After witnessing the charm of science, Li Er was determined to develop it vigorously.
After all, the allure of the Li family being the king for all eternity was too great. He would not let go of even the slightest hope. Moreover, now that he saw it, the hope was very high.
"Accompany me for a walk."
Li Er called over Qin Mo, the sly old man, Yuchi the silly old man, and Old Qin.
The four of them took a walk in the fields.
"How's the matter of movable type printing going?”
This was something that Li Er had been paying close attention to recently. The influence of the aristocratic families was too great. It was so great that he, the emperor, could not sleep at night. He wanted to break the monopoly of the aristocratic families on the right to education.
The emergence of movable type printing could break this situation, so he fully supported it.
Because of the importance of this matter, Li Er did not even tell Empress Zhangsun. Now that the guards were far away, no one could hear their conversation.
The cunning old man said," I've ordered the craftsmen to work day and night to make the matrix. A few sets of 3,000 commonly used words have been made. Now, they are already printing the Zi Shi Jing Ji. Once we have collected enough books, they will be listed on the market.”
3,000 common words were enough to deal with 99% of the situations.
Hearing this, Li Er's face lit up and he asked," What's the price?”
Qin Mo had described the situation in which movable type printing could break through the aristocratic families, which required the price of books to be very cheap.
"Because paper is expensive, after all. The price is only one-third of the current price.”The cunning old man said with a troubled expression.
These words were too shameless.
Even if it was one-third, the profit was more than half. Moreover, the more they printed, the lower the cost.
Li Er called the old man over to preside over this matter. His purpose was to force him to draw a clear line between himself and the Guanlong Group and the aristocratic families.
However, Li Er underestimated human nature. If he did not earn a million yuan a year, would his brother-in-law take the blame for him?
It was already good enough that he didn't expose Qin Mo.
Old Yuchi dug his nose, indicating that he was an idiot and didn't understand what they were saying.
Old Qin turned his head away. He couldn't say such shameless words.
Li Er was touched." The auxiliary machinery is very righteous. I will definitely remember it in my heart. I definitely won't let you lose money.”
This was the rhythm of the subsidy. However, Li Er's mouth moved a little, but in the end, he did not say anything about giving money. The landlord did not have any surplus grain. He wanted to show off, but he realized that he did not have the capital.
He only urged Qin Mo." How's the improvement of the paper-making technique going? We should quickly reduce the cost."
" It's already in progress. It'll take some time for the production to start. It'll take at least the end of the year before we can mass produce white paper.”
Qin Mo chose to use bamboo to make paper. It needed to go through the steps of cutting bamboo, rinsing, boiling, pounding mortar, pouring the material into the curtain, covering the curtain to press the paper, and drying through the fire. It would take a long time to finally make paper.
Of course, just like the movable type printing company, Qin Mo did not participate in it and only hid behind the scenes to command.
"This matter is related to the country, so it has been hard on you. You guys can hold on for a few more days. According to Qin Mo, the white paper will be created very soon.”
Li Er cheered them on.
After saying that, he walked away with his hands held together, as if he was blushing.
After Li Er had walked far away, Old Foolish Yuchi finally spoke," You sly old fool, scheming against people all day long. You said that you didn't earn much money, but if His Majesty were to use money to subsidize us, wouldn't we be committing the crime of deceiving His Majesty?"”
The cunning old man looked confident." I know His Majesty. He's very stingy and won't pay.”
Old Yuchi nodded foolishly." That's true. After His Majesty bestowed the Qi Manor to me, he regretted it for a long time.”
Even though he knew that Li Er's intestines were green with regret, Old Foolish Yuchi didn't take the initiative to decline and return the property to Li Er. Of course, Li Er couldn't afford to lose face and take it back.
Old Qin said," If the price is reduced to one-third of what it is now, I'm afraid that all the bookstores in the world will collapse. At that time, I'm afraid that the aristocratic families will retaliate fiercely.”
Losing money was secondary. They did not care about this bit of money. Bookstores were not the main source of income for the aristocratic families. The key was that with so many cheap books appearing, the impact on the educational monopoly of the aristocratic families could be imagined, and the backlash could be imagined.
However, the cunning old man and the others were stubborn and should be able to hold on. For the sake of the family's eternal foundation, no matter how difficult it was, they had to withstand it. Moreover, Li Er asked them to go up, so they did not dare to not go up.
"For the sake of the country, I've already fallen out with the aristocratic families. Isn't it right to earn some money?”The cunning old man said matter-of-factly.
Moveable type printing was a big cake that Qin Mo had drawn for him. He was prepared to use it as a family business to run. For the sake of the family's eternal glory, so what if he fought against the aristocratic families?
For the sake of glory and wealth, he had even encouraged Li Er Sha to kill his brother.
Old Qin nodded and said," I've been fighting for my entire life, and I've fallen sick. I do need some money to mend my broken body.”
Hearing their conversation, Qin Mo rolled his eyes. These were the famous officials of Zhenguan, and their names should be passed down through the ages.
"I wonder if the bookstore has a name?" Qin Mo interrupted.
The Great Tang was not very good at naming their shops. They simply added their surnames to the shops. For example, the Zhangsun Clan's iron factory was called the Zhangsun Clan's Iron Factory. The Qin family's ice shop was called the Qin Ice Shop.
Qin Mo felt that he should give the printing house a more awe-inspiring name.
"How about Four Surnames Bookstore?" Foolish Yuchi suggested.
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat. This sounded like the servants of the four families, so they all objected.
"How about the People's Press?"
This name sounded domineering, so the old guys all agreed.
"How about calling the bookstore the Book Center?" He had originally wanted to call it Xinhua Bookstore, but it was very easy for people to associate it with the Xinhua dictionary and discover Qin Mo, the mastermind behind the scenes. Hence, he could only settle for the next best thing. He had to admit that it was a little regretful.
The old guys felt that it was not bad, so they also decided.
Two days later, a large number of books appeared in a bookstore in Chang 'an called Book Center. The price was only one-third of the current price. It was like a heavy bomb had exploded, setting off a huge wave.
Movable-type printing was born in a way that attracted the attention of the world.
Such a low price caused scholars to frantically buy it, and the aristocratic families that monopolized education fell into panic.
A huge storm was brewing in the peaceful Chang 'an Fortress.
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