Two quarters of an hour later, Ma Jun finished his work.

He stood up and handed Lu Bu the seal engraved with the 'People's Bank of Huaxia'.

"Okay, good....

Lu Bu looked at it over and over again, and said a few good things.

"I believe everyone can see that Ma Jun's carving is the best. I also kept my promise and appointed him as the steward of the printing house, with full responsibility for engraving, printing... ”

In order to envelop Ma Jun, Lu Bu said a lot of benefits.

After hearing this, Ma Jun was grateful: "Many... Thank you, General. ”

The rest of the carpenters didn't get the slightest benefit, and they couldn't stop sighing. I saw that Ma Jun was full of money, and he was envious.

Lu Bu said: "The printing factory has just been established, and it still needs a lot of workers. You can follow Ma Jun and work in the printing house. The wages are three times higher than before! ”

"Thank you, General."

Everyone turned their worries into joy. I didn't expect that if the engraving technology was not up to par, it could also enter the printing house.

Lu Bu took Ma Jun and went to the Assassin's Mansion.

"Will... Generals, printing houses ... yes, what do you do? Shouldn't it be called an engraving factory? Ma Jun couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked.

"Good question, I took you to the Thorn History Mansion to tell you what printing is."

Entering the front hall, two maids came over to serve tea.

Lu Bu took the teapot and poured a bottle for Ma Jun personally.

"No, don't dare... Can't.... "Ma Jun is just a small person, how can he stand this, he was so scared that he almost fell.

"You're welcome, just like you're in your own home." Lu Bu smiled, very easy-going, without the slightest arrogance of a general.

"When I was your age, I was still herding horses in Jiuyuan County. You have become an official and a manager, you can be described as a young man. ”

"Yes, it's because there's... There is the cultivation of generals, small talents ... In order to become the pipe of the printing house... Steward, villain must be... I will do everything I can for the general... The general served in order to repay... Report the general's kindness. Ma Jun stood up and said.

"Okay, I hope you can make a contribution soon."

The more Lu Bu looked at Ma Jun, the more he liked it. At this time, Ma Jun was just a poor ghost who had just walked out of the house, because his family was poor, he went to Beicheng to work as a carpenter, if he pulled him at this time, then he must be grateful to Dade.

"Will... General, you haven't said yet, what... What is... Printing? Ma Jun asked.

Lu Bu asked people to take the ink clay and white paper, put the seal in his hand on the ink, and poke it on the white paper after the seal was wet. I saw that six big characters appeared on the white paper: 'People's Bank of China'.

Lu Bu said: "This is printing. ”

"What you have to do is to print the ancient books and account books on the books for easy storage and reference."

"Little... Villain, understood. Ma Jun looked overjoyed, and finally understood what printing was. I thought to myself, how long will it take for so many ancient books and account books to be engraved and then printed.

He was still worried that he would not print it for a few months, but he would not print it, and then he would become a poor ghost again. Now it seems, there is no need to worry at all. The bowl of rice in the printing house can be eaten for a lifetime.

"Lord, Lord Xiao is here."

"Let him in." Lu Bu raised his head and beckoned.

Xiao He walked in with a large stack of test papers.

Ma Jun knew that Xiao He was a big official. He didn't dare to slack off, so he quickly stood up and retreated to the side.

"Lord, this is the article that has been selected in the past few days."

Lu Bu took it in his hand, looked through it for a while, picked out four articles from it, and returned the rest to Xiao He: "These writings are okay, but the writing is too exaggerated, saying that Li Yuanba is a god descended from heaven and Xiang Yu is the reincarnation of a martial god." Do you think that the people are fools and will believe this nonsense? ”

Xiao He said: "The minister thinks that they still have literary skills. I just didn't understand the lord's intentions. Even if it's not selected, it should be reused, right? ”

"It's your business. If you think it's good, you can use it again. ”

"Yes, the minister will retire first."

After Xiao He left, Lu Bu handed the four articles to Ma Jun.

"These articles must be printed within three days, can you do it?" Lu Bu asked.

Ma Jun looked at it, each article is more than 2,000 words, let alone three days, it can't be printed in thirty days.

He looked embarrassed: "Will... General, time, it's too tight. ”

"I'll teach you a trick. The words on these articles are carved out one by one, and when they are printed, they are arranged and dyed. And you don't have to print it in a book, you just have a big blank sheet of paper on it. ”

Ma Jun is also a smart person, and after Lu Bu mentioned it, he understood everything.

"As for how to typeset, I'll teach you again. What you have to do now is to carve out the words on these four articles one by one. This is the hardest and the most important. ”

"Will... Don't worry, general, I will do a good job. Ma Jun responded.

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news."

"The villain quits."

After Ma Jun left, Lu Bu thought about it, called Zhang Feng, and ordered: "Send fifty Dragon Guard soldiers to the Nancheng Printing House and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving." ”

"No."

Although movable type printing is not a great thing, according to historical records, it was also invented during the Northern Song Dynasty. The best defense against counterfeiting on the market is to ensure that the printing press is not leaked.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it leaks, because there are also jade seals, bank seals, and two insurances. Moreover, Lu Bu has already instructed the Xuzhou Paper Mill to make red paper.

This kind of paper has not yet passed through the market and absolutely cannot be imitated.

Ma Jun took over the task and took dozens of craftsmen who knew a little about carving to start carving overnight.

The so-called movable type printing is to put together the engraved words one by one and print them. This has many advantages, such as avoiding duplicate lettering, uneven sizes, etc.

Moreover, even if a certain word is not engraved well, it doesn't matter, just engrave it again. It doesn't affect the layout of the entire article.

Now the question is, how do you typeset?

Lu Bu's idea was to print it as a newspaper, although it was not as good as a modern newspaper, with pictures or something. But it can be mass-produced so that more people can see him. As long as there is a word in the newspaper.

Aesthetic problems can be improved slowly.

Two days later.

Lu Bu took the handmade newspaper and came to the Nancheng Printing House.

At this time, the printing house was completely controlled by the Dragon Guard, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Even horses have no right to freedom unless they are accompanied by Dragonguard soldiers.

In this regard, Ma Jun does not care. He didn't want to go out anyway.

But those craftsmen are very uneasy. They all have families, parents, and brothers, and if they can't go out for the rest of their lives, how can they support their parents and reunite with their families.

In view of this, many people are reluctant to stay in the printing house anymore.

Lu Bu's arrival attracted countless onlookers, and some even knelt down and kowtowed, begging to leave.

(End of chapter)