Chapter 168: Great dream

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Ma Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard the first half of Li Zexuan's sentence. When he heard the turning point behind him, Li Zexuan didn't say anything again. He was like a hundred claws scratching his heart, secretly annoying Li Zexuan deliberately hanging his appetite.
Li Zexuan smiled, did not answer the conversation, but turned the subject away and asked:
"What do you think of the movable type printing in this workshop?"
When Ma listened to this typography on Monday, he immediately got excited. He said excitedly:
"Of course it is good! Great! With this movable type printing, the cost of books will be greatly reduced. In the future, the poor scholars in the world will be able to read books. Sir, this is an act of immense merit!"
Li Zexuan wondered: "What? Mr. Means that the books are very expensive now? Can't afford the scholars?"
He has traveled for so long, and he has never bought a book in a bookstore, and he has no idea about the book market. Seeing Ma Zhou's excitement a little too much, he became curious and asked.
When Ma Zhou heard Li Zexuan's question, he seemed to think of something again, his eyes suddenly became red, and he hammered the pillar next to the hammer angrily, and said angrily:
"It's more than expensive, it's just a grab for money. I have a collection of millions of books in Datang, and I am afraid that 700,000 to 800,000 will be in the hands of the family. The price of a book in the bookstore is enough for an ordinary family of three to live for a year. How can those poor scholars afford it! Had it not been for his father to leave some books in the collection, Ma now still wants to come and is still a idiot who doesn't know how to write. It's not bad if he didn't starve to death. How can he still count on reading!"
Ma Zhou is now opening his mouth and squirting wildly, alive and out like you are an ancient version of the angry youth.
In fact, what Ma Zhou said was right. The Tang Dynasty book trade was active and book shops were spread all over the country. Since engraving printing has not yet become popular, and books are still mainly hand-copied, their prices are relatively expensive, generally selling for more than one thousand texts per volume.
In the Southern Song Dynasty Ye Mengde's "Swallows of the Stone Forest" summarized the word "expensive" for the price of books before the Tang Dynasty. He said: "Before the Tang Dynasty, there was no imprinting method for all books, and the collection of books was expensive."
It can be seen that people at that time regarded books as a kind of very valuable commodity and rushed to collect it, just like modern real estate, which is more valuable than gold. This will lead to crazy buying of houses.
Li Tai couldn't help but interject: "Didn't the imperial court encourage people to copy books? Mr. Ma can copy the books and send them to the government for money before buying other books!"
After Li Er became the emperor, in order to encourage the people to donate books widely, he once decreed: "The three control institutes have few books, and those who accept, all give them thousands of dollars."
It means copying a volume of books, and the price of each piece is 1,000 wen, which can be said to be the first uniform price set by the government. Therefore, books in bookstores are generally slightly higher than this price.
Ma Zhou said in a spirited voice: "Fart, you can borrow books first when copying books. Those big households with books know that you borrow books for copying. First of all, they must charge you six or seven hundred words of rent! Uh, oh, dare How do you call this little brother?"
Ma Zhou sprayed for a while before remembering that he still didn't know who this little fat man was.
"Master Liu, go ahead and talk to Mr. Ma for a while!"
Li Zexuan said.
Liu Yi knifed his hands and said yes, stepped out, and closed the door.
"Mr. Ma, this is the current Highness King Wei!"
Li Zexuan gave Ma Zhou a formal introduction.
Ma Zhou shook his calf and almost knelt. He just finished spraying at Li Taigang!
"Meet Wei... King Wei... King... Palace... Your Highness!"
Ma Zhou trembled.
Although there is some hatred in his bones, the supremacy of imperial power is deeply ingrained in his heart.
Moreover, Ma Zhou reads the scriptures, history, zi, and ji, and what makes the national policy of Anbang Dingding, is naturally sold to the emperor. For many years, he has not found the right "sales channel", only wandering between states and counties, where he can sell them at a good price.
Now that he saw Li Tai, the most beloved son of his Majesty today, his mind was a little more active, but he remembered that he had just spit on Li Tai, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Li Tai waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite!"
In fact, he didn't have much interest in Ma Zhou. After all, it was the first time that he met. He didn't know how Ma Zhou was just learning. Moreover, Ma Zhou's sloppy dress was really unsatisfactory.
On the other hand, he has a literary museum himself, and he has many bachelors. He does not lack literati.
Ma Zhou has experienced so many years of cold and warm feelings, and he naturally saw that Li Tai is lacking in interest in him, and he couldn't help but sigh in the bottom of his heart. Let's do his current work instead of being too high-minded.
Li Zexuan smiled and said to Ma Zhou: "Mr. Ma, at first I set up this printing department in the workshop. I just wanted to make it easier to print books in the future, so I invented this movable type printing."
Both Ma Zhou and Li Tai are speechless. This is really a powerful reason. For the convenience of printing books, set up a printing shop. How rich your family is!
"But today I met Mr. Ma, and after listening to Mr. Ma's words, I decided to make this printing department bigger and stronger. From now on, the printing department will be renamed the cultural department. We will not only print the classics, but also publish the books ourselves. Minzhi.
And I have another way to reduce the cost of paper. The ultimate dream of our Ministry of Culture is to make books and words accessible to everyone in the world! Brother Ma, I wonder if you are willing to really help me? "
Li Zexuan looked at Ma Zhou and said sincerely.
These words are not entirely foolish. Before he set up the printing department, it was indeed just for his own convenience, but now if Ma Zhou can sit in the printing department, it would be a waste if he only wants to use the printing department to print books for himself. In order for Ma Zhou to govern the country, the printing department in the future must be transformed into a cultural export department.
Ma Zhou's eyes widened and his breathing was short. He was really shocked by Li Zexuan's shocking language, "Let everyone in the world be able to read books and recognize words!" What a great dream!
Angry young people, angry young people, in addition to squirting, they also have a characteristic of being impulsive. Ma Zhou deserves the name of his angry young people. His head is hot and he pats his chest loudly:
"Done! As long as you live, everyone in the world can afford to read books and recognize words. Sir, you just don't pay a salary, and I have done it!"
At this moment, Ma Zhou had already forgotten all the ethics of scholars who did not engage in low-level professions. He just wanted to roll up his sleeves and do a big job.
"Okay! Brother Ma is so courageous, don't worry, with me, this dream is definitely not just a dream, one day, it will be realized by us! And Brother Ma, you will not only be a celebrity forever, you will also be rich!"
Li Zexuan was also proud, and laughed ~EbookFREE.me~ Li Tai looked eagerly, and interjected: "How about my husband as well as me? Tai has a lot of bachelors, maybe he can help him!"
As a royal person, Li Tai also has the position he should have. Li Er is now aggressively suppressing the five surnames and seven hopes and trying to promote the poor officials. Therefore, Li Tai himself does not like people from the family. Li Zexuan, the Ministry of Culture, is dealing with the family. A very good weapon.
Li Zexuan didn't expect these twists and turns, he thought for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I will divide the bluebird into 30% of the shares of the Ministry of Culture, and I will remember to take three thousand dollars to subscribe for shares in the future!"
Books are sold at a low price, which should benefit a lot of people. Li Zexuan wanted to get a prince into the car as a shield.
Li Tai vomited blood and said: "Three thousand guns? You... why don't you grab it? I can send a few bachelors to help you, can I ask for less money?"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "No, Brother Ma is enough. If Qingque is too expensive for you, then just give up. Go find Gao Ming for your teacher, I think Gao Ming will definitely be willing!"
Nonsense, Ma Zhou could be thinking about it, would he not have talent in his chest? He is not rare about those bachelors under Li Tai! Maybe one of his eyes is higher than the top, and he won't be an uncle!
"I'm willing! Brother Ze Xuan, I'm willing to buy 30% of the dry shares with three thousand pennies!"
Li Chengqian's shout came from outside the door.
Li Zexuan was speechless, saying that Cao Cao and Cao Cao had arrived. Li Chengqian was probably eavesdropping outside for a while!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengqian pushed the door unceremoniously, and then he looked at Li Zexuan with excitement.
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