After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 485 I can only be depressed by myself

Suddenly entrusted with an important task, Jinse was a little overwhelmed.

Then, somewhat helplessly, she said, "Your Highness, I haven't even figured out how to manage the bookstore yet, how can I..."

Besides, how could she possibly manage all of the twelfth prince's businesses?
The twelfth prince asked with a smile, "Sister Jinse, weren't you thinking about how to make cheaper books? You manage those departments, don't you want them to be cheaper?"

Now that you put it that way, it does seem to make sense.

Jinse hesitated for a moment.

She genuinely wanted to generate some revenue for the Twelfth Prince.

Seeing this, the twelfth prince secretly encouraged her a few more times, and Jinse finally couldn't resist and hesitantly nodded in agreement.

Jinse nodded and couldn't help but sigh, but after she finished sighing, she suddenly felt a little eager to try it out.

This emotion is getting a bit complicated.

The twelfth prince smiled to himself, then promptly summoned Lin Yi and handed over the matter.

After hearing the twelfth prince's instructions, Lin Yi was slightly taken aback, but then he readily agreed and cheerfully handed over the affairs of the two workshops to Jinse.

No wonder Lin Yi was so calm at this moment.

He knows his own prince... all too well.

Besides, since Jinse already manages the bookstore, adding a paper mill and a printing plant wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover, His Highness only allowed Jinse to manage the public affairs of these shops, but he still controlled the things behind the scenes, so Lin Yi accepted this well.

And so, Jinse took on two more managerial jobs.

However, after Jinse actually took charge of those matters, the twelfth prince, who was initially quite satisfied, gradually became less happy.

After Jinse took charge of the paper mill and printing plant, it took her two whole days to gain a basic understanding of both. Both papermaking and printing relied primarily on the craftsmanship of the artisans.

Jinse, being unfamiliar with this kind of craft, could only watch with curiosity from the sidelines for a while.

But because she was preoccupied with her own idea, she could only watch the spectacle. For most of the rest of the time, Jinse spent her time either in the paper mill or the printing factory.

As the steward of the twelfth prince's residence, she hardly had any time to stay in the residence anymore.

It's unclear what the other people in the manor think about this, but the twelfth prince is certainly somewhat dissatisfied.

Jinse hardly stays in the manor anymore. He can't see her or ask her to have meals with him whenever he wants.

Seeing Jinse busy as a bee, yet seemingly happy, the Twelfth Prince didn't want to let her stop doing those things.

He could only feel frustrated by it all.

Jinse herself was unaware of these things.

She's been thinking about how to make cheaper paper lately.

After spending two days in the paper mill and printing plant, Jinse realized that it was easier to figure out how to produce more cost-effective paper than to improve printing techniques.

To achieve this goal, Jinse spent the last two days visiting all the paper and ink shops in the imperial city.

I bought stacks and stacks of all kinds of paper at different price points.

I managed to buy everything else, except for that new, cheap paper that I'd heard was being sold in the shops in the south.

Jinse went to that shop, more than once, but each time she asked, the shopkeeper would apologize and say that the paper was sold out and she would have to wait if she wanted to buy it.

Jinse was a little disappointed after failing to buy it twice, but it also made her want to buy it even more.

I gritted my teeth and paid a deposit right then and there, just waiting for this day to pick up the goods.