Ye Ping took Li Yuan's calligraphy and asked Xue Rengui to carve the plaque. He opened another storefront on the left side of the tavern for a little decoration. Finally, he hung the plaque and covered it with red cloth for later opening.

This made everyone passing by wonder. What did Ye Ping want to do?

Since half a year ago, everything Ye Ping did was shocked. What kind of thing would he do today? No one could guess, and someone secretly ran over to ask Xue Rengui and Su Lie.

The two of them just shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Not only that, he also ordered Su Lie to start building a house, all of which were newly invented cement.

It is equipped with steel bars as a frame, so that a tall building will rise from the ground without too long.

At that time, he may let Sun Simiao move back to use this building as a research site.

To prevent some information from leaking.

...

After a few days, all the two thousand people from the court returned.

The printing speed did not slow down because Su Lie's old subordinates were all here.

The Datang Bookstore began to step up printing again.

Labor costs have increased, and although there is a slight lack of profit, you can still make 4 out of ten.

It's strange that the aristocratic family that suppressed him before did not take action.

Ye Ping felt even more strange if they didn't do anything.

In the end, Du Ruhui came to him and found out what was going on.

Du Ruhui stood at the door for a while, and it was not until Ye Ping discovered his place that he left:

"Sir Du, please come in quickly!"

Ye Ping invited Du Ruhui into the tavern.

"How is the business of the Datang Bookstore in the past few days?"

Du Ruhui asked as soon as he came.

"It tends to ease, and the market in Chang'an City is almost saturated. I am going to print other books and expand to the surrounding areas of Chang'an. At that time, your court will make more money. At that time, you will have to provide more paper."

This paper is provided by the imperial court. If Ye Ping prints more, the profit will be greater.

The success of ten books made him move towards more diverse books. After all, his cost is low and he is even more flexible in publishing books. As long as the hundred literati copy them for a day, they can basically sell them in one day.

Du Ruhui was a little disgusted.

Ye Ping also discovered that something seemed wrong with this guy.

So he asked, "What's wrong with you? Du Shangshu?"

"Ye Ping, I'm here to find you today, and there is a big thing to discuss with you."

"Oh? Say please."

Ye Ping knew that this matter would be serious, otherwise how could a Shangshu become like this?

"About paper!"

Du Ruhui was hesitant and very unmanly.

"Du Shangshu, please tell me if you have something to do. Don't do this. We are all acquaintances. There is no need to do this. If you talk about it, everyone will be happy."

"Then I'm not polite."

Du Ruhui seemed to have taken a reassurance pill.

Then he said: "That's right. Recently, the paper from the court has been almost used up. Some of them need to be preserved in case of emergency."

This seems to happen.

Because I printed so many books in a day.

It is very expensive. Although the imperial court has stock, it cannot withstand such trouble.

The books printed in the past few days are almost exceeding the amount of paper stored in the imperial court.

They probably haven't calculated these things, and they thought they could take care of them completely, but now they are embarrassed.

So Du Ruhui is here today.

"Then what?"

Ye Ping had an ominous premonition.

Is this guy going to stop the paper supply?

This is different from what I said before.

He was doing things for the court and cultivating scholars for Li Shimin.

How can I get out of paper?

"Then, the inventory is gone, and we need to go to private enterprises to purchase, and the private enterprises' paper prices have gradually increased in recent times, which has exceeded the money we have made."

The court was indeed unreliable.

Let them do this if you have a piece of paper.

Ye Ping didn't expect it was because the aristocratic family was moving.

They just waited for the imperial court to run out of paper.

Since that's the case, Ye Ping has nothing to consider.

So he said, "Then, do you want to stop offering paper to my Datang Bookstore?"

"Now, let's discuss it with you."

Du Ruhui still didn't dare to say it.

"Because I can't lose money."

Ye Ping started to fight directly.

"My Tang Bookstore has made the price of books so low, but you are not useful at this time. Do you know that I am losing money every day to make a lot of money."

Ye Ping almost believed that when he said this.

Du Ruhui felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ye Ping, the court also has difficulties, but if you have other needs, I will definitely be satisfied."

Speaking of this, Ye Ping said shamelessly: "Then lend me another thousand people for another month!"

Du Ruhui was stunned.

"It's all gone, how do you print the book?"

"Who said I have no paper? I can make it myself without paper!"

"How to build it? What can a thousand people do? There are not many sheets of paper in a day!"

Now the entire process flow is not enough to produce large quantities of paper, so once the supply is less than demand, the paper price will rise.

Coupled with artificial control, the price of paper has quickly risen several times.

In the past, the imperial court could make a difference, but now there is no difference.

Maybe you have to lose money.

"Du Shangshu, you don't have to worry about this. I said yes, it's OK. I can still produce paper for one year in one month. And it can also be used for paper from the court."

"You really want to make paper by yourself?"

Du Ruhui was puzzled, why Ye Ping had to do anything?

You should know that you have a specialized career. Can he do it well in this way?

In Ye Ping's opinion, this is necessary. Everything is in the hands of others, so he is just a fool.

Only when everything is in your own hands can you maximize profits.

Therefore, it is the most suitable to make everything yourself.

"Du Shangshu, I, Ye Ping, will not lie. How about it? Since you can't improve the paper, what if you lend me a thousand people?"

He asked him to come and let them do nothing.

It's just right to compensate yourself.

"I have to discuss this with His Majesty and see what he means?"

"Then it's a labor!"

Li Shimin will definitely agree, after all, he is helping him with his work.

Li Shimin was also very curious about how to make paper by himself.

As for how to make paper, this is not a big secret. Even if papermaking is spread, it will not lose to Ye Ping. On the contrary, it will reduce the price of paper.

In this way, why not do it?

"I can do it, it depends on what your Majesty means, and I can't guarantee it either."

"Then I'll wait for good news!"

"Goodbye!"

Du Ruhui left the tavern afterwards.

And his arrival made some people around him start to get ready.
Chapter completed!