Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 717 Knowledge and Money

"The reason why these people buy paper is very simple!" Lu Jian looked at it for a while, shook his head and laughed, "We may not think so, but to these other people, the words on the lantern are extremely precious. !”

After his reminder, Zhang Jingsheng also understood, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, we all have a collection of books at home. If you want to learn, you can turn to clan studies at first, and later you can become a disciple. Many people can also When you go to private schools or academies, you often have endless books to read, but this is different for ordinary people."

Lu Jianze said: "Not just ordinary families, but also some low-level families that are not big, often only have a few volumes of books passed down to the family, or in other words, a few volumes of ancient sages' books to maintain the family, and the rest are mostly surrounded by family members." These books contain written notes and experiences, so for these people, the words on this lantern are extremely precious."

Wang Kuai also understood and couldn't help but nodded and said: "Yes, especially many of these people were attracted by the "General Outline of Tongdian". However, although the Chen Mansion has distributed the general outline these days, in our opinion, the number It's a bit too much. I heard that more than 90 copies were distributed on the most popular day! But the number of people who actually came was probably no less than four or five thousand, and there were still people coming in a steady stream. With so many people, after a few days, even one book a day With a hundred copies, only [-]% to [-]% of people will be able to fulfill their wish, and the rest will be left empty-handed, but if you can copy more of the sentences on these lanterns, it will also be a gain!"

Several people here were talking, and as expected, many people over there eagerly bought paper and pens, came to the side of the lantern, looked at it carefully, and then lowered their heads to copy.

After copying for a while, many people raised their heads again and compared them carefully, for fear of making any mistakes or omissions, leaving a few false characters.

Not long after, another group of people joined in, and the price of paper and pens, just for a while, couldn't help but skyrocketed, and it actually doubled from the original [-] yuan!
"You and I may not think much of this kind of money, but when it comes to these people, I'm afraid it's already approaching their limit!" Wang Kuai looked at it and couldn't help but shook his head and whispered to Zhang Jingsheng, "They came all the way. There won't be much money to bring with you. After all, your background is not high. Recently, people from all walks of life have gathered in Dai County. The living expenses have been rising steadily, and even private households have joined in, which must have consumed a lot of money from these people. Selling paper and pen now costs so much, I’m afraid they will all have to go home after tonight.”

"I think it might not be a bad thing that they used the money in exchange for the learned sentences on the lanterns." Zhang Jingsheng said with a smile: "At least this kind of contribution will make them cherish it more."

"What you said makes sense. This knowledge and truth is inherently priceless. Ordinary aristocratic families will keep it tightly guarded and will not reveal it easily. It is really a blessing for these people to have this opportunity." Wang quickly thought about it and nodded, but then changed the topic, "But speaking of it, these people inside and outside Dai County are really business-minded. Not to mention the inn and restaurant, even ordinary people know that they can make temporary guest appearances. In the place of accommodation, there was just a lantern text here, and the other side immediately reacted. Look at them like this, panting and sweating. They clearly saw that there was a profit here, and they immediately came to their senses and hurried on. I went back and brought some paper and pens to sell."

While speaking, he looked at the paper that someone had bought back at a huge price, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "You and I both know very well that the current generation of Chen's paper in the county is the best paper in the world! The result is here, this humble hemp paper has squeezed so much money from people who are not rich."

"That's not necessarily true," Lu Jian heard the whispers of the two people and whispered: "In my opinion, this is also about making money based on ability. Besides, we have lived in Dai County for a while, so we should know very well that people have been coming recently. There are so many people, so the prices of various items have increased, even pasta is no exception. People in the city also have to spend more. Although the prefect's government has suppressed prices, there are so many people coming now that the local rations are simply not enough. They must rely on With several big families and many merchants transporting it from other places, this one is just money. How can the price not be increased? Even the government did not force it. Since the people were inconvenienced, they took advantage of it to make profits. , what's wrong?"

As he spoke, he chuckled and said: "According to our opinion, the words on these lanterns are priceless, so precious, and these people..." He pointed to those who were immersed in copying, "They How lucky are you to be able to get records just by traveling hard and paying a little money? Isn’t it a big advantage? Your and my family have spent generations in order to collect the books. How can it compare to these people? As easy as that?”

When Wang Kuai heard this, he actually felt that there was some truth in it. He couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.A few people did not notice that not far from them, there was a young-looking man sitting not far away. He seemed to be less than 20 years old. He was dressed in simple clothes. He was lowering his head and copying the words on the lantern in front of him, but his eyes wandered from time to time. When they came to Zhang Jingsheng and others, they listened attentively and frowned slowly.

In fact, when several people were talking before, this person was not far away and had already paid attention to several people.

Now, upon hearing these words, he had a complicated expression on his face. He was a little angry at first, then resentful, and finally became determined. He looked at the lantern in front of him, and then at the lights on the street, with longing in his eyes. .

Zhang Jingsheng and others naturally did not think of what their words would lead to. This is a story for later and will not be mentioned for the time being.

However, Lu Jian and Wang were about to finish talking. He smiled first, and then glanced at Gu En, who had a gloomy face. He couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and walked over to say a few words of advice. Lu Jian could also tell what his friend was thinking. Those who have guessed something, naturally don't want them to continue to go astray.

But at this moment, a bright light suddenly came from behind Gu En.

Originally, the street inside and outside was already brightly illuminated by lanterns, but the light that suddenly came on behind Gu En was a little brighter, and it suddenly drew Zhang Jingsheng's attention.

When they looked over, they found a group of monks walking over carrying lanterns. Each of them looked solemn. Behind them, there was another person with a solemn color. Although he was bald, he had gray eyebrows and beard. , mixed with the aura of elders and compassion.

Seeing this person, Gu En left Lu Jian and others and hurried over to salute.

"I have met the great master Zhu Fa!"

(End of this chapter)