Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Another half month passed in a blink of an eye.

Li Shimin sent someone to tell him that the Mid-Autumn Festival would be three days later, and that Su Chen and his friends would reunite in the palace on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Chengqian had returned to the palace yesterday.

This evening, the first elementary school Chinese textbook of Li Tai Printing House was successfully bound into a book.

"Su Chen, take a look at this book!" Li Tai handed a newly printed book to Su Chen excitedly.

Su Chen took it and looked at the cover, muttering, "Haha, it's just like a martial arts secret book!"

He turned to the last page again. The page number showed 168 pages, and this Chinese textbook used a total of 88 sheets of paper.

Flipping through the contents casually, the textbook has no illustrations, and it mainly reflects pinyin literacy.

According to Su Chen's plan, he only studied in elementary school for three years, and there were only three Chinese books in the same elementary school stage.

"The paper quality is good. How much does it cost to print such a book? Have you figured it out?" Su Chen returned the book to Li Tai and asked.

Li Tai thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I have never calculated the cost of printing a book, but I have calculated the cost of the paper.

For one hundred sheets of paper of this size, the labor and raw materials do not exceed 5 coins."

The reason why Li Tai did not calculate the cost of this book is that he printed and typeset the book himself.

Now there is no one who can read and understand pinyin.

The person who will be responsible for printing books in the future is not just any commoner.

First of all, you have to be literate, and you also have to learn pinyin and lowercase numbers.

Those movable type molds are arranged according to the first letter of the pinyin of the text, and you have to pick them out one by one for typeset.

After printing each page, you have to code them in order according to the lowercase numbers on the page numbers and bind them into a book.

It is still a bit time-consuming to print books.

...

Su Chen nodded, and he could also think that it should be a worker who prints books, which is not easy to find.

"We need to make more typefaces. In the future, the book printing workshop will set up fifty printing operation tables, and each operation table will only be responsible for printing on both sides of a piece of paper.

Before printing a book, determine the number of prints to be printed first, so as to reduce the number of typesetting."

Li Tai nodded and said, "Well, twelve sets of typefaces have been made in the past half month."

"How many workers are there in the paper mill now?" Su Chen asked.

"After the labor service was repatriated, there were more than twenty people left. Fifteen people were copying paper and the daily output of paper was about 20,000 sheets." Li Tai replied.

After listening, Su Chen nodded and said, "Well, paper is cheap now. If we optimize the printing process slowly in the future, the price of books can be reduced a lot."

Then Su Chen remembered something and continued:

"Li Tai, find someone to make a block of woodcut, and make it according to this format.

In addition, there is this kind of large paper, make a dozen sheets first, I will use it tomorrow."

Su Chen handed over a prepared form to Li Tai.

Li Tai took it curiously. Now that we have movable type printing, why do we need to use woodblock printing?

"Su Chen, what is this... used for?" Li Tai said he didn't understand what the form was for.

"Haha, isn't tomorrow the day for the imperial examination?

When those candidates who failed the exam come to the manor, let them fill out this form first, so as not to ask them one by one."

The form Su Chen made was also simple and roughly contained: name, font size, age, and school and work experience.

"I will call it: [resume]. When I recruit workers for positions that require literacy in the future, let them fill out this resume first.

The size of the woodblock should be made according to the size of the paper."

The forms are all in the same style, and it is more convenient to print with woodblocks.

"Resume?"

"Simple resume? I understand." Li Tai nodded and smiled.

Su Chen made that form for one main purpose. With this form, there is no need to worry about missing out on famous people.

"By the way, how is the construction progress of the school now?" Li Tai asked.

"It will probably take another five or six days. The craftsmen are now plastering." Su Chen replied.

The main part of the school has been completed. There are three teaching buildings with a total of 50 classrooms, two student dormitories and one teacher dormitory.

There is also a canteen and a small library.

There is no steel bar yet. It is all one-story red brick house.

...

"Why is the system silent recently? I have done so many things. The main task should have made some progress!"

Su Chen lay alone in bed thinking.

"Xiao Le, are you still there?"

[Ding! Brother Chen, Xiao Le is always here! ]

"It's been so long, and there is no progress in the main task?

I have planted the land, harvested sweet potatoes and potatoes, raised a thousand pigs, and made paper and built roads. It is impossible that there is no movement at all?" Su Chen complained to the system.

[Host, I don't know about Xiao Le. There will be corresponding progress in the task.Reward, don't worry, host! 】

This system's ability is not very good, but its credit is reliable.

Su Chen did not continue to ask, and looked at the system space again.

Now there are only some textbooks in the system space, and no other physical objects.

"Tongzi, what is this special paper used for?" Su Chen looked at the special paper and took it out casually in his hand.

When it was rewarded, it was said that there was no limit.

[Ding! Host, this Xiaole doesn't know! ]

Su Chen did not get an answer. This is not the first time he asked the system.

"What is such a hard paper used for? It is so small and smooth, about the same size as a cigarette box." Su Chen thought about it and didn't know what it could be used for.

"Tongzi, do you know what is special about this special paper?" Su Chen asked.

To be precise, this special paper is not paper, but it looks like plastic.

[Ding! This Xiaole knows that it is not afraid of water. When it is blank, it can show whatever you want it to show. 】

Su Chen's eyes lit up, "So magical!" Suddenly an idea popped up in his mind.

Holding this blank special paper, he imagined some scenes in his mind.

Although it was night, the moon tonight was very bright, and the pattern on the smooth paper could be vaguely seen.

Sure enough, this special paper turned into a...

Ace of Spades!

Su Chen was surprised and sat up from the bed, laughing foolishly.

He took out another special paper, and after a few breaths it turned into a:

King of Hearts!

Su Chen laughed happily.

While laughing, his face suddenly changed.

Su Chen threw the two playing cards out with force.

"Fuck, are you kidding me? This special paper is used to make playing cards?

It's not limited? I want this fucking dick!"

Su Chen suddenly cursed, not in his heart, but out loud.

Don't worry about the task? Fighting Landlord with Li Shimin every day?

Opening a poker factory in the Tang Dynasty? Make a Las Vegas?

Su Chen is extremely depressed now. He has always thought that this special paper plays a big role and has always thought it is very mysterious.

After all, this special paper is the reward for the progress of the main task.

Su Chen never thought that this special paper can only be used to make playing cards!

…

After about a cup of tea, the anger subsided.

Su Chen picked up the two playing cards.

"Forget it, it's boring anyway, make a deck of cards, and find Princess Changle to play Landlord another day!"

"Alas!"

Take out another fifty-four cards from the system space to make up a deck of cards.

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