grew up in the Bohai Sea and knew the sea very well, so he introduced the situation of this sea area to Hao Dayi and Liu Tong, who were sailing for the first time.

You must know that it is impossible for other fleets to replace such a stable situation like them sailing through the wind and waves. Casualties can arise at any time from storm waves.

Gao Biaoren has a deep understanding of this. Last time he went to Fusang, it took him a long time to get there. The time wasted is unimaginable.

The brothers of the Li family also came to the deck to enjoy the scenery of the sea. Originally, they could not come, but this was the first time the Cangzhou sailed to sea, how could they not come as engineers.

Furthermore, they also want to see if their steam power can achieve the expected speed.

While they were admiring the sea, the weather suddenly changed, and Gao Biaoren immediately shouted: "It's bad, it's the wind and waves. This is a sign that we are going to Fusang country. It's unfortunate that we encountered a heavy rain."

Several people hurriedly started to go to the cabin, and the Li family brothers also ran down in such a situation, went straight to the steam room and started to increase the steam to increase the speed of the ship.

Perhaps it was because of heavy thunder and little rain, the torrential rain was indeed falling, and the wind was blowing, but the treasure ship had no problems at all. Driven by the steam propeller, it successfully broke through the fog of the sea.

Soon I saw the shore of Fusang country in the heavy rain.

"Ahead is Fusang Kingdom." Gao Biaoren said.