After Zhang Chao won the support of Zheng Liwan, a woman, he suddenly felt like a tiger with wings. And since then, he has known the inside story of many Shi clans, and the various inside stories of many Shi clans have also been unraveled in front of Zhang Chao's eyes. Although Zhang Chao has a very huge confidence in strategy, he will be able to clean up this scholar clan one day sooner or later. However, Zhang Chao profoundly understood the words of the great man, strategically we must despise the enemy, but tactically we must attach importance to the enemy. The Shi clan is still a behemoth at the moment, and it is impossible to defeat them without a dynasty in hundreds of years through ordinary means. But with the inside story of these scholars, Zhang Chao is no longer a blind man touching an elephant, but can really see the important things in the scope of the scholar clan. Especially the contradictions between those scholars, the filthiness between the scholars, those are some very possessed things. If you use it well, you may be able to get a lot of benefits.

Zhang Chao finally realized that the strongest fortress is broken from within. The Zheng family in Xingyang married Zheng Liwan to the little scholar clan named Lu Shuang, but they would never have thought that this Zheng Liwan was not an ordinary person, he was not the kind of woman who could succumb to the arrangement of fate. He is definitely not the kind of person who accepts his fate, she has her ideas, she is definitely a hero, and she is definitely a female Cao Cao. If Zheng Liwan is a man, he must be an ambitious hero who can compete in the world, or even a careerist. But she was reincarnated by mistake and became a woman.

The scholars don't value women, they don't pay attention to the interests of the women in their own family, they just blindly let them pay for the family, and then they don't give them the rewards they deserve. If it were an ordinary woman, she might die, but Zheng Liwan was different, not only did he not accept his fate, but hoped to help Zhang Chao fight the Shi clan. So she is definitely a heroine among women, since the Shi clan can't give her the opportunity to achieve her life goals. Then she naturally found another organization to obtain. For this reason, he even did not hesitate to turn around and attack the scholars, which is also the idea of Zheng Liwan, the heroine of the female middle school.

And a month passed quickly, Zhang Chao took Zheng Liwan and his other two women, Du Yulu and Dou Zhi, to a workshop outside Chang'an City, and then Zhang Chao took the initiative to start inspecting this workshop.

"Yulu, Zhi'er, this will be our family's industry in the future. However, it is still hanging on Miss Zheng for now. Zhang Chao said.

However, Du Yulu replied: "It's the same on everyone." But since Miss Zheng is Zhang Chao's assistant, you don't have to worry. ”

Du Yulu then looked at Zhang Chao and Zheng Liwan very ambiguously, obviously thinking that there was something between them. Zhang Chao didn't answer anything, and Zheng Liwan didn't say anything, obviously neither admitting nor denying this. However, Zhang Chao knew that he did not ask Zheng Liwan to be his own woman, and Zheng Liwan did not take the initiative to "dedicate herself". In Zhang Chao's eyes, they are actually all "comrades" with common ideals. Zhang Chao is to be able to clean up the Shi clan and then build a relatively fair society. And Zheng Liwan is to realize her ambitions. Zheng Liwan is a woman with a lot of ambitions. Zhang Chao knows that a woman like Zheng Liwan can only be a lover, not a wife.

If you let a woman with great ambition be your wife, you will definitely hurt yourself in the end. Therefore, a woman like Zheng Liwan can only be a lover, and she can never take her home to live together. Although Zhang Chao does not exclude women from having ambitions, because everyone has the right to pursue their own ambitions. However, if a person with too strong politics and power is definitely not a woman who can really take care of the family. Therefore, this kind of woman is okay to take what she needs and play with each other as lovers. But being a wife can definitely make a mess of your family. So Zhang Chao wondered if he could bring this Zheng Liwan home, once he brought it home, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Dr. Zhang. It's great that you know this way of making paper. And you have come up with this assembly line production method, which can completely reduce a lot of costs. In this way, the price of paper will fall in the future, and the price of paper will fall, which will lead to a decrease in the price of books. When the time comes. Those nobles can't monopolize knowledge and open up the wisdom of the people. This method is really powerful. Zheng Liwan said.

Zhang Chao replied: "Actually, it's not much complicated, knowledge needs bagasse." Bagasse is a much cheaper material and has a certain amount of residual sugar. Therefore, it can be used to make paper to increase its viscosity. And ......"

Zhang Chao began to introduce the benefits of using sugarbagasse to make paper, and when Zhang Chao was in the National Development and Reform Commission, he once reviewed a document about the establishment of a local sugar and paper industrial park. The above also introduced in detail the proposal on the integration of sugar and paper, claiming that sugar extraction and paper can be integrated, and they also cited many suggestions for the integration of sugar and paper. However, someone in the NDRC consulted experts from the science and technology department, and it turned out that this application proposal was actually very backward. This papermaking technology is still using a very primitive technology, which can be found on the Internet, and it is a backward technology in the late Qing Dynasty. This technology has low production efficiency and low degree of automation, which is not suitable for the new era of papermaking.

As a result, the NDRC called back on the spot and sternly questioned the local government, and later found out that it was someone from the local government -- hehe. Later, this became an important case of internal criticism in the NDRC system, and Zhang Chao was also responsible for going to the local NDRC to preach and tell everyone to take warning. However, Zhang Chao also wrote down this backward papermaking technology, which was the papermaking technology of the late Qing Dynasty.

However, that papermaking technology was backward in later generations, but not necessarily in the Tang Dynasty. The cost of papermaking in the Tang Dynasty was very high, and rice paper was generally used. However, the manufacture of rice paper has to go through more than 100 processes, and it takes a year to complete the production. Not only the cost of labor and material resources, but also the cost of time is not low. Therefore, with this new style of papermaking, it can really effectively promote books and truly popularize culture. You must know that in the Tang Dynasty, the price of a book was enough to be able to exchange for a house. This is not a joke, the price of a book is worth more than a house in the Tang Dynasty, such a high price is simply unimaginable. Therefore, many people regard books as family heirlooms, and even scholars regard them as very important treasures.

This is also the reason why books were regarded as sacred things in ancient times, and in addition to respecting cultural inheritance, the cost of books is definitely one of the most important reasons.

"Actually, you're still negligent. The production mode of our assembly line can use the same labor to make more than ten times or even hundreds of times the output. This reduces the cost of labor and time, and then everyone can afford to buy these papers. Zhang Chao said.

Since Zhang Chao has come up with a new papermaking method, it is in one step, and even the assembly line plan has been figured out. Many people know the power of the assembly line mode. It can increase production efficiency by ten or even hundreds of times, which is a very important means. With this assembly line model, it can be very important to promote the commodity economy. If the assembly line production method can be provided, the commodity economy will be a very huge improvement, which can allow merchants to reduce costs and allow more people to enjoy the benefits of the commodity economy.

At present, the reason why the scholars can survive is also a reason for the backward economic model. If you want to fight the nobles, you must attack it from the economic model and culture. The only way to do this was to attack the nobles economically and culturally, so that they could continue to hold the privileges of officialdom. They will inevitably be like trees that have lost their roots, and they will inevitably wither.

"However, the next movable type printing is also very good, which can make a large number of books produced, which is much better than the engraving printing in the past!" Zheng Liwan said.

Anyway, since you want to cheat with a golden finger and let things that are beyond the times get to this era, it's better to get more. This is all made directly, and you don't have to worry too much about it. Even the papermaking and assembly lines have been figured out, so let's just get out this movable type printing technology together. With this movable type printing. The printing cost can be further reduced, and the cost can be reduced by more and more people can get the opportunity to learn and read. Only if the cost of reading books is reduced, then no one can monopolize educational resources.

"Click......"

Zhang Chao kneaded the paper he had just made, and then said, "This paper is good, and it can be used as a new cheap paper." We can even print in large quantities. As for the future, we can also make it affordable for everyone to read, which is the best. From asking people to copy books by hand in the past, to engraving printing later, then now I also have movable type printing. That's what really comes back to reliability. ”

"That Dr. Zhang, the simplified Chinese characters you made out, as well as the new font, do you have to use them too?" Zheng Liwan asked.

"Of course, what do you have to do? Of course, it is necessary to take advantage of this time to promote simplified characters, so as to make it easier for people in the world to read. As long as simplified Chinese characters can be implemented, the cycle of reading and literacy will be further reduced, so that more people can get more learning opportunities. Zhang Chao replied.

"So where are we going to sell this new style of paper and books?" Zheng Liwan continued to ask.

Zhang Chao replied with two words: "Luoyang." ”

About half a month later, the major bookstores in Luoyang also ushered in a batch of very cheap books. And the entire literary world in Luoyang was also a complete sensation, because this was so surprising to them.

"A book that costs only three cents of what it used to be?" Someone immediately asked in shock.

These literati in Luoyang couldn't believe that the price of a book was about one-thirtieth of what it used to be, which shocked everyone. Originally, books were very tall and high, and countless people regarded books as extremely precious things, which made them all feel heartache. But now the price of a book is only one-thirtieth of what it used to be, and you can't get it if you don't have to pay at least ten dollars for a book. And now it is possible to buy a book for less than the usual money, or even half the money, which shocked everyone.

"Why is this so cheap?" Someone asked right away.

But the owner of the bookstore immediately said, "This is our latest purchase, and we will sell it at this price according to the requirements of the other side." ”

"Is that the price always the same, or just this time?"

The bookstore owner replied, "It always has been!" Since then, our books have been so cheap. In the future, everyone will be blessed to read. ”

"Really?" Everyone asked again in shock.

They didn't dare to think that the books that used to be high in the sky were now such a low-riba person. In this way, it is as if those IT talents in the past and future generations, when they first came out of the electronics industry, they were all top talents. But later, anyone could work in the IT industry. So at that time, they all became one by one. But now this book makes everyone feel unbelievable, you must know that books used to be very tall things, and now they have become lower riba people, making people feel that the world is going to collapse.

"Do you want to buy it? If you don't buy it, then please leave! The bookstore owner said.

"Buy, buy. Bring me ten copies! ”

Soon, the whole of Luoyang went crazy, and too many people gathered in the bookstore to buy. They were shocked to hear that the book was so cheap. Many of them feel like they're in a dream, especially those who just realize that they want their descendants to read, and that's almost crazy. They were hesitant to let their children go to school, but now they have decided that they need to let their children go to school. Because the price of books has been reduced so much compared to the past, the price has been reduced by more than thirty times. This one is so cheap to bring one that it makes everyone crazy.

And this discount is so low, everyone is afraid that it will be not long before this opportunity will be lost. And everyone also hurried to speed up the rush to buy, and even many second-way dealers hurried to get a carriage to rush over to buy, and the whole car was shipped away. Soon, the first batch of cheap books were also shipped away, and the main buyers were the second-hand dealers. Those second-hand dealers are going to ship it to other places to sell.

Luoyang was once the capital of the Sui Dynasty and was an important hub city for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, many Luoyang are sold inside, so it can be transported to all parts of the country through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In this way, both the north and the south can get the fastest speed of distribution. And Luoyang, even if it is not the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is an important hub. The usefulness is enormous.

When a student returned to his home, and then he returned to his house with thirty books on his shoulder, and then his mother looked at these books, and immediately asked anxiously, "Son, where did you get so many books?" ”

"Mother, I sold this. Just bought it today? The son replied.

And the mother immediately asked in shock: "Son, I am telling you that I must not do anything insulting." Your father used to be a nine-rank official, and he can be regarded as a person with status. You can't disgrace your father. But now you have done such a humiliating thing, this is simply unreasonable. Get on my knees. Go to your father's spiritual seat, plead guilty, and tell you what you have done. Today, in front of your ancestors, you have made it clear what you have done that insults the lintel. ”

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" The son asked.

The mother immediately said angrily: "Son, I promise you this time to use the money that our family has accumulated over the years to buy a book. But how did you bring back a full thirty copies now, isn't this something degrading to the lintel, and then you got the money? You quickly take these books and return them and return the money. ”

"Mother, that's not the case, it's that this book is too cheap, so I bought thirty books for the money of one book!" The son replied.

"How is this possible, how cheap is a book, how can you buy thirty books? Are you old and foolish? ”

Obviously, habitual thinking is still very serious, and it will not easily change one's outlook on life, worldview, and values.

"Mother, I really don't, the books in Luoyang City are selling crazy today!"

"What the hell is going on here?"

When the son immediately came to the city with his mother, it turned out that it was full of people urging the bookstore owners to keep selling books, and they all came to hope that they would continue to buy books. But the first batch of books was too few after all, and most of them were purchased by those second-class dealers, so that everyone could not be satisfied.

"There are so few of these books, do you still have them?" "Yes! If there is anything left, take it out quickly! "Yes! Is there anything else? ”……

A large number of people are also concentrated in bookstores, because everyone wants such cheap books. So everyone surrounded the bookstore, and they had to force the bookstore owners to hand over the cheap books.

"Guys, we have a lot of books now. It won't be long before the goods will arrive, and at that time we will be able to meet everyone's needs, definitely! The bookstore owner hurriedly said.

"When will the goods arrive?" "Yes! We can't wait! ”

"Everyone, you don't have to rush to buy such a piece, we will maintain this price in the future. So, you don't have to be in such a hurry to buy, we will have it in the future. The bookstore owner hurriedly said.

But no matter how good the bookstore owner is, it can't make them stop the idea of rushing to buy. Because of such a cheap book, everyone also thinks that it is impossible to continue to have it, so everyone does not believe that this price can be maintained forever. Therefore, everyone takes advantage of this time to rush back to buy it back, so that what you buy is what you earn, and no one wants to miss this opportunity. This is like a very expensive daily necessities, but suddenly it becomes worthless, and promises to be at this price in the future. No one will believe this, everyone will want to take advantage of this time to snap up, they think it will definitely rise back in the future.

"Owner, a new batch of goods is coming!"

"The goods have arrived, hurry up and go to the gun!"

Soon, these students also completely tore off the appearance of "Sven", they were not weak at all compared to those robbers and bandits, and immediately rushed to the front one by one, no matter what books, they all earned them anyway. Anyway, no matter what kind of book it is, it must be strong enough to say it first, and you can exchange it with others in the future. Anyway, this opportunity should not be missed, this is the simplest idea for everyone. The appearance of these "Sven people" is enough to make many robbers and bandits embarrassed. At this time, the greed of human beings has been completely opened, and everyone has begun to snap up, and these benefits are big enough, then anyone will go crazy.

However, many of the shops that buy paper are also deserted. When the original bookstores saw this scene and found that the prices of the books here were still so high, their hearts suddenly ached.

"What's going on here, how can books be sold so cheaply?" "Yes! What the hell is going on, so cheap? "This is impossible, books are so cheap, then everyone can read books in the future, right?" "Also, how do we sell these high-priced books?" ……

The bookstores that were not able to buy from Zhang Chao's book printing workshop, and many shops that sold paper, also became painful places. The books they bought were their greatest asset, and they could have relied on them to be one of the few wealthy merchants. But now the price of books has shrunk by more than 30 times, which means that their worth has suddenly shrunk by more than 30 times. Even those people were reluctant to buy their books because their books were too expensive to sell. Even if it is sold, it will lose thirty times, and it can be said that he has changed from a rich man to a poor man.

After today, the price of paper in Luoyang has been reduced by more than 40 times, and the price of books has also been reduced by 30 times, which shocked the people of Luoyang. And many of the original booksellers have also gone bankrupt and become destitute. The rush to buy books lasted for a full month, and when they saw that a small number of bookstores were still able to provide a steady stream of books, they really believed that books would be so cheap in the future. And Zhang Chao has been adhering to the principle of small profits and quick turnover, and his profits have been reduced to very low. Because selling books is not his purpose, his main purpose is to be able to reduce the cost of learning to read, so that more people can read.

"This is really Luoyang's 'cheap'!" Someone said with emotion. (To be continued......)