Viscount Duran was very emotional when he saw Zhang Xun again.

"Your Majesty, long time no see. He smiled.

Zhang Xun smiled and asked him to sit down, and then said: "Anyway, we will meet again before the winter, if it snows, the road will not be so easy to walk, and the road will be even harder." ”

"That's right," Duran nodded, as the autumn temperature cooled and he was wearing a leather blue coat and tired from his journey.

The guests and hosts sat down and exchanged a few words of greetings, Zhang Xun did not take the initiative to bring up the topic, although he was very curious about what happened during this time, but the more at this time, the more he had to calm down.

Finally, Duran was the first to speak: "This time I came here about your last proposal about land, and I want to continue talking to you. ”

Zhang Xun looked at him and said tentatively: "It doesn't seem to be going well. ”

Duran smiled bitterly, and he was not taboo, and said calmly: "Actually, I won't tell you, the queen did hesitate for a while at the beginning of your proposal, but she quickly made up her mind and decided to cooperate with you, and I have to admit that the conditions you offered were very good." It's just that this matter is not a simple decision, Jenny did help the royal family to take a large part of the market share, so the queen has also recently expanded the scale of production, and the manpower under her hands is not redundant.

Then, the news of this land also attracted the attention of some of our noble merchants, in short, after some negotiations, it was originally preliminarily decided, and I would talk to you, but later, because of some things, I was temporarily stopped again, and it was not until now that it was finally arranged. ”

"I see, I don't know what your opinion is in the end......"

Du Lan took out a map from his bosom, unfolded it, and said: "This is the land set aside by some lords who are interested in this for Ying Yang to choose, and we also agree to your request, but there is only one point, the grain to be paid to the local government in the end needs to be calculated according to last year's standards." ”

Zhang Xun's eyes moved when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't help laughing.

Viscount Duran coughed, and his white face was also slightly red, showing a look of shame.

"I kind of see what you mean. Zhang Xun shook his head and smiled.

Obviously, the nobles in the east are very interested in Zhang Xun's proposal, but the merchants, greed is the nature, natural disasters in the second half of this year, grain production is reduced, if this year's grain production is counted, the eastern merchants may feel that they will suffer, and last year, it is the past five years, the east grain production is relatively the highest year, here is required to be calculated according to last year, it is obviously a advantage, and it is a cheap that people can see through at a glance.

Duran also understood this, so he looked embarrassed.

However, Zhang Xun didn't care very much, he was most worried that the people in the east would not rent, then he would be very troublesome, business, it is right to maximize his interests as much as possible, there is nothing to say, it is natural to play tricks.

And these overpaid food for Zhang Xun, is not a big problem, the bridgehead experiment has allowed Yingyang to have a part of the people who have mastered the use of new agricultural tools, send these people to guide, you can take a lot of detours, the most important thing is that recently from a report in the laboratory, the fertilizer made by Yingyang has basically passed the experiment, the process has been through, and the next is large-scale manufacturing.

And with chemical fertilizers, it is not a problem to increase grain production.

If it is fast enough, perhaps there will be some results in the development of pesticides before the second season of planting next year.

"Okay, it's okay, business, I understand. Zhang Xun smiled and swept by lightly, but he didn't want this appearance to enter Du Lan's eyes, which made him feel even more surprised, obviously the Eagle Yang King sitting opposite was very young, but he could have such a mind, Du Lan felt extraordinary, especially when compared with the behavior of some noble lords in the East.

However, he didn't know that Zhang Xun's understatement had nothing to do with his mind at all, he was sure that this wave of investment would definitely make money, so he didn't mind making a little more profit.

Looking down at the map, Zhang Xun was even more satisfied, but he did not make a decision immediately, but mentally asked Duran to go back and rest for a while, and then called a meeting of the ministers to discuss the specific choice.

There are a lot of places in the east, and Zhang Xun wants to eat them all, but the financial situation is not sufficient, so he can only rent them selectively.

When it was close to evening, the ministers retreated, and Zhang Xun packed up his things and returned.

These days, he came in almost every other day, and then he was busy, and as the law gradually became clear, Zhang Xun slowly had a strange feeling of going to work.

After "getting off work", it was another day.

After breakfast, Zhang Xun turned on the computer to process the email.

At the top is an email from Bai Xiang. Looking at the time, it turned out to be from the early hours of last night.

"It's really conscientious, responsible and capable, and it can't be said that you can't raise your salary if you continue like this. Zhang Xun held a cup of hot coffee in his left hand and clicked on the email with his right hand, browsing while muttering to himself.

Bai Xiang really helped him a lot during this time, Zhang Xun felt that he was really wise and martial arts when he pulled her over, first got the fertilizer manufacturing, and then the pesticide manufacturing plan, Zhang Xun knew that he would have a lot of technical requirements in the future, so he asked Bai Xiang to try to communicate with those professional researchers in related industries to see if he intended to take orders for a long time.

Originally, he only wanted to build a loose technical network.

However, what Bai Xiang gave him was far more than expected.

There was a "list" lying quietly in the mailbox.

There's a long list of names on the list.

Each name is preceded by an eye-catching prefix, and the word that appears most often in these prefixes is "professor".

I saw a large list of professors displayed on the screen, although most of them are associate professors, but those who can be rated for this title, even if they are obtained by those means that are not very visible in the domestic academic circle, but at least, as a "technical" talent, the most basic ability is still there.

In the field of scientific research and technology, the ability is weak, and the published papers are the kind of things that fill the domestic gap, but it is really more than enough to make things for Yingyang.

"Are you opening up the domestic university?" Zhang Xun sent a message to Bai Xiang with a toothache.

In less than half a minute, Bai Xiang sent a reply: "How can there be, that list only includes a few undergraduate universities in the three provinces around Tian'an, the three provinces have an academic circle, I used to be a company and knew a lot of people, looking for someone to introduce, went in to find an unofficial person from the academic association of the three provinces, talked about it, and then directly opened up the contacts in the association, it is not as difficult as you think, anyway, what you assign is not a high-end scientific research task, and you are generous, who is not willing to make extra money?"

After waiting for more than ten seconds, another message came: "But the money is spent very quickly, don't say it, I used to run my own company, and I was distressed to spend money, but now I work for you, and I don't feel distressed at all when I spend money, you don't know, I now go to those universities, research institutes and other places, they all welcome me, and I am a wealth boy haha." ”

Zhang Xun looked funny, but he naturally understood where all this was really so easy?

Of course, having money is decisive for many things, but if you want to do it easily, you still have to rely on connections.

This time, he borrowed Bai Xiang's connections and opened up the scientific research circle of the three provinces in one fell swoop, and some basic projects should not be a problem, which is equivalent to that in a short period of time, Bai Xiang has built a loose but also practical and rich technical think tank network for himself.

And after a good start, when the fame of his fortune boy is out, I am afraid that many scholars who want to make extra money will in turn recommend themselves, and this net will become bigger and bigger.

For this, spending a little more money is not a problem at all.

"I'm kind of tempted to give you a raise. Zhang Xun smiled and sent a message.

"I prefer to match me with a few people compared to salary, and there is not enough manpower. Bai Xiang cried and mourned.

Zhang Xun smiled slightly: "That's it, I'll open a company for you, specializing in these." ”

"Just do these inexplicable technical reserves? I really don't understand what you want these for. ”

Zhang Xun snorted and fooled over, and then saw Bai Xiang hesitantly send another paragraph: "Then, what you said is true?"

"Of course it's true, I'll give you a few million later, and then you can set up your own staff, and you can get it under any name, well, if you are troublesome, you can not open a company, anyway, you can just toss. ”

“…… Really, do whatever you want?"

"With money, you can really do whatever you want. ”

“……”

"By the way, did you ask someone to get the printing press design plan last time?" Zhang Xun suddenly remembered this incident.

"Asked, will send it to me tonight, are you in a hurry? Then wait for me to urge and pass it to you in the evening." ”

"Good. ”

……

That night, Zhang Xun got the printing press manufacturing plan.

Printed out, and then branded with a black book, Zhang Xun entered Yingyang again, and summoned the personnel of the institute as soon as possible.

Zhang Xun was more impressed, and he was the first person to take a small notebook to write down what he said when he was inspecting.

From this point, it can be seen that he is quite talented as an official.

Regarding flattery, Zhang Xun adheres to the attitude of not supporting or opposing it, mainly because he knows that as long as the rank (level) level still exists, flattery cannot be avoided, or in other words, it is difficult for those who do not do it to enter the system.

Of course...... From the perspective of human nature, as a top person who is flattered, there is a part of the coolness that also exists objectively.

"This is a complete manufacturing plan for the printing press, it should not be difficult, with the assistance of the machine tool, it can be made as soon as possible. Zhang Xun commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we will do our best!" said the deputy director.

Zhang Xun waved his hand, almost amused by the serious attitude of this thing as if he was swearing, and then couldn't help but miss Ruhr again, although the deputy director's attitude was commendable, but after all, there was no easy hand used by Luer.

Probably, this is also a fault of those in power.

Turning around, Zhang Xun met with the current leader of the laboratory and handed over the ink manufacturing formula of the printing press to him.

At present, the laboratory is still under the name of the institute, but the division of labor has gradually become clear.

The reason why Zhang Xun is divided is also in the differentiation of the research institute and the laboratory, because the research direction is different, and the institute also needs to have another department to balance.

Otherwise, it is not clear when this group of alchemists who are purely engaged in technology will become some kind of bad department when they are politicized.

For the manufacture of printing presses, Zhang Xun attaches great importance to them.

Eagle Yang already had a crude printing technique, but it was not stable, and the printing press would completely change this, and when it was manufactured, it would be possible for printing to flourish.

Changes in the printing press will also have a huge impact on society.

Some say it was the printing press that brought the Middle Ages into the modern age.

The advent of the printing press will also have a profound impact on social forms, culture and art, religious transmission, and so on.

If you want to refine it, one is that it will make it easier for culture to spread, and the printing efficiency will be much better than that of manuscripts, and the other, more importantly, it will lead to the determination of the text.

In the past, the form of manuscripts, because of the problem of handwriting, transcription, etc., led to many errors, which in Bluestar, both at home and abroad, are faced with such problems, for example, many ancient historical documents, among which there are many kinds of wrong records, which are caused by handcopying.

In the ancient imperial examination, regardless of how the candidates were in other aspects, they must first have a good handwriting, which is not about how good the calligraphy is, but about the clear and easy to read handwriting.

What is this for? Just because the files of ancient government agencies were copied by hand, if the handwriting of officials engaged in politics was messy, the files would not be recorded, which would be a devastating blow to the entire administrative system and the determination of responsibility.

Imagine, if the emperor finds that there is a mistake in a certain financial underneath, he will have to track down the file, once he finds that the words on the file are so messy that he can't see the specific number, how big of a mess will it cause?

This situation has continued for a long time, even after the invention of movable type printing, because that kind of printing technology can still only be used for fixed printing, and can not be flexibly used for government correspondence, and in modern times, before the small printer is really popular, it still has to face this problem, one of the important reasons is that the small private printer, really ...... It's expensive.

This kind of tradition that has lasted for many years is still preserved today, otherwise, why do students have to learn regular script when they go to school? The very important reason is that regular script looks clear horizontally and vertically, and clarity is really an advantage and can add points.

……

Of course, the printer that Zhang Xun is promoting now is not the kind of small one that can really be used for office transactions, not that he doesn't want to do it, but Yingyang's technology, which really can't be done for the time being.

Therefore, the purpose of his order to build a printing press this time was not for the sake of the above, nor for the great cause of cultural dissemination.

"Lancôme, we're going to be able to make it easy to print very quickly, and then we'll be able to print some books in bulk. Zhang Xun stood at the door of the study and said with some longing.

"Your Majesty, it seems, you are very happy. ”

"I'm not happy, Lancôme, winter is coming, do you like winter?"

"I don't like it. ”

"Why?"

Lancôme sighed and said, "Because there is no way to work in winter, and it is very cold, there will definitely be people in the kingdom who will suffer from cold and hunger." ”

Zhang Xun nodded and said solemnly: "It's good that you understand, even the mine will become difficult to dig in winter, and the people will be sad if they have no source of income, and the same is true for the kingdom, so I think I should find a way to make a little money in winter." ”

"How do you make money?"

"Yes, print books, I'm going to print a lot of story books and sell them to the nobles who have money to spare but little entertainment. ”

Zhang Xun smiled slightly, and as he spoke, he took out two pieces of paper like a trick and said, "Here are two short stories, you can take them and look at them with the palace maids, and then collect opinions, and think that one is better, why is it good." ”

"It's ......"

Zhang Xun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I need to do some market research." ”