Regarding the king's decision, Wang Pu was of course confused.

Considering that there are also a large number of princes and nobles in Luoyang, Jinyang and other cities, as well as the amount of paper used by these people every day, Wang Pu feels that even if 50,000 pieces are made in a month, he should not worry about selling!

Even if the price is a little higher, it should be fine.

In addition, if you want to increase the production of white paper, it may have been difficult in the past, because there are not enough craftsmen, and the process has been perfected and matured. But now, there is no shortage of craftsmen, and the process they have been pondering is also very mature......

As long as the king is willing, Wang Pu himself can recruit some more people, and it will take a little time to increase the output.

In Wang Pu's opinion, a year at most!

But the king vetoed this proposal, and instead asked them to print six books first!

Where can I make money selling paper by selling books?

And this time, the king is going to print those six math books!

Although Wang Pu has also learned these mathematical knowledge, and it must be admitted that they are indeed very useful, but can this kind of thing really be sold in Chang'an City? After all, the others are not like the stewards of the Han Palace, if they can't learn to use Tianzhu numbers, they will have to step down!

Can the literati of Datang really accept this completely unfamiliar number?

Anyway, Wang Pu is not optimistic.

As a former scholar, he was well aware of the virtues of his kind, and it was too difficult to get them to accept new things. Especially those old rotten Confucians, they can't even scold after seeing these six books - you don't use the things of the ancestors, you have to use the things of the barbarian state?

So until he left the palace and went back to the outside of the city, Wang Pu was still full of doubts, and he really couldn't understand why the king made such a decision.

And......

A thousand copies are printed each, which is also an exaggeration!

Even if the cost of your own paper mill is cheap, engraving is a troublesome job and very labor-intensive! Add in the amount of ink to be used, and it doesn't add up to a small amount. Printing 1,000 sets in one go, does the king think that the bookshelves in Xinhua Bookstore are empty, and he can't fill them up?

How many scholars are there in Chang'an City?

Moreover, today's readers are either studying scriptures or advocating poetry, and how many of them are interested in mathematics? What's more, it's still a number from Fanbang, thinking about Wang Pu feels very unreliable!

"Alas!"

When Wang Pu stepped out of the gate of the palace, he finally couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Today, I came to meet the king, but instead of achieving the goal of expanding the production of white paper, I also took over a book printing job. I don't know when these 1,000 sets of books will be printed, and when they will be sold......

……

"Now that the experiment is over, let's cast a net on a large scale."

Watching Wang Pu's back disappear outside the door, Li Yuanjia took a deep breath, and a smile began to flash in his eyes.

Interesting, isn't it?

It is necessary to teach Arabic numerals to the people of the palace, this is Li Yuanjia's base camp, there is no reason not to let them improve their work efficiency, and at the same time, it can be regarded as sowing some seeds. As for the crown prince, King Wei and Fang Jun, it can be regarded as a small experiment by King Han to see if the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty can accept it.

Thankfully, at least Li Tai seems interested.

But it is also regrettable that Li Chengqian and Fang Jun seem to have just politely accepted those books, expecting them to study seriously and use them in the future, Li Yuanjia may not be able to hold out much hope.

In that case, it is enough to scatter it on a large scale.

Six books, each with a thousand copies printed, means at least a thousand seeds. Li Yuanjia doesn't believe that there are no people in Datang who are interested in mathematics, and he doesn't believe that everyone really stays away from Fanbang's knowledge - don't they all say that Datang is the most open era in Chinese history, and it is also the most tolerant era?

A thousand sets of books only, printed!

Paper doesn't use much, all the people in their own palace are used manually, and even engraving and ink can be made by their own workshops, how much money can it cost?

Thinking of Wang Pu's mournful appearance, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

That guy is now completely in the groove.

I think that when he was asked to command Niu Da Niu and two rough men to make paper, Wang Pu even held his identity as a reader, and he was very reluctant. But now the papermaking workshop is getting better and better, and this kid is slowly taking it as his own business - Li Yuanjia is naturally happy to see such a result.

But he asked people to sell blank paper now, not to make money!

To put it bluntly, it's just so that the papermaking workshop can support itself, so that it doesn't have to support those people every year. If you really make him 50,000 pieces of white paper every month, or even 100,000 pieces of paper, and dominate the high-end paper market in Chang'an City and even Datang, I am afraid you will have to think about it.

At least for a short time, Li Yuanjia doesn't want to do that.

It's not that I can't, but I don't want to.

After all, paper has now replaced bamboo slips, and it is an important material related to the vital interests of Datang readers. If Li Yuanjia really let Wang Pu and them toss, with the current technology and experience, if he really lets go of his hands to do it, let alone the high-end market, the low-end market may be wiped out by Wang Pu and them!

In that case, there would be too much movement.

So for Wang Pu's proposal, Li Yuanjia smiled and didn't take it to heart.

It's just that after laughing, he thought about printing 6,000 books, but Li Yuanjia sighed again: "The only pity is that you can only use engraving!" ”

Movable type printing can indeed be used, but the cost is still too high. Moreover, although Li Yuanjia had ordered Li Zhong and them to start making movable type, for the sake of cost and other considerations, they were only asked to continue to improve the process and reduce costs, and slowly make them according to the dictionary.

In a short period of time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come in handy.

However, although engraving printing has not appeared for a long time, the technology is mature very quickly, and there are several good level engraving craftsmen in the palace. Coupled with Li Yuanjia's "invention" of Han Wangti, that is, Song style, and special ink, the cost is not known how many times lower than movable type printing......

"King, Han Shan asks to see you!"

Just when Li Yuanjia was sitting on the chair in a daze, thinking that once he succeeded in the future, he would inevitably change the history of movable type printing, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Well, let him in."

Subconsciously said a word, and the housekeeper quickly walked in with small steps.

After the other party finished saluting, Li Yuanjia looked at him with an inquiring look, and Han Shan immediately said happily: "King, we have steamed out another pot of wine, which is much stronger than the best pot before......