Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

It was no wonder that Kou Xiao let Li Xu sleep alone in the study, he insisted on not leaving, Li Xu didn't really chase him away, seeing that it was not too late, so he told Kou Xiao that he was going to build a printing factory.

In fact, Kou Xiao doesn't really understand many things that Li Xu does, but this does not prevent him from communicating with Li Xu, and even came up with a few surprising ideas.

"Actually, many wealthy families will hide orphan books, which will be passed on from generation to generation. They are more precious than gold and silver. The prince will not let them take out and print the books at home. You read mine, and I read yours, everyone. It’s a good thing to get a deal.”

Li Xu has also thought about this issue. He thought of this after learning about the business model of the Sun Family Bookstore. Since Master Sun can share his own book collection, it makes no sense that other houses cannot. As far as he knows, the Zhong Family is There is a big book collection pavilion. Unless the descendants of the direct line, the collateral line can occasionally go in and borrow books with the permission of the head of the family. Zhong Shuiqing once saw a few agricultural books in this library pavilion before he became interested in farming.

"I'm afraid they won't. You also know that everyone attaches great importance to inheritance, and would rather lose it than pass it on to outsiders. There are many such examples among the craftsmen under the name of the palace. Unless they are direct disciples, they are all Closed doors to study and create, if it weren't for the temptation of the bounty given by the king, they might not be willing to contribute their own things."

Kou Xiao was lying on the soft bed beside him, holding a book to pass the time, without raising his head, he said: "Just let me handle this matter, and they will be willing, but I remember the prince mentioned, If we want to build a library with free borrowing, can we build it together at this time?"

Li Xu glanced at him in surprise, and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" The library is to be built, and when he has enough books, he can print a few sets and put them in the library for borrowing. It is not easy to register the borrowing card during the period, so they can only be allowed to read in the library.

"Isn't it better to have a library with tens of thousands of books than to own the books in your own home? At that time, can everyone donate books in the form of donations, and have the right to manage the library according to the number? For example, if the Zhong family donates [-] books, then their family has the right to manage the library for three years, and if they donate [-] books, they have the right to manage the library for one and a half years, which probably means this."

Li Xu asked suspiciously: "But what's the use of the management right? What I want to build is a free library for the public, anyone can enter, and there is no charge."

"How can it be useless? They have management rights, so they can give convenience to their own children and choose the best books for them. Moreover, outsiders still have to get their permission to enter the library to read books. This is very popular in the circle of scholars. things.

Think about it, I’m going to borrow a book today. Many people want to read this book because it’s so good. As a manager, you can use your authority to show it to your family first, and outsiders have to queue up. This right Still have it? "

Li Xu nodded. This is indeed the right of the librarian. As long as he is not greedy for ink, accepts bribes, and does not keep it privately, it is really difficult to control who will be lent first and who will be lent later.

"But for books that are in short supply, I can ask the printing factory to print a few more sets, and even two bookstores will sell them. It is not necessary to borrow them from the library." Isn't the purpose of Li Xu's printing factory to print more books?If it is a bestseller, he will definitely print it in large quantities. The library only keeps books, and if you want to buy a book, you can go to the bookstore.

In the concept of the two, the value of books is not equal. Li Xu subconsciously thinks that books are very common things, you can buy them if you want, and they are not too expensive. In Kou Xiao's concept, books are Very expensive goods, the price is high, and it is difficult to print. Even if Li Xu owns a printing factory, it is impossible to print unlimited quantities without cost, right?

The two looked at each other, then turned away silently, Li Xu sighed, "Well, I thought it was too good, at least it is impossible to make books into ordinary commodities in a few years, take your time, Just do it your way."

Kou Xiao also sighed, "It's because I'm narrow-minded, after all, I'm a bumpkin from the countryside with little knowledge, don't laugh at me."

The two turned the topic away in a tacit understanding, and then Kou Xiao asked if Guanshi Jin had replied. This person came from the shelter island, and he felt that it was a bit risky for Li Xu to entrust him with such a big matter.

"According to the time, it should be on the way. Don't worry, since he has returned to the capital, it is equivalent to returning to our control. He is very smart and will not mess around, otherwise he will not come back at all."

With Jin Rongshun's talent, it is hopeful to seek refuge with the King of Zhenbei, but he can't think of a reason for him to do so. Many people think they are enemies, and they are afraid that Jin Rongshun will harbor resentment. Li Xu doesn't think so. From the perspective of a businessman, He just changed bosses.

Moreover, this boss has a higher status, a larger structure, and a richer industry, which can provide him with a broader platform. Why not do it?

The next day, Kou Xiao first went to the barracks for a tour. Recently, the soldiers had been drilled hard, and when they saw Kou Xiao, they automatically detoured, fearing that he would make another ruthless move.

As a result, he just walked around the barracks, rode away after inspecting his "territory", and then went back to the city for a walk, and went to the two newly opened bookstores in the palace, but now the bookstore There are still few books sold, mainly pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

Kou Xiao was looking for a place to build a library. Since it was provided for literati, the location should not be too remote or too noisy. Finally, he chose a piece of land near the Sheriff's Mansion. There was only a lonely broken pavilion there. I don't know. Which county guard built it, and now there are only a few broken pillars left.

According to Li Xu's vision, this library will definitely not be small, so Kou Xiao directly judged it by the face of building a five-entry mansion, and then chose this place.

Originally, Li Xu planned to keep this land to build a university, which specially accepts students with a certain level of training for further training. After graduation, he can be elected as an official. Those who can't become officials can also go to the school to teach, which can ensure that his talent pool will continue to grow.

The two met and found that they had chosen the same piece of land. Li Xu decided to use it to build a library without thinking too much. If it was to build a school, the place would be too small, and a building would have to be demolished along the street. It seems that it is not a good thing to be too close to the Sheriff's Mansion.

Knowing that the matter was passed, Kou Xiao asked someone to draft a letter of proposal for donation, and then asked the soldiers under him to go door-to-door to promote it. Except for the most prominent families, he personally went there, and the rest did not. He doesn't need to do it.

When most people heard that they wanted to donate their book collections, they immediately shook their heads and said that there were only a few common books at home, and the general would take them and read them if he wanted them.

Many people think: the general has always been difficult to study, why do you suddenly want to read a book?After someone took out the letter of proposal and briefly explained it, everyone realized that it was the prince who asked for the book, and the Kou Jiajun was just here to help ask for it.

To give or not to give?How much?This is the first question everyone considers.

The face of the prince and the general can't be given, but the orphan copy in the family's collection is a family treasure, how can it be easily donated?

When the people who heard the propaganda explained that the prince wants to build a large library that can be borrowed for free, and anyone can borrow all the books in the library, everyone's minds were moved.

If this library can really be built, then if the Mei family puts out ten books, a hundred families can make up a thousand books, and the big family has more than just a few books, and the prince, there is no shortage of ancient books in the palace, If the prince can set an example, then they can earn money even if they take out all the books.

Books in the library can be borrowed for free, so they can be copied. When the time comes to mobilize family members to copy books every day, won’t everyone have a library at home?

This is actually a very easy thing to figure out. It is a great thing to exchange your own books for dozens or even hundreds of times of books without spending a penny.

Moreover, it was an event initiated by the prince. Kou Jiajun came to ask for the book in person, and he would definitely be able to get it. If other family gave it, but his own family didn't, wouldn't he be ridiculed?

When they heard that the family that donated the most books would get the first management right of the library, they couldn't help getting together and asking, "How many books does your family have? How many books does our family have together? How many are there?"

Many people even moved their minds to buy books from outside and come back to make up the number. Anyway, the prince only asks for the quantity, and does not require that it must be a single copy.

The library and the printing factory were under construction at the same time. The former was well-publicized and it was a good location, so the people in the city were paying attention to it. For the poor students, it was a great thing like a pie in the sky. I can't wait to offer the longevity card to the prince at home.

As for the printing factory, the location was chosen in the western suburbs. In an industrial factory building, this printing factory is not large in size and does not recruit many workers, so it is very low-key.

Since receiving Mr. Liu's words, the slaves sent by the Sun family gathered together every day to find ways to improve printing techniques.

Of course, I thought about it when I was in the Sun's family before, but the master's family didn't value them, and they didn't care about the printing time and quantity. Look down, a group of slaves who eat nothing, are useless at all, who would like them?

But Liu Shu's words were like a blow to the head, and woke them up. They were going to do things for the prince, which was equivalent to doing things for the whole of South Vietnam. The prince wanted to print a lot of books and build a free library so that everyone could Borrowing books to read, in their view, this is a great good deed that will last forever, and they can't hold back the prince.

Moreover, Li Xu really found a time to meet them in person, talked with them about the problems in printing technology, and also summed up a few points that can be improved.

One is that the typesetting of the current printing is too slow. Only two of these people can read and write, and they have to type each word one by one every time, and they have to check it repeatedly. , it can be said that most of the time is wasted.

The second is that the book binding is all manually pasted page by page, and finally bound with needles and threads. The cover has to be handwritten by the owner. In this way, the time to print a book is about the same as the time to copy a book.

Li Xu already had an idea on how to improve these two points, but he still asked a few craftsmen to go back and think about it. If they can come up with an effective solution, then they will have a place after the printing factory is built. If there is no strategy at all Li Xu can only send them to work as ordinary workers.

As for other technical issues in printing, such as what ink and paper to use, Li Xu didn't care.

Among the seven people, the oldest man was the one who was actually in charge. Everyone called him Master Cheng. At this time, he sat down with his companions to discuss: "It is not difficult to speed up the typesetting, just add more people. If you can give us a few Ten assistants who can read and write are each responsible for one page, and one day may be enough for a book.”

A dark-skinned middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Where can I find so many literate people? With this ability, who will do this kind of work?"

Cheng Yishan is the youngest and has the greatest enthusiasm for life and work. He usually travels around and has heard a lot of news. He said: "How can it be impossible? The prince built two private schools and took in hundreds of children from ordinary families. To enter school, they must learn to write and calculate accounts before they can graduate.”

"So what, people like them can do small jobs for us? You are beautiful."

Master Cheng interrupted them, "No matter what, we are only responsible for finding ways. As for whether it can be done or not, that is the business of the prince. The prince only asks us to find ways to improve it."

Cheng Yishan nodded hastily, "That's right, the prince is omnipotent, such a small matter will not trouble him."

If it is put into modern times, Cheng Yishan should be a hardcore fan, and he can form a fan club with Liu Shu.

"Also, after the typesetting, it is necessary to rotate and verify, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise it will be found that all the rework will be done afterwards, and the loss will be great."

Everyone has experienced this and knows how serious it is.

Master Cheng frowned in embarrassment, "Besides, I really can't think of how to improve the bookbinding. Do you have any suggestions?"

The middle-aged man before said: "I heard that the prince has countless craftsmen, it's better to let them think of a way."

Some people also said: "It's quick to have people. We used to have no one. I can bind twenty books a day by myself. If a novice has ten books a day, ten people will have a hundred books." It's been a lot.

After all, the best-selling book in Sun's bookstore did not reach the sales volume of one hundred copies.

"It's like saying nothing. Everything depends on the number of people. How many people do you have to hire? The prince doesn't only have one printing factory, so he certainly can't get so many people to come, and if we do this, aren't we useless? "

Everyone stopped talking, and couldn't think of a good solution for a while, but they worked very hard. In order to stay and live the same life as other craftsmen in the palace, they had to solve this problem even if they didn't sleep.