Of course, Chu Zhen was not comforting Chu'er. After all, the whole // this \ small // said \ net is the real history, even if Shen Lao Ye Si recorded the process of Bi Yi using clay movable type printing to publish books, but it has not been valued by the world, to be precise, it should not be valued by publishers, movable type printing is only spread in a small area, and there is no climate at all.

Until the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only then did it slowly replace engraving printing, and Chu Zhen felt that the reason why movable type printing was slow to spread was not that those publishers did not understand the mystery of movable type printing. It mainly involves an industrial interest chain issue.

In ancient times, the printing industry was also divided into official and private workshops, the disadvantages of the official workshop and the society did not need to be said, with reference to the state-owned enterprises in the first ten years, we knew why they did not attach importance to movable type printing, because of the existence of the craftsman registration system, the workers of the official workshop could not see the hope of the future, how could they be in the mood to pay attention to what clay movable type, and could not be eaten, as for those official workshop foremen and small officials, I wish the speed of engraving and engraving the slower the better, and it is time-consuming and costly to profit from it.

As for the private re-establishment. Needless to say, the Great Punishment Workshop has been in operation for a long time. Has formed their own chain of interests, whether it is production or sales channels are not lacking, who knows whether the effect of clay type is really so significant, what if there is a problem, habit into nature, unless there is a major change, otherwise a large carving workshop, will only be in order to seek stability, will not rashly make changes, and those small Haifang, at any time facing the danger of bankruptcy, it is too late to grab business, where is there interest in paying attention to what the clay type is.

Moreover, out of the sense of technical secrecy, even if someone uses clay movable type and knows its benefits, but in order to be able to enjoy its benefits alone, it is even more impossible to publicize it, how can the speed of transmission not be slow, don't talk about others, Chu Zhen is also this mentality, and he sent someone to find Bi Yi at the beginning. It's not that I'm curious to see him, but I want to win him over and serve me.

Only literati officials like Shen Kuo, who have no worries about food and clothing, and who do not have advanced technology to represent the concept of huge profits, will pay extreme attention to this kind of trivial skill in their eyes. As if he was afraid that the world would not know, he recorded it with a big grin, and he was afraid that people would not understand, and each step was described in great detail.

Chu Zhen is very speechless about this, on the one hand, it is the perverted concept of secrecy of folk artists, who would rather bring technology into the coffin than pass it on to the so-called outsiders, on the other hand, those officials who claim to be the superior country of the Celestial Empire, with the idea of subduing people with virtue and educating barbarians, and vigorously spread advanced technology to all corners of the world, not thinking about harm. I am proud that they are all so stupid. It is no wonder that the country and the nation do not follow the bad luck.

Chu'er didn't know so many curves, and I heard that other people might also master this technique, just like when the folding fan was copied, there was resentment and worry in my heart.

Although Chu'er was relieved, Chu Zhen smiled: "Bi Yi only invented clay and wood type, but I use lead type here." At least a few hundred years ahead of him. ”

Not only that, even if someone leaks the inscription type, he will not worry, because the ink used in the inscription printing is very particular, and its secret recipe so far, only Chu Zhi knows it.

Besides, what if the ink theory appears, with nearly a thousand years of knowledge, Chu Zhen is not afraid that he can't compete with others, and it's a big deal to change careers and do other profiteering businesses.

The first child didn't understand what was advanced, but it didn't prevent her from guessing the meaning of Chu Qian's words, and her pretty face bloomed like a flower, but she was still a little uneasy, and said softly: "Childe, where did the guys outside recruit from, but I don't know if it's reliable or not, I want to write to Uncle Mao and let them send some people from Bianliang."

It may be too much to say that they are loyal, but they will not easily betray the lord Chu Zhen smiled, and explained softly: "Some time ago, there was a great drought in Hangzhou, and a large number of people were forced to leave their hometowns and come to the outside of the city. ”

Chu Zhen didn't say it too absolutely, influenced by some modern concepts, he also knew that loyalty was often not enough bargaining chips for betrayal, but relatively speaking, the hearts of the ancient people were still relatively simple, as long as they were better, there should not be many people who could be willing to be condemned by the world for the sake of profit, after all, the reputation of betraying the lord, no matter when, is very stinky.

Stayed in the Indian Agency for a short time. After a rough understanding of the workflow of movable type printing, Chu Zhi appropriately asked Changgui to come forward to encourage the servants to leave quietly with Chu'er after a few words, after all, there are court officials who can't do business, so he naturally won't reveal his identity, and everything will be taken care of by Changgui.

In fact, Chu Zhen also knows. With Changgui's talent, it is not enough to manage the affairs of the Printing Society, but there is a real lack of useful talents around him, so he can only deal with it, but the business is only in the preparatory stage, under the guidance of Chu Qian, Changgui barely made any mistakes, fortunately, Chu'er has come, otherwise when the Printing Society opens. There are many complicated things, and you have to be busy with official business, so you can't take care of it.

Back to the county office, the chair has not yet been hot, the state government has a government official to come to invite, I heard that it was Fan Zhongyan's summons, Chu Zhen did not dare to delay, and hurriedly took a sedan chair to go, not long after, Chu Zhen appeared in the state government meeting hall, but Fan Zhongyan has not yet arrived, only Gu Kezhi's figure.

Bowing and sitting down, Chu Zhen whispered: "Lord Shuo, but I don't know what is the important matter of Taishou's summons?"

"I don't know. But listening to the scribe, it seems that there is a reply from the opening of the lake.

。 Gu Kezhi said with a smile, as the deputy of Zhizhou, there are very few things in the state government that he doesn't know.

Moreover, in recent days, it is not a secret that Fan Zhongyan deliberately distracted the West Lake, after all, this can be judged from his daily inspection of the West Lake inside and outside the city, and there is naturally a strong reaction in Hangzhou, some people are in favor of it and some people are against it, but the benefits of opening the lake are obvious, and the people who are in favor of it still account for the vast majority.

It is undeniable that it may also be because Fan Zhongyan's reputation is too good, even if some people don't understand why the lake is opened, they blindly agree loudly, which makes some people very depressed, and Gu Kezhi also has an obedient attitude, and has begun to think about when to move the house on the edge of the West Lake to another place, so as not to affect the start of the lake.

Just when the two were talking softly, Fan Zhongyan walked in from outside, waved his hand so that the two of them didn't have to be polite, sat down gently, and muttered for a moment before he said slowly: "Just now Yali received an official document from the imperial court, which is about the matter of inviting Shujun West Lake. ”

"What is the holy will?" Chu Zhen asked a little eagerly, even if he was sure of the best in his heart, he was afraid that the remaining one percent would be unexpected, after all, the current situation of West Lake would not be decades later

"Heavy. bsp; nbsp; Seems to hesitate. Fan Zhongyan said: "The official family agreed. ”

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhi nodded lightly, with a smile on his face, to be honest, every time he enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou City, Chu Zhi always felt a little unfinished, thinking carefully, it was not that the landscape was not beautiful, but because he had not seen some familiar beauties in later generations, he naturally felt that Hangzhou City seemed to be missing something.

Perhaps because of the preconception, without these often heard landscapes, Chu Zhen felt that Hangzhou City seemed to be a little unworthy of the name, and now that there is a chance, Chu Zhen certainly does not mind pretending to be public and private, adding a few more attractions to Hangzhou.

Gu Kezhi on the side also hurriedly smiled: "Since this is the case, then ask Fan Gong to say the regulations for opening the lake, so that the lower officials can be ready." ”

"Don't worry, in addition, the official family has a holy oracle." Fan Zhongyan said lightly: "Due to the lack of national treasury, I am afraid that the money and grain needed to open the lake will not be allocated." ”

"As it should be." Chu Zhen nodded. The dispatch of money and grain from the treasury should naturally be prioritized, after all, relative to the overall situation of the world. Hangzhou is only a corner of the country, and it is impossible to put the cart before the horse, which is also expected. That's why there is a begging butterfly.

Glancing at Chu Qian, Fan Zhongyan continued: "Also, in order to limit the number of monks and nuns, the imperial court is not ready to give Dulian as the capital to open the lake,"

"What, if you don't allocate money and food, you won't even give you fat, so I'll wait for how to control the lake." Chu Zhi's face was very bad, what is the limit on the amount of monks and nuns, it is an excuse when I hear it, who doesn't know that the emperor and queen mother of the Northern Song Dynasty are all people who believe in Buddhism and Taoism, and they are very protective of monks and nuns, and they give thousands of degrees every year.

At that time, why didn't you say that you wanted to limit the amount, but you happened to come to such a hand at this time, the time was just right, and I didn't believe that no one was in the way of killing Chu Zhen.

"The meaning of the imperial court. If the money and grain are still insufficient, we can postpone the action and wait for the summer tax to be levied next year. Fan Zhongyan said that he couldn't see anything on the surface, but a pair of eyes flashed with anger from time to time.

The two tax laws of the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty are divided into summer and autumn seasons, the summer tax shall not exceed June, and the autumn tax shall not exceed November, and it is divided into three limits, the beginning and the middle and the end of the period, each time period will be transferred to Tokyo Bianliang, it is now September, most of the taxes in Hangzhou have been transported away, and in the year of famine, the tax is halved not to mention, unless the poor people live or die, otherwise the remaining some fragmentary taxes may not be able to be collected. It's definitely not enough money to control the lake.

In addition, now is the season of agricultural famine, it is easier to recruit people and craftsmen, and in addition to controlling the lake, the method of cash-for-work can be implemented. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone, and in a few months it will be the end of the year, and the spring ploughing will come, even if there is money at that time, the people will not have time to help thin and dredging, so these few months are the most opportune time to control the lake, and if you miss it, you will have to wait at least another year.

Chu Zhen was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but complain, and said with a snort: "Don't let the lake be governed, even if you say it explicitly, why play some tricks to trick people." ”

Although he did not name him, no one knew that he was complaining about the emperor, Fan Zhongyan's face was slightly gloomy, and his voice was slightly raised: "Chuzhi County." No nonsense. ”

Chu Zhen lowered his head, his lips squirmed a few times, of course he didn't make a sound to scold, but after a while, he heard Fan Zhongyan say softly: "Gu Tongju, there is still a lot of money left in the autumn tax in Hangzhou this year."

Gu Kezhi thought for a moment, pinched his fingers and said, "The Arita tax, Ding Mi, Shibosi, warehouse consumption, and head money that have been transferred to Tokyo have been transferred."

Counting them one by one, Fan Zhongyan and Chu Zhen's faces became a little worse, and finally after hearing that there were only some commercial taxes left in the closed market that had not been collected, they suddenly lost their voices.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, especially for a big project like the thinning of the West Lake, there is not enough money and food, and all the previous ideas are in vain.

"Chu Zhixian, you go back first, you might as well think about it for a few days, if there is no other way, then as the court wishes, suspend your actions. In the future; nbsp; If you have the opportunity, it's not too late to start work. Fan Zhongyan said, sighing lightly in his heart. I may not see that day anymore.

Tai Shou Chu's voice trembled slightly.

"Go ahead." Fan Zhongyan waved his hand lightly, stood up, and slowly walked towards the house, his body slightly restrained, and his back was obviously a little pale.

The news spread like the wind all over Hangzhou, and some people cheered and jumped on the pretext of getting together to feast and drink sheng songs, saying that it was to celebrate the past of the drought, but in fact it was the drunkard's intention not to drink.

"Open the lake? What's the hurry, when the water of the West Lake is really dry, it's not too late.

"That is, I have lived in Hangzhou for decades, but I have never heard that the West Lake is in danger, I am afraid that it is not the West Lake that is in danger, but that some people are alarmist."

"A bunch of bastards."

Some words came into Chu Zhi's ears, and immediately ignited the actions in his heart, and he couldn't help but scold, after a long time, he couldn't find a target to vent, Chu Zhen could only hold his stomach full of anger, looked down at the tax bill carefully, thinking that he could make money out of it.

In ancient times, there were a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which is common sense, and Chu Zhen also knows this, but after all, it is still in the period of small peasant economy. Naturally, the majority is the land tax, but the national policy of the Northern Song Dynasty does not inhibit commerce, so in recent decades. The amount of taxes levied from commerce is also slowly increasing, especially in the large cities where commerce is thriving. The amount of commercial tax has exceeded the amount of field tax.

The land tax has been handed over to the state treasury, and the idea of this aspect cannot be beaten, but Hangzhou, as the first important town in the southeast, has an unprecedented prosperity in commerce, and the amount of commercial tax collected in previous years can reach more than 80,000 yuan, and it is now September, which belongs to the fourth quarter. Then minus three-quarters of the amount, at least about 20,000 yuan, even if it is affected by the drought, there should be nearly 10,000 yuan."

There are also those commodities such as salt, tea, wine, vinegar, copper, etc., which belong to the monopoly of the state, and they must also be taxed, except for those that have already been collected. In addition, "there are also those miscellaneous taxes that are claimed to be as many as cattle hair, such as what is consumed, chyme fee, Ding silk, Ding salt money, weighing money, market money, discount money, folding cloth money, cloth valuation money, etc., are countless, although it is only a small money, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, and it accumulates a lot, and it can't stand up to win by quantity."

Looking at the large pile of dense and messy numbers, Chu Zhi felt that his head was three times bigger, and he felt irritable in his heart. I really wanted to throw the account book out, but just when my chest was about to burst, a pair of slender and slender spring onions. A small hand as white as jade reached out from the side and gently rubbed his forehead.

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