"What's it?"

Ma Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard Li Zexuan's first half of the sentence, and when he heard the turn of the gods behind him, Li Zexuan didn't say anything again, he suddenly felt like a hundred claws scratching his heart, secretly annoyed that Li Zexuan deliberately hung people's appetites.

Li Zexuan smiled, did not answer, but diverted the topic and asked:

"What does the movable type printing technique in this workshop think, sir?"

When Ma Zhou heard this printing technique, he immediately became energetic, and he said excitedly:

"Of course! That's great! With this movable type printing, the cost of books will be greatly reduced, and poor scholars in the world will be able to afford to read books in the future. ”

Li Zexuan was puzzled: "What? Sir mean books are expensive nowadays? Can't afford it? ”

He had traveled so long that he had never been to a bookstore to buy a book, and he didn't know much about the book market. He saw that Ma Zhou was a little too excited, so he was curious and asked.

When Ma Zhou heard Li Zexuan's question, he seemed to remember something again, his eyes suddenly turned a little red, he hammered the pillar next to him angrily, and said angrily:

"It's not just expensive, it's just a money grab, I have a collection of millions of books in the Tang Dynasty, of which I'm afraid that seven or eight hundred thousand are in the hands of the family, the price of a book in the bookstore is enough for an ordinary family of three to live for a year, how can those poor scholars afford it! If it weren't for my father who left some books, Ma would still be an illiterate Bai Ding now, and it would be good if he didn't starve to death, how could he still expect to read! ”

Ma Zhou is now squirting wildly, and he is an ancient version of your angry youth.

In fact, Ma Zhou was right, the book trade in the Tang Dynasty was active, and bookstores spread all over the country. Since engraving printing has not yet become popular, books are still mainly copied by hand, so their prices are relatively expensive, generally selling for more than 1,000 wen per volume.

Ye Mengde of the Southern Song Dynasty summed up the price of books before the Tang Dynasty with the word "expensive", he said: "Before the Tang Dynasty, all books were written, and there was no method of stenciling, and people regarded book collection as precious. ”

It can be seen that at that time, people regarded books as a very valuable commodity and competed for collection, just like modern real estate, which maintained its value more than gold, which led to people buying houses frantically.

Li Tai couldn't help but interject: "Doesn't the imperial court encourage people to copy books? Mr. Ma can copy books and send them to the government for money and then buy other books! ”

After Li Er became the emperor, in order to encourage the people to donate books extensively, he once decreed: "There are few books in the three management offices, and those who have them will be given thousands of dollars." ”

It means that the price of each copy of a book is 1,000 wen, which can be said to be the first time that the price has been set by the government. As a result, books in bookstores are generally slightly higher than this price.

Ma Zhou said angrily: "Fart, you can borrow books first of all, those big families with book collections know that you borrow books for copying, and they will first charge you six or seven hundred yuan in rent!" Uh, oh, dare to ask what this little brother is called? ”

Ma Zhou sprayed for a while, and then remembered that he didn't know who this little fat man was.

"Master Liu, you go get busy first, I'll talk to Mr. Ma for a while!"

Li Zexuan said loudly.

Liu Yidao said yes, retreated, and closed the door.

"Mr. Ma, this is His Royal Highness the King of Wei today!"

Li Zexuan officially introduced Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou's calves trembled, and he almost knelt down, he just finished spraying at Li Taigang!

"Meet Wei... King Wei... King... Temple... Your Highness! ”

Ma Zhou said in a trembling voice.

Although he has some hatred for the rich in his bones, the supremacy of imperial power has been deeply ingrained in his heart.

Moreover, Ma Zhou read the scriptures, history, children, and collections, and brewed a national policy of peace and stability, so he naturally wanted to sell the emperor's family. For many years, he has not found the right "sales channel", and only wanders between states and counties, where to sell at a good price.

Now that he saw Li Tai, the most favored son of His Majesty today, his mind became a little lively, but he remembered that he had just sprayed at Li Tai, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little empty.

Li Tai waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite!" ”

In fact, he didn't have much interest in Ma Zhou, after all, it was the first time they met, and he didn't know how Ma Zhou's talent was, and Ma Zhou's sloppy dress really made people feel bad.

On the other hand, he himself has a literature museum, and there are many bachelors under him, and he has no shortage of literati.

Ma Zhou has experienced so many years of warmth and coldness, and naturally saw that Li Tai was not interested in him, and couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart, let's do our current work well, don't be ambitious.

Li Zexuan smiled and said to Ma Zhou: "Mr. Ma, at first, I set up this printing department in the workshop, just thinking that it would be more convenient to print books in the future, so I invented this movable type printing technique. ”

Ma Zhou and Li Tai were speechless, this is really a powerful reason, for the convenience of printing books by yourself, you will build a printing workshop, how rich your family is!

"But today I met Mr. Ma, and listened to Mr. Ma's words, I decided to make this printing department bigger and stronger, and the printing department was renamed the Ministry of Culture in the future.

And I also have a way to reduce the cost of paper, and the ultimate dream of our Ministry of Culture is to make everyone in the world able to afford to read books and recognize words! Brother Ma, I wonder if you are willing to help me sincerely? ”

Li Zexuan looked at Ma Zhou and said sincerely.

These words are not completely foolish, before he set up the printing department, it is indeed just for his own convenience, but now if Ma Zhou can sit in the printing department, then if he only thinks about using the printing department to print books for himself, it is really a waste of Ma Zhou's talent to govern the country, and the printing department in the future must be transformed into a cultural export department.

Ma Zhou's eyes widened and his breath was short, he was really shocked by Li Zexuan's shocking words, "Let everyone in the world be able to afford to read books and recognize words!" "What a great dream!

Angry green, angry green, in addition to liking spraying, there is also a characteristic that he likes to be impulsive, Ma Zhou is worthy of his name as angry youth, his head is hot, patting his chest and saying loudly:

"It's done! As long as you are alive, you can make everyone in the world able to read books and recognize words, sir, you don't even pay a salary, and I Ma Zhou also did it! ”

At this moment, Ma Zhou has forgotten all about the ethics of a scholar who is not engaged in a cheap business, and now he just wants to roll up his sleeves and do a big job.

"Good! Brother Ma is so courageous, don't worry, with me, this dream is definitely not just a dream, one day, it will definitely be realized by us! And Brother Ma, you will not only be famous through the ages, but also rich! ”

Li Zexuan was also arrogant, and laughed.

Li Tai's eyes were hot, and he interjected: "How about sir, why don't you count me as one?" There are quite a few bachelors under Tai, who may be able to help Mr. ”

Li Tai, as a royal person, also has his proper position, Li Er is now wantonly suppressing the five surnames and seven hopes, and trying his best to promote the officials of the poor family, so Li Tai himself also has some people who don't like the family in his heart, Li Zexuan, the Ministry of Culture, is a good weapon to deal with the family.

Li Zexuan didn't expect these twists and turns, he thought for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Okay, then this Ministry of Culture, I will divide Qingque into three percent of the dry shares, and Qingque will remember to take three thousand yuan to subscribe for shares in the future!" ”

Books are sold cheaply, which should affect the interests of many people, Li Zexuan thought about pulling a prince into the car and being a shield.

Li Tai vomited blood and said: "Three thousand? You... Why don't you grab it? I can send a few bachelors to help you, can you get some less money? ”

Li Zexuan waved his hand and said: "No, Brother Ma's talent alone is enough, if you are too expensive, then give up, go to Gao Ming for the teacher, I think Gao Ming will definitely be willing!" ”

Nonsense, Ma Zhou can be thinking about it, how can there be no talent in his chest? He is not uncommon to those bachelors under Li Tai! It's hard to get their eyes above the top, and they don't come over to be an uncle!

"Lonely! Brother Zexuan, Lone is willing to pay 3,000 yuan to buy 30% of dry shares! ”

Li Chengqian's shouts came from outside the door.

Li Zexuan was speechless, saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and Li Chengqian probably eavesdropped on it outside for a while!

As soon as the words fell, Li Chengqian unceremoniously pushed the door in, and then he looked at Li Zexuan excitedly.

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