Chapter 494 Movable Type Printing
"Let's just charge twenty cents a day."
According to the current prices in Hezhou, twenty cents a day is considered good. If you settle the bill on a daily basis, you will still be paid twenty cents.
Giving thirty cents can easily disrupt the market balance.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, this is good. When everyone gets their wages in the beginning, it will feel real."
"If local forces cause trouble, we must make an example of them."
"We should have someone investigate whether local forces are doing anything illegal, and whether they're colluding with previous officials. We'll always be able to find clues."
"If anyone tries to stop you from doing something, overthrow their power."
Shen Yueyao is not a good person either.
If anyone dares to make trouble or do anything to Amelia Su, Shen Yueyao will definitely not show mercy.
Thinking of this, a sharp cold light flashed across Shen Yueyao's eyes.
Su Xueyi said gently: "Don't worry, I will take care of these things."
"Don't be too tired recently."
If Yao Niang was tired, Su Xueyi would also feel distressed.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Don't worry, you won't get tired."
"Today I spent over two thousand taels of silver to buy more than ten farms, three mountains, and the shops at the dock."
"But the shops at the pier are no longer usable, so we have to demolish them and rebuild them. I plan to build a beautiful pier, it must be very beautiful, so that it will be suitable for everyone to come and have fun."
Now, no matter what Shen Yueyao said, even if she used new words, Su Xueyi could understand.
Su Xueyi said good-temperedly, "Okay."
"I wanted Ruoyun to practice business on her own, but I didn't expect she wanted to open a restaurant."
Su Xueyi sighed softly and said, "Perhaps she hasn't been to the capital since she can remember, and she has never been to a restaurant to eat. When conditions in Liuhe Village were not so good, she didn't even dare to look at the restaurants when she passed by. She felt that such places were not something she could go to."
"Because of this, Ruoyun actually had an inferiority complex, but now she is not like that anymore. However, she may have a knot in her heart about the restaurant."
Shen Yueyao said: "Don't worry, she has a lot of ideas, and I support her opening a restaurant."
After Su Xueyi finished her meal, Shen Yueyao told her about her design drawings and her ideas about papermaking.
When Su Xueyi heard about papermaking, she was shocked.
In an instant, he was excited.
He couldn't imagine how many scholars would benefit if such a papermaking technique were developed and the price of paper were reduced.
And with the papermaking technology, Hezhou will soon develop.
It will also make Hezhou famous throughout the Great Yan Dynasty.
When talking about Hezhou, people will think of Hezhou paper.
Su Xueyi was shocked and said, "Can paper really be made like this?"
Shen Yueyao said with confidence in her eyes: "Of course, you will know when the paper is made. Then you can go and see what the process is."
Speaking of papermaking, Shen Yueyao's eyes also lit up.
She was also eager to know what paper made from bamboo would look like.
“Paper will be cheaper then.”
"Besides, there are a lot of bamboos on this mountain. I bought the whole mountain, so there is no need to worry about not having enough bamboo."
"For now, we'll start making paper in the village. The village has over 2,000 acres of land, which is enough for now."
"These are the things we need. I'll have them made when the time comes. The steamer must be very large, and there must be a net rack. We need to scoop out the paper and dry it..."
Su Xueyi shared these with Su Xueyi seriously, pointing to the things drawn on the paper and explaining them to him in detail.
Her eyes were bright and she shared her happy things with him.
Su Xueyi understood what she had said and said, "If these papers were made, they would attract all the forces in the Great Yan Dynasty."
It is conceivable that papermaking would cause a sensation as soon as it came out.
Shen Yueyao didn't worry about this at all.
She said, "So, when I first arrived in Liuhe Village, I never thought of inventing papermaking."
"In fact, at that time, you could also use some tree bark, mulberry and hemp to make paper."
"But at that time, you had no fame or influence, and I didn't dare to be so high-profile."
“But it’s different now.”
"Now that we have figured out the art of papermaking, we don't have to be afraid anymore."
First of all, they have the ability to protect themselves, and secondly, the emperor also protects them.
Su Xueyi also has the imperial sword in her hand.
The various forces did not dare to do anything at will.
Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao with loving eyes and said, "Don't worry about these. No one dares to do anything to you."
If anyone dares to attack Yao Niang, Su Xueyi doesn't mind killing them.
No one can touch his weak spot.
To Su Xueyi, Shen Yueyao is more important than his life.
Shen Yueyao smiled sweetly and said, “Well, I know, I know you will protect me.”
In fact, she can protect herself.
Moreover, if there is danger, she can know it in advance even in her dreams and avoid it.
There is no need to worry about this.
But with Su Xueyi by her side, she feels safe.
In this era, if you want to do something, you still need the protection of officials.
Otherwise, why would some businessmen try to curry favor with officials?
As if thinking of something, Su Xueyi said, "And later on, the entire Great Yan Dynasty may have to purchase paper from here, so the space in the entire manor is simply not enough."
Shen Yueyao held up her chin and said, "If there's not enough space, we can talk about it later. Anyway, I've bought more than ten manors, which is more than enough."
"Besides, there are many bamboo forests in Hezhou, so there is no need to worry about the bamboo problem."
Bamboo grows very lushly, and large numbers of bamboo emerge in the bamboo forest every year.
"Paper made from bamboo is better and smoother to use. You won't need to buy paper anymore."
Su Xueyi concentrated and said, "Paper on the market is indeed very expensive. Even if poor students can afford to read, they can't afford to buy paper."
Shen Yueyao said: "Not only is there papermaking, but also printing."
"With the printing press, books can be reproduced in large quantities. There's no need to copy them by hand, which is so laborious. Besides, some books can't be copied by hand, which is so slow. Printing is really fast..."
"This way, the bookstore can make copies of many good books, and we can also open a library in Hezhou, so that more poor students can have a place to read..."
Shen Yueyao plans to open a library that will be modeled after libraries in the technological age.
She wanted to collect a lot of books, and the environment inside should also be spacious and bright so that everyone could read in it.
Free drinking water is also available.
Of course, a small shop-like place can also be set up on the first floor of the bookstore to sell some daily study supplies, such as pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
It's all affordable stuff.
And the paper she made made it convenient for everyone to buy paper at a cheap price.
It can promote the cultural prosperity of Hezhou.
Shen Yueyao told her plan, and Su Xueyi reached out and touched Shen Yueyao's hair, "You are really amazing!"
"This will win the hearts of the scholars."
This is crucial because scholars can hold pens in their hands.
Winning their hearts and respect is not an easy task.
Shen Yueyao said: "I want them to all study and learn, hoping to provide pillars for the court."
"What's this printing thing about?"
Chen Yueyao said, "It's movable type printing. They use clay to make blanks of the same size, and then carve words on them, but they are single words on the reverse side. For example, this character can't be written directly like this, it has to be written in reverse... and then it's burned to harden..."
Shen Yueyao briefly explained the printing technique to Su Xueyi.
A soft glimmer flashed across Su Xueyi's eyes, and her heart was excited.
"This is indeed much more convenient. If you print a few books, it won't make much difference, but if you print hundreds or thousands of books, the advantages will become apparent."
"This idea is really great!"
Even Su Xueyi had never thought of such a thing.
Chen Yueyao said, "Yes, the steps above seem complicated, but in fact, as long as the characters have been used, they can be reused without having to be burned separately. This makes it easier to print a lot of books later. So if you have a good book, you can print hundreds of copies in a short period of time. This greatly saves time and costs, and the price of the book will be much cheaper."
"That way more people will be able to afford books."
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