As the two and a half poems swept through the literary circle of Chang 'an City, the whole city was suddenly filled with a desire to learn. Countless scholars heard the news and rushed to the library. Every time they found a book that they had been longing for, they would immediately read it as if they were intoxicated.
"In the future, we poor children will no longer have to copy books!" A poor child wearing a washed white scholar's robe said excitedly. Many people nodded with lingering fear.
The rich children had a lot of books in their homes. In addition, they could buy books, so there was no shortage of books to read. The poor children had to have books first. If they couldn't afford to buy books, they had to copy books themselves. This was also the reason why the poor children couldn't win against the rich children. After all, they didn't even read books, so how could they increase their knowledge?
Now that there was a library, everything changed. The poor children could have everything that the rich children originally had. Suddenly, the poor children who didn't have to copy books suddenly saw the library as a holy land for learning. They had admired the famous books for a long time, but had no chance to see them, but now they were in front of them. They didn't have to borrow books from their rich classmates like before, and they didn't have to burn the night to copy books. Not to mention the waste of paper and pen, but also the waste of time.
They crazily absorbed the knowledge in the library. Looking at the mountains of books, they suddenly felt like a treasure mountain. How could they return empty-handed?
They picked and chose, like bears picking corn. When they saw which one was better, they put the one in their hands back and chose again.
"It's a pity that I can only choose three books!" A poor child held three carefully selected books in his hands. When he looked back and saw the rows of bookshelves, he couldn't help but feel sad.
"What's there to be reluctant about? Within a month, it's good enough that I can finish these three books. When the time comes, I can change to other books to read. "His classmate looked at the books in his hands and was overjoyed.
The biggest advantage of the library was that it not only had a lot of books, but it was also free. The poor children could choose books to read as they wished. Having books to read was probably the happiest thing in the world.
"One month is too long. At most ten days, I will master these three books and come back to borrow books!" The poor child looked at the poems posted in the library and said solemnly.
The time of youth was so precious. He had already fallen behind the children of the aristocratic families by a lot. Now that he had such a good opportunity, how could he not cherish it?
Inside the library, people came and went in an endless stream. One book after another was quickly borrowed out. After a while, the originally full bookshelves became sparse. Fortunately, Kong Desheng was already prepared. He bought nearly twenty books of each book. Every time there was an empty shelf, a new batch of books would fill it up. This prevented the poor children from emptying the library.
Kong Desheng couldn't help but feel a sense of pride as he watched the students from poor families leave after borrowing the books with satisfaction. He had been immersed in learning his entire life. Today, he was able to see such thirsty students and he was immediately relieved.
"I'm afraid this is the scene that our ancestors have been yearning for. Today, our descendants have finally realized it." Kong Desheng solemnly bowed to the statue of Confucius.
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"What's going on? My Confucian Journal actually published Mo Jiazi's poems. This is simply the biggest joke in the world. " In the Confucian Journal, Wei Sian angrily said. He and Mo Jiazi were irreconcilable. He regarded the Confucian Journal as his exclusive property. Naturally, he didn't want to let the Confucian Journal under his control become famous for Mo Jiazi.
However, Chief Editor Ma of the Confucian Journal frowned and said, "Replying to the boss, Chancellor Kong specifically ordered the Confucian Journal to leave a space for the poetry column and sent the poems at the last moment. He also asked us to keep it a secret. The Confucian Journal can't refuse such a poem. The Kong Family's request is also unable to refuse."
Wei Sian was suddenly flustered and exasperated, but he couldn't say anything. Although he had spent a lot of money to support the Confucian Journal, the control of the Confucian Journal was not in his hands. In the hearts of the Confucians, the Kong Family was the symbol of Confucianism.
The Confucian Journal could reject his decision, but they didn't dare to refuse the Kong Family's request.
"Moreover, when the Kong Family sent the poems, they also sent a peerless weapon that the Confucian Journal can't refuse." Chief Editor Ma said with a dignified face.
"Can't refuse?" Wei Sian was about to go crazy. One couldn't refuse, and another couldn't refuse. Where was his face? Those who didn't know would think that the Confucian Journal was still controlled by the Kong Family.
Chief Editor Ma didn't explain. Instead, he picked up a printing plate and sent it to Wei Sian, saying, "Boss, please take a look at this printing plate.
Wei Sian took a look and couldn't help but frown. He saw that the printing plate was full of ink. He couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Chief Editor Ma couldn't help but sigh. He moved his hand and saw that the originally complete printing plate was evenly divided into several small pieces. Each piece had a small word in it.
"This is …" Wei Sian was puzzled.
"This is the latest printing technology sent by the Kong Family — movable type printing." Chief Editor Ma looked at the small engraved plates and said obsessively.
"Movable type printing? What's so great about it?" Wei Sian was puzzled.
Chief Editor Ma sighed and said, "Boss, you know that the Kong Family Library has printed hundreds of Han Dynasty books."
Wei Sian nodded. The Kong Family opening a library was the most sensational thing in Chang 'an City. Of course, he knew about it.
Chief Editor Ma shook his head and said, "What you don't know is that the Kong Family only took a few days to buy the paper and print the books."
"How is that possible?" Wei Sian exclaimed. If the plates were engraved, it wasn't impossible to print thousands of books in a few days. However, how many plates would it take to print hundreds of books? No matter what, it was impossible.
"This is the power of movable type printing." Chief Editor Ma exclaimed.
Seeing Chief Editor Ma demonstrating the principle of movable type printing, Wei Sian couldn't help but be excited. Newspapers were different from engraved books.
However, newspapers had to be updated every issue. Once the plates were engraved, it would be useless after only one issue. The most troublesome thing in the process of printing newspapers was engraving. It was also the biggest expense of the Confucian Journal.
Using movable type printing, the Kong family was able to print nearly a hundred books in just a few days. This speed was simply tailor-made for the Confucian journals. With this, Wei Sian was confident that the Confucian journals would be able to turn their losses into profits.
"I'm afraid this isn't something from the Kong Family." Wei Sian calmed down and frowned. He didn't believe that the Kong Family, the leader of the Confucian Journal, would calm down and study the secret of printing. No matter how he looked at it, this thing had a strong Mohist style. In addition, it was Mo Jiazi's poems that were printed using movable type printing. He couldn't help but doubt it.
"Boss is wise. This is indeed the Kong Family's Mohist Technique. The Old Man knows that Boss and Mo Jiazi have a grudge. However, this movable type printing is specially made for newspapers and periodicals. I think it was designed by Mo Jiazi for the Kong Family. This time, in order to help the Kong Family fight against the Five Families and the Seven Kingdoms, he brought it out. With this technique, the newspapers and periodicals don't have to wait for ten days to half a month. As long as the Confucian Journal is willing, it's not impossible to publish an issue every day. If Boss abandons it because of a little grudge, I'm afraid the Confucian Journal will be left behind by the Mo Journal," Chief Editor Ma said solemnly.
"So, I have to bow down to Mo Jiazi." Wei Sian said with a red face. Originally, he and Mo Jiazi didn't get along well. Now that he was in front of Mo Jiazi, he couldn't back down.
Chief Editor Ma sneered and said, "How can the Old Man let Boss bow down to Mo Jiazi? Now that Mo Jiazi is being forced by the Five Families and the Seven Kingdoms, he's like a grasshopper in the autumn. Once the Mo Family Village goes bankrupt, what can Mo Jiazi do? At that time, with the relationship between the Wei Family and the Five Families and the Seven Kingdoms, the movable type printing will be in the bag of the Confucian Journal."
Wei Sian suddenly laughed and said, "That's right! Mo Jiazi is already in a precarious situation. How can he have the courage to find trouble with the Wei Family? Today, I will use the Mohist Technique. Let's see what it can do to me. "
Chief Editor Ma nodded with a smile. He didn't want Wei Sian to bow down to Mo Jiazi, but he was worried that Wei Sian would be unwilling to use the movable type printing.
Wei Sian waved his hand and said, "Isn't it just firing some pottery? The Wei Family will invite the best potter in Chang 'an. We must use the movable type printing in the shortest time possible. I don't believe that Mo Jiazi will dare to make trouble. "
"Boss is wise!" Chief Editor Ma said with a smile.
"Chief Editor, Boss! This is the issue of the Mo Journal. Take a look! "Just when the two were complacent, a Confucian journal editor suddenly rushed in with a panicked look.
"What's wrong?" Wei Sian frowned.
The Confucian journal editor said in a panic, "The Mo Journal has adopted a new printing technology. If the Confucian journal doesn't follow suit, I'm afraid there's no way to reverse the situation."
"Isn't it just movable type printing? It's not like you haven't seen it. "Chief Editor Ma frowned.
"No! It's a printing technology that's smaller and clearer than movable type printing! " The Confucian journal editor unfolded the Mo Journal in his hand and placed it in front of the two. They saw that the font of this issue was the size of words, but it was unusually clear.
"How is this possible?" Chief Editor Ma couldn't help but exclaim. He had personally tested the movable type printing sent by the Kong Family. The font size was several times larger than the font size of the Mo Journal in front of him.
The Confucian journal editor said helplessly, "The Mo Journal has already published. This time, the Mo Family has two versions of the movable type printing technology. One is movable type printing, which is ten times better than the engraving printing technology. It's free for everyone to use. The other is more advanced movable type, which is ten times better than the movable type printing technology.
"Mo Jiazi is so calculative!" Wei Sian said angrily.
Once the movable type printing technology was released, it would definitely cause the booksellers who used engraving printing to suffer heavy losses. Mo Jiazi threw out a free movable type printing technology to appease the public's anger, but he had the more advanced movable type printing technology in his hands.
"Knowledge is power. Knowledge is wealth!" Chief Editor Ma couldn't help but think of the half of Mo Jiazi's poem printed in the Confucian journal. Wasn't the scene in front of him exactly like that?
The cost of engraving printing was generally divided into engraving, ink, paper, and finally transportation. The movable type printing was durable and durable. At the same time, the printed font was much clearer and smaller, which saved a lot of ink and paper. He only took a cursory look and found that the number of words on this page of the Mo Journal exceeded three pages of the Confucian journal. For the same information, the Mo Journal used one sheet of paper, while the Confucian journal had to print three sheets. This way, the Mo Journal could save half of the transportation cost.
Just the movable type printing technology alone could reduce the cost of printing newspapers by half. The savings were all wealth!
Wei Sian said coldly, "What's the big deal about saving the Mo Journal's money? Does Mo Jiazi think he can save the Mo Family Village?"
However, Chief Editor Ma shook his head. He looked at the bidding headlines on the Mo Journal and took a deep breath, "No! I think Mo Jiazi has found a way to save himself. Mo Jiazi wants to sell the Green Dragon True Medicine. "
"Selling the Green Dragon True Medicine can save the Mo Family Village. The Green Dragon True Medicine has long been the meat in the mouths of the five families. Who in the world dares to take it?" Wei Sian said coldly.
Chief Editor Ma smiled bitterly, "Mo Jiazi isn't selling it to one person or one family. He's selling the Green Dragon True Medicine to everyone in the world."
"Selling it to everyone in the world!" Wei Sian couldn't help but be stunned.
"Mo Jiazi divided the Green Dragon Medicine Factory into five hundred thousand shares. Each share can be bought by anyone in the world. The five families can influence the families, but they can't control the people in the world." Chief Editor Ma looked at the contents of the Mo Journal and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Five hundred thousand shares meant five hundred thousand strings of cash. Mo Jiazi once again demonstrated the truth that knowledge is wealth. Who would have thought that the Green Dragon Secret Technique could be worth five hundred thousand strings of cash?
"This time, the Mo Family's son has escaped yet again!" Wei Sian couldn't help but say dejectedly. If Mo Jiazi had five hundred thousand strings of cash, the Mo Family Village's crisis would be solved immediately. The five families' plan to unite the families in the world to encircle the Mo Family would fail again.
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