Chapter 554: Let's Strike First

Wen Yuanjie paid for it out of his own pocket and asked the two of them to stay up all night.

I copied the book in one night.

The two of them were in good spirits all night, and they didn't yawn a single ...... If nothing else, it's just that this book is really good.

The story told is truly unseen and unheard! It's so novel!

But the story is told, as if it is true! There is indeed such a place, such a country!

This also made them even more convinced that this must not be made up by someone - after all, it is not so true!

This must have been seen by the Dragon King himself! can be told so vividly!

Another reason is ...... More than a dozen people were watching them copy books!

Fu Yin, the main book, the jurisdiction, the head catcher......

So many people stared at them with burning eyesβ€”the book in front of them.

How big is it to be able to doze off under the pressure of this gaze?

The next morning, it was just dawn.

The two men said, "It's done."

Everyone was shaken.

The most obvious is Wen Yuanjie.

As soon as his eyelids closed, when he heard "the copy is finished", it was like a shot in the arm.

He jumped from his seat.

Pick up the book and run to the examination room of the township exam.

"Don't worry, don't worry! It's not the appointed time yet, maybe they haven't arrived yet......" Before the main bookkeeper's voice fell, Wen Yuanjie ran away and the figure was gone.

The book copied by these two men was more than 100 pages.

Yesterday and today, there were more than 100 people recruited to copy books.

"One page per person, copy only this page! Repeated copying not only increases proficiency, reduces error rate, but also improves efficiency! Wen Yuanjie put the grid in the examination room, and only issued one for each grid.

The ranking number of these recruited literati yesterday was to rank them next to each other with similar fonts.

Otherwise, when the books are strung together, the font of the first and second pages is too different...... Although it may not affect reading, it must be awkward to watch!

But with the addition of his deliberate order, the font of the first and last pages can be very different.

But with so many transitions added in between, at least when you read it, it won't feel too obvious.

"Whew! I thought that if I copied the book, I would be able to understand the story by heart!

"But I didn't expect that I only copied one page of this story?!

"I'm in a hurry!"

These literati students who came to copy books didn't expect it...... Even though they came to copy the book, they still couldn't know the whole story.

Seeing Wen Yuanjie's concern about this matter, Lord Yin was enthusiastic and conscientious. Let it go to Wen Yuanjie and the master bookkeeper to do it.

Wen Yuanjie arranged the affairs of copying books here in the examination room.

He handed another book to the master bookkeeper, "Find a movable type printing house." Tell them to typeset and print the book. ”

The master book frowned, "We have organized so many people to copy, I see that your method can copy a lot of books in one day, and do you still need to typeset to print?" ”

Wen Yuanjie remembered what the queen mother said to him.

He nodded heavily, "It's going to be printed!" If the yamen is not willing to pay, I will pay the money!

"But let's say it first, if I pay for the printing, then in the future, the money from the sale of this book will also belong to me, and the yamen can't get involved anymore!"

When the master bookkeeper heard this, his expression was shocked.

Listening to Wen Yuanjie's tone, how did he think that this matter seemed to be very profitable?

"This ...... I can't be the master, I have to ask Lord Yin. ”

As soon as the main book's words fell, Lord Fu Yin came to inspect.

"Please tell what?

"How's they copying?"

Fu Yin looked up at the examination room, and couldn't help but say "Huh" in surprise.

Because he found that the literati students sitting in the cubicle kept their heads down and copied the books, and they copied the books very quickly.

They don't have to turn pages, they don't have to think, they write like God......

And they seem to be competing with each other?

A book costs only five cents, why do they fight so hard?

Moreover, in the aisle outside the cubicle, there were people constantly shuttling and putting away the papers that everyone had copied.

In order, one on top of the other.

The man put it away and gave it to the person who proofread it.

After the man proofread it, he handed it to the ...... Woman?!

Why are there women here?

Oh...... That's the one in charge of stringing.

The book is perforated and bound with thread, and the woman moves quickly, and binds the book with thick thread firmly and neatly.

The whole exam room was very quiet!

Everyone, each with their own duties, methodical, focused and fast......

Lord Fu Yin was slightly shocked.

"This ...... Why is it so organized? ”

In the past, they also had the experience of organizing the copying of books.

But even if there is a yamen catching fast watching, there is no such an efficient scene as it is now, everyone is focused and devoted!

Wen Yuanjie smiled slightly, "Niangniang said, this is called ...... Call...... Water......

"Assembly line operation!"

Fu Yin and the master book both looked at him suspiciously, "What line?" ”

"The assembly line, that is, everyone is responsible for only a small part of the whole process. This breaks down a big, complex job into smaller units!

"This way, everyone is only responsible for a small part of it, which makes 'practice makes perfect' and makes it easier for them to get into a focused 'flow' state!"

Although it was the first time that Fu Yin and the master had come into contact with these new words.

But they quickly understood how it worked, and the reason was not complicated.

"And, all of them, invisibly, form a team.

"Copying books by yourself, copying quickly or slowly, does not affect others.

"But now it's different, one person only copies one page. If he is slow to copy, it will affect the binding of the whole book.

"Therefore, no one will slack off, for fear that they will slack off and get distracted and drag down the whole team!

"So, lo and behold, everyone's fully engaged!" Wen Yuanjie said proudly.

Lord Fu Yin nodded again and again, "Wonderful! It's not complicated...... But you have to be a person who knows human nature well to come up with an idea! ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the master bookkeeper...... Is this the idea of the queen mother?

No wonder Queen Daliang is as famous as the sky...... She's really a great woman.

"What did you just say? What do you want to ask? Fu Yin asked.

Wen Yuanjie said the matter of typesetting and printing again.

"That's what the queen mean?" Fu Yin asked.

Wen Yuanjie said, "Exactly, Niangniang said, although the population of Dagu is not large, there are not many literate people." Maybe a hand-copied book by our organization will be enough.

But this book may not be limited to Dagu in the future, and people in other places will also rush to buy it. We printed it in advance, so we don't have to worry about selling it in the future......"

"Print!" As soon as he heard that it was the queen's idea, Fu Yin didn't wait for him to finish speaking, so he waved his hand, "Master book, take my handwritten order, go find a nearby printing house, and let them prepare high, medium and low, different quality paper, and print it at different costs!"

"In addition, we must keep it secret, we have to seize the opportunity, and in the future, printing houses in other places may follow! Let's strike first! ”