Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 734: Top quality is expensive!

But unexpectedly, the Huns intervened and changed the theme of the dinner. Before the official announcement was made, there was a discussion about three generations, and then there was an assassination. Now, the dinner has begun. , but no one mentioned it in the book.

But in the final analysis, Chen Zhi still wanted to take the topic back.

"I believe that many of you have already noticed that the book "General Outline of Tongdian" has been circulated in the city recently, and there are many of them. After a few days, there are at least more than 300 copies scattered in the hands of everyone, but you are afraid I don’t know how long it will take to complete these hundreds of books.”

Chen Zhi grasped the rhythm in his hands and spoke the lines he had prepared long ago with a smile.

Even if everyone here has no idea about the manpower, time, and money required to transcribe hundreds of books, they can still come up with an idea, so they all know that the key here is the engraving method.

"Looking at everyone's expressions, I can all guess the reason," Chen Zhi laughed, "Now that everything is clear, I won't tell you any more. Many books in this corridor were printed using the engraving method, including There are many aspects, but the content is still second, among which there are ten books, which are bound with the top-grade Daijun paper!"

Most of the people present just looked interested when they heard the name of Engraving Method, but when Chen Zhi mentioned Dai Jun Paper, they immediately became energetic.

Later, I heard Chen Zhi say: "Everyone, you must be very curious, what does this so-called top-grade county paper mean?"

Many people nodded lightly, even Wang Kuai and Luo Yang were among them.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhi explained: "The production of Daijun paper is very complicated. It needs to go through more than a dozen processes. If every step fails, a piece of paper will be discarded. Therefore, this generation of Jun paper is actually divided into upper and lower. This top-quality paper is based on the original process, but with two additional steps, which can make the paper whiter and thinner. Only one of every twenty sheets is qualified, so it can be said to be quite precious!"

When the people below heard this, they couldn't help but burst into an uproar, and then their eyes lit up, feeling that they had a goal to pursue.

"Thinner and whiter than ordinary Chen's paper?"

The breathing rate of Wang Kuai and the others increased, and eagerness appeared in their eyes.

Even Luo Yang, who was not very interested in the white paper itself, his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but said: "If I take one and send it to the old man to see, maybe he will praise me and say that I am filial. What about him?" Don’t you just like these things in Nian? And you often say that you can only be authentic if you don’t have what you have. This Chen’s paper is a specialty of Daijun. It is not widely circulated, but it has already made a name for itself in Luoyang. If it is of high quality again, then it will be It’s even more precious. This thing is great! Great! I don’t know how to get it!”

Not only the two of them, but the rest of the people also experienced emotional ups and downs when they heard this.

In a corner of the courtyard, the various aristocratic families in Daijun who saw this scene, except for a few members of the Tang family, were all beaming with joy and chatting in low voices.

"It's still the Fujun's way. This easy dinner has made people see the potential of our Daijun paper."

"Isn't that right? I was originally worried that taking out the ordinary Daijun paper first would affect the sales of the high-grade Daijun paper, but now looking at the looks of those noble people from the south, they are clearly moved, but I don't know , whether they can afford this price.”

"But having said that, I saw high-quality paper for the first time a few days ago, but after all, it is still a bit too thin and can be easily damaged. I'm afraid it won't last long. I wonder if it will be criticized by others."

"Brother Zheng, if the Lord takes action, it will be absolutely foolproof."...

On this side, I have my own expectations, and on the other side, beside Chen Zhi, Chen Zi and others also have their own thoughts.

Chen Zi said to Su Liao who was beside him: "This high-grade paper is deliberately pursued to be thin and white, and it is even very easy to be torn. You need to be careful. It may be damaged when you just write it. If it is bound into a book, I am afraid it will not It’s easy to browse, but it’s actually very inconvenient. I don’t know if anyone will buy it. If so, you can make a lot of money based on the price alone! The price, where it’s paper, is nothing more than gold leaf.”

Obviously, he knew the inside story. Although he didn't know much about the papermaking process, he knew the general situation, so he had this concern.

"Brother Chen, I think you are worried. Didn't Fu Jun say that this high-grade paper is not very practical, but it has one feature, that is, it is expensive! It means that the price of other paper must be compared with that of Fu Jun. In your words, those celebrities from aristocratic families are not buying paper, but a status that they want to promote in their circle of friends. Therefore, the high price itself is a reason for them to spend money. As for whether the paper is cost-effective , that’s another thing to say, but Fu Jun’s meaning is also very clear, if you take out all the good things at once, how can you continue to sell them in the future?”

Chen Zi nodded lightly. He had also heard this analysis from Chen Zhi. Although he had doubts, he felt that many of the opinions in it were correct.

"Circle of friends?"

On the other side, Zhang Kang, who was sitting not far from the two of them, came over and expressed that he was unfamiliar with this word.

Su Liao said: "Oh, this is a vocabulary I recently learned from Fu Jun. Peng means grouping; friends means people with similar interests; circle means connection. Circles are like circles, and they are connected to each other. It means connected. So these three words mean that friends with similar ambitions gather together and connect with each other."

"Interesting." Chewing and savoring the word, Zhang Kang marveled, "Looking at it this way, I really described a lot of situations clearly. It seems that after I go back, I should sort it out and take a look at my Who are the people in your circle of friends?”

This happened to be heard by Chen Zhi, but he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.

"It stands to reason that this group of friends is the official name. If my statement in the circle of friends is accepted, will there be any disputes in the circle of friends between Niu and Li in the future?"

He wanted to go back to his thoughts, but he quickly turned his attention to the current business. After some operations, he generally aroused everyone's interest. Then he naturally said to everyone present: "Today's books, Except for ten volumes of high-grade Daijun paper, all the others will be given away, and everyone present will have at least one copy. Someone will send a list of books later, please choose."

"Anything like this?"

When everyone heard it, they were all elated, but there were also a few people who were calm and composed, obviously aiming at top-grade paper books.

Chen Zi, on the other hand, shook his head silently and whispered: "In order to get rid of these books, the workshop has not stopped for several days, spending a lot of money and goods, and they are all sent out like this."

Chen Zhi didn't care about this, he just felt the replenished gold liquid of fame in the five-element scale, rushing toward the first scale.

(End of this chapter)