After hearing the price of paper, Wang Siqi already had a rough idea in his heart.

Wang Siqi then said: "Then what if you want to print? Are there any printing workshops in the capital? ”

Although he didn't know what Wang Siqi was referring to for printing, Feng Zongwu still said: "If you want to print, it's expensive... However, if the adults want to print books, if they don't print much, they can find those down-to-earth readers in the city to copy the books, which is cheaper. ”

"Otherwise, it's too long."

Hearing this, Wang Siqi couldn't help frowning, what he wanted to do was not something that could be done by finding someone to copy it by hand.

"Stereotypical? Why not use movable type printing? ”

"This.."

Seeing that Feng Zongwu was struggling, Wang Siqi said bluntly: "What is there to say directly, why are you still struggling." ”

"Lord Wang, this movable type printing is good, but the quality of the printed things is really poor, not only that, if the content is constantly changing, simple proofreading is not an easy job."

After finishing speaking, Wang Siqi suddenly understood.

It's not that movable type printing is not feasible, but there are requirements for paper, and he specifically asked about movable type printing, Feng Zongwu probably guessed that he didn't simply want to print books.

If the content is different, then the expenditure is not a small amount.

Therefore, if you want to really do something, improving the existing printing technology is an imminent key point, and after nodding, Wang Siqi said: "In this case, it is better for me to go to the treasure money lifting division now, after all, the printing craftsmen in this place are probably above you and me." ”

Feng Zongwu nodded, and immediately understood the meaning.

On printing.

Can anyone be more professional than these craftsmen whose daily job is to print Daming treasure banknotes?

.....

It didn't take long.

The three of them appeared together outside the door of the workshop where the treasure banknote lifting division under the jurisdiction of the Daming Baoyuan Bureau printed treasure money, and when they just arrived at the door, Wang Siqi saw that there were craftsmen coming in and out.

Everyone's look is more or less, deep or shallow.

Wang Siqi tentatively stopped a craftsman who was about to walk in.

asked: "Big brother, I want to ask why there is no work in the workshop of our treasure money lifting division today?" No matter how you look at it, everyone is quite idle. ”

The craftsman who was stopped.

first looked the three of them up and down, although one looked a little temperamental, white and clean, but no matter how you look at it, it is also the kind of goods that are idle on weekdays and do not do their jobs.

The other one, although also young, can be regarded as a bit of a reader.

Last one.

Although he is probably older than himself, he is swarthy, and most of them are hard-working people like himself, so the craftsman looked at the three of them again, and it seemed that Wang Siqi was the leader.

immediately felt that this person did not look like an official.

Then there is nothing to scruple about, maybe there are some chatty attributes, when even began to vomit bitterness: "Since you asked. . . I'm also full of complaints, I don't know who to talk to, I'll just talk to you.. Tell me, it turned out that our workshop was printing treasure money for the Ming Dynasty, although we can't go in and out at will on weekdays, but we all understand. ”

"What's more, we are craftsmen in the first place, and we are living hard."

"If you admit it, you will admit it.. In addition, whether it is to work for the household, at least how much silver should be given on weekdays, it will still be given. ”

"But guess what?"

Wang Siqi answered, "What's the matter?" ”

"Hey! The emperor's decree, it was not easy for us craftsmen to live, and all the craftsmen under the jurisdiction of the household department became the craftsmen of the Daming Baoyuan Bureau overnight. ”

"Don't look at me that I haven't studied, I'll tell you... I still know what kind of place this treasure source bureau is, that is, the place where copper coins are minted for the imperial court, and it is not as good as the treasure money lifting division. ”

"One is the Ministry of Industry, and the other is the Ministry of Households."

"Last month's money hasn't been issued yet, and the principals in this workshop before have a little bit to do with it, and all the old friends are gone, and we just don't have a place to make money."

"Finally, you said that you found a previous principal, hey! Who knows that people don't want to look at us hard-working people now, and they can't be managed. Let's go to the Baoyuan Bureau. ”

"Alas! I didn't get the money, and I was angry. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Siqi stood aside with a matter of fact, and said indignantly: "Is this really the case? I didn't expect that in this capital, such a thing could happen under the emperor's feet? ”

"But then again... After this merger, no one of you has ever gone to the Baoyuan Bureau? ”

The craftsman was talking with a little irritation and depression.

After hearing Wang Siqi's words.

even spat directly on the ground, bringing a few words about the characteristic quintessence of the Ming Dynasty, and said angrily: "Looking for the Baoyuan Bureau? Although people say that the lives of those artisan households in the Baoyuan Bureau are good days that all the artisan households in the entire capital can't catch up, every month they can earn two taels of silver no matter how little they are. ”

"But you know what?"

"We originally wanted to find a craftsman from the Baoyuan Bureau to ask, but who knew that people wouldn't look at us and didn't care at all, so let's find those officials."

"Alas! I'm just some ordinary craftsmen, where do we dare to go to the official. ”

"That's all... It's all next to each other first, and there isn't much silver in a month, so it's okay now.. I can only scrape together to buy some poor food to deal with it first, hoping to bring some money home before winter comes. ”

As he spoke, the craftsman's face couldn't help but carry a little sorrow.

Wang Siqi frowned.

"Is this all true?"

"It's true! It's true! ”

Hearing the words of this craftsman, Wang Siqi understood where the root cause of the problem encountered by the Treasure Money Lifting Division was, and it could be summed up in one word.

Mistrust!

Wang Siqi did not expect that he would one day encounter a crisis of confidence.

A few more small questions were asked.

After sending the craftsman away with a smile, Wang Siqi's face visibly changed to the naked eye, and he snorted coldly and said to Wang Yihuan on the side: "Tell me, after the merger, did our Baoyuan Bureau send someone over, what did you ask!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Yihuan was a little panicked.

Hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, I heard people say that it seems that this household department is not doing things properly, and gave us all the craftsmen of the treasure banknote lifting division, but the previous silver was not given a dime.."

Most of the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty have low incomes.

This can be seen from the tragic situation of the craftsmen of the Baoyuan Bureau when Wang Siqi first took over the Baoyuan Bureau, and every family is living a tight life.

At present, the household department does not give money and food, and the Baoyuan Bureau complains that it cannot find a way.

These craftsmen can not be angry, Wang Siqi turned his gaze to Feng Zongwu, after all, nominally speaking, Feng Zongwu should know all the big and small things in the Baoyuan Bureau, so he said: "Do you know about this matter?" ”

"Yes."

"Then why not?"

"My lord.. It's really hard to do! It's not that the lower officials are reluctant to say it, it's mainly that they rashly took out the silver to these craftsmen who raised the treasure money just after the merger, which is not in accordance with the rules. ”

"Alas! Go in and see. ”

Time is tight, and the task is heavy.

How high-spirited Wang Siqi was when he merged, how much Wang Siqi felt the hot pain on his face at this moment, and he was studying how high he would take the treasure money lifting division in the future.

But I didn't expect that the Daming Baoyuan Bureau would make money every day.

However, because he was not able to pay the monthly money owed to the craftsmen of the treasure money lifting division in time, the craftsmen complained.

Come to think of it.

Wang Siqi didn't say anything more, and just walked into the workshop.

Wang Siqi saw the craftsman who had just accosted him, his face was flushed red at the moment, and he was arguing with the other two men.

Just getting closer.

I heard a conversation coming from there.

"I've said it many times, and now the Baoyuan Bureau has no way to give you monthly money, after all, your previous monthly money should be paid by the household department."

"Is the Baoyuan Bureau the imperial court, are we working for the imperial court?"

"If you say yes, then you have to give me money! My family is almost unable to open the pot, if you can't send the monthly money, let the treasure money lifting division return to the household! ”

The craftsman's words attracted the attention of more and more craftsmen, and they came over and began to echo each other, and the little official of the Baoyuan Bureau had obviously never seen such a scene.

I could only hurriedly say: "Okay!" Your thoughts, when I go back to the Treasure Source Bureau, will tell the adults, but can you return to your own position now! ”

"Treasure money lifting division, can't stop!"