Farming game: raise cubs with equipment

Chapter 36
This time, Yun Yiyi ran directly to the direction of the book shop, and before she even arrived at the book shop, she saw the boss running over to greet her, "Ma'am, you're finally here."

Yun Yiyi said embarrassingly: "I was delayed by something last time, so I thought about coming back in a few days. Is Mr. Ji here today?"

"Hey, here we come, here we come. Last time Mr. Ji came, I told him about it. He waited for you for a day, but he came again the next day." The boss told the truth, and he also I didn't expect the always calm boss to be so anxious.

Of course, Yun Yiyi didn't come the next day, and the boss thought she was joking, but Mr. Ji said that he would still come to visit the next time he went to the market.

Yun Yiyi was a little embarrassed when she heard that, she thought it was a trivial matter, and she was really sorry for not coming on time because she hated the hot weather.

The book shop is very quiet, only the boss and a book boy are there.The little boy carefully cleaned the books and bookcases with a handkerchief, which shows how much he cherishes books.

It was very lively outside, but it was extremely deserted inside, forming a contrast.

Yun Yiyi sat for a while, but didn't see anyone, and said, "Boss, didn't you say that Mr. Ji is here? Why didn't I see anyone?"

The boss rubbed his hands, "Ma'am, please wait first, Mr. Ji will be here soon."

Mr. Ji is very busy, and his home is not in this town, so it will take some time to come here.Mr. Ji told him last time that if Yun Yiyi comes, he must keep her. He will come here as soon as possible every time he goes to the market.

Yun Yiyi nodded, not in a hurry, since the other party said she would come, she waited with peace of mind.

The little boy made a pot of tea for Yun Yiyi, which was the best bamboo leaf green, and after taking a sip, the fragrance remained on his lips and teeth.

She took out a book from the bookshelf, and it looked like it was called "The Capital Examination". She thought it was about the imperial examination, but after reading it a few times, she found that it was wrong. It was not a serious book.It can be renamed "The Strongest Scholar" or "The Scholar's Counterattack".

It seems that although the Great Zhou Kingdom is poor, it has not closed the minds of the people, and even this kind of books can be sold in bookstores openly.

She had just read the book that the scholar harvested the first girl, when she heard a clear and meaningful voice, "Ma'am, I kept you waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, I didn't wait long." Yun Yiyi stood up.

Ji Xun was wearing a blue shirt, with a warm smile on his lips, and was staring at him quietly. His eyes swept across the things in Yun Yiyi's hand, and he quickly looked away, not abrupt at all, not letting people Feeling disgusted, but Yun Yiyi knew that he was observing herself.

"Since Madam is here, why don't you go to the back room to talk with Ji." He asked Yun Yiyi's opinion, and then made a gesture of invitation.

Yun Yiyi has never talked about business, her purpose is very simple, if she can talk about achievements, let Ji Xun print a few albums for her by the way.It's fine if the negotiation fails, but seeing the seriousness of the other party, he even gave her respect.She couldn't help but plan to take care of this matter.

There is actually a staircase inside the bookstore. Climb up to the second floor of the bookstore. There are no books on it, but some blank paper, which are probably used to make books.

After the two sat down, Mr. Ji asked: "Chen Si told me that Madam has a way to solve the problem of insufficient books." In fact, Chen Si's original words were that she could find someone to copy hundreds to thousands of books in just one month. book.Mr. Ji couldn't believe this sentence. There are not many literate people in the Great Zhou Kingdom, let alone copy books.

In addition to the lack of labor, it would take at least a few days and nights for one person to copy a book. Even if Yun Yiyi could find some people, he did not believe that he could copy so many books.

Chen Si is the boss of the bookstore, Yun Yiyi nodded, "Not bad."

Her expression was extremely calm, and it seemed that she really had a way. Ji Xun didn't hide from her, so he told her about the situation of the bookstore, "There are not many bookstores in the Great Zhou Kingdom, but they are all opened by the Ji family. Donate books, also donate books to the palace, and sometimes sell books to other countries when conducting foreign exchanges.”

It turns out that cross-border transactions have started now, but it is normal, the Great Zhou Kingdom has also introduced seeds from other countries.

Although the relationship between each country is not friendly, as long as there is no apparent fallout, countries will occasionally conduct friendly exchanges.

Yun Yiyi has heard a saying that between countries, there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, but only permanent interests. This is probably the reason.

Seeing Yun Yiyi listening quietly and nodding his head from time to time, Ji Xun continued: "The current emperor attaches great importance to education, and he once hoped that Ji's family would open more bookstores, but it is very difficult to implement, because the supply of books is simply not enough, and Books are expensive and the audience is fixed."

"Recently, we are rushing to produce new books. When the school starts next year, we will send the books to various schools. But even though I recruit scribes at a high price, I can't recruit all the staff."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yun Yiyi, waiting for her to speak.

Yun Yiyi understood after listening to a long list. Although Ji's family monopolized all the books and opened bookstores all over the Great Zhou Kingdom, there were not many bookstores.One of these is that books are expensive and expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford them.The second is that there are not many people who can read and write, and even food and clothing are a problem, so why would they buy books.The third is that the production of books is slow and cannot keep up with the demand at all.

There are also scholars in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and there are quite a few of them, most of them come from the capital area.After all, once you are admitted to the imperial examination, you can fly to the top.In addition to the children of rich families who can study, other ordinary people are willing to spend energy and money to raise a child.

This has created a situation where no one buys other types of books at all, and they are piled up in bookstores and turned into ashes.However, the books used in the imperial examination are often not enough.

The current emperor has been reforming education, and every few years the exam books will be added or deleted, so their book shop will find someone to remake the books, and there is simply not enough manpower.

Last year, it took a long time for their bookstore to barely finish copying the books, but this year the number of students has greatly increased.

"Madam, if you can help the bookstore solve this problem for a long time, I can make your request." Ji Xun said.

The number of students is increasing every year, and the number is doubling. This is because the students who failed the exam in the previous year did not give up and joined the army of studying.

Yun Yiyi thought for a while, and said: "I can solve this problem, and I happen to have a request. If I can succeed, you can give me some books for free."

If all her albums were stapled together, they would actually be about the thickness of a book.

A gleam flashed in Ji Xun's eyes. He originally thought that if the other party came to her, he would definitely open his mouth. After all, the other party is not like someone who lacks a few books, but who would not take advantage of it, "On this condition, Ji can promise."

Yun Yiyi's eyes lit up, "Then let's make a statement."

She is not stupid. She knows that in ancient times, it was only valid through signature and fingerprint.

Ji Xun smiled, "Yes, Madam, can you tell Ji how many scholars he can find who are willing to copy books? How many years are they willing to copy."

This is also what Ji Xun was curious about. Scholars have always been proud. Except for some people from very poor families who would copy books to subsidize their families in their spare time, others were unwilling.How could Yun Yiyi find so many people.

He looked like a gentleman, Yun Yiyi blinked and took out the wooden board.

She prepared well today and brought all the ink.

Ji Xun didn't know what she was going to do, lowered his eyelashes, and asked in doubt: "Madam, what are you doing?"

Yun Yiyi didn't speak, and directly showed him the demonstration, painted ink on the raised characters on the wooden board, and then printed white paper on it, and the square handwriting was printed on the paper, which was very clear.

This process is very simple, and a discerning person can understand it at once.

Yun Yiyi said, "It is definitely easier to find manual laborers than mental laborers. Although it is not easy to carve a book, you should find a few more people and assign tasks to them. As long as you finish carving a book, think about it. How much to print is up to you.”

In fact, this technology is not surprising. The emperor's jade seal is like this, including the current seal. Many raised patterns are carved and then printed on paper.

But it never occurred to anyone that books could also be printed.

Their inherent thinking thinks that books can only be copied by others.

Ji Xun thought about it in his brain, and his heart suddenly beat violently. If this technology can be successful and widely used in bookstores, it will not only solve the problem of printing books, but also greatly reduce the cost of books.

Although his elder brother is in charge of the Ji family now, he only occasionally helps him take care of the major bookstores, but he also knows how high the cost of a book is, which is why the price of books has not been lowered.

Applying this technology to book making will bring not only profits, but also a revolution. It may not even attract the emperor's attention. At that time, the Ji family may not be able to become the most distinguished imperial merchant.

He concealed the turmoil in his heart and asked: "What is this?" After finishing speaking, he took a sip of tea and his throat rolled.

Yun Yiyi didn't notice her abnormality, "This is an engraving printing machine, I call it engraving printing."

"Chicken?" He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The engraving and printing technique is very appropriate."

Yun Yiyi nodded, it was natural, and the name was derived from its principle.

Ji Xun thought for a while, and then said: "Ma'am, it's like this. You are still very unfamiliar with the bookstore. The bookstore has never used this method of printing books before. We will definitely invest manpower and money in the early stage. Let’s try it out, our book store is willing to give it a try, if it fails, it has nothing to do with Madam, if it succeeds, we are willing to cooperate with Madam for a long time, what do you think? ”

Although he is very optimistic about this printed book, after all, he has never tried it, and he dare not agree to Yun Yiyi in vain.After all, any business is risky. If it is not suitable for the bookstore, they can only find another way.

(End of this chapter)