The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

Li Er was secretly amazed, and Empress Eldest Sun sighed in a low voice on the side: "If this method of governing the store is used to lead the troops, it will definitely be able to quickly train a well-disciplined hero." "

"That's true...... It seems that this time we have really come to the right place, and the song can always surprise us inadvertently. Li Er happily agreed.

Li Er and Empress Changsun walked forward in an orderly manner with the team, carefully observing the operation of the store.

Every link in the store seems to be orderly, from the people queuing at the door to the guys who perform their duties in the store, and even the little girls who keep accounts and guide shopping, they are all busy in an orderly manner, even in the face of the tide of people, they can remain calm and composed, and this management talent makes Li Er more and more sure of Ge'er's dominating talent.

After half an hour of waiting, the husband and wife finally walked into the store to shop.

When asked by the smiling and well-spoken clerk about his needs, Li Er understood that his trip was more to understand his son's business situation than to really shop. Although the palace has everything, there is also something special about experiencing it in person.

After learning that each customer could only stay in the store for ten minutes, Li Er asked the clerk with great interest about the sales of pen and ink, and received the answer that it was temporarily out of stock, but unexpectedly learned that the store had newly launched high-quality paper.

Li Er thought of the paper industry reform plan proposed by Ge'er, the paper made was of good quality and low price, and now there is a new product, and he couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

When the clerk took out a stack of snow-white new paper, Li Er and Empress Changsun were shocked by its whiteness, and Empress Changsun even judged that this paper was the best with her rich knowledge.

When they heard that they could buy five of these high-quality pieces of paper for every penny, they were both amazed.

Although the price is slightly higher than that of ordinary rice paper on the market, with this white and delicate price, they originally thought that it would be a luxury price.

On the one hand, he was amazed by Ge'er's talent in elevating ordinary paper to such an outstanding realm, and on the other hand, he couldn't help but worry when he thought of the family's monopoly on the mineral resources of ink and stone mentioned in the compromise, so that even if there was good paper, it would not be able to provide enough cheap and high-quality pen and ink to supply the world's scholars to write.

At this time, Empress Changsun suddenly noticed that the clerk was not using a brush to keep accounts, but some kind of peculiar writing instrument, and she frowned and asked curiously, "Girl, what is this pen you use to keep accounts?" "

Li Er, caught up in deep anxiety about the current predicament, did not notice this subtlety, but Empress Eldest Sun captured this detail with her keen insight. She pointed out that the little girl who kept the account at the counter used a different pen, and Li Erwen also turned her head to pay attention when she heard this.

I saw that the bookkeeping girl in the cloud was holding a wooden stick about a finger thick in her hand, the tip of which was black, the shape was peculiar, and the posture of holding the pen was like holding chopsticks, which was not an ordinary brush grip. However, the little girl did skillfully take notes.

After noticing this, a burst of curiosity and expectation suddenly rose in Li Er's heart.

He eagerly turned to the shopping guide beside him and asked, "May I ask what pen the bookkeeping girl uses?"

The shopping guide was a little surprised, and immediately understood the direction of his question, but replied: "Guest, are you asking about the pen used by Ying'er's shopkeeper? This pen is not for sale, you can take a look at our other products." "

However, Li Er insisted on asking, and even Empress Changsun did not hesitate to take out her purse, intending to reward her in exchange for an answer.

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shopping guide was flattered and hurriedly refused, explaining that the store has a strict performance appraisal system and cannot accept rewards from customers. At this time, Ying'er, who had been busy with the accounts, heard her name, looked up, and recognized that it was Master Li and Mrs. Li in front of her.

When Li Er saw that it was his son Li Changge's maid Ying'er, his mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Miss Ying'er, I want to know what kind of material you are using this one, why you can write without grinding ink, and how much is it worth?"

Li Er looked intently and found that there were no ink, inkstones and other objects on Ying'er's work surface, which made him vaguely aware of a possibility - maybe Li Changge had another unique talent in this regard.

Nowadays, the price of an ordinary brush on the market has soared to seven or eight hundred wen, not to mention the expensive ink stone, and the price of a piece is as high as four or five taels of silver, which ordinary people simply cannot afford.

If Li Changge can make a breakthrough in this regard, even if the price only reaches half of the market price, it can greatly reduce the burden on the scholars!

Just when Li Er's heart was excited, Ying'er smiled and revealed the mystery: "Master Li misunderstood, this is just an ordinary charcoal pen, which is made of toner powder and clay mixed in a certain proportion to make a refill, and then wrapped in a wooden shell to use, no need to grind ink." As for the price...... The cost of childe's self-made is low, and if you really want to quantify production, it is estimated that two or three pieces should be enough. "

Li Er listened, a big stone fell to the ground in his heart, and at the same time, he was deeply proud and gratified for the wisdom and innovative spirit of his son Li Changge.

And this seemingly simple charcoal may become a key step to break the monopoly of high prices of pen and ink in the current market, benefiting countless poor students.

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Li Er was so shocked by this news that he was speechless for a while, his eyes widened in disbelief.

How is this possible? Nowadays, the price of ink on the market has soared to as high as five or six taels of silver, and such a pen only needs two or three cents, which can almost be said to be one-ten-thousandth of the price of ordinary pen and ink!

Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, Li Er's heart was instantly filled with ecstasy and excitement, and he almost wanted to look up to the sky and roar, feeling the wonderful creation in the world.

This is not only cheap and good, it is simply a savior relic that fell from the sky, and for the world's poor scholars, its value is even more important than food, which can be called their spiritual food - sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Li Erqiang suppressed the surging in his heart, took a deep breath, his body arched slightly due to excitement, and he looked at Ying'er with an almost pleading gaze: "Is this still in stock? I am willing to buy it at the price of ten cents!"

Seeing this, Ying'er secretly calculated in her heart, knowing that Li Er might have a lot of needs, and at the same time remembered that he once claimed to be a wealthy businessman in Chang'an. Although she had never heard of this "rich merchant", she was expected to be someone who was engaged in the trading of large quantities of goods.

So, Ying'er responded wittily: "Master Li, there is no need to rush this matter. Although the shop has not officially sold this one, it is ......".