"Come on. \。 It rained a few more times in Hangzhou. The air becomes cool and comfortable, and the obituary is eternal. A few osmanthus plants in the backyard of the county government are overflowing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Since the opening of the West Lake folded up. Things didn't go as Chu thought would. He will become busy all of a sudden, but a little more free, because the preparatory work in the early stage was taken over by Fan Zhongyan, maybe it was really as he expected, there was something busy, distracted, although Fan Zhongyan's body has not fully healed, but at first glance, his face is ruddy, his eyes are bright, and there is no previous twilight.

Therefore, some people are born to be idle, accustomed to busyness, but have a very fulfilling life, on the contrary, it is easy to be idle, this is experience.

Chu'er seems to be this kind of temperament, and when she was making tea in the courtyard, she called softly:

The beauty's voice is always so pleasant, Chu Zhen was in a relaxed mood, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?" ”

"The workshop you talked about some time ago. When are you going to start worshipping; nbsp; Chu'er smiled sweetly: "In other things, I can't help my son, but it's still okay to check the account books." ”

It's just modest words. In fact, beginners are naturally very sensitive to account numbers. Even if there is no problem on the account, she can always find some traces of the sister through intuition, and then find out what is wrong, through her accounts, some people can not do the slightest trick, is a very competent financial director, presumably the first child came to Hangzhou, the Beijing shopkeeper does not know how happy he is.

Chu Zhen naturally knows this, but he also understands the truth that the water is clear and there are no fish, besides, it is Chu'er's father who is now in charge of the workshop business in Bianliang, and after a few months of proof, Chu Zhen believes that he will definitely not live up to his trust.

"Hatsu'er." Take her tender little hand and hold it on her knees. The chin was placed next to Chu'er's soft fragrant shoulders, and the faint fragrance in her hair was delicate, and Chu Zhen said in a harmonious voice: "I am not going to open a folding fan workshop in Hangzhou." ”

Chu'er, who was softly nestled in Chu Zhi's arms, immediately stagnated, turned sideways slightly, her big eyes were clear and watery, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her red lips were lightly opened, and she seemed to be a little anxious: "Childe, why, the folding fan business is very prosperous, why is it sudden."

Looking at Chu'er's anxious and delicate appearance, knowing that she was thinking about herself, Chu Qian's heart was full of tenderness, the corners of his mouth smiled, and he gently lowered his head to seal the two slippery and sweet soft lips, after a while. before slowly moving away.

Her pretty face was dyed with a touch of gorgeous red fat, and her first breath was slightly urgent. The towering crisp chest rose and fell, and the breath of Rulan was even more intoxicating, and suddenly, the mouth was delicate, and ten slender and slender jade fingers covered the chest, grabbing Chu Zhi's big hand that quietly slid on.

At the right time, the figure in the corridor outside the courtyard swayed, and there was a slight sound, which fell into Chu'er's ears like thunder, and he was about to struggle to get up, but he was tightly hugged by Chu Zhen and couldn't move, kissed her crystal little earlobe, Chu Zhen chuckled: "Don't worry, Changgui is guarding outside, no one can get in, even if we are here..." ”

An intoxicating flush gradually spread behind Chu'er's delicate ears, and she looked shy. The pink face was very red, and the head was lowered, as if he wanted to bury his head between the crisp chest, and after half a sound, he found that Chu Zhen had no other movements, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked in a soft voice: "Childe, why don't you open a workshop." ”

His hands gently caressed Chu'er's flat and smooth lower abdomen, and Chu Zhen explained with a smile: "It's not that I won't open it, but I don't plan to open a fan-making workshop in Hangzhou anymore." ”

You must know that the folding fan business has been booming for several months, and there are many imitations in workshops. Coupled with the advent of winter and the cooler weather, it slowly began to become lighter, and there was no longer the usual scene of making money every day. The profit is weak, which makes Chu Zhi have other thoughts.

"What is that boy going to do?" Hatsu'er asked.

"Engraving and printing." Chu Zhen said with a smile.

"Printing books, is this business easy to do?" Chu'er obviously didn't know much about this business, and Xiao Yan was worried.

"A million profits, the profit is a hundred times that of the folding fan." Chu Zhen is full of confidence, in ancient times, especially in the Song Dynasty, the easiest business to make money is the cultural industry, emphasizing literature over martial arts, and Zhu Zigui of the Manchu Dynasty is a poet and calligrapher. So that all the people in the world are aiming for merit.

And if you want to read, you can't do without pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and poor scholars may not pay so much attention to it. But between the rich and noble, the style of luxury comparison prevails, and everything is the best, which can be seen from a piece of gold Pan Gumo, however. Whether rich or poor, the premise of reading is the existence of books.

After all, it is no longer the era of knotted rope memorization and word of mouth to impart knowledge, from oracle bones, golden stones, simple calves, cotton silk, and then to Cai Lun's invention of paper, the time is developing, and the carrier of knowledge is also changing.

When there is no paper. The ancestors carved with knives on bones, stone slabs, and bamboo slips, until the invention of pen and paper, writing is naturally light and convenient, but copying a book is also very time-consuming and laborious, after a long period of practice, in the Sui and Tang dynasties, some people got inspiration from the engraved seals, and engraving printing came into being.

This is simply the gospel of the world's readers, a plate of engraving printing can print hundreds or even thousands of books, which has played a great role in the spread of culture, the speed of writing books has accelerated, and the spread of knowledge has begun to become extremely extensive, so that there is a martyrdom and colorful cultural scene in the Tang Dynasty.

After hundreds of developments, especially after the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, the engraving and printing industry developed to its heyday, and the publishing and engraving book societies were almost all over the country, which shows the degree of prosperity of its business.

"As Childe said, since the competition is so fierce. Why should you be involved. Chu'er asked puzzled.

"Don't worry." Clasp the slender tender fingers of the first child. Chu Zhen smiled and counted carefully: "Although the Engraving Book Society is all over the world, there are not many that have become a climate, not to mention those private printing societies that will close down at any time, besides, if I am not absolutely sure, how can I rashly change the system; nbsp; ”

At the end, Chu Zhen also said proudly: "It's not that I'm arrogant, as long as our business is opened, it will not be far from the closure of the Engraving Books in the Southeast." ”

Of course, Chu Zhen is not bragging, he dare not guarantee anything else, but for the printing industry, it is his profession before he has not crossed, even if he is accustomed to using advanced technologies such as laser phototypesetting and electronic typesetting, but he is very familiar with the development of printing, and naturally understands the disadvantages of engraving printing.

Engraving printing does play a major role in the spread of culture, but there are also obvious shortcomings, engraving time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly tomes of books often take several years, and engraving is a little training production, it is very difficult to change, often need the whole plate to re-engrave, the print is small, "small and to reprint the book, the plate becomes a waste.

Many ills have restricted the development of the printing society, the cost is too high, and the price of books on the market remains high, a paper ordinary Analects, without annotations, about thirty or fifty pages of font is still clearly visible, can be sold for two or three hundred dollars, not to mention the kind of paper high-quality, ink and scholarly Confucian books, its price makes some poor scholars daunting.

This is also the reason why the trend of borrowing and copying books prevailed in ancient times, not because this behavior is elegant and chic, but because people really can't afford to pay for books.

Hearing Chu Qian's bold words, Chu'er didn't seem to have any doubts at all, her big watery eyes looked forward to life, with wordless worship, she saw Chu Qian's mood for a while, kissed her on her smooth face, picked her up and walked out, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to surprise you in a few days, but since you asked, let's go with you to see our printing society." ”

Printing Press. Chu'er was a little stunned, forgetting to struggle Chu Qian's embrace for a while, until he left the courtyard, he reacted, and his pretty face was flushed. Buried in Chu Zhi's chest, he was reluctant to lift it.

The servants and maids who can appear in the backyard of the inner house are of course from the Chu family, even if they see this situation, naturally no one dares to chew their tongues indiscriminately, and they twist their heads one after another, pretending not to see it, until Chu Zhi got into the sedan chair with Chu'er in his arms, and walked from the back door to the county office, they returned to normalcy and were busy with their own affairs.

The space in the car is spacious. It was also very comfortably furnished. Underneath is a thick cashmere carpet, and the four walls are carved in relief made of precious wood. Not only for luxury, but also sturdy, after all, in ancient times, the sedan chair was not only a means of transportation. It is also a symbol of one's status. The workmanship is naturally very exquisite, and it is easy to be sloppy.

Starting from the county office, after walking for about 20 minutes, the sedan chair stopped in a very wide courtyard, and Changgui, who was leading the way in front, hurriedly approached the sedan chair and said, "Childe, it's time to get to the place." ”

"Hmm." Chu Zhen agreed, and it took three or four minutes before he opened the sedan curtain. Helping Chu'er to get off the sedan chair together, I saw that the red tide on her face had not receded, her eyes were rippling, a piece of spring was full of spring, and a few strands of green silk hair were swept by the wind, gently brushing to the side of the snow cheeks, showing her skin smooth and clean, and she was exquisite

A few people next to him didn't dare to watch, and retreated with an empty sedan chair very interestingly, leaving only Changgui to wait for the dispatch on the side, although so, Chu'er seemed to be a little hesitant, not wanting to show his true face in front of outsiders, close to Chu Qian's side, he couldn't take a step, taking into account her feelings, Chu Zhen immediately ordered: "Changgui, tell the craftsmen in the house to avoid for a while." ”

Changgui obeyed the order and left, and after a while, when he heard that there was no movement in the house, Chu'er smiled sweetly and took Chu Zhen's hand. Take the initiative to go inside.

The courtyard is wide, and the houses are not all opened up in succession, and the space is several times wider than the outside, and there are rows of shelves neatly placed, with labels on the shelves, and many boxes on each shelf. There are some small metal squares inside the box.

Leading Chu'er to walk between the shelves, Chu Zhi pointed to the metal square and said with a smile: "In a few days, when the craftsman casts all the fonts that are usually needed, the printing society can start work."

"Fonts?" After looking at it for a while, Chu'er still felt incomprehensible: "Childe, what's the use of this thing?" ”

"You'll understand later." Chu Zhen chuckled. There is no explanation, if you don't see it with your own eyes, no matter how much you waste your lips and tongues, Chu'er may not believe it.

Saying that, Chu Zhen took Chu'er to the side room, closed the door, and opened the window. From here, you can clearly see the situation of the house just now. At his signal, more than a dozen people dressed as craftsmen poured in outside.

"It's been a long time to print, Chu'er. What article do you want to print? Chu asked with a smile.

Chu'er stood in the corner of the side room, her beautiful eyes blinking lightly. Soft smile: "I don't understand what kind of articles and so on, but I often hear Gongzi mention Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu."

"Okay, then let's try to print a drunkard's partisan theory." Chu Zhen suddenly raised his voice and said, the craftsmen in the house were instructed to take action one after another, like this kind of famous article, naturally there are ready-made ones, one person found the original manuscript, and just looked at it for a while. He worked with a few people, holding tray-like objects in his hands, and walking back and forth between the shelves, picking at the metal squares in his hands from time to time."

After more than ten minutes, a few pages of paper appeared in front of Chu'er's eyes, and the text content was Ouyang Xiu's friend theory, only to see that the handwriting on the page was clear, and it also exuded a faint ink fragrance, and at a glance it was a work that had just been printed.

"How is this possible?" Chu'er exclaimed.

Don't think that beginners are shallow. I don't know about the printing industry, but you must know that under the influence of Bianliang City, she has some understanding of all walks of life, and naturally understands that to print an article, rough calculation, at least through several processes of temporary pasting, engraving, and printing.

Among them, the engraving takes the longest time, the amount of hundreds of words, even if it is carved by a skilled craftsman, it will take a hundred efforts, and now it is just a little more than a quarter of an hour, and the article is printed. It's just a god speed, if you don't see it with your own eyes. She couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.

"It's not impossible, it's just that no one realizes it, it's called movable type printing, these fonts are quite thousands of stamps, which can be combined into articles in the order of change at will, and after printing, they can be returned to the place where they are reused, if one comes. Not only is the printing speed fast, but I don't have to worry about a mistake and the whole page will be ruined," Chu Zhen said with a smile, slowly explaining the benefits of movable type printing.

"Childe, you're so smart." Chu'er sighed heartily, and her beautiful eyes flashed with boundless brilliance.

"I'm just picking people's teeth." Chu Zhen didn't dare to take credit, and said with a smile: "Actually, this method was invented by a craftsman named Bi Yi, I heard that others are in Hangzhou, I asked people to inquire about him for a long time, but unfortunately he has passed away." ”

After moving the idea of doing the printing industry, Chu Zhen naturally remembered Bi Yi mentioned in Shen Kuo Mengxi's pen talk. I hurriedly sent someone to look for it, but finally heard this regrettable information.

"In this way, other printing agencies in Hangzhou also know this method?" Chu'er was worried about something else, and under Chu Zhen's education, she also understood how rich the profits of technology monopoly were.

"Rest assured, the development of new things is always full of twists and turns, and how can these people have the courage to reform and innovate." Chu Zhen smiled: "I dare to assert that even if they understand the principle of this technology, they will not adopt it in a hundred years." ”

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