Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 159 Type
Fang Yun and Yuxian stayed in Zhuangzi for one night, and went to the city the next day.This capital city is called Yanjing, and Yuxian guessed it should be the predecessor of Beijing.They entered the city from the north gate, and Tongrentang was in the south of the city, so it took a long time to arrive at Tongrentang.Yuxian has seen what the ancient capital looked like, and it is full of prosperity and excitement, which is not comparable to Shenzhou City.

Tongrentang is located in the busiest area in the south of the city. There is a shop in front of it, with five rooms and deep bays.There are two courtyards at the back, the first one is the warehouse and the pharmaceutical workshop, and the second one is reserved for the family to live in.At this moment, in Tongrentang, people were coming and going, and the guys were busy getting medicine, and Shunzi was even more busy like a spinning top.

As soon as Fang Yun led Yuxian in, Shunzi saw it and rushed forward to meet her. "Boss shopkeeper, Miss Yuxian, it's you two who are here. I wrote a letter a while ago saying that I'm coming, and I've been looking forward to it, and it's finally here."

"Brother Shunzi, you look good. By the way, where is Sister Chunlan? Is she okay?" Of course, the first thing Yuxian wanted to see was Chunlan.

When Shunzi heard Yuxian mentioning Chunlan, she blushed a little, "Okay, Miss Chunlan is very nice. She is in the back yard, helping me with laundry, cooking, and cleaning inside and outside every day. Thanks to her, otherwise I I'm really too busy. Speaking of which, I really want to thank Miss Yuxian for sending Chunlan to help me."

Seeing him like that, Yuxian knew there was something going on.Sister Chunlan is fine, Shunzi has developed a good impression of her so quickly, it seems that a happy event is near.Yuxian was also happy for Chunlan in her heart, Shunzi is really a good person.

"Shunzi, how's the business in the shop these days?" Fang Yun asked casually.

"Shopkeeper, let's talk about it later." Shunzi said, leading the two of them to the living room at the back.All three of them sat down, and a clerk brought tea. When the clerk got off, Shunzi said, "Boss, our business is very good, especially Angong Niuhuang Pills and Liushen Pills. There are already fake ones. Occasionally, some customers sell fake ones and come to our shop. We will give them a serious comparison and let them know that the medicine is not ours. If you want to buy medicine, just come to Tongrentang. , the housekeepers of several high-ranking officials in the capital wanted to buy the Tongrentang, but I rejected them all. In my opinion, it’s best for us to find someone to clear it up, so as not to sow the seeds of trouble again.” Shunzi said in one breath main problem.

"We came here this time to see how to solve the problem of counterfeit medicines. In addition, you don't need to pay too much attention to the acquisition of our Tong Ren Tang. I will find someone." Fang Yun nodded, indicating that he already knew up. "By the way, we're planning to work on the packaging of the medicine this time, so that people will know that it was bought by Tongrentang when they see the medicine. Yuxian means to print the instructions."

"Instructions? What is that?" Shunzi was puzzled.

Yuxian told Shunzi what she had said to Fang Yun at that time, and then said that she wanted to teach Shunzi those symbols.

"The instruction manual is a good idea. In this way, it is different from the fake medicine outside. When people read the instruction manual, they can not only know that it is a real medicine, but also have a better understanding of the use of the medicine. This method Well, I wonder how Miss Yuxian came up with it. However, movable type printing is a bit difficult, and people can also go to those government-run workshops to print. If this is the case, there will be imitations soon. Yu The symbols and batch numbers of medicines that Ms. Xian mentioned are feasible. We can find out what medicines are produced in each batch and how many are there. And some medicines have to be disposed of if they take too long. Some medicines need to be stored to remove their dryness before they can be sold, so there is a batch number and the time can be accurately grasped, which is good." It's really clear and logical.

"Brother Shunzi is right. We really need to pay attention to the issue of imitation. However, we can also do something on the paper of the manual. For example, use some special color paper, or put dark patterns on it, so that others It's not easy to imitate. Master, you have to do these things." Yu Xian looked at Fang Yun.

"These are easy to handle. In fact, I have a paper workshop and a silver building in my hand. They are all properties of Hao Yuniang and entrusted to me to take care of them. In this way, I will go to the printing business first, and see those government-run ones." Can the workshop take over our work? Then we will go to the silver building and make some silver cards according to what you said. If you and Shunzi are free, teach him about the symbols you mentioned. Learn more and practice more. No, you're leaving, what should we do?" Fang Yun was not in a hurry, he was still very sure in his heart.

Yuxian began to wonder again, what kind of person is this Haoyu's mother?There is a paper workshop, there is even a silver building, but they live in a farm on the outskirts of Beijing, and there is such a blood shadow organization, it is really amazing. "Okay, master, then I'll teach Brother Shunzi."

"By the way, shopkeeper, can we add a few more proprietary medicines, we have about 20 kinds of proprietary medicines now, not enough to sell." Shunzi said this again.

"Brother Shunzi, I will come out with new medicine after we have sorted things out beforehand. Don't worry about that." Yuxian promised.

"Sure, then I can rest assured. The main reason is that our medicine is effective and convenient, and there are quite a few people who buy it." Shunzi was a little embarrassed.He also understood that the prescriptions were all from Yuxian.

Fang Yun went out, and Yuxian brought him two ginseng trees and some snow clam oil, and when he asked for help, he drew some blood.These things are very precious, and there are not many of them in the capital, which is much better than seeing them off.Fang Yun understood that this was for the future development of Tongrentang, so he left without saying anything.

After Fang Yun left, Yuxian taught Shunzi Pinyin in Tongrentang.Starting from the simplest initials and finals, this is really enough for him to learn.After a whole afternoon of effort, I just understood that these symbols are used to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters.But Yuxian wasn't discouraged, as long as she knew how to fight, it would be much easier.Shunzi was literate by himself, he knew how to read the word, and learning pinyin would make it better.

In the afternoon, Fang Yun finally came back and entered the backyard with a happy face.When Yuxian saw it, she knew that things were about the same.Sure enough, Fang Yun said: "I have already found someone, and I have made an agreement with the printing workshop that they will print instructions for us as soon as our paper arrives. They also promised me that as long as these instructions are printed for our family, The names of these medicines are recorded. We will never accept orders from others in the future, but all our instructions will be printed by him in the future.”

When Yuxian heard this, she felt that this request was too simple. It was rare for them to find one who was willing to print it. Why would they bother to find someone else? "Master, have you seen their movable type? How big is the size? We want to print the instructions. Naturally, the smaller the better. It is best to have typeface, that way, it will be much clearer."

"You said this, but I really didn't pay much attention to it. In this way, you can come with me tomorrow and let's go and have a look. However, they may not be willing to show it to you. This is confidential." Fang Yun felt that Yu Xian's idea may not come true.

Yuxian thought about it, yes, how could people let herself see this kind of movable type.However, you have to try it. If you can’t see the movable type, you can also look at the printed book, and you can also know the size of the font. "Master, it doesn't matter. You can also read the book they printed, so you can know the font size."

"Well, that's right, let's rest in the backyard of Tongrentang today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Fang Yun led Yuxian to the backyard, and Shunzi followed.

In the backyard, when Chunlan saw Yuxian, she was very excited.Pulling Yuxian, it took a long time to talk before it was over.He kept asking how the family was doing, when Chuntao's marriage was scheduled, how his wife was doing, and so on.Yuxian was tired of answering questions, but she kept asking.

It was Shunzi who came to the rescue, "Miss Yuxian and the shopkeeper are going to live here, you help clean up the place first, and then talk when you have time." Chunlan heard this, and hurriedly went to tidy up the room.Because there were not many rooms, Yuxian lived with Chunlan at night, and the two chatted for half the night before answering all of Chunlan's questions.

The next day, Yuxian went to the workshop with Fang Yun. They said it was a workshop, but it was actually a printing factory.Of course, there was also an official accompanying him, who was Hao Yuniang's elder brother, Guozijian Jijiu.As soon as the person in charge heard that he wanted to see the movable type, he had a bad face, "Mr. Fang, I took your order for Mr. Fang's sake. What kind of movable type do you want to look at now? Don't you?" Do you know that this is a court secret?"

"Guard Li, you misunderstood me. In fact, I just want to know the size of your movable type. You can also bring me two recently printed books. I want the smallest font. You also know that what we want to print is Instructions, the smaller the characters, the better. I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear just now." Yuxian smiled and explained to the person in charge.

When the steward heard what Yuxian said, his face looked better, "Okay then, I'll find you some books." After saying that, he went out.

Yuxian stuck out her tongue, "Master, he is quite powerful."

After a while, the steward came back with a few books in his hand.Yuxian saw that the font in this book was still too big.This type of font is used to print instructions, and I am afraid that the instructions need a large sheet of paper.Yuxian raised her head, looked at that Guanshi Li, and said, "Guanshi Li, this is a clay type, do you have any lead type?"

As soon as Guanshi Li heard Yuxian's words, he knew that he had met an expert, and stared at Yuxian with piercing eyes, "Miss, you know that this is clay type?"

(End of this chapter)