Chapter 52 Five hundred acres
"How many days will he stay? Which workshops does he want to go to?"
After hearing Wang Pu's words, Li Yuanjia's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked.
Want to stay for a few days and see the workshop?
What a good thing!
Although Li Yuanjia would not go so far as to beg others all over the world to learn papermaking or movable type printing, he has never thought of hiding these technologies!
Now that someone has finally arrived, and he is a historical celebrity like Zhang Jianzhi, how can you not be happy?
"this……"
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Pu said with a wry smile: "Returning to your Majesty, this young man... what should I say? He is a bit too greedy. He told me that he wanted to visit every workshop, and it would be best to be in
Spend a few days in each place!”
"oh?"
Hearing what he said, Li Yuanjia's eyes instantly became brighter.
But Wang Pu did not notice this, and then said: "Your Majesty, there are no problems in other places, such as movable type printing, Chen Mu's carpentry workshop, and Zhang Wan and Sun Zhan, but... ours
As for the papermaking workshop and the place where Li Zhong and the others make movable type, I think it’s better to decline him politely..."
"Reject? Why decline?"
Li Yuanjia immediately raised his eyebrows and said with some displeasure: "How many times have I told you, just these workshops in our house... Ahem, except for the glass workshop, outsiders are not allowed to enter, nor are they allowed to enter.
Unless those craftsmen go out at will, whoever wants to see them can come and see them! I wonder why your minds are so rigid, huh?"
"……yes."
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Wang Pu reluctantly agreed.
As soon as he saw his little expression, Li Yuanjia immediately understood what Wang Pu was thinking at this moment, and couldn't help but darken his face.
But after hesitating for a moment, he could only sigh secretly.
Ask yourself, you can’t blame anyone for this.
In fact, if he hadn't been given a good birth in this life, and would be a top-notch prince as soon as he got the number, and would have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life, Li Yuanjia would definitely have taken a close look at every one of his properties... maybe not
It's so rigid. I will try my best to promote it in the future, but I definitely won't expect anyone to learn it like I do now.
After all, his status as prince gave him too much confidence.
Even if his current family fortune was suddenly wiped out by Li Yuanjia, the fields in his name, his job field, and his salary could still allow him to enjoy the top life in the Tang Dynasty. That's why Li Yuanjia invested in movable type.
Printing, even though he knew it was very difficult, he was still unwilling to give up; so even though Han Wang Paper was already No. 1 in the world, Li Yuanjia was still dissatisfied and still invested a large amount of money every month to let Wang Pu and others toss cheaper bamboo.
Paper……
"It's not right to ask Wang Pu and the others to use your own way of thinking!"
Thinking of this, Li Yuanjia naturally calmed down and said calmly: "Okay, this matter is settled. As long as Zhang Jianzhi wants to see and learn, you can take him with you! In addition to the glass workshop
, you teach him whatever he wants to know, do you understand?"
"I understand, Your Majesty."
After taking a deep breath, Wang Pu nodded vigorously.
After following Li Yuanjia for so many years, Wang Pu is now used to it. Although he is a little reluctant to give up, he also knows that the king's decision cannot be changed because of him. So since he cannot stop it, he can only execute it.
At least for Wang Pu now, he can no longer give up everything he has now.
Maybe if he were younger, he would have other ideas, such as leaving the position of "craftsman manager" that he still feels ashamed of. But now, with an income of dozens of dollars a year, it is better than that of his former classmates.
The luxurious life that was several times better, and the satisfaction of completing an improvement every time, made Wang Pu unable to change...
…
With Li Yuanjia's identity and status, although there are very few people who can restrain him, after all, he is in Chang'an, so it is not easy to go out.
So since he came outside the city, Li Yuanjia would definitely not go home immediately.
and……
"We weighed it carefully and found that this year's cotton production was a bit more."
After saluting, Sun Zhan smiled naively and said a little cautiously: "To be precise, there should be 60 kilograms more lint than last year, enough to make ten quilts!"
"..."
Looking at Sun Zhan who looked satisfied, Li Yuanjia's mouth twitched twice and he was speechless.
Sixty pounds...
That’s a hundred acres of land!
One hundred acres of good farmland was used to grow cotton. So many people worked hard for several months, and they harvested an extra sixty kilograms of lint... Only six taels more for one acre of land?
If his control wasn't good enough, Li Yuanjia would have rolled his eyes.
But looking at Sun Zhan's tanned face and his hands as rough as an old farmer, Li Yuanjia resisted his impulse, sighed secretly and nodded lightly: "Well, not bad... look back
Ask Han Lucheng to receive a reward of twenty guan, ten guan for you and ten guan for everyone else!"
To be honest, I feel a little distressed.
Although in Li Yuanjia's impression, this boy has always been the most "honest" among the few people and the one with the least "prospect", it has to be said that no one is more suitable to grow cotton than Sun Zhan.
.
I'm afraid Li Zhong, Ma Liang and others may not be able to do better than him.
And six taels per acre is not bad!
Li Yuanjia is not very clear about how many kilograms of cotton can be produced from one acre of land in the future, because he does not understand farming. But one thing is certain. In this era, there are no cultivated cotton seeds, and the yield is not high. Now the production has increased by six taels a year.
If so, the growth is already considerable.
In Li Yuanjia's mind, the importance of cotton is really no worse than that of movable type printing and papermaking workshops. In a sense, it is even more important. So one can imagine how important Sun Zhan's work is, and how important he is
Why be stingy with the reward of twenty guan?
It was just a matter of a few cards, so Li Yuanjia naturally had no reason to hesitate.
"...Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After being slightly startled, Sun Zhan quickly knelt down and saluted.
"Okay, get up."
Waving his hand, Li Yuanjia said warmly: "The cotton harvest has been around for a while. The cotton seeds have been taken off. Have they been preserved?"
"Everything is ready when I return to the king."
Licking his lips, Sun Zhan nodded and said: "The cotton was all dried yesterday. When you go back, we will send the cotton to Chang'an City... Don't worry about the seeds, they have been properly placed.
alright."
"Um!"
After nodding, Li Yuanjia's eyes narrowed slightly.
He began to be in a daze, and Sun Zhan and others did not dare to disturb him. They just stood quietly with their hands down, waiting for Li Yuanjia to speak.
Chapter completed!