For several days, Uncle Yao ran to the bookstore, trying to find out what the printing volume of his "movable type printing" was, not to scare himself, thinking that this thing would affect the interests of the family.
As a result, Uncle Yao discovered that the process from the initial compilation of a book to subsequent design costs and sample book testing was not as fast as he thought.
Perhaps the printing speed is fast, but the typesetting of the text, the design of the illustrations, and the final sample book take several months.
"Look, I told you that you are overthinking."
"Well, you're right, I did think too much."
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Afterwards, when Uncle Yao reported to Gu Qingling again, Gu Qingling said with a smile on his face: "If you don't worry about the long-term, you must worry about the immediate future. You should think more about it. This new method of bookmaking in our family is indeed better than the old method.
It saves a lot of effort. If you give this method to the Tian family, the effect will definitely be different. But if you put it in our small bookshop, it is just a 'wonderful and obscene technique' and nothing."
"Besides, which aristocratic family doesn't have a few secrets to making money?"
"As long as we cover it up and don't let the secret recipe leak out, there's nothing to worry about."
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Gu Qingling really wanted to print books or something, but forget about changing the world.
With the current strength of the Yao family, it is impossible to become a fat man in one sitting, and it will only choke oneself to death.
What's more, Emperor Mingguang is already old. Even if the Yao family wants to make a move, it cannot be done at this time.
Gu Qingling's eyes flashed, and then he let the matter pass. He only asked Uncle Yao to watch the bookshop carefully and not let the secrets in the bookshop spread out.
"Yes, mother, my son knows."
This is the first time that Uncle Yao has received "private property" from his mother. Although the bookstore is still nominally in Gu Qingling's name, it is now under full management of Uncle Yao, which means that it will be handed over to him in the future.
Uncle Yao was a little excited when he thought of the things in the bookshop.
Not to mention the newly invented paper and ink cartridges, which are just movable type printing, they are also treasures for family heirlooms.
Whoever masters this will have the right to speak for the world's scholars - when your bookstore is large enough to cover all the books in the world.
Uncle Yao quickly calmed down and asked Gu Qingling: "Mom, are you sure that I am fully responsible for this bookstore? What about the second brother? What does the second brother do?"
"Your second brother," Gu Qingling's eyes fell on Yao Second Master and said, "Don't worry, he will have other things to do in the future."
"Ah? Mom, what else do I have to do? If not that, I can help eldest brother first, and then you can leave that matter to me after you have made arrangements..." Second Master Yao is not stupid, although Yao
The uncle's vigilance was in vain, but the bookstore was a hen that could lay golden eggs.
If his eldest brother was left alone, he would cry.
His daughter-in-law, Mrs. Yao Er, knew that she had a hand in the matter of Baixiang Pavilion. How could Master Yao allow himself to miss the matter of the bookstore?
Even if the bookstore doesn't make money at the beginning, it's okay. When the bookstore becomes bigger in the future, will the dividends be less than his share?
It just so happened that Mr. Yao didn't have any way to make money, so he was eager to get a piece of this old hen's golden thigh.
"That's it, it's settled. Don't interfere with the bookshop. It belongs to your eldest brother; the academy belongs to me. Later..." Gu Qingling said, "When my workshop is finished, I will leave it to you. When the time comes, your eldest brother
I can’t be jealous of your workshop. You two brothers are both my biological children, and the palms and backs of your hands are all flesh. No matter how partial I am, I can’t give one and leave the other empty-handed..."
Second Master Yao still wanted to speak, but seeing his mother staring at him closely, the expression on his face did not seem to be fake, so he could only say aggrievedly: "Mom, what you gave me won't be worse than this bookshop, right? What if?
When the time comes, I realize that the workshop is not as good as my eldest brother’s, so I won’t accept it. Anyway, you have always loved me, and my son is used to it, so you can’t favor my eldest brother.”
Look at what he said, there are many meanings and correct words, as if he was talking about some great truth.
But the meaning behind these words...
Okay, Gu Qingling was speechless. Didn't this make it clear that he wanted her to favor Mr. Yao?
Mr. Yao is so shameless.
Uncle Yao on the side was dumbfounded. Second Master Yao argued with him that he was not surprised, but in front of him, the old lady was partial...
Is this a step too far?
Uncle Yao smiled and said: "Second brother, if you think it's unfair, why don't we change it?"
That being said, I just don’t know if it is this workshop that Uncle Yao wants to change to, or something else.
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Because he had been prepared for it, the books in the bookstore were shipped to Yao's academy one after another. In addition to the books printed by himself, Uncle Yao felt guilty and went to other bookstores in Jinling to purchase a batch, and put them all into Yao's bookstore one by one.
In the bookstore of Shi Academy.
The bookstore of Yao Academy does not sell pens, inks, paper and inkstones, but if you want to copy a book, you can directly ask the bookstore to provide it. In addition to paying for pens, inks, paper and inkstones, you will also have to copy an extra copy and put it in the bookstore for others to "read".
Of course, if you are too lazy to copy it, you can also just pay for a ready-made copy for the price of a pound of pork.
If it is some rare books, the price will only be higher, ranging from a few taels to hundreds of taels of silver.
"The Yao family opened a bookstore? Wait, didn't they open a Baixiang Pavilion?"
"You don't know? Their family built a Yao's Academy on the street behind it, with a bookstore next to it. They don't sell pens, inks, paper and inkstones, only books."
When the scholar heard this, he frowned slightly and said, "The Yao family can even do that kind of thing. If they open a bookstore, wouldn't that taint the reputation of scholars?"
"this……"
"I don't know what tricks the Yao family used. Sure enough, they are from the capital. It's just different. They did something like that. This bookstore can be opened. I don't know how the Yamen does things. They actually allow such a family to open a bookstore.
, This is simply insulting, and I am ashamed to associate with such people." The book man shook his sleeves and walked away angrily.
The man left behind was a little confused and murmured: "But... the county magistrate didn't sentence him like this."
The Yao family in the capital dug their own graves and took the lead in suing the Yao family in Jinling for their many evil deeds and directly sent their own family members to prison. On the other hand, isn't this "killing relatives for justice"?
Obviously, although most people have been deceived by public opinion and feel that the Yao family in the capital is too ruthless and even spared their own clansmen and sent them to prison; there are also a few rational people who have come to admire the Yao family in the capital.
With his thunderous methods, he could actually be so ruthless as to kill relatives and cut off the bones to heal the wounds.
They argued with others: "Actually, the matter cannot be said like this. Think about it, if the Yao family in Jinling had not done many evil things and did things that violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, even if the Yao family in the capital wanted to send them to prison, they would not be able to be sent to prison.
.The prerequisite for the Jinling Yao family to enter is that they have dug a hole for themselves first, and have done so many evil things of bullying men, dominating women, and bullying their neighbors..."
"Do you dare to say that the case decided by the county magistrate is wrong? Those things were not done by the Yao family of Jinling? Shouldn't the Yao family of Jinling be punished for doing such things?"
"If you ask me, the Jinling Yao family deserves it. If they hadn't done so many evil things, would the Yao family in the capital city have sued them all and put them all in jail?"
"What? You suspect that the Yao family of Jinling is just taking the blame, but in fact it was the Yao family of the capital that did it? Well, you are judging a gentleman with a villain's heart. You have forgotten that the smallpox prevention and control methods were spread all over the world some time ago, but
It was brought out by the Yao family in the capital city. How could a person with infinite merit do such a righteous thing?"
