Lu Chen ordered Lian Xiude and Meng Ji to open the four or five boxes placed against the wall. There were neatly thread-bound books inside, with the titles of the books printed on the brand new pages. When the box was opened, the smell of ink from printed books spread directly into the private room.
"These books have been printed by me in the past two days. You can take a look and see if there are any errors or omissions in the book!" Lu Chen said and waved his hand. Lian Xiude, Meng Ji, and a man standing beside him Liu Jing and the three of them went over and randomly selected a few books with different titles from the box and placed them in front of Xiao Yu and others.
Looking at the brand-new books that were placed in front of them with the scent of ink, Xiao Yu and others' expressions ranged from heavy, palpitating, and stunned. In short, their expressions were not uniform, but their moods were basically the same. In unison, they looked at Lu Chen with a look of fear.
The book in front of them didn't seem to be a book in their eyes, but more like a sharp blade. Several people's faces were ugly, but Lu Chen actually smiled and invited them to criticize and correct him? This is obviously telling them that I have prepared this knife. It is up to you whether you want to die or not. It is I who have the final say.
"What? Do you look down on the books I printed?" Lu Chen put away his smile, pulled his face down, and said in a rather unhappy voice.
When Xiao Yu and others heard what Lu Chen had written, they calmed down and silently opened the books. The books printed by Lu Chen could not be bought in the bookstores outside Chang'an City, because these books were all It is a book related to the imperial examination, and it is a book with annotations.
When several people opened the book, they were stunned because not only were the handwriting in the book the same size, but there were even some symbols that they couldn't understand. These symbols separated the sentences, even though Without annotations, they could actually understand the meaning of the fragmented sentences.
Several people were quickly immersed in the content of the book, but just when these people were fascinated, Lu Chen waved directly at Liu Jing, Lian Xiude and Meng Ji. These three people were really rude. , went directly over and snatched the books from those people's hands.
"Hey! Hey! I haven't finished reading yet!" When someone suddenly took away the book in his hand, Xiao Yu shouted anxiously. But when he saw the proud expression on Lu Chen's face, Xiao Yu suddenly When he woke up, this was not his study, this was the private room in Changyuan Building, where Lu Chen held a banquet for them!
Several other people's reactions were similar to Xiao Yu's, but after seeing Lu Chen, they all suddenly came to their senses, and several of them were also full of questions about the special "punctuation marks" in the book. Why did they have those symbols? , this book was actually a lot easier to read, but after seeing Lu Chen, these people understood that this thing should have been invented by Lu Chen. If they asked, Lu Chen probably wouldn't tell them, so I can only push those questions back into my stomach.
"I'm going to sell these books in my shop in Chang'an. What do you think?" Lu Chen took a bite of vegetables for himself and said with a smile while looking at these people.
"Sell?" After hearing these two words, several people's hearts tightened. If this kind of book were sold in Chang'an City, it would definitely have a big impact on their family, because many of these books were used by them. If the products that attract students who submit papers can be purchased outside, there will be no need for those students to submit papers.
"I'm afraid these boxes of books won't sell for much money, right?" Xiao Yu calmed down, looked at Lu Chen and said, "If Mr. Lu is interested in selling such books, we can buy them!"
They didn't want to see these books circulated outside, so if they could come up with a suitable price to prevent Lu Chen from selling these books, that would be the most suitable choice for them.
"You want to acquire?" Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Lu Chen suddenly laughed, "How much can you offer?" Lu Chen looked at Xiao Yu and asked.
"Mr. Lu just pays the price!" Xiao Yu glanced at the others, who nodded silently. Naturally, they wanted to stop this kind of thing, so they all agreed with Xiao Yu tacitly. if.
"I'm afraid that you can't afford it!" Lu Chen sneered and said, "You just want to stop me from letting these books spread, but I have a piece of news for you. You should think about it again, whether you have the ability. Eat these books!" Lu Chen put down his wine glass and looked at the people with a serious look, "I can print thousands of these books in two days. Do you think it is useful to buy these boxes of books?" Lu Chen After Chen finished speaking, he looked at the people opposite him silently and stopped talking, giving them enough time to think.
"This..." Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Xiao Yu and others looked stern. After all, what Lu Chen said was too terrifying. In these four or five boxes, there were at least more than a dozen books with titles. Thousands of these books can be printed in two days.
Each book is not just a few pages or a dozen, but dozens or hundreds of pages. If it is printed with engravings, a book is a set of engravings, and the engravings are easily damaged. A slight crack or something will not If it is used, it must be re-engraved. If Lu Chen said this, then Lu Chen's printing technique must not be ordinary engraving printing, but what kind of printing technique it is, they don't know.
And when they looked at the books printed by Lu Chen just now, they also discovered one thing, that is, except for the special punctuation marks that appeared on the books, the sizes of the printed handwriting were basically the same.
Engraving and printing are engraving craftsmen who carve out the contents of the book pages and then print them. To print a page of a book, a carving plate must be carved, so the printing of a book requires several or even dozens of engraving craftsmen to carve the template. , therefore, the size of the handwriting on those printed books is difficult to be consistent. Even if the templates are carved by the same engraver, the size of the handwriting is difficult to be consistent. This is why they found that the size of the handwriting on the books printed by Lu Chen is very difficult to be consistent. One difference.
After listening to what Lu Chen said, these people looked at each other and took stock. If it was true what Lu Chen said, then Lu Chen could produce hundreds of books in one day, and they might be able to buy them in a day or two. I can still bear it, but what about as time goes by? How long can they carry it?
However, after all, these people are also officials in the court. They have been working hard in the court for many years, and their minds are naturally clever and meticulous. Since Lu Chen dares to show these things to them, on the one hand, he is warning them that Lu Chen's They couldn't guess how many methods there were, and all of Lu Chen's methods were directly aimed at their seven inches; on the other hand, it seemed that Lu Chen didn't really want to put these books out, otherwise he wouldn't If they see it, they can just sell it directly in the shops in Chang'an City. Even if they know about it, there is nothing they can do against Lu Chen.
After carefully considering Lu Chen's actions and words, Xiao Yu and others looked at each other, and seemed to see a hint of understanding in each other's eyes.
"Mr. Lu, just give it to me if you have any conditions!" After thinking about it, Xiao Yu looked directly at Lu Chen and said.
"Look! Xiao Pushe, this is the right attitude!" Lu Chen raised his glass and shook it in the direction of Xiao Yu, then said with a smile, "Look at you, you are on tenterhooks as soon as you arrive. It seems that I want to do something to you." It’s like that, you don’t have any attitude to talk about things, right?”
"Yes! Yes! What Mr. Lu taught you is yes! It's our fault!" After seeing what Lu Chen showed, Xiao Yu and others no longer dare to offend Lu Chen at all, although Lu Chen just The two items "refined salt" and "books" were displayed, but they were very clear about what they represented, so their attitude suddenly became much more respectful.
"Come! Let's eat first! This is my first time hosting a banquet for you all. The food and wine are a bit cold. Throw them away. It's still a waste. I have always believed that waste is a shameful act. My lords, look..." Lu Chenshi didn't say a word about his request, but just signaled that the food and wine on the table were cold.
"Yes! Waste is shameful! What Mr. Lu said is really inspiring. This table of dishes was carefully prepared by Mr. Lu. How can it be wasted?" Wang Gui said directly and flatteringly, and at the same time he picked up the chopsticks and picked it up. I took a piece of meat and ate it in my mouth. The dish was already cold at this time. Once the meat was cold, the oil on it would have solidified. Therefore, one can imagine Wang Gui's expression after eating it.
Wang Gui suppressed the urge to spit it out, tried his best to keep smiling, and chewed the cold meat in his mouth. The taste of the congealed oil melting in his mouth was quite uncomfortable. After finally swallowing the mouthful of meat, Wang Gui I quickly took a sip of wine and couldn't help but praise "good wine".
In fact, what Wang Gui said was not against his will. For them, Erguotou was naturally a good drink.
Seeing that Wang Gui was already using his chopsticks, several other people quickly picked up their chopsticks and started eating with the vegetables.
Lu Chen smiled and looked at the few people eating there. He took a few sips of wine leisurely, then put down his glass and looked at the officials of the aristocratic family indifferently. They were eating hard and the table was already completely cold. It was winter at this time, and even big restaurants like Changyuan Tower mostly had meat dishes. Therefore, these adults could say that it was very difficult to eat, but they still had to keep the expressions on their faces. .
The cold meat soup made these people complain in their hearts. They secretly glanced at Lu Chen, who was sitting across from him with a calm expression. Seeing that Lu Chen had no intention of speaking, they couldn't stop their chopsticks and could only try to eat the cold meat. Drink cold soup.
