?

In the warehouse of the printing workshop of the Xuexi Society, Yuwen Wen was inspecting the money-making weapon: carved plates, boxes of carved plates are placed neatly on the shelf, and paper is pasted outside each box, and signs are hung with corresponding information.

The wood carvings are very particular in preservation, so the warehouse is also very high in specifications. They are built according to the regulations of the grain warehouse. Under the guarantee of thermometers, hygrometers and various measures, constant temperature and humidity should be maintained as much as possible.

The treasure of the community that is studying is the complete set of "Hualin Bianluo", each set of carved versions of tens of thousands of carved versions, one for publishing and the other for archives, and there is a special warehouse for storage.

There are many other carved plates that embodies the hard work of craftsmen. In a short time, there will be a complete set of carved plates of "Xiuwen Palace Imperial Views" in the warehouse. This is the hen that lays golden eggs.

The carving version is easier said than done, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources. Yuwen Wen organized a manual work and took half a year to complete the complete set of carving versions of "Hualin Bianluo".

The full set of "Hualin Binluo" in the printed version is nearly half cheaper than the handwritten manuscript, and the price advantage is obvious, resulting in a shortage of supply.

This was the result of Yu Wen Wen's request for small profits but quick turnover. Since the carving board was made, the printing workshop of the school club has never stopped. The craftsmen have divided into three shifts to print day and night.

Although the production of the plate is huge, the returns are even greater. In less than half a year, all the costs of the production of the plate "Hualin Bianluo" have been recovered. Now the income from selling books is deducted, and the monthly income is more than 1,000 yuan.

This is still the early stage, and profits will become higher and higher as the market opens.

Not only did he print books, he also set up a papermaking workshop, and also sold bamboo paper at a low price; the medicine used to process bamboo materials is a selling point, and the wood boards for carved plates produced by hydraulic lathes in the school are also commodities, and they are also supplied to various bookstores.

This is all money, and the monthly profits of one kind or another are nearly a thousand guan. Together with the study club, the monthly profits of related industries exceed 2,000 guan, and will be even higher in the future.

Although it is not as good as glass mirrors, it is also an extraordinary deal, especially when achieving a preliminary monopoly.

Taking Jiankang, which has a strong demand for books, as an example, cheap books published by Huangzhou Bookstores arrived in Jiankang on board in Xiyang, saving time and effort, and the freight is very low, so the price of books is still very low, resulting in "it is better to buy than printing."

Needless to say, the land freight costs in the prefectures and counties in Shannan are not high, and like the book market in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it has been occupied by books published in Huangzhou.

The Yangtze River Basin can reduce freight costs by relying on geographical and hydraulic power, but the capital Yecheng thousands of miles away is different, and the freight costs are not low. But even so, the price of Huangzhou books sold in Yecheng is not much more expensive than the carved books that have begun to appear in local bookstores.

The price is similar, it depends on the quality. The bamboo paper used in Huangzhou books is of good quality, and there are many books and a wide range of books. Bookstores in Xiyang City have already opened branches in Yecheng together. The types of commonly used books are as complete as possible, which has attracted many scholars.

The idiom that is rushing to it has not appeared in this era, but it is not too much for Yuwen Wen to use it to describe that scene. According to the content of Fei Ge's book, the books stored in the branches were almost sold out soon after the opening, and orders came one after another.

It took more than ten days for the postman to come from Yecheng to Huangzhou, Shannan, to pass on the letter from Yuwen Wen only one day. The selected pigeon breeds have now exerted great power, making the disappearance of the school club very well.

The order placed in Yecheng, Hebei yesterday was obtained today at the study club in Xiyang City, Shannan. I worked overtime and published and bound, and then shipped it to Hebei by packing. From placing an order to arrive at the Yecheng branch, it will take no more than 40 days.

This is Yuwen Wen's exclusive business secret, so as the "leader" of the Huangzhou Bookstore gang, the business is better than that of other bookstores in Huangzhou.

In order to maximize the reduction of freight, Huangzhou Bookstore owners cooperated to form a huge caravan, divided into several small teams, constantly traveling between Yecheng and Xiyang, and transporting the "cargo" of each bookstore to the distant north.

After repeated efforts, Huangzhou Bookstores have initially achieved the monopoly of woodblock printing. Of course, this depends on the cheapness of goods. With the application of movable type printing, the profits of the school society still have a lot of room for growth.

When woodblock printing became popular, the "profit growth point" was in movable type printing. This technology is considered a black technology, but the principle is very simple and it is easy to be photographed by people. However, Yuwen Wen is not afraid because the "core technology" is in his hands.

Metal movable type, such as lead movable type, requires oily ink to play its role. Watery ink for writing brush characters on weekdays is not good, and only Yuwen Wen knows how to make oily ink.

Of course, other companies can try it, but it is definitely not that easy to try. The method of trying to hit a blind cat and a mouse will never be able to be tried in this life, because one of the main ingredients used is castor oil.

Castor is not a native crop. Yuwen Wen spent a lot of time to buy seeds from Fanshang. After buying many fake seeds, he finally bought the real thing and started planting.

There may be castor in the Central Plains these days, but it will not be very common, let alone the prefectures and counties in Shannan.

The castor that Yuwen Wen planted on a large scale in a certain place is a powerful guarantee for making ink, which other companies will never be able to do. Even if they get castor or castor oil, they will not be able to do it even if they lack a few other "additives".

Without ink, metal movable type printing will be more attractive than useful, unless non-metal movable type is used, such as clay movable type, wooden movable type, etc., but that cost is not competitive.

Using lead to make movable type, the quantity is large enough. Yuwen Wen mobilized a lot of lead materials and wanted to use "Hualin Bianluo" and "Xiuwendian Preview" to engraved lead type, and then add it crazily, so that the cost can be greatly reduced.

Improved papermaking (bamboo paper), novel printing technology, and large-scale industrial chain are designed to reduce costs, improve quality and form a real monopoly.

The monopoly of the book market is to make a fortune. The industrial chain created by Yuwen Wen and more than a dozen "friends" has become a chicken that lays golden eggs, and their monopoly is to break another monopoly.

Whether it is movable type printing or woodblock printing, the price of books can be significantly reduced. Poor students in all parts of the world can afford books and pay for tuition (tuition fees), so the popularization of knowledge is just around the corner.

The era of inheriting classics and learning was also an era of knowledge monopoly. Aristocratic families became officials for many generations, and initially relied on their monopoly of knowledge, and finally evolved into the nine-grade central system, with no poor families at the top and no gentry at the bottom.

If knowledge is spread quickly and on a large scale, it is impossible to use knowledge as the threshold for entry limit, and significantly reducing learning costs is the key. Cheap books, stationery, and official and private learning everywhere can allow more people to learn classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and books.
Chapter completed!