He has invited Li Shimin to do business twice, but he has refused, although it is a pity, but he also refused.

The three characters are impressively rubbed on the paper, and the handwriting is also very neat, but there is a little too much ink.

The children in our village will have books to read in the future.

In the future, it will be more convenient to teach children to read and write.

So what is the most important question now.

What is the first book to be printed?

Li Zheng went back to his room and flipped through the system library, and his brain teaser was turning?

100,000 why?

Anthology of Outstanding Essays for the High School Entrance Examination......

And then flipping through it, huh? There is even a legend of the White Snake.

Take the book out of the system.

Li Zheng read it again, this should be a relatively early legend of the White Snake, and there are still a lot of sentences in classical Chinese, not like vernacular.

The story of the White Snake was first circulated in the Tianbao period of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, and it was still the story of the Luoyang Giant Snake at that time.

It is also said that this story takes place in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the origin of this story is full of controversy.

Until later generations, it was not determined exactly where it originated.

However, these versions are far from the prototype of the White Snake Legend, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that the story was basically finalized.

In later generations, it will be compiled and revised step by step, and it has become a popular story.

It is often taken out by storytellers to tell the story.

With this book in hand, Li Zheng began to ponder the printing of the White Snake Biography in batches.

These days, Li Zhengwo started a book printing plan in Jingyang.

In the palace, Li Shimin leisurely drank wolfberry bubbles.

Sitting beside him were Empress Changsun and Princess Changle.

Li Shimin took a sip of wolfberry bubbles and said: "This Li Zheng is really getting more and more disagreeable. ”

Empress Eldest Sun smiled and asked, "What's wrong with Li Zheng?" ”

Li Shimin said: "This Li Zheng actually asked me to partner with him in business!" Who am I? How could I possibly do business with him. ”

Empress Eldest Sun calmed Li Shimin's emotions, "Li Zheng is still young and doesn't understand the rules, why should Your Majesty bother with him." ”

Holding his forehead, Li Shimin was full of sadness, "The official I gave him, he is not good at it, he thinks about business all day long, it seems that it is time to call Qingque back." ”

Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Li Liqing's expression and knew that these words were for her daughter.

A palace maid came with a book, "Meet Your Majesty, Queen, this is a book for sale in Chang'an." ”

"Books?" Li Shimin took the book and glanced at the title, "The Legend of the White Snake? ”

The palace maid explained: "It is said that this book is from the hand of Li Zheng in Jingyang. ”

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Li Zheng, this kid can still write books?" ”

Li Zheng is a great talent in the world, and it is not strange to say that such a person writes books, but this kid has done a serious job.

Li Shimin turned a page and immediately felt that something was wrong, "This paper ......"

"Why is this paper so thick and tough?" Li Shimin looked at the pages of the book, there are very few papers in Datang now, and even if there is useful paper, it is as thin as a cicada's wings.

It is also extremely troublesome to use, Li Shimin felt the thickness of the paper, and even the ink written on it was very refined and did not spread out at all.

Just by looking at this paper, Li Shimin knows the meaning of this paper.

But if you think about it, the cost of this kind of paper should not be low.

Li Shimin asked, "How much does this book cost?" ”

The palace maid bowed down and said, "Only thirty wen." ”

"Thirty Wen!"

Li Shimin took the case and shouted at this palace maid: "Do you know what the crime of bullying the king is!" ”

The palace maid knelt on the ground and said aggrievedly: "It's really only sold for thirty yuan, and many people in Chang'an have bought it." ”

Such a good paper only sells for thirty wen? How could such a thing be?

Even an ordinary piece of paper can be sold for more than a dozen wen, and such a thick volume only costs thirty wen? How can it be!

Empress Eldest Sun was also curious, if what this palace maid said was true, why did Li Zheng sell books so cheaply.

Li Shimin called Li Junxian, "You go and check, whether this White Snake Biography is only thirty texts." ”

"Whoa."

Li Junxian immediately left to investigate.

Li Shimin sat down and flipped through the contents of the White Snake Biography.

At first glance, it's an interesting book.

Xujiagou is based on the Black Mountain, also known as Jinshan, Moshan, the ancient land of Jizhou, is the remnant of Taihang Mountain. There are many peaks and peaks here, and the forests are luxuriant......

A vivid story unfolds before your eyes.

There are indeed words in the market, but there are really not many such writings.

Li Shimin continued to look at this somewhat bizarre story.

Half an hour passed before I knew it.

Li Junxian took a few white snake books and passed them over, "Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin retracted his mind and asked, "How is the investigation?" ”

Li Junxian replied: "This is indeed a volume of thirty texts, and more than 100 copies have just been sent and sold out quickly, and the last general can only buy three copies from others." ”

Li Shimin took the other three copies of the White Snake Biography, and looked at the binding and got acquainted with it very well.

Flipping through each book and looking at it, Li Shimin's expression became more and more wrong.

Empress Changsun, who had already walked around, asked suspiciously, "Is something wrong with Your Majesty?" ”

Li Shimin said: "These books are actually rubbed. ”

"Really?" Empress Changsun took a copy and looked at it, the handwriting on it was very neat.

And the arrangement was very neat, and after reading it, Empress Changsun felt that something was wrong, "Your Majesty, how did Li Zheng do interlacing, and what do these dot circles mean?" ”

The carved plates of the Tang Dynasty were actually very common. Of course, paper is rarely used nowadays, and most people use bamboo slips at home.

Therefore, the engraving and printing books are only available to the royal family, and even the powerful may not be able to use them, because they cannot be used at all.

One is that the paper is too easy to be damaged, and the other is that many times it is basically shelved after rubbing.

Of course, in order to reduce the material consumption and save time for rubbing, it is generally not necessary to choose to break the line.

Instead, it is printed line by line.

This reduces the amount of material used and saves space.

And it is very time-consuming to make a rubbing board.

Even in the palace, it is not often used except for specific sacrifices and festivals.

After reading it, Empress Eldest Sun said, "But it looks more comfortable this way, and these dot circles are very useful." ”

Li Lizhen also took advantage of her father's inattention to take a copy and hid it behind her, pretending to be casual.

More than 100 books were quickly sold out in Chang'an.

The sales on the first day were very good, and several sets of wooden molds had been made looking at the movable type printing.

Li Zheng rubbed his hands excitedly, intending to expand the scale and increase production capacity.

Li Tai looked at this white snake biography with relish, and the story was very fascinating.

However, he was amazed by Li Zheng's speed of printing, and he could print dozens of copies of the White Snake Biography in a day.

And it's a one-page binding, which is really incredible.