Chapter 206.1
After the paper was produced, it was naturally time to print and distribute textbooks.
In addition to the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, there were also ancient texts, classic poems, mathematics, and more aimed at developing a well-rounded direction.
As for the price of textbooks, it was only half of what was available on the market.
In fact, the price could be halved again, but that would not be profitable, and Lin Beifan still needed to use the income from these textbooks and paper to support the teachers.
Many people became unsettled upon learning of this.
Can you believe this textbook is only half the price of whats on the market?
The price of papers has dropped significantly!
Great Xia has to support a bunch of teachers and is even putting money into the textbooks. Are they digging their own grave?
Even though the Great Xia treasury is wealthy, it cant sustain such losses. Are they going to bankrupt the country?
Could it be that the foolish emperor has lapsed into his habitual shenanigans?
However, at this time, some insider news began to spread.
Dont worry, Great Xia wont lose money! The Emperor has improved the papermaking process, drastically reducing the cost of producing paper, reportedly to less than a third of the original cost!
The cost is less than a third of the original? Thats scary!
Moreover, the Emperor has opened paper mills and organized tens of thousands of people to produce paper! Businesspeople know that doing this big scale will reduce costs even further!
F*ck! The costs can be reduced even more?
So, even though the price of papers has been halved, the profits are still substantial, and theyre making a killing with small profits, high volume!
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded.
After much inquiry, everyone finally confirmed this fact: the cost of paper had indeed dropped to an unimaginably low level, so selling at half price was still profitable.
Thus, the original sarcastic remarks turned into envy and jealousy.
Goodness! How does that foolish Emperor manage to profit from everything he does?
It was clearly a losing situation, and yet hes turned it around!
How huge must the profit from those textbooks be! By eliminating tuition fees, countless more children will be able to afford education! Theyll definitely need to buy books, and theyll surely buy the courts textbooks, which are both cheap and good! With this, hasnt Great Xia made a fortune?
And the paper, thats a major source of income too! There are so many scholars in the world. Who wouldnt want to buy a cheap and good-quality paper? So, Great Xias paper will have no trouble selling!
With this Great Xia has hit the jackpot!
It was the same with the cement before!
As soon as Yaoyao saw an opportunity to make money, she came running to Lin Beifan.
I heard that the paper produced by Great Xia is very cheap?
Lin Beifan nodded: Indeed, the cost is about a quarter of the original.
The cost is so low? Then the profit must be
Yaoyao saw a business opportunity, her eyes shining brightly: Little foolish Emperor, lets collaborate! You produce the paper and books, and then we, the Demon Sect, will sell them all over the world. Lets grow and strengthen together!
After saying this, she also grabbed Lin Beifans arm and shook it while looking pitifully at him: You said before, if theres a chance to get rich, you wont forget about me!
Lin Beifan smiled and said, The noble families have always monopolized the paper and book business. Arent you afraid of being targeted by them?
Yaoyao bared her teeth: Dare they? If they dare to make a move, dont blame the Demon Sect for not being polite!
This was a great opportunity, and of course, Lin Beifan wouldnt refuse.
Agreed! But first, we must satisfy our domestic demand before we can collaborate with you!
No problem, its a deal!
Yaoyao ran off excitedly to handle the matter with the Demon Sect.
Meanwhile, batches of textbooks were being printed and transported to major cities across the country.
Because Lin Beifan had eliminated tuition fees and reduced the prices of textbooks and paper, the cost of education had been greatly reduced.
In ancient times, many families valued the idea of bringing honor to their ancestors and hoped to have a scholar in the family.
Now that the opportunity has arisen, they naturally want to send their children to study.
As a result, the number of people enrolling in schools has increased more than tenfold, with nearly every school being overcrowded.
Upon hearing this news, people from other countries, considering their childrens future, decided to move their entire families to Great Xia.
After hearing about this, many scholars from other countries also set off on their journey.
Some exclaimed, This is a golden age for scholars!
However, this was not good news for the noble families.
Several noble families that were close to each other had already gathered to discuss the matter.
Now, Great Xia is fully promoting education, building schools in major cities, waiving tuition fees, and reducing the cost of textbooks and paper, significantly lowering the cost of education and allowing more people to go to school!
They have also hired scholars from all over to teach and have created a system of distinguished teachers, giving scholars another career path!
If this succeeds, Great Xia will surely soar to new heights, and there will no longer be a shortage of talent!
But for us noble families, this will be a devastating blow! It directly undermines our status and affects our income. What should we do?
One noble family head sighed, What can we do? Can you destroy Great Xia?
Everyone let out a deep sigh.
Over the years, they had not been without the idea of targeting Great Xia, but most of those they sent never returned.
The losses were simply too great, and the investment did not match the returns.
It wasnt until Great Xia established the Dynasty and its national power caught up with the Empire that they abandoned thoughts of revenge.
But Great Xia kept pressing on relentlessly.
With the reduced cost of education, there would inevitably be a surge of scholars from the lower classes.
The more people there are, the harder it is to lead them.
Great Xias system of distinguished teachers would attract even more scholars to serve. With more options, scholars would no longer be willing to listen to the noble families demands.
Great Xias reduction of the cost of paper and books broke the noble families economic monopoly.
It would no longer be easy for them to make money effortlessly.
It could be said that each of Great Xias moves was a precise strike at their weak points.
Alas! After seeing Great Xias education system, the great Dynasty I belong to is also quite tempted by that! The Emperor wants to break free from our noble families control, and now hes already taking action in secret
Several family heads were furious: How dare they? We cant deal with Great Xia, but cant we deal with them?
Although we can suppress them now, it will probably be difficult in the future!
The person sighed, As long as Great Xias education system is proven to be successful and effective, other countries will surely follow suit, and the glory days of our noble families will be over!
So, we absolutely cannot let them succeed! someone said through gritted teeth.
Do you have any solutions?
The other party paused, then gave a wry smile, No!
Everyone sighed again.
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