Chapter 558 The horse was shocked just now, it wasn't Niu's initiative
Chapter 558 The horse was startled just now, and it was not Niu who took the initiative (please subscribe and vote)
The formula of the ink was provided by Cheng Chubi, but he really didn't have time to continue testing and could only teach the craftsmen to continue their in-depth research.
"As long as they can find a way to make the ink more sticky and make the printed text more standard and perfect, then they will not be stingy with the reward."
"In this regard, it's up to you, Uncle Ping, to consider it. It can be as little as one or twenty guan, or as many as one or two hundred guan, to mobilize their enthusiasm."
Uncle Ping nodded understandingly. "Don't worry, Third Young Master. There are villains here who will definitely supervise them to do better and better."
Li Ke next to him heard this and couldn't help but glance at Brother Chu Bi, who had been crying to him about his poverty these past few days.
But when he thought that the other party was willing to pay for it himself and not asking him to pay for it, Li Ke felt that it was better for him to keep a low profile.
This is to avoid angering Brother Chu Bi and making him think about the three melons and two dates in his hand, which would be very bad.
Li Ke focused his attention on those papers. This was paper that had been improved again, and the quality was obviously better than the last time.
After arriving here, Li Ke had already taken it upon himself to write and draw on several paper patterns with a pen, whether it was for ink absorption or stain resistance.
All of them are better than the previous batch of paper patterns. It can be said that the new Chengjia paper is not as thick and compact as Xuanzhou tribute paper and hard yellow paper.
Its writing-friendly qualities, as well as its flexibility, have reached standards that can be used for copying or printing books.
Naturally, Li Ke scraped several pieces of paper without politeness, saying that he wanted to take them home to write and draw, and to test the quality of the paper for Brother Chubi.
Of course, this was just a cover-up of his true purpose.
He followed his father's secret order and after obtaining the paper pattern, he secretly presented it to his father for appraisal.
Cheng Chubi copied the printed sample papers and left the inconspicuous printing shop next to Jingshui River with Li Ke.
As for Master Xu, he seems to be very aware of his position as the second shareholder, since the old Cheng family took up 80% of the shares.
Except for showing his face when he first came to hand over the book, Master Xu had already transferred the control of the printing house to the hands of the old Cheng family.
In this way, Cheng Chubi would naturally not be polite and would do everything here according to his own ideas.
The vacant land near the printing house has also been purchased, so Uncle Ping will naturally find people to build a new, larger printing house.
Once it is completed, more craftsmen will be recruited. New printing machinery is also being produced.
By building a few more machines and operating them together, Cheng Chubi believes that by the time His Royal Highness the Prince of Pai Ribs recovers from his leg illness, there will be no problem in printing two to three hundred thousand books.
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After walking out of the printing house, Cheng Chubi looked at everything here and couldn't help but feel a little sad. After all, Li Tai's eye surgery was very successful.
Although the wound is still painful, fortunately he can sit, lie down and walk normally. There is no way for him to stay in Chang'an any longer.
After all, in Lishan Tangquan Palace, there was also the Paigujing Prince and the black-faced Emperor waiting for their return.
And the two loyal servants Cheng Fa and Cheng Da who looked abandoned when he left Lishan.
"I have to rush back to Lishan tomorrow to report the good news to His Highness. Brother Lao Xian, you should pay more attention to the matter of this bookshop."
During this period of time, Li Ke, who had not been doing much serious work, nodded and answered with an expression of acknowledging his work and acknowledging his complaints.
"Don't worry, this is a big deal for me, so I don't dare to slack off. I will come over every once in a while to see what's going on."
The two of them walked along, muttering quietly, but unexpectedly, they saw a horse galloping in the distance.
"Uncle Fu, why are you here?" Cheng Chubi looked in astonishment at the butler, Uncle Fu, who came on horseback and looked beaming with joy.
"Third Young Master, the eldest Young Master received news that Mr. Niu was ordered to escort the two Generals Xue back to Beijing first.
We are now less than ten miles away from the capital, and the eldest son and the second son have already gone there first."
"Hey, Brother Niu is back?" Before Cheng Chubi could say anything, Li Ke's eyes lit up and he quickly turned over and jumped on the horse.
"Brother Chu Bi, what are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up."
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Fu. I'll go over and pick up the wind for Brother Niu."
Cheng Chubi shouted at Uncle Fu, leapt on his horse and whipped his whip, and walked quickly towards the west of the city with Li Ke.
Cheng Chubi and Li Ke hurriedly headed north, because Fengshui where they were located happened to be southwest of Chang'an, and they only needed to go north to reach the official road.
Niu Jinda, accompanied by Li Keshi, Li Ji and Yuchi Gong, stood beside the official road about five miles away from the far gate of Chang'an.
Not far from their elders, the welcoming team consisting of the eldest and second eldest children of the Cheng family and the younger Yuchi twins could only squat aside and grow.
Niu Jinda sat on the horse, stretched his neck, and looked into the distance.
The horse's rein was in his big hand, and from time to time he glanced at Paoze who was bragging and spanking on the left and right, and couldn't help but speak.
"I am an elder. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to come here to pick up that child?"
Li Ji couldn't help but roll his eyes at this old brother and said
"I asked you, Lao Niu, why are you like this? Your son escaped and only returned to Chang'an in recent years. As a father, do you not miss your son?"
After these words made Niu Jinda speechless for a long time, he couldn't help but frown and muttered, "But I am his father."
"...Nonsense, who doesn't know that you are his father? But then again, your son is much more famous than you now, tsk tsk tsk...
Who in the world does not know your Niu Weituo? Even Your Majesty already knows this name."
Hearing this, Niu Jinda felt a little shy, but he laughed a few times with obvious pride and continued to look over there.
Finally, he saw the smoke and dust gradually rising on the official road to the west. Seeing this scene, Niu Jinda subconsciously loosened the reins with both hands, clamped the horse's belly, and suddenly jumped out a lot.
Just when everyone thought that Lao Niu had finally lost his temper after seeing his son's eagerness, Niu Jinda, who had rushed out dozens of steps, actually reined in his mount.
Then he turned his horse's head again and strolled back to the crowd.
"???" Yiqian Paoze looked at Niu Jinda, whose face was a little red, with a confused face.
Niu Jinda touched his nose and explained awkwardly, "The horse was frightened just now. It was not Niu's initiative."
"You, a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades, are still shocked?" Yuchi Gong curled his lips.
Niu Jinda ignored the old brothers who were swaying with laughter. He still stood at the front of the team with a dark face, but the stretched neck that he tried to stretch revealed his inner uneasiness.
Seeing the noisy smoke and dust billowing, and hearing the rumbling hoofbeats approaching, this veteran of the battlefield couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Not only did I want to see my son whom I had not seen for a long time, but I also felt that I would lose face by welcoming him, but I was surrounded by a group of old brothers.
I could only brace myself and look ahead with a complicated expression.
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"Here we come, Lao Niu, have you seen the leader over there?"
The general Li Keshi, the bird thief who was best at shooting and eating birds, narrowed his eyes and yelled out in a short time.
At this time, Niu Weituo, riding his horse and whipping his whip, was marching in front of the team, and also noticed the group of people gathered on the high hill next to the official road ahead.
Soon, Niu Weituo saw the familiar figure and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
With a sharp shout, he galloped out of the team and galloped towards the high hill where his father and the generals were.
He looked at his son, whose face was sunburned and red, coming towards us with a look of excitement and ecstasy on his horse and whipping his whip.