Su Jinli said lightly: "Steward Zhou, I plan to open a bookstore, I think you already know, but what do you think?" ”

Steward Zhou's name is Zhou Pan, and he had indeed heard about it before he came, so he said respectfully: "Madame has already explained, but I don't know, what kind of bookstore does the girl want to open?" ”

"When you open a bookstore, you naturally play and sell books." Su Jinli picked up the paper she had written before, handed it to Ping'an, and motioned for her to hand it to Zhou Pan, "You take a look at this first, and then talk about it after reading it." ”

Ping An looked at the paper in his hand curiously, but unfortunately the paper was folded and he couldn't see the words inside.

She didn't dare to open it in front of Su Jinli, so she could only honestly bypass the screen, pass through the bead curtain, and walk outside to measure the paper in her hand and hand it to Zhou Pan.

The jewel and jade collided, making a crisp sound, but Zhou Pan didn't dare to raise his head.

He saw the paper handed by Ping An, solemnly took it, and quickly opened it to check.

After looking at it at a glance and ten lines, Zhou Pan's face kept changing, and finally he couldn't help but raise his eyes and glanced inward in disbelief.

But I only saw a falling beaded curtain and a screen embroidered with landscapes, as well as a blurred figure.

Seeing that figure, Zhou Pan realized his gaffe, and was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again.

He didn't mean to be abrupt, it was really on paper, and it seemed too whimsical to him!

Hey, in the end, it's the girl's house, where do you know about the bookstore.

Zhou Pan sighed secretly, as if he could see a dark future.

Although it was not his money to open the shop, he lost his capital, and he, who was in charge, had to be disgraced.

Zhou Pan felt bitter in his heart.

Su Jinli saw his reaction in his eyes and knew what he was thinking.

She smiled and asked with some displeasure, "But Steward Zhou thinks there's something wrong?" ”

Zhou Pan had heard of Su Jinli's temperament a long time ago, and when he heard this, his whole heart rose.

He pondered it and said cautiously: "The girl can think of such a method, which really makes Zhou admire him so much, but it's just ......

There are only two months left before the spring festival, and I'm afraid it's ...... Not enough time.

The engraving plate must be engraved before the book is printed, and according to the girl's idea, there must be a lot of engraving plates that need to be engraved.

Even with an experienced craftsman, it takes a lot of time to carve out all the engravings.

Of course, you can also find someone to copy it. But now those scholars are busy preparing for the exam, and I'm afraid it's not easy to recruit people. ”

Su Jinli asked lightly: "So you mean, there is not enough time?" ”

Zhou Pan said cautiously: "That's right! ”

In fact, he felt that although Su Jinli's idea was a little whimsical, it was not impossible to give it a try.

It's a pity that the time is too tight.

Just two months is simply not enough!

"Time, squeezing is there, you don't think you have it, it can only mean that your ability is not enough."

Su Jinli's words were not very polite, anyway, she was arrogant and domineering, so there was no need to be too polite to Zhou Pan.

Of course, she didn't mean to bully people.

It's just that Zhou Pan obviously doesn't agree with her idea, if she doesn't show a tough attitude, this kid may not obediently obey her arrangement and do things for her.

He said that there was not enough time, but he was right.

But spring is coming, and if you can't catch up with this time, you will have to wait another three years.

She didn't want to wait.

If this Spring Festival is missed, the influence of the bookstore will be greatly reduced, and it will be impossible to pose a threat to the Jiang family.

Therefore, she must catch up with this spring festival and get that set of books out in the shortest possible time!

Zhou Pan didn't know Su Jinli's calculations, he just thought that she was interested in it and wanted to open a bookstore to have fun.

At this time, he was disgusted by Su Jinli, and Zhou Pan naturally felt uncomfortable.

He was able to be arranged by Liu Qian to assist Su Jinli, Liu Qian's trust in him is one thing, and more importantly, he has this ability.

Zhou Pan secretly felt that Liu Qian was too indulgent to Su Jinli, but as a subordinate, he could only complain in his heart at most, and he didn't dare to say it at all.

At this time, he was disgusted by Su Jinli, although he felt dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to refute.

It's just that he didn't take Su Jinli in his eyes, thinking that she was just a spoiled little girl with no ability.

So although he didn't refute, his face inevitably showed a little bit.

Su Jinli saw it in her eyes and smiled coldly: "What, you're not convinced?" Think I'm not right? ”

Zhou Pan suddenly became nervous, he had already heard of Su Jinli's temper, and after hearing the displeasure in her tone, he was really worried that he would be whipped.

Zhou Pan lowered his head and said a little nervously: "Zhou doesn't dare." ”

"I think you are quite daring, but your ability is not big, but your temper is not small." Su Jinli said mockingly, "You just said that there is not enough time, so think of ways to improve efficiency and shorten time." Do you want this girl to teach you such an obvious thing? ”

Zhou Pan frowned, of course he knew that he could find a way to shorten the time, but the problem was that not all the time could be shortened.

Zhou Pan said cautiously: "The girl doesn't know, just preparing the engraving will take a long time. According to the girl's idea, there are a lot of engravings needed, and to prepare such a set of engravings, even if you are proficient, it will take at least half a month. ”

"Half a month is too long, absolutely not."

"But this time can't be shortened at all, carving is a meticulous work, the light is too dark at night, even if the lamp is lit, you can't see clearly, and it is easy to carve the board.

Even if there is a slight mistake on a board, the board is wasted, and you can only engrave another one, which is a waste of effort and time.

So you can only take advantage of the good light during the day. But now it's winter, and it's too cold outside, so I can only carve in the house, otherwise my hands will freeze and it will be easy to make mistakes.

The light in the room is certainly not as good as outside, and in this case, it is definitely easy to make mistakes. Half a month is already a conservative estimate, and it may actually be longer. ”

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have felt so embarrassed.

It's a pity that it's winter, and the weather is too cold, so if it's warm, you can carve in the yard and don't have to worry about dim lighting.

Of course, Su Jinli knew about these problems he said, and she had already thought about them.

Nowadays, there is no movable type printing, and it is all engraving printing.

The biggest disadvantage of engraving printing is that it is easy to make mistakes when engraving the board, even if it is a mistake, the whole board will be scrapped.

If you just start carving, it's fine, but if you make a mistake when you're about to finish carving, the whole board will be in vain.

In addition, a set of engravings can only print one type of book, and if it is no longer printed, the set of engravings will be abolished.

So it was later that movable type printing appeared, which made printing more flexible.

Su Jinli smiled: "Since the engraving is so troublesome, why not engrave it word by word?" ”