Xi Zhicai pulled Su Xiu to complain, but Su Xiu was also bitter. After returning from Luoyang, he went to the Craftsman to see the improvement of papermaking, which he had already implemented when he proposed to build a academy.

Caihou paper should be a problem of craftsmanship, the paper is yellowed, and the texture is not tight enough, resulting in easy ink when writing. What Su Xiu wanted to do was to improve the shortcomings of Cai Hou's paper, so that the printed books of later generations would gradually replace the current volumes.

But the craft is gradually perfected by the accumulation of experience of hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, although Su Xiu is from the next generation, but he is only a businessman after all, and it is impossible to understand everything. So he could only come up with a rough idea and let the people in the craftsman try to improve it.

However, this effect is not ideal, after all, Cai Hou paper is still a relatively partial thing, due to its own defects, literati do not use it much, let alone use it to write. Now Su Xiuzhang wants to improve, and the craftsmen of the craftsman workshop don't have a clear idea.

I'm still worried about paper improvement here, and Cai Yong is thinking about how to popularize books, can Su Xiu not hide? But now he can't hide, Xi Zhicai is annoyed and runs to block him, if he still hides, he really can't say it.

was forced to be helpless, Su Xiu had no choice but to follow Xi Zhicai back to the mansion. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Cai Yong to enter the mansion hall angrily, and when he saw Su Xiu at a glance, Cai Yong stepped forward and grabbed Su Xiu and asked him to give an explanation.

"Master Su, you make it easy for the old man to find. You're not here once, you're not here twice, and those who don't know think the old man is here to collect debts. Today can be regarded as a catch for me, if you don't make it clear to me, don't think about leaving today. ”

"Old man, what do you call it caught, I'm not a prisoner. It's really not hiding from you these days, it's not that the little rabbits in the military camp are restless, and they will press it in the past, otherwise this group of rabbits may not be able to turn out some waves? Didn't you hear that the old man was looking for me, so he rushed back in a hurry? ”

Su Xiu and Cai Yong have been in contact for more than two months now, Cai Yong knows very well that this young man is not the kind of person who talks nonsense, but after all, this is the purpose of Cai Yong's visit to Mount Tai, and it is also related to the gospel of the world's scholars, no wonder Cai Yong is in a hurry.

"Pingdi, don't blame me for urging you all day long, it's just that the matter you told the old man is too big, the old man saw that your academy has also begun to gradually rise, and the old man can also teach young people in the academy, but you promised the old man that he must get it up as soon as possible, and the old man also wants to see how you make everyone in the world able to read, it is impossible for you to rely on Taishan Academy alone."

"Don't worry, old man, I won't regret what I promised, isn't there still a problem that hasn't been solved? As long as this link is done well, it will be realized soon, but speaking of which, there is really something for the old man to help now. ”

"Oh? Something to do with the books you said? Su Xiu later couldn't stand Cai Yong's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and said a little about his plan to let the world have books to read, but he didn't say it explicitly, Cai Yong didn't know what was going on, and Su Xiu didn't say anything about it when he was killed, so he kept this matter in mind all the time.

"Yes, I need your help to write a calligraphy, your calligraphy attainments are at the pinnacle, and only with your calligraphy can the books be published."

"No problem, I really want to see what kind of book you have, there are a lot of requirements, if you can't satisfy me, then don't blame the old man for turning his face."

"Old man, don't worry, you will definitely be satisfied."

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In the following time, Su Xiu did not run to the barracks again, after all, the wolf tooth was a special battalion that he personally stared at and formed, and it was really not as unbearable as he told Cai Yong. Su Xiu went there mainly to supervise their training, change their training subjects, and hide from Cai Yong.

For the next month or so, Su Xiu soaked in the craftsman workshop every day, studying with the craftsmen every day how to improve the papermaking process. Although he didn't understand the doorway, but fortunately he was also a top student of a famous university in later generations, he still knew a little bit about theoretical things, coupled with countless practices by craftsmen, and finally the first batch of paper was produced at the end of October.

Although it is much worse than the paper of later generations, it is much better than Cai Hou's paper. This batch of paper has a firm texture, not as rough as Caihou paper, and is like white satin, with a bright color, and it is the best batch of paper in so long time.

Now that the paper is available, the printing template has to be made. Su Xiu didn't think about it, so he told the craftsmen the idea of movable type printing. In addition, Cai Yong's calligraphy was also sent, but it really didn't take too much effort, so Su Xiu asked the craftsman to try to print the Analects first to see the effect.

Two days later, the paper Analects was sent to the mansion, and after Su Xiu briefly looked through it, he immediately went out to think about Cai Yong's mansion.

Since Cai Yong arrived in Mount Tai, Su Xiu bought a house for the Cai family in Mount Tai, which was not luxurious, but had a strong bookish atmosphere. The original owner of this house was also a scholar, and the layout of the house was quite acceptable, so Su Xiu took the house down and gave it to Cai Yong.

"Old man, old man, it's done, haha, it's done!"

"What's done, Pindi, you can say that you are also a county guard, what kind of system is it to shout like this?"

Cai Yong has never seen him so out of shape since he knew Su Xiu when he was big, every time he sees him, he is full of joy and anger, if it weren't for his face is really too young, Cai Yong would not believe that Su Xiu he saw before was a young man less than twenty.

But such a calm person, today he rushed into the door of his house in a big gaffe, and shouted and screamed, completely ignoring the image of his county guard. Cai Yong was also curious about what made him happy like this.

"Look, old man!" Su Xiu completely ignored Cai Yong's counting, took out the Analects from his arms and handed it to Cai Yong.

"This ...... This...... That's what you're talking about books? Cai Yong held the thin stack of paper in his hand, the edge was bound with cotton thread, and the face was printed with the big word Analects, which was extended from the notebook that Su Xiu asked him to write.

Cai Yong looked at the stack of papers excitedly, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became.

"A masterpiece, this is a masterpiece comparable to Cangjie's wording! Mount Tai is very lucky, the world is very lucky! Cai Yong's hands trembled slightly, and he said with tears in his eyes.

"Pindy, can such a book be produced in large quantities? Wouldn't it be too much trouble? ”

"No, the trouble is only the layout in front, as long as the typesetting is done, thousands of copies can be printed in a day."

"It's all the same, thousands of copies a day?"

"Yes, exactly the same."

"Haha, this Taishan didn't come in vain, he didn't come in vain!"

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Next, Su Xiu asked the craftsman workshop to start printing all kinds of classics, including the Four Books and Five Classics, the Art of War and miscellaneous studies, etc., as long as he could find a template, he had to print it, and the craftsman workshop was completely insufficient, so he had to recruit two more groups of talents.