Daqin: Qin Shihuang can hear my heart

Chapter 44

Then there is gunpowder, which is also one of the four great inventions. It is not difficult to get it. You only need to find sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal according to the ratio. Of course, he still knows a thing or two about the ratio.

Although this is the simplest gunpowder, it is a rare item in Daqin.

Of course, it would be better if he could make black powder, but he didn't.

Why!Still lack of knowledge!Li Zhao shook his head and sighed.

Soon, he asked his servants to buy raw materials, but he drew blueprints.

In fact, he doesn't need to prepare too much. There is still a lot of iron smelted when making air guns, and it is still high-quality wrought iron, which can be used as the main raw material. As for the bullets!The best material is a mixture of broken glass and iron beads, but there is no glass in Daqin, so we can only settle for the next best thing and use small iron beads for the time being.

Two days later, a shop in a not-too-busy area of ​​Xianyang City opened.

Different from other shops, this shop does not sell ordinary things, it looks very strange, it is a thin, yellowish, boxy thing, this thing looks very weird.

And the shopkeeper is Xiao He.

After a simple opening ceremony, sales began.

In front of the door, two servants were shouting vigorously.

"Sell paper! Freshly baked paper, good stuff to write on."

This yelling indeed attracted many people, but there were many people who watched the news, but there were not many people who bought it.

It was Xiao He's first time doing business, and his experience was not very good. When he saw someone coming, he took out a piece of paper to show off, as if to say, this thing can change your fate.

However, the people of Daqin have never seen such a thing, so how could they believe his nonsense.

At this moment, there is a son-in-law walking slowly with a fan, he is Gao Fugui.

Since he lost most of his father's wealth when he bought jade wares last time, he was imprisoned by his father for several days, and he was able to come out recently, but when he thought of buying jade wares at a high price but having to sell them at a low price, he felt very uncomfortable.

But he is not discouraged, he always believes that his investment idea is correct, invest!There are gains and losses, which is normal. Last time I lost, maybe I can make it back when I find an opportunity.

As he was walking, he didn't know how many streets he had walked, when suddenly, he heard a shout: "Sell paper!"
Looking up again, there are many people around there, and I am suddenly curious: paper?what?
Driven by curiosity, he came to the door of the shop and saw Xiao He was swinging a stack of papers, talking about how precious this thing was.

But this thing is too rare, no one has ever seen it before, even if Xiao He talked about it with a lot of hype, no one bought it, instead most of them were teasing it.

"Shopkeeper, it's useless to just talk about it. You say this thing can write, but you can actually write!"

Paper is precious, even if a piece of paper is wasted, it is impossible for Xiao He to write, unless someone buys it.

"Guest officer, if you buy a stack, I can give it a try."

Xiao He explained.

This remark caused laughter.

"The shopkeeper, I bought it but it's a waste product, that's not a waste."

"Right! I dare not try this, it must be a lie!"

"That's right. The thing that can be written is a bamboo scroll. This thing will break when you rub it. Can you write? Don't fool me and other scholars."

"Try it quickly, or I won't buy it."

The laughter grew louder.

Xiao He has never encountered such a difficult situation, he is in a dilemma, should he try or not?

He knows the reliability of paper, but others don't!

In the end, he was still ruthless and prepared to give it a try. If he wanted to trap the wolf, he had to pay some money!

Then he took out a piece of paper, and was about to start writing, when someone's fan slapped it suddenly, maybe it was too hard, and the paper was slapped in half.

Suddenly, everyone laughed again, this thing is too unbearable.

Someone laughed with an angry face and asked: "The shopkeeper, isn't this a lie? There is no writing that breaks at the touch of a touch. The writer, save it, how much can this thing retain? If it is written on a precious classic, But if it is broken, wouldn’t it be a disaster, and this thing will be useless.”

What's more, he said: "Although this thing is cheap, it is far inferior to bamboo scrolls. Everyone, don't be fooled."

"You, making trouble for no reason?" Xiao He looked at the troublemaker angrily, and reprimanded him.

"What? Are you angry because the lie was exposed? Hehe! This thing is absurd. Even if you give it away, you don't have to take it. Close the door as soon as possible!"

The man was sarcastic.

However, at this moment, there was an uncoordinated voice.

"You don't want it, I want it."

The person who spoke was Gao Fugui, and he walked over.In fact, he watched for a while, and he saw what others couldn't see.

He didn't say it out of nowhere, but after careful consideration.

At the time of the imperial examination, a large number of scholars have emerged, so read!There is definitely a need for writing. Nowadays, bamboo scrolls and cloth are often used for writing, but these things are expensive. A cheap bamboo scroll costs tens of Qin and a half taels, and the cloth is even more expensive. Ordinary people even wear coarse cloth and tattered clothes , and how to afford fabrics.

Of course, bamboo rolls are also unaffordable.

But this rare thing is different. Judging from the price, one piece only costs half a Qin Banliang, which means that one Qin Banliang can buy two pieces.

Regardless of how many words can be written on a sheet, the price must be very popular, at least students from poor families can afford it.

"Yes, they are students from poor families." He thought of the key point. At this moment, these people are all rich and powerful, so naturally they don't worry about money, but they worry about poor families!

There are tens of thousands of poor students. If one person buys some, wouldn't the demand be particularly large, and the amount of paper is not much at the moment.

At this moment, before he could clearly see what the paper was, a business opportunity came into his mind.

He wants to buy them all.

The last time the price of jade articles fluctuated, he experienced firsthand that the price first fell to the bottom and then reached the peak. What was the reason?Isn't it because of the shortage of jade wares for a period of time, this thing is rare at the moment, isn't it a shortage?

Hearing that someone wanted to buy it, Xiao He's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How much do you want, honored guest?"

"I want it all."

Gao Fugui looked very proud.

Xiao He couldn't believe his ears. Others watched for so long and continued to ridicule him, but no one bought it. It's a good thing for this person, he asked for everything when he came.

Rare customers!

However, Xiao He is a sincere person, and asked cautiously: "Doesn't the distinguished guest need to see the finished product?"

Gao Fugui waved his hands, seemingly indifferent, "No, just pack it for me and send it to my house."

Xiao He was very satisfied, his eyes narrowed into a slit when he smiled. At this moment, people seemed to see the birth of a profiteer, and he quickly ordered the slave:

"Didn't you hear? Quickly prepare it for the distinguished guests, and you will personally deliver it to your residence."

The servant smiled and said yes, and hurriedly prepared to go.

They didn't expect that all the finished products would be sold out shortly after opening, what a surprise!

Xiao He was overjoyed, but the onlookers started mocking Gao Fugui.

"Hey! Isn't this the son of Gao Xieshi's family? Is he crazy? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is a fraud, but he bought it all. Does it mean that he has money and no place to spend it?"

Someone who knew Gao Fugui whispered, "Hey! You don't know! This son is the prodigal son of the Gao family, so it's normal to behave like this."

"Is there anything more absurd a while ago?"

"Oh!" Someone was interested, but he didn't mean to lower his voice, "What absurd thing?"

"Hey! Remember jade? He actually bought a lot of jade when the price of jade was high. No, in the end he lost most of Gao Xieshi's wealth and was closed by Gao Xieshi for several days! Isn't this absurd? What is it? .”

"It's true! You really are a prodigal! It seems that this time he has to die again." The man covered his mouth and smiled, "I really don't have any vision."

"Just wait and see the show! This time, Coordinator Gao doesn't know how to punish him."

Gao Fugui naturally heard the discussions of these people, but he didn't care.Invest!Some discussions are normal.

He didn't believe that every investment was so unlucky.

(End of this chapter)