Moreover, according to the news, Han and Tang trading houses also shipped a batch of "Luoyang Peony Pavilion" to Jiangnan for sale.
So, talking about one hundred thousand copies is definitely not an imaginary number. This does not include the "Luoyang Peony Collection", which is also sold in large quantities in Chang'an.
Previously, in order to compete tit-for-tat with the "Chang'an Xunbao" run by Cheng Sanlang and others, a "Chang'an Collected Works" was produced.
But every time they print an issue, they can be said to be posting copies and selling them. To this day, a group of aristocratic families are still throwing money into it.
The print run has been maintained at around 10,000 copies, with three issues per month, which is 30,000 copies each month. Just the amount of money poured into it is more than 1,000 coins.
This is not a small amount of money, but in order to save their face, the wealthy family can only continue to support it.
However, the printing quantity of "Chang'an Xunbao" was several times that of theirs.
"If this is really the case, then Jinyang Bookstore must have mastered a printing technique that is unknown to us."
"How else could it be so?"
As an elite member of the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zheng Shilang knew very well that a wealthy family could have the right to speak in the circle of scholars.
This is because they control book resources, and the reason why they seized the printing market immediately after the emergence of printing technology.
What the purpose is, the purpose is to dominate this industry and set a barrier for those poor people who thought they had the opportunity to have channels to study.
These printing and bookshops print at most some common reading materials, and the prices are certainly not low.
Moreover, they also printed a large number of Buddhist and Taoist classics for the favor of the imperial court and the world.
No matter how much you read those things, it will be useful. Since the imperial examination does not test these things, it will only distort the views of those who are literate to religion.
Those large books that are really of great use to readers, haha...Sorry, they cannot be printed.
In other words, various bookstores have a tacit understanding and refuse to put those books on the containers because they have too many words and the printing process is too long and complicated.
This leaves those from poorer families to acquire knowledge through various operations such as borrowing and copying.
But a small part of these operations may be achieved by relying on face and friendship, but most of them require money.
Of course, you can also spend no money and join these aristocratic families, rely on them, and let them provide you with a good study environment.
Whether you become their retainer or disciple, once you get in, you will pass the imperial examination and become an official one day.
Then you will also be pulled into the factions of these aristocratic families, if you want to get rid of the control of the aristocratic families.
All kinds of bad reputations and stigmas, such as being ungrateful and betraying the teacher, will be thrown at this person. The final outcome may be even more miserable than failing to pass the exam.
This is the reason why any promising king who dominates the world will hate these aristocratic families.
This is why the far-sighted and wise Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, came up with the idea of ​​establishing the imperial examination.
I just hope to take the opportunity to provide those poor families with common people to fight against those aristocratic families, but this process is extremely difficult, even today in the Tang Dynasty.
The aristocratic families were still the main force of the imperial court, which is why Li Shimin would vigorously promote his old brothers who followed him to conquer the country.
They even wanted to compile "Chronicles of Clan" to publicize to the world the reason why Li Tanghuang's surname was the first in the world.
If Jinyang Bookstore really has any means to print books on a large scale in such a short period of time, this will definitely have a huge impact on the aristocratic family's right to speak in the officialdom.
But the problem is that Jinyang Bookstore is the property of Princess Jinyang, and it is impossible for Your Majesty not to know that Jinyang Bookstore has a new printing method, which is a great weapon.
But why has His Majesty kept silent? This made Zheng Shilang think about it for a long time with a frown on his face, but he had no clue.
Finally, he summoned a confidant and called him to him. After giving careful instructions, he wrote a letter and handed it into his hands, asking him to rush back to Chang'an immediately.
No matter what your Majesty's purpose is, this is a method that can print hundreds of thousands of copies.
The Zheng family in Xingyang, which controls a large number of printing industries in the Central Plains, had better get their hands on this kind of printing technology.
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Outside the Jinguang Gate in the west of Chang'an City, a group of soldiers guarding the Jinguang Gate were standing in a shelter under the city gate. An iron stove inside was burning vigorously.
Everyone relied on this iron stove to get warmth, and the thick winter clothes on their bodies were warmed, making people very comfortable.
An old soldier who was enjoying the roast couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said with a sigh.
"In the past few years, going to work to guard the city gate every winter was the biggest chore."
Pao Ze on the side couldn't help but subconsciously retorted.
"Nonsense, isn't it just a hard job now?"
"Of course it's hard work, but at least it's much more comfortable than before."
"Compared with the winter clothes we wore when guarding the city gate in the past, compared with this winter coat made of white laminated cloth, it was like something that leaked wind from all sides."
"Besides, there are these gloves and these felt boots. Which one is not more comfortable than before?"
"And this iron stove, even though it's so far away, I still feel hot all over. The charcoal stove where I used to bake is so cold that I wish I could just sit on the fire to enjoy it."
As soon as these words came out, a lot of people laughed and laughed. At this moment, several soldiers whose noses were red from the cold hurried over.
"You bastards, you're already past the point and you still haven't come over to change the guard. Hurry over and let us warm up..."
After a commotion, the soldiers who had just been warmed up could only reluctantly rush out of the comfort tent and came to stand under the golden door.
Not far away, several riders were riding towards this side, and soon they arrived at the city gate.
And their costumes immediately made the soldiers understand where these people came from. They were either Tubo barbarians or Tuyuhun barbarians.
The young man in the lead, dressed in silk and satin, stared at the golden door with wide eyes, and couldn't help but sigh like this.
"This is the city gate of Chang'an City. It is so tall and majestic. It must be almost two feet high, right?"
On the side, a middle-aged man who was also dressed in luxurious clothes came close to the young man, smiled ingratiatingly and pointed to the road ahead.
"Yes, Sir, this Chang'an City is the most majestic and spectacular city in the world that I have ever seen."
The eldest son nodded with deep understanding and said with emotion.