The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 197
When Mi Heng said this, other civil and military officials also responded one after another. Some officials also said: "You Changshi is indeed a figure comparable to Jia Changsha. You are really knowledgeable and knowledgeable!"

"Yes, yes, your long history is worthy of being a famous person in the world!"

As soon as this person came to power, the madman became a celebrity.Although Mi Heng's current official position is not high, much lower than many prefects here, he is Zhang Wu's number one confidant civil servant, not only in charge of the confidential documents of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Zhennan General's Mansion, but also dare to speak out to Zhang Wu Asking for opinions, and sometimes even contradicting Zhang Wu because of work matters.

The current Zhang Wu is not the Zhang Wu who only occupied Jiangxia two years ago. He not only holds the power in Jingzhou, but also has a large number of elite soldiers and generals under his command. He has also defeated Cao Cao and Sun Quan many times. Great princes.

Having been in power for a long time, Zhang Wu naturally developed an aura. When some local officials reported to Zhang Wu, their legs trembled nervously.

Although Mi Heng is not as good as he used to be, he still can't change his habit of saying whatever he wants. Even in front of Zhang Wu, he sometimes speaks out.

It doesn't matter to Zhang Wu, it's all about work anyway, if what Ni Heng says makes sense, he will do as he says, but sometimes Zhang Wu also has to consider the overall situation of Jingzhou and the balance between various forces.

The officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Zhennan General's Mansion not only admired You Heng's daring to speak out, but also admired the Metropolitan Governor's mind.

Zhang Wu greeted the congratulatory guests to sit down, and the banquet officially began. Everyone took this opportunity to exchange feelings with each other while tasting fine wine and food.

Liu Qi, shepherd of Jingzhou, was not feeling well, so he toasted and wished and left.

Liu Bei and others also finished the procedure, took their leave and left in advance, and all the people in Jingzhou were left at the banquet.

When the banquet was about to end, Zhang Wu got up and raised his glass and said, "Thank you all for coming to congratulate you in your busy schedule. Zhang has no respect, so I would like to pay tribute to you with this cup, and at the same time, I will give you a little gift."

After all the guests toasted and wished together, they were all looking forward to the small gift Zhang Wu said. They all knew that the governor likes to tinker with some strange things. Many things are now very popular in Jingzhou, and even spread to other areas.

As soon as Zhang Wu clapped his hands, Zhang Zhong, the housekeeper of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, brought over stacks of bound books, which were the "University" books printed and bound by the printing workshop in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Each of the guests presented a copy, and everyone looked at this thin booklet in amazement, only to find that it was written on a kind of high-quality paper, with clear and neat handwriting, the same font size, and the It doesn't look like it's handwritten.

There are two large characters on the cover: "University", and the papers of the same size are bound with hemp rope. After opening, the original text of "University" is written on the first page: The way of university is in Ming Mingde, in being close to the people, in stop at the best...

There are still a few words in the lower right corner of the last page: Printed by Jingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Everyone compared the books in their hands with the people next to them, and found that they were exactly the same in terms of size, content, and fonts. How did this happen?

Seeing the shock and doubt on everyone's faces, Zhang Wu explained: "The book with this name is printed on fine paper improved by the Governor's Office. The so-called printing is to carve words on the wooden board and paint on it. Apply ink, cover it with paper, and the words will be printed on the paper, just like a seal."

With Zhang Wu's explanation, everyone understood how the book was made, but then they were even more shocked. In this way, wouldn't it be possible to make a book soon?This thin book contains so many words, if it is replaced by bamboo slips, it will be much larger and heavier, and copying on bamboo slips is time-consuming and laborious.

The advantages of this kind of book are huge!If it can become popular in the world, it will have a huge impact on the spread of knowledge.Since the workshop of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can print "The Great Learning", it must be able to print other classics as well.

This "University" has fewer words and the book is very thin. Although other classics have more words, they are at best thicker books, or divided into several booklets, which are easier to preserve than those recorded on bamboo slips, and they look clearer.

There are also people from aristocratic families who have begun to think about things other than books. If this kind of book is produced in a large amount and the cost is low, wouldn't it be possible for many people to have the opportunity to read the book?Even poor people or ordinary people can have books to read?Wouldn't that interrupt the monopoly of the aristocratic family on knowledge?
So someone asked: "Dare to ask the governor, what is the output of this book? What is the cost?"

As soon as this remark came out, many people who had the same thoughts also looked at Zhang Wu.

Zhang Wu naturally knew the purpose of these people, so he said: "If the printing plate is carved and the paper is cut in advance, a workshop of ten people can produce thousands of books every day. If we only talk about the cost of paper, ink and labor , the cost is extremely small. But this kind of paper and ink suitable for printing can only be produced by the Metropolitan Government, and the engraving of the printing plate is extremely labor-intensive, so the actual cost can be large or small!"

Those present were basically the entire Jingzhou elite, and none of them were fools. They all got two pieces of information from Zhang Wu's words. One was that the actual cost of the books was very low, and they could be mass-produced.If books of such good quality come out in large quantities, wouldn't everyone be able to own them?
Why can aristocratic families monopolize knowledge?Isn't it because the bamboo slips that carry knowledge have been privately hidden by the imperial court and major families as treasures. If others want to read or copy them, they must get the consent of this family and pay a high price.

How many of those ordinary people can obtain the consent of the aristocratic family, or how many of them can pay such a high price?

Now if Zhang Wu is willing, he can print a large number of books and sell them to everyone at a low price. At that time, no matter whether it is a poor family or an ordinary person, it is possible to get books and obtain knowledge easily. monopoly.

The result of breaking the monopoly of knowledge is to break the monopoly of power by aristocratic families.Now there are many children from poor families who have gained a lot of power through their own efforts, such as Xu Shu under Zhang Wu, and Guo Jia under Cao Cao.

From now on, there will be more and more people like this, and if there are more children from poor families, they will inevitably crowd out the places for children from aristocratic families.Will the aristocratic families be willing?

But there is nothing you can do if you don't want to, because this technology is in the hands of Zhang Wu, and Zhang Wu has the power.

The aristocratic families also got another message from Zhang Wu's words. This message made this general trend unstoppable, and that was the benefit.

This kind of paper can only be produced by the Metropolitan Government at present, which means that this kind of book is now monopolized by the Metropolitan Government. Zhang Wu says how much a copy is.A small workshop with ten people can produce thousands of books a day, what a benefit!

(End of this chapter)