mesbooks Chapter 242: Talent
Chapter 242: Talent
When Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue came to a room dedicated to receiving guests next to the compound of the National Commercial Institute, they saw a tall and thin man who looked to be in his thirties.
However, although this man is a little thin, he is a kind of strong and thin, and his foot is very stable. He should be a practicing family, and he seems to have good martial arts.
This surprised Xu Qing quite a bit, are all the craftsmen who go to work in the papermaking workshop so introverted now?
Pastries and fragrant tea had already been placed on the table next to him by servants, but he didn't move a mouthful, just kept pacing back and forth in the value room for guests, looking very anxious.
The tall and thin man sensed that someone was coming in, so he turned his head and came to Xu Qing's side in two or three steps.
Xu Qing looked at him and said, "This gentleman is the craftsman who made the softened paper?"
Xiao Ruxue nodded aside and said, "Yeah, that's him."
The tall and thin man nodded quickly and said, "Return to my lord, it is the villain."
As he said that, the tall and thin man picked up the paper on the side table and handed it to Xu Qingqing for Xu Qing to have a look.
When Xu Qing picked up the paper, it felt soft and smooth to the touch, and it only had a thick layer. Although it couldn't be compared with the toilet paper of later generations, if using this kind of paper, it would undoubtedly be more comfortable than the usual paper for writing on. too much!
It's all predictable!
The only disadvantage is that this kind of paper is too big, and it is made according to the specifications of writing paper, so it needs to be cut out when it is used.
But this is a trivial matter, not a problem.
Xu Qing said: "Well, this paper is soft and smooth, exactly what I want, sir, you are a genius!"
Xu Qing wanted to speak, but the tall and thin man preempted him and said, "Your lord, the notice you posted outside said that as long as you make soft paper, you will be given a thousand taels of silver. Can you give me the reward first?" Little man..."
Xu Qing said with a smile: "Sir, you are so impatient, are you still afraid that I won't keep my word?"
The tall and thin man quickly shook his head and said: "Don't dare, the villain dare not... It's just that the villain's wife is seriously ill and urgently needs money to save her life. The doctor said that it takes one thousand taels of silver to cure his wife's illness, so the villain is so anxious. "
Xu Qing said after listening: "Since the master is so anxious today, I won't stay with him anymore today. Come with me, sir, and I will take him to get the silver."
Xu Qing brought the tall and thin man to the Finance Department of the State Chamber of Commerce, took a thousand taels of silver and handed it to the tall and thin man.
It wasn't until Xu Qing handed over the bank note to the tall and thin man that the man took out a stack of drawings from the treasure in his arms and handed it to Xu Qing, which showed how to make softened paper and the drawings of the improved utensils.
Moreover, both the drawings and handwriting are standard and rigorous, and this stack of drawings all demonstrates the profound skills of this tall and thin man in drawing drawings.
Seeing the back of the tall and thin man leaving, Xu Qing couldn't help but marvel in her heart: This man is a talent.
Such talents must be firmly grasped!
Such a standard drawing, the method of making softened paper is so concise and concise, and the handwriting is also beautiful.
No matter how you look at it, it is not a simple character!
Such an extraordinary person is willing to be a craftsman in the papermaking workshop. Although the papermaking workshop of the National Chamber of Commerce is well paid, it is far from worthy of this person's talent.
If Xu Qing's guess is correct, such a character must have a mysterious and unknown past.
I found a treasure today.
In this era, he was puzzled to make softened paper, but it was so easily made by the craftsmen in this paper workshop.
It's only been less than three months since the notice asking for a lot of money was posted around the capital, right?
Xu Qing couldn't help thinking, if the method of softening paper can be made in three months, wouldn't it be possible for him to create more miracles as long as he keeps this talent? !
The treatment conditions are whatever he wants, one thousand taels of silver a month is fine!
Such a person is hard to find!
Moreover, the employees of the State Chamber of Commerce all eat the public account of the State Chamber of Commerce, not his private money, and he has nothing to lose. What is he afraid of?
Besides, this person needs money so much now, he has no reason to refuse the opportunity of promotion and salary increase in front of him.
Xu Qing felt that it was time to send a wave of warmth to this talent.
Thinking of this, Xu Qing hurriedly greeted Xiao Ruxue, bought a lot of supplements and asked the two servants to carry them to this talent's home.
As for why you can know his home address?
Didn't the Anding County Government find out as soon as they checked?
Even without the power of the government, many people in the paper workshop knew where he lived.
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Many important large workshops of the State Chamber of Commerce are located in Anding County, a suburban county of Beijing.
As for why it is located here?
How expensive is the land in the capital...how can anyone buy a street shop in the capital and use it as a workshop?
Those who dare to do this are either fools or big dogs.
Xu Qing doesn't want to be such a big dog.
Those who have studied geography know that: the center is the commercial area; the second is the residential area; the outermost layer is far away from the city center, and the land with the cheapest land suitable for mass purchase and construction of factories is the industrial area.
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The opening of the National Chamber of Commerce brought cheap paper to the major bookstores in the capital, and the price of books was further reduced due to competition. All the scholars in the capital were grateful for the greatness of the National Chamber of Commerce.
This is exactly the same as the scene of the scholars in Yongzhou City back then, but they don't know who to thank, they only know that the price of books has dropped due to the competition from major bookstores...
However, the price of paper has been greatly reduced, and not everyone will be grateful to the National Chamber of Commerce, just like a few families who made their fortunes from papermaking are resentful towards the National Chamber of Commerce.
Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents!
But they dared to be angry and dare not speak up, and it was useless to speak up.
What can they do to bring down the price of paper based on their strength?
Sue, there is no place to sue and there is no crime to sue!
Use power to overwhelm others... The power of the National Chamber of Commerce is greater than all of them combined...
Using potential pressure is to seek death...
In the market, the survival of the fittest is inherent. Who can blame me for not being able to improve paper?
But fortunately, those who can open a paper workshop in the capital and make it big are not stupid people. Seeing that the paper workshop has lost profits, they immediately changed their minds.
After closing the paper shop, the caravan started.
Buy paper in large quantities from the National Chamber of Commerce, and then resell it to Zhou Guo and Zhao Guo, and make huge profits through the middleman to make the difference.
As for why there is no Chu State...
Because the National Chamber of Commerce has already started to deploy in Chu State, how could the National Chamber of Commerce not see the benefits they can see?
If it can't compete with the National Chamber of Commerce, it will honestly sell the paper to a farther place.
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At this time, Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue had already reached the door of that talent's house, but they heard an angry voice.
"Quack doctor! How dare you lie to me! Didn't you say that one thousand taels can cure you?!"