"Qiao'er, just now you said there was something that could make your father's name live on for ages and bring everlasting fame to our Su family. Which part of this book were you talking about?"
"That's right, little sister. Tell us about it." Even Su Yichen took this matter very seriously.
Su Qiao did not beat around the bush. She opened the book and found the section on Printing Technique. "Grandpa, Dad, Big Brother, look at this."
"This section is about Printing Technique. It means printing words onto paper and then binding the pages into books."
"Nowadays, books are all copied by hand, one character at a time, with a brush, and then bound into volumes. It takes a great deal of time and effort. If even one character is copied incorrectly, the whole thing has to be rewritten, wasting ink, time, and energy. Most importantly, it's extremely slow."
"That's why the books circulating outside are not only frighteningly expensive, but also very scarce. Many poor families can't afford to send their children to school, and many students can't afford books—or even find any to buy."
"As long as we figure out a technique like this, all those problems can be solved."
Su Qiao explained it simply and clearly, and everyone immediately understood. There was a way to print books quickly without having to copy every character one at a time.
With this method, they could produce a large number of books to sell.
The old man had never imagined there could be such a method. "This... this really is a great undertaking that will benefit both the country and its people. It could also bring everlasting fame to our family."
Su Yaohui stared intently at the passage, which was not very long. After reading it several times, he furrowed