Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 245 One Hundred Sounds Brother-in-law

   The steward brought Chen Zhou back to the inn, his face a little solemn.

  Chen Zhou was anxious, "What did the Director Chang say?"

   The steward's face was solemn, and he said, "Zhao Hanzhang wants our family's engraving and printing craftsmen."

   Chen Zhou was stunned for a moment and then said: "How is this possible, this is the foundation of our family's foothold."

   The steward lowered his eyes and said, "They said that there are no craftsmen, so two or three apprentices will do."

   Chen Zhou frowned, a little unwilling.

The steward was also reluctant, but the conditions given by Chang Zhuzhu were too good, so he lowered his voice and said: "Chang Zhuzhu said that now Zhao Hanzhang is in need of manpower, and if Lang Jun gets her eyes, then leave it to her. It is possible to do things around.”

  Chen Zhou: "...You want me to be a clerk?"

   His goal is next year, or whether the ninth-grade mid-level banquet will be good for next year, as long as he can decide the top-grade, even the low-grade, he will be a county magistrate when he comes out, why should he stay in Xiping as a small official?

   Once you become a clerk, you will set the tone, and there will be no possibility of a career in the future.

Guanshi said: "I'm not a small official, I'm just working as an aide by my side, following her, all the people I meet are celebrities, and I heard that Xia Houren has a good relationship with her, and then next year's high school will be elected. She might be able to say a few words for Langjun."

   Xia Houren's clan brother Xia Houjun was the leader of Yuzhou.

   Chen Zhou pondered.

   The steward waited for him to think.

   Chen Zhou asked repeatedly, "Just an apprentice?"

   "It's just an apprentice." The steward said in a low voice, "And they don't have engravings, so even if they open a bookstore, they have to re-accumulate engravings, which is far inferior to what our family has in stock. What is Langjun worried about?"

  In the case of mass printing, why is woodblock printing so much cheaper than movable type printing?

  Because an engraving plate can be used repeatedly, it can be put away when not in use. Many bookstores have engraved engraving plates in several houses, which are accumulated over the past dynasties and over the years.

  Why did the Zhao family never consider opening their own bookstore?

   Could it be that they couldn't find an engraver?

   Of course not, but because it's not worth it.

   The current books, in addition to printing, are handwritten one by one. Most of the advanced knowledge is handwritten and passed down. Most of the books that can be printed are very common textbooks.

   Zhao didn't point to using the bookstore to make money, so naturally he didn't think about spending this effort.

Because it is so laborious, each edition of the engraving requires a carpenter to carve out word by word. It does not take more than ten or twenty years for Xinqijia to compare with the bookstore with a profound background in terms of book storage and plate storage. Time, that is, it requires a lot of human and material resources, and the income simply cannot match the effort.

   Who would be so stupid to be a bookstore regardless of the cost?

  So after thinking about it, Chen Zhou finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, promise him, you will go home and pick two apprentices immediately, and you will know how to print books. The craftsmanship at hand does not have to be very good."

   "Lang Jun, I think I have to choose a good one and a bad one."

"why?"

   "This way Zhao Hanzhang knows that we are serious about it. First, we will raise the skilled apprentice as a master and let him bring another apprentice over."

  Chen Zhou widened his eyes and looked at the steward, "That's not good, isn't it a lie?"

   Steward: "...It's not a liar, right? The apprentice's craftsmanship is good, so he should have been mentioned as a master."

  Chen Zhou exhaled, "You are right."

   The steward also exhaled, feeling a little tired.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't know all of this. She was playing against Zhao Ju in the barracks. She would deliberately memorize fixed moves at first. After she had a good time, she completely forgot about it. She still remembered some of Fu Tinghan's principles. Smoother and smoother.

   She gradually tied with Zhao Ju.

   Even though he had seen it many times, Zhao Ju couldn't hold back and sighed again, "Sanniang's talent is excellent."

   Zhao Hanzhang pursed his lips and smiled, she could fight even when she was blind, oh no, it's because she has practiced martial arts, and now she can naturally.

   Zhao Hanzhang put away the gun and wiped the sweat with his sleeve. Zhao Erlang immediately ran up with the handkerchief and wiped his sister's sweat diligently.

   Zhao Hanzhang simply raised his face and asked him to wipe it. After wiping it, he asked, "What do you want from me? Hurry up and tell me, I have to go to the city to inspect in a while."

   Zhao Erlang immediately said: "Sister, can you give me the other gun head in the box?"

   Zhao Ju just unscrewed the bamboo tube and drank water. Hearing this, he coughed and choked on the water.

   Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and said to Zhao Erlang, "Aren't you practicing knives, why do you want a gun head?"

   Zhao Erlang's eyes lit up and said: "I think the spear is more powerful, and it is more convenient to kill people on the spot, and it is also the same as the weapon my sister uses, so I want to change it!"

   Zhao Hanzhang doesn't mind, but: "The head of the gun belongs to Ting Han, you have to ask him."

   She paused and said, "Forget it, let me ask."

   This is a special gift from Fu Tinghan. If she wants to pass it on, she has to ask him.

   Zhao Erlang immediately followed her back to the county office.

   As soon as he got off the horse, he ran in ahead of her and ran all the way to the study. Sure enough, Fu Tinghan was writing and drawing at the desk.

   Zhao Erlang immediately ran forward, "Brother-in-law, I will call you brother-in-law a hundred times, will you promise me one thing?"

  Fu Tinghan looked up, "What's the matter?"

   "Will you promise my sister to send me the other gun head in the box?"

  Fu Tinghan raised his eyebrows, "Can you say such logical things now?"

   He asked, "Did someone teach you this sentence, or did you say it yourself?"

   Zhao Erlang looked confused, "I said it myself, what's wrong?"

   Fu Tinghan asked: "You asked me to promise your sister, what about your sister?"

   "Here," Zhao Hanzhang came in from the door and complained, "I deliberately ran in one step faster than me, and I don't know when I learned so shrewdly."

   Zhao Erlang smiled naively.

   Fu Tinghan smiled, and before Zhao Hanzhang could speak, he nodded and said, "I promise."

He flipped through the sketches on the side, and turned out the second sketch to her, "This is the gun body I drew for you, you can see it can be modified, if not, I will let the craftsman do it. ."

   Zhao Hanzhang saw that there was a pattern on the gun, so he could not help but look closer, "What pattern is this?"

   "This is the big seal of your name." He paused and said, "I didn't want to add anything, but Uncle Ming said that since you want to use a gun frequently, it should have its own logo."

   The most important thing is that this gun is expensive and powerful at first sight. If nothing is added, Zhao Ming feels it is a waste.

   Zhao Hanzhang has no opinion at all.

  Fu Tinghan then looked at Zhao Erlang, "In that moment, you should also practice the long spear, and I will design the spear body for you."

   Zhao Erlang's eyes brightened, and immediately began to call, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law..."

   Seeing that he wanted to call his brother-in-law a hundred times right away, Fu Tinghan hurriedly stopped him, "No hurry, you can call again when you are free."

   (end of this chapter)