Du Ji has been in Jiangnan for a while. The four counties in Jiangnan were initially decided and military farming was promoted. A large number of people in Guanzhong, Henan moved south, and many old Yellow Turban tribes, and there were often conflicts with local indigenous people. Du Ji inspected the four counties, adjusted the disputes, and carried out forceful suppression when necessary. He had two thousand elite troops, and could deal with most wars without even using county soldiers.

As the governor of Jingzhou, Du Ji cooperated with Zhou Yu and Zhang Hong, but he was not responsible to Zhou Yu and Zhang Hong. He reported his work directly to Sun Ce, and every once in a while, a report would be sent to Sun Ce. Sun Ce was very clear about Du Ji's work and was very satisfied with his work ability. Since Jiangnan has been pacified, it is time to transfer Du Ji to Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is a suitable place for the governor of Jingzhou, but Sun Ce did not intend to use Xiangyang as the governor's headquarters. Du Ji was loyal and honest, which did not mean that other governors could do the same. The state was too strong and was enough to form separatist. He himself separatisted the southeast, but he did not want his subordinates to also separatist the other side. From the very beginning, he intended to separate the regime, military power, and supervision power to avoid controlling it in one person and forming a private power.

This is not his idea. The system was originally stipulated, but many people seek convenience. First, the governor changed from inspection to fixed office, from supervision to management of the people and military, and then from governor to provincial governor. In the end, the end was too big, and it evolved into today's situation. It was easy to let go of power, but it was difficult to take it back. He had to control it from the beginning.

Sun Ce discussed his plans with Pang Tong and Zhang Cheng, and they all agreed with Sun Ce's plan. Sun Ce immediately asked Zhuge Liang to draft an order and stamp it with a seal. He would send someone to send it out tomorrow morning and summon Du Ji to Xiangyang.

The next morning, the messenger rushed to Jiangling with orders, while Sun Ce visited Xiangyang Academy according to the established itinerary.

Cai Feng opened his eyes, looking tired and dizzy.

Yesterday, I discussed countermeasures with the Xiangyang family who came to ask for a plan while having a banquet. I drank too much before I knew it. He couldn't remember what they said in the end. He only remembered that many people were very angry and thought that Sun Ce's approach was too much and a humiliation to them. They all expressed that they wanted to give Sun Ce a little color so that he would not dare to underestimate the strength of the Xiangyang family. But he couldn't remember whose proposal was, and his impression was very blurred.

Looking at the bright window, Cai Feng narrowed his eyes and screamed. Two young and beautiful maids came in, helped Cai Feng up, changed clothes for him, and prepared the green salt used to wash them. Cai Feng half-squinted his eyes, opened his arms, and let the maid fiddled with them. After a while, he suddenly remembered something: Where is Cai Ke?

Cai Feng asked the maid, but the maid was not clear. Cai Feng called the manager Cai Ji again, and Cai Ji was very surprised. He told Cai Feng about the news last night, but Cai Feng had no impression of it at all?

When he learned that Cai Ke had left, he went to Yuliangzhou camp first, and later went to Xiangyang City. He had already boarded the boat with Sun Fu and left before dawn. Cai Feng was so angry that he scolded Cai Ke for being spineless, but was scared by Sun Ce. He wanted to send someone to chase him, but he gave up. He knew Cai Ke's temperament. Since he decided to follow Sun Fu, he would definitely not look back. Besides, she had been to Yuliangzhou and had a high probability of meeting Huang Chengyan. This decision may be Huang Chengyan's suggestion. If so, Cai Ke's chances of turning back are even smaller.

Cai Feng was helpless for a while. After thinking for a long time, he asked Cai Ji to arrange someone to go to Yuliangzhou to meet Huang Chengyan. Cai Ji said that he had sent someone to it. When he heard that it was from the Cai family, he could not even enter the camp. Moreover, Huang Chengyan is not in the camp now, so he followed Sun Ce to Xiangyang Academy.

When he heard that Sun Ce went to Xiangyang Academy, Cai Feng smiled proudly. The Cai family is the biggest sponsor of Xiangyang Academy. To trace back, the Cai family of Chenliu and the Cai family of Xiangyang are of the same lineage. Cai Yong is a peer of him. Since Cai Yong came to Xiangyang, the two of them have been very close. Although Sun Ce gave up his face and was spared from the Fengyan, he still wanted to go to Xiangyang Academy, which shows that he did not dare to really tear his face.

Since that's the case, what else is there to worry about? Waiting for it is to see when Sun Ce can hold on. Sun Fu and Cai Ke are gone. Isn't Huang Chengyan still around him? He can't do without the support of the Cai family.

Sun Ce walked into the library of Xiangyang Academy and was stunned by the spectacular scene in front of him. The floor supported by dozens of columns thickly held together was full of bookshelf, and the bookshelf was filled with books, including bamboo slips, wooden slips, silk books, rubbings, and paper scrolls were everywhere.

"Mr. Cai, are these your collection of books?"

Cai Yong stroked his beard and browsed. "Not all, one-third of them are. Some of the other books have been collected in recent years, and some of them are new works. They don't have time to read them, so they are thrown here."

"New work? Whose?"

Cai Yan replied: "My father has a wide range of friendship. My colleagues from all over the country heard that my father was in Xiangyang presided over the academy. After having a new work, he traveled thousands of miles to send people to him. My father didn't have time to read it, so he couldn't throw it away, so he had to save it first and read it when he had time."

"Isn't this a pity? It's naturally not an ordinary article to be sent to Xiangyang Academy to let Cai Gong give his purpose. It's a waste to put it here."

"There's nothing to do. Look, I don't have time to read it, and it's rude to others. Even if I have someone copied the copy, I can't get anyone out of my hands, so I have to go with the flow. When someone encounters it, they will copy it themselves and take the copy away." Cai Yan picked up a volume of manuscripts and spread it carefully. "Even this is not a long-term solution. Some papers are of poor quality, and they are inevitably copied too much, worn and tear."

"Why not print it?"

"The printing cost is too high, and the Caijia Printing Bookstore is now very heavy and can't be busy."

“How much does it cost to print a version?”

Cai Yong frowned and turned around and called Lu Cui. Lu Cui accompanied him and stepped forward. "General Hui Bing, the cost of printing books is mainly to open the edition. The paper and ink are very limited. The ten-page book is only three cents, and the edition is more troublesome and the cost is at least ten thousand yuan. If you print thousands of copies, the cost will be shared, but it is okay. If there are only a hundred and ten copies, the cost is not as good as copying."

Sun Ce smiled. Monopoly is indeed a huge profit, and the official monopoly is even more unpredictable. One piece of paper costs tens of thousands of yuan. Are you laser-made? Xiangyang is surrounded by mountains and forests, and the wood is very cheap. A piece of wood such a large piece of wood will not cost more than ten yuan. A skilled engraver can engrave a piece in a day. At the current salary level, the labor cost is only about a hundred yuan, and the total total will not exceed one hundred and thirty yuan. The Cai family actually offered a price of tens of thousands of yuan. It is really bad. No wonder I got rich in the past two years, and I don’t know how much funding I got by just printing books.

"Have you ever been to the Caijia Printing Bookstore? Do you know how the books were printed?"

Luci shook his head.

Sun Ce turned around and said to Cai Yong: "Mr. Cai, how many words are you probably going to complete this masterpiece?"

"At least a million."

"A one-page book is only 200 words. A million words require 5,000 versions, and the cost of opening a single page is 50 million. Even if a page can print a thousand sets, the cost of printing a set of books is 50,000. With paper and ink, transportation costs and the profit of merchants, it is a loss if less than 100,000. How many people can afford it? The need for printing manuscripts in Xiangyang Academy is so big, so you should run a printing shop yourself."

"But...we won't."

Sun Ce smiled. "It's actually very simple."

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