The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 217 Papermaking Workshop
Liu Ergou had already negotiated the price with the other party.

After seeing that Liu Ergou was from the government, he gave him a special discount.

It only costs 9000 taels of silver to buy it.

The owner's surname is Ma, and his name is Ma Sanlong.

Seeing that the person who came to buy land was actually the dignified Jing Zhaoyin, he hurried forward to warmly entertain him.

"I've met Mr. Jing Zhaoyin..."

"Shopkeeper Ma doesn't have to be so polite, even though I am Jing Zhaoyin.

But I will never bully others, and I will pay as much as I want. Lin Hai said.

Ma Sanlong felt relieved after hearing this.

"I wonder what you plan to do when you buy this place?" Ma Sanlong asked curiously.

"I plan to build a paper-making workshop! The paper on the market now is too expensive and the quality is average.

It would be good to make some paper to sell. "

Lin Hai didn't hide it. Sooner or later, everyone would know.

Papermaking seems to be a relatively profitable business, but most of it is in the hands of big families.

Especially if you want to make good paper, you need a secret recipe.

Otherwise, the quality of the paper produced will be poor and the price will be high.

There is no market at all.

"So that's it! Since it's an adult buying this land, you still have to save face.

It's 500 taels cheaper, sir. What do you think? "

Ma Sanlong said.

After all, Lin Hai is the parent official in the capital and has considerable power.

In the future, when he does other business in the capital, he may have to deal with the government.

So I gritted my teeth a little lower, trying to sell myself a favor.

"Okay, thank you very much! Just calculate it at this price, and pay the money in one hand and the land deed in the other."

Lin Hai waved his hand and asked someone to bring the silver over.

Ma Sanlong just took a look and didn't even need to weigh himself.

He knew that people like Lin Hai couldn't be short of money.

Just make sure the silver is of good quality.

The contract was signed smoothly and the land deed was transferred to my name.

Start recruiting craftsmen immediately and let people build workshops here as soon as possible.

It's not difficult as long as you know how to make paper.

The most important thing is to keep it confidential.

Nowadays, Daxia is short of everything, the only thing that is not lacking is labor.

Disasters occurred in many places and countless people were displaced.

Some people were recruited to sign a death contract, and they had to stay and work in the workshop for the rest of their lives.

This situation was very common in ancient times.

It's just that even if you sign a contract of sale, you can't abuse it casually.

Not only do you need to take care of the food, but you also need to pay a certain amount of wages.

It's just that these wages are much less than hired workers.

Lin Hai signed death contracts with these people just to prevent secrets from being leaked and to make them work more diligently.

But the wages given were not much at all.

When the new craftsmen learned about their wages, they looked incredulous.

Why are there such generous owners these days?

Some can't believe it.

Lin Hai called everyone together and explained to everyone: "Although the work in our papermaking workshop is tiring, we guarantee that you will be full for every meal.

And you can eat meat every meal.

Needless to say, wages will be given to you as much as you should be paid.

Those who do well will be rewarded at the end of the year.

As long as you work well with me, I guarantee that you can support your family.

But I only have one rule here.

Nothing you do or say here is allowed to be leaked.

If I find out, I will not only be sent to the government for strict action.

And never use it again! "

A bolder young man replied loudly: "Don't worry, Master, you can give us enough to eat and pay us wages. We can do whatever we want."

Make sure not to say a word to anyone else.

If anyone dares to reveal the secrets of the workshop, the younger one will be the first to kill him. "

Everyone agreed.

Keep secrets and don't talk about them casually, let alone in a manufacturing workshop.

Even if you are a clerk in a firm, you cannot talk about things in the firm casually.

Once discovered, they will be fired immediately.

"Very well, you just need to abide by the rules. I will tell you in advance what you should and cannot do in the future.

If you have family members, you can bring them all over and rent a house for you.

Just follow me well from now on! "

After Lin Hai finished speaking, he selected someone from Orion to be the shopkeeper.

He also selected a few escorts from the escort agency to work as supervisors in the workshop.

After the workshop is built, they will become the guards to protect the workshop.

This kind of place must be closely monitored and guarded, and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

And people in each process cannot come into contact with each other.

Even if someone couldn't resist the temptation and leaked the craftsmanship.

But only a small part can be revealed, and other processes cannot be known at all, and it is still impossible to imitate.

It will take at least two or three months to build a workshop.

In order to speed up the progress, Lin Hai directly had several sheds built.

Start making paper as quickly as possible.

These people can have enough to eat and there are no requirements on where they can work.

Even in the built shed, there was nothing dissatisfying.

Lin Hai has been trying to make paper as soon as possible these days.

Almost all the food and accommodation are spent in the workshop.

While a new workshop is being built, craftsmen are building walls as quickly as possible.

The wall was built to a height of six meters to prevent anyone from climbing over the wall.

Ensure absolute safety in the workshop.

On the fifth day, the first batch of paper was finally produced.

This kind of paper is pure white and very tough.

Better than any paper on the market.

No workshop can produce this kind of wood pulp paper.

Lin Hai looked at the first batch of papers and was very satisfied.

After telling Liu Ergou and Shitou to keep a close watch on him, he went back to rest.

I didn't sleep a wink for several busy days and nights, and slept all day at home.

Lin Hai saw that the paper produced could be supplied and began to be used for printing lottery tickets.

Although not everyone wins the first prize in every issue.

But occasionally you can win a second or third prize, or you can become rich overnight.

The minimum winning amount is five cents.

Although the amount is not much, it is always for fun.

More and more people are buying lottery tickets to try their luck.

Don’t feel bad if you don’t win the prize. If you are lucky and win the big prize, you will have no shortage of food and drink for the rest of your life.

The key is that when someone wins a prize, they hope to earn more.

The one-time purchase amount is also getting larger and larger.

The sales of lottery tickets are rising steadily, with daily sales exceeding 3 taels of silver.

They even opened lottery shops to several cities around the capital.

Sell ​​newspapers there too.

However, newspapers cannot be delivered on the same day and are usually sold the next day.

But as surrounding prefectures and counties, even if the news is not from that day, it will not have much impact on them.

From the newspapers, you can know what is happening in the capital, and everyone reads it with gusto.

The sales of overseas lottery tickets are also quite good, and they have taken away a lot of business from gambling houses.

(End of this chapter)