A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1,665 Subversion

Three titles.

This is the final result of negotiations between the DPRK and China.

Then someone suggested that three titles were too heavy.

Shen An brought several books into the palace and told the officials in front of the officials the price difference between engraving and movable type printing.

"...In the eyes of many people, Bi Sheng, who invented movable type, is just a fool, and he is proud of holding a book printed with woodblocks. But in the eyes of a certain person, such a person is a fool. Thousands of years later, Bi Sheng's name They will still shine through the ages, but these people will be... unknown!"

He stood in the court and offended many people with his words.

Even Han Qi's face was slightly red, which showed the attitude towards movable type in this era. It also made Shen An understand why Bi Sheng invented movable type printing and remained unknown until his death.

In the eyes of this group of scholar-bureaucrats, the first priority is themselves, followed by the country.

Why is movable type printing so cheap? He is a scholar-bureaucrat and he is not short of money! Cheapness is none of my business!

There was silence in the court.

In the end they broke up on bad terms.

After leaving the main hall, Shen An walked alone at the front for the first time.

It's a gesture.

Even if you all stand opposite someone, someone will never look back!

"Young man, you are really brave!"

Han Qi said: "I didn't pay much attention to the movable type printing, but I didn't object either. Doesn't he feel aggrieved?"

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "He didn't even pay attention to me. For the first time in many years, this is really sad."

Fu Bi later said something fair, "Emperor Zhenzong's poems to encourage learning were very useful, and the number of scholars increased dramatically after that. But these are not as good as movable type printing, which allows poor people to buy books... Everyone, this is a great merit. , Bi Sheng will be famous throughout the ages together with movable type printing, and we are just a name."

Everyone was silent.

Shen An's attitude was very aloof, and everyone was waiting for him to rectify the name of movable type printing.

Less than half an hour before the end of the morning, a piece of news came.

"My dear sirs, there is news from the Shen family that the bookstore will print useful classics and sell them at cost price, that is to say, it will not make any money."

Han Qi smiled and said: "Those printing bookstores are going to cry."

But this was not the end, and then another news came.

"Any well-written novel can be submitted to a bookstore. Once it is adopted, the author will be paid a lot..."

"Novel?" The prime ministers and assistants didn't have time to read any novels, so they were a little confused.

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "The Story of Stone!"

"Oh! Got it. That's not interesting."

Han Qi shook his head and said: "There is a lot of movement, but I guess there will be no good results."

Fu Bi sneered: "He Shen An sells classics at a cost, which must be ridiculously cheap. Everyone, countless people will benefit from this, and countless poor people will be able to afford books for the first time... They will go Finding a place where you can read is a great merit."

What a great merit!

When people live to this age, what they fear most is death.

It is said that great merit can prevent people from going to hell after death.

So bookstores started printing books like crazy.

"Who did he sell it to?"

Liu Zhan covered his nose with a handkerchief in his hand, frowned and looked at the bookstore opposite, and gloated: "Look at those books piled up like mountains. If he can't sell them, he probably can only give them away. But who can use such shoddy books?" Want it? In the end, I can only use it to wipe my butt..."

Speaking of this, he retched, "There was ink on the paper, some kind of new ink... and it was touched here and there. It was so dirty that even wiping my butt was disgusting."

The bookstore is full of books, leaving only one passage for people to walk through.

In future generations, this would be a complete fire hazard. But at this time it was commonplace.

Shen An came out and when he saw Liu Zhan opposite, he smiled and said, "Is Bachelor Liu coming to buy books?"

Liu Zhan shook his head and smiled very reservedly. At this time, a big man passed by. He frowned and covered his nose with a handkerchief, "It stinks!"

Shen An was a little dumbfounded when he saw this.

When did this guy's mysophobia become so serious?

According to Shen An's understanding, mysophobia means washing hands more often and avoiding things that one thinks are dirty, but Liu Zhan still holds a handkerchief and covers his nose at every turn...

This doesn’t seem to be an ordinary mysophobia, right?

What is it?

If Liu Zhan raised his orchid finger and waved the handkerchief...

Shen An felt that he had done a lot of evil.

"Mr. Lang, we have too many books."

"Sell!"

So a couch was placed at the door of the bookstore, with many classics piled on it.

"A collection of The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects of Confucius... a volume costs five cents!"

"Five cents a roll?"

I go!

All passers-by stopped.

According to the market price in the Song Dynasty, the general price of a volume of books is forty to fifty liters. Of course, this is the price of engraving.

Movable type printing was cheap, but no one knew exactly how cheap it was.

A collection of The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects of Confucius... Note that this is a collection, just like a free gift when selling something in later generations.

The Doctrine of the Mean plus the Analects of Confucius costs five cents, which is almost the price of paper, and the cost of printing is negligible.

"Two volumes combined into one, it costs five cents!"

The waiter yelled at the top of his lungs, and he himself thought Shen An was crazy.

If these two volumes were engraving and printed, they would probably sell for sixty or seventy cents, but now they only sell for five cents, less than 10 cents.

It's like buying a mobile phone in later generations. A mobile phone with an original price of 5,000 is only sold for 300. The clerk probably feels like dying, but the customer probably thinks that what he is selling is a model of a mobile phone.

So when the boy saw that no one was coming, he picked up a book and opened it to everyone, "Look! Look! It's all very clear."

"Two volumes combined into one, you can get it for five cents. You can buy it for your children to read. If you don't know how to read, you can go to the county school teacher and ask. The officials have said that if we want children to study, we don't want Yan Ruyu, but that's right. We can't let our children become blind..."

"But the teacher refuses to teach!"

Someone may have tried it and said, "Those gentlemen are very arrogant and ignore others with a straight face."

Some people say that Chinese culture reached its peak in the Song Dynasty, and this is true.

Compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, the educational undertakings in the Song Dynasty were unprecedented.

Speaking of education, Emperor Taizu must be mentioned. Emperor Taizu loved reading and would not let go of the scrolls, even leading troops in battle. Under the influence of superior actions and deeds, the cultural undertakings of the Song Dynasty flourished.

Later, education even became an indicator for evaluating officials' performance.

If you are a local official and local education has not developed, then you are incompetent.

As this trend gradually gained popularity, donating money to support education became a trend.

Anyone who has some ability will donate some money to help students, which is considered an elegant thing.

But even so, the literacy rate in the Song Dynasty was still not high. This is related to the cost of education.

Studying in this era is a luxury. Whether it is food, accommodation or purchasing pens, inks, paper and inkstones, ordinary people cannot afford it. So some people say that the rich get richer, why? Because while their children were studying, the sons of common people were playing in the mud, or working with adults, and eventually became numb farmers in the fields.

If we want to change this situation, reducing the cost of studying is the most important thing.

So Shen An took action.

"Five cents?"

"That's right, five cents!" The waiter said proudly: "Do you know who owns this place? What are you worried about about Shen Longtu's property? Just buy it!"

"Is it Shen Longtu's bookstore?"

"Is there anyone else in Bianliang who dares to impersonate Shen Longtu?"

Those words made all worries disappear.

"I want to buy a copy!"

"..."

In an instant, the bookstore was flooded.

"...Don't steal it! Damn it! It's so cheap and you steal it! Catch the book thief!"

"Yes, they are all there, and they are still being printed at the back! Don't grab them!"

After a while, everything stopped, and the scene was in a mess. Only a few embarrassed guys were left panting. The box in front of them was full of copper coins, and a lot of them fell on the ground.

Shen An watched everything from behind and was very satisfied.

"Mr. Lang, five people stole books, and three of them didn't pay."

Chen Luo has been watching.

Shen An shook his head, "There are so many people, but only eight people took advantage of it. This shows that the people's customs are simple."

Chen Luo felt that Lang Jun might have thought too much, "Lang Jun, by rights there should be no one."

"You've never seen anything more terrifying."

If such a situation occurs in future generations, it is estimated that 80% of the payment will be recovered.

So Shen An was very satisfied and ordered: "Continue printing!"

The bookstore was operating at full capacity, and the benefits of movable type printing were clearly demonstrated.

"Five cents a piece!"

In the political hall, Han Qi was flipping through a book, "The font is not good, but it does not affect reading."

Bao Zheng said proudly: "This is a major cultural and educational event. Everyone, do you know how many books were sold yesterday?"

He held out three fingers and said, "Three thousand copies were sold out. Today, another three thousand copies will be released. The bookstore will print as many as Bianliang wants."

Sensational.

As the second batch of books was piled outside, the rush continued.

A group of scholars watched this scene from a distance. Someone frowned and said, "Studying is an elegant thing. Let a group of farmers buy books...what are they going to do with them?"

"Look, there's an old woman buying. She was squeezed... ugh! The person who squeezed her was beaten. Good job, man!"

The boy helped the old woman to the side and asked, "What are you here to buy, mom?"

In the Song Dynasty, mother was a term used for middle-aged and elderly women.

The old woman trembled and stretched out her hand. There were five polished copper coins in her rough palm. She raised her head and said, "Buy a book for your grandson. I didn't get it yesterday..."

The man went back in and came out with three books in his hand.

"Isn't it a copy?"

The old woman was a little confused.

The clerk couldn't help but take the five cents and said, "The other two copies are for free."

The old woman looked at the people rushing to buy, "Why don't they?"

"Because they haven't seen my husband."

The old woman looked up at the bookstore and saw a man standing outside the door, "That...is that Shen Long Tu?"

The clerk smiled and said: "Exactly. Mom, the other two books are Bao Xiang's reading notes, and this is a sample book! Lang Jun said that you should take it back to your grandson, so that he can learn Bao Xiang's hard skills!"

The old woman's lips trembled, and she nodded silently, then turned around and walked away carefully holding the three books.

After walking for a while, she slowly turned around and saluted Shen Anfu.

Shen An returned the gift and UU read www.uukanｓhu． netｔ Chen Luo asked: "Lang Jun, actually we don't need to charge her money."

"That's dignity. It's not good if you don't accept it."

"dignity?"

"Yes." Shen An said: "Have you seen that these people bought books and then they will find ways to make their children literate. By then, there will be scholars everywhere in the Song Dynasty. At that time... if the scholar-bureaucrats want to deceive them, then they will It’s difficult!”

The people of this era can be said to be ignorant, and illiteracy is the origin of ignorance, so Shen An stabbed many people in the lungs.

"Those farmers also want to study?"

"yes!"

"Wishful thinking! How can there be a gentleman to teach them?"

"The professors at the county school and the state school are busy. If the people flock to ask for advice, they will go crazy."

This is a problem.

But Shen An has already thought of a solution.

He wrote diligently at home, and then the memorial was sent to the palace.

"This world must finally change from the bottom up!"

Shen An, who was sitting in the study, smiled happily.

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