In the beginning of spring, the festive atmosphere of the New Year has not yet dissipated. One afternoon, Li Li's children played the game of "catching golden carp" with his children in the garden.

In the shallow basins, there were many small golden carp swimming. The half-old children gathered around the basin, holding paper nets excitedly, and carefully catching fish.

Paper nets, as the name suggests, are paper net pockets. They are shaped like round fans and will be wet when they enter the water.

After the paper net covers the golden carp, the wet paper will easily be broken by the weight of the fish.

If the net is broken, you can't hold the fish. You have to change to a paper net to continue.

This kind of game tests the skills you have in your hands. It seems easy, but it is very easy to fail.

The effect of "just a little bit" can easily stimulate people's competitive spirit, make people easily gained and keep making money.

In some places, the game of catching golden carp has become a popular business at temple fairs. The customers keep making money and almost getting it up. Then they keep paying money to buy a net, making the vendors smile.

Now, the little prince and the princess were very excited. They were always a little bit away from fishing themselves, so they asked older brothers and sisters to help.

But even if the person changes, he is still "a little bit away", so the older ones join the game.

Even their mothers joined the game and made a lot of fun.

Duan Yuying, who specialized in practicing the "paper net to catch golden carp" technique, performed particularly well, so many children gathered around and asked for help from "aunt".

Li Li was watching the whole family happily looking at the happy appearance.

He arranged this game not to make money, but to make his children happy, so the paper nets prepared are available in different sizes:

Some nets have a slightly higher paper thickness and are more water-resistant, so the probability of picking up small golden carp is higher.

This arrangement allows adults and children participating in the game to catch some golden carp, avoiding the embarrassment of returning empty-handed and allowing children to maintain their interest for longer.

Li Li picked up a paper net, groped in the paper, and sighed that time was passing by.

Twenty years have passed, papermaking and related paper products have finally formed a large-scale industry. Paper with high quality and low price has brought changes to people's lives without realizing it.

Just like the endless spring rain, it looks inconspicuous, but it can wet people's clothes without realizing it.

That is, the so-called "moisturizing things silently".

Now, the price of books has dropped significantly, and of course, this is also due to the improvement of printing technology.

Moreover, various paper products have gradually gained public recognition, and the sales volume of products has qualitatively exceeded.

Then, the most important point is that meal paper and toilet paper are finally promoted and entered thousands of households.

In particular, toilet paper of various grades has begun to replace toilet chips and become a daily necessity for many people. Even the cheapest "straw paper" has begun to be accepted by more and more "urban residents".

This process took nearly twenty years and can be said to be a generation of people.

Thinking about the fact that when I was "newly arrived", I used toilet chips or wooden sticks, Li Li always felt that there was something uncomfortable in that part.

Looking at the paper net in my hand, then looking at the whole family in front of me, I suddenly thought of my mother.

How happy would it be if my mother would survive and wait until now, and watch her grandchildren gather in groups?

Li Li looked at the cheers of his children, and remembered the scene when the whole family gathered together on New Year's Eve not long ago, and suddenly felt a little depressed.

If possible, he still wants his mother to feel the warmth of the whole house of grandchildren.

His wives and concubines are very powerful and can give birth to them. Now there are nineteen children, including infants in cradles.

The youngest one is the first child Xiao Miaoqing gave birth to him, a boy.

Next, he will have more children.

However, compared with many families, the number of children is average.

For example, when Li Li was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, the chief secretary Wang Chong had more than 20 sons alone.

Of course, Wang Chong was older at that time and had more "achieved" over the past few decades, but it was proved from one aspect that a person had more than 20 sons was not a rare thing in this era.

Therefore, Li Li's goal is to have more than twenty sons, so that he can truly achieve "a single tree in a forest".

"What is Saburo thinking?"

A voice came from his ears. Li Li turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Mengniang sitting beside him.

Zhao Mengniang and other concubines accompanied her children to catch golden carp, and she was very happy to catch them. She finally took off her body. Seeing Li Li sitting alone in a daze, she came to serve her.

Li Li shook the paper net in his hand: "I'm thinking about how to make this paper business bigger."

"Many people are worried about this matter, why should the king of a country be frowning?" Zhao Mengniang finished speaking and poured a cup of tea for Li Li.

"Not necessarily, human vision determines the upper limit." Li Li smiled and pointed to his own eyes: "My eyes can be seen overseas."

Zhao Mengniang felt curious: "Overseas? Could it be that the paper should be used as a commodity and shipped overseas for sale?"

"What's wrong? The paper from Zhongyuan is good and cheap, and it sells well overseas. Meng Niang should not underestimate this market."

"Sanlang, don't forget that maritime merchants are more willing to sell more profitable goods. After all, sailing at sea is very risky. If you work hard to make more money, of course you have to make more money."

"No, no, no, you still have limitations in your problem. Paper has a function that cannot be replaced by other products, but various countries need it very much."

"Sanlang means..." Zhao Mengniang thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Can you write official documents or use them for recording?"

"Yes!" Li Li smiled and finished drinking the tea in the teacup. "Whenever the merchants go, they have to establish good relations with the local rulers. Just giving money may not work. After all, merchants from other countries will also give gold, silver and jewelry."

"When sending paper is convenient for the rulers to issue orders, record various information, and even use it to write talismans and hold various religious rituals. Can other products have this function?"

"Don't say that Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, which already have a complete national system, are all very welcome to paper."

"Last year, the trial sales of the maritime merchants were very effective, and they were even given as gifts to local coastal forces. The rulers felt good and were very happy after using it. Then, the next transaction would be easy to do."

When Zhao Mengniang heard Li Li mention Haimao, she thought of a question: "Sanlang, some people sold large amounts of copper coins from the Central Plains overseas. In the long run, this will cause a shortage of money. Will the court really not be able to control it?"

"The pros and cons of this matter must be weighed." Li Li and Zhao Mengniang discussed the industry. Zhao Mengniang managed the industry for him for so many years, and the two had many common topics.

The topic now is that the Zhenyuan Wuzhu of Chu State was sold overseas by some merchants.

This behavior will lead to a large loss of copper coins. However, Li Li believes that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages: merchants transport copper coins overseas for sale, and their purpose is not simply to sell copper.

The State of Chu was confident to face the situation where the copper coins flowed overseas.

With the annual output of Le'an copper mine in Raozhou exceeding the 10 million jin mark, Chu State has relatively no shortage of copper, so the supply of copper materials on the market is relatively abundant.

If a maritime merchant wants to sell copper overseas for profit, he should not sell copper coins because the copper content of copper coins is not as good as that of copper bars sold directly.

So, what is the purpose of these people transporting a large amount of copper coins overseas?
Chapter completed!