Time flies.

It's late afternoon.

Li Di and Xue Tian took their servants to Jinmingchi.

The two did not settle in the temple of Cheng'en.

Instead, they settled in the palace next to the Chengen Hall.

They first sent people to the side hall where the eunuchs were staying, and sent a few eunuchs to wait in the Cheng'en Palace.

Then he sent someone to summon Koji to the palace where they were.

What their intentions were, Koji could probably guess.

For those students, they are all big shots, and they are master-level existences, so naturally they can't be one step ahead of the students.

They will wait for all the students to show up before they rush to the Cheng'en Hall.

Kou Ji followed the servants of the Li Mansion to the Chengming Hall next to the Cheng'en Palace.

Li Di and Xue Tian were leaning on the railing in the hall, observing the students who slowly entered the Jinming Pool.

When Kou Ji arrived, he gave the two of them a salute.

Xue Tian returned the salute with a smile, and Li Di just snorted coldly.

Kou Ji stepped forward and stood side by side with the two, and Li Di said angrily: "What do you want to do?" ”

Koji was confused by the question.

Xue Tian explained with a smile: "Just now I was discussing with Li Gong about the Wanxiang Building's selling of 10,000,000 yuan of craftsmanship. ”

Kou Ji was stunned.

Li Di was asking him what he wanted to do with the help of printing.

The heel of Vientiane Tower, almost everyone in Bianjing City knows it.

The only one who can instruct Vientiane Lou and do things contrary to common sense is Kou Ji.

Although Liu Heng is also one of the owners of Vientiane Building, it is Kou Ji who really takes care of Vientiane Building.

Understanding Li Di's thoughts, Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "There is a master craftsman in the boy's mansion who has created a printing technique that can benefit the world. It's just that he is not famous, and the kid is afraid that the pearl will be dusty, so he made this decision. ”

Li Di and Xue Tian were shocked when they heard this.

Li Di was stunned and said, "Printing? Can printing be worth 10,000,000 dollars? ”

Kou Ji groaned: "How much it is worth, in fact, the kid doesn't know. But the boy knew that it was something that would benefit the world. ”

Li Di and Xue Tian glanced at each other.

Li Di asked, "What kind of benefit method?" ”

Kou Ji smiled: "It can improve the speed and quality of printing, and it can also reduce errors in printing." ”

Li Di rushed forward in shock, grabbed Kou Ji's arm, and hurriedly asked, "How much speed can you increase?" ”

Kou Ji made a rough estimate and said, "If you print a small amount, there won't be much...... If it is printed in large quantities, it can be increased by ten times. ”

Li Di grabbed Kou Ji's arm and used his hand a little harder, and Kou Ji grinned in pain.

Xue Tian muttered to himself on the side, "That's really incredible. ”

Li Di held Kou Ji's arm tightly, and said loudly in Kou Ji's grinning expression: "If there is really this kind of craftsmanship, it can indeed benefit the people of the world." ”

Kou Ji nodded, glanced at Li Di's hands, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

Li Di also realized that he was a little out of shape, and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

"There is a printed article, show it to the old man."

Kou Ji nodded, took out a printed article from his arms, and handed it to Li Di.

Li Di took the article, looked at it carefully, and sighed with a mouth: "The printed things are indeed clearer than the original engraving printing." There are no typos, it's this article...... It's unsightly. ”

I don't know whose article Bi Sheng used, but it was disliked by Xiang Yan and Li Di one after another.

Kou Ji laughed and said, "This is just an article that is used to verify the printing technique, and it is not a good thing." In the morning, I asked people to take a few copies of Grandpa Li's poetry collection and print more than 100,000 copies.

I'll go back and I'll send you to the house. ”

Li Di's eyes widened in vain, he forcibly endured his fright, and said in a deep voice: "More than 100,000 copies...... How long does it take? ”

Kou Ji gave Li Di an uncertain answer, "The new workshop is still under construction, and the new workshop is ready to be built, and it will be printed within half a month." ”

When Li Di heard this, he secretly gasped.

According to the original printing technology, it took more than half a year to print more than 100,000 copies of Li Di's poetry collection, and it took a month just to use the stereotypes before and after.

After all, one engraving is not enough to print one page of more than 100,000 copies.

The engraving needs to be replaced several times in the middle of the process, and there will be errors and omissions as a result.

What's more, the printing cost is quite high.

"How much money do you need?"

Li Di asked with some excitement.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "It depends on what kind of paper you want to use, Grandpa Li, one page, one page, or two pages, how many pages there are." ”

Li Di raised his eyebrows and said: "Ordinary paper, one page with two sides, one hundred pages." ”

Kou Ji calculated the cost and said, "Sixteen big money ......"

When Li Di heard this number, he almost didn't pop his eyes out.

According to the number of pages he just mentioned, and the paper used for printing, if it were printed by block printing, the cost would be about sixty copper coins.

This is also the reason why many students from poor families choose to copy books instead of buying books when they are studying.

The cost of printing is too high, far higher than hiring someone to copy it by hand.

If it is true that the cost of printing can be reduced by about three or four times, then printing is more affordable than handcopying.

Listening to what Kou Ji said just now, it seems that the new printing technology can also reduce the errors that occur in printing.

Li Di took a deep breath, beckoned to the servant behind him, and said, "Go back to the house quickly, go and get the old man's handwritten poetry collection, send it to the Kou Mansion, and send another three thousand yuan to the past." ”

Kou Ji was a little stunned.

Li Di said magnificently: "The extra is rewarded by the old man to the craftsmen in your house." The old man was the first to enjoy the convenience of printing, so naturally he had to give them some benefits. ”

Kou Ji couldn't help but shake his head.

He thought about it for a moment and said with a smile: "If Grandpa Li can send 4,000 yuan to the house, the boy can let the craftsman in the house print the poetry collection of your handwritten book as it is." ”

Li Di immediately understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words.

Kou Ji is talking about fonts.

He immediately added to the servant: "Send an extra thousand yuan to the Kou Mansion." ”

Hearing this, the servant of the Li Mansion nodded slowly.

Li Di added, "After returning to the house, let the housekeeper let out the rumors, saying that the old man intends to buy the 10,000,000 yuan of craftsmanship." ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "You have so much money? ”

Li Di said indifferently: "There is no ......"

"What about you?"

Kou Ji was suspicious.

Li Di rolled his eyes and said, "Didn't you plan to sell that craft?" ”

Kou Ji laughed dumbly.

Li Di also laughed.

The smile is full of heartiness.

He is upright, but that doesn't mean he has no desires.

He also likes to write books and speak, and he also likes to convey his poems, songs, and articles to everyone in the world.

Kou Ji pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Li, this is planning to make movable type printing, in your name, go to the next level?" ”

Li Di grinned and said, "It's still you kid who is smart." ”

Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry.

Movable type printing is indeed a killer.

Li Di, who shouted at him a few days ago, immediately began to greet him with a smile after knowing the benefits of movable type printing.

"Kou Shirou ......"

Xue Tian smiled and leaned in front of Kou Ji.

Kou Ji laughed and said, "You want to print it too?" ”

Xue Tian nodded heavily.

"How much to print?"

"Three thousand?"

"It's too little, 10,000 copies are printed."

"That's 10,000 copies."

“……”

The three of them chatted for a while on the issue of printing.

Li Di suddenly stopped talking and frowned.

Kou Ji followed Li Di's gaze and saw that on the corridor not far away, Liu Yongchun proudly walked towards the Chengen Palace.

Li Di stared at Liu Yong and said to Kou Ji, "You got into trouble. ”

Kou Ji chuckled under his breath, "I think he's pretty good." ”

Li Di sighed and said: "As far as the old man knows, there are already many people in the court who know that the Qiuqiu test questions were made by you and plan to impeach you. They have listed a lot of culpabilities for you, and one of them is related to Liu Yong.

Not to take Liu Yong was the idea of the first emperor.

Now that you take Liu Yong, you are going against the will of the first emperor.

They will definitely make a big fuss about this. ”

Kou Ji chuckled and said, "It's a big deal, I'll print the articles and poetry collections of famous and important ministers in the court one by one. ”

When Li Di heard this, he was slightly stunned.

Then he shook his head with a smile.

"The old man's ...... first"

"Understood."

“……”

After the students from the Autumn Witch Middle School arrived, the eunuchs who were waiting in the Cheng'en Hall found Li Di and the three of them and reported it.

The three of them tidied up their clothes and entered the Cheng'en Palace.

One hundred and thirty-two students who were selected saw him and the three of them arrived, and they all stood up and saluted.

Li Di waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down.

After sitting down, Li Di said a few words.

Xue Tian and Kou Ji also opened their mouths and said a few words.

Then in the compliments of the students, the Luming banquet began.

The dancing girl sent by the palace sang and danced a few songs in the Chengen Palace.

Beginning with Liu Yong, the students began to write poems.

Li Di and Xue Tian gave comments one after another.

In addition to commenting on their poems, he also pointed out their learning.

Some of them are highly educated, and Li Di proposed to let them participate in next year's Spring Festival.

For some students who are not knowledgeable enough, Li Di asked them to travel the world, increase their knowledge and knowledge, and then participate in the Spring Festival.

During the banquet, many students also held wine glasses and frequently toasted in front of Li Di and the others.

Liu Yong took a glass of wine and walked in front of Kou Ji.

Bow down.

"Student Liu Yong, thank you Kou Shilang for your kindness. The students gave a glass to the waiter. ”

Kou Ji picked up the wine glass, touched it with Liu Yongyao, and drank it all.

The same is true for Yoo Yong.

After drinking the wine, Liu Yong threw down the wine glass and said loudly: "Liu Yong is willing to compose a song and praise the servant." ”

Hearing his words, the students applauded.

Kou Ji covered his face and didn't want to speak.

Li Di and Xue Tian are not very good-looking.

Liu Yong began to compose lyrics, and every time he made a sentence, the students applauded.

His poetry is impeccable.

Kou Ji wanted to curse when he heard it.

This mallet can't tell the main and secondary.

In terms of status, Li Di and Xue Tian are far higher than him.

Even if Liu Yong wants to praise, he should praise Li Di and Xue Tian.

After praising the two of them, praise Koji again.

That's the most reasonable thing to do.

But he praised Kou Ji alone, but offended Li Di and Xue Tian.

Li Di stared at Liu Yong, who was writing lyrics in high spirits, and said lightly to Kou Ji: "This is the person you picked." ”

Kou Ji said embarrassedly: "Although it is a little unbearable, it is very eloquent." ”

Li Di picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said indifferently: "If you don't serve as the examiner of the Spring Season, he will not be able to become a Jinshi in his life." The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and no one would like him. ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "I remember that he also has a brother named Liu Sanfu. I heard that the writing is good, and I won the Jinshi. If his brother can gain a foothold in the court, he may not have no chance. ”

Li Di snorted sarcastically, "Have you ever heard of the story of the dragon giving birth to nine sons?" ”

Koji nodded.

Li Di continued: "Liu Yongwen is romantic, but his brother is unsightly. His brother barely won the Jinshi, but his official luck was not successful, and he could not be elected to the official for several years.

After learning that Ding Wei likes to kick the juju, he ran to Ding's mansion to kick the juju, so he climbed to Ding Wei and got a half-official position.

Now that Ding Wei has fallen, it is impossible for his brother to be an official in Bianjing City again in his life. ”

Kou Ji said with some surprise: "Liu Sanfu is Ding Wei's henchman? ”

Li Di nodded slowly.

Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.

……

The deer feast lasted until late at night.

With Li Di on the side to help, Kou Ji was not embarrassed by those students.

After the dismissal, the students left the venue in groups of three or five.

Kou Ji also left Jin Mingchi with him.

The leftovers in the Cheng'en Palace were cleaned up by the eunuchs and palace ladies in the palace.

When I got out of Jinmingchi, I saw a group of warblers and Yanyan, surrounding Liu Yong, who had just come out of Jinmingchi, and refused to leave.

Among them, the leader is a beautiful woman wearing a peach-colored skirt, and she is not young.

At least among the dusty women, they are considered to be the older ones.

Her relationship with Yoo Young seems to be unusual.

Kou Ji guessed that she was probably Liu Yong's lover, the insect girl.

For Liu Yong being surrounded by flowers, Kou Ji didn't have much feeling.

It's just some vulgar powder, nothing to look at.

If you really want to see beauties, when Zhao Zhen chooses a concubine next year, he can see enough.

At that time, all the beautiful women of the Great Song Dynasty will be sent to the palace.

That's the real gathering of beauties, far better than these vulgar fans.

Koji rode back to the house on a donkey.

Xiang Yan hurried to the door, welcomed him into the house, and eagerly helped him loosen his clothes and take off his boots.

Kou Ji was a little dazed, not understanding why Xiang Yan was so enthusiastic.

It wasn't until Xiang Yan said his purpose that Kou Ji understood why Xiang Yan was so enthusiastic.

"Xianggong, you say, how much money should the government give Bi Sheng for the right month?"

Xiang Yan asked Kou Ji with a smile.

Kou Ji was stunned and said with a smile: "Plan to leave Bi Sheng as a guest?" ”

Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Bi Sheng is the person you are carrying, how dare the concubine drive him away." ”

Kou Ji pointed at her with a smile and said, "You obviously fancy the movable type printing technique created by Bi Sheng to help the government make profits." ”

Xiang Yanjiao smiled: "This little bit of careful thinking about the concubine body naturally can't be concealed from the princess." In the evening of this day, the Li Mansion sent someone to send 4,000 yuan, saying that it was for Li Gong to seal the book, and that he would print 110,000 copies.

The concubine was startled, thinking that Gong Li wanted to trick us into money and help him print books.

Later, the concubine thought about it with Bi Sheng and found that she only needed 3,000 yuan to help Li Gong print 110,000 books.

Not only does the government not have to post money, but it can also make a profit. ”