King Shao Zhang of Qi was soon led to Hualin Garden, and several eunuchs were following him, carrying several big boxes of books.

Shao Xun walked over, picked up a copy, flipped through it casually, and said with satisfaction: "Compared to last year, do you seem to have made more progress?"

"Yes." Shao Zhang replied, "I have asked the craftsmen one by one and used new ink."

"Where did the new ink come from?"

"There are craftsmen who have learned it in their sleep, or they are taught by God."

Shao Xun smiled and shook his head and said, "Where did the gods come from? I'm afraid that this person has not studied the techniques for a long time, and he thought about it day and night.

It's just that layer of window paper, and a sudden light appears in my mind, so a new method comes out."

"Grandma said it," said Shao Zhang: "With the new ink printing, the handwriting is much clearer."

Shao Xun continued to look at the fifth edition of Kaiping "Tremella Disease" in his hand, and found that the northern states had basically recorded more than ten or even dozens of diseases, and even pictures. Then he smiled and said, "It's not easy to engrave the version, right?"

There are words and pictures, and they have to be vivid and skillful."

Shao Zhang repeatedly said yes, but he didn't agree with it.

For Shaofu, the most important thing is skilled craftsmen. After so many years of peace in the north, the craftsman team of Shaofu has become quite large and its skills are becoming more and more exquisite. Carving some pictures is a little bit of a little.

"Just use this page to print it." Shao Xun said: "When you print it together, you can get one for each county first."

Speaking of this, I felt a little moved: "More than 20 years ago, I was writing on the mud and teaching martial arts students. It has been almost thirty years. Now I use bamboo slips. There are fewer people in wood sacrificial days, and the more people use paper, it is the same as the printing.

Book. What paper are you going to use?”

"Vine paper."

Shao Xun pondered for a moment and asked, "But is Jiangnan vine paper?"

"Yes." Shao Zhang replied: "After sending more than a thousand bundles of kudzu vines back in Jiangling. The craftsmen in Shaofu peeled the skin, soaked, steamed, crushed, spread it flat, dried, and compacted. It is not difficult to make

, Only the vines are mostly produced in the south of the Yangtze River, which is rare."

"Kudzu vines can make good paper and summer shirts, which is really a strange thing." Shao Xun said: "Jiangxia, Nanjun,

There are all kudzu vines in Jingling, so we will do a good job in business in the future.”

"The Shaofu has already gone to Huarong to open a paper shop." Shao Zhang said, "The supply of paper in the future will increase significantly."

In fact, not only do we open paper workshops, but also enclose land to build garden forests, specializing in the production of kudzu. After all, how can you produce paper without raw materials?

To be honest, paper, a commodity that has begun to accelerate the replacement of simplified reading, but has not completely exploded, is a good way to make money, and it has been flowing slowly and lasting for a long time.

There are also paper-making manors in northern gentry, mostly hemp paper, and the quality is average. However, with the continuous development of papermaking technology, craftsmen are also trying various raw materials. Vine paper is one of the achievements, but it has not been popular yet. As for honey-scented paper

, that is a luxury product, and it will never be popularized.

Shaofu has made great efforts to get involved in the papermaking industry, but Shao Xun's order was the direct reason that the knowledge popularization needs brought by woodblock printing are too inconvenient to read them one by one. It is not possible to print them yet, so it can only be copied, with extremely low efficiency and extremely cost.

High is destined to be replaced by new things.

Shao Xun picked up two new books and read them casually.

The first book is "Thousand Character Classic". The one he took out to teach martial arts students twenty or thirty years ago is basically one of the many martial arts enlightenment textbooks, and most of the private schools of the gentry were copied and used.

The second book is his own name, which is called "Luo Sheng Yong".

When he saw this book, he said, "This book was compiled by Taichang and Honglu officials and temples, and it was the main rhyme of the state dynasty, which was ranked after "Tengtu Disease" and was published in the second batch."

"yes."

Shao Xun walked two steps behind his back and said, "I heard that Jianye has 'Luo Sheng Yong' and 'Wu Yue Tune',

The two are not connected, but they are really different. From now on, Daliang will use "Luo Sheng Yong" as the main rhyme and spread throughout the world."

Of course, the person who spoke Luoyang dialect was from the natives of Nandu. Even though he was not from Luoyang, he even came from a distant Youzhou. He had read rhyme books, wrote poems, essays, and had an understanding of Luoyang accents.

Not ruminating,

I just can't write these things well.

As for the Jiangdong wealthy families, they spoke Wu language, which is what Shao Xun called "Wu Yue Tu".

Actually, do they really don’t understand Luoyang dialect? Obviously not. They just don’t say it normally.

There may be some regional factors and even pride and self-esteem in the middle. Just like Wang Dao is a native of the North and has the habit of eating cheese, Lu Wan is very uncomfortable after eating it. When she gets sick, she even says she almost becomes a ghost from the north when she replys.

Different customs, different languages, and confrontational emotions caused by long-term divisions, it is normal for the natives in Jiangnan to deliberately not speak Luoyang dialect.

The rhyme book launched by Shao Xun was not created by himself, but was sent to collect private private rhyme books, organize them, and then print them into a book.

As soon as this book was published, it was the standard. From then on, it was the official pronunciation of the Daliang Dynasty. To be honest, there were still some slight differences in folk rhyme books. The rhyme textbooks were different, so the pronunciation was biased. Now it is considered unified.

"After the printing of "Luo Sheng Yong", the Taixue, the Imperial College, the Imperial College, and all prefectures and counties will be sent." Shao Xun said again: "Preferred to the five prefectures of You, Yong, Qin and Liang, secondly,

It is Xu, Jing and Liang.

"As for the order." Shao Zhang responded.

While speaking, he was secretly complaining. He was bound in this position for a long time and he was afraid he would have no way to leave in a short period of time.

Since the second half of last year, he has almost broken his legs for the preparations for the Wudi Bookstore in Luoyang, Bianliang, Chang'an, Taiyuan and Yecheng. Most of the time he has been outside, so he has not been home for a few days. He is so tired.

Very bad.

Now he can stay in Luoyang for a while, but he still can't get rid of these trivial matters, which disappointed him.

But what can I do? It seems that my father attaches great importance to this matter and can only do it with a tough bullet.

Shao Xun glanced at his son and suddenly asked, "Have you been traveling all over Taiyuan, Chang'an and other places?"

"I have been there all my sons, and I stayed at least for more than a month, and I only left after I finished each one." Shao Zhang said.

"Just live in the bookstore?" Shao Xun asked.

"Living in the county."

"Have you ever walked around and inspected the people's situation?"

Shao Zhang was slightly stunned. He was a little embarrassed. He was a little embarrassed to ask this question. But at this time, he could not hesitate and could only reply: "When I was in Chang'an, Taiyuan, and Youcheng, I left the city and turned around."

"How are the people in the three places?" Shao Xun asked.

"Home and work in peace."

"How much does a rice dump in Chang'an cost?"

Shao Zhang felt nervous. He really didn't know, but based on his past impression, he almost stopped at all and quickly replied: "Thirty coins."

This is an estimate, or guess. But if you are not completely confused, you must have a general impression and a preliminary concept, otherwise why not answer three cents?

"It's rising." Shao Xun said: "It's going to war again, it's a rebellion again, and Hu Bing brought back a lot of rewards. Now the rice dumping has increased to more than 40 yuan. It seems that you have indeed investigated the people's sentiments and have not deceived you as your father.

."

Shao Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. His father was really hard to fool, so he almost exposed his feelings just now.

However, this is also due to his usual accumulation. If someone else is there, they might just tell a joke about three cents or three hundred cents of rice.

"Have you been to Taiyuan Market?" Shao Xun asked again.

Shao Zhang glared in his heart, "It's over, I've never been there."

Shao Xun didn't wait for him to speak, just asked, "How much does a Sangmu horse whip cost?"

"Five cents."

"Wrong, ten cents." Shao Xun looked at his eldest son with some sternness and said, "Forget it, because you are busy, let it go this time. If an official does not observe the people's conditions, how can he manage the government? I don't know

The price of a horse whip is a small matter, but there are things in the world that are more important than a horse whip. How much does it cost to cook? How much does it cost to make a wooden farm tool? How much does it cost to make an iron farm tool? How much does a ox cost? How much does a linen and silk that a farmer's textile is sold

Money? They rely on this to supplement their family income. All these things are enough. If you sit in the official office all day long, you can only read the official letters of treacherous officials fooling you, and you will never know the sufferings of the people."

Sweat beads oozing from Shao Zhang's back, and he bowed his head.

"Go back." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "Print these three books and magazines as soon as possible and send them to the counties.

If you have enough money, the bookstore can print more and sell them, and it is believed that someone will buy them. There are so many gentry, rich people, and wealthy businessmen in the world, and it is not a problem to buy a few books for a family. This kind of useful book will be better. As for the paper shop, "

Shao Xun took a few steps and said, "I will urge Jingzhou. If my son has someone familiar with him, he can persuade him to go south to Mianshui, Yunmeng, and cultivate the wilderness and cultivate the country. In the future, he can pass it on to his descendants and be a family business forever.

Things are always the way to get rich.”

"I understand, my son." Shao Zhang bowed and replied.

After a while, seeing that his father had nothing to explain, Shao Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and left the palace under the guidance of Hou San.

Halfway through the journey, he suddenly had the urge to make friends with Hou San in the Chang's servant, but he opened his mouth and did not dare.

My father was too smart and had too high prestige. Not only did he suppress the gentry and the barbarians, but his sons were also overwhelmed.

Shao Zhang always felt that he would be discovered by his father and would definitely be discovered! He did not dare to face his father's cold gaze and could not imagine the possible consequences.

After returning to the Qi Palace with anxiety and loss, he looked at Liu's house, who was coming to greet him, and a burst of anger surged in his chest. He took Liu's hand and came to the bedroom, then picked up his wife and pressed her to the couch.

After a long time, Shao Zhang stopped panting and lay weakly on Liu's soft and tender body, but his mood improved a lot.

Mrs. Liu was as obedient as a kitten and asked softly: "Why are you today?

Shao Zhang got up, and after panting, he sighed, "My uncle is afraid he will return to the court, but I can't let him go. He originally planned to find a position in Jingzhou and let his father take a good look at my talents and studies. But he didn't mention it one by one.

OK."

After Liu's certificate, he comforted softly: "Please do your mission in front of you first. What does Your Majesty ask you to do?"

"It's still printed books, even one by one," Shao Zhang said self-deprecatingly: "Selling books. After selling them, you may have to go to various places to inspect and see if the officials use these books."

"Don't be anxious." Liu said softly: "There will be a chance. If Jingzhou doesn't work, then go to Liangzhou and Xuzhou, and wait a little longer."

Shao Zhang nodded, looked at his wife strangely, a little surprised.

As if you understand what your husband is thinking, Liu looked at him angrily and said with a blushing face: "Husband, you are so fierce today, as if you want to eat me. In fact, as long as you care about me, I can help you, everything is fine.

Listen to you."

When Shao Zhang heard this, he felt very helpful.

Liu suddenly said again: "The King of Chu has returned to the capital."
Chapter completed!