Chapter 193
Leng Yingchun looked at those people carving seriously and thought it was quite troublesome, so she mentioned ancient movable type printing technology to Sun Zhenyi.
"They can carve out common characters, select the text based on the content provided by the guests and place it on a template, take it out and recycle it, so you don't have to waste so much wood, and save manpower."
"This is a good idea. Another day I will invite Mr. Yang, the young master of Tongkefang, to dinner and tell him what you think. Update without error @"Sun Zhenyi didn't take it seriously, "By the way, what do you want to carve?"
"It's just a few words of publicity!" Leng Yingchun said casually.
Sun Zhenyi asked her to go to the scholars to talk about her thoughts.
She walked over, and one of the old scholars raised their heads and asked her what she was going to do.
"Can you help me copy a few words and then draw patterns around it. The font is black. Can the pattern be other colors?" Leng Yingchun asked curiously.
"Only black, no one has ever made this unreasonable request for you. However, you can give you special examples and hand-paint other colors after engraving them. However, we specially sent someone to paint for you, and the price is very expensive." The scholar reminded.
"No problem!" Leng Yingchun thought that he was rich and generous, so it would be better to recruit Le Ling for Yuelailou to advertise.
The scholar looked at her with admiration and asked her to say what she wanted to print. At her request, she arranged the words in a regular manner and used larger pieces of wood.
At Leng Yingchun's request, four long papers with red patterns and black characters appeared in front of everyone. The scholars were so tired that they said that Leng Yingchun was too difficult for others.
"The pictures and texts are lush, the colors are different, how eye-catching?" Leng Yingchun was very satisfied.
"It takes hard work and you're exhausted!" The old scholar shook his hand.
"You can use other pigments to describe the patterns, arrange the characters, carve the patterns, place them on a template, press the borders, and brush them with different colors, won't it be enough?" Leng Yingchun rolled up the paper and reminded.
"Little girl, we will adopt your suggestions." A handsome nobleman came over.
Fang Yang's plan flashed in Leng Yingchun's mind, and she was a little resistant to the handsome young man. She smiled slightly and went to find Sun Zhenyi.
"Young Master Yang!" Sun Zhenyi stood up with the printed book tied up and explained to Leng Yingchun, "This is the young owner of Shutong Kefang, Yang Lianyu."
"Oh, Mr. Yang, hello!" Leng Yingchun smiled slightly.
"Little girl, I just heard you talk about printing with Mr. Sun. I want to invite you to a meal. Please give me some advice on how to do it, can I?"
Yang Lianyu bent down politely. When he came in, he noticed Leng Yingchun. He was quite shocked when he heard her remarks.
He once thought about breaking the current deadlock of manpower and financial resources, but he had no choice but to be cracked by a little girl.
"Haha, no need, I have something to do? That young master Sun, thank you, I'll leave first!" Leng Yingchun left after refusing. Why should strangers have more contact?
"Hey, little girl, don't leave..."
"If someone has something to do, don't let someone leave. Are you domineering?" Sun Zhenyi grabbed Yang Lianyu's arm, "The prices of these books are a little more expensive. I am an old customer, so I won't cheat money like this."
"Young Master Sun, the price has risen, and we are helpless!" Yang Lianyu complained.
In the past, Shutong Kefang was the only one in power, and the business was booming. The relatively low price could make a profit with large volume.
Recently, there are three more large private carving shops. A while ago, the price war broke out. Shutong Carving shop won the money with its strong funds, but it was also severely damaged. If the price is low, it will go bankrupt in a short time.
After listening to Zheng Guangyang's suggestion, Yang Lianyu was willing to reduce some customers, but was not willing to compete with others.
"You suddenly restore the original price, it will definitely not work. Many people will go to other carving shops."
Sun Zhenyi was so quick that he was very conflicted. The quality of Shutong Carving House was the best, and the price in other places was cheap, but there were signs of being a substitute.
"If I want the price to be lower, I have to find a way to speed up the printing speed and efficiency. That little girl may be my turn. You are familiar with her. Can you take me to her house?" Yang Lianyu begged.
"I'm not familiar with her, so she bought books from me and asked me to bring her here.
Printing, I kindly brought her here." Sun Zhenyi expressed embarrassment.
"Aren't you afraid that she will open a book stall if she has the idea to compete with you?" Yang Lianyu teased.
"No, she has a flexible mind and looks like she has great wisdom and takes other ways." Sun Zhenyi was very confident, "If you want to see her, you can walk around to see if you can meet her."
Yang Lianyu felt it was difficult to find someone in a haystack, so he chased him out and walked for a while, but did not find Leng Yingchun's figure.
He hammered his heart, why didn't he try hard to stop Leng Yingchun and ask her to agree to help him?
However, he also remembered what Leng Yingchun said just now, so he went back and tried what she said, and it would work if it worked.
Leng Yingchun returned to Yuelai Building and handed the paper to He Yang, "Paste them around the carriage, take one by yourself, and put it behind the back when walking."
"Is it effective?" He Yang was a little suspicious.
"Try it!" Leng Yingchun was calm and went to the county government to take a walk. When he thought of the official seal, he asked the master tentatively, if he wanted to print some personal belongings, could he pass through the government?
"What do you want to print? If it is beneficial to the people, it is naturally OK. If it is your own thing, then you have to see if the adults agree." The master did not dare to make a guarantee.
"So that's it!" Leng Yingchun understood.
"Yingchun, the county magistrate learned that you were giving other children free classes in Lishuping, so he asked if you wanted to open a private school, and the government supervised it. He went to the scene from time to time to see your teaching, and sent a master who was a good student in Luchengmen to guide you. As long as he passed the exam, he would give you some subsidies." The master took the time to mention this matter to Leng Yingchun when dealing with the matter.
"If the government agrees to allow girls to take the imperial examination and pass the scholar, I will agree to open a private school." Leng Yingchun took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas.
She wanted to change the current situation of "unlearning and ignorant" so that girls can change their destiny through the imperial examinations like boys, and have independent choices in life and marriage.
"This is impossible. There have been no female scholars in all dynasties. This can easily disrupt the normal lives of the people." The master opposed.
He understood too much that women's thoughts change after learning will compete with the patriarchal world, which is not conducive to government control.
"Okay! I'll give them a lecture at will, without purpose. If they do well, they can also take the imperial examination. If they pass the exam, they can take the imperial examination further in the future, and they will leave it to the government for training. If they really pass the exam, it will be the government's credit. @ �
Leng Yingchun was a little disappointed, but she would not give up teaching girls.
"It's good, we respect your approach." The master thinks it's a good thing not to make a profit.
Leng Yingchun was about to leave when someone came to the post station, so he took the letter to the master and left.
The master picked up the good strands one by one and placed them on the small grid next to them.
He handed the two letters in his hand to Leng Yingchun, "It's for you."
"Why is there my letter again?" Leng Yingchun frowned.
"This is to ask what you have done. Why are there always people from the capital delivering you a letter?"
The master suspected Leng Yingchun's identity and guessed with the county magistrate that she was a big shot who came here to farm.
"Of course I didn't do anything. I farm in Lishuping every day!" Leng Yingchun collected the letter, "I have lived in Zheng Guangyang's house these two days. If you want to find me, go there to find me."
"Come on, Mr. Zheng is getting married, we have to participate too!" The master came over and asked, "How many gifts are you going to give him?"
"Just give me some money. I don't know what gifts to buy. If I don't buy them well, I will be disliked!" Leng Yingchun felt that buying gifts was too troublesome.
"How much money is given?" the master asked again, he can refer to it.
"Ten taels of silver!" Leng Yingchun said without reservation.
"What?" the master almost sprayed water, "Wouldn't you give me a hundred and eighty taels of taels of money if you are so rich? Can you take advantage of these ten taels of silver?"
"Why can't I take it? My money is not caused by the strong wind, it's all thanks to everyone's hard work. The Zheng family has money, so I'm just trying to give it to me."
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Leng Yingchun's face was not blushing, her heart was not beating. It was not that she was stingy, but that she wanted to use the money on the blade.
"Okay, I'll give you five taels of silver!" The master was very calm.
"Look at you, I've given less!" Leng Yingchun was helpless, "I remember to bring a bag and pack all the unfinished food on the table and take it back for food. Update without error @"
"I'm ready!" The master took out two paper bags from under the table, "One of you, one of me."
"You really come? So many people are watching, are you embarrassed to pack it?" Leng Yingchun admired the master's thrift.
"Why are you embarrassed?" The master laughed like a person who has experienced it. "When I go back to the wedding, the master's family will ask me to bring some food home and put it in the return gift, no one can see it."
"You pack it yourself, I don't want it!" Leng Yingchun felt that everyone was not very good at packing.
"You don't want it, pack it for me! You are a little peasant girl, don't care about your face, and you don't have to wear food. No one thinks it's too much. I'll go find you at that time, and you can pack it and give it to me when the banquet is over." The master was not polite either.
"You are cheating me!" Leng Yingchun curled his lips. Seeing the master begging, he had to agree, "Okay, leave it to me for shame and give it to you the benefits."
"This is almost the same!" The master smiled with satisfaction. "The rich families have many rules and must be present when it comes to mealtime, otherwise it will be easy to be eaten by others. Go back quickly."
Leng Yingchun was also eager to see what was written in the letter, so she said goodbye to the master and left.
She sat down at the fishing place of Zheng Guangyang by the river and took out the letter.
One letter was written by Wan Jiaxing, and she talked about his reading notes. She read it and put it aside.
Another letter seemed to be Su Jingxian's handwriting. She knew it was written by Fang Yang. In just six short words, "I'm married, I hope you're good!"
In order to make himself give up Su Jingxian, Fang Yang really tried his best to do so.
Leng Yingchun could also guess that Fang Yang would write his own handwriting after he had someone to intercept Su Jingxian's letter, and reply to Su Jingxian.
The content must be spreading rumors about her, making Su Jingxian hate her, and trying every means to make him have a good impression of Fang Yang.
She tore the letter and threw it into the river, and suddenly she felt quite helpless.
She and Su Jingxian fell in love with each other at first sight, and their direction seemed beautiful, but they didn't expect Fang Yang to interfere and destroy their relationship.
Well, we shouldn't be together, so why bother?
After she thought it through, she took a deep breath and returned to Zheng's house.
Zheng Guangyang and his parents welcomed relatives and friends from afar at the door. When they saw Leng Yingchun coming back, they asked their parents to receive the guests.
He moved over and asked her why she had come back so late. He told her that he told the kitchen to warm her meal and let her go to eat.
"I benefited a lot today!" Leng Yingchun yawned all the time, "Eating is not the point, I want to have a sleep, let's have a good talk tonight."
"Okay, I have a friend in a bad mood. Let's have a bar with him and teach him." Zheng Guangyang laughed.
"Friend? Li Ang'ang?" Leng Yingchun asked.
Chapter completed!