Faced with Rostislav's question, Hilarion said almost subconsciously:
"Just go to Novgorod and Kiev to buy them. I have some ways to buy them in large quantities."
As the former Metropolitan of Rus, even if he has been away from Kiev for so long, he has extremely strong ties here, and these ties can help them obtain many things.
"I'm afraid the markets in Hilarion, Novgorod and Kiev are not enough. They all use a lot of paper internally. This cannot last long, and it is impossible for us to hand over technology just like this."
Luca discovered the flaws in Ilarion's words. It is true that you can get a lot of parchment through his methods, but it will not last long. Kiev and Novgorod also have a strong demand for parchment.
ah.
Moreover, Luca's words also hit a point. It is impossible for Rostislav to hand over the movable type printing technology in exchange for the supply of paper, otherwise he would not conduct research in such secret.
In this small workshop of Rostislav, the people are all selected families who are absolutely loyal to the prince. Their families have also moved into the Red City. There are also a large number of guards here at all times. This shows that Rostislav retains this technology.
Heart.
Luca knew very well what his student was thinking. He must have wanted to make a fortune selling Bibles and books. Now that he had this technology, it could be said that he could do a lot.
"I forgot about this. I am no longer a metropolitan, and the form of the church has also undergone major changes... Then the only choice is to go to the imperial capital... Alas, that is the only place where you can order large quantities of goods without restraint."
Illyrian also noticed the inadequacy of the plan he proposed. He had not been so excited for so many years, but was immediately denied by reality, which made the old man feel a little depressed.
But he soon came up with an alternative, which was to go to the Imperial Capital to buy them. There was no shortage of these things in the Imperial Capital.
"Purchasing in the Imperial Capital... This is indeed a good way. It seems that I have to tell the stewards in Kiev to buy parchment heavily when I go to the Imperial Capital next time. Let them buy all the paper on the market within the scope of their funds.
After all, I also buy paper made from sundries, and buy as much as you can."
The kind of paper made from miscellaneous materials that Rostislav mentioned was actually the paper made by the papermaking technology of this era - yes, the Eastern Empire had papermaking technology and had it for many years.
It's a pity that even with papermaking technology, this kind of paper is not very cheap. The price reaches one-third of that of parchment paper. But after all, it is a cheap paper and can be purchased in large quantities.
Regarding papermaking, Rostislav actually thought about doing it himself, but in the end he achieved nothing because he really didn't know how to make paper.
The imperial capital did have papermaking technology, but after considering the cost, he decided to give up.
The reason for giving up is very simple. First of all, purchasing technology requires a lot of capital investment, and it may not be available.
Then after acquiring this technology, Rostislav will have to find various materials for production from scratch, and the cost spent by then will probably go somewhere.
Considering that he is spending money everywhere now, and there will be a big expedition in the future, the money must be kept, so now he can only replenish the paper by buying it.
Regarding Rostislav's decision, both Luka and Hilarion nodded in agreement.
"Lord Hilarion, please mobilize your connections in the church now and try your best to collect a batch of parchment for us. No matter what, we have to start working on this machine after it is built. Let's talk about it for a while."
"I will make arrangements as soon as I return to the monastery. The things will arrive in a week or two at most."
Ilarion readily agreed to Rostislav's request, which was not a problem for him.
"By the way, one last thing. Sirs, do you know the imperial capital's attitude toward believers possessing Bibles?"
At the end, Rostislav asked the key question, the question that concerned him most, whether believers can possess the Bible.
Rostislav saw the vast market behind the Bible. He didn't know how many people and villages would buy this Christian classic. It was all money.
But if the resistance from the Orthodox Church is very strong, then he will feel a bit difficult to handle, because he plans to sell these Bibles to Constantinople, which is the largest market for Bibles. For this reason, he also ordered them to be made.
I have a set of Greek movable type.
The reason for such worries is that Rostislav knew that a few hundred years later, the Catholic Church caused a lot of troubles over whether believers could have the Bible and interpret it.
As for the Orthodox Church, he had no idea what was going on, so he asked such a question.
"Don't worry at all. Didn't you see that Constantinople agreed to something as trivial as three points of metropolitan bishops? Even if Constantinople has any objections, it will compromise after seeing your identity as a Russian."
Hilarion replied disdainfully. His words were full of great dissatisfaction with the three-point metropolitan authority in the imperial capital. After all, he was a former metropolitan. For these princes of Rurik, the harm and consequences of doing so were
The blow to ecclesiastical authority is clearest.
When he heard the news, Hilarion only regretted that he could not influence any major events in the church now. Although he knew that Yaroslav's sons would definitely do something to the church to strengthen their authority, he did not expect that they would do something to the church to strengthen their authority.
It's such a rotten life.
"Yes, Constantinople will hold it back even if it has any opinions."
Bishop Luca also echoed Hilarion's words, and his tone was also full of disdain for the imperial capital. What have these people done? The three-point metropolitan matter has nothing but a blow to the authority of the Ross Church.
get.
After receiving assurances from the two highest religious authorities in Northeast Russia, Rostislav finally felt relieved. Since the Orthodox Church was unlikely to have any objections, he could just go ahead and do it.
Next, Rostislav looked at the printing machine, but another thought came to his mind. He felt that this could satisfy his selfishness. After all, Rostislav wanted to be famous in the world in the name of literary history.
leaving traces on it.
Although "The Plot of the Forest" is still being written and the plot of the novel is still being conceived, "The Life of Yaroslav" is ready for printing. When the time comes, a few copies will be printed and given away, and when the gap in the Bible is filled, it will be