In a few days, the Hua family had accumulated tens of thousands of pieces of paper. Hua Kai got people to cut and store all the paper.
However, he was worried about how to turn it into a book.
The best method was still movable type printing. Engraving printing was too troublesome. If he used engraving printing for his 3 million-word "Three Kingdoms" book, he would probably have to wait until spring next year before it could be printed.
When he arrived at the weapons workshop, Hua Kai transferred half of the carpenters and let Yu Jun personally take charge of it. They began to make the movable type printing templates. After Yu Jun received this task, his expression was solemn. He knew the importance of paper the best. If he could write all the novels on paper and turn them into books, the status of the novelists in the Hundred Schools of Thought would definitely rise.
Movable type printing could quickly print books, making all the words standardized and greatly reducing the number of mistakes. This invention was no less significant than papermaking.
He gave Yu Jun the task to start experimenting with movable type printing in a month. However, on the third day, Yu Jun, with dark circles under his eyes, told him that all the commonly used words had been engraved and that "Three Kingdoms" could enter experimental printing.
The craftsmanship of this world's carpenters exceeded Hua Kai's imagination. It was just engraving words on wood of the same size. This was not a big deal for an old master. Therefore, on the fourth day, Hua Kai saw a piece of Three Kingdoms printed in front of him.
"Yu Jun, I'm afraid this won't do!" Hua Kai said as he looked at the printed paper in front of him.
"Why not?
I think the paper is very good. It's much whiter than sheepskin. Also, the words are so clear. People can't write so neatly, "Yu Jun said in satisfaction as he looked at the printing in front of him.
"There's no problem with the paper and printing, but this novel is a whole line without any punctuation. It's uncomfortable to read," Hua Kai said.
"Aren't all books like this?
Master, are the punctuation marks you mentioned the ones on the draft of 'Three Kingdoms'? It does make it easier for people to read, but if Master wants to print them into books, will all the scholars accept it? "Yu Jun was waiting for Hua Kai's novel to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat!
The reason why there were no giants in the school of novels was because no one's novel could be passed down.
Other families used simple sheepskin, bamboo slips, or wooden slips to record their thoughts. Even if they were incomplete, they could still leave behind a lot of their thoughts and content. However, novels usually had tens of thousands of words. It was extremely difficult to record a novel.
Therefore, the school of Novels relied on the master and disciple to recite the story. Everyone memorized the story and went out to spread the ideas of the school of Novels. In this way, the school of Novels could only rely on word of mouth. This was also the reason why the school of Novels was not mainstream and did not have any giants.
With paper and printing technology, things would be different. As long as the type was done, it wouldn't be a problem to print dozens of books a day. Novels could easily be circulated all over the world.
"We can't just focus on the scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought. We also have to consider the majority of the ordinary people.
With the birth of paper, previous writing habits will slowly change. In the beginning, people will definitely not be used to adding punctuation marks. However, after a long time, I think everyone will get used to it and discover the benefits of punctuation marks.
Every paragraph of 'Three Kingdoms' will be punctuated, "Hua Kai said.
It would definitely take a lot of time to print this first novel into a book. Since all the difficulties had been overcome, Hua Kai was no longer worried.
He asked Yu Jun to print all the paper into 'Three Kingdoms' novels. It would take about ten volumes.
On the 15th of November, Hua Kai woke up in the morning and saw that the leaves in the village had begun to turn yellow. Winter was coming soon.
Second Uncle Huang Guangwen came to the Hua family early in the morning with 200 gold. They had already sold all the horses in the market. This time, they had earned over a hundred gold. The family also had an additional horse.
Hua Kai remembered that he had already been back from the market for 12 days. Liu Pingli had already left for half a month. It was time for him to go to the market.
This time, they were going to the market with 30 carriages. Hua Kai couldn't put everything into the [Treasured Light Glass Bottle]. No matter what, the carriages had to carry some things to avoid suspicion.
After the carriages left Huajiabao City Gate, Hua Kai and Hua Zichen rode their horses to the small road. The carriages had butler Wal-mart, Erzhuang, Hua Yue, and the others. Nothing would happen if the carriages were empty.
At noon, Hua Kai returned to the Hua family's residence in the market. It was the same as it was 12 days ago. The remaining horses were still there. The Household Servant was only responsible for feeding them.
Not long after they arrived at the residence, Hua Kai didn't have time to eat. He saw someone come to the Hua family's residence. The Household Servant reported that Shopkeeper Liu had come. He also brought other guests with him.
Hua Kai went out to welcome Liu Pingli. He saw an old man around 50 years old behind him. The old man was dressed in luxurious clothes and wore a jade pendant. It was obvious that he came from a big family.
"Brother Hua, I'm back!" Liu Pingli looked haggard. He probably didn't have a good rest these days.
"Shopkeeper Liu, you're back so soon. It's only been 16 days. I also just came back from Guang County," Hua Kai said.
"I can't wait. Brother Hua, let me introduce you today. This is our Four Seas Merchant Association's President, Chu Yuncheng. When I return to the headquarters, I'll pass on your message. Our President will quickly gather all the goods you need and send them to you without delay," Liu Pingli said as he stepped aside. The old man walked over with a smile.
Hua Kai saw that the old man was actually a Xiantian Realm cultivator. The Hua family actually provoked a Xiantian Realm cultivator like Chu?
He didn't know if this was a good or bad thing for the Hua family. This Chu Yuncheng was obviously a member of the Chu family. As one of the most powerful families in the world, Hua Kai had to be careful.
"Hello, Hua Jiazhu. I am Chu Yuncheng from the Four Seas Merchant Association!" President Chu politely introduced himself when he saw Hua Kai. He didn't have the arrogance of a Xiantian Realm cultivator at all.
"President Chu, please come in!"
Come in and have a chat! "Hua Kai saw the other party's humble attitude and invited him into his wooden house.
"I've seen the Hua family's pills. They are all rare and good pills. I wonder how many of these pills Hua Jiazhu has. The Four Seas Merchant Association will buy them all," Chu Yuncheng said directly.
"I wonder if the herbs and salt I asked the Four Seas Merchant Association to bring have arrived …" Hua Kai asked.
"Look, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to tell Hua Jiazhu about the herbs.
This time, the Four Seas Merchant Association searched all the medicine stores in Ying Du. Chu brought all the herbs that he could find. Because of the tight schedule, he only found 179 spirit herbs. Among them, there was one grade-5 spirit herb, seven grade-4 spirit herbs, and 31 grade-3 spirit herbs. There are still 19 herbs on Hua Jiazhu's list that haven't been found. If you need them, the Four Seas Merchant Association will help the Hua family track down the whereabouts of these herbs, "Four Seas Merchant Association President Chu said.
"I wonder how much these herbs cost?
The pills are all here. President Chu can take a look first. "
When he heard the other party mention grade-5 spirit herbs, he knew that he had found the Abyssal Fruit needed to refine the Golden Body Pill. This was because there was only one grade-5 spirit herb on his list. If the other party collected all the Bone Corroding Spirit Flowers, then he would have all the main ingredients for the Golden Body Pill.
"This time, the Four Seas Merchant Association will only charge the cost price for all the herbs, which is 182020 gold.
10,000 stones of coarse salt and 500 stones of refined salt will be given to the Hua family. These aren't worth much. "
President Chu spoke generously. 10,000 stones of salt wasn't much. Hua Kai knew that if the other party said that he didn't make any money from him, then he definitely didn't. The other party was in the Innate Realm, so he wouldn't lie to an ordinary family head like him.
"Business is business, and friendship is friendship. If the value of these pills isn't enough, then the Hua family will think of other ways.
This salt should be sold for as much as it costs! "Hua Kai refused.
"These pills are of the same quality as the last batch. There isn't a single flaw. Ordinary alchemy masters might not be able to refine them.
In addition to the pills that have already been given to Shopkeeper Liu, the total price is 213000 gold. If these pills are auctioned, the price will be even higher … Hua Jiazhu, to be honest, I came here today to ask for a favor. I only dared to speak when Hua Jiazhu gave me the salt. "
President Chu's words made it impossible for Hua Kai to refuse. Being able to become the Four Seas Merchant Association's President meant that his ability was definitely not bad.
"This time, the Hua family came to the Four Seas Merchant Association because we sincerely treat the Four Seas Merchant Association as friends. If there's anything that Hua Kai can help with, President Chu, please don't hesitate to ask," Hua Kai said.
Chu Yuncheng stood up and bowed to Hua Kai. "I know that since you can take out so many high-quality pills, there must be an alchemy master behind you. The Four Seas Merchant Association won't have any hostility towards you. I'm just asking as a friend if the alchemy master behind you can refine longevity pills?"
Longevity pills were pills that could greatly increase one's lifespan. Ordinary alchemy masters couldn't refine them. Even if they were lucky enough to successfully refine them, the alchemy master's lifespan would be greatly reduced.
Therefore, longevity pills were the most special kind of medicine in this world. If one wanted an alchemy master to refine them, they would have to pay a huge price.
"Longevity pills … What kind of longevity pills do you want to refine?" Hua Kai asked in a low voice.
There were many longevity pill recipes in the Alchemy Room. However, refining them required a lot of the clan's luck points. If it wasn't necessary, Hua Kai wasn't willing to waste his clan's luck points.
"There's an elder in my family who is nearing the end of his lifespan. However, he's already on the verge of a breakthrough. We plan to ask for a longevity pill for him. It's at least 20 years old," Chu Yuncheng said very clearly.
"It's not easy to refine a 20-year longevity pill …"
"I brought a medicinal ingredient. It's a rare Spirit Quenching. It should be able to refine a longevity pill.
If the alchemy master is willing, even if the refinement fails, the Chu family will remember the Hua family's kindness, "Chu Yuncheng said.
"Can I take a look at the spiritual ingredient first?
If there aren't enough medicinal ingredients, even if the alchemy master behind me is willing, he won't be able to refine it, "Hua Kai said.
"Please come to the Four Seas Merchant Association for a chat!"
Chu Yuncheng raised his hand, and all the medicinal pills on the table disappeared. Hua Kai didn't know if the other party had the same space as him or if there was some special magic above the Xiantian Realm. These were still very far away from him and the Hua family. Perhaps he could only find out when the Hua family had a Xiantian Realm expert.
When they arrived at the Four Seas Merchant Association, Chu Yuncheng pointed to the table salt and spiritual herbs he had brought to Hua Kai. There were a total of three ships. Hua Kai could send people to move all the things away at any time.
After entering the largest cabin, Hua Kai saw Chu Yuncheng take out a Golden Wave Yutong Treasure Chest. This Golden Wave Yutong Wood was a ninth-grade wood. Every piece was more valuable than gold, not to mention such a big chest made of it.
The Golden Wave Yutong Wood's function was to block spiritual energy. Anything hidden inside would not dissipate after a thousand years. It had a similar function to Hua Kai's Treasured Light Glass Bottle.