Riding the wind of rebirth

"Let's talk about 'Jianyang buckle' first."

"The buckle is actually the unit of measurement for paper in Fujian, similar to what we call 'knife' now."

"As for the paper named after 'button', there are actually two kinds in Fujian, one is called 'Jianyang button' and the other is called 'Yu button'."

"'Yukou' is produced in Ninghua, one of the four major paper-producing counties in Fujian. Ninghua is rich in local paper, and its top grade is called 'Yukou Paper'."

"Jade button paper is as white as jade, made entirely of tender bamboo, with good texture, smooth and flexible, strong tensile force, no fluff when rubbed, uniform sheet, clear and transparent, easy to dry when writing, ink does not fade, and will not be corroded for a long time. Yes Excellent calligraphy paper, comparable to Xuan paper."

"The use of jade button paper to print books began in the Song Dynasty. In addition to national books, classics and historical readings, local chronicles of Ting County and works of celebrities are also printed on this kind of bamboo paper. Genealogy and temple scriptures are also like to use this kind of bamboo paper."

"Later, after the quality of bamboo paper was improved, jade buckle paper became more and more used for calligraphy and painting, and the same technology was passed to Jianyang, so Jianyang buckle bamboo paper was born."

"The quality of Jianyang Bamboo Paper is actually slightly lower than that of Yukou Paper. Naturally, it cannot be regarded as high-quality paper for calligraphy and painting, but because of its large output and affordable price, the quality is very high among printing papers, and it is very popular among booksellers. welcome."

"In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the 'Jianyang button' specially used for printing books was also the top grade of bamboo paper, all of which were monopolized by calligraphers in Jiangsu. It is worth pressing the tank, and it is not allowed to be used externally'."

"That is to say, Jianyang's buckle papers are monopolized and underwritten by all the bookstores in Suzhou."

In Mr. Yuan's eloquent narration, Zhou Zhi seems to have seen a great business war that has lasted for hundreds of years, and what countless businessmen are fighting for is the biggest piece of cake in the cultural market of China, an ancient civilization.

"Mr. Yuan, can we understand it this way? In the Song Dynasty, the best printing paper was produced in Fujian, and the best engraving was always in Yuhang. We in Sichuan won two middle schools." Zhou Zhi listened to the story and made his own Analysis: "But combined, it becomes the first place in Yuhang, the second place in Sichuan, and the third place in Jianyang."

"With the development and changes of the times, the competitive advantage of Sichuan has been suppressed, Fujian has become a specialized paper supplier, and Yuhang has become the last place to print high-quality books by using Fujian paper and its own engraving technology. Winner?"

"It can't be completely said like this." Yuan teacher said with a smile: "Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the cultural undertakings in Shu have been relatively prosperous, but relatively closed, so the printing industry is mostly self-sufficient, and the quality of book paper and engraving has been improving. of."

"And even if we take the theory of technology in the Song Dynasty, we can't just say that Yuhang is the first, and my Shu edition can only be regarded as the second."

Teacher Yuan expressed dissatisfaction with this theory: "What many people don't know is that the Song Dynasty had the largest scale and most far-reaching influence on several official masterpieces. Including the 5000-volume Tripitaka and the [-]-volume Taiping Yulan , "Cefu Yuangui", a collection of [-] volumes of poems and chapters "Wenyuan Yinghua" and a collection of [-] volumes of novels "Taiping Guangji", we in Shuchuan are responsible for engraving three of them. We, the capital of Shu, undertook It is the first large-scale official engraving publishing work in the publishing history of our country."

"Taking the Tripitaka as an example, we can illustrate how brilliant the 'Shu version' was at that time."

"In the fourth year of Kaibao in the early Northern Song Dynasty, that is, in 971 A.D., Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ordered Sichuan to engrave the Tripitaka, also known as "Kaibao Zang", with a total of 5048 volumes."

"In the end, it took 13 years, and it was not completed until 983, the eighth year of Taiping Xingguo. It was finally shipped to Kaifeng for printing, with a total of 13 blocks."

"This is the first complete collection of Buddhist scriptures in the history of our country. Since then, the "Tripitaka" has been published in the past, and most of them are reproductions of Song and Shu editions."

"The central government of the Song Dynasty also donated the Tripitaka carved in Shu to North Korea, Vietnam, Japan and other countries, which played an important role in woodblock printing and cultural exchanges in Asia. The Japanese monk Su Ran brought the Tripitaka with him in 986. After returning to Japan, stereotype printing, which had been introduced to Japan for more than 200 years, really became popular at this time."

"I know about this. At that time, the outflow of books in the Song Dynasty also aroused Su Shi's vigilance. He wrote a letter in Hangzhou to ask for vigilance and supervision of the purchase of books by Koreans and Japanese, such as "Taiping Yulan". , must not flow into foreign countries.”

""Taiping Yulan" is a thousand-volume book that was opened in 977, the second year of Taiping Xingguo, and was completed in 983, the eighth year of Taiping Xingguo. .”

"There is also an idiom about this book, do you know the elbow?"

"Mr. Yuan, you are testing me." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Wang Pizhi of the Song Dynasty mentioned in "Mian Shui Yan Tan Lu" that after "Taiping Yulan" was completed, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi couldn't put it down. I want to read it all in one year, so I ordered people to enter three volumes every day, and prepare the "Yi Ye's View". For example, "There is something missing, so I will make up for it in my spare time."

"The waiter may think that it is too much work, so he advised him. Taizong said: 'Opening the book is beneficial, but I don't think it is laborious'. Therefore, the idiom 'opening the book is beneficial' comes from this "Taiping Yulan"."

"The foundation of the elbow is good. You can come by opening your mouth." Teacher Yuan now understands why Mr. Gu is accommodating and pampering this little disciple in every possible way: "Why don't you come to the history department, and I will take you personally to identify and splicing rare and broken characters , need your skill."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Gu Youwen hurriedly coughed on the sidelines: "My teacher is still here, Xiao Yuan, you started poaching people. This is a bit unfair..."

"Schools like elbows can actually be specially recruited by the school?" The more Mr. Yuan looked at Zhou Zhi, the more he liked it: "Didn't they all publish the outlines of their papers in "Literature and History"? What does the college entrance examination score depend on for this level?"

In fact, Gu Youwen had considered this issue a long time ago, but he never planned to tell Zhou Zhi at all. He just thought that if Zhou Zhi might fail the college entrance examination, he could go this way.

But this possibility is so small that it is almost impossible. Gu Youwen thinks that he can afford to wait for one or two years, so he is not in a hurry. Otherwise, with his influence, he can bring Zhou Zhi to Shu University now.

But that would inevitably lead to heated discussions, which might not be a good thing for Zhou Zhi.

So he waved his hand: "My closed-door disciple entered Shu University in this way. Even if you know that he is relying on power, others will believe that he did not go through the back door? Don't waste a lifetime just to save one or two years."

"Master Zuzu is a real person." Zhou Zhi admired it very much: "The key is that this will create an inappropriate 'precedent' for Shu University and even universities in China."

"It's not a good thing to be in love with reason, in public or in private."

"Elbow's mentality is not bad." Yuan teacher said with a smile: "The idea is also thoughtful, but it's a bit of a waste of time..."

"Because I am more vain." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "Take it as a preview in advance, to prepare for the future enrollment and oppression of classmates. How could it be a waste of time..."

"Ah? Hahahaha... You said that Su Dongpo didn't study after forty, is it just this way? Because he finished reading ahead of time!"

It seems simple for a few people to communicate, but there is a lot of "basic common sense" underlying it. If outsiders who don't have these "basic common sense" hear it, they will be confused.

For example, Manager Fei.