As long as I stay in the Empress' Palace, I am invincible!

Ye Chen frowned and said, "Hongyan, even if the paper from the Thousand Islands is not exported, the price of paper should not soar so much!"

It has tripled at the beginning, and it may double again in the future. It is really exaggerated!

"Can't we impose sanctions on the Lin family?"

Luo Hongyan said with a headache: "Thousands of years ago, our ancestors imposed sanctions. The Lin family and others stopped production directly for various reasons, causing the price of paper to soar more than ten times that year!"

"It caused a big disturbance!"

Although paper is not as deadly as food, it is extremely important for scholars.

The imperial examination is imminent, and this thing is a necessity!

Ye Chen said, "Does the royal family have a paper mill?"

Luo Hongyan nodded: "Of course there is, but the paper made by the royal paper mill is yellow, easy to break, and the quality is not so good, and it cannot be mass-produced and the price is high."

The royal family does not want to break this situation, but the paper made is not competitive in the market and useless!

Ye Chen wrote a list and handed it to Luo Hongyan

"Hongyan, first ask someone to purchase a large amount of raw materials."

"I have a new papermaking method that can make better paper than the Lin family."

Ye Chen said with a smile.

Ye Chen knew what the Lin family's paper was like, it was still a little yellowish!

"Ye Chen, are you serious?"

Luo Hongyan said in shock.

The royal family had wanted to solve this problem for a long time, but they had never been able to solve it!

Ye Chen nodded: "The paper made by my method is much cheaper, it should be less than one-third of the Lin family's paper!"

"The papermaking time is a bit long, but if the formation is used, it should be greatly shortened!"

The papermaking technique rewarded by the system is ordinary papermaking technique. The first step is to soak the bamboo for 100 days!

The green skin of the bamboo needs to be decomposed and washed off!

This is too time-consuming.

If the formation is added, this step can be shortened to one hour!

"These materials are very ordinary, I will have people collect them now!"

Luo Hongyan quickly issued an order, and with the power of the royal family, a large amount of raw materials can be collected in just one hour.

"Hongyan, the specific steps are written out for you."

"Ordinary people can operate it according to the above, the cost is the lowest, and the cost of setting up the formation will be slightly higher."

Ye Chen smiled.

If there is a formation to cooperate, the paper will be ready tomorrow!

"Hongyan, the papermaking technology must be kept secret. It shouldn't be difficult for you to keep it secret."

Luo Hongyan nodded: "I'll go out for a while!"

Half an hour later, Luo Hongyan returned, and the Royal Paper Mill had already started secretly.

The formation required is simple and easy to get.

"Hongyan, the head of the Lin family wants to see you. Nangong Ning came in to report once, but you were not there."

Luo Hongyan's eyes flashed. The head of the Lin family came to her at this time, and he must have put forward conditions again!

"Ye Chen, please step aside."

"Please ask the head of the Lin family to come over."

Luo Hongyan said.

Ye Chen nodded and went to the backyard.

It didn't take long for Lin Kaiji, the head of the Lin family, to come to Luo Hongyan.

Lin Kaiji is already more than a hundred years old, but he has the cultivation of the God King realm, and he looks only fifty years old!

"Your Majesty."

Lin Kaiji bowed but did not kneel. Ancient families like the Lin family enjoy some privileges.

Luo Hongyan said calmly: "Master Lin, I heard that the price of paper has risen sharply. What does this mean?"

"I have given the Lin family half of the tax, and now the raw materials for papermaking have not risen in price!"

Lin Kaiji said lightly: "Your Majesty, the price is determined by the market! If the market is short of grain, the price of grain will rise sharply. If the market is short of paper, the price of paper will naturally rise sharply. It's a very common thing."

Luo Hongyan suppressed her anger and said: "Master Lin, what do you want to see me for?"

"The paper tax is already very low, and it is impossible to reduce it further!"

Lin Kaiji sat down by himself: "Your Majesty, I have a backache and it's okay to sit and talk?"

Luo Hongyan's eyes flashed with cold light.

Lin Kaiji is too presumptuous!

It's a joke that a strong man at the level of God King said that he had a backache!

"Your Majesty, it is entirely possible to reduce the paper tax. This thing is convenient for scholars all over the world, and zero tax is also normal."

"I think it can be reduced by at least half on the current basis!"

Lin Kaiji smiled, he was confident enough to control Luo Hongyan.

"There was no condition before. In the past year, Your Majesty has made a lot of money on grain and made a lot of money in the Ota Empire. There is no problem in reducing the paper tax!"

The paper tax was originally 20%, but now it is only 10%.

If it is reduced by half, it will only be 5%!

The Lin family can make a lot of money, and the country will lose a lot of paper tax every year.

"Master Lin, 10% of the paper tax is already very low!"

"If the Lin family lowers the price of paper, everything will be fine, otherwise I will take some measures!"

"If the Lin family suffers a great loss, you can't blame me for being ruthless!"

Luo Hongyan said in a deep voice.

Lin Kaiji showed a mocking look on his face. He has seen the royal family's methods many times. Which one was successful?

"Your Majesty, if you had such ability, you would not have lowered the paper tax four years ago!"

"Your Majesty, within three days, the paper tax will be reduced to 5%. If it exceeds three days, it will be reduced to 3%. If it exceeds ten days, Your Majesty, you can only reduce the paper tax to zero!"

Lin Kaiji said arrogantly.

In his opinion, Luo Hongyan was just a little girl, and he didn't take her seriously at all!

The Lin family is an ancient family and has deep ties to many forces, and it is impossible for Luo Hongyan to directly send people to raid their home!

"Your Majesty, remember, three days!"

“A five percent paper tax will do!”

After Lin Kaiji finished speaking, he walked away.

Luo Hongyan was so angry that she had a stomachache. She gave in four years ago, but Lin Kaiji and the others actually wanted to force her to give in further!

"Hongyan, did the head of the Lin family have this attitude before?"

Ye Chen arrived in the front hall where Luo Hongyan was.

Luo Hongyan took a deep breath and said: "Four years ago, my throne was unstable, and the Lin family's attitude was even worse. The national treasury was already empty back then, so reducing the paper tax by half would have a huge impact!"

"The Lin family and others may have calculated that the paper tax could be reduced by half at most. Now that the treasury is full, they have made another idea!"

Ye Chen frowned and said: "Hongyan, with Lin Kaiji's attitude, can't the royal family suppress it with thunderous means?"

Luo Hongyan shook her head: "How can it be so easy?"

"The Lin family has been inherited for more than 10,000 years and has a lot of influence in all walks of life. The marriage has made the relationship between the Lin family and many forces intricate and complicated, affecting the whole body!"

"Many royal princesses have married into the Lin family before!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly, then he could only use normal business methods to deal with the Lin family!

"Hongyan, how long did you promise before the paper tax?"

Luo Hongyan frowned and said: "Four years, the time is almost up! The Lin family and others have probably been planning to lower the paper tax for a long time!"

Ye Chen said with a smile: "Hongyan, since the Lin family wants to reduce the paper tax, why not just follow their wishes and reduce it to zero percent!"

"Um?"

Luo Hongyan looked at Ye Chen doubtfully.

Ye Chen said: "Hongyan, the paper tax has been reduced so much, the Lin family and others should pay a certain price, right?"

"For example, transfer some paper mills to the royal family!"

The royal family has a paper mill, but it is not large in scale and has insufficient production capacity!