Luo Xi went over and examined them one by one. There were paper books and bamboo slips. Many of the books had annotations written inside, which were probably written by Si Jia after reading them. Obviously, these were all Si Jia's own collection of books.
"This, this, this is a unique copy from the previous dynasty." Beside him, Yin Li carefully picked up a book, gently turning the pages, his expression excited.
"Boss, I've heard that this book is only available in the Imperial Palace or the Imperial Academy. I never thought that thanks to you, I would have the chance to see it one day."
Loxi felt a mix of emotions. They had only met a few times, and now Sijia...
"Thank you," she said sincerely.
In ancient times, when reading and learning were extremely difficult, Si Jia's willingness to provide so many books shows that she was highly regarded.
Si Jia didn't care at all: "It's alright. The chief is running the academy to benefit the people. I'm happy to be able to help out in a little way."
"Besides, I've read these books many times already. I wouldn't say I know them by heart, but I've memorized most of the contents. So whether I have the books or not doesn't matter."
Since he said that, Rose didn't stand on ceremony with him anymore and had the guards move the book into her study. However, she would return a copy to him if a new paper copy was printed later.
In return, Rosie invited them to visit the bookstore.
As the son of the Right Chancellor, Si Jiagui had naturally seen many novel things, but he had never seen movable type printing before, so he was naturally happy to follow along.
Upon arrival, everyone was once again amazed by the assembly-line production method of the bookstore.
One process per person?
How did you come up with that?
This not only improves production efficiency but also minimizes the risk of technology leakage, which is truly a good method.
Everyone bowed to Chu Zhe, saying, "Sir, you are indeed a man of great talent."
Chu Zhe: "..."
Si Jia flipped through the printed books and saw that there was only a single copy of the "Three Character Classic". After thinking for a moment, she asked Luo Xi, "Boss, I noticed that to print these books, you have to write out the characters first and then carve them onto the clay body according to the pattern."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of newly produced white paper, wrote a character, and handed it to Luo Xi to see: "I wonder if I could stay and help you write?"
Luo Xi stared at the traditional Chinese characters on the paper, which were even more beautiful than those typed on a computer, and remained silent for a long time.
She comes from a good family, is good-looking, and is talented.
"Ahem!" Chu Zhe covered his smile with his fist, then coughed lightly to signal her not to be lost in thought.
Luo Xi sighed and nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you. Yin Li is really too busy to handle everything by herself."
Si Jia understood the meaning in Luo Xi's eyes, and a smile flashed across her clear eyes.
Thinking of all the books in the study, Luo Xi and Yin Li said, "When you have them build the academy, add a library as well, and put all the books we printed in there."
"Any student studying inside can go in to read books or borrow them for a certain period of time. I think it should be very popular."
It will not only be popular, but it will probably be packed with people. Si Jia and Yin Li exchanged a glance. As scholars, they knew better than anyone how crazy a writer could be to read a good book.
The two of them immediately decided not to go back and picked up paper and pen to get busy.
Luo Xi found it amusing and had no choice but to go back and have Liu Xiaoyu deliver breakfast to the bookstore for them.
Luo Xi, along with Chu Zhe, picked out some books from the space that they could take out, intending to translate them into classical Chinese and print them for the library.
In addition, considering the books that Rosie stole from the bandit's den when she first arrived at Apocalypse, I must say, this library is quite well-run.
“I used to think that since I was about to die, picking up these things was a waste of time. Who would have thought that they would actually come in handy one day?” Chu Zhe picked up the book next to him, flipped through it, and couldn’t help but laugh.
This kind of thing might just gather dust in modern times, but in ancient times when knowledge was relatively scarce, it truly became a treasure.
Without looking up, Luo Xi quickly scribbled on the paper: "Everyone says that the weather is unpredictable, but none of you believe it. See? Some junk isn't necessarily junk."
Seeing her smug look, Chu Zhe smiled and said, "As expected of the captain, his vision is naturally more far-reaching than ours."
Luo Xi looked up and glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense and write it down."
"I understand." As fierce as ever, Chu Zhe sighed, opened his book, but didn't write anything. "Do you think we can go back?"
Luo Xi's hand, which was writing, stopped abruptly. She looked up at Chu Zhe with a puzzled expression.
"You...don't like it here?" she asked.
Although Tianqi has recently experienced little rainfall and famine, and the imperial court has been somewhat inactive, it is still much better than the post-apocalyptic world where zombies and monsters roam the land.
go back?
Loxi had never thought of that.
Chu Zhe paused for a moment: "No, I was just asking."
After a while, I heard him say again, "What good would going back do? Our loved ones are long gone, and who knows what will become of the deputy captain and the others after all this time?"
His voice was full of bitterness.
Luo Xi lowered her eyelids, so her emotions were unreadable. After a while, she finally said, "Alright, get to work. Can't a grown man stop nagging like that?"
"These are things we can't control. Who knows what kind of natural or man-made disaster might happen tomorrow, and we'll all be gone."
Chu Zhe: "..."
"Captain, can we not be so reckless?" He even cursed himself.
Rose ignored him and quickly copied down the text.
More than half a month later, almost all the books needed had been printed, and the academies in various places were basically completed.
Originally, the construction of the academy wouldn't have been so fast. To save time and money, Luo Xi had them find an existing villa, make some minor modifications, and with the addition of more manpower and resources, it was naturally faster.
However, this led to the following outcome.
Rong Bai ran to Luo Xi's study with a long face, looking at her accusingly: "Boss, can you stop being so wasteful? Look at this!"
He threw an account book at Luo Xi, angrily saying, "It hasn't been long, and you've already spent so much money. If you keep going like this, you'll squander the entire Chaoyang Manor."
Luo Xi calmly flipped to the total amount and glanced at it. It was still much less than the budget, which was acceptable.
"Money you earn should be spent, otherwise it's no different from a stone."
Luo Xi glanced at him sideways: "I remember, isn't Rong Bai the biggest spendthrift in Tongning County? You even said you wanted to spend all of the Rong family's money before you died. Did you say that?"
Rong Bai: "..."
For a moment, I was speechless.
Finally, things were quiet. Luo Xi instructed Wei Qing, "Immediately send out the news about our academy's enrollment."
After Wei Qing agreed, she called Xiao Yi over: "These books are of great importance. You must deliver them safely to the various academies. There must be no mistakes."
Xiao Yi clasped his hands together, his expression serious: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will value them more than my own life."
"Not at all," Rosie laughed. "You all should also take care of yourselves."
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