Chapter 2362 Basic Education Determines the Future

"Abacus is good, and abacus is more convenient than calculation." Li Longji agreed.

Nowadays, some people in the Tang Dynasty carry calculation chips with them when they go out, put them in their robes or sleeves, and take them out when needed.

If you are shopping at a large market and see a shopper squatting there with a pile of small sticks, don't be surprised. They are just settling accounts.

Most butchers say how much it costs to cut and weigh the meat. They don't calculate it, they memorize it.

When people need to use silk in daily life, they also carry it on their backs.

However, merchants generally don't lie to people, and people will give accurate names even if they don't count. Otherwise, when someone buys something, when someone asks or tells him about it after he goes back, he will be told that he was fooled, and he will get it back.

The problem of retrieval is huge. Population mobility is poor, and there are only those people in one area.

Someone is looking for you, standing in front of the stall and saying that you are a liar, and other people who don’t know how to calculate will never buy from you anymore. I don’t know how to calculate. If you can deceive others, you can also deceive me.

"Basic education is important!" Li Yi said with emotion.

Children in elementary school can make mistakes in addition and subtraction. When parents cannot tell the answer directly, they try their best to guide them from the side.

In the end, the parents were mad, why are you so stupid? It’s the same as when I was a kid!

Adults in the Tang Dynasty had very little mathematical skills and would not know what to do with slightly more complex numbers.

Li Yi's requirements are not high. Everyone just needs to learn the mathematics of the sixth grade of elementary school. He doesn't expect to get full marks for all answers. He is allowed to recalculate when buying and selling things.

"Brother Yi, do you have a good idea? People can read newspapers to read and write, but arithmetic is not easy to learn."

Li Longji can't think of it himself, so he should ask Brother Yi. Anyway, he has always asked.

"You can spend money, but you can't if you don't spend money." Li Yi answered simply.

"How to spend money?"

"Let them go to night school, and the workshop will use half an hour for classes every day. They will be counted as working and paid.

Or anyone who doesn't know how to do it will not be allowed to work. This is cruel because the work does not require arithmetic.

When moving rocks, the amount of earth and stone is not calculated. How much you pay depends on how long you work in a day.

Give them three dollars more and let them study for an hour. The newspaper will cooperate with them and say that what they have learned is their own ability and no one else can take it away. "

Li Yi knew what the people needed, money, only three more coins, one hour of study, and increased skills would the people be willing to do it.

"How much is it?"

"In fact, adults have logical thinking ability. It's simple. After five classes, they can learn all the simple things, and they can practice the rest by themselves.

If one person has fifteen yuan, two million yuan is enough and cannot be used up, because children can learn in school and some people can.

People who are too old don’t need to know how to do it. Based on the population of the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that 1.2 million yuan will be enough, and 2 million yuan will be enough. "

"Is this a small amount of money enough?" Li Longji said casually.

He just saw five million coins. Does more than one million coins count?

He had forgotten how much the imperial court's annual fiscal revenue was when he first became emperor, more than seven million yuan.

"I'd better advertise and print an extra newspaper so that adults can practice arithmetic and children can learn it too."

Li Yi doesn't think that more than one million is a small sum. How much does it cost to treat the people of Jingzhao Prefecture and Henan Prefecture to a meal?

With two million coins, we can attack Tubo again.

"How to do it?" Li Longji really couldn't figure it out this time.

"For example, Third Brother, if you sell thread gloves, you usually sell a pair of gloves for one yuan, the cost is ninety cents, and the tax is thirty cents per cent, and you pay a tax of three-thirds and three cents.

You have 100,000 pairs of gloves, but you can't sell them. You say you want to sell them for 95 cents. If others sell them for 1 cent, you will get a 5 cent discount.

You don't get any advantage in retail. Not all people are willing to buy it, and they can't use it. As for me, I can..."

Li Yi told Li Longji the role of advertising and simple operation methods.

Gloves that cost 90 cents, but if sold for 1 cent, you have to pay a tax of 3/3%, which is a huge squeeze.

Ninety-five cents is not easy to sell. If ninety-five cents can be sold, the tax will become three cents, one cent and six cents.

The tax on one hundred thousand pairs is three cents, one hundred and sixty-six cents, six cents and six cents.

You can sell it for 95 cents and make money, but I ask you to set the price at 94 cents, and you don't have to pay advertising fees.

In other words, one penny is the advertising fee. For one hundred thousand copies, I charge one penny for the advertising fee and print it out in a separate space.

A newspaper can print many advertisements, all of which are arithmetic problems.

Your glove workshop wholesales gloves. The original price was one cent, and the tax was thirty cents per pair. Now it is ninety-four cents a pair. How much is the tax?

One hundred thousand pairs of gloves, how much tax will be paid in total?

In this way, the calculation is done. By the way, I would like to tell the people that there are indeed such gloves for sale. Buy them!

Li Longji: "..."

He simply could not imagine that such an operation method existed: "Brother Yi, does the newspaper have enough money?"

"Of course it's not enough. If you print a newspaper, you lose money. But the advertising effect is good. Normal advertising, everyone can just look at it and pass it by.

This kind of advertisement has arithmetic problems that can be solved. If you know how to solve the problems, remember your gloves.

When other merchants think this method is good, they will come to me for similar advertising, and it will not be at this price. "

Li Yi does not pursue immediate profits. He can even advertise to others for free and earn money later.

Just like selling medical equipment, you have to give it to doctors for a free trial. After using it, the doctor thinks the profit is considerable, so he will cooperate with you.

Li Longji once again: "..."

"Brother Yi, look at the arrangements. UU read www.uukanshu.net" He had nothing to say, he was used to it.

"Okay, this matter is indeed very important. It is not for the sake of making money. The basic education of the Tang Dynasty must keep up. It will be useful in the future."

Li Yi is ready to find someone to go back and find a merchant who needs to ship goods.

Generally, in this case, merchants will not advertise if they don't want to lose money. What if they can't sell the goods after adding advertising fees?

Lijiazhuangzi needs to talk to merchants and make a guarantee. If something cannot be sold out within a certain period of time at the specified price, Lijiazhuangzi will take care of the rest.

This is the first time to give benefits. If there are such things in the future, they will all be sold. If a certain profit is guaranteed, there will be additional contracts to discuss.

For example, free advertising, taking a share of the profits, and speaking business, if the business is about to go bankrupt, Lijiazhuangzi can evaluate the situation and provide low-interest or interest-free loans.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Bi, Prime Minister Song, Prime Minister Su, and Prime Minister Zhang are here."

Gao Lishi saw the eunuch guarding the door looking out through the cat's eye and made a series of gestures and reported.

"Ah?" Li Longji was startled, then reacted: "Quick, open the door."

Four people have arrived at the door, wondering, why is the door closed in broad daylight? A coup? Then we have to find Xiao Yi.

When the door opened, the four people saw Li Longji and Li Yi, and immediately felt that something was wrong, especially Bi Gou.

"Although the investment budget this time is a little higher, I think it can be reduced by 10% after some adjustments to the details.

I know that you, the third brother, don't have money either. If you add a little more from overseas trade, it is estimated that there is a 50% profit possibility. In addition..."

"In addition, I don't believe that Xiao Yi can lose money in business."

Bi Gou didn't even bother to salute, he was sure that there was a problem.

When I came in and heard Xiao Yi say that he was short of money, could you be more fake?