Because the amount of printed paper was not much, only ten sheets, so when cutting the paper, Lin finished it in one go. But he only bound one book with his own hands and handed it to the great magician Kaban who came in to pay his respects.
Above. The remaining part is completed by ten apprentices who will be responsible for the printing work.
It was just a group of people who were busy and hurriedly completing this simple task. But even after they finished, they couldn't believe that a book with dozens of pages was done like this, even though it looked very inelegant and even...
Call it crude.
After completing five volumes, Lin did not stop and controlled the printing press to print five volumes. This time, he also let the dean of the college see the operation of the machine, and also recorded and controlled the shaping of the Manroland metal printing plate.
The energy consumption of the magic power. The subsequent work is also completed by the apprentices.
But this time, no one took action. Because when someone was demonstrating just now, their minds were in a daze, and no one could remember what the whole process was like.
Lin didn't urge or show any look of contempt, he just watched everyone's performance. Finally, a young apprentice came forward and fumbled with the paper cutting machine. There are two designs for pressing cardboard, one is movable, and the other is movable.
A fixed type.
What Lin used just now is a fixed pressure board, which is embedded in the body of the cutting table. When needed, lift it up and get it stuck. The fixed pressure board has several pieces, which can just be used to open the fully opened cutting board.
The length of paper cut in half from large to small.
After a while, the young apprentice figured out some ideas. He pulled out the farthest piece of cardboard, found an apprentice who was closer to him, and together they carefully put the newly baked printed products on the paper cutting machine. With one knife,
The pages of the book were cut out. At this time, other people came to help, but the group of people was still in a hurry.
After tinkering for a while, I finally finished the second batch of five volumes of journals according to the standards of the first batch of finished products. There are ten volumes in total, and were produced by ten very unskilled people. Even if they were done intermittently, the total cost would not be enough.
It was completed in an hour. Speaking of which, it took quite a while to assemble the printing machine this morning.
Everyone looked at the finished product and became very excited from being stunned at the beginning. It seemed that as long as someone made a voice, they were ready to do their best and keep printing.
But the most important control panel operation, except for the magician himself, no one else knows how to do it. So everyone stared at someone with bright eyes. Of course Lin knew what this look meant. It was not for the great cause of mathematics.
, so I threw myself into it regardless of my own safety; this is just the look of seeing a new toy and being reluctant to let it go.
But Lin did not meet these people's requirements, because before that, there was another very important job.
He took all the ten volumes of journals, including the one in the hands of the dean, back into his hands. Everyone who was flipping through them looked a little reluctant to part with them. Lin said to everyone: "Don't rush to print the books yet.
.Before that, there is a very important work to be done.──”
He distributed the ten journals in his hands to the ten apprentices brought to help by the great magician Kabamba,
"─As you have seen, printing books is just a labor job. It may seem new to you now, but you will get tired of it after a long time. And this is a job that anyone can do, and it does not necessarily require a magic apprentice to do it.
.But in order to make this book publishable, we still need to draw on your talents. This is actually just a first draft, and you still need to proofread it carefully. Of course, I am not asking you to catch errors in mathematical theory, but to catch errors in mathematical theory.
Such as spelling errors, grammatical errors, and errors that are unclear and easily misunderstood. As for inconsistencies, find them if you can, and then correct them."
The matter of proofreading seems to be unfamiliar to people who are lost in the world. I saw a group of people looking at me with suspicious eyes like "What are you talking about?" After all, before today, all the completed books
Rely on the scribe. Even if you make an error during the copying process, it does not necessarily mean that other people will make the same mistake, unless everyone is copying the same original copy that made the mistake.
But that’s not how printing works.
Lin had to explain more: "Mathematics is a subject with correct answers. It would be a shame if there were some ridiculous errors in a book that mainly focuses on mathematics. So before it is officially published,
It is necessary to make a first draft and ask someone to read the text to find out the superficial errors and correct them. This kind of proofreading work is crucial for printing, because once a mistake is made, the next few copies printed will be wrong.
Can you understand the seriousness of this?"
After listening to someone's explanation, everyone suddenly understood the importance of proofreading. If the master copy is wrong, the original copy will be wrong. If such a thing is published, it will only become a laughing stock. And as you can imagine, this first issue of the mathematics journal will definitely
It is the object of many people's attention. Any small flaw in it can become the target of criticism.
Understanding this, the great magician Kabamba gave up the idea of taking back the journal he just held; although he also wanted to get a copy and proofread it together. And the apprentices who got it,
We also understand that what we have in our hands is still a semi-finished product. To complete it, we still need the efforts of everyone.
Seeing that everyone's enthusiasm was over, and there was a sense of sluggishness, Lin knew that the next thing to talk about was the real business. "Of course, if you come to help, it won't be in vain, but there will be compensation. Of course, this compensation,
It is impossible for you to charge such a high price of two to five kil (gold) for copying a book as you did in the past."
Someone once knew about the remuneration of a scribe. Because that was the job that he most longed for when he first arrived in the lost land. It is not only safe, but also lucrative. But to do this job, in addition to ability, you also need some background.
A certain person had neither at that time, so he had no choice but to seek out the uncivilized goblins to risk his life.
The remuneration of two to five gold coins includes the purchase of paper, ink and other items that can carry magic words, but even so, there is still a considerable profit. And this is only the price of copying general magic knowledge. If it is some high-grade magic knowledge,
For example, for strategic-level magic that is classified as a forbidden spell, the amount of this reward will be even higher. You must know that the average person's living expenses for a month will cost less than one gold.
But obviously, the remuneration for printing cannot be compared. Because the workload and the content of the work are too different. In the past, I helped the association or magicians copy the magic knowledge. First, it was labor-consuming and time-consuming; second, the paper and ink needed to be specially made, and it was still
Prepare it yourself, after all, the material cost is included in the remuneration. But it is completely different now, so how to calculate the remuneration, everyone is listening attentively.
"This first issue of the Mathematics Journal, I estimate that one thousand copies will be printed, and everyone will be responsible for it. As for the remuneration, each person is twenty kil (gold). It is estimated that including the time for proofreading, it will take about five to seven days.
, to be able to complete the entire production of one issue of the journal. If the overall operation process is proficient, it is estimated that the time can be shortened.”
A person's remuneration of twenty gold is calculated by someone. The basis of actuarial calculation includes the past experience of working at the bottom of Xijia District, as well as the information found on the forum index. In the same time, a fast scribe
Using traditional methods to copy magic knowledge, one can earn an income ranging from ten to thirty-five gold.
But this also includes the material costs that must be spent, which means that there will be about half, or even less than half, of the net profit, depending on how low the price you can obtain the source of materials. Even so, the income is at a loss.
The level is still impressive.
The remuneration of twenty gold is probably a little higher than the income of a scribe who spends the same time. And this is a net income that does not include the cost of materials. And twenty gold is probably the daily income of a magic apprentice learning magic.
, the basic one-month cost. It includes the consumables required for meditation rituals, or the cost of materials required for some exercises and research, and of course the cost of purchasing magic stones.
Therefore, everyone feels that the remuneration offered by Lin is just okay. It is not worse than before, but it is not much more. Looking at the face of my teacher coming forward and asking for help, I can still help. As for
The astronomical figure of one thousand copies has been ignored by everyone.
Because in Lin's original actuarial calculation of remuneration, he did not take into account the price of goods in the holy city of Estali, and how many tricks these experienced scribes can find in this job and how much profit they can squeeze out. It costs the same
If they spend more time and work harder, they can earn more than twenty gold.
In this part, someone can only say, don’t compare special cases with the general rules. In the field of statistics, if you use special cases to compare with the general rules, you will die as many as there are general cases. There is no comparison at all. But you must arouse the enthusiasm of the apprentices.
It's not that there is no way. Use the prize money as bait to catch fish, and no one will not take the bait.
So Lin smiled and said: "Although the basic remuneration is only twenty kil (gold), as long as you proofread the manuscript carefully enough and make this journal perfectly published without a single error, you will get additional bonuses.
"
Seeing everyone's eyes shining brightly and their ears perked up, someone cleared his throat and said, "On a one-month basis, as long as no one discloses any errors in writing before the next issue of the journal is published,
You will be able to receive the same amount as the reward for this issue as a bonus. In other words, the reward for the first issue is twenty kil (gold), as long as no one finds fault in anything other than mathematical theory before the second issue is published.
, even if you don’t want to continue to help, you can still get a bonus of twenty kilo (gold) next month.”
This represents the precision of the proofreading, and it is related to whether your remuneration can be doubled! The ten magic apprentices involved in this work almost jumped up and howled.
After Lin Guang briefly explained how to record errors when proofreading the manuscript, some people couldn't wait to open the first draft and check the text.