Because these books are priced slightly below the market rate, especially "Thousand Character Classic," which is cheaper than many introductory books, and she prints them in large quantities without reservation. In places like Shu region, the Two Lakes, and Jiangnan, wherever her Yu State trade caravans can reach, they take this book like a local specialty to sell everywhere.
This extensive distribution has earned Zhao Hanzhang the favor of many scholars and made her name even more memorable.
Aristocratic families monopolize knowledge, but currently, there aren't many aristocratic families and scholars consciously monopolizing knowledge. More often, they simply treasure the books passed down from their ancestors and are unwilling to disseminate knowledge outside.
They are unwilling to spread their knowledge, but they are quite willing to spread others' knowledge.
