The second silly daughter-in-law who likes to cultivate the fertile fields

Chapter 305 A Better Way

"Could it be that Mrs. Du has a better way?" Having said that, Fang Qihan didn't believe that Du Xiaozhu could do anything, after all, as far as he was concerned, she knew nothing about printing.

Hearing what he said, Du Xiaozhu also knew that there was no movable type printing at this time.

Even if there is, it is definitely not popular, at least Fang's Bookstore doesn't know it yet.

Holding the tea cup in his hand, Du Xiaozhu lowered his head in thought, and caressed the rim of the cup unconsciously with his fingers.

If I just rely on temporary fundraising, the quality can't be proved. Although the price may be cheaper than printing, it must be extremely time-consuming. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to earn the first pot of gold quickly.

And now I do have a bargaining chip with Fang Qihan, but how to maximize the benefits is a problem.

The operation of movable type printing is too simple, as long as he reminds him a little, Fang Qihan will definitely think of it immediately, and there will be no possibility of negotiation at that time.

If it was Lin Mosheng, she would definitely say it without hesitation, but she is not familiar with Fang Qihan, so she has no confidence in how much benefit she can get from him.

What's more, after thinking about it carefully, there was a trap in what Fang Qihan said just now. He said that printing costs are high and good engravers are hard to find.It takes a lot of cost to cultivate talents, and she also believes that this is true, but she does not think it is the most important cost.

Although she doesn't know about printing, she still has some understanding of labor costs in ancient times.

As far as she knows, in this era, apprentices have no wages to get, and the masters provide food and drink at most. Not only do they have no wages, but they also have to honor their masters during the New Year. If you want to learn a craft, you must do a few years of white labor. This is basically the rule , and it is not immediately possible to become independent after mastering the craft, you have to work for the master for a few years.

So the labor cost he said would be greatly discounted, and if she guessed right, the most expensive thing here should be paper.

Rare things have been valued since ancient times. If the cotton paper he said is really excellent paper, then the paper industry in this era must be underdeveloped.

Just like the paper chapters used for the few books she just picked up from the bookshelf are ordinary white cotton paper.

Although white cotton paper is as soft as cotton, tough and durable, its color is not white enough. Generally, it is off-white or white with yellow, and its texture is rough.In her opinion, it is not a good paper.

In the Tang Dynasty, people in Xuanzhou Prefecture had produced rice paper. The texture of rice paper is flexible, white and smooth, fine and even, and its color will not change for a long time.

Compared with white cotton paper, white cotton paper is not a good product, and after reading the books in the bookstore, I know what Fang Qihan said is true. It can only show that the current papermaking technology is not good, so the paper cost must be Not low, and paper is the most important cost of printing books.

But he focused on labor, and only mentioned paper in passing, which shows that this person has deep thoughts.

Fang Qihan was too shrewd, if it wasn't for the necessity, Du Xiaozhu didn't want to make a deal with him at all, in her opinion, it was no different from a tiger seeking skins.

If he has the intention to plot against himself, he will not be able to guard against it, and this is where she struggles.

After pondering for a long time, Du Xiaozhu finally shook his head at him and said, "No."

As he spoke, he put the teacup he was holding on the table on the table, intending to get up and say goodbye.

If Fang Qihan had just asked, and she had answered no, Fang Qihan might have believed it, but now he didn't believe it, and instead made him feel that Du Xiaozhu must know something but didn't want to tell him.

(End of this chapter)