Eight Magical Techniques of Yin and Yang of the Bright Moon in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 37 Its name is Zhichengren to take righteousness!

Seeing the two bowing their hands together, Ye Yan was also slightly startled, and immediately returned the salute: "The two seniors are broken, and the younger generation deserves it!"

Le Zhengzi said with a serious face: "Once this thing comes out, countless scholars in the world will benefit infinitely, and you deserve it."

Since ancient times, people have roughly two types of writing tools. The most commonly used ones are bamboo slips, which are relatively cheap to make, but they are not easy to carry and store.

Not only is it cumbersome, but the characters that can be written are also very limited. Even an "Analects of Confucius" requires thousands of bamboo slips, which is quite inconvenient.

As for the other one, brocade silk, although this material is much lighter, it is not very convenient to write, and the most important thing is that the price is too expensive.Even big families only use it occasionally.

It's just been like this for thousands of years, so no one cares too much.

However, the emergence of a brand new writing utensil is definitely an epoch-making product, and it is likely to bring about qualitative changes along the way of writing.

Ye Yan replied: "It's ridiculous, I'm just doing my best. But my ability is limited. If I want to spread it to all people, I still need the help of Confucianism."

Master Xun caressed his beard and said, "This old man and senior brother will definitely do their best, but this written thing is far better than brocade silk and bamboo slips, so it must be quite difficult to make?"

"Two seniors, please take a look."

As he said that, Ye Yan took out a piece of white and flawless paper from his pocket, and handed it to the other party.

Le Zhengzi glanced at it, and couldn't help but feel moved, only to see that the detailed manufacturing method was actually written on it.

"Fishing nets, hemp rope, licorice, sawdust..."

Seeing this, even with his cultivation base, he was surprised, and said: "It's really unexpected that such a precious thing is made of these discarded things."

Ye Yan said: "As the saying goes, Taoism follows nature, the more ordinary and unremarkable something is, the more extraordinary it is."

Xunzi nodded: "My little friend is right. Thousands of mysteries are in the creation of heaven and earth. I don't know if this thing has a name?"

Ye Yan replied: "The younger generation named it paper, what do the seniors think?"

Xunzi thought for a while and said: "Paper, Xuyi thatch, the word Congshi, Shi Yisheng, good!"

"How difficult is it to make this paper?"

Le Zhengzi continued to ask.

Ye Zhan said: "The raw materials for making this thing can be found everywhere and are extremely cheap. Although the production method is a bit cumbersome, it is not difficult. As long as you have certain experience and enough manpower, you can quickly mass-produce it."

The reason why I brought out the papermaking technology was not purely selfless dedication, and profit was naturally indispensable.

He is well aware that there will be a huge price difference between the low cost of papermaking and the high value, and huge profits can be obtained with only a simple initial investment.

The only troublesome place is that if you want to make a lot of paper, you need more manpower, otherwise it will affect the production efficiency.

My main goal is to practice, and I don't have so much energy to deal with these things, so the best way is to find a reliable and trustworthy partner to produce on my behalf.

You only need to provide the production method and some experience, and you can directly share it.And Confucianism is undoubtedly a good choice.

First of all, Confucianism has considerable discourse power and influence in both courts and rivers and lakes, and has a strong ability to withstand pressure, so there is no need to worry about coveting by the younger generation.

Moreover, the network resources and economic ability are not bad. As long as the preliminary work is completed, a series of processes from manufacturing to sales can be completed soon.

The most important point is that both Xunzi and Lezhengzi are virtuous people who advocate benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and law, and pay more attention to their own principles and ethics than money interests.

The practice of Confucianism and Taoism emphasizes righteousness and a clear conscience.If one sees profit and forgets righteousness, it will undoubtedly lead to the collapse of Dao Xin.

Xunzi also understood the meaning behind his words, and said, "Your intention is to sell this item on a large scale, but it's just that those nobles will inevitably do something?"

He is very clear about the means of those nobles. Although he can't name what it does to Confucianism, it is likely to have a class monopoly on it.

Regarding this point, Ye Yan naturally had plans for a long time ago, and he said: "We need to divide the paper into two types, like the yellowed one we saw earlier, which can be produced in large quantities and sold at a low price.

And the one I just took out can be positioned as a high-end product, with a high price and limited quantity, and it is exclusively for nobles. "

Hearing this, Xunzi also changed his expression, nodded and said: "This method is good, I think it is feasible."

Turning it into two types of industries by grading can not help avoiding price hikes by nobles, and can also maximize profits.

Seeing his promise, Ye Yan smiled slightly and then said: "The income from selling paper can be divided into [-]-[-], what do you two seniors think?"

Hearing this, Le Zhengzi shook his head: "Too little."

Hearing this, Ye Yan raised his eyebrows: "Then four or six."

After all, to use the power of Confucianism to complete this series of plans, it is also possible to make some profits by yourself.

However, Le Zhengzi still shook his head and said, "No, up to [-]%."

Ye Yan couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words, but he didn't expect the other party's appetite to be quite big, which already crossed his bottom line a bit.

But just as he was thinking of this, Le Zhengzi took the lead and said: "Young friends account for [-]%, Confucianism accounts for [-]%."

After the words fell, Ye Yuan was slightly taken aback. It was the first time he saw someone bargaining backwards, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"This, a little more..."

Xunzi stroked his beard and said, "You deserve it, little friend, please keep it with peace of mind. Besides, Confucianism has taken a lot of advantage, taking more is greedy."

Le Zhengzi on the side also said: "Fame and fortune cannot be reaped, just like fish and bear's paws cannot be obtained at the same time. This is the righteousness of human beings, and I dare not violate it."

Confucianism has gained fame in this matter, and in the future wherever there is paper, people will think of it.And he may also be able to leave a mark on the history books because of this.

This is already a huge benefit. If you don't know how to satisfy yourself and want to swallow the money and benefits, you will end up with nothing.

He still remembers a lesson taught by his teacher when he was just getting started—Confucius said, Cheng Ren, Mencius, said to take righteousness.Since the other party treats him with benevolence and kindness, how can he be unrighteous?

According to his mind, the [-]% profit should not be collected, but the money is not kept for himself, but to be used for management.Feeding all those guys in the court will save a lot of trouble.

Hearing this, Ye Yan's heart couldn't help but move, and there was a bit of admiration in his eyes. He didn't really recognize the head of Confucianism until now.

Be strict with others, and even more strict with yourself, adhering to the will of Mencius, the sub-sage, worthy of the name of Confucianism...

　Thanks to "Qingshan and Who" for the reward!

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(End of this chapter)