One hundred and thirty-fifth chapter perfect bookstore
Man Zhangdai shook his head, "I dare not say whether the Australians are overseas barbarians or Miaojiao brothers from the Song Dynasty, but in terms of literary talent and knowledge, they are not necessarily vulgar and uncultured."
As he spoke, he took out a book from his hand and said, "Brothers, please read it."
Everyone saw that he took it out of an exquisite bamboo book case, and knew that it must be a book that he treasured very much. Sun Chun had always been close to him, so he was the first to take it, with a look of surprise on his face, and silently He started flipping through it - after flipping through a few pages, he couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. He handed it to Wen Huai, who could no longer hold it any longer.
Wen Huai was also surprised when he took it. He read it over and over several times, then opened it and read it carefully. He read it very carefully. He actually read more than ten pages like this without anyone else, and finally took a picture. lower armrest;
“Truly unexpected!”
Wu Zhixiang has been curious for a long time, and he has somewhat understood that these are mostly Australian books. Although he often goes in and out of Ziminglou, he is used to seeing all kinds of "Australian products". "Australian paper" has always been white. , famous for its wide variety and low prices. All kinds of local papers have been sold in the Guangzhou market, but Australian books have never been seen. He was born as a playboy and has never cared about books and the like. I didn't expect this. It would be a hit with others, but I also wanted to take a look at this "Australian book".
But this Wenhuai could see Mi, not only did he not put the book down, but he would shake his head while reading, and sometimes he would even chant. It seemed that he wanted to read the book in one gulp. When Zhang Dai saw that Wu Zhixiang was scratching his head and ears, he coughed. , Wen Huai finally came to his senses and handed the book to Wu Zhixiang with some embarrassment.
Zhang Dai smiled and said, "How is this book written?"
Wen Huai shook his head and sighed, "I can't catch up with you."
Sun Chun said: "Not to mention how many of us, how many of our colleagues in the community can match this? This is probably what the great Australian Confucians did."
They were talking lively, and Wu Zhixiang couldn't hold it any longer. He took it and took a look. The book was heavy in his hands, the binding was simple and beautiful, and the cover was a kind of thick paper... There were dark flowers printed on the snow-white paper, which looked a bit like Nannan. Various high-end "poetry paper" sold in paper shops. The title of the book is "Mencius' Justice".
When he opened it, he couldn't help but secretly exclaimed - he was used to seeing exquisite and beautiful Australian products, but he didn't expect Australians to be so outstanding in printed books, with snow-white paper and dark Song fonts. The characters were thicker than ordinary books. It is much smaller... Some of the notes have very small words, but the strokes are as clear as iron hooks and silver strokes. The typesetting is even more refreshing, and there is no trace of ink stains on the paper. Each page has a page number, and there is a table of contents and summary at the front for preparation. Very detailed.
Wu Zhixiang has never been interested in "elementary school" and has not done any research. Therefore, she does not understand the content of the article. However, in terms of word choice and sentence construction, it is difficult to say that she is "illiterate in literature and science." The biggest difference is that the entire book has sentence punctuation.
I didn’t expect Australians to have this ability - Wu Zhixiang was originally a "pro-Kun faction" kind of person, but now after reading this book, I have even more admiration for Guo Yi and others.
Wen Huai asked, "Brother Zongzi...where did this book come from?"
"It was sold by Wanbi Bookstore in Qinghefang." Zhang Dai said proudly, "I heard it was opened by a Guangli man named Zhao. All the books and toys sold were Australian books and cultural toys. Mi Zhi lost his telescope, so I sent him
I went to see if there was anything there, but I didn't expect this killer to come back with such a rare book for my brother."
"Wanbi Bookstore?" Wu Zhixiang was a little surprised. So far, the majority of Australian goods sold outside Guangdong are the Gao family and the Li family. Neither of these two families sell Australian books. He has also been punished by Pei Lixiu before.
As entrusted... some books were purchased for the Australians in Guangzhou, mainly Taoist books. Now the Australians are actually printing the books themselves!
Although the printing industry in Lingao has existed for a long time, all the books are for self-use. Except for a small number of crudely produced pamphlets, no books have been officially transported to the mainland.
Because of Pei Lixiu's relationship, he invested in several transactions of Zizihao and made a lot of money.
But from the beginning to the end, I just paid in advance and received dividends afterwards. I never directly received Australian goods for business. Unexpectedly, the Australians silently sold the books to Hangzhou!
Thinking of this, he became more and more curious about the Wanbi Bookstore. He was thinking about how to go and take a look when Zhang Dai said: "I heard that the Wanbi Bookstore was built according to the Australian pattern... It is very innovative... I was just thinking about it.
I wanted to go and have a look, do any of you want to go with me?"
With such a beautiful Western view...of course everyone was willing to go together. Naturally Wu Zhixiang didn't refuse, so she decided to go to Wanbi Bookstore the next day.
Early the next morning, a group of people gathered at Zhang Dai's home and took a sedan chair to Qinghefang after breakfast.
Wanbi Bookstore is located on a less busy street in Qinghefang. Although Zhang Dai is from Shaoxing, he has lived in Hangzhou for many years. He is also a good traveler. He always looks for historical sites in the streets and alleys, even in the back alleys, so he is very familiar with the city.
The environment is very familiar. He knows that there is a large abandoned garden near this place. If a large bookstore is to be opened, it will probably be located above this abandoned garden.
As soon as the sedan reached the street corner, they recognized the Wanbi Bookstore - indeed, the Wanbi Bookstore was so special that it could be recognized from the surrounding houses at a glance.
A stone building with a semi-circular roof stands, and the stone arched door is located on three stone steps. The facade is not large. Because the house is not built according to the column-bay pattern of Chinese-style houses, it cannot be said that it is
The facade has several bays. Wu Zhixiang estimated that it is just a motel with two bays.
The door does not have a door panel, it is just an arched door. The door is not actually high, but the stone decoration and the stone carving patterns on both sides make it look majestic. There is a wooden vertical board hanging next to the door, with black characters on a white background.
There are several Song-style characters for "Wanbi Bookstore" on it. Other than that, there are no other decorations. Although the signboard is plain and almost shabby, it looks very solemn when paired with the door.
The door was now open, and there were two huge flower pots on the steps on both sides of the door. The green and black iron trees were planted in them, and they grew very lush. Everyone was puzzled, and they didn't know what the mood was.
Wen Huai said with a smile, "I think Australia has strange customs! How can anyone hold a big iron tree seed pot...and offer it to the left and right at the gate like this?" Zhang Dai said with a smile, "There may be a deeper meaning in this."
"As he said this, he glanced at the four words "Wanbi Bookstore" on the signboard and smiled thoughtfully.
A group of people climbed up the steps, and a few waiters had already been greeted inside the door, and they came forward to greet them warmly. Zhang Dai smiled and said, "You don't need to say hello. I hate people being rude the most." When the waiters saw that they had extraordinary backgrounds, they hurriedly greeted them one by one.
He retreated, leaving only a smart person waiting by the side, ready for orders at any time. A few people didn't take it seriously... walked into the door. Inside the door, they saw that there was a large glass screen. In addition to the marble base, there were
There is no other decoration. The glass screen is frosted to create a large landscape. Zhang Dai is very knowledgeable, and at a glance he can tell that it is the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painted by Jiang Shen of the Song Dynasty.
"They always remember their ancestors. But this house will not be built by the Song people anyway." Zhang Dai thought to himself, playing with the fan in his hand.
Behind the screen is the store. Zhang Dai often visited various bookstores. Because the customers of the bookstores were all scholars, they put great effort into the display and furnishings in order to win the favor of the literati.
But they have never seen this kind of bookstore; it does not look like a shop, but more like a hall. From the outside, the main entrance is not very wide, but the area inside is very large. There are no vertical beams and columns in the hall, and the round stone
A large black iron chandelier hangs with an iron chain under the vault. There are many tall windows on the walls on both sides of the hall, and they are decorated with many strange patterns. The windows are all inlaid with large pieces of glass.
Sunlight shines in through the windows, casting light and shadow on the blue brick floor.
There was so much light in the shop that Shizimen, who was accustomed to the dim light in the room, couldn't help but blink his eyes. Wu Zhixiang was used to the style of Australian houses... but the houses with purple fonts were still improved on the basis of traditional architecture.
It's not like starting over from scratch like this, so it feels very fresh.
"Who is this from Guangli? He must be a genuine Australian!" This thought passed through his mind. However, he remained silent. Australians are special in the Ming Dynasty right now, and whether they expose it or not has a huge stake.
, it’s better to just pretend not to know.
"What a luxury!" Wen Huai couldn't help but gasped, "Just these large glasses... cost so much money! Even the palace can't afford them..."
At this point, he consciously made a mistake and shut up.
Zhang Dai didn't care, "There are so many large pieces of glass, even if you have the money, you won't be able to find them anywhere! It's been transported thousands of miles from Guangdong, and the cost of just this journey is appalling!"
Wu Zhixiang knew that glass was nothing to the Australians - he had heard someone say that the Australians had a very large glass workshop in Lingao and could produce countless pieces of glass every day. In Lingao, even
Even ordinary businesses have installed glass windows.
Just listen to Sun Chun say: "Glass is just for money. It's just that this hall and this dome don't use a single beam. They are all made of stones. I don't know how they can be erected?"
Zhang Dai didn't take it seriously; "It's a Western house-building technique, not a unique skill of Australians. I saw that the houses of the Catholic Church were built in a similar way. If you think about it carefully, isn't this similar to the stone arch bridge on the river?
It’s just that we use it to build bridges, and Westerners use it to build houses.”!