It cost 200 taels of silver to engrave the "Prison Book", and Lin Jing Center, who was in charge of accounting, was reluctant to part with it. To be honest, such a high engraving cost, if it didn't take too long, it would be far less cost-effective to hire someone to copy it; thinking about Lin Jing's future
Lin Jingzhong felt even more distressed because he wanted to engrave miscellaneous books on a large scale.
Lin Fu frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "Can I hire a skilled master?"
"Ah," Lin Jingzhong just casually hinted that he could save some money by engraving books. Unexpectedly, Lin Fu took it seriously. Seeing that Lin Fu didn't seem to be joking, he also said seriously, "Shiliang is famous for its tea and paper, engraving and printing books.
Of course, Dongyang also has skilled masters, and the craftsmanship is better than other places. There are several great craftsmen and famous craftsmen in Jiangning City..." He was too embarrassed to directly say in front of Lin Fu that the masters of Zhengye Hall are eight out of ten/
Jiudu is from Dongyang, so he can be poached with some effort.
"Hmm..." Lin Fu nodded. He was not thinking about setting up a bookstore. He was thinking about the issues of movable type printing and engraving printing. For four to five hundred years, there have been books printed with movable type in all dynasties.
When it came out, due to the immaturity of the technology, movable type printing was not widely used. As Lin Fu, who knew the progress of civilization after thousands of years, of course knew that movable type printing was the general trend.
In engraving printing, the characters are engraved on the entire base plate. One engraving plate can only print one page of book, so each time a book is printed, a large number of printing engraving plates must be remade, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Movable type printing only requires rearranging individual fonts to print different books. As long as the technology is mature, the cost of printing can be greatly reduced.
Lin Fu only knew that movable lead type was commonly used in later generations, and type molds were made of lead. It was not known whether it was pure lead or lead alloy, let alone what kind of printing ink should be used with lead movable type, and whether there were any special requirements for paper.
, he looked at Lin Jingzhong and asked: "Is there any master who knows movable type printing?"
"Movable type printing?" Lin Jingzhong was slightly stunned. Lin Ji Warehouse also ran a paper workshop. He knew a thing or two about engraving and printing, and said, "The clay movable type master knows a thing or two. I heard that the type molds fired with clay are particularly damaged.
Blocks are fired into porcelain without ink; I heard that some people used copper blocks to make calligraphy molds in the past, but copper is difficult to melt. Making a set of calligraphy molds is too time-consuming, laborious and expensive. Ordinary bookshops really do not have this ability, and copper character molds
I didn’t use ink very much. Until this time, I only heard that the official offices in the two capitals used copper calligraphy molds..."
"It should be that the material and ink used to make the typeface are wrong. It may also have a lot to do with the paper used for printing," Lin Fu said. "What exactly is going on? Please help me find some masters who know how to print movable type. See if I can find one."
A more appropriate method. In fact, if the volume of printing is large and the types of printing are more, copper movable type will save more time and effort than engraving. This is why official bookstores use copper movable type molds..."
"Then let me look for it first..." Lin Jingzhong nodded and kept this in mind.
Lin Fu remembered something. Official book visits in both capitals were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. Since the official bookstores had been printing books with copper movable type stencils, maybe they could start directly from the Jiangning Ministry of Industry.
Lin Jingzhong didn't know what Lin Fu was thinking about, so he said: "You were talking to Mr. Zhao about miscellaneous studies a few days ago. I was wondering if this engraving and sealing of books is something like miscellaneous studies and craftsmanship? I have been thinking about Dongyang these days.
Are there any master craftsmen who are qualified enough to write books and commentaries? Even if there are copper movable types, there are secrets on how to engrave typefaces, what kind of ink to use, what kind of paper to use, but ah, even the printers of the government-run bookshops are just pure
They rely on craftsmanship to make a living, and they would never tell the secrets of their unique skills. I later thought that since we could pay a lot of money to buy it and solve their worries about making a living, they would not refuse. It’s just that we bought a unique craft with a lot of money, but we have to pay for it.
If you print it out for free and make it known to the world, this mute will suffer a loss..." Speaking of which, Lin Jingzhong still refused to engage in a loss-making business.
The protection of patent laws after thousands of years is an extremely complicated system, and Lin Fu only knows a little bit about it. Besides, to really promote this kind of thing, it will take a whole country and several generations to succeed. Naturally, he will not bother at this time.
Thinking about this, I just said to Lin Jingzhong: "The most taboo thing about businessmen is not to pluck a hair to benefit the world. What I can tell you is that if you want to benefit the world, you must first have the intention to benefit the world."
This thing, at first glance, seems like a huge loss, but we really have the ambition and courage to benefit the world. Whatever we want to do in the future, it will be easier than others to invite famous teachers and craftsmen from all over the world. In addition, any knowledge must be studied thoroughly.
It is impossible to rely on one or two people working behind closed doors. No matter how brilliant a person's mind is, it has its limits. Gathering the wisdom of everyone for exchanges and communication is the right way. The purpose of publishing a book is to publish personal wisdom and experience for people to follow.
Communicate and communicate with others. There is also a direct benefit here, that is, we can always have access to these experiences and wisdom earlier than others. The early bird catches the worm, and the profit of businessmen is not to compete for a head start?
If it is feasible, I will set up a society in Jiangning in the future - Xixi Society gathers sages who write moral articles. In the future, our Jiyun Society will gather to study these obscene and strange skills.
, the craftsmen of all kinds of craftsmanship..."
"Your ambition is really not small. If you really want to accomplish this, you will leave your name in history!" Lin Jingzhong felt somewhat heroic in his heart when he heard what Lin Fu said.
"It's easy to say," Lin Fu said with a smile, "To accomplish this, it requires nothing more than power, money, and power. If you help me in the scene, Qingshi will not leave my name alone. It's just that it's too far.
We will first print this book by Zhao Shuhan, and then we will see if we can find a more convenient and cost-effective printing method. Regarding the bookshop, if you think the time is right, just do it..."
"Qing Shi didn't dare to leave his name. Since I decided to stay in Jiangning, I sold this life to you," Lin Jingzhong said with a smile, "You have asked me to do it, and I will do my best to do it. It's just a matter of engraving books in the bookshop. Ye Kai
Knowing that he would secretly obstruct..."
"Since he was able to make dozens of taels of silver from us without any intention today, do we still need to worry about him secretly obstructing us in the future?" Lin Fu asked with a smile.
"Yes." Lin Jingzhong pondered what Lin Fu said about "power and money." As long as he has more power and money than Zhengye Hall, why should he be afraid of his secret obstruction? Not to mention the future, even now, Lin Jingzhong is not afraid.
Ye Kai dared to openly fall out with Jiyun Society. If there was really going to be a quarrel, Lin Jingzhong guessed that Lin Mengde would secretly help them. These days, he felt more and more that Lin Mengde was very concerned about Jiyun Society's affairs. Speaking of which,
, it was also Lin Mengde who felt that Lin Fu had greater achievements.
Lin Fu sat in the carriage and thought for a while, and said: "It would be better if we don't hurt the harmony. Do you think this is feasible? You go to Ye Kai to discuss, we want to set up a bookshop, and Zhengye Hall can buy 20% of the silver stock. Jiyun
If the club's bookshop can make money, he can get 20% of the money..."
"..." Lin Jingzhong was slightly startled. He had only heard that silver stocks were available at the head office. He had never heard that the branches below could allow people to buy silver stocks. He wanted to refute Lin Fu,
After thinking about it, I was confused: Why can't people invest in silver stocks with a semicolon? I felt like my brains were twisting together, thinking that Lin Fu often had unexpected ideas, but when I thought about it carefully, it was very feasible.
Lin Fu didn't know who was responsible for the creation of stock companies in the current era. When he thought about it carefully, the structure of stock companies in stock companies was somewhat rudimentary of the structure of joint-stock companies thousands of years later.
Multi-layered.
The benefits of doing this are obvious. While it does not affect control, it can at least alleviate conflicts in competition within the industry and gather more strength.
Lin Jingzhong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll try to talk to Ye Kai. Maybe I'll ask Uncle Meng De to come out."
"Yes," Lin Fu nodded, and then said, "There are still two manuscripts of the prison book. One will be left in the house for now, and the other will be taken to Gu's house for a walk in the afternoon."
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Today is New Year's Eve. I went to the Gu Mansion in the afternoon. Lin Fu specially brought Gu Tianqiao with him. After all, he and the Gu family belong to the same clan.
As the afternoon passed, snow began to fall from the sky. Snow before the New Year's Day was regarded as auspicious snow. People on the street were quite excited to see the falling snow. However, the refugees who had sneaked into the city huddled up under the walls and felt that the weather was getting colder.
Unbearable.
Gu Tianqiao was sitting in the carriage, watching Lin Fu lift the curtain of the carriage and look at the refugees at the foot of the wall, and said: "There seem to be more refugees on the street..."
"Western Qin, Jinzhong, Zhongzhou and other places have a tradition of escaping from spring famine. This year it seems to be earlier than in previous years..." Zhao Hu had more knowledge than Gu Tianqiao. He sat at the front of the carriage and drove the carriage, turning around and said.
Lin Fu was sitting on the carriage, thinking that the famine in the north was serious, which was very different from the previous tradition of fleeing the spring famine. The news revealed in the Tang newspaper had shown that local governments along the Huaihe River had begun to organize troops to prevent the refugees from moving south on a large scale.
He thought that the people who went to Chongzhou to contact Qin Chengzu and the others had been gone for several days and should be returning soon. Maybe Qin Chengzu would recruit some refugees who had lost their livelihoods to go to Changshan Island. After all, Qin Chengzu and the others had been involved in the anti-theft war before spring and summer.
The damage was so severe that only forty or fifty people were left who could truly be called the elite.
When the car arrived at Gu's house, the inside and outside of Gu's house had been decorated with lights and decorations in preparation for the New Year. Gu Wuchen did not go to the Yamen today, and few officials would go to the Yamen to sit in court before and after the New Year.
Gu Wuchen and his wife Gu Shi were enjoying the falling snow in the back garden. Gu Junxun, also wearing a light green undershirt, stood in the middle of the garden innocently reaching out to catch the falling snow. When he saw Lin Fu and Gu Tianqiao walking in, he shyly hid behind Gu's house.