Another World's Imperial Examination Official Path

"Not long ago, the bookstores and bookstores in the West City united to only purchase the book boxes in the book printing houses they recognized, and did not accept books printed by other book printing houses. Therefore, many book printing houses could not continue to open, and they could only buy books from other printing houses. Sell ​​the property in your hand and leave."

After hearing this, Chu Zhuang revealed a surprised look, and said, "There is such a thing."

"That's right, otherwise they wouldn't have sold this property." He Dafang nodded and said.

The owners of these printing houses have basically survived by printing books for generations. This is their family property for their livelihood. If they don't have a way to survive, they will never sell it easily.

"So that's it." Chu Zhuang and Yunmengxi nodded their heads, understanding this somewhat.

These printing houses are only responsible for printing books, not for selling books. If the bookstores and bookstores do not accept their books, then they really have no way out, so leaving Dongfeng Mansion to go to other places is their only choice .

"The closure of so many book printing houses will have no impact on Dongfeng Mansion?" Chu Zhuang asked curiously.

"This little one doesn't know." He Dafang said helplessly.

He is just a little toothbrush, how could he know this.

When Chu Zhuang came back to his senses, he also knew that this question was a bit embarrassing for He Dafang.

"Young Master Chu, do you think you want to buy this book printing house?" He Dafang looked at Chu Zhuang and asked.

"I'll think about it first, and I'll come to you again if necessary." Chu Zhuang thought for a while and said.

He decided to go to Yunhong first to ask about the matter here and then talk about it.

Chu Zhuang glanced at Bai Dali, Bai Dali understood, immediately took out a silver coin and put it into He Dafang's hand, saying: "Brother, I've worked hard on you today."

He Dafang accompanied Chu Zhuang and the others to make a big circle. After working for so long, they still have to pay for their hard work.

Holding the silver coin, He Dafang was immediately elated, Zheng Xi was right, this Chuzhuang is a good customer!

People are easy-going and don't talk, and they are generous!

"Thank you, Mr. Chu!" He Dafang immediately thanked Chu Zhuang.

"Let's go first."

Chuzhuang and Yunmengxi got into the carriage and walked towards the vineyard.

"Chuzhuang, Mengxi?" Yun Hong immediately came out of the garden when he heard the servant's report, and couldn't help showing a surprised look when he saw the two of them.

look.

Obviously he did not expect Chuzhuang and Yunmengxi to appear here at this time.

"You wait for us here." Chu Zhuang said to Huiming and Bai Dali.

Wine is being brewed in the vineyard, so it is not convenient to take them inside.

"Okay, young master!" Bai Dali immediately responded, and Huiming also nodded slightly.

Chu Zhuang led Yunmengxi to Yunhong, and greeted him: "Second brother."

"Why are you here?" Yunhong asked curiously.

"I want to ask my second brother about something." Chu Zhuang said, pursing his lips.

"Go in and talk." Yunhong looked at Chu Zhuang's expression, thought for a while and said.

"En!" Chu Zhuang and Yun Mengxi nodded.

Yunhong led the two of them into the manor, served tea, and then asked, "Why did you come here suddenly? Did something happen?"

"Well, there are some things I don't understand, so I want to ask my second brother." Chu Zhuang nodded and said.

"What's the matter?" Yunhong asked curiously.

There are still things that Chuzhuang doesn't know, Yunhong is really very curious.

Chu Zhuang asked: "Who monopolizes this papermaking technology? Does anyone else know how to make paper except them?"

"Papermaking? Monopoly?" Yunhong showed a puzzled expression.

Chu Zhuang came back to his senses and realized that Yunhong did not understand the meaning of monopoly, so he explained the meaning of monopoly to him.

Yun Hong understood, nodded slightly and said: "Indeed, papermaking technology is monopolized in the hands of several families."

"They are the Lin family in Shaanxi Province, the Sima family in Dongfeng Prefecture, and the Cai and He families in Hedong Prefecture. Except for these four families, even the royal family doesn't know about papermaking technology."

"Why?" Chu Zhuang asked, frowning.

"This papermaking technique was invented by the ancestors of the Cai family. Their family has a deep foundation in Hedong Prefecture. They have always kept the papermaking technique a secret, and it is not easy to spread it. The ancestors of the He family married a daughter of the Cai family and brought the papermaking technology to the He family. , so the He family also knew about papermaking.

"The Lin family in Shaanxi developed paper-making technology by themselves, but his paper is not rice paper, but yellow paper, which is not easy to write on.

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"As for the Sima family, according to my information, the grand master Sima Zhishang made an agreement with the deceased head of the Cai family. The Cai family informed the Sima family of papermaking technology, and the Sima family protected the Cai family for a hundred years."

Chu Zhuang of the Yunhong team did not hide anything, and directly told Chu Zhuang all the news he knew.

"But since they want to seek asylum, why does the Cai family make an agreement with the Sima family instead of the royal family?" Chu Zhuang expressed his incomprehension.

Is this Sima family more powerful than the royal family?

"The first emperor was weak and sick, and the government at that time was completely controlled by Sima Zhishang." Yun Hong explained: "After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he relied on the military power of the Yun family to control the government."

Yunhong really regarded Chu Zhuang as his own, and told him all these very private things.

"Why did you suddenly ask about papermaking?" Yunhong looked at Chu Zhuang and asked.

Chu Zhuang and Yun Mengxi looked at each other, and Yun Mengxi said: "Chu Zhuang said that the paper in the market is too expensive, and he wants to make paper by himself."

"Cough cough!"

Yunhong was shocked by the news, he gasped, and accidentally choked on his own saliva.

"Second brother, drink some water." Yunmengxi quickly poured Yunhong a glass of water and handed it to him.

Yunhong took the water, took a sip, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Chu Zhuang with a complex and hesitant expression, and asked cautiously: "Chu Zhuang, you, do you know this papermaking technology?"

"Ah."

Chu Zhuang nodded and admitted. He took a few sheets of paper from the desk and put them in front of Yunhong, saying, "And the paper I make will be better than these."

"real?!"

Yunhong swallowed his saliva, his eyes flashed with light, although he was still asking, but in fact he already believed what Chu Zhuang said in his heart.

There are too many things in Chu Zhuanghui. If someone else said this paper-making book, Yunhong would definitely not believe it, but the person who said it was Chu Zhuang, so he had to believe it.

"Well, papermaking technology is actually not difficult. Their paper should be made by degumming silk and hemp with plant ash water. My papermaking book can be made from bamboo, and the cost will be much lower." Chu Zhuang nodded. road.

Silk and hemp can be used as fabrics, so the cost of making paper is relatively high. In addition, the monopoly industry needs to make money, so the price of this paper is very high.

The paper used by Yunhong now is relatively high-end paper on the market, and it costs five gold coins a knife.

But if bamboo is used, the cost will be greatly reduced.

After all, the price of bamboo is very cheap, and its growth cycle is very short. It only takes four months to grow from bamboo shoots to bamboo.

Especially in today's ancient society, there are stretches of bamboo forests everywhere, and you can cut them down by the side of the road for free.

"Bamboo? Can it be made into paper?!" Yunhong asked blankly, his eyes widened.

He knew about the bamboo slips, but he absolutely didn't know that bamboo could be used to make paper!

"En." Chu Zhuang nodded in response, looked at Yunhong and said, "It's not difficult to make paper, but it's the situation we need to face after the paper is made."

If you rush into such a monopoly industry, you will definitely be set as a thorn in the side of the other four companies.

Chu Zhuang has no foundation yet, and he doesn't want to provoke such a big family rashly.

Although he is not afraid, the other party may also be jealous of his reputation.

But Chu Zhuang is not alone, they dare not attack Chu Zhuang or Yunmengxi.

But what about Uncle Bai Jiting, Bai Xuan, Guo Wen Guo Wu, Xue Qing Ono and others?

Chu Zhuang absolutely didn't want to see any mistakes made by any of them.

Yun Mengxi looked at Chu Zhuang's frown, with a trace of worry in his eyes, and reached out to hold Chu Zhuang's hand to comfort him.

Chu Zhuang took a look at Yunmengxi, held his hand tightly, and at the same time became more determined in his heart.

He must work hard to gain a firm foothold in this era, so that he can protect those around him.

Yunhong looked at Chu Zhuang in shock, and didn't recover for a long time.

"Second brother, are Chuzhuang and Mengxi here?"

Yun Zhanfei heard the news and looked for him, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yunhong's jaw dropped in shock. "Brother." Chu Zhuang and Yun Mengxi looked at Yun Zhanfei and greeted him.

Yun Zhanfei waved his hand, sat beside them, glanced at Yunhong, winked at Chu Zhuang and asked, "Second Brother, what's wrong with him?"

This Yunhong has always been calm, but he has never seen the other party show such an expression.

"This one……"

Chuzhuang and Yunmengxi looked at each other, blinked, and for a while didn't know how to explain this matter to Yun Zhanfei. "Chu Zhuang, is what you said true or not?!" Yunhong came back to his senses, and asked excitedly, holding Chu Zhuang's hand.

"Second brother, you know who I am. I don't speak big words or lie." Chu Zhuang forced a smile and pulled his hand back from Yunhong's.

"What are they talking about?" Yun Zhanfei was confused by the conversation between Chuzhuang and Yunhong, and asked Yunmengxi

"They were talking about making paper." Yunmengxi explained.

"Paper making, what's wrong?" Yun Zhanfei still didn't understand.

"Chu Zhuang wants to make paper, but he is afraid of trouble." Yun Mengxi thought for a while and said, he understood Chu Zhuang, so he also knew Chu Zhuang's worries.

'oh! Yun Zhanfei nodded, expressing his understanding. After a while, he came back to his senses, looked at Yunmengxi and blinked, and asked, "What did you just say?"Chuzhuang Paper? "

"That's right." Yunmengxi nodded in agreement, didn't he make it very clear just now?