The thought that her space could be mass-produced simply by using a printing press and a diesel generator to make a few quick strokes is enough.

The source of the paper is hard to explain. If it's just a small amount, it's easy to handle, but if she uses it for business, there will be a lot of it, which will easily be noticed by those with ulterior motives.

After much thought, she finally thought of the ancient woodblock printing technique.

After careful consideration, he began to make his next plan.

The day passed quickly, and by the next morning, the snow outside had piled up to ankle-deep.

I'm thinking that I'll have to get a few pairs of snow boots when I get back. Snow boots are not only warm but also look good.

"Xia, please send a visit invitation to the Minister's residence in my name today. Let's leisurely head over there now."

After saying that, Xia instructed the guards to leave in a hurry with the visiting card, while Su Muyao walked leisurely behind.

When Su Muyao and her party arrived at the Minister's residence, Minister Zhang had already been waiting at the gate for a long time.

Upon seeing the person they were waiting for arrive, they hurriedly went to greet them, saying, "What wind blew you here, little princess? Come in quickly, it's too cold outside."

The biting wind seemed to confirm his words, blowing his robes up.

He couldn't help but shudder.

Lord Zhang led the way, bringing Su Muyao to the hall.

"I've come here to ask Lord Zhang for help in making something."

Su Muyao got straight to the point, and before Lord Zhang could reply, the little dumpling's voice rang out again: "If you can make it, you'll probably go down in history for the rest of your life."

"Hahaha, then our Lord Zhang must agree!"

The visitor was Lord Zhang's father. He was just entering with two maids carrying a brazier of charcoal when he heard this, and he couldn't stop smiling.

It's not that I don't believe what the young princess says; after all, she's already made those amazing things, so she doesn't seem like someone who would just talk big.

"Princess, what... what is this thing you're talking about? Something that can make me go down in history?"

Lord Zhang stammered a bit. He wasn't familiar with the young princess, so why did she suddenly find him and say she wanted to be remembered in history?

Seeing the incredulous look on his face, Su Shuyao was not annoyed.

He simply asked, "Do you know how our dynasty's books are made?"

"What else can we do? They're all handwritten."

After finishing his sentence, Lord Zhang thought for a moment and added, "The imperial court has professional book copyists, and there are also scholars in the countryside who copy books to supplement their family income; this is common knowledge."

When Su Muyao saw that he didn't show any other impatience after he finished speaking, she knew that she hadn't come to the wrong person.

"Hand copying is a waste of manpower. How many books can one person copy without stopping for a whole day?"

"Then, Princess, do you have any good ideas?"

Seeing that Su Muyao spoke with utmost seriousness, Lord Zhang figured that she must have some thoughts on this matter.

"If we follow my method, the book copyist will be no match for him at all; his speed will be several times faster."

After Su Muyao calmly finished speaking, there was no reply from Lord Zhang for a long time. Then she said, "But you have to promise me that you will fulfill my request first."

It wasn't until Su Muyao spoke again that Zhang Da was pulled out of his thoughts.

I've heard about this little princess's deeds before, and maybe this time it's just as she said.

We will change the method of hand-copying that has been used for thousands of years and replace it with a faster and more agile method.

If things go wrong, you might actually make a name for yourself in history.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "May I ask what your conditions are, young princess?"

"My conditions are very simple: you must first make what I need, and guarantee to help me unconditionally in the future."

I should mention here that what I'm asking you to do might require a significant amount of manpower and resources.

"Of course, in return, I will give you the method for free. How you use it is none of my business. You just need to complete the task I give you."

After she finished speaking, she waited confidently for Lord Zhang to consider it.

Lord Zhang felt as if he had gotten a huge advantage. After all, if he used this thing properly, wouldn't that be...? Thinking of this, he became excited.

But when he looked at the little bundle of joy in front of him, his smile was so bright and he looked so well-behaved that there was no sign of anything unusual.

He felt something was off; he couldn't quite figure out what the young princess was up to.

"Since the princess has said so, this method can make me famous in history, but you and I are not familiar with this great opportunity, so how did it fall into my lap?"

Standing to the side, Lord Zhang's father wished he could give his good-for-nothing son two whacks.

Meanwhile, Lord Zhang was still wondering to himself if it was his handsome appearance that made this little group of children remember him.

Otherwise, out of so many civil and military officials in the court, why did they choose to target him?

"Naturally, Lord Zhang deals more with documents, which is why he thought of you first."

Furthermore, once you obtain this prescription, your official career will definitely advance further. However, the priority I mentioned for you to help me with my tasks will require a considerable amount of manpower and resources. I must remind you of this again.

Lord Zhang felt that what Su Muyao said was not a big deal.

How much manpower and resources can be used? My wife's family is the richest in Beijing.

Thinking of this, he nodded directly, "Okay, I promise you. Tell me what you need me to do?"

Su Muyao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the fish had taken the bait.

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and he was still worried about how to persuade Lord Zhang of the Ministry of Personnel.

Of course, I knew that this man was incredibly wealthy, so I figured I should just pick the fattest sheep.

The initial carving requires a considerable amount of manpower, resulting in a huge workload and numerous drawbacks.

Since the plate making is entirely done manually, it is easy to make mistakes or omissions during the engraving process. Moreover, it is too troublesome to correct typos.

Basically, a new board needs to be carved.

Even if only one character is different, a new block must be carved for each page, which is a waste of manpower and resources.

Considering all the different kinds of sketchbooks he had, it was as if Lord Zhang had taken on such a troublesome task.

Fortunately, I managed to fool myself.

Seeing him sitting upright, looking all attentively listening, was quite amusing.

Su Muyao slowly explained the woodblock printing recipe that she had prepared earlier that day: "This method is called woodblock printing, and the production process is not difficult."

After writing the manuscript to be copied, the text is simply pasted onto a board with the printed side facing down to be engraved.

"The engraver used different types of engraving tools to carve the characters and ink marks on the wooden board into raised relief characters. At the same time, he removed the remaining blank parts of the wooden board to make them recessed."

The characters engraved on the page protrude approximately 1 to 2 millimeters.

Finally, rinse the carved block with hot water to remove wood chips and other debris... and the carving process is now completely complete.

Lord Zhang's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this; this little princess's mind was just too quick.