This will not only greatly reduce the price of writing paper and books, but also increase the supply of daily paper. In the future, anyone who is not too poor will be able to use it at a very cheap price.
Of course, some special papers should continue to remain mysterious and expensive. After all, the materials used are really expensive, and Bai Zhiyue doesn't want to impact or change the paper that can be preserved for thousands of years.
It's good to pass it on, and it's good if it can solve some problems used by ordinary people.
When the finished product appeared a month later, the emperor personally went to the experimental production site of the Ministry of Industry.
I witnessed with my own eyes how paper could be made from ordinary grass, hemp, bark and even old clothes. I also witnessed with my own eyes how a printing machine could be used. One person did everything from typesetting to printing, with one foot pressing the mechanism and one hand applying ink, and the printed pages were then neatly turned to the side.
How many books would be printed in a day? The books would be published in piles, and it would also save the time and metal materials for engraving the plates.
"Great, great, Lord Rongfu is indeed the lucky star of Daliang!"
"Yes, now ordinary people can afford to buy and read books.
Just reducing the number of plates can save a lot of money. Add to that the fact that printing is so fast, a lot less manpower is needed, and regular paper is much cheaper. So, when the technology matures, it's not a problem to reduce the price of the same book by 70%.
"And the printing is very clear. If a character is broken, all you have to do is replace the individual characters. It's so convenient."
"Yes, every time there's one or two things wrong with the engraving, the whole thing has to be replaced and re-engraved, and there can't be even a single mistake."
"Yes! The best is straw paper. Not only is it good for ordinary people, it's also a great benefit to us. I'll pre-order one."
"You're such a jerk! I'm going to order one too, not two. I have a big family!"
"There are only a few dozen stacks produced, and you guys are dividing them among yourself. I'll also get a stack."
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