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At one time, more than 14 million books were "robbed" from the Ming Dynasty. Excluding duplicates, there were more than 2 million volumes. It must be said that this time it was a big harvest. Wan Lei had people compile the book list. After comparing it with the book titles given by the Ming court, I found that there were very few missing, and many books that were not collected by the court are also available here. [High quality update]
Although more than two million volumes of books may seem like a lot, there are actually not many words in them, because most of these books are written with brushes. The fonts are very large, there are many spaces, and the thicknesses vary. Many books only have a thousand words each. Just eight hundred words.
For example, each chapter of "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one volume. The whole book plus some illustrations add up to more than a hundred volumes, which can be packed into half a book box. However, in total, this book is the largest. There are only 800,000 words. If it is printed with ink, even if only one side is printed, it will only be a few hundred pages.
For another example, those poetry collections and word selections only copy one of the five unique poems on one page. It is a thick book. In fact, it is only at the level of 300 poems. Excluding those that repeat each other, if we really compare the Chinese poems, Tang poems, Song poems and Yuan poems, All the songs and the like were gathered together, and at most a few million words were copied.
What was really difficult to copy were the Taoist canons and Buddhist scriptures. They were all large and had little practical value. Wan Lei simply ignored this part and let the Taoist priests and monks fiddle with it themselves, and would add to it later.
Even if all the books in the world were copied, there would only be about 300 million words. If each large page contains 3,000 words, the maximum would be 100,000 printing plates. Each 100 large pages would be packed into one volume, which would be one volume. Thousand volumes, plus the index of the radicals and the illustrations of the radicals and tails, that is about 1,100 volumes, which can be regarded as a magnificent work.
If only a few dozen people were involved in this huge project, it would take them a lifetime to complete. However, Wan Lei planned to mobilize no less than a thousand scholars and thousands more support staff. With so many people working together to write a similar book, The manuscript will definitely be completed within a few years.
After the manuscript was completed, it was typed and then handed over for printing. Wan Lei planned to print out hundreds of sets at a time, and tried to put a set in every county-run library and primary and secondary school in Peking Province as a reference book for reference at any time.
While compiling the canon, Wan Lei would also ask people to excerpt some classic articles and edit them into small volumes, which would be printed and distributed to the people as daily popular literature and science reading materials. As for those ancient scientific and technological documents, they should be classified and compiled. It is made into a volume and printed out for students in middle schools and universities to read.
All in all, the purpose of compiling a book is not only to compile a canon, but also to popularize civilization to the people. This is the meaning of compiling a book. If it is shelved in a cabinet, no matter how big the canon is, it will be meaningless.
"Master Wan, there are nearly one million volumes of Peking Map. In addition to the nearly 8 million newly shipped volumes, the library now has 8.92 million volumes, which can fill fifteen attics. Because the collection is too densely stacked, , if a fire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable and we have to take precautions." Liu Jing, who is in charge of library management, did not forget to remind Wan Lei that he has been in Beiping City for the longest time and has completely accepted his identity as a citizen of Beiping Province and no longer has any Other extra thoughts.
"Well, you are right to remind me. Let's do this. Those that have not been unpacked and sorted will be transported to the warehouse first. I will arrange for Jingzhong Guards to guard them. Those that have been unpacked and sorted will be stored in various levels of book collections according to their preciousness. Go to each room and store them separately. Even if there is a fire, it will not be completely destroyed."
"Pay attention to fire prevention and theft prevention inside the library, especially the special library that collects rare ancient books. I will arrange for Jingzhong Guards to be on duty 24 hours a day. All staff entering and leaving the library must be issued with special access tokens. Every time All entries and exits must be registered and searched, and the loss of a rare or unique book is absolutely not allowed.”
Wan Lei cherishes those precious ancient books very much. After all, these are the most precious cultural heritage. If there is no money, you can make money. If these things are lost, there is really nowhere to find them, so he thought about it and added Said: "Find some trustworthy people to make a copy of those rare books. Most people are only allowed to read the copied appendix, and try to prevent outsiders from coming into contact with these rare books."
"Okay, I will arrange some internal personnel to take charge of this work." Liu Jing hurriedly wrote down this matter.
"Oh, by the way, you come forward to draft a statement to tell the bibliophiles in the Ming Dynasty that part of their collections have been transferred to our hands. As for the process, you will not write it down for now. As long as Tell them that once "Huadian" is completed, we will give them a free replacement to make up for their losses. At the same time, we declare that you are welcome to hide it with us, and the price is negotiable."
"Well, this matter is easy to handle. I'll let Xiao Liu draft the manuscript and I'll just sign it." Liu Jing wrote down the matter again and asked: "Envoys from the imperial court came to me many times to talk about book transfers. One thing, they want to sell us the books in the official collection, should we accept them?"
"As long as the price is right, of course we will accept it. If the price is too high, then we won't accept it. After all, our funds are limited and we can't afford to spend it." Wan Lei said this, but he sneered in his heart: Of course not, the only way is to accept it. Fool.
In fact, in order to earn back the 140,000 gold they just paid with interest, the Ming Dynasty had long thought of using the royal collection as rare items. They also came to Wan Lei many times and said that they were planning to sell the royal collection to Wan Lei. It was transferred to him, and it was said to be a complete transfer. Even the price was set, a complete set of 180,000 taels of gold.
Wan Lei is not a fool. He has never thought about purchasing books from the Ming Dynasty from the beginning to the end, and he is not stupid enough to think that the Ming Dynasty will keep its promise and sell the most precious books to him. Therefore, he has always been in vain with the Ming Dynasty. So, I don’t say buy it, and I don’t say I won’t buy it either. Anyway, it’s going to be spent like this, and whoever can’t calm down will lose.
"Sir, the Confucian scholars from the Ming Dynasty have been accommodated. I wonder when the selection will begin?" Liu Jing asked again. In fact, it was his wife who was responsible for receiving the Confucian scholars. Of course he knew that Wan Lei was borrowing her His name is used to attract people's hearts. But fortunately, Wan Lei's treatment for his family is not low, so he has nothing to complain about.
In fact, whenever there is a benefit, Wan Lei will let Liu Jing, Jiao Yu, Xu Huizu and others share in it. For example, in Huayuan Company, Wan Lei will directly give one thousandth of the shares to each of them. They don't have to do anything. They can collect dividends of hundreds of silver dollars every year. As for the national debt of Pingliao Railway, Wan Lei bought thousands of silver dollars in their name, and will earn hundreds of silver dollars in interest in the future.
With these long-term "investments", they can be considered to have small assets. The interests of the North Parallel Province are also related to their own interests, and they have no reason not to do their best.
"This matter will be arranged for tomorrow. According to the regulations, we will take the writing test first, and then the knowledge test. By the way, we will select the best two people and hire them as my assistants. You can also choose one or two from them according to your own wishes. an assistant."
"Okay, I'll go down and make arrangements." Liu Jing was about to exit, but Wan Lei said: "Don't leave in a hurry, I still have some personal matters to talk to you about."
"Sir, please tell me." Liu Jing felt a little frightened when he heard about personal matters.
"It's like this. Your Xiaoliu seems to have reached the age of leaving the court. I wonder if there are many others?"
"This..." Liu Jing was even more frightened, worried that Wan Lei would forcefully take his daughter as a concubine, so she trembled: "My little girl Tianzi Ludun..."
"Haha, you are overthinking." Wan Lei smiled calmly and said, "That's it. Some of our Jingzhongwei brothers have been transferred back. Many of them have been away from home for many years due to official duties and have not yet gotten married. This is my responsibility. It’s the leader’s fault. I want to organize a few blind dates for them so that they can meet some good girls and start a family as soon as possible.”
"Oh, I see, the young master is interested." Liu Jing breathed a long sigh of relief. It turned out that he did not force his daughter, but asked her to go on a blind date. This is not a bad thing. After all, those elite guards are all young talents. , all of them have professional titles and a bright future. A daughter will not suffer any disadvantages if she marries into such an official family.
"Your Xiaoliu is gentle, kind, and talented. She will definitely find a good husband. Of course, marriage is all about the husband's love and concubine's will. We will not force the husband." Wan Lei paused and then said: " On the afternoon of the seventh day of June, there will be a dinner party held at my maternal father’s house. If you are willing to enjoy it, please bring your family over."
"Okay, I will definitely take my daughter there. She is so old now and it's time to find a husband." Liu Jing hurriedly agreed, but he knew that this time it was a blind date hosted by Wan Lei, and all those who could participate were from Beijing. A big and famous family in the province invites him to give him face, and most people don't have this opportunity.
Wan Lei is very keen on organizing such blind dates and dinner parties. This is playing the friendship card, allowing various prominent families in Beiping Province to marry each other under his "presidency" and form a more united political alliance, and he As the "leader" of the alliance, his status is unshakable.
Wan Lei and Liu Jing had just finished talking about this private matter when a shout of "Master Dong" came from outside the door. Liu Jing understood the idea and left first. Wan Lei straightened his appearance and said to the door: "Please Enter."
In fact, Wan Lei could guess without thinking that Mr. Dong came here to sell books. This was not the first time that he came to visit. Although he was a little annoyed, he had to continue to accept the offer in order to avoid breaking up with each other. It's no good for everyone.
"Master Wan, I heard that you 'stolen' a batch of books, what's the explanation?" Dong Lun asked angrily as soon as he entered the door. However, it's no wonder he was so angry, because Wan Lei used a dirty trick. , stealing millions of books under the eyes of the Ming court, pretending to negotiate peace while using underhanded tactics, which is intolerable.
"Mr. Dong, how can you talk about stealing a word? Most of our books are purchased from the common people at a fair price, and some are donated by the friendship of bibliophiles." Wan Lei looked serious. Since he dared to let Jingzhongwei "steal" books , I had expected that this day would come, so I had already prepared my excuses. Anyway, the Jingzhong Guards had always done things flawlessly, and the Ming Dynasty also found no solid evidence.
Moreover, even if there is solid evidence, what can it do? Tear up the peace treaty and use troops against Peking? The Ming court does not yet have the strength to break off diplomatic relations with Peiping Province? They have just paid tens of thousands of taels of gold and have not yet obtained the technology. At this time, except for the mute Besides eating Coptis chinensis, what else can they do?
Sure enough, seeing Wan Lei's upright face, Dong Lun's confidence was a little lacking. After all, the imperial court was copying books everywhere in an attempt to sabotage the book-repairing project in Beiping Province. This was not done in a very authentic way. However, he still asked in a loud voice: " Since you asked us for the book list, why did you invest in buying books from me after so long?"
"It's not that I don't want to buy it, but the price you ask is too high and we can't afford it. Why don't you wait a little longer? When we have sufficient financial resources, we will definitely invest in the purchase." Wan Lei said in an official tone, saying that the so-called financial resources are nothing but financial resources. An excuse, the finances of the North Parallel Province have never been generous, because as soon as there is extra money, it is immediately invested in various large-scale projects.
"Here, when will this wait?" Dong Lun is not stupid. He knows that Wan Lei is just looking for an excuse, so he added: "Otherwise, we will divide the book into several parts and you can buy it in installments."
"I even understand installment payment. These guys learn so fast." Wan Lei was secretly happy in his heart, but said: "This method is not bad, but we have already acquired many books, and it is impossible to buy them again. Duplicate, otherwise, we will give you a book list, you can get the books we are missing, and we will negotiate the price to buy them."
Dong Lun rolled his eyes and said: "Books that are not available among the people must be rare copies. The price cannot be low."
"The price is negotiable. It will take more than ten years to repair the book. We can talk slowly." Wan Lei looked like everything was negotiable, but Dong Lun was so angry that his lungs exploded.
Because Wan Lei can talk slowly, but he can't. If the matter cannot be negotiated, the memorial to impeach him for being a traitor to the country will be able to drown him. He is such an old man, and he still encounters this matter at the end of his life, and he is also surrounded by a heart-wrenching person. The ruthless little guy took advantage of me, and I was really in danger of losing my life.
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