Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Money is a good thing, and Li Zhen never thinks too much of it, let alone counting the money and getting cramps in her hands, she can wake up with a smile even when she sleeps——Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Li Zhen immediately They sent people to start a large-scale gift-giving operation. Starting from the eldest grandson queen, all the high-ranking concubines in the palaces have a set of dressing tables. The style is the style of later generations, that is, the glass mirror has been replaced with a bronze mirror. Although Zhen generally knew how the glass came about, she only knew what it was and didn't know why, and she didn't have the time to fiddle with it. Anyway, the bronze mirror can make do with it, right?At least those concubines are very happy, no matter how many hours they spend on the dressing table every day, they can't get enough of their own appearance. As for the desk and other furniture, apart from their own two Except for one master and two sets, the rest will not be given away, even if it is your own brothers, what do you want?OK, bring the money!

Naturally, the things you give away are not free, that's called advertising, and you have to enter the cost, right?No, since all kinds of new furniture were used in the palace, the trend has been promoted immediately. New furniture has become popular, and those who follow the trend will go to sea. Those who have money will buy it, but those who have no money will buy it. I was thinking about messing around with it, so that I can have a look. Some people bought a set, planning to have a look, and let their craftsmen follow suit, but then I felt that things seemed a little different. wonderful.

how?Hey, as early as half a year ago, Li Zhen asked Yan Ming to take action, and tried every means to replace all the carpenters from various houses. , It was only now that I realized that Ganqing Yan's family had figured it out a long time ago, not only can't find a few good carpenters in Chang'an, but even the eastern capitals of Luoyang, Jiangdu and other big cities are like this. They had no choice but to buy it at "Yanji Company", but even if they wanted to buy it, they might not be able to buy it right away. They had to get the number first and wait for the goods to be available. That's it. In just a few months, just "Yan Ji"'s income from a few big semicolons is truly astonishing, earning a total profit of nearly ten thousand guan, which made Li Zhen laugh so hard that her mouth crooked.

Wan Guan's family wealth is not much, but it is not much. If it is all replaced by Kaiyuan Tongbao, it can be equipped with a big house no matter what, but Li Zhen doesn't take it very seriously. Among them, this is just the beginning, like a mouse pulling a weight, the big one is yet to come, no, just after the new furniture was put on the market, Li Zhen began to think about other things - soju, glass and so on Li Zhen has never played with his stuff, but he still knows the basic principles. Although he doesn't have time to fix it himself, it's okay to write down the principles and hand them over to the boss. It doesn't matter if it succeeds or not. Anyway, it doesn't cost a lot of money. As for the project that is about to start now - printing, Li Zhen has put in a lot of effort.

Speaking of printing, it is Li Zhen's old business. Whether it is about the origin or the specific technology, there is absolutely no one in this era who can compare with Li Zhen. As far as the printing of the Tang Dynasty is concerned, At present, it is still blank, and it is still in its infancy. Let alone large-scale printing, even small-scale woodblock printing has not yet been formed. All articles must be copied by hand. The same is true, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is not conducive to promotion. Not to mention the huge profit margins that can be manipulated here, even political capital can make money for young and old. Naturally, Li Zhen will not let go of such a big piece of fat, but it should be What kind of printing method made Li Zhen very troubled.

Engraving?Oh, this is simple, left and right is nothing more than sawing fine and solid wood, such as jujube wood, pear wood, etc. The strokes of each character are carved into Yangwen one by one with a knife, so that the strokes of each character stand out on the board.After the board is carved, the book can be printed.When printing a book, first use a brush dipped in ink and brush it on the carved board, then cover the board with white paper, and take another clean brush to lightly brush on the back of the paper to remove the ink. The paper is taken down, and the book is printed in one page.

Woodblock printing is easy to make, and often one plate can print hundreds or even thousands of books. Even engravers are not difficult to find. After all, China has the habit of engraving and carving stone tablets since ancient times. There are a lot of them, and it’s really fast to get started, but this engraving printing has several great flaws: the engraving is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it often takes several years for a large book, and it takes a long time to store the plates. It takes up a lot of space and is often damaged by deformation, insects, and corrosion.For books that are printed in small runs and do not need to be reprinted, the plates become waste.In addition, there are typos in the engraving block, which is very difficult to correct, and the whole block is often required to be re-engraved. Of course, one of the most critical problems is: the technical content of engraving and printing is too low, it is easy to imitate, and it is difficult to form a unique business. This is similar to Li Zhen. The new furniture business is the same. You can earn a few years of easy money at most, and when others follow suit, the profit margins will be pitifully small. It is natural to go.

Bi Sheng's movable type printing?This is a technical job, but it's not too difficult for Li Zhen. Although I haven't done it all, the principle is clear in my mind. Even if I want to do it right away, it's very easy. However, this method also has a disadvantage. ——After a book is typeset, hundreds of thousands of movable types are used, and tens of thousands of movable types are used. Moreover, once the printing is completed, the version will no longer exist. If it takes a while, you want to reprint it Therefore, although Bi Sheng's movable type printing is a huge improvement compared with woodblock printing, it is not an ideal choice.

Those electronic printing and laser printing in the later generations do not have such technical conditions at all at the moment. Even Li Zhen's full theoretical knowledge cannot be used, but well, this is not difficult for Li Zhen. Bi Sheng's movable type printing Although the technology is deficient, it is not impossible to improve, and the wax printing machine can fully realize the technological innovation. After the movable type is typesetting, it is not put into printing immediately, but the layout is printed on the wax paper first. In this way, a version is formed. The version can have many sheets of stencil paper, but only one or a few of them are needed for actual printing, and the rest of the stencil paper can be saved as a version. When you need it, you can use it right away, right?

Mimeograph?This is simple. Li Zhen has dozens of simple mimeograph machines with different specifications in her mind. As for the ink, it is even simpler. After all, Li Zhen learned this stuff in her previous life, and made a sample after three times and five divisions. , generally obtained by blending pine ink with oil, coupled with the spiral hand-operated wooden printing machine, the prototype of a large-scale printing factory is ready to come out immediately, of course, Li Zhen has no time to toss For those experiments, the left and right are just a sketch, and the principle is clearly stated. All the specific work is left to the "Yanji Company" to be busy, and Li Zhen herself goes to the "technical guidance" every now and then. "That's all.

market?Hey, the old man has repeatedly ordered all places to educate the people and encourage them to read books, but it is a pity that there are too few books and many people, so the effect is not great. If it can solve the problem of book printing, it will be a good thing for both fame and fortune. There is no reason to lose money, right? ?Of course, it is a good thing to have a theoretical reserve, but it is impossible to put it into practice without two or three years of practice. However, now that Li Zhen has money in his hands, it is possible to If you can afford it, just go slowly.

The matter of earning a lot of money is not too urgent. What bothers Li Zhen the most now is the matter of apprenticeship - the old man has long agreed to arrange the apprenticeship ceremony after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now it has been more than two months But there was no movement, which made Li Zhen's heart flutter. He didn't have the guts to ask the old man himself. He asked Concubine Yan to ask, but there was no result. He just said yes. Wait, God knows how long we have to wait, if we wait any longer, maybe the day lily will be cold, but Li Zhen has no choice but to wait patiently for the old man's call, until the snow falls in the capital, The old man finally came with a decree, which made Li Zhen so happy that he didn't even take care of his breakfast. As soon as he received the decree, he immediately ran to the Ganlu Hall...