At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

After walking around the ground for a while, Ren Hao thought for a while and decided to find Ren Tiesan to sound out the matter first.

Regardless of whether Ren Tiesantong agrees or not, the paper mill must be built.

But before that, the paper must be sold first. After all, building a factory still requires a lot of money.

After returning home, Ren Hao took Xu Hu to get another pile of bamboo and brought it back, following the same process as before.

We were busy until the evening when we finally turned all the bamboo into pulp.

Having learned from the previous two experiences and lessons, Ren Hao once again adjusted the proportion of lime added and the steaming time. Finally, he stacked all the copied paper blanks together and made more than fifty sheets before he stopped.

This is the difference between a private workshop and a standardized assembly line factory.

A private workshop only needs a few people to complete all the processes, but assembly line production allows everyone to perform their own duties and do better and better work.

For example, those who are grinding only need to keep grinding, those who are making paper only need to make paper, those who are drying only need to dry, and those who are drying only need to dry.

It not only speeds up the process, but also improves time, saves costs, and does not require workers to learn many skills.

Therefore, industrialization is one of the signs of progress of the times.

Before dawn the next day, Ren Hao pulled Xu Hu up and dried more than fifty sheets of paper.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Ren Hao rolled up all the papers and put them into the bamboo tube. After thinking for a while, he took out the papers and put only twenty sheets in.

It's not that he doesn't want to make money, but once a large amount of paper appears, it will definitely arouse envy. As the saying goes, rich people never leak money. He only sold some Shenbao pills, but Hu Sanyan had already thought of it several times. If he hadn't used his lifelong sexual happiness as bait, I'm afraid Hu Sanyan would have found a way to rob him long ago.

Putting a total of 40 Shenbao pills taken twice a few days ago into his arms, holding the bamboo tube, Ren Hao went straight to the county town.

It took more than two hours and Ren Hao's soles were aching from walking.

"Do you want to buy a donkey?" Ren Hao touched his chin. If he just walked back and forth, not only would it consume a lot of energy, but he wouldn't be able to move much.

Moreover, a donkey is needed to pull the mill. One donkey can be used for multiple purposes. It seems to cost money, but it actually saves a lot of effort and time.

"Once I've sold all the paper, I'll buy a donkey!"

Ren Hao walked quickly to Hu Sanyan's restaurant.

As soon as I arrived at the door, the waiter came up to me with a flattering look on his face: "Mr. Ren, you are here."

"Well, is your boss here?" Ren Hao asked.

"Mr. Ren, our boss has gone to the county government office and may not be back until the afternoon. Why don't you sit down first and I'll make you a pot of tea and some side dishes." The waiter said hurriedly.

"No, I'll come back this afternoon."

Ren Hao shook his head and turned away.

Since Hu Sanyan is not here at the moment, I will go buy a donkey first.

Taoyuan County was not big to begin with, so Ren Hao asked a random passerby for directions and after twists and turns he arrived at a somewhat dilapidated gathering place in the east of the city.

There was a slight stench of excrement everywhere.

Passing by one yard after another, you can occasionally see three or four cows or donkeys inside.

Horses were very expensive in feudal times.

Unlike the horses that can be seen everywhere in TV dramas, in this dynasty, horses were military supplies and were controlled by the court. It was not easy for ordinary people to even see a horse, let alone ride one.

Even if one could buy one, a horse would cost at least seventy or eighty taels of silver, while the annual salary of a seventh-rank county magistrate was only sixty taels.

If you see someone riding a horse on the street, it feels similar to seeing a Ferrari on the street in your previous life.

Oxen are very strong and are usually used for plowing fields. Only donkeys are suitable for grinding mills and pulling carts for long periods of time.

At this time, Ren Hao stopped outside a farmer's yard.

Through the fence, you can see three donkeys inside eating grass with their heads down, and from time to time they raise their heads and make "ah...uh" sounds.

The fur color of these donkeys is pretty good, and their limbs are strong. They look like they are in their prime.

I went up and knocked on the door. Not long after, a man in his forties came out, tying the hemp rope around his waist and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for a donkey." Ren Hao said truthfully.

"You want to buy a donkey?" The man looked at Ren Hao and frowned, "Young man, do you know how much a donkey costs?"

"How much do you want?" Ren Hao asked.

Donkeys in this era were important transport animals besides cattle. They reproduced more than cattle and horses and were the cheapest. For example, the few people in Caixu Village who had donkeys at home all sold their belongings and spent three or four taels of silver to buy donkeys and raise them.

The weight of an adult donkey ranges from five to ten taels, depending on its coat color and condition.

"These are all top-quality female donkeys, and they cost six thousand copper coins each," the man said with a smile.

The corner of Ren Hao's mouth twitched. It was really expensive. Six thousand copper coins, which was more than seven taels of silver.

"Is it too expensive?"

"Is this still expensive? If a female donkey is bred, she can give birth to donkeys!" The man curled his lips.

"All the male donkeys have been bought a long time ago. There are only three female donkeys left. Do you want them? Forget it!"

"Make it cheaper, four thousand copper coins, I'll buy it." Ren Hao said.

"You're dreaming!" The man snorted, "I won't sell it for less than 5,500 copper coins!"

"Five thousand! Five thousand at most!" Ren Hao said.

He doesn't have that much money on him now, so he has to sell today's medicine to make up for it.

"Well... five thousand three, I guess. The fodder for my donkey costs a lot of money," said the man.

"Deal! I'll go back and get the money. I'll come back this afternoon to hand over the money and the donkey!"

Having finalized his intention, Ren Hao turned and left.

It was not yet ten o'clock, and Ren Hao didn't want to wait around, so he just wandered around the street.

There are not many people and few shops on the streets of Taoyuan County, but there are many street vendors on both sides of the streets.

Wild vegetables, toys, snacks, and various tools and farm implements made of wood and bamboo are almost all products of small handicrafts.

Although most of them cannot be sold for much money, they are still better than farming.

Arriving at the corner of the busiest street in the county, Ren Hao was stunned.

Not far ahead, there seemed to be something exciting going on, and many people gathered around.

Ren Hao walked forward, stood on tiptoe and looked, but saw nothing.

After thinking for a while, Ren Hao coughed and said loudly: "Whose money fell!"

Hearing the voice, the people in front lowered their heads to look for it, and Ren Hao took the opportunity to squeeze over.

When he came to the front of the crowd, Ren Hao could see clearly that there was a little girl about ten years old kneeling on the ground. She was pale and thin, with traces of tears on her face. Her big black and white eyes showed hesitation and confusion.

A piece of green grass was stuck in her dry yellow hair, swaying helplessly in the breeze.

Under her, on a wooden board, was written a line of neat and beautiful words: "Selling myself to bury my father, twenty taels of silver."

Ren Hao couldn't help but frown. This price was a bit too expensive.