Guo Ketang snorted, couldn't help but be amused by Zheng Peng's words, and said a little unwillingly when he heard the words: "Really don't think about it? I have a cousin, but she looks like a flower and is as tender as water. ”

"Let's talk about this problem again, so-and-so is going to send off guests." Zheng Peng said a little angrily.

The Tang Dynasty is open, like a widow remarrying, men and women fall in love with each other, no one chews their tongues behind their backs, but a big beauty talks about marriage in front of Zheng Peng, Zheng Peng wants to tease her, but she didn't expect to be teased by her, and she had to put up a white flag to surrender, how can it feel like an old cat burning whiskers.

This Guo Ketang really dares to say anything, and Zheng Peng also obeys him.

"Okay, don't talk about it" Guo Ketang's voice changed, and he said: "Then let's talk about any ways to make Lanting have more influence, just now the little woman heard with her own ears that Zheng Gongzi has a way, right?" ”

"What's the benefit?"

"I have a cousin, who is thirteen years old, looks like a flower and jade, and is very moving."

Zheng Peng immediately shouted and said: "Miss Guo, can you not talk about your cousin, a certain fame has not been established, and you don't talk about the private affairs of your children." ”

"Zheng Gongzi, although the little girl doesn't know what method you have and how much effect it will have on Lanting, please rest assured, for friends, Guixiang Guo's never disappoints friends." Guo Ketang said proudly.

Hearing this, Zheng Peng nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Miss Guo, I asked you, why are so many young talents willing to give up the opportunity to spend the festival with their families and go to Guo Mansion to participate in the Lanting Meeting?" ”

"Simple, having a group of like-minded friends can expand your network, and you have the opportunity to become famous and favored by nobles, who doesn't want to become famous overnight?"

"What is the theme of the Lan Pavilion Society?"

"Writing poetry, the Lanting Club is actually a poetry club" Guo Ketang said unabashedly: "In order to maintain attractiveness, sometimes we also carry out some operations. ”

The so-called operation, it is estimated that someone is invited to make a few good poems in advance, and if the poetry club does not have outstanding verses, it will be moved out to save the scene.

Zheng Peng snapped his fingers and said: "Word of mouth, there are always places that can't be reached, or there are mistakes and omissions, why don't you not have a collection of poems that is widely spread, and then the title of the book will be called Lanting Hui, and in the preface it will be said that Guo Fu's merits or something, print 10,000 copies, and sell them to various states and counties in the Tang Dynasty, and it will be difficult for you Guo Fu to be famous." ”

"Yes" Guo Ketang's eyes lit up, and he was so excited that he said to himself: "In the past, there were not many poems, and there was no idea of publishing a book, this time so many good poems were published, and they were printed into books, which can definitely enhance the reputation of Guo Fu, but unfortunately the printing cost is a little higher, but it doesn't matter if you lose some money, compared with the reputation of Guo Fu, money is negligible." ”

"Wait" Zheng Peng immediately interrupted Guo Ketang's words, and said with a look of surprise: "Miss Guo, you heard me right, isn't it profitable to publish a book, and you have to lose money?" ”

Guo Ketang analyzed a little helplessly: "Zheng Gongzi, the price of the printing plate for printing is not low now, printing ink, paper and paper are a big expense, after printing into a book, if the price is too high, those readers will copy each other, I am afraid that they only copy poems and do not copy the preface, since they want to be famous, it is better to lose money and make a shout." ”

After speaking, Guo Ketang told Zheng Peng about common sense in printing.

After Guo Ketang explained, Zheng Peng understood that Datang uses wood printing, in order to meet the hardness, wear resistance and storage of the printing board, the general selection of fine and solid wood, such as jujube wood, pear wood, etc., the best is Huanglong wood, sawing the wood into a piece of plank, writing the words to be printed on thin paper, sticking it on the board, and then according to the strokes of each word, carve it into Yang text with a knife, so that the strokes of each word are highlighted on the board. Once the wooden board is carved, the book can be printed.

With the prosperity of printing, there are fewer and fewer good woods, and the price of good carvers is getting higher and higher, plus the price of paper is high, so the cost of books has risen.

Zheng Peng only remembered at this time that printing technology was not developed in Datang, and now it is still printed on wooden boards, like a printing board, and if you are not careful, you will lose all your efforts.

Suddenly, Zheng Peng's eyes lit up: another financial road.

Zheng Peng showed a subtle smile on his lips, coughed dryly twice, and after attracting Guo Ketang's attention, he picked up the teacup and drank it without hurry, and when Guo Ketang waited fast and had no patience, he pretended to be profound: "What if there is a way to solve the problem of high cost?" ”

"How much can it be lowered?" As soon as he got down to business, Guo Ketang immediately became shrewd.

"It's hard to say specifically, but a two-thirds reduction is the least." Zheng Peng said confidently.

Guo Ketang's face changed, the piece of red bean cake in his hand almost didn't fall, and he stood up all of a sudden, and asked anxiously: "Zheng Gongzi, you're not joking, are you?" ”

"Did you fool Miss Guo?"

"That's not true" Guo Ketang shook his head, with an inexplicable hint of excitement in his eyes.

Zheng Peng is very lazy, sometimes he doesn't speak in a proper way, and when he talks about money, he doesn't treat money like dung, but when he does business, he never makes a mistake, and he gives people unexpected surprises from time to time.

"If it is developed into a unique business, tsk, this is amazing, hundreds of thousands of readers in Datang are our customers, so many guests, it is difficult not to make a fortune, such an elegant and profitable business, which one to choose as a partner, it is difficult." Zheng Peng said with some "embarrassment".

"Choose me, choose me, choose me" Guo Ketang knew that Zheng Peng was hanging her appetite, but she still controlled the excitement in her heart, and said loudly: "Zheng Gongzi, we have been working together for so long, you know the reputation of our Guo Mansion, what my grandfather said the most before his death is that people have no faith and do not stand, they must be united and loyal to their relatives, and they must be generous to their friends, which is also the reason why our Guixiang Guo family friends are all over the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that Guo Mansion is not the best choice for Zheng Gongzi, but it is definitely the best choice." ”

Zheng Peng did not doubt this, you must know that Guo Yuanzhen was studying in Taixue when he was 16 years old, and his family sent him 400,000 yuan. At this time, a man in mourning clothes came to his door to ask for relief, and said: "My ancestors have not been buried for five generations, and I hope you can help me so that I can handle the funeral." After Guo Yuanzhen heard this, he didn't ask his name, he gave him all the money sent from home, without the slightest pity, and he could be so generous to a person he didn't know, it can be seen that Guo Yuanzhen is a naturally righteous person, of course, the premise is that his family has money.

Under the influence of his teachings, his descendants could not be much worse.

With three "choose me" on one side, Zheng Peng suddenly remembered a certain talent show in the future, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

"What about the divisions?"

"If it gets bigger, it may have to send some dry shares out, but the little girl can guarantee that Zheng Gongzi's share is the largest." Guo Ketang said without hesitation.

From the cooperation of braised meat to the sweetness, Guo Ketang has an inexplicable trust in Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng nodded with satisfaction, and then said his thoughts: "The cost of printing is too high, mainly the printing plate, which is not only easy to make mistakes and damage, but also cannot be recycled. ”

"Of course, the question is, is there such an engraving plate?" Guo Ketang said with a puzzled expression.

"Does Miss Guo have a seal?"

The history of seals can be traced back to the Warring States Period, and there are many types, such as jade seals, general seals, and official seals all belong to a category of seals.

"Yes"

Zheng Peng asked for it, and together with his newly engraved seal, he dipped it in ink, and pressed it on a piece of paper, and the names of Zheng Peng and Guo Ketang appeared on the paper at the same time.

Seeing that Guo Ketang was still puzzled, Zheng Peng said unhurriedly: "If the seals are all regularized, the same size, different seals are engraved with different words, find a frame and fix it to be a printing plate, use up the frame to solve it, recycle it, and ......arrange it when you need to print other things."

Guo Ketang looked at the two names on the paper blankly, slapped the table, and said with blushing cheeks with excitement: "God, this idea is really wonderful, Zheng Gongzi, you are really a genius, only God can come up with such an idea, but the little woman is a little curious." ”

"Oh, curious about what?"

"Zheng Gongzi is so smart, presumably the people of the Zheng family are not stupid, why would they drive such an excellent son out of the house and force him to set up his own door?"

Zheng Peng's heart was like a mirror, but he pretended to be innocent and said: "Who knows, so-and-so is really a fan of the authorities." ”

Just when Guo Ketang talked about the Zheng family in Yuancheng, at this moment, the Zheng family, which was hundreds of miles away, and several main characters led by Old Man Zheng gathered together in the lobby, but the atmosphere was a little strange........