Chapter 79: Libraries
These civil servants and military generals at the banquet are naturally familiar with them!
However, in their impression, books should be just a scroll of bamboo slips.
But the thin book Fusu took out today is much lighter than the bamboo slips, but there are quite a few words recorded on it.
Anyone with a little vision can understand that if this thing is not expensive to make, it will definitely replace the bamboo slips and become the main carrier for writing in later generations!
"Young Master, what is the name of the material that records the text? How is it made? Is it difficult and consumes a lot?"
Holding the book like a pilgrimage, and after reading it, Li Si followed and asked the most important place.
"Fusu paper is made by this young master from weeds and wood chips. In addition to some labor costs, the actual cost is not high!"
Since he took out the paper, Fusu naturally did not have the intention of cherishing himself.
There was a thunderous sound on the ground!
After hearing Fusu said that the raw materials of paper were just wood chips and weeds, everyone at the banquet was in an uproar.
If this is the case, the cost of this paper is low, and it will be inevitable to replace bamboo slips in the future.
The Fusu Young Master who invented the paper will inevitably be remembered by the people of the world in the future.
"Left Prime Minister, let me show this book..." Wang Wan said in an uproar.
Following the ministers such as Feng Quji, Feng Jie, Meng Yi, etc., they all rush to circulate them, and they all want to touch them with their own hands to see what would inevitably replace the bamboo slips in the future.
"Everyone, the first volume of Journey to the West has been released. In the next days, we will print it into a book. At that time, everyone who is interested can buy it!" As the ministers rush to circulate, Fusu said.
If it is very unsightly, at this time, he actually started selling books?
Moreover, after the magical objects like paper were developed, the first book was actually a novel like Journey to the West?
Well, although Journey to the West is indeed quite good, the most valuable thing is not to write the meanings of the various scriptures? At least it has to write the laws and regulations of the Qin Dynasty?
"So that's it. It turns out that this is what he said to be the counterattack of Confucianism!" Qin Dada, who was holding a small mooncake and carefully tasting it, suddenly realized in his heart.
Paper as thin as a cicada's wings can write hundreds of words. This small piece of paper is enough to make the whole Wendao crazy, right?
"Ahem, Fusu, since the cost of making this Fusu paper is not high, you can make more in the next day. From now on, all the memorials in the court will be written in paper!"
After a dry cough, Qin Da spoke and determined the purpose of the paper for the time being.
"Father, you have collected many books. My son wants to copy one. In addition, the court laws and regulations, astronomy and geography and other books are all included. Then, a large library is built in Xianyang City. All the people of the Qin Dynasty can go to the library to read it at will!" Fusu said and proposed the idea of opening a library.
"It's accurate!" After hearing what Fusu said, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was going to counterattack Confucianism. Qin Dada naturally had no intention of stopping him!
Besides, create a library in Xianyang Palace? Can you read it at will?
This is indeed a grand act that benefits the people and can bring the world back to its heart!
"Thank you, Father!" Fusu lowered his head and thanked him.
The paper has been made, and the printing of the first volume of Journey to the West has been engraved. Next, just print in large quantities.
Therefore, as the night of mid-autumn passed, Journey to the West began to be put on sale. Once it was launched, it immediately triggered a rush to buy!
On the one hand, after several months of word-of-mouth transmission, the story of Journey to the West has gradually become popular all over the country. In the modern term, although Journey to the West is still serialized and I don’t know when it will be updated, it is already a big ip!
On the other hand, a small book can record many more words than bamboo slips. The appearance of Fusu paper has made countless people curious.
Just to simply see what the paper looks like, of course I want to buy one.
Besides, a book called Journey to the West is only priced at twenty yuan, which makes people understand the cheapness of paper.
The ordinary Qianshou can buy a book in two or three days of working? This is something that the vast Qianshou never dared to think about before!
The shops selling books were crowded for many consecutive days.
"Hahaha, I got it, I got a book on Journey to the West!" A man wearing a short cloth shouted happily, holding a book on Journey to the West.
"By the way, are you literate?" the companion next to him asked strangely when he heard this.
"I can't read!" The man who was asked shook his head.
"Since you can't read, why are you buying books?"
"Book, this is a book. Even if you can't read, isn't it worth showing off if you have a book at home? Old Li from our village has a book passed down from his family. He has to be like something. Ordinary people don't give it to him if they want to touch it!"
"That's right, this is a book. An ordinary book, which volume is not worth a thousand coins at every turn. If it is a good book, it will cost more than tens of thousands of dollars!"
Speaking of which, there are not many people who can read in the Qin Dynasty, but holding books is equivalent to knowledge, a volume of thought is enough to pass on the family, even those who do not know how to read are thinking of squeezing out some money from their teeth and buying a book of Journey to the West.
Therefore, the best-selling of Journey to the West is self-evident.
However, with the best-selling of Journey to the West, many people secretly complained in their hearts.
Judging from the sales situation, there are thousands of copies of Journey to the West in a day. By the way, how do these books be copied?
And the most important thing is that a few people used Journey to the West to compare their handwriting, and their handwriting was exactly the same, without any deviation.
This makes people even more surprised. Even if the same person copied it, it is impossible to have the same handwriting, right?
It seems that Young Master Fusu has mastered a quick way of writing?
Otherwise, the hot sales of Journey to the West would still be available, which is completely unreasonable!
With the popularity of Journey to the West, soon another shocking news came. Young Master Fusu asked His Majesty to open a large library in Xianyang City.
All kinds of books, from astronomy and geography, to rural and rural miscellaneous stories, and many schools of thought, etc., will be copied and placed in the library and open for everyone to read at will.
Even, as long as you pay some deposit, you can lend the books to read.
This news came out, which shocked the entire Xianyang City for a moment!
"Young Master is kind, and Young Master Fusu is really kind. If you want to study, you can't get it. Your master's actions really benefit the people of the world!"
"There were many people who said that Mr. Fusu did not respect his teacher and respected his teachings before. He must have been a false statement. The young master's kindness would not allow others to be defiled!"
"But this is just a rumor, isn't it fake?"
"It's not fake. The Fusu Young Master has already selected the library's location in Xianyang City, and there are even announcements posted, including the date of opening and the catalog of books included!"
"Is that so? Then hurry up and take a look!"
A large restaurant in Xianyang City was bought directly by Fusu. After a little rectification, it became a library.
And in front of the library, a big notice was posted, clearly describing the date of opening and the books that will be included!
Even if you openly collect the books you collect, any books you don’t have in the library and copy them from the library, you can get a valuable reward!
Once this announcement is released, the library news can be confirmed.
Moreover, the paper used in the notice made everyone understand that this is paper!?
In the crowd, two Confucian scholars were also watching.
But as they carefully read the notice, their faces changed drastically.
Chapter completed!