Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 464 is unpredictable, choose a family to talk about business affairs

"Dare I ask about this paper..."

After Wang Dian looked at the paper carefully, he looked at Chen Zhi.

"How is this paper?" Chen Zhi asked simply without being verbose.

Wang Dian pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "The material of this paper is of the highest quality. I am also working in this field. I have seen good paper in several big cities in the south, but compared with this paper, it seems It’s all bad, I wonder which workshop it was born from?”

When he said this, the crowd that was just surprised at first started to explode.

They originally just thought that this piece of paper was good, much better than what the people of this generation usually used. You must know that in Daijun, ordinary food cannot be completely self-sufficient, let alone some of the items that the scholar class pursues higher. .

"Really? Is it so powerful?"

"Better than paper from the south? How is that possible?"

"Yes, this paper obviously came from the prefect's workshop, that is, it was produced in Daijun. How can it be evaluated like this?"

Everyone's eyes came over, their brows furrowed and confusion revealed on their faces.

They could all guess the origin of this piece of paper. It was produced in Chen Zhi's workshop, but this workshop was in Dai County. It was a local product of Dai County. How could it be better than the stuff in the south?

"It's fake. Can the paper made from our local products be better than that from the south?" Zheng Zhi muttered, and looked at Zheng Dun beside him. Then he heard his uncle's instructions and stood up at the same time. He raised his hand to Chen Zhigong, then left his seat, approached Wang Dian, and wanted to touch it, and the others naturally followed suit.

Suddenly, everyone stood up and came closer to touch it.

However, everyone's actions woke up Wang Dian, and he quickly and subconsciously hid the things behind his back. But as soon as he made a move, Zhu Xian next to him had already grabbed it with one hand, and then pulled it back with three blows. The roll divided by two is good and hidden behind your back.

"Brother Zhu, what are you doing?" Wang Dian frowned, a little unhappy, and he didn't even understand it yet.

Zhu Xian smiled and said: "This thing is what my grandpa needs, and the eunuch kindly gave it to me. If you let you touch it around like this, if you find something good, I won't be able to explain it when I go back."

"You, you..."

Wang Dian felt like there were ants crawling around in his heart. He had such an industry, so of course he was concerned about the quality of the paper. However, what Zhu Xian said was reasonable. After all, it was difficult to snatch it away. Besides, there were so many people around who were watching eagerly. , it’s not easy to take action either.

But thinking about the origin of the scroll, my heart moved and I looked at Chen Zhi again, expecting him to explain about the paper.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhi changed the subject and said, "Everyone, many heroes from generations of counties have arrived today, and several of them went to the garrison area not long ago and were personally sent by General Wang's people..."

As soon as these words were said, everyone trembled immediately, and all kinds of thoughts quickly faded away, and they thought of what they were worried about again.

"It seems that you are very familiar with General Wang, and your family has a lot of contacts with the frontier army. In this case..."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions became more and more grim, wondering what Chen Zhi would say.

Chen Zhi glanced at the crowd, suddenly smiled and said: "In this case, you must build a good bridge in the future. I manage and govern the people in Daijun, and General Wang protects the environment and the people. Only the combination of civil and military forces can make Daijun stable, so From now on, I will have more communication with General Wang, and it will be up to you to act as the intermediary and convey the intentions of both parties."

What does this mean?
Could it be that he knew the situation was not right and wanted to reconcile with Wang Quan?But judging from the past rumors about this prefect, he doesn't seem to be such a person.

Amid everyone's confusion, Chen Zhi stopped talking again and instead invited everyone to eat. In the following time, he didn't mention anything about the border army, making everyone more confused and depressed.

It was as if he knew Chen Zhi's attitude, but he couldn't be sure whether the words were true or false. Even after the dinner party was over, it was still difficult to feel relieved.

Under this situation, when they heard that Chen Zhi specifically asked the Tang family and the Xianbei people who came with the Tang family to stay, everyone couldn't help but become even more uneasy. Thinking about the first meal and the white paper in the middle, everyone was confused. , all kinds of tastes are in my heart.

Even the few members of the Tang family who were left behind were confused by Monk Zhang Er.

"Brother, why did you ask us to stay? Does the prefect want to use the strength of our Tang family?" Tang Yun was sitting in the hall, waiting for Chen Zhi to receive him, but he couldn't help but ask.

Tang Dian frowned and nodded: "It's [-]% possible. After all, our family has been suppressed by the Lu District for three years because of my negligence. If we want to rise again, we have to rely on something. I think the prefect has also seen it. These want to take advantage of my family.”

"I think it's not necessarily all because of this," Tang Zi laughed, "Maybe the real purpose of the prefect will surprise us." "How do you say this?" Tang Yun was stunned for a moment. , "Zi'er, if you see something, just tell me, don't beat around the bush."

"It's very simple." Tang Zi pointed to the wall next to him. On the other side of the wall, Murong Huang was sitting. "If we want to discuss such a matter, there is no need to keep Murong here."

After Murong Huang was left behind, he was invited to wait in the side room next to him. Except for the servant who came to make tea just now, there was no one else in the hall, so the three of them could talk without much scruples.

"But it's also dismissed," Tang Dian continued, "But what Tang Zi said is good, he may keep us this time to win over my Tang family, but there must be other considerations, so we don't have to be blind I guess, let's wait for the eunuch to come and explain." As he said that, he looked at Tang Zi.

He still valued this nephew who was born as a concubine, and he knew he was a talented person.

Tang Zi nodded and said nothing more.

Not long after, Chen Zhi pushed the door open and walked in, smiling at the three people in the room: "I kept you guys waiting for a long time."

Several people were quick to be polite.

"It's polite, we don't need to say more," Chen Zhi waved his hand, then sat down, "Please stay here, because I know that the Tang family's industry has developed well in the past three years."

Seeing that Tang Dian and Tang Yun's expressions were slightly embarrassed, he explained: "This is not sarcastic. I know Prefect Lu's prejudice against the Tang family, but if ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, maybe the family's power will affect them." Declined, but not the nobles. Although they also suffered losses and lost a lot of land, they made up for the losses through industry and business affairs, which shows their ability!"

When San Tang heard this, he was stunned at first, then looked at each other with different expressions.

Tang Yun felt a little relieved, and at the same time secretly happy, feeling that Chen Zhi really meant to help the Tang family. However, Tang Dian and Tang Zi frowned, hearing Chen Zhi's words about Tang's hatred. The familiarity of home.

A Shangguan, who knows his family so well, obviously did a special investigation, which may not be a good thing.

"Don't worry, you three. I understand this, not out of malice, but out of intention to cooperate with you." Chen Zhi looked at the three of them and said this slowly.

Tang Dian still frowned, but Tang Zize was moved in his heart and asked tentatively: "Did the cooperation mentioned by the prefect refer to the paper mill?"

"Yes, Mr. Tang is really keen. No wonder he can expand the Tang family's industry." Chen Zhi nodded and said without hesitation: "I think some of you have seen with your own eyes what the output of my paper mill is like. Half a month ago Within the country, this paper can be produced in large quantities. By then, if paper of this material is sold to the outside world, it will generate a lot of income. However, I am an official after all, and I do not have suitable merchants under me, so I want to find someone to cooperate."

"So, the prefect has taken a liking to my Tang family?" Tang Dian nodded slightly and glanced at Tang Zi again, "Tang Zi, come and talk to the prefect. I don't know much about this merchant matter." Dian may be really not good at business, but his status in the Tang family is higher than that of Tang Zi, and his words are more effective, so he dare not talk rashly to avoid being criticized and difficult to change.

Tang Zi naturally knew these truths, and he was not polite at the moment, he stepped forward and said: "Is the prefect going to hand over the paper recipe to my Tang family, and then open a workshop together?"

As soon as these words came out, Tang Dian and Tang Yun's expressions suddenly changed, and they could almost feel their hearts beating violently in their chests.

They had seen the quality of the paper with their own eyes and knew its value very well. If they could get the paper, it would be a great blessing to the Tang family!
Based on the Tang family's accumulation of industry, with such a recipe, after investing manpower and material resources, the output will be huge, who knows how much benefit it will bring!
But the question is, will Chen Zhi agree?

With this thought in mind, their eyes fell on Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi did not answer, but looked at Tang Zi with a half-smile.

Tang Zi was completely unaware and continued: "Based on the quality of the paper today, if we can recruit people from my Tang family to sell it to the hinterland of the Central Plains in the south, we should be able to bring more than three times the gross profit to the prefect. "

"Okay, there's no need to test these words out," Chen Zhi shook his head, "It's impossible to get the paper recipe out. If the Tang family doesn't want to, I can go to another family, not necessarily the Tang family, but actually the Wang family It is even more ideal, but considering some factors, I chose nobles, I believe you are all smart people, and you can understand it, but I don’t understand, such a good paper only has a gross profit of more than three times?”

Chen Zhi's blunt words made everyone frown.

But both Tang Dian and Tang Yun understood the preciousness of the piece of paper and knew that Chen Zhi would not be able to open it up, so they both stopped thinking after hearing these words.

"I know that paper squares are precious, but I believe that the prefect also has some things that he did not consider." Tang Zi smiled slightly and talked eloquently, as if everything was under control, "That is, in the land of Daijun, no matter how good it is, As long as something is produced locally, it will be looked down upon first.”

Chen Zhi nodded and motioned for Tang Zi to continue.

The latter was not polite and simply said: "The reason is simple. What these scholars and famous people need is spiritual satisfaction, and relying on this, whether it is daily utensils or food, clothing, housing and transportation, they actually yearn for more luxury. The things, in other words, are the products of the south.”

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