Before being crossed, Song Yan was average, and he could only be regarded as a decent scholar.

But after all, the Song family is also a small family, the background is there, and when they go out to socialize, they are touted a few words, and they also have some of their own connections, and they have also had several relationships with Fan Zhixian.

In the face of Fan Zhixian's inquiry, of course Song Yan couldn't say that he had become a monk, so he just smiled and put aside the topic and exchanged a few words.

Fan Zhixian actually just said it casually, and the two quickly talked about the topic, and Song Yan asked about "printing".

Fan Zhixian was not surprised by this, because Fangxing Academy began to study this decades ago, and it has been occasionally used in recent years, which is not much of a secret, it has long been reported to the imperial court, and it has also been circulated among students.

"What do you call printing...... It's a fitting name, but it doesn't have that name in the academy, so we call what we make a 'bookboard'. ”

"Bookboards are usually made of stone or bronze and can be used between 200 and 500 times. Copper plates can be used for a long time, but they are difficult to engrave and expensive to make...... Overall, the value for money is about the same. ”

"Bookboards are usually only used for the printing of opera novels, poems and songs, and they can't be sold for much money, so it's better to hire someone to copy them. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Zhixian couldn't help but shake his head and said: "The academy originally thought it was a way to make money, but the cost has not been reduced, and now at most, some miscellaneous journals are printed and given to students as interesting reading." ”

When talking about technology, cost and so on, Fan Zhixian, a Confucian in the usual sense, did not show rejection, but spoke with relish.

Confucianism in the Great Zhou seems to be more pragmatic, and it is not quite the same as Song Yan's impression.

"Why isn't it used to print sage classics?" Song Yan couldn't help but ask.

Of course, he knew that the two most expensive books sold in the book market were martial arts and martial arts, and sage classics. Needless to say, the former refers to the "textbook" of the reader, and it is also the content of the compulsory examination of the imperial examination.

If the cost can't be reduced, then it is completely feasible to increase the selling price, anyway, for printing, there is actually no difference in what is printed.

But Fan Zhixian still shook his head and said: "Many people in the academy oppose it, thinking that this is disrespectful to the saint, and the students prefer to copy the saint's scriptures by hand, but in fact, it ......."

"Actually, I just can't afford it, right?" Song Yan couldn't help but laugh, "I can't afford it, and I have to endure this hardship, so I hope that others will have to do it again, and can't take shortcuts?"

"Uh......" Fan Zhixian couldn't help but be slightly stunned, many of the students in the academy really don't have much money, and it is undeniable that some people have such thoughts.

However, Song Yan can say it directly like this, but it is difficult for him to admit it.

Song Yan didn't ask much, but said, "Mr. Fan, I came here to see the details of printing, if I can take it home, it would be better...... Of course, I know that knowledge is valuable, and the Song family will pay accordingly. ”

No matter how complete the information Yan'er brought, it is impossible to be as detailed as in Fangxing Academy, especially some key data, which can only be known after actual operation.

Fan Zhixian couldn't help but be curious: "Hongwen wants to continue to develop printing? This is a good thing, the more books circulate in this world, the more people's wisdom can be developed, if everyone in the world can have books to read, Hongwen will go down in history!"

Song Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. praised it falsely, what is famous in history, the student just thinks that it is profitable, and wants to do it as a business." ”

He wants to sell martial arts classics in the future, and it's not impossible for saint classics to be detained, but he doesn't want to be detained with such a big hat.

Fan Zhixian stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "There are all kinds of things in the world, isn't it just these four words profitable? Unprofitable things can't be done for a long time after all, and if Hongwen can profit from it, it's also a good thing." ”

Song Yan had no choice but to laugh and not speak.

"If you want to see the information on printing, I'll find someone to send it to the Song Mansion later, what kind of remuneration do you want to talk about?" Fan Zhixian didn't care, and waved his hand.

"Oh, that's embarrassing!" Song Yan began to be hypocritical.

"Then ...... else"

"Then it's settled, thank you Mr. for your guidance, and the student will leave!"

Fan Zhixian looked at Song Yan's back as he got up quickly, and then left, and then shook his head with a smile, but he didn't take it to heart. After that, he found a student and sent the materials to the Song Mansion.

In his opinion, Song Yan is just a young man with more ideas, and he can help if he can, and it is good that printing technology can be successfully developed, but it is nothing if he can't, and he can't talk about high hopes.

......

Not long after Song Yan returned to the Song Mansion, he received the printing materials sent over by the hind foot, which was indeed much more complete than the one collected by Yan'er.

There is not only a detailed process of making a "bookboard", but also many precautions, which allowed Song Yan to avoid many detours. As for the data obtained before, it can only be used as a reference.

Because Song Yan did not plan to hire craftsmen to make the engraving, but to make the engraving by himself, at least in the early days.

Before the real industrial scale, the printing factory actually did not have a particularly large demand for bookboards, especially Song Yan did not have much money on hand.

He didn't plan to keep the Song family's money for himself, otherwise the printing house would really start in the future, and this matter would be unclear and troublesome.

Asked people to find a few copper plates, each of which was only four times the size of the page area, Song Yan estimated the number of words of the Yijin Sutra, and gently wiped it on the first copper plate with his right hand, and the plate surface was suddenly smooth as new.

Immediately, he pressed a finger on the right side of the copper plate, and under the infusion of internal force, copper chips continued to fly out under his hands, and words quickly emerged.

In order to pursue the printing effect, of course, the bookboard should choose yang engraving, which requires a higher level of technicians and takes longer time, no wonder the production cost of copper plates will be greatly increased.

However, for Song Yan, who is level 99 of the Yijin Jing, these are not problems.

His internal strength is so pure and his control is so strong that he can directly carve on the copper plate without even using auxiliary tools, and the efficiency is far beyond that of ordinary craftsmen, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to complete the carving of a copper plate.

If Song Yan is familiar with the yang engraving technique of the "Yijin Jing", I am afraid that the speed can continue to improve, and practice makes perfect is applicable in any field.

"Purely in terms of internal strength, I'm afraid I'm not much better than the Divine Sea Realm right now. Find a Shenhai Grandmaster to carve with internal force...... There is indeed enough luxury. Song Yan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, he could only come to this matter by himself, and he couldn't find a helper.

Half an hour later, the first "Yijin Jing" bookplate was carved, using a total of five copper plates, each with the contents of four pages.

Normally, at this time, it should be printed one by one, and then the printed paper should be cut, but Song Yan is too lazy to bother so much, and he has to find a large piece of paper.

I saw that he stretched out his hand, directly cut it with Zhenqi, divided each of the five copper plates into four, and then found a few subordinates to help prepare the ink, and started the first printing.

After a while, a bound "Yijin Sutra" was placed in front of Song Yan, and a faint golden light began to emerge.

"Skill Book - Yi Jin Jing (Incomplete Level): Use it to gain 80 points of experience in the 'Yi Jin Jing' mental method. ”

It's done!