Chapter 88 He is short of breath and leans over to kiss in the next second
Chu Xingchen originally wanted to make up for Xiao Wang's painting, but there were too many things going on and he never had time.
The scholars sat in for a sit-in demonstration for seven days. It was a full seven days in the cold winter. If it were not for the thick clothes and charcoal fires that people kept bringing to keep them warm, these scholars would have fallen ill long ago.
Although he did not fall ill in the end, and because of Shen Cangzhu's guidance, the sit-in was intentionally turned into a debate, it could not change the fact that Chu Xingchen did not show up for seven days.
They were disappointed with the Queen and felt that the Queen did not take them seriously. Just when they, under the leadership of a thoughtful person, planned to make things worse, on this day, a middle-aged man suddenly came to them holding a wooden board. publicity.
"The Dachu Library, where the Dachu royal family provides benefits to scholars, has opened. Everyone can borrow and buy books. Each book can be purchased at only one-third of the price. The paper is better and the quality is better. I have passed by it. Don’t miss it, if you go late it will be too late.”
The popular and easy-to-understand propaganda, coupled with the words written on the wooden board, will naturally be understood by readers.
To be honest, whether it was the Dachu Library or the price, people were curious, but as soon as someone was about to move, they were stopped by the leading scholar.
"Don't be deceived. This is impossible. This must be the concubine's trick. She knows what we are going to do and deliberately deceives us. If we go, we will be deceived."
Everyone was right when they heard it. How could there be such a good thing in this world, so they sat still and didn't move.
The middle-aged man smiled and said nothing, and then walked away leisurely, still talking about the slogans, focusing on the address of the Dachu Library.
The scholars sneered and promised that they would never be deceived, but the next moment a scholar came running over excitedly.
"Brother Cheng, come on, come with me to the Dachu Library. It's full of books. All the unique classics we couldn't find before are in there. We have to go quickly, otherwise there are too many people and we won't be able to get in! "
Brother Cheng was surprised, "Isn't that a lie?"
"It's true. I've been there. If you don't want to go, I'll leave first. I'm going to buy books. The books in Dachu Library are three times cheaper. No, more than three times. Those lone classics are almost free. I'm going to grab it. If I don't go, it's too late! So many people have gone."
He came here just because he had a good relationship with Brother Cheng. After saying that, he ran away. Brother Cheng also ran away as soon as he heard that. As soon as he ran away, everyone couldn't help it. No matter how the leader tried to persuade him, they still ran away. Most of it.
Everyone ran to the so-called Dachu Library. When they arrived, they found a huge crowd of people, surrounded by scholars, including many people who had finally arrived from all over the world after a long journey.
They came from a county closer to Feng'an City. They originally wanted to sit in for a sit-in, but when they heard the propaganda at the city gate they couldn't help but come, and then they caught up with this wave of welfare.
The question of whether to sit still or not has been thrown out of their minds. They have completely lost themselves in the bright chef's library and in the sea of books.
This is the result of Chu Xingchen staying up all night these days.
She moved a modern library to Dachu, and added features that can be purchased, similar to the model of a new bookstore.
Everyone is used to modern bookstores and libraries and doesn't think anything of it, but in Dachu, in this dynasty where books were basically collected only by the royal family, it was extremely shocking.
"We can buy all the books on the bookshelves, or we can read or even copy them directly here. They provide tables and chairs. We just need to bring pens and ink. They also provide paper that is better and cheaper than outside. We just need to keep quiet.
, you can stay here all day until Haishi."
They say keep quiet, but forgive this group of scholars, they simply can't stay sane.
"I have only heard of these unique classics, but I never thought I could buy them!"
"The most important thing is that this book and paper are so good, such white and good paper, the printing is so clear and neat, and it only costs so cheap!"
"Brother Li, hit me quickly, I want to see if I am dreaming!"
The scholars couldn't believe it and pinched each other, "No, it's not a dream. The shopkeeper said that in the future, as long as the Royal Press publishes it, the price will not be expensive and it will always be this price."
"These books are the collection of the concubine, and they will be continuously updated in the future so that everyone can read and buy them."
"This library was built by the concubine?"
"Yes, it was built under the order of the concubine. We have been working on it all night long these days. Can you see the difference in this paper? This is the concubine paper newly invented by Her Highness."
Chu Xingchen said that the new paper would be called Dachu Paper, and it had another name - Tainu Paper.
"Although Her Royal Highness has not appeared, she has been listening to our debate. She knows the difficulties of scholars, so she has worked hard to help us, transforming paper, reducing costs, and giving us a better reading environment in the future."
"Not only that, I heard that she also transformed engraving and printing. I don't know the details, but being able to print such a book in such a short time is all because of her transformation."
Everyone is getting more and more news, and countless people are touching the book. When they really buy such good quality at a low price, many people cry, especially those whose family conditions are average.
On this day, the Dachu Library became the busiest place in Feng'an City. After hearing about it, countless people flocked in to see it, starting a frantic rhythm of reading and buying.
This night was destined to be a sleepless night in Feng'an City, from the imperial palace to the aristocratic families, to many common people.
When Chu Xingchen heard that everything went well, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was solved perfectly, and it also achieved the results she wanted.
At this time, who will still remember Lu Qiu’s work?
After being so busy for a few days, Chu Xingchen, who could only say a few words in a hurry when Ling Zhou came to block the door, finally found time to have a good meal.
She had just finished eating when Shen Cangzhu came.
He was still holding in his hand the book that Chu Xingchen had specially sent to them before. It was a newly printed book.
Shen Cangzhu's steps were a bit hurried, and he exhaled after seeing Chu Xingchen, "Your Highness, this print is the other half that I didn't guess? How did you do it? I've been curious for the past two days... crazy."
He was so curious that he couldn't even sleep. Today's news from the Dachu Library made him unable to wait for a moment.
"This is movable type printing." Chu Xingchen said, "It is improved on the basis of woodblock printing."
"Moving type?" Shen Cangzhu caught it sensitively.
"Well, there was no problem with paper before, so I concentrated on solving the problem of movable type printing. We already have engraving printing in Dachu, which has played a major role in the spread of books, but it also has obvious shortcomings."
"You also know that engraving printing requires engraving in advance. Engraving is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and the project is huge. If you make a mistake, you need to start over. In this way, the labor cost is naturally not low, and it is inconvenient to store a large number of book plates."
"So in many cases, books are still mainly copied. The price of books has always been high, and the cost of reading is very high." Many collections of books are in the hands of aristocratic families, and ordinary people can rarely buy them.
"The movable type printing I am talking about is to no longer fix the characters on the engraving, but to make them flexible, so that they can be flexibly used repeatedly."
Not to mention, Shadow is really easy to use, and those old masters, upon hearing Chu Xingchen’s request, created miracles.
Chu Xingchen said it simply, but Shen Cangzhu's breathing became rapid. He knew the meaning very well.
Movable type printing is destined to shock the world and even take over the world.
What is the concept of Dachu paper and movable type printing in his hands? Shen Cangzhu didn't dare to think about it. He was breathing rapidly, looking at Chu Xingchen with bloodshot eyes, and for the first time he lost his composure and held Chu Xingchen's shoulders.
"Your Highness, do you know what kind of miracle you have created?"
His hands were warm and strong, and they were so close that Chu Xingchen could even see himself in his eyes.
Xiao Wang rushed to Jinhua Palace and saw this scene. Shen Cangzhu held Chu Xingchen's shoulders, as if he was about to lean in and kiss him in the next second.