Nie Hongzhen himself is also a giant in the printing industry. He owns Xingyuan Bookstore, which is spread all over the world, and behind the bookstore there are bookshops to support it.

Because he was kind and generous, had high moral character, and had passed the imperial examination when he was young, he was a highly respected Confucian businessman, so he was elected as the president of the printing industry by the merchants.

Since he became the president of the bank, the atmosphere of the entire printing industry has been cleared up, many rules have been rectified, and the bad habit of bookstores of arbitrarily setting prices has also been changed.

Yuanji's divine consciousness moved slightly and he learned the whereabouts of Nie Hongzhen.

At this moment, he was inspecting the production line in the bookstore, watching the printer printing books.

Yuan Ji took Xue Huan directly to the bookstore. After informing the doorman, Nie Hongzhen agreed to meet them.

The two were taken to a reception hall. Xue Huan first heard the sound of a cane tapping on the ground. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw an energetic old man walking towards them.

She couldn't help but be surprised. Wasn't this old man the old man who had rented her a house before?

It turned out that he was the president of a printing company.

Seeing Xue Huan, Nie Hongzhen was also a little surprised. "Little girl, are you living comfortably in my yard? Did you remember to water the flowers I planted?"

Xue Huan smiled and replied, "Old sir, thank you for your care. My mother and I are very comfortable living in that yard. I've taken good care of the flowers in the yard, and not a single one has died. You can come and see us someday."

Nie Hongzhen smiled and said, "That's good."

Yuan Ji bowed and saluted, "Mr. Nie, the two of us came here today because we want to ask for your help on something."

"Oh, you say."

Yuan Ji opened the box he brought and placed it on the table, then turned sideways to indicate that Xue Huan should speak about this matter.

Xue Huan stepped forward and took out all the tools including movable type plates, and started talking about the "flash of inspiration" she had when she saw the woodblock printing. She thought about whether it would be possible to carve all the characters in advance, pick out the characters to be used during printing, and arrange them in order. In this way, there would be no need to carve a set of wood blocks every time, which greatly saved manpower, material resources and financial resources.

"After I came back, I thought about it and carved some characters out of radish. After repeated experiments, I finally solved some of the problems involved. I called this printing method 'movable type printing'."

After Xue Huan explained the process of her "invention" of this movable type printing technology, she demonstrated it again on the spot.

After reading it, Nie Hongzhen immediately realized the benefits of this movable type printing technology and how much convenience it would bring after it came out!

It can be said that movable type printing can reduce the current printing costs by at least half. In this way, the price of books can also be reduced, and reading and buying books will no longer be so expensive!

When ordinary people also have books to read... Nie Hongzhen couldn't help but feel emotional just thinking about that scene.

Looking at Xue Huan, his eyes became moist. It was hard to imagine that such a printing technique was invented by a little girl. As an old man who had been immersed in the printing industry for decades, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

But at the same time, I am extremely fortunate that I can see the advent of movable type printing in my lifetime and experience the innovation it brought.

"Good, good, good!" Nie Hongzhen said good three times in a row, his excitement beyond words.

Compared to him, Yuan Ji's previous "excitement" seemed so dull.

Looking at the set of movable type printing tools, Nie Hongzhen thought deeply. In addition to the benefits, movable type printing also has a huge impact. It can be imagined that once it comes out, it will definitely have an impact on the current woodblock printing.

But this is inevitable and must be experienced.

He stroked the box, "Xue Huan, if you trust me, leave this matter to me. Don't worry, you will definitely benefit from it when the time comes."

Xue Huan smiled and said, "If we didn't trust you, we wouldn't have come to you. As for benefits, if there are any, that would be great, but if not, you can't force it. After all, I didn't think that much at the time."

"Hahaha, don't worry. If the higher-ups don't reward you, I'll give it to you. I won't treat you unfairly."

After the negotiation was completed, Nie Hongzhen did not keep the two of them any longer, because he was in a hurry to meet the county magistrate to inform him about the movable type printing technology.

Xue Huan originally thought that after developing the movable type printing technology, he would sell it to booksellers. By selling it to each bookseller, he would make money and the technology would spread.

But after being brought to Mr. Nie by Yuanji, she found that she had thought too simply. Once the movable type printing technique was explained, it was not too difficult. If she approached the bookseller, the most likely result would not be selling it, but the bookseller would steal it. At that time, she would probably not get the money, and the technology would be stolen by others.

After all, there is no such thing as patents in this era.

But it would be different if it was handed over to Mr. Nie. Given his character and reputation, he would not withhold the movable type printing technology. He would report it to the county magistrate, and then the county magistrate would report it to the court. By then, the benefits she would get would not only be money, but she might even receive a reward from the court.

This kind of reputational benefit can serve as a protection for women like her.

After returning home, Xue Huan temporarily put the matter of movable type printing aside because there was a practical problem before her - she didn't have much money left.

The money in her hand was spent like water, including renting a house, buying medicine for Chen's medical treatment, purchasing a large amount of biological supplies, daily expenses, etc. However, she was busy studying movable type printing these days and had no time to take care of the copying work.

Not many tasks were completed.

The gift-giving task was not completed because Yuanji did not accept it. She had to think about what gift to give him. At the same time, she had to think of a way to increase her income.

She could still do her copying work. After all, it didn't require much time or space, and she could do it at home, which gave her more freedom. Furthermore, her current "net worth" had increased, rising to 50 cents per thousand words.

Xue Huan worked for two days and gave Yuan Ji a trolley book box.

She drew a design and asked a carpenter to make it. The bookcase had four small rotating wheels at the bottom and a pull rod on the top so it could be dragged around. This saved a lot of effort.

Yuanji accepted the gift.

Xue Huan also completed her mission and received one hundred taels of silver.

She used the one hundred taels of silver as start-up capital, rented a small shop, and opened a noodle shop selling various kinds of noodles.

She hired someone to knead the dough for her, while she made soup and prepared sauces for toppings.

Every morning I go to the market to buy live chickens, ducks, pork bones, etc. to make soup. The aroma wafts from far away, attracting many people to come in.

Xue Huan’s prices are not high and are very affordable. After all, she follows the strategy of small profits but quick turnover.

But she worked hard on the taste.

Even if it's just a bowl of vegetarian noodles, the soup is very delicious.

It's so delicious that you'll want three more bowls.