Since Nanjing is going to build a library for top scholars, Beijing should also build one, and there should be no favoritism. Moreover, there are several top scholars in the Hanlin Academy. When the new library in Beijing opens, they can be invited to cut the ribbon and shovel the dirt together, borrowing the fame of these big men who will soon be recorded in history.
Ryan Cui asked the accountants of the outer court to make a budget. In addition to the money for the trip south, another part was allocated to build the Zhuangyuan Hall. There were no rare books in the hall, only reference books that could be used for the imperial examinations. They put several copies of each book, and brought a few carts of cheap parchment from their hometown at the village price for people to copy for free.
He had experience in building a library in Qian'an, and he was going to do it in the same way now: first he rented a spacious courtyard with five entrances in a remote part of Nanguan, and hired craftsmen to build a few small second floors. The upper floors were used to store books, and the lower floors were used as reading rooms. Readers could find the books they wanted and read and copy them on the lower floor. The outermost room in the courtyard was converted into an office center, where first-time visitors to the library would pay a deposit and get a card. A wing in the second courtyard was built as a branch of Ju'anzhai, so those who wanted to buy books could go in and choose if they were not satisfied with what they saw in the library.
Since this library has to be built in a remote place, I'm afraid there won't be many people selling things around it. We also need to build a yard, a water room, a canteen, a canteen, and some staff...
No, no, no! You can't do it yourself!
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