To open a school, and on such a large scale, it is inseparable from books.

Zhang Wenwei: Their worries are not superfluous, just to build a school and arrange a few teaching craftsmen, and the imperial court will not spend much money. Even if it is just to manage food and lodging, the imperial court can barely maintain it.

But this book is a huge cost, and the paper is easy to say. The Tang Dynasty already had rice paper, which can be called the best in paper. Until modern times, rice paper still has an unshakable position.

Although the modern paper industry has been well developed, its basic principles are still the same as Cai Lun's papermaking methods. Seven-eight-tenths of the raw materials for papermaking have been replaced by wood pulp, but the raw materials used in making high-grade printing paper, cigarette paper, rice paper and typed wax paper are still not as good as rags, bark, hemp heads, waste fish nets and other raw materials used by Cai Lun.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the famous rice paper was born, as well as the hard yellow paper for writing scriptures, the paper is okay, and the key is printing.

The Tang Dynasty was still at the level of block printing, and a book had to spend a lot of time engraving before it could be printed. If the imperial court wants to open a school, it must let the schoolchildren read a wide range of books, and the amount of work will be large.

Engraving printing has played a major role in the dissemination of culture, but there are also obvious shortcomings: first, engraving is time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, second, a large number of book plates are inconvenient to store, and third, there are typos that are not easy to correct.

It wasn't until Bi Sheng in the Song Dynasty that he invented movable type printing, which required Li Ji's help.

"Your Majesty, this is an open school, and it's okay to talk about pen and paper. Books are indeed a problem, so many schoolchildren, even if there are four or five people in one, there are nearly 10,000 books. Not to mention the four books and five classics, it may be difficult to complete the engraving printing in three years and five years. Moreover, it costs a lot of money. Zhang Wenwei said that he was most worried.

Li Ji said "um" and asked, "Zhang Wenwei, why do you use engraving printing?" Why not take the text apart individually. In this way, the typography is also convenient. And one font can arrange different versions of the book, haven't you thought about it? ”

Suddenly, Zhang Wenwei and Han E were stunned, yes, why not use a single font. First, it saves time and effort, and there is no need to carve a book, and secondly, it can be used with the group, and the combination of different fonts is a book!

"Does Your Majesty mean that it is enough to take apart the engraving text individually and pick out the single words in it when printing?" Han E's breathing next to him became short, so that not to mention printing 10,000 books, 100,000 copies would be easy.

Li Ji smiled: "I can also teach you a method, tens of thousands of movable words are arranged, and it is not very convenient to pick up words and pick up words." You can make a roulette wheel, which is in the shape of a disc, divided into several grids, and the movable type is arranged in the grid according to the rhyme. There is a vertical shaft support under the disc, and the vertical shaft is fixed on the base. When typesetting, two people cooperate, one reads the manuscript, and the other turns the word plate, and conveniently takes out the required font and typesets it into the version. After printing, the font is restored one by one. In this way, it saves time and effort. ”

Zhang Wenwei only listened to it with a dry mouth, it turned out that there was such a wonderful method. In this way, why worry that reading can't be broadcast to the world!

Li Ji took out a drawing that had already been drawn: "You go to the Ministry of Engineering, recruit a few carpenters, and let them make according to the drawing." This roulette wheel is easy to make, but it is extremely convenient to pick up words. Because of this artifact, the school should print books very quickly, and I want you to let each student have a book. Not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but also the abacus calendar, and the current political law, I want these students to study seriously. In the future, I will also reform the imperial examination, not only with current policies, poems, and articles, but also with abacus, water conservancy, and science and technology. ”

Zhang Wenwei took the drawings with trembling hands, Li Ji, and the gods.

If it is really as Li Ji said, the engraving printing can be changed to a movable type turntable, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort, so that the problem of school books will be solved.

Zhang Wenwei and Han E glanced at each other, and both knelt down: "Long live Your Majesty!" Banzai! ”

Chinese New Year's Eve, but unfortunately there is no tradition of setting off firecrackers during the Tang New Year, and there was no such thing at that time.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not have the "Spring Festival", because the Tang Dynasty only had a lunar calendar, and the first day of the Lunar New Year was called "Yuan Ri", "Yuan Zheng" or "Year Day".

However, this does not affect the atmosphere of the New Year, and the people of Datang love to be lively.

When the time comes, the bells and drums on the street are ringing, which is a moment to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. People who "keep the New Year" at home get up one after another, the younger generations salute the elders, the slaves kowtow to their masters, and everyone wants to say some auspicious words for the New Year. What "blessing extends the new day, celebrating the birthday without borders" and so on.

Jishan Palace, Empress Dowager He looked at the room full of Zhaozong's heirs, and her heart was indescribably happy. Datang finally has a little appearance in the hands of Li Ji.

Several of Li Ji's brothers came, Li Yu, King of De, Li Zhen, Li Zhen, Li Yu, Li Yu, Li Yi, Li Yi, Li Yi, Li Yi, Li Qi, Li Qi, Li Zhen, Li Zhen, Li Xiang, Li Xiang, Li Yu, and Li You, Cai.

These little princes gathered together, and the Empress Dowager He sat in the middle, next to Li Ji.

Li Yuxian, the king of Germany, picked up his glass: "Erchen wishes A-Niang Futai good health, and I wish Your Majesty Longxing Datang!"

Li Ji returned the salute: "Brother Huang, today is a small gathering." We only have brothers, no monarchs and ministers, I salute the emperor's brother with a cup! ”

Empress Dowager He put on the reading glasses given to her by Li Ji, and also held the wine glass with a smile on her face: "Yu'er, Yu'er, and Yu'er, and you, you are all princes left by the first emperor." You must love each other, and you can't have a gap between your hearts. As the saying goes, fight tigers and brothers, and go into battle as father and son soldiers. Now that Datang has been handed over to your brother Li Ji, you princes, you must be good at assisting the emperor, and you must not cause trouble outside. Although you are a prince, but my Tang Dynasty only recognizes the law and does not recognize relatives, and the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, do you understand this truth? ”

The prince, the preferential person of the imperial power. Empress Dowager He must beat them, lest if there are some traitors, it will disgrace the royal family and make it difficult for Li Ji to do it.

Li Zhen, the king of Di, stood up and saluted: "Queen Mother, I am trembling in the hands of the traitor Zhu Wen. It was His Majesty who saved a few of our brothers regardless of the danger, and we all know that now we are the princes in this capital, and the eldest brother of King De often teaches us to be humble and polite in everything. Don't rely on your identity as a prince to do illegal things, we have always been scrupulous in our duties, and please rest assured that the Queen Mother. ”

"Good! Good! Empress Dowager He kept nodding: "We can have today, all of them are blessed by our ancestors!" Today, you brothers are gathered together, mourning my family, I am happy, happy! Everyone drinks. ”

Li Ji also followed the persuasion: "Yes, today we only talk about brotherhood, cheers!"

"Cheers!" Several princes toasted together.

The youngest Yingwang Li Zhen and Cai Wang Li You ran to Li Ji with wine glasses, and Li You held the wine glasses together: "Brother Emperor, can I have a drink with you?"

Li Ji really likes these two little brothers, he picked up the wine glass and touched it with the two little guys: "Okay, Brother Ji will accompany you to drink two!"

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, the family left behind by Emperor Zhaozong was happy. It was only at this moment that Li Ji felt that he was not an emperor, but had tasted a trace of long-lost family affection.

"Bang bang bang!" The fireworks exploded inside the palace and could be seen clearly through the glass windows of Jizen Palace.

Brilliant fireworks illuminated the entire palace and illuminated the entire Luoyang City.

"Wow! It's beautiful! The two little guys, Yingwang Li Zhen and Cai Wang Li You, clapped their hands and laughed.

Li Yu, the king of Germany, and Li Zhen, the king of Di, are also full of emotion, and they are in danger of being in the hands of Zhu Wen, and now under the leadership of Li Ji, the Tang Dynasty is thriving. Looking back on the difficult years before, they couldn't even eat a full meal, and in retrospect, it really felt like a world away.

These princes include Li Ji's own brother Li Yu, the king of De, none of whom are in politics. Li Ji also discussed this matter with the Empress Dowager He, and the Empress Dowager He also knew that except for Li Ji, none of them had any successful weapons, and it was better not to enter politics, so as not to enter the center of power and cause fights between brothers, or even turn against each other.

Fireworks are set off everywhere in the capital, and they are the most splendid among the palaces. Youwei and Fuquan volunteered to take torches outside the courtyard of Jishan Palace and light those fireworks one by one.

Youwei: "It's so good-looking, you see that Your Majesty's family is happy, we are really fortunate to follow Your Majesty."

Fuquan blinked and said faintly: "It's a pity that something is missing."

"What's missing?" Youwei asked.

"Missing Miss Wanxi, no, it's the queen's mother. It would be even better if the queen was here. ”

"Well, when the first day of the first day next year, the queen mother will be here."

Zhang Wenwei Zhang Mansion, Zhang Wanxi looked at the fireworks blooming in the direction of the palace in a daze, and didn't know what Li Ji was doing now. In eight days, she will ascend the throne as queen, and she will marry him. Thinking of this, Zhang Wanxi's heart pounded.

On the first day of the first lunar month, every household in Luoyang City has set up a wine banquet, and the neighbors greet each other for the New Year, and go to whose house to eat whom's house, which also has a special name, called "Chuanza".

There is another thing in the early morning of the first day of the new year, that is, the courtiers want to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to folk customs, officials with a certain level of official rank had to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor on the first day of each year. The Yuan Day Dynasty Festival is one of the most solemn court meetings of the year, not only the civil and military officials in Beijing must punch in to the court, and they are not allowed to be late. Local magistrates would also send envoys or personally enter Beijing to congratulate the dynasty, and even distant prefectures and vassal states would also send people to send gifts to congratulate the dynasty......

Just in time for the canonization ceremony of the eighth queen of the new year, the envoys of the feudal towns from all over the country took advantage of the first day of the new year to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Li Ji.

Hanyuan Palace, the envoys were all amazed when they saw that the huge Hanyuan Hall was replaced with glass windows.

Li Ji changed into a brand-new dragon robe and sat on the dragon collapse. The ministers and envoys knelt down and saluted, congratulating the Son of Heaven on his blessed life.

The bells and drums outside the Hanyuan Hall are noisy, and the silk and bamboo are deafening. It stands to reason that Li Ji should have a big banquet after meeting the ministers, but considering that the eighth day of the lunar month is the day of the canonization ceremony of the queen, the banquet was postponed to the day the queen ascended the throne. Li Ji said a few kind words, said a few words of diligence to the envoys, and then dispersed.

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