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Chapter 36 Movable Type Printing
The average family can only support one child to study at most. As for the families that are not rich, they don't know what books look like.

Therefore, it can be seen how precious it is to have a scholar from a village.

Old Craftsman Zhang's eyes were red, "It's done, I will make the cheapest clay even if I don't eat or sleep!"

Li Xiao nodded, and walked to the blacksmith workshop next to him. Li Xiao is not considered a big cake. He has calculated that he will lose money if he sells it for a few tens of pennies, but after he gets on track, mass production will definitely make money. .

The matter of the cement was handed over to Old Craftsman Wu, so he was relieved for the time being.

In the blacksmith workshop, Li Xiao instructed the blacksmith to match the metal type.

"Yes, lead, tin, antimony, and three, cast according to this ratio. Remember that these three metals must be purified, and then these alloys are poured into molds to make metal movable type."

In fact, copper movable type is the simplest, but it is too expensive. Copper means money!The advantages of this kind of alloy movable type are that it is cheaper than copper, has a lower melting point, and is easier to cast, because the addition of tin makes it harder.

After Li Xiao arranged for the blacksmith, he went to see the making of ink.

Now it depends on whether the ink used for metal is made first or the ink suitable for clay type is made first.

A batch of finished products must be made for Li Shimin as soon as possible!
After making both, compare the costs of the two and choose one. As for the costly solution?Isn't it good to sell money?
Still worried that there will be no aristocratic family to buy?

Walking to another yard, a few old men, their faces stained with ink, were completely black, "No, it is said that boiling linseed oil, adding distilled pine resin, turpentine, etc., should be able to make it!"

"Master Zhou, have you encountered a problem?" Only by relying on his figure and beard can Li Xiao identify who is the chief old Zhou, who has an official position as the general supervisor.

Old Zhou smiled helplessly, "We have tried the formula Mr. Li said, and tried it a few times, but it won't work for now!"

"What about another kind of ink used for cement?" One road was blocked, so Li Xiao immediately looked for another road.

"The other kind of ink is simple. In fact, the pine smoke ink we usually use can be used, but the pine smoke ink is a bit expensive. Now we are trying to reduce the cost."

Lao Zhou is a professional, and he is making the ink of the Four Treasures of the Study for the royal family. However, the ink used for metals has not been studied, so it is difficult.

"It's okay, the formula is given to you, and the steps are studied slowly, it won't take long.

This is always the case when doing research, take your time, there is no way out, there is no way out, there is no way out, and there is another village in the dark, and this is not the case, maybe there will be gains if you change your thinking. "

Li Xiao has already provided the formula in the system, but he really can't help in actual operation, so he can only comfort Lao Zhou.

"Thank you, son, for your guidance. I will continue to work with my apprentices."

"As long as it is done as soon as possible, rewarding silver will not treat everyone badly!"

Lao Zhou's apprentices were in high spirits, and Li Xiao's workshop paid a lot of money.

It was much more comfortable than working in the prison.

Ink and movable type are researching at the same time. Li Xiao has completed today's supervision work and can lie down and rest for a while.

But in Chang'an, there is no moment of leisure!

In the past few days, Xinyi Commercial Bank has come down with two sets of combined punches one after another, and the people of Chang'an are bewildered!

Xinyi Commercial Bank first introduced a wave of purchase restrictions. Each person can only buy one piece of soap and soap, and paper is also restricted!
Even if there are people queuing up repeatedly, the quantity is small, and it gives people who could not buy the product before the opportunity to buy it.

When the girls and daughters-in-law in Chang'an City are used to bathing with soap, but they can't buy soap, and then use bath beans, it would be worse than death.

The spices added to the bath beans are disgusting, and the cleaning ability is not good.

They came to Changle one after another, wanting to go through the back door, buy some soap at a high price and hoard it and use it slowly.

But Changle has never seen Li Xiao since Li Xiao said that day that he would work hard to marry Changle.

It was so embarrassing that I would blush just thinking about the scene of the meeting.

But she couldn't ignore the sisters' requests, so she could only send some news to Li Xiao through Xiaocui.

Next, the second step is to launch a membership system!
Want to buy first?Want to try out future new products in advance?
Yes, get a membership card!

It is not expensive. Members are divided into three grades of gold, silver and bronze, and the membership fee ranges from fifty guan, thirty guan to ten guan.

If you want a gold-level membership card, you need not only silver, but also an identity, and on the surface, only twenty cards have been issued.

The same is true for paper shops, but the membership fee is relatively less. After all, women's money is the best money to earn.

But when Li Xiao proposed the membership price, he was strongly opposed by several people.

The reason is nothing more than that it is too expensive, but other things are not sold, causing a show of excitement!

Li Xiao speaks in terms of equity. He has a solid little fan, Changle, and the tool man's prince abstained. In the end, Li Xiao overwhelmed Cheng Chumo and others.

Facts have proved that Li Xiao's decision-making is wise. There are really a lot of rich people in Chang'an City. Once the membership system is launched, the membership fees of the two industries are nearly [-] yuan!

Membership fees are non-refundable and deductible, just to tell you clearly that you have to charge so much every year!
Of course, membership benefits are also indispensable.

Li Xiao picked up a cut and bound copy of the Three-Character Classic. The ink on it was rich in fragrance and the handwriting was clear. Although the quality of the paper was not as good as that sold by paper shops, it was impeccable!

For the past ten days, Li Xiao has to go to each workshop several times a day, and today he finally sees the results!

"Old Wu, how much does a book cost?"

"Boss, it only costs fifty renminbi, which is too cheap. It's just some money for ink, and wages, and nothing else!" Asked this, old craftsman Wu became excited, and said with a dance of hands and feet, "Clay can be repeated many times." Use, besides, it’s just a little mud, what’s it worth?”

Li Xiao's complexion changed, and he softly reprimanded Old Craftsman Wu, "What are you talking about? No money for paper? No money for early R&D investment?"

"I've worked so hard to research, don't need brain cells?"

Old craftsman Zhang Er Monk was puzzled, what is this master talking about?I can understand every word, why can't I understand it together?
Seeing Old Craftsman Wu's confused face, Li Xiao said again, "You don't know the cost, do you understand? If anyone asks you, you don't know, do you understand?"

"Oh! So it's this, I understand my boss, keep it a secret, who doesn't know!"

Old Craftsman Wu suddenly realized.

"What about the exact price?"

"Why do you care about this?"

Old Craftsman Wu said shyly, "Boss, I want to buy a copy for my little grandson."

Li Xiao remembered that Old Craftsman Wu's grandson was in the middle of his enlightenment, and he handed out the Three Character Classic in his hand, "Just take this book, I'll give it to you, and speed up the production!

(End of this chapter)