Chapter 317: Book Printing

Bookstore, as the name suggests, means bookstore. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info?? It can also be called a bookstore, a book forest, a book hall, a book shed, and a book shop.

Zhang Liangzhe went all the way to Gongyuan Street, where Zhiren Bookstore is located. After waiting at the door of the bookstore for a while, he didn't see Jia Huan coming, and just as he was surprised, he saw a teenager come out of the bookstore and said with a smile: "Who is Master Zhang waiting for?" ”

Zhang Liangzhe turned around and saw the young man's face clearly, a very ordinary appearance, slightly naΓ―ve, but with a calm bearing, with an indescribable sense of calmness and stability. Medium stature. It's about the same as when he met ten days ago.

I couldn't help but think of my wife's indignant nagging at home, "What's so great about the surname Jia that dares to persecute my father and brother like this." Hmph, hmph..."

"Sister Fu'er is a wife for others, and Ming Media is marrying, what are you dissatisfied with? The bride price is how much you say, how much people give, and what else? ”

Zhang Liangzhe smiled bitterly in his heart, hurriedly bowed, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the third master has come early." "As a miscellaneous official from a high background, it is difficult to put on an official show in front of the third master of the Huan San Mansion of Jinling Haoqiang Jiafu.

Jia Huan smiled and entered the Zhiren Bookstore with Zhang Liangzhe.

A few years ago, because Tang Xinran and other classmates spoke highly of the "Lecture Notes of the Academy", he suggested that Chief Shan revise the "Lecture Notes of the Academy" and promote it into the teaching materials of Guozijian, so that all the prisoners could be regarded as "academic disciples".

A year later, the mountain chief had completed the revision of the "Lecture Notes of the Academy". The original edition of the "Lecture Notes of the Academy" covers four books, the Book of Songs. There are three versions of these classics in the book. The first is based on Jia Huan's notes, the second is Mr. Sha's study, and the third is the interpretation of the lecturers and professors of the college.

This is equivalent to putting three textbooks together, providing three similar explanations of the same principle and formula, which is very helpful for deepening students' understanding. In the book, a large number of punctuation marks provided by Jia Huan are used, which are clear at a glance and will not be misunderstood or misunderstood.

The revised version of the mountain chief revised these three interpretations once to make them conform to his philosophy, and abandoned the "Book of Songs" in favor of commenting on the "Spring and Autumn". The mountain chief himself is famous for governing the "Spring and Autumn Period".

The manuscript is now in Jia Huan... The long with Qian Huai in the hand of the package.

There are two difficulties in this matter, first, Jia Huan wants to find a "printing house" to print books. In recent years, many bookshops that print books have been run by themselves. Mainly high-ranking officials and big families.

There are three benefits, first, publish a collection of essays for yourself and distribute them to relatives and friends. Second, during the New Year's festival and the birthday of the elderly, some Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures have to be engraved and donated to the temple and Taoist temple, which is a good thing to accumulate merit. Third, borrow it from a friend.

However, if Jia Huan wants to print more than 2,000 copies, he must find a large bookstore to print, preferably wood-type movable type printing. The use of engraving printing is slow, and the other is that it costs too much money.

The second difficulty was that he had to give the "College Handouts" to the prisoners. This cannot be promoted using an executive order. The admission of Guozijian is under the control of the Ministry of Rites. However, it is not a relationship of mutual jurisdiction with the Ministry of Rites. Influence is mainly based on personal charisma. The mountain chief didn't plan to talk to Wen Saijiu about this. It's a bit out of line.

Jia Huan had a way to give the book to the prisoners. That's not a problem. The difficulty lies in the first point. There are no big printing houses.

Turning the prisoners of the country into students who recognize the mountain chief's scientific views is to help the mountain chief expand his influence. The benefit is naturally to become a celebrity. This is an era in which prestige can be delivered. Fame belongs to hard currency.

However, no matter how big the benefit, it is a potential benefit. Jia Huan was not in a hurry. It's just that in the leisure time of reading, I am pushing this matter, and let the people of Jiafu help keep an eye on it. Otherwise, he really had to rush to print the book, and said a word through Xiao You'an and Wang Heting, a big salt merchant in Yangzhou, believing that this businessman, who had become the general merchant of salt merchants, would be happy to help him.

Jia Huan helped Pang Ze suppress Zhang Tuiguan some time ago, and had several contacts with this person, and it happened that there were people in the Zhang family who ran a bookstore, and the scale was relatively large, so Jia Huan asked Zhang Liangzhe to talk about it today.

The owner of the bookstore was a middle-aged man with a bit of culture, surnamed Zhang, thirty or forty years old, and welcomed the two to the quiet room in the bookstore with a smile.

Zhang Liangzhe said: "Brother Rong, this is the third master of Huan in Jiafu, who wants to print 2,000 books, I heard me say that you have this ability here, and I came here to discuss with you today." ”

Zhang Yuanwai had already chatted with Jia Huan a few words just now, and at this time, there was a clan brother's guarantee, and his attitude was very polite, and he said: "How many pages and words does the third master Huan's book have?" The wooden type printing used in our store ensures good quality, fast degree and low price. ”

Jia Huan smiled, "I don't know how many pages or words there are, anyway, it's a thick one." I'll show you. If you want to print 2,000 copies, please ask Zhang Yuanwai to open a price and time. ”

Jingyi article, I am not afraid that others will read it once and learn it. This is not a storybook.

Jia Huan asked Qian Huai, who was waiting outside, to bring the book in, a thick book, about a few hundred pages. Zhang Yuan flipped it out, estimated it, and said: "In about a month, the cost price of the third master will be three thousand taels of silver." ”

The unit price is one or two or five dollars of silver.

Jia Huan immediately frowned, although he knew that the book industry was very expensive, but he was not mentally prepared. He had estimated that he would only pay 1,000 taels of silver. He went south to Jiangnan and brought 5,000 taels of silver, and now he only spends about 38oo taels. It was necessary to come up with 3,000 taels of silver to print books, and the economic pressure was very great.

He has 20 more people in his house. This is only the end of March of the twelfth year of Yongzhi. He will not leave for the capital until the end of next year.

Zhang Tuiguan only made an introduction, and drank tea by himself.

Zhang Yuanwai has been in the business for many years, and he observed his words and said, "Jia Sanye, this price is very fair." I didn't earn a penny except to pay the wages of the workers and masters. ”

Jia Huanjiu was rolling in the mall, of course he didn't believe it, doing business, you have to let people make money in order to have a relationship.

After thinking about it, Jia Huan said: "If I put the book in Zhang Yuanwai's store and sell it, what kind of price is Zhang Yuanwai willing to give me?" ”

When the book is printed, it is naturally to be sold. He won't be stupid enough to give it to the prisoners of the country for free. How many people will cherish free stuff?

Zhang Yuanwai twisted his beard and groaned for a while, and then said: "Jia Sanye, your books are sold in the bookstore, and I don't take a penny, so I should make you a friend." If you have a business in the future, I hope you will take care of the small shop. ”

Jia Huan nodded, accepted this favor, and said, "I should sell this book for one or two pieces of silver." If it is sold at a high price, the prisoners may not have the money to buy it. If I can't sell it out, I have to bother Boss Zhang to help me clear the goods. ”

It's a loss to make money. But if you can buy fame with silver, it is estimated that the people in line will line up from inside Jinling City to outside the city.

Zhang Yuanwai said briskly: "It's no problem." "He doesn't pay the cost, and helping to clear the goods is just a favor. A big bookstore like him, and of course there are distributors below.

Jia Huan said again: "If I invite the typesetting master from the Guozi Prison, can I hurry up in time." ”

Zhang Yuanwai said happily: "If Jia Sanye has such a doorway, it will naturally be much faster." The typesetting masters in Guozijian are among the best in Jinling City. They often have to print exam papers and are very skilled. I expect it to be done in fifteen days. ”

Jia Huan had a bottom in his heart, and then talked about some details, and ate wine together in the restaurant at noon, and then returned to Guozi Prison.

As soon as he entered the Taixue Gate, there was a cold silence in the Guozi Prison, solemn, and the atmosphere was very wrong. Jia Huan entered the school hall and asked the classmates around him what was going on?

"An old prisoner of the Frank Hall hanged himself because he could not leave his job. Alas, my generation has been studying for more than ten years, what is the so-called thing? (To be continued.) )8